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Monday, August 27, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Texas delegates planning a mutiny? GOP convention protesters come armed with outrage, hashtags Romney to fly to Tampa Tuesday, ahead of wife's convention speech Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans Isaac leads airlines to cancel New Orleans flights Slidehow: The best photos of the day Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention Rob Portman to play Barack Obama in debate prep Family of alleged shooter 'horrified' Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Obama promises to help Gulf Coast governors with TS Isaac Louisiana gov says Obama emergency declaration falls short 2 charged in death of NY girl, 5, found in trash San Francisco archbishop-elect apologizes for drunken driving Syrian man threatens to blow up the Arab League The world's longest bus seats 256 people Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct in Afghanistan Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead Man hacks Google Street View to get revenge over a pickup truck 230-million-year-old mite found in amber Texas delegates planning a mutiny? Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT TAMPA--On Monday morning, at a meeting of more than 100 Texan delegates and alternates at the Saddlebrook Resort 20 miles north of Tampa, one topic got the crowd more fired up than any other. Delegate Melinda Fredricks read aloud a letter condemning recent changes to the national Republican party's rules that would allow the GOP [...] Full Story Top GOP convention protesters come armed with outrage, hashtags Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT As dark rain clouds gathered over downtown Tampa, Michael Purchner, who came from Mississippi to protest the Republican National Convention, said he was frustrated with the country's economic state and the way both political parties are handling it. "These corporate monsters, these corporations, are pretty much running the show," Purchner said. "There's just so much [...] Full Story Top Romney to fly to Tampa Tuesday, ahead of wife's convention speech Mon,27 Aug 2012 05:38 PM PDT BOSTON—Mitt Romney will fly to Tampa Tuesday, arriving in town just hours before his wife, Ann Romney, is expected to address the Republican National Convention. The Romney campaign declined to say on the record what the presumptive Republican nominee will be doing in Tampa. But he's arriving in Florida two days earlier than expected. Romney [...] Full Story Top Isaac threat to Gulf Coast well beyond New Orleans Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:48 PM PDT Associated Press - With its massive size and ponderous movement, Tropical Storm Isaac was gaining strength Monday as it headed toward the Gulf Coast. The next 24 hours would determine whether it brought the usual punishing rains and winds — or something even more destructive harkening back to the devastation wrought seven years ago by Hurricane Katrina. Full Story Top Isaac leads airlines to cancel New Orleans flights Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:39 PM PDT Associated Press - Airlines are cancelling all New Orleans flights in anticipation of hurricane winds and rain from Isaac. Full Story Top Slidehow: The best photos of the day Mon,27 Aug 2012 08:00 AM PDT Revellers perform at the Notting Hill Carnival on August 27, 2012 in London, England. The annual 2-day carnival, which is the largest of its kind in Europe and is expected to attract around 1 million revellers, has taken place every August Bank Holiday since 1966. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) Full Story Top Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention Mon,27 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT TAMPA , FLA.— As powerful tropical storm Isaac churned through the Gulf of Mexico, Republicans opened their abbreviated nominating convention on Monday with a knock at President Barack Obama's record on spending and a Hollywood-style video message from Mitt Romney. "In the campaign to come, the American ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a [...] Full Story Top Rob Portman to play Barack Obama in debate prep Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:03 PM PDT TAMPA—Ohio Sen. Rob Portman will play the role of President Barack Obama during practice debates with Mitt Romney, multiple sources told Yahoo News. Portman is the Republican Party's go-to man for high-profile debate preparation. Since 1996, national political campaigns have tapped him to play the role of Democrats and even some Republicans. In mock debates, [...] Full Story Top Family of alleged shooter 'horrified' Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:42 PM PDT Associated Press - A 15-year-old student opened fire on the first day of classes at a Baltimore County high school Monday, getting off two shots and wounding a classmate before being rushed by teachers, authorities said. Full Story Top Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a message for Ron Paul supporters who say they feel "disrespected" by the Republican Party's delegate allocation process: You lost, move on. Full Story Top Obama promises to help Gulf Coast governors with TS Isaac Mon,27 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Monday promised the governors of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi that they would have "the resources they need" to cope with Tropical Storm Isaac, on track to batter the Gulf Coast in the coming days, the White House said in a statement. Concerns about the storm led Republicans, gathered at their presidential [...] Full Story Top Louisiana gov says Obama emergency declaration falls short Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:24 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Louisiana on Monday as that state and others along the Gulf Coast prepared for Tropical Storm Isaac. Full Story Top 2 charged in death of NY girl, 5, found in trash Mon,27 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT Associated Press - Two teenagers were arrested Monday in connection with the death of a 5-year-old girl who vanished from her great-grandmother's house and whose body was found dumped in a garbage can, authorities said. Full Story Top San Francisco archbishop-elect apologizes for drunken driving Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:49 PM PDT Reuters - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic bishop newly chosen by the Vatican to lead the archdiocese of San Francisco and two other Bay Area counties publicly apologized on Monday after he was arrested and held behind bars over the weekend on suspicion of drunken driving. Salvatore Cordileone, 56, appointed in July by Pope Benedict XVI to preside over more than 500,000 Catholics as metropolitan archbishop of San Francisco, was taken into custody on Saturday near San Diego State University, according to the San Diego Police Department. ... Full Story Top Syrian man threatens to blow up the Arab League Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:19 PM PDT Reuters - CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities arrested late on Monday a Syrian man who threatened to blow up the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo after he learned that his parents had been killed in Syria during a battle between the rebels and troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, Egyptian news agency MENA reported. At least 62 people were killed in an assault on the suburbs of Damascus on Monday, according to opposition activists, as the anti-Assad uprising is about to enter its 18th month in September. ... Full Story Top The world's longest bus seats 256 people Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT The city of Dresden, Germany will soon be getting a monstrous addition to its public transportation system that can only be described as a train on wheels. Designed by Fraunhofer IVI and the Technical University Dresden, the three-section Autotram Extra … Continue reading → Full Story Top Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct in Afghanistan Mon,27 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT Associated Press - Six Army soldiers and three Marines escaped criminal charges, but received administrative punishments for their involvement in two incidents of misconduct in Afghanistan that roiled relations with Afghans, U.S. military officials said Monday. Full Story Top Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead Mon,27 Aug 2012 06:51 PM PDT Associated Press - An intense fire at a Venezuelan refinery spread to a third fuel tank on Monday nearly three days after an explosion killed at least 41 people and injured more than 150. Full Story Top Man hacks Google Street View to get revenge over a pickup truck Mon,27 Aug 2012 03:29 PM PDT When most of us see Google's Street View car taking pictures of a local street or highway, we think little of it. For others, it's an opportunity to create some creative car-related mayhem, not unlike putting initials in wet cement. … Continue reading → Full Story Top 230-million-year-old mite found in amber Mon,27 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT LiveScience.com - A long, wormlike, sap-sucking mite is now one of the oldest creepy-crawlies found preserved in amber yet, researchers say. Full Story Top

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