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Historic swim for Michael Phelps
Tue,31 Jul 2012 07:30 PM PDT
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Michael Phelps of the U.S. smiles after winning the men's 4x200m freestyle relay final to get his 19th Olympic medal during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics CentreMichael Phelps was smiling underwater at one point Tuesday night, tearing up on the medals stand at another, staring in shock at the scoreboard at a third.


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Republicans bet on November
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:39 PM PDT

Congressional Republicans Holds News Conference On Health CareHouse and Senate leaders announced Tuesday that they have agreed on a compromise to fund the government into 2013. By forgoing a congressional fight over spending levels, Republicans will fund the implementation of President Barack Obama's health care law and forgo an opportunity to further cut government spending in 2012. The Republican-controlled House barely passed [...]


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Tea partier Ted Cruz wins Texas Senate runoff
Tue,31 Jul 2012 06:26 PM PDT

Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, center, greets supporters at a voting precinct Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Houston. Cruz faces Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the Republican primary runoff election for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)Ted Cruz clinched the Republican nomination in the Texas Senate runoff race Tuesday night, handing the tea party a major victory and instantly becoming the odds-on favorite to win the open seat this fall. Cruz, a Cuban-American lawyer who formerly served as state solicitor general, received 54 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Lt. [...]


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5 consequences from the drought that's drying out America
Tue,31 Jul 2012 10:25 AM PDT

A farm hand harvests potatoes a month early at King's Hill Farm at Mineral Point, Wis. on Monday, July 30, 2012. The potato yield is about one fifth of the expected yield, but is the farm's only salvageable crop after the other crops perished in the drought gripping large sections of the Midwest. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)The worst drought in a generation is punishing farmers and burning up the nation's corn crop. Nearly 65 percent of the nation is experiencing a drought right now, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Many farmers were just trying to get over last summer's dry spell when the hottest June on record rolled in, threatening [...]


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Kentucky GOP Rep. Geoff Davis issues surprise resignation
Tue,31 Jul 2012 03:56 PM PDT

Rep. Geoff Davis Talks About Leaving CongressKentucky Republican Rep. Geoff Davis unexpectedly resigned from Congress late on Tuesday, citing family concerns. "Recently, a family health issue has developed that will demand significantly more of my time to assist," Davis said in a statement. "As a result, I cannot continue to effectively fulfill my obligations to both my office and my family. [...]


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Man's last wish to give big tips inspires big donations
Tue,31 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT

In this image taken from video shot July 18, 2012, Seth Collins talks about leaving a $500 tip for 21-year-old waitress Chelsea Powell at Bella Notte restaurant in Lexington, Ky. Seth's brother, Aaron Collins, who died on July 7, left instructions in his will to leave a $500 tip for a server. Since Collins' July 7 video of him telling his brother's story and handing Powell the cash went viral, donors inspired by Aaron's dying act of charity have contributed $47,000. (AP Photo)Before Aaron Collins passed away in July at the age of 29, he asked that his brother Seth "leave an awesome tip" for a waiter or waitress. "And I don't mean 25%," Aaron said. "I mean $500 on a ****ing pizza." [Related: Oakland church's fundraiser helps orphanage in Africa] The only problem, as NPR reports, [...]


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Obama announces new sanctions against Iran
Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT

Congress to vote on extending middle class tax cutsPresident Barack Obama ramped up sanctions on Iran Tuesday as senior aides disputed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's contention that such punitive measures in the past have not slowed Tehran's nuclear program "by one iota." Mitt Romney's campaign has repeatedly cited Netanyahu's words as part of an effort to paint the president's strategy for keeping [...]


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Electricity grids fail across half of India
Tue,31 Jul 2012 03:03 PM PDT
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Electricity grids fail across half of IndiaElectric crematoria were snuffed out with bodies inside, New Delhi's Metro shut down and hundreds of coal miners were trapped underground after three Indian electric grids collapsed in a cascade Tuesday, ...


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What did Romney get out of his foreign tour?
Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:27 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at the University of Warsaw Library in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)As Mitt Romney stood on stage here delivering the final speech of his weeklong overseas tour, television correspondents were positioned just yards away, pre-taping hits for Tuesday's morning news shows back in the United States—and the stories were not just about the substance of Romney's remarks. A little over an hour before, several reporters [...]


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Syria's Aleppo running low on food amid siege
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:05 PM PDT
Associated Press - Food and cooking gas were in short supply and power cuts plunged homes into darkness as soldiers and rebels battled Tuesday to tip the scales in the fight for Aleppo, Syria's largest city and the current focus of its civil war. Full Story
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Regulator says no to Obama mortgage write-down plan
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:45 PM PDT
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A home is seen padlocked and boarded up in Brentwood, New YorkWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top housing regulator rebuffed a plan by the Obama administration to cut mortgages held by struggling homeowners, a blow to the White House, which is keen to show voters it can help fix the housing market. The regulator for government-run housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said on Tuesday that using taxpayer-funded bank bailout money could encourage defaults and not make a big improvement in reducing foreclosures in a cost-effective way for taxpayers. ...


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Courts mull whether illegal immigrants can be licensed to practice law
Tue,31 Jul 2012 07:02 PM PDT
Reuters - A law school graduate seeking to join the California bar despite his status as an illegal immigrant may soon become a test case for other young and undocumented professionals as the state's highest court weighs whether he can be admitted to practice law. The state Supreme Court is mulling the case of 35-year-old Sergio Garcia, who has already found strong support both from California's attorney general and the state bar association. The court has requested guidance from the U.S. Justice Department on the matter that could come as early as Wednesday. ... Full Story
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Man catches record 144-pound catfish
Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:06 PM PDT
Summer 2012 is proving to be the season of the oversize catch. A week ago a 21-pound lobster was caught off the coast of Massachusetts. Instead of heading straight for the dinner plate, it found a new home at the New England Aquarium in Boston. Yesterday, across the pond in England, chef and occasional angler [...] Full Story
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