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Iowans Send Message to Obama
Sat,1 Sep 2012 04:34 PM PDT
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Iowans Send Message to ObamaSIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Obama received a less than warm welcome and a warning upon arrival at the airport here on the second stop of his Iowa visit, which was aimed at recapturing some of the magic the state gave his run to the...


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Class reunion letter lists 'white graduates only' party
Sat,1 Sep 2012 03:36 PM PDT
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Class Reunion Letter Lists 'White Graduates Only' PartyGraduates from the St. Martinville, La., Senior High School Class of 1973 decided that after nearly 40 years, they would stop holding segregated class reunions, but a letter announcing the change included an after party for "white graduates only." Michael Kreamer, who is the principal...


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Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague
Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:14 AM PDT
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FILE - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his part in fighting apartheid, speaks during a felicitation event for him in Dharmsala, India, in this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo. Archbishop Desmond Tutu in an op-ed piece in the Observer Sunday Sept. 2, 2012 has called for Tony Blair and George Bush to be hauled before an international criminal court and delivered a damning critique of the physical and moral devastation caused by the Iraq war. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia, File)Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq


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Obama: 'I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan'
Sun,2 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT
Consider him un-unforgiven? President Barack Obama shrugged off Clinton Eastwood's memorable Republican National Convention performance in part of a USA Today interview published Sunday, declaring: "I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan." "He is a great actor, and an even better director," the president told the paper aboard Air Force One on Saturday. "I think [...] Full Story 		Top

Navy SEAL book excerpts claim bin Laden was unarmed
Sun,2 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT
The controversial book written by a member of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 who took part in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden doesn't come out until Tuesday, but excerpts from the story have now been published. The U.K.'s Sun printed the prologue of the book, "No Easy Day," along with several excerpts [...] Full Story 		Top

Paul Ryan Trips Over Marathon Question
Sat,1 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT
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Paul Ryan Trips Over Marathon QuestionCOLUMBUS — Paul Ryan is an athlete, no question about it — we know he does the rigorous P90X exercise regime daily. But is he a marathoner? On Hugh Hewitt's radio show Friday it sure sounded like he was, at least in his youth. Hewitt...


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Obama: GOP ideas better 'for the last century'
Sat,1 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT
URBANDALE - President Barack Obama, in Iowa to kick off a campaign swing, mockingly charged Saturday that the just-concluded Republican convention had showcased policies "better suited for the last century." "You might as well have watched it on a black and white TV," Obama told a cheering crowd of thousands in Urbandale, outside Des Moines. [...] Full Story 		Top

Biden: Romney wants war with Syria, Iran
Sun,2 Sep 2012 12:02 PM PDT
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Vice President Joe Biden arrives at Harrisburg International Airport with his grandson Hunter Biden and son Beau Biden, right, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday that Republican rival Mitt Romney is "ready to go to war in Syria and Iran" while hurting the middle class.


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GOP tries to portray Biden as governing liability
Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lordstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)Republicans have a new rhetorical punching bag: Vice President Joe Biden.


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Obama says Romney 'secret sauce' kept secret at RNC
Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News - SIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Obama today raised expectations for his convention acceptance speech in Charlotte, N.C., telling voters here that he would provide a more detailed and effective "path forward" for the economy than his rival, GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Giving what he called... Full Story 		Top

Clint Eastwood Gets Cut From Romney RNC Video
Sun,2 Sep 2012 01:39 PM PDT
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Clint Eastwood Gets Cut From Romney RNC VideoA video mash-up of speakers from last week's Republican National Convention does not include an appearance from the "mystery RNC speaker," Clint Eastwood. The two-and-a-half minute video posted today to the Romney campaign's YouTube account features former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, New Mexico Gov....


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ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims
Sat,1 Sep 2012 08:52 PM PDT
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This undated image provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security shows Chief of Staff Suzanne Barr. Barr a senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday Sept. 1, 2012 amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Homeland Security)A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.


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Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Sat,1 Sep 2012 01:48 PM PDT
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Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Romney, his wife Ann and other family members wave from the steps of their new campaign plane in LakelandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A modest bump in popularity for U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from this week's Republican Party convention looks to be short-lived, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Democratic President Barack Obama regained a narrow lead on Saturday by 44 percent to 43 percent over his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Governor Romney, in the latest daily installment of the four-day rolling poll. ...


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Are Americans better off? Obama aides won't say
Sun,2 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT
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President Barack Obama, left, greets patrons during an unscheduled stop at the Buff Restaurant, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Flinching in the face of economic weakness, President Barack Obama's top aides refused to say Sunday in the run-up to the Democratic National Convention if Americans are better off than they were four years ago.


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Late court decisions may impact 2012 election
Sun,2 Sep 2012 07:19 AM PDT
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FILE - In this May 1, 2012, file photo, Viviette Applewhite, 93, a plaintiff in a lawsuit against Pennsylvania's tough new voter identification law, speaks in a video played during a news conference in the Pennsylvania state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., as one of her lawyers, Witold J. Walczak of the American Civil Liberties Union. Before voters get a say in this year's presidential race, lawyers and judges are having theirs. A series of ongoing court battles in several vital states may determine over the next several weeks everything from how people cast their votes, when polling locations will be open and what ballots will look like. Many of the cases have a partisan bent, with rulings potentially tipping the scales slightly in favor of Democrats or Republicans. The legal battles have entered an urgent phase, with only two months to go before the election and just a few weeks before military and overseas absentee ballots must go out. Pennsylvania attorneys recently filed briefs arguing whether an appeal on the state's strict voter ID law should be held in September or October. Opponents won a mid-September court date, which is late even by their standards. "This is by no means impossible, but certainly the closer you get a decision to Election Day the harder it is to make changes," said Walczak. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)Before voters get a say in this year's presidential race, lawyers and judges are having theirs.


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Police: NY man, 69, throws acid in daughter's face
Sun,2 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT
Associated Press - A man hurled acid in his daughter's face in a gruesome attack that sent her into a street screaming for help as her skin peeled and her clothes disintegrated, police and witnesses said. Full Story 		Top

US stops training some Afghan forces after attacks
Sun,2 Sep 2012 10:15 AM PDT
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FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 file photo, a member of Italy's carabinieri instructs new Afghan police recruits as they undergo riot control training at the Central Training Center on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The U.S. military has suspended training for at least a month of some Afghan forces while the Americans review the process of vetting new recruits following a spike in deadly attacks on international troops last month, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)The U.S. military has halted the training of some Afghan forces while it digs deeper into their background following a surge of attacks by soldiers and police on their international partners, officials said Sunday.


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Anderson: 'The Master' inspired by L. Ron Hubbard
Sat,1 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT
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Director Paul Thomas Anderson arrives for the photo call for the film 'The Master' at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Director Paul Thomas Anderson acknowledges that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard was the inspiration for the title character in "The Master," but says the focus of the film is the relationship between a charismatic spiritual leader and his troubled follower, not the movement itself.


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Unification Church founder Rev. Moon dies at 92
Sun,2 Sep 2012 06:29 PM PDT
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FILE - In this Saturday, June 25, 2005 file photo, Unification Church leader Rev. Sun Myung Moon speaks during his "Now is God's Time" rally in New York. Moon, self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92 church officials said Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel)The Rev. Sun Myung Moon was a self-proclaimed messiah who built a global business empire. He called both North Korean leaders and American presidents his friends, but spent time in prisons in both countries. His followers around the world cherished him, while his detractors accused him of brainwashing recruits and extracting money from worshippers.


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As Isaac pushes north, Gulf Coast slowly recovers
Sat,1 Sep 2012 09:48 PM PDT
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Angela Serpas cries as she sees her flooded home for the first time since Hurricane Isaac pushed a 10-foot storm surge into Braithwaite, La., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. At right is her daughter Lainy Serpas, 11. While New Orleans streets were bustling again and workers were returning to offshore oil rigs, thousands of evacuees couldn't return home to flooded low-lying areas of Louisiana and more than 400,000 sweltering electricity customers in the state remained without power. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least four tornadoes, some on the Gulf Coast were impatient with the pace of restoring power days after the storm dragged through the region.


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Romney campaign defends omission of war talk
Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT
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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a victory rally, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Union Terminal in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)Mitt Romney's campaign is defending the Republican presidential nominee's decision to make no mention of the politically unpopular 11-year-old war in Afghanistan in his speech last week at the GOP national convention.


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In Florida, Medicare is not a senior-only issue
Sun,2 Sep 2012 09:14 AM PDT
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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in El Paso, Texas. In Florida, everyone from seniors to young people expressed strong feelings about Medicare _ and the debate over its future. It's playing out in the presidential campaign as well as House and Senate races that will help determine the balance of power on Capitol Hill. The views were expressed in series of recent interviews with voters in Florida. And the responses were as varied as the solutions politicians have offered through years for this budget-busting entitlement program. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)For Bruce Cargill, an 87-year-old retiree, Medicare is a "glorious program" that, along with Social Security, keeps millions of older Americans out of poverty.


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JW Marriott Thanks Romney for Bringing Attention to Mormonism
Sun,2 Sep 2012 11:01 AM PDT
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JW Marriott Thanks Romney for Bringing Attention to MormonismBOSTON — The head of the prominent Marriott hotel chain and fellow Mormon J.W. Marriott thanked Mitt Romney today during a Mormon church service for bringing "positive attention" to the religion, which is often considered to be shrouded in mystery. "There has never been as...


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Netanyahu urges international "red lines" to stop Iran
Sun,2 Sep 2012 07:48 AM PDT
Reuters -

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in JerusalemJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged world powers on Sunday to set a "clear red line" for Tehran's atomic program that would convince Iran they were determined to prevent it from obtaining nuclear arms. Netanyahu's remarks suggested a growing impatience with Israel's main ally, the United States, and other countries that have been pressing him to give diplomacy and sanctions more time to work and hold off on any go-it-alone strike on Iran. Recent heightened Israeli rhetoric has stoked speculation that Israel might attack Iran before the U.S. ...


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White House releases beer recipes: 'Ale to the Chief'
Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT
Tapping into an outpouring of public interest, the White House on Saturday made its beer recipes public — giving hope to any Americans interested in having a hair of the first dog after joining the coalition of the swilling. Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for the Healthy Food Initiative, [...] Full Story 		Top

Air Show Disaster in Iowa Caught on Tape
Sun,2 Sep 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Air Show Disaster in Iowa Caught on TapeA pilot was killed at an air show this weekend in Iowa after his Soviet Cold War era jet crashed into a nearby field. Three jets in tight formation rumbled over the crowd at the Quad-City Air Show in Davenport, Iowa Saturday when one of...


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Hundreds decry corporate greed in pre-DNC protest
Sun,2 Sep 2012 10:55 AM PDT
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Demonstrators speak during a protest march in Frazier Park, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C. Demonstrators are protesting before the start of the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)Hundreds marched Sunday through Charlotte's central business district ahead of the Democratic National Convention to protest corporate greed in a demonstration that was lively but smaller than organizers had touted.


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Charlotte ready but still waiting for big protests at Democratic convention
Sun,2 Sep 2012 03:20 PM PDT
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A man walks past an advertisement for the Democratic National Convention at the Charlotte Douglas International AirportCHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - The big protests that were planned outside the Republican National Convention last week in Tampa, Florida, never really materialized, doused in part by a tropical storm. But activists say they expect a stronger showing this week, when Democrats gather for their nominating convention in Charlotte. If Sunday's march in Charlotte was any gauge, those predictions might fizzle. ...


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Imam arrested in Pakistan blasphemy case, stirring tensions
Sun,2 Sep 2012 06:06 AM PDT
Reuters - ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Christian girl who was arrested under Pakistan's controversial anti-blasphemy law may have moved a step closer to freedom on Sunday after police detained a Muslim cleric on suspicion of planting evidence to frame her. Still, Rimsha Masih, whose arrest last month angered religious and secular groups worldwide, may be in danger if she returns from jail to her village. Some Muslim neighbors insist she should still be punished, and said the detained imam was a victim. Under Muslim Pakistan's anti-blasphemy law, the mere allegation of causing offence to Islam can mean death. ... Full Story 		Top

Boy, 6, stabbed to death in NJ home; sister hurt
Sun,2 Sep 2012 06:29 PM PDT
Associated Press - A sleeping 6-year-old boy was stabbed to death inside a bedroom of his southern New Jersey home early Sunday and his 12-year-old sister, who was asleep in another room, was critically wounded, prosecutors said. Two other children in the home were unharmed. Full Story 		Top

Romney, Obama trade jabs as Dem convention looms
Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:21 AM PDT
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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Republican Mitt Romney cast President Barack Obama as a failed coach of a struggling team as he sought to capitalize on momentum coming out of his party's convention. Obama dismissed the GOP gathering as an event suited to the era of black-and-white TV and promised to outline "a better path forward" at the upcoming Democratic convention where he'll be nominated for a second term.


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Obama: After the White House beer, POTUS pizza
Sun,2 Sep 2012 01:14 PM PDT
BOULDER, Colo. — Courting young voters who are critical to his hopes for a second term, President Barack Obama urged a crowd of 13,000 at University of Colorado Boulder to eat a pizza named after him at a popular local spot. "I've been told that The Sink renamed one of their pizzas after me," Obama [...] Full Story 		Top

Ex-Obama advisers seek health care cost control
Sun,2 Sep 2012 06:40 AM PDT
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FILE - In this June 28, 2012, file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks, as Health and Human Services Secretary JudyAnn Bigby listens at right, during a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston, where he spoke about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Some of President Barack Obama's former advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling health care costs as political uncertainty hovers over his health law. Call it Health Care Overhaul, Version 2.0. Their biggest idea is a first-ever budget for the nation's $2.8-trillion health care system, through negotiated limits on public and private spending in each state. The approach broadly resembles a Massachusetts law signed this summer by Patrick that puts pressure on hospitals, insurers, and other major players to keep rising costs within manageable limits. It could become the Democratic counterpoint to private market strategies favored by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)Some of President Barack Obama's former advisers are proposing major changes aimed at controlling health care costs as political uncertainty hovers over his health law.


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New York's new environmental 'hero' _ the oyster
Sun,2 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012 photo, an airplane approaches LaGuardia Airport for landing as Ray Grizzle, left, Kerstin Kalchmayr, second from left, Allison Fitzgerald, second from right, and Loren Coen collect data at an oyster bed at Soundview Park in the Bronx borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The 2-year-old female is "good and healthy."


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Federal government ending Wyoming wolf protections
Sat,1 Sep 2012 01:01 AM PDT
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FILE - This image provided by Yellowstone National Park shows a wolf walking through the snow in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to announce Friday Aug. 31, 2012, that it is ending protections for wolves in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Yellowstone National Park, File)Visitors to Yellowstone National Park on almost any given day can glimpse packs of wolves and hear their iconic howls, thanks to a yearslong effort to revive the species that once neared extinction in the United States.


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Obama to voters: Don't let the GOP get you down
Sun,2 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT
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President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event at University of Colorado Boulder, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Barack Obama has a warning these days for young voters: Mitt Romney and the Republicans want to keep you away from the polls.


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Sweet 16 Aboard Party Bus Ends in Fatality
Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT
ABC News - A New York teen died after he stuck his head out the top of a party bus. Full Story 		Top

Iran says reactor at Bushehr nuclear plant has reached full capacity
Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:12 PM PDT
Associated Press - TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's sole operational nuclear power reactor has reached full capacity, a senior official said Saturday. Full Story 		Top

Police rescue kidnapped girl in Las Vegas
Sat,1 Sep 2012 09:55 PM PDT
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This undated image provided by the Henderson Police Department shows Melissa Duran, 17, who was kidnapped Friday Aug. 31, 2012 in Henderson, Nev. Police say they're looking for athe17-year-old girl who was reportedly kidnapped from her home in Henderson by men who later demanded a ransom. (AP Photo/Henderson Police Department)Police rescued a 17-year-old Henderson girl early Saturday morning to end her 21-hour kidnapping ordeal, and arrested her two alleged abductors.


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Murder Suspect Tries Twice to Turn Himself In
Sun,2 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT
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Murder Suspect Tries Twice to Turn Himself InDetroit police are investigating why a murder suspect had to turn himself twice before he was arrested. The 36-year-old man walked into a fire station two hours after he allegedly shot four people at a party early Saturday morning, police said in a statement. Two...


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