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News: Romney on spending: Guns triumph over butter 'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie splits from wife 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed How to delete yourself from the Internet Swing-state unemployment down, Obama's chances up 'Dog Whisperer' host finalizes divorce, must pay ex-wife $23,000 a month Md. neighborhood watch trial set against Fla. fury AP Newsbreak: AZ sheriff played probe for laughs Iran says is building copy of captured US drone 'Think Like a Man' muscles in at No. 1 with $33M Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July Olbermann: Dog-Gate Exponentially Raises 'Absurdity' of Campaign Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled in US on Earth Day New curbs on voter registration could hurt Obama Report: Wal-Mart hushed up Mexico bribe network Wal-Mart silenced Mexican bribe inquiry Iowa paper devotes front page to fighting bullying Nor'easter to bring heavy rain and snow to U.S. East Ho hum: Obama on brink of Democratic nomination All eyes on Fla. jail as Zimmerman awaits release Cabbie unlikely celebrity in Colombia sex scandal Searchers scour Tucson for missing 6-year-old girl Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official Wal-Mart's Mexico probe could lead to departures at the top Susan Collins: No Evidence Colombian Prostitutes Were Underage Obama strategist sees Republican 'reign of terror' in Congress Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal kill Iran says it recovered data from captured US drone Solution for a disaster? House in a box, maybe New York search for 'milk carton' boy finds stain on wall 'One Day on Earth': Film with footage from every country on earth captured on same day makes its debut Support for Obama Turning Bizarre Hollande edges Sarkozy in French vote, Le Pen surges Fifteen killed in northern Mexican bar shootout Interview with Ian Usher, The Man Who Sold His Life on eBay Matthew Dowd: Secret Service, GSA Scandals Undermine Faith in Institutions Spokesman: Bee Gee Robin Gibb wakes from coma Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at 80 Car Made in Missouri Gets 358 Miles Per Gallon Romney on spending: Guns triumph over butter Sun,22 Apr 2012 07:01 AM PDT Associated Press - Reducing government deficits Mitt Romney's way would mean less money for health care for the poor and disabled and big cuts to nuts-and-bolts functions such as food inspection, border security and education. Full Story Top 'Pregnant man' Thomas Beatie splits from wife Sat,21 Apr 2012 03:22 PM PDT The Upshot - Thomas Beatie, who made headlines in 2008 as the only legally recognized man known to have given birth, has separated from his wife of nine years, according to People magazine. Beatie, who has had three children with wife Nancy, announced the split during a taping of the CBS syndicated show "The Doctors." "Like all marriages, [...] Full Story Top 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed Sun,22 Apr 2012 02:22 PM PDT Associated Press - The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. Full Story Top How to delete yourself from the Internet Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:51 PM PDT CNET.com - You may not feel like the flotsam and jetsam that make up the facts of your life are important, but increasingly companies are using that dry data to make your every online step as indelible as if written in blood. Here's how to take back your digital dignity. Full Story Top Swing-state unemployment down, Obama's chances up Sun,22 Apr 2012 07:19 AM PDT Associated Press - The improving economy is swinging the pendulum in President Barack Obama's favor in the 14 states where the presidential election will likely be decided. Full Story Top 'Dog Whisperer' host finalizes divorce, must pay ex-wife $23,000 a month Sat,21 Apr 2012 12:32 PM PDT The Upshot - "Dog Whisperer" host Cesar Millan might need some consolation from man's best friend after his divorce was finalized. TMZ is reporting that the self-taught expert dog trainer must pay his ex-wife, Ilusión, a one-time amount of $400,000, a monthly spousal payment of $23,000, and another $10,000 for monthly child support. That may seem like a [...] Full Story Top Md. neighborhood watch trial set against Fla. fury Sun,22 Apr 2012 11:52 AM PDT Associated Press - Two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling an Orthodox Jewish neighborhood are set to go on trial Monday in a case with similarities to the Trayvon Martin shooting. Full Story Top AP Newsbreak: AZ sheriff played probe for laughs Sun,22 Apr 2012 05:19 PM PDT Associated Press - An audio recording has surfaced of an Arizona sheriff playing his refusal to cooperate in a racial profiling investigation for laughs at a fundraiser for an anti-illegal immigration group in Texas. He ridicules politicians who sought the probe and displayed contempt toward federal authorities who were — and are still — investigating him on two fronts. Full Story Top Iran says is building copy of captured US drone Sun,22 Apr 2012 10:56 AM PDT Associated Press - Iran claimed Sunday that it had recovered data from an American spy drone that went down in Iran last year including that it was used to spy on Osama bin Laden's house weeks before he was killed by U.S. forces. Iran also said it was building a copy of the surveillance aircraft. Full Story Top 'Think Like a Man' muscles in at No. 1 with $33M Sun,22 Apr 2012 01:20 PM PDT Associated Press - The date-night movies "Think Like a Man" and "The Lucky One" finally have knocked "The Hunger Games" off its No. 1 box-office perch. Full Story Top Hundreds of thousands may lose Internet in July Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:25 PM PDT Associated Press - For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Full Story Top Olbermann: Dog-Gate Exponentially Raises 'Absurdity' of Campaign Sun,22 Apr 2012 10:03 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - After a week of dog-eat-dog politicking between President Obama and Mitt Romney's respective campaigns, Keith Olbermann said today that the "dog-gate" controversies have gotten out of hand. Politicos, pundits and the presidential-campaign watching public spent the past week pondering which is worse, a presidential candidate... Full Story Top Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move Sat,21 Apr 2012 02:22 AM PDT Associated Press - By questioning a state investigator on the witness stand during a routine bail hearing, George Zimmerman's defense attorney showed some of the weaknesses in prosecutors' claims that the neighborhood watch volunteer committed second-degree murder, legal experts say. Full Story Top Light bulb with 20-year life unveiled in US on Earth Day Sun,22 Apr 2012 02:26 PM PDT AFP - A prize-winning, super-energy-saving LED bulb from Dutch electronics giant Philips said to last over 20 years went on sale Sunday to coincide with Earth Day. Full Story Top New curbs on voter registration could hurt Obama Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:10 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New state laws designed to fight voter fraud could reduce the number of Americans signing up to vote in this year's presidential election by hundreds of thousands, a potential problem for President Barack Obama's re-election bid. Voting laws passed by Republican-led legislatures in a dozen states during the past year have sharply restricted voter-registration drives that typically target young, low-income, African-American and Hispanic voters - groups that have backed the Democratic president by wide margins. ... Full Story Top Report: Wal-Mart hushed up Mexico bribe network Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report. Full Story Top Wal-Mart silenced Mexican bribe inquiry Sun,22 Apr 2012 09:38 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, squelched an internal investigation into allegations of bribery at its Mexican subsidiary instead of broadening the probe, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The Times said that in September 2005, a senior Wal-Mart lawyer received an e-mail from Sergio Cicero Zapata, a former executive at the company's largest foreign unit, Wal-Mart de Mexico, describing how the subsidiary had paid bribes to obtain permits to build stores in the country. ... Full Story Top Iowa paper devotes front page to fighting bullying Sun,22 Apr 2012 02:05 PM PDT Associated Press - In a rare and forceful act of advocacy, an Iowa newspaper devoted the entire front page of its Sunday edition to an anti-bullying editorial after a gay teen committed suicide. Full Story Top Nor'easter to bring heavy rain and snow to U.S. East Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:23 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Heavy rains and snow will soon pound the eastern United States, possibly leading to downed trees, power outages and flight delays as a low pressure system from the Gulf of Mexico moves through the region, meteorologists said on Saturday. Intense precipitation from the Nor'easter storm will start on Sunday, with two to four inches of downpour expected along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, which will make for soggy conditions in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. ... Full Story Top Ho hum: Obama on brink of Democratic nomination Sun,22 Apr 2012 06:08 AM PDT Associated Press - It's official: President Barack Obama will clinch the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday, ending a low-key primary race that many Americans probably didn't realize was happening. Full Story Top All eyes on Fla. jail as Zimmerman awaits release Sun,22 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT Associated Press - All eyes remain on the Florida jail where the man charged with murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is awaiting release on bail, and it could be several days before he leaves. Full Story Top Cabbie unlikely celebrity in Colombia sex scandal Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:54 PM PDT Associated Press - The Secret Service sex scandal has spawned X-rated jokes, inspired a spicy song set to a local Caribbean beat, and made an unlikely celebrity of a 42-year-old taxi driver who lives with his mother and now seems to be in hiding. Full Story Top Searchers scour Tucson for missing 6-year-old girl Sun,22 Apr 2012 02:00 PM PDT Associated Press - The parents of a missing 6-year-old Arizona girl asked their parish priest for prayers Sunday as volunteers passed out fliers across Tucson and scores of law enforcement officers tried to figure out whether she had been abducted. Full Story Top Chinese firm suspected in missile-linked sale to North Korea: U.S. official Sun,22 Apr 2012 03:28 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States believes a Chinese firm sold North Korea components for a missile transporter showcased in a recent military parade and will press Beijing to tighten enforcement of a U.N. ban on such military sales, a U.S. official said on Saturday. The Obama administration suspects the Chinese manufacturer sold the chassis - not the entire vehicle - and may have believed it was for civilian purposes, which means it would not be an intentional violation of U.N. sanctions, the senior official said. ... Full Story Top Wal-Mart's Mexico probe could lead to departures at the top Sun,22 Apr 2012 01:06 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc stymied an internal investigation into extensive bribery at its Mexican subsidiary is likely to lead to years of regulatory scrutiny and could eventually cost some top executives their jobs, analysts said. The New York Times said that in September 2005, a senior Wal-Mart lawyer received an email from Sergio Cicero Zapata, a former executive at the company's largest foreign unit, Wal-Mart de Mexico, describing how the subsidiary had paid bribes to obtain permits to build stores in the country. ... Full Story Top Susan Collins: No Evidence Colombian Prostitutes Were Underage Sun,22 Apr 2012 06:57 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Sen. Susan Collins said this morning that according to Secret Service director Mark Sullivan, there is no evidence that the women who were allegedly solicited by agents in Colombia earlier this month were underage. "He told me that at this point there is no evidence of... Full Story Top Obama strategist sees Republican 'reign of terror' in Congress Sun,22 Apr 2012 07:16 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress are under a "reign of terror" imposed by the party's conservative wing that also has pushed presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney to the right, President Barack Obama's senior campaign strategist said on Sunday. David Axelrod, in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" program, cited the Obama administration's plans for immigration reform as an example of Republican intransigence in Congress. ... Full Story Top Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal kill Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Rocker and wildlife hunter Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska. Full Story Top Iran says it recovered data from captured US drone Sun,22 Apr 2012 11:20 AM PDT Associated Press - Iran claimed Sunday that it had recovered data from an American spy drone that went down in Iran last year, including information that the aircraft was used to spy on Osama bin Laden weeks before he was killed. Iran also said it was building a copy of the drone. Full Story Top Solution for a disaster? House in a box, maybe Sat,21 Apr 2012 08:09 AM PDT Associated Press - In one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by flooding in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, developers have built a prototype house that's aimed at providing a quick housing solution for areas blown away by hurricanes and tornadoes or knocked down by earthquakes. Full Story Top New York search for 'milk carton' boy finds stain on wall Sun,22 Apr 2012 03:45 PM PDT Reuters - Investigators searching a New York basement for clues about the 1979 disappearance of a 6-year-old boy have ended their search after "nothing conclusive was found," a law enforcement source said on Sunday. Etan Patz was one of the first missing children in the United States to have his photograph printed on milk cartons after he disappeared and helped fuel an intense national campaign in search of missing children in the 1980s. ... Full Story Top 'One Day on Earth': Film with footage from every country on earth captured on same day makes its debut Sun,22 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT The Sideshow - On Oct. 10, 2010, a pair of aspiring American filmmakers--who had never made a film before--asked people in every country in the world to document something they saw that day and submit footage for inclusion in an ambitious film project. "It was a big idea," Kyle Ruddick, the first-time director, told Yahoo News in a [...] Full Story Top Support for Obama Turning Bizarre Sat,21 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | Without any actual accomplishments to tout for President Barack Obama and with attacks on his rival, Mitt Romney, backfiring, the dwindling group of supporters of the president is starting to come up with bizarre reasons to re-election him. Full Story Top Hollande edges Sarkozy in French vote, Le Pen surges Sun,22 Apr 2012 03:38 PM PDT Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Far-rightist Marine Le Pen threw France's presidential race wide open on Sunday by polling nearly 19 percent in the first round - votes that may tip a runoff between Socialist favorite Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. Hollande led Sarkozy by 28.2 percent to 27.0 percent with more than four fifths of votes counted, the Interior Ministry said, meaning the two will meet head-to-head in a decider on May 6 that may be closer than pundits had been expected. Le Pen's record score of 18. ... Full Story Top Fifteen killed in northern Mexican bar shootout Sat,21 Apr 2012 05:50 PM PDT Reuters - CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Fifteen people were killed and at least one seriously wounded in a suspected drug-related shootout on Friday in a bar in northern Mexico, a region that has been brutalized by fighting between criminal gangs. On Friday night, armed men entered the bar in Chihuahua, capital of Chihuahua state, and opened fire on various people inside suspected of involvement in drug dealing, the local attorney general's office said in a statement on Saturday. ... Full Story Top Interview with Ian Usher, The Man Who Sold His Life on eBay Fri,20 Apr 2012 11:50 AM PDT Trending Now - Full Story Top Matthew Dowd: Secret Service, GSA Scandals Undermine Faith in Institutions Sun,22 Apr 2012 11:24 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - ABC News political analyst Matthew Dowd said the recent scandals involving the Secret Service and GSA reflect a declining trust in American institutions at all levels. "The American public has lost faith in every single institution in this country," Dowd said this morning on the... Full Story Top Spokesman: Bee Gee Robin Gibb wakes from coma Sun,22 Apr 2012 09:43 AM PDT Associated Press - Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care after waking from a coma, his doctor said Sunday. Full Story Top Watergate figure Charles Colson has died at 80 Sun,22 Apr 2012 02:40 AM PDT Associated Press - He was described as the "evil genius" of the Nixon administration, and spent the better part of a year in prison for a Watergate-related conviction. His proclamations following his release that he was a new man, redeemed by his religious faith, were met with more than skepticism by those angered at the abuses he had perpetrated as one of Nixon's hatchet men. Full Story Top Car Made in Missouri Gets 358 Miles Per Gallon Sat,21 Apr 2012 01:34 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - KYTV in Springfield, Mo., reports a car designed by students at Aurora Junior High School gets 358 miles per gallon. The red roadster seats one, has three small bicycle wheels and starts with a pull cord. The steering column is similar to a bicycle's to turn the two front wheels. The car was designed as part of the Missouri SuperMileage Challenge. Full Story Top

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