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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Hank Williams Jr. lashes out at Obama: 'We've got a Muslim for a president who hates cowboys' Why does Social Security need 174,000 bullets? 'Godmother of Cocaine' Gunned Down in Colombia: Reports Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights Michael Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host Pre-convention tussle: Are Americans better off? Obama aide: 'The country is better off' Study questions how much better organic food is Judge orders sex change for Mass. murder convict #HashOut On Location: What five words do you want to hear in Obama's speech? Occupy protesters block DNC buses Obama: Romney attacking 'fictional Barack Obama' Boehner hits Obama's 'courage' as debt passes $16 trillion 20 tips, tricks, and tools to make your Facebook experience even better Obama's 2012 convention challenge: What should he brag about? For Michelle Obama, a New Image but an Old Role Minn. casino cooks up record 1-ton cheeseburger Harry Reid slams Romney as most secretive presidential nominee in modern history 35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading for the stars Calif. Dem Says Ryan Lies Like Nazi's Goebbels Some Dems Want Betty White to Make Their Day One Person Who's Better Off Under President Obama: Mitt Romney Obama gives himself an 'incomplete' on economy Mysterious shipwreck washes onto Alabama shore, believed to be from Civil War Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah Cory Booker: Raising taxes on the rich is about 'patriotism,' not 'class warfare' Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54 Polite Parents Warn Fellow Passengers About Their Newborns with Candy Gift Bag Paul Ryan's Secret Service code name: 'Bowhunter' 400 trees to be removed along shuttle Endeavour's path in South L.A. Michelle Obama: from lightning rod to mom-in-chief Organic food no healthier than non-organic: study Mass Murderer Charles Manson Has New Music Release For San Antonio mayor, reflections of American Dream in convention speech NJ man arrested in deadly attack on sleeping kids Egypt's veiled news anchor stirs debate More Occupiers protest Democratic convention than RNC Democrats use Kennedy 'tribute' video to attack Romney Hacking group leaks 1 million Apple user IDs Red Bull Heir Suspected in Fatal Hit-and-Run Hank Williams Jr. lashes out at Obama: 'We've got a Muslim for a president who hates cowboys' Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:01 AM PDT Hank Williams Jr., whose "Monday Night Football" theme song was pulled by ESPN last year after he compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, lashed out at the president during a Labor Day weekend concert. "We've got a Muslim for a president who hates cowboys, hates cowgirls, hates fishing, hates farming, loves gays, and we [...] Full Story Top Why does Social Security need 174,000 bullets? Tue,4 Sep 2012 10:35 AM PDT Associated Press - It didn't take long for the Internet to start buzzing with conspiracy theories after the Social Security Administration posted a notice that it was purchasing 174,000 hollow-point bullets. Full Story Top 'Godmother of Cocaine' Gunned Down in Colombia: Reports Tue,4 Sep 2012 09:30 AM PDT ABC News - A 69-year-old woman known throughout the drug world as the "Godmother of Cocaine" was gunned down by an assassin on a motorcycle in Colombia Monday, according to international news reports. Griselda Blanco, once listed alongside Pablo Escobar as one of the "most notorious drug lords... Full Story Top Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights Mon,3 Sep 2012 07:39 PM PDT Associated Press - Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights. Full Story Top Michael Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:36 AM PDT Associated Press - Former football star Michael Strahan joined "Live! With Kelly" as permanent co-host on Monday, fulfilling a joking prophecy he made to Regis Philbin more than four years ago. Full Story Top Pre-convention tussle: Are Americans better off? Mon,3 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT Associated Press - In a Labor Day warm-up to the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney and their top allies engaged in a cross-country tussle over whether Americans are better off than they were four years ago. Full Story Top Obama aide: 'The country is better off' Tue,4 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C.—As the Democratic National Convention opens on the heels of some of President Barack Obama's surrogates fumbling when asked if the country is better off than it was four years ago, Obama campaign aides took the question head-on Tuesday morning. "The country is better off," declared Stephanie Cutter, the president's deputy campaign manager. Joined [...] Full Story Top Study questions how much better organic food is Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:11 AM PDT Associated Press - Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me? Full Story Top Judge orders sex change for Mass. murder convict Tue,4 Sep 2012 11:37 AM PDT Associated Press - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered state prison officials to provide a taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder. Full Story Top #HashOut On Location: What five words do you want to hear in Obama's speech? Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:54 AM PDT The time zone, temperature and humidity are the same, but Charlotte is NOT Tampa, and the DNC's vibe is a bit different from that of its RNC counterpart last week. Whereas folks in Tampa often declined the opportunity to talk on camera to our Hashout On Location team, people here in Charlotte have no such [...] Full Story Top Occupy protesters block DNC buses Tue,4 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C.—On Tuesday, a group of more than 100 protesters shouting "Obama is a traitor" temporarily shut down official bus service that ferries around delegates at the Democratic National Convention. The protesters, some of whom were lying down in the street, were surrounded by Charlotte police, who used their bicycles to build a barrier around [...] Full Story Top Obama: Romney attacking 'fictional Barack Obama' Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:40 PM PDT President Barack Obama told USA Today in an interview published Monday that Republicans led by Mitt Romney have so twisted his record and his words that they may as well be taking on "a fictional Barack Obama." That message, delivered on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, follows days and weeks of [...] Full Story Top Boehner hits Obama's 'courage' as debt passes $16 trillion Tue,4 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT As the national debt swelled past $16 trillion, Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of lacking the "courage" to work with his political foes to rein in entitlement spending and overhaul the tax code. Boehner also called passage of that symbolic threshold "another sad reminder of President Obama's broken promise [...] Full Story Top 20 tips, tricks, and tools to make your Facebook experience even better Tue,4 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT Fall in love with the social network all over again. Full Story Top Obama's 2012 convention challenge: What should he brag about? Tue,4 Sep 2012 04:50 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The festive sidewalks surrounding the convention's security perimeter on Labor Day offered a visual crash course in the constituency groups that make up the 2012 Democratic Party. The most common accessory on a steamy afternoon was an old-fashioned hand fan from NARAL emblazoned with the slogan: "Pro-Choice Voter – Politicians Make Crappy Doctors." Union supporters and delegates wore SEIU T-shirts and carried IBEW tote bags. And in a tepid echo of one of the great slogans of the 1960s, dozens of Democrats wore paste-on decals that declared, "Make Out Not War." Full Story Top For Michelle Obama, a New Image but an Old Role Tue,4 Sep 2012 03:14 PM PDT National Journal - When Michelle Obama spoke at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, she was warily viewed as a woman proud of her country "for the first time" and caricatured by The New Yorker as an Afroed and armed rebel soldier. Full Story Top Minn. casino cooks up record 1-ton cheeseburger Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:36 PM PDT Associated Press - A Minnesota casino has cooked up a world-record bacon cheeseburger that's 10 feet in diameter and weighs more than a ton. Full Story Top Harry Reid slams Romney as most secretive presidential nominee in modern history Tue,4 Sep 2012 04:31 PM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lambasted Mitt Romney for refusing to release several years of tax returns, suggesting that no other presidential candidate in modern history has been as secretive. "Never in modern American history has a presidential candidate tried so hard to hide himself," Reid said in his speech at the Democratic National [...] Full Story Top 35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading for the stars Tue,4 Sep 2012 02:56 AM PDT Associated Press - Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars. Full Story Top Calif. Dem Says Ryan Lies Like Nazi's Goebbels Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:18 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -The chairman of the California delegation to the Democrats' convention was criticized by both parties for comparing Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan to the Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday,  John Burton said,... Full Story Top Some Dems Want Betty White to Make Their Day Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:56 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - They've taken on big banks and workers' rights abuses, now the progressive activists at Change.org have their sights set on bringing comedienne Betty White, 90, to the Democratic National Convention. "Clint Eastwood, the Republican's 'mystery guest' at the RNC, gave a bad name to older... Full Story Top One Person Who's Better Off Under President Obama: Mitt Romney Tue,4 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT U.S.News & World Report LP - For a lot of Americans asking whether they're better off than when President Barack Obama took office in 2009, it's a tossup. Some things are better, such as job security, lending conditions and the stability of the overall economy. But there are fewer jobs, incomes have fallen and average net worth has plummeted. If things are better for the majority of Americans, it's only at the margins. Full Story Top Obama gives himself an 'incomplete' on economy Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:01 AM PDT What grade would you give President Barack Obama on the economy? He gave himself an "incomplete" in an interview broadcast Monday by Colorado's KKTV. News anchor Dianne Derby asked the president: "Your party says you inherited a bad situation. You've had three and a half years to fix it. What grade would you give yourself [...] Full Story Top Mysterious shipwreck washes onto Alabama shore, believed to be from Civil War Tue,4 Sep 2012 08:40 AM PDT Hurricane Isaac has washed the remains of a blockade-runner vessel onto the shores of an Alabama beach, and many believe it could be a Civil War-era vessel, dating to 1862, according to the Birmingham News. However, a debate has ensued over exactly which era the shipwreck is from. "Look what Isaac uncovered!" reads a Facebook [...] Full Story Top Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:51 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if American forces played no role in the attack, the leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said on Monday. "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great," Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview with the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen television. ... Full Story Top Cory Booker: Raising taxes on the rich is about 'patriotism,' not 'class warfare' Tue,4 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker delivered a passionate defense of Democratic efforts to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, insisting it's about love of country. "Being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare. It's patriotism," Booker said, disputing an attack line often mentioned by Mitt Romney and his GOP allies. Everyone, Booker [...] Full Story Top Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54 Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:00 PM PDT Associated Press - Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," is dead at age 54. Full Story Top Polite Parents Warn Fellow Passengers About Their Newborns with Candy Gift Bag Tue,4 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT Like us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending. Almost everyone knows that feeling of dread we get when a person with a crying baby boards our flight. Try doubling that, and watching parents get on with twins. At that very moment, most of us think "'wouldn't it be nice if there were a [...] Full Story Top Paul Ryan's Secret Service code name: 'Bowhunter' Tue,4 Sep 2012 06:45 AM PDT Paul Ryan, who received Secret Service protection last month after being picked as Mitt Romney's running mate, has his new Secret Service code name to brandish: "Bowhunter." A campaign official told GQ's Marc Ambinder that Ryan—a skilled archer and deer hunter whose kills are well-documented—chose the code name himself. Ryan's wife, Janna, is "Buttercup." Romney, [...] Full Story Top 400 trees to be removed along shuttle Endeavour's path in South L.A. Tue,4 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT After 25 missions to space, the shuttle Endeavor has an issue with trees for its final trek. About 400 trees will be removed to get the retired space vehicle from Los Angeles International Airport to it's final home at the California Science Center, where it will be on display, the Los Angeles Times reports. The [...] Full Story Top Michelle Obama: from lightning rod to mom-in-chief Tue,4 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - Before she became first lady, Michelle Obama was an easy lightning rod for conservative critics. Full Story Top Organic food no healthier than non-organic: study Mon,3 Sep 2012 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Organic produce and meat typically isn't any better for you than conventional varieties when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, according to a new review of the evidence. But organic options may live up to their billing of lowering exposure to pesticide residue and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers from Stanford University and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System found. "People choose to buy organic foods for many different reasons. One of them is perceived health benefits," said Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler, who led the new study. ... Full Story Top Mass Murderer Charles Manson Has New Music Release Tue,4 Sep 2012 09:58 AM PDT ABC News - A vinyl album with a "raw country" sound and spoken-word poetry has been flying off the shelves at a Hollywood, Calif., boutique,  never mind that the artist is  convicted  mass murderer Charles Manson. Manuel Vasquez, 26, co-owner of the Beauty Is Pain boutique,  told ABCNews.com  he has so far sold... Full Story Top For San Antonio mayor, reflections of American Dream in convention speech Mon,3 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Civil rights activist Rosie Castro toted her painfully shy twin boys everywhere, and they weren't always thrilled about the outings: distributing political literature, attending farm worker rallies and visiting the voting booth. But the early introduction into political life made its mark on Julian and Joaquin Castro, who left their hardscrabble San Antonio neighborhood to attend Stanford and Harvard Law School before returning to their native city. ... Full Story Top NJ man arrested in deadly attack on sleeping kids Mon,3 Sep 2012 05:30 PM PDT Associated Press - A man high on PCP-laced marijuana stabbed two neighborhood children in their home while they slept, killing a 6-year-old boy and critically wounding his 12-year-old sister, authorities said. Full Story Top Egypt's veiled news anchor stirs debate Tue,4 Sep 2012 07:22 AM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first veiled newsreader on state television has drawn support from many viewers for ending an unwritten rule under ousted Hosni Mubarak that kept covered women out of the top job, although some fretted it co u ld herald social restrictions. Fatma Nabil appeared on television on Sunday evening wearing make-up, a smart black jacket and a beige "hijab" or veil covering her hair, the same kind of covering most women wear in Egypt but never seen on a news anchor on state TV. ... Full Story Top More Occupiers protest Democratic convention than RNC Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT CHARLOTTE--About a half a mile away from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, more than 100 protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement are camped out in tents and on sleeping pads in a sweltering local park. The protest turnout has already far exceeded that of Tampa, when the threat of a hurricane derailed [...] Full Story Top Democrats use Kennedy 'tribute' video to attack Romney Tue,4 Sep 2012 05:16 PM PDT CHARLOTTE—Democrats offered a not-so-subtle attack on Mitt Romney's policy shifts over the years, playing a video of Romney embracing more moderate views on issues like abortion when he was running for Senate in 1994 against the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. The clips were featured in a "tribute" video to Kennedy aired at the Democratic National [...] Full Story Top Hacking group leaks 1 million Apple user IDs Tue,4 Sep 2012 09:13 AM PDT Is your data safe anywhere? Just months after a half-million Yahoo! passwords, 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords, and 55,000 Twitter passwords were leaked, the hacktivists at AntiSec have found their next data goldmine: a stash of 12.4 million Apple Unique Device Identifiers … Continue reading → Full Story Top Red Bull Heir Suspected in Fatal Hit-and-Run Mon,3 Sep 2012 12:45 PM PDT An heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune was arrested after he fatally hit a policeman with his Ferrari, dragging the officer's body down a Bangkok street early this morning, police said. Vorayuth Yoovidhya, 27, admitted to investigators that he had been behind the... Full Story Top

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