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Tuesday, July 10, 2012 9:53 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: How Republicans plan to win over the youth vote Would al-Qaida's wildfire 'ember bomb' really work? Today's top photos Obama team targets Mitt Romney's private finances GOP offers health care repeal without alternative Politically vulnerable Democrats plan to back Obamacare repeal New law would block rental of recalled cars Romney says it's Obama who is the 'outsourcer in chief' The one word that's ruining political reporting U.S. man jailed for translating Thai king book freed Massachusetts man to plead guilty in model plane terror plot Mitt goes 1968: Campaign sells George Romney-inspired merchandise 3,000-year-old 'Frankenstein' mummies discovered in Scotland Video: Cookie Monster sings a 'Call Me Maybe' spoof, 'Share It Maybe' Man sets house on fire after using blowtorch on spider webs Good samaritan returns $500 found in thrift store purchase How Republicans plan to win over the youth vote Tue,10 Jul 2012 12:56 PM PDT Four years after Barack Obama won the support of 66 percent of voters aged 18 to 29, Republicans are working on a fresh approach to bring younger voters and candidates into the fold, using a coalition of traditional campaign organizations, super PACs, nonprofit advocacy groups and policy-based think tanks. And even Republicans organizing these efforts [...] Full Story Top Would al-Qaida's wildfire 'ember bomb' really work? Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT ABC News - Al Qaeda's bizarre plan to attack America by using an "ember bomb" to ignite wildfires is so impractical that the terror group would be better off armed with a cigarette lighter, according to California fire officials who recently tested an al Qaeda-prescribed incendiary device. In... Full Story Top Today's top photos Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:12 AM PDT A vendor carries a basket containing onions and potatoes to prepare Chilli Bhaji, a local cuisine, at his stall decorated with green chillies to attract customers, on the Marina beach in the southern Indian city of Chennai July 10, 2012. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY FOOD TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY BUSINESS) Full Story Top Obama team targets Mitt Romney's private finances Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:57 PM PDT Associated Press - The Obama election campaign has a politically loaded question it wants voters to think about: What is Mitt Romney hiding? Full Story Top GOP offers health care repeal without alternative Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:59 PM PDT Associated Press - House Republicans generally avoided talk of replacement measures on Tuesday as they mobilized for an election-season vote to repeal the health care law that stands as President Barack Obama's signature domestic accomplishment. Full Story Top Politically vulnerable Democrats plan to back Obamacare repeal Tue,10 Jul 2012 12:17 PM PDT The House's planned vote Wednesday to fully repeal Obamacare ultimately amounts to little more than political theater, given that House Republicans have made 30 previous attempts to repeal all or part of the law, all of which have gone nowhere in the Democrat-controlled Senate. But this week's vote does offer several politically vulnerable members a [...] Full Story Top New law would block rental of recalled cars Tue,10 Jul 2012 12:47 PM PDT ABC News - A new bill that would keep rental car companies from renting out vehicles that have been recalled because of safety risks was introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives. Full Story Top Romney says it's Obama who is the 'outsourcer in chief' Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT Mitt Romney pushed back on Democratic claims he outsourced jobs while head of Bain Capital, suggesting that President Barack Obama is more guilty of sending jobs out of the country than he is. "If there's an outsourcer in chief, it's the president of the United States, not the guy who is running to replace him," [...] Full Story Top The one word that's ruining political reporting Tue,10 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT Whatever your feelings about who the Republicans chose as their nominee, the primary campaign scored two clear achievements for the cause of rational politics. First, it demonstrated once and for all that the Iowa caucus process is a farce. Full Story Top U.S. man jailed for translating Thai king book freed Tue,10 Jul 2012 07:53 PM PDT Associated Press - An American sentenced to two and a half years in Thai prison for translating a banned biography about the country's king and posting the content online has been freed by a royal pardon, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday. Full Story Top Massachusetts man to plead guilty in model plane terror plot Tue,10 Jul 2012 11:01 AM PDT ABC News - A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol building with model planes filled with C-4 explosives will plead guilty to two terror charges, say prosecutors, and serve a 17-year federal sentence. Full Story Top Mitt goes 1968: Campaign sells George Romney-inspired merchandise Tue,10 Jul 2012 04:13 PM PDT Want to show your support for Mitt Romney in 2012 but don't have a taste for today's fashion? No problem — the Romney campaign has you covered, with a collection inspired by the candidate's father's 1968 presidential run. The "Vintage" line of campaign T-shirts, bags and buttons floats the Romney name in swingin' sixties font [...] Full Story Top 3,000-year-old 'Frankenstein' mummies discovered in Scotland Tue,10 Jul 2012 11:26 AM PDT Researchers say that a pair of 3,000-year-old mummified corpses that were recently discovered in Scotland are actually composed of body parts originating from six different people. The mummified corpses were discovered in Cladh Hallan, an archaeological site on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. It is the only location in [...] Full Story Top Video: Cookie Monster sings a 'Call Me Maybe' spoof, 'Share It Maybe' Tue,10 Jul 2012 02:09 PM PDT There have been plenty of "Call Me Maybe" spoofs, including Jimmy Fallon's, Colin Powell's and Yahoo!'s very own Nikki Boyer's. But only one, to this point, has featured Cookie Monster. Watch Sesame Street's version, above, of the Carly Rae Jepsen song, replete with kid-friendly lyrics about sharing your cookies. Milk not included. Full Story Top Man sets house on fire after using blowtorch on spider webs Tue,10 Jul 2012 04:38 PM PDT If Eiliya Maida thought he hated spiders before, imagine how he must feel now. The California man accidentally set his house on fire while using a blowtorch to clear spider webs out of his backyard. The Chico Enterprise Record reports that dry plants in Maida's backyard ignited as he was attempting to burn the webs. [...] Full Story Top Good samaritan returns $500 found in thrift store purchase Tue,10 Jul 2012 09:54 AM PDT Finding hidden treasure is a surefire way to perk up your day. But what if your treasure could help out a total stranger, too? An Australian woman named Jan Hansch was setting her table with napkins she had purchased from a secondhand store when an [...] Full Story Top

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