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News: Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54 Great White Shark Washes Ashore; Officials Close New England Beaches Scientology Reportedly Auditioned Girlfriends for Tom Cruise Mexico leader says US shares blame for drug violence Voters still like Clint Eastwood Navy SEAL book excerpts claim bin Laden was unarmed Obama embraces 'Obamacare,' says it's here to stay Biden to organized labor: We're with you Young Iraqis face religious fashion crackdown Air Show Disaster in Iowa Caught on Tape Dems cobble convention crowd together bit by bit Romney launches GOP response at Dem convention Fact Check: Paul Ryan's Jimmy Carter Comments What To Watch For At The DNC Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague U-Haul Truck Carrying Biden Gear Stolen in Detroit Red Bull heir suspected in deadly hit-and-run Obama: Romney has no timetable to end Afghan war Class reunion letter lists 'white graduates only' party Obama: 'I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan' Democrat ejected for impersonating congressman Actor Crowe gets lift after getting lost kayaking Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention Flooding, power outages persist after Isaac Nancy Pelosi: 'Our country is better off' under Obama Obama: Romney attacking 'fictional Barack Obama' France warns of Syrian chemical weapons attack Ryan says Jimmy Carter era was better than Obama's Poll: Voters interested more in platforms than speeches GOP tries to portray Biden as governing liability 19% of New Jersey voters have tattoos, poll finds U.S. denies Israeli newspaper report of secret Iran contacts Clint Eastwood Gets Cut From Romney RNC Video Marchers lament NC union stance but support Obama New York's new environmental 'hero' _ the oyster In Charlotte, as in America, Capitalism is the Real Religion Organic food no healthier than non-organic: study Obama's re-election road: Hope and a hard climb For San Antonio mayor, reflections of American Dream in convention speech Navy SEAL bin Laden book out-selling '50 Shades' on Amazon Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54 Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:33 PM PDT Associated Press - Michael Clarke Duncan, the hulking, prolific character actor whose dozens of films included an Oscar-nominated performance as a death row inmate in "The Green Mile" and such other box office hits as "Armageddon," ''Planet of the Apes" and "Kung Fu Panda," is dead at age 54. Full Story Top Great White Shark Washes Ashore; Officials Close New England Beaches Sun,2 Sep 2012 07:36 AM PDT A massive shark washed up on a New England beach this weekend, prompting officials to close down two nearby beaches. The Great White weighing about 1,600 pounds was discovered on the border of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. When fisherman Gary Severa first spotted the 13-foot... Full Story Top Scientology Reportedly Auditioned Girlfriends for Tom Cruise Sun,2 Sep 2012 09:19 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - According to a forthcoming article from Vanity Fair, before Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes fell head over heels in love with each other, the Church of Scientology went through an internal audition process to find Cruise a new girlfriend.  Full Story Top Mexico leader says US shares blame for drug violence Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:16 AM PDT AFP - Outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon blamed loose US gun laws and American addicts for fueling his country's drug violence as he defended his controversial anti-cartel offensive on Monday. Full Story Top Voters still like Clint Eastwood Mon,3 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT Clint Eastwood's bizarre speech at the Republican National Convention last week didn't go over so well with voters in Florida and North Carolina, but it didn't hurt his overall image, a pair of new polls show. According to a survey conducted by Public Policy Polling, 41 percent of Floridians said they had a negative opinion [...] Full Story Top Navy SEAL book excerpts claim bin Laden was unarmed Sun,2 Sep 2012 12:19 PM PDT The controversial book written by a member of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 who took part in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden doesn't come out until Tuesday, but excerpts from the story have now been published. The U.K.'s Sun printed the prologue of the book, "No Easy Day," along with several excerpts [...] Full Story Top Obama embraces 'Obamacare,' says it's here to stay Mon,3 Sep 2012 02:25 AM PDT Associated Press - In his warm-up for the Democratic National Convention, President Barack Obama is tangling with a couple of rivals, only one named Mitt. The other is voter apathy, especially among the young. Full Story Top Biden to organized labor: We're with you Mon,3 Sep 2012 11:32 AM PDT Associated Press - Vice President Joe Biden had a simple Labor Day message for unionized workers: Stick with President Barack Obama because the other guys are worse. Full Story Top Young Iraqis face religious fashion crackdown Mon,3 Sep 2012 02:50 AM PDT Associated Press - For much of Iraq's youth, sporting blingy makeup, slicked-up hair and skintight jeans is just part of living the teenage dream. But for their elders, it's a nightmare. Full Story Top Air Show Disaster in Iowa Caught on Tape Sun,2 Sep 2012 07:20 AM PDT A pilot was killed at an air show this weekend in Iowa after his Soviet Cold War era jet crashed into a nearby field. Three jets in tight formation rumbled over the crowd at the Quad-City Air Show in Davenport, Iowa Saturday when one of... Full Story Top Dems cobble convention crowd together bit by bit Mon,3 Sep 2012 07:28 AM PDT Associated Press - College students from across North Carolina will arrive in Charlotte by the busload. Same with members of predominantly black churches in neighboring South Carolina. Full Story Top Romney launches GOP response at Dem convention Mon,3 Sep 2012 08:08 AM PDT Associated Press - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign is launching an aggressive Republican response at the site of the Democratic National Convention aimed at stealing attention and driving new questions about President Barack Obama's leadership on the eve of his nomination for a second term. Full Story Top Fact Check: Paul Ryan's Jimmy Carter Comments Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:42 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - GREENVILLE, N.C. — Paul Ryan is not only the GOP vice presidential nominee, he's also the House Budget Chair, and obsessed with data and numbers, but despite his passion for math, some numbers he threw out with a new attack line today need some fact... Full Story Top What To Watch For At The DNC Mon,3 Sep 2012 08:02 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Starting Tuesday, the Obama campaign gets their chance to make its case to the American public. Unlike 2008, when the theme was all about change, Team Obama's challenge in Charlotte is to convince a wary and anxious American electorate to stick with the status quo.... Full Story Top Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:14 AM PDT Associated Press - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu called Sunday for Tony Blair and George Bush to face prosecution at the International Criminal Court for their role in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq Full Story Top U-Haul Truck Carrying Biden Gear Stolen in Detroit Mon,3 Sep 2012 07:09 AM PDT ABC News - A U-Haul truck carrying equipment for Vice President Joe Biden's campaign event in Detroit Monday was stolen this weekend, ABC News confirmed with United States Secret Service. Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the USSS, told ABC News the truck carrying equipment was stolen  between late... Full Story Top Red Bull heir suspected in deadly hit-and-run Mon,3 Sep 2012 03:22 AM PDT Associated Press - A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink is suspected of driving the charcoal Ferrari that struck and killed a policeman and then dragged the officer's body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning, hit-and-run accident, police said Monday. Full Story Top Obama: Romney has no timetable to end Afghan war Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:15 PM PDT BOULDER, Colo. — President Barack Obama warned young voters on Sunday that Mitt Romney has no plan to end the war in Afghanistan. Obama has been hitting his Republican rival on the issue ever since Romney failed to mention the war in his nomination acceptance speech. "This November, you get to decide the future of [...] Full Story Top Class reunion letter lists 'white graduates only' party Sat,1 Sep 2012 03:36 PM PDT ABC News - Graduates from the St. Martinville, La., Senior High School Class of 1973 decided that after nearly 40 years, they would stop holding segregated class reunions, but a letter announcing the change included an after party for "white graduates only." Michael Kreamer, who is the principal... Full Story Top Obama: 'I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan' Sun,2 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT Consider him un-unforgiven? President Barack Obama shrugged off Clinton Eastwood's memorable Republican National Convention performance in part of a USA Today interview published Sunday, declaring: "I am a huge Clint Eastwood fan." "He is a great actor, and an even better director," the president told the paper aboard Air Force One on Saturday. "I think [...] Full Story Top Democrat ejected for impersonating congressman Mon,3 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT AFP - A delegate from California has been turfed out of the Democratic convention for allegedly lying to police and claiming to be a member of Congress after a late-night drunken incident. Full Story Top Actor Crowe gets lift after getting lost kayaking Mon,3 Sep 2012 03:59 AM PDT Associated Press - Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe lost his way kayaking in the waters off New York's Long Island and was picked up by a U.S. Coast Guard boat and ferried to a harbor, officials said Sunday. Full Story Top Obama, Romney tied as Democrats go into convention Sun,2 Sep 2012 04:57 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama enters an important campaign week tied with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Sunday, leaving the incumbent an opportunity to edge ahead of his opponent at the Democratic National Convention. With the Democrats set to nominate Obama for a second term this week in Charlotte, North Carolina, the race to the presidential election on November 6 is tight with 45 percent for Obama and 45 percent for Romney among likely voters, the survey found. ... Full Story Top Flooding, power outages persist after Isaac Mon,3 Sep 2012 08:23 AM PDT Associated Press - Authorities say a quarter of a million customers are still without power in Louisiana and Mississippi, days after Isaac struck the Gulf Coast. Full Story Top Nancy Pelosi: 'Our country is better off' under Obama Mon,3 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT CHARLOTTE --  Democrats should not shy away from answering the question about whether Americans are "better off" after four years of Barack Obama's presidency, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday. "I think Democrats should welcome that question," Pelosi said during a roundtable meeting with reporters at the Huffington Post Oasis in downtown Charlotte, where [...] Full Story Top Obama: Romney attacking 'fictional Barack Obama' Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:40 PM PDT President Barack Obama told USA Today in an interview published Monday that Republicans led by Mitt Romney have so twisted his record and his words that they may as well be taking on "a fictional Barack Obama." That message, delivered on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, follows days and weeks of [...] Full Story Top France warns of Syrian chemical weapons attack Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:27 AM PDT Associated Press - Western powers are preparing a tough response if Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime deploys chemical or biological weapons in its civil war, key European officials warned Monday. Full Story Top Ryan says Jimmy Carter era was better than Obama's Mon,3 Sep 2012 02:12 PM PDT Associated Press - Paul Ryan delivered a scathing criticism of President Barack Obama's stewardship of the nation's economy Monday, arguing that even conservative punching bag Jimmy Carter's presidency was better as Democrats streamed to North Carolina to nominate Obama for a second term. Full Story Top Poll: Voters interested more in platforms than speeches Mon,3 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT National Constitution Center - A study from the Pew Research Center shows potential voters are more focused on each party's convention platforms than big-name speakers in Tampa and Charlotte. Full Story Top GOP tries to portray Biden as governing liability Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:16 AM PDT Associated Press - Republicans have a new rhetorical punching bag: Vice President Joe Biden. Full Story Top 19% of New Jersey voters have tattoos, poll finds Sun,2 Sep 2012 02:01 PM PDT Nearly 20 percent of New Jersey's registered voters have at least one tattoo, a new poll conducted by Rutgers University ahead of the final season of MTV's "Jersey Shore" finds. According to the Rutgers-Eagleton Institute poll, 19 percent of nearly 1,000 registered voters in the state said they have at least one tattoo. And 37 [...] Full Story Top U.S. denies Israeli newspaper report of secret Iran contacts Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:23 AM PDT Reuters - TOLEDO, Ohio (Reuters) - The White House on Monday denied an Israeli newspaper report that accused Washington of secretly negotiating with Tehran to keep the United States out of a future Israel-Iran war. The Jewish state also played down the front-page report in its biggest-selling daily, Yedioth Ahronoth, which followed unusually public disagreement between the allies about how to tackle Iran's controversial nuclear program. "It's incorrect, completely incorrect," White House spokesman Jay Carney told Reuters while accompanying President Barack Obama on a campaign trip in Ohio. ... Full Story Top Clint Eastwood Gets Cut From Romney RNC Video Sun,2 Sep 2012 01:39 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - A video mash-up of speakers from last week's Republican National Convention does not include an appearance from the "mystery RNC speaker," Clint Eastwood. The two-and-a-half minute video posted today to the Romney campaign's YouTube account features former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, New Mexico Gov.... Full Story Top Marchers lament NC union stance but support Obama Mon,3 Sep 2012 01:10 PM PDT Associated Press - Union activists walked a political tightrope on Monday — voicing support for President Barack Obama's re-election bid while lamenting adversarial attitudes toward organized labor in the state Democrats chose for the presidential nominating convention. Full Story Top New York's new environmental 'hero' _ the oyster Sun,2 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT Associated Press - On a summer morning, marine biologist Ray Grizzle reaches into the waters of the Bronx River estuary and pulls up an oyster. The 2-year-old female is "good and healthy." Full Story Top In Charlotte, as in America, Capitalism is the Real Religion Sun,2 Sep 2012 08:27 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | CHARLOTTE, N.C.-Back in the '70s, before the NBA's Charlotte Hornets and the NFL's Carolina Panthers came along, before Bank of America became the most beloved corporation in America, my hometown was known for three things: 'Racin, 'Rasslin and Religion. Back then, NASCAR and pro wrestling were held in tiny towns and venues, and evangelicals still held their revivals in huge circus tents on the outskirts of town instead of megachurches. Full Story Top Organic food no healthier than non-organic: study Mon,3 Sep 2012 02:05 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Organic produce and meat typically isn't any better for you than conventional varieties when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, according to a new review of the evidence. But organic options may live up to their billing of lowering exposure to pesticide residue and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers from Stanford University and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System found. "People choose to buy organic foods for many different reasons. One of them is perceived health benefits," said Dr. Crystal Smith-Spangler, who led the new study. ... Full Story Top Obama's re-election road: Hope and a hard climb Mon,3 Sep 2012 02:50 PM PDT Associated Press - People remember the hope and the history. For him or against him, they picture candidate Barack Obama as the one who stood on stage in a football stadium in Denver and accepted the Democratic presidential nomination by declaring "It's time for us to change America." Full Story Top For San Antonio mayor, reflections of American Dream in convention speech Mon,3 Sep 2012 01:12 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Civil rights activist Rosie Castro toted her painfully shy twin boys everywhere, and they weren't always thrilled about the outings: distributing political literature, attending farm worker rallies and visiting the voting booth. But the early introduction into political life made its mark on Julian and Joaquin Castro, who left their hardscrabble San Antonio neighborhood to attend Stanford and Harvard Law School before returning to their native city. ... Full Story Top Navy SEAL bin Laden book out-selling '50 Shades' on Amazon Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:50 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - "No Easy Day," the controversial book by a former U.S. Navy SEAL about the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, has stormed to the top of U.S. book sales on online retailer Amazon.com. The unauthorized book, which has caused the U.S. Government to threaten legal action on the grounds of non-disclosure of government secrets, is already out-selling the hugely popular Fifty Shades erotica book series. The hardcover edition of "No Easy Day" officially becomes available in the United States on Tuesday, September 4. Amazon.com's best-seller list includes pre-orders. ... Full Story Top

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