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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Ted Nugent, Secret Service agents talk it out Obama fires back at criticisms of his travel Levon Helm of The Band dies at 71 Obama spokesman: Romney 'oversensitive' to 'silver spoon' remark Flight makes emergency landing after bird strike 16 Amish plead not guilty in Ohio hair attacks GOP pushes business tax cut through divided House McCain tweets quip about Obama eating his son's dog Rice, Christie and Rubio top VP polls Chuck Colson, Watergate figure, reportedly near death Tea party candidate aims to upend Utah Senate race Obama honors Alabama's Crimson Tide, jokes he'll need gift helmet Romney: Obama 'more intent on punishing people' Notorious missing child case takes new turn Spirit Airlines offering GSA, Secret Service sales Rumors swirl of smaller iPad, which Jobs detested Photos: Titanic memorial cruise arrives in NYC Y! Big Story: Tupac hologram and questions over raising the dead 6-year-old allegedly locked in jail cell as part of school field trip Armchair aviator builds Boeing 737 simulator in his garage Ted Nugent, Secret Service agents talk it out Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:06 PM PDT The Ticket - The agency met with the rocker over his contentious remarks and now says "the issue has been resolved." Full Story Top Obama fires back at criticisms of his travel Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:30 PM PDT The Ticket - The White House dismissed as "kinda ridiculous" complaints that Obama has been billing taxpayers for criss-crossing the country, giving speeches in states that could be critical to his reelection campaign. Full Story Top Levon Helm of The Band dies at 71 Thu,19 Apr 2012 04:07 PM PDT Good Morning America - One of the most treasured voices in American music has been silenced. Full Story Top Obama spokesman: Romney 'oversensitive' to 'silver spoon' remark Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:54 PM PDT The Ticket - According to White House spokesman Jay Carney, President Barack Obama wasn't referring to Mitt Romney in his comment at a campaign-style event Wednesday. Full Story Top Flight makes emergency landing after bird strike Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:35 PM PDT ABC News - Delta Flight 1063 was forced to make an emergency landing at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport after its right engine reportedly experienced a bird strike shortly after takeoff this afternoon. Full Story Top 16 Amish plead not guilty in Ohio hair attacks Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:53 PM PDT Associated Press - Sixteen men and women pleaded not guilty Thursday in beard- and hair-cutting attacks against fellow Amish in Ohio. Full Story Top GOP pushes business tax cut through divided House Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:55 PM PDT Associated Press - Republicans rammed an election-year, $46 billion tax cut for most of America's employers through the House, ignoring a White House veto threat. Full Story Top McCain tweets quip about Obama eating his son's dog Thu,19 Apr 2012 12:25 PM PDT The Ticket - John McCain took a swipe at President Barack Obama on Twitter Thursday afternoon, referencing a story about Obama eating dog meat as a child. Full Story Top Rice, Christie and Rubio top VP polls Thu,19 Apr 2012 10:22 AM PDT The Ticket - Who should Mitt Romney pick as his running mate? Most Republican voters still have no opinion, but two new polls found some favorites among the names most frequently mentioned as possible picks. Full Story Top Chuck Colson, Watergate figure, reportedly near death Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:19 PM PDT The Ticket - Chuck Colson, an aide to President Richard Nixon who was convicted in the Watergate scandal, is near death after having surgery more than two weeks ago, according to a statement from the Christian ministry he founded. Full Story Top Tea party candidate aims to upend Utah Senate race Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:22 PM PDT The Ticket - Two years ago, Republican delegates in Utah stunned the country by voting 17-year Republican Sen. Robert Bennett out of office. But don't expect those kinds of fireworks this Saturday. Full Story Top Obama honors Alabama's Crimson Tide, jokes he'll need gift helmet Thu,19 Apr 2012 03:22 PM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama honored the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team at the White House on Thursday for their BCS national championship victory and joked that a gift helmet from coach Nick Saban would come in handy in the 2012 campaign. Speaking on the South Lawn of the White House, Obama praised the players not [...] Full Story Top Romney: Obama 'more intent on punishing people' Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:38 AM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney continued his assault on President Obama's record Thursday, insisting he's "more intent on punishing people" with higher taxes and government regulation than "getting people back to work." Full Story Top Notorious missing child case takes new turn Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:10 AM PDT The Upshot - Etan Patz was the first face to appear on a milk carton after vanishing in NYC 33 years ago. Full Story Top Spirit Airlines offering GSA, Secret Service sales Thu,19 Apr 2012 12:43 PM PDT The Sideshow - Spirit Airlines has seized upon the ongoing GSA spending and Secret Service sex scandals as a marketing opportunity. The Miramar, Fla.-based discount commercial airline is offering a "GSA Sale!" with "scandal-free fares starting from just $19.80 one way." "You don't have to spend lavishly to travel in style," a note on Spirit's website reads. "Book [...] Full Story Top Rumors swirl of smaller iPad, which Jobs detested Thu,19 Apr 2012 06:03 PM PDT Associated Press - Apple generates more gossip than the Kardashians. Full Story Top Photos: Titanic memorial cruise arrives in NYC Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:49 PM PDT Yahoo! News - Titanic memorial cruise arrives in NYC Full Story Top Y! Big Story: Tupac hologram and questions over raising the dead Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:58 PM PDT Trending Now - In case you were busy paying attention to the living and missed the news, Tupac Shakur was the latest dead celebrity to be digitally reincarnated. The reaction—from thrilled to queasy—at the Coachella festival may call for a repeat performance this Saturday. (A Coachella spokesperson could only confirm Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's concert, not the [...] Full Story Top 6-year-old allegedly locked in jail cell as part of school field trip Thu,19 Apr 2012 01:58 PM PDT The Sideshow - It was supposed to be a field trip to a public library for 6-year-old Stephen Stovall and his classmates. Instead, the kindergartner told his Mom that found himself locked in jail. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that parents at Sunnyside Elementary were told their children would be taking a visit to a library and even signed [...] Full Story Top Armchair aviator builds Boeing 737 simulator in his garage Thu,19 Apr 2012 02:44 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Most flight enthusiasts are content having the latest version of Microsoft Flight installed on their home computers, but not James Price of Pleasanton, California. An air traffic controller at Oakland International Airport, Price has spent the past 12 years building a … Continue reading → Full Story Top

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