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Mitt Romney wants an apology
Fri,13 Jul 2012 03:16 PM PDT
 Mitt Romney disputed reports that he worked for Bain Capital longer than he had publicly suggested, insisting Friday he had no role "whatsoever" in managing the company after February 1999 when he left to run the Winter Olympics. Public filings from the company suggest otherwise. In consecutive interviews with all five television news networks, Romney [...]
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Obama: 'We get Virginia, we will win this election'
Fri,13 Jul 2012 05:46 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News -  Seeking to hold on to the state he turned from solidly red to blue, President Obama told Virginia voters tonight that they hold the key to victory in November. "If I win Virginia, I'm going to get four more years, that I...
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Staffer dies at Obama's Chicago HQ
Fri,13 Jul 2012 06:06 PM PDT
 Tragedy struck President Barack Obama's campaign on Friday as a young staffer, 29-year-old Alex Okrent, collapsed in the Chicago headquarters and died, according to campaign officials. Obama, campaigning in Virginia, telephoned Okrent's family to express his condolences and later spoke with other campaign aides by conference call. The aide had been with Obama since 2004 [...]
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Mississippi's only abortion clinic spared
Fri,13 Jul 2012 05:36 PM PDT
Associated Press -  A federal judge upheld Mississippi's anti-abortion law Friday but said the state's only clinic can stay open and will not face any penalties as it tries to comply with the new mandate.
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Autistic hiker survives 3 weeks in Utah desert
Fri,13 Jul 2012 04:59 PM PDT
Associated Press -  The father of a 28-year-old autistic man who barely survived three weeks in remote southern Utah says his son was an experienced mountaineer but was out of his element in the harsh desert.
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Uzbek man gets more than 15 years for Obama threat
Fri,13 Jul 2012 01:59 PM PDT
Associated Press -  An Uzbek man who came to America pursuing an Ivy League medical degree but wound up working seven days a week at a mall kiosk in Alabama was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Friday for plotting to kill President Barack Obama.
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Chavez: Venezuela is no threat, Obama is a 'good guy'
Fri,13 Jul 2012 06:45 PM PDT
Reuters -  President Hugo Chavez denied on Friday that Venezuela was a threat to anyone, after U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney criticized Barack Obama for playing down the risk posed by the socialist leader. Obama told a Spanish-language television station in an interview screened this week that Chavez's actions over recent years had not had a serious impact on the national security of the United States. Romney said Obama's comments were "stunning and shocking" and showed a pattern of weakness in the Democratic president's foreign policy. ...
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Zimmerman seeks new judge in murder case
Fri,13 Jul 2012 03:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  The Florida man charged with second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin asked for a new judge in the case on Friday, accusing the judge currently assigned to the case of bias. Lawyers for George Zimmerman filed a motion requesting that Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester withdraw from the trial. In the filing, Zimmerman alleged that Lester had made "gratuitous" and "disparaging remarks" about him during a July 5 bond hearing and offered "a personal opinion" in the case. "In doing so, the Court has created a reasonable fear in Mr. ...
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Visa, MasterCard, banks in $7.25 billion retail settlement
Fri,13 Jul 2012 07:36 PM PDT
Yahoo! Finance - Visa Inc, MasterCard Inc and banks that issue their credit cards have agreed to a $7.25 billion settlement with U.S. retailers in a lawsuit over the fixing of credit and debit card fees in what could be the largest antitrust settlement in U.S. history. Full Story | Top |
Film producer Richard D. Zanuck dies, age 77
Fri,13 Jul 2012 02:43 PM PDT
Reuters -  Hollywood movie producer Richard D. Zanuck, whose films include Oscar winner "Driving Miss Daisy," died on Friday of a heart attack, his spokesman said in a statement. He was 77. "Richard D. Zanuck, one of the film industry's most progressive and distinguished leaders died today (Friday, July 13th) of a heart attack in Los Angeles at age 77," spokesman Jeff Sanderson said in a statement. (Reporting By Bob Tourtellotte; Editing by Bernard Orr)
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Police: Kerry Kennedy arrested for driving while impaired
Fri,13 Jul 2012 04:14 PM PDT
Reuters - Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, was arrested after a traffic accident on Friday on charges of driving while impaired by drugs, the state police said. Kennedy, 52, was found seated behind the wheel of a white Lexus at about 8 a.m. in the Westchester County town of North Castle. "911 calls reported a white vehicle operating in an erratic manner in the southbound lanes south of exit 4 that collided with a tractor-trailer," police said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Democratic outside groups raise more than $25M in second quarter
Fri,13 Jul 2012 02:37 PM PDT
Five of the nation's largest outside political groups supporting Democrats raised more than $25 million in the second quarter, the organizations announced Friday. The disclosure comes from four super PACs, including one formed by former aides to President Barack Obama called Priorities USA Action, and one non-profit, American Bridge 21st Century Foundation. The super PACs [...] Full Story | Top |
U.S. investigates whether JPMorgan traders hid losses
Fri,13 Jul 2012 02:55 PM PDT
Reuters -  U.S. federal investigators are looking at whether JPMorgan Chase & Co traders hid trading losses that have since grown to $5.8 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter, after the bank said its own probe found reason for suspicion. JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank, said it believes it will lose at most another $1.7 billion from the bad credit trades. Problems at the group that made the bets, the Chief Investment Office, have been fixed, said Chief Executive Jamie Dimon. CIO traders had used derivatives to bet on corporate debt. ...
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Obama suspends measure targeting Cuba
Fri,13 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT
 President Barack Obama notified Congress on Friday that he was suspending for six months a measure that would let any American whose property was seized in the Cuban Revolution of 1959 sue anyone of any nationality using the property today. "I hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension, for 6 months beyond August [...]
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Tim Kaine campaigns with Barack Obama in Virginia
Fri,13 Jul 2012 12:45 PM PDT
Politically vulnerable Democrats across the country may be shying away from President Barack Obama. But not Virginia Senate candidate Tim Kaine. Former Gov. Kaine on Friday got to play sidekick and opening act for Obama as the commander in chief made a three-stop campaign swing in his home state. Kaine touted the president's economic record, [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama mocks House Republicans for health care repeal vote
Fri,13 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT
On a campaign swing through the political battleground of Virginia, President Barack Obama on Friday mocked House Republicans for holding yet another vote against his landmark health care law. Thursday's action was the 33rd time the president's foes in the House of Representatives voted to repeal or defund Obamacare in whole or in part. "I [...] Full Story | Top |
How DARPA used two huge speakers to instantly suppress fire
Fri,13 Jul 2012 03:44 PM PDT
DARPA, the military tech agency known for funding the development of terrifying (as well as adorable) robots and fascinating espionage technologies, found another way to put out fire without the use of water or chemicals. After showing off its fire-suppressing magic … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
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