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Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Hurricane aftermath: Gulf Coast slowly recovers as Isaac pushes north ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims Iowans greet Obama at airport with less-than-flattering banner Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in L.A. at 91 Iran says reactor at Bushehr nuclear plant at full capacity Urban voters seek more campaign talk of gun crime White House releases beer recipes: 'Ale to the Chief' Paul Ryan trips over marathon question Cardinal says Catholic Church '200 years out of date' Class reunion letter lists 'white graduates only' party Pilot whales come ashore in Florida, 17 dead Decision not to charge Ariz. sheriff isn't the end Obama: GOP ideas better suited for the last century Romney will spend next week doing debate prep Obamas, Bidens, to visit New Hampshire after convention Poll: Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice New U.N. Syria envoy tells regime change is needed N.Y. teen dies after sticking head out of party bus Commentary: The risky business of valuing IP Hurricane aftermath: Gulf Coast slowly recovers as Isaac pushes north Sat,1 Sep 2012 04:13 PM PDT Associated Press - As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac pushed their way up the Mississippi valley on Saturday, spinning off severe thunderstorms and at least four tornadoes, some on the Gulf Coast were impatient with the pace of restoring power days after the storm dragged through the region. Full Story Top ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims Sat,1 Sep 2012 03:03 PM PDT Associated Press - A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees. Full Story Top Iowans greet Obama at airport with less-than-flattering banner Sat,1 Sep 2012 04:34 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - SIOUX CITY, Iowa — President Obama received a less than warm welcome and a warning upon arrival at the airport here on the second stop of his Iowa visit, which was aimed at recapturing some of the magic the state gave his run to the... Full Story Top Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in L.A. at 91 Sat,1 Sep 2012 05:45 PM PDT Associated Press - Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91. Full Story Top Iran says reactor at Bushehr nuclear plant at full capacity Sat,1 Sep 2012 06:12 PM PDT Associated Press - TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's sole operational nuclear power reactor has reached full capacity, a senior official said Saturday. Full Story Top Urban voters seek more campaign talk of gun crime Sat,1 Sep 2012 04:41 PM PDT Associated Press - In a tough Philadelphia neighborhood where an off-duty police officer was shot to death last month, a mother is afraid to walk to the corner store with her two children. In a Chicago area where 23 people have been killed by gunfire so far this year, kids don't want to go outside. In Harlem, a 26-year-old man worries his family will get hit by crossfire. Full Story Top White House releases beer recipes: 'Ale to the Chief' Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT Tapping into an outpouring of public interest, the White House on Saturday made its beer recipes public — giving hope to any Americans interested in having a hair of the first dog after joining the coalition of the swilling. Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for the Healthy Food Initiative, [...] Full Story Top Paul Ryan trips over marathon question Sat,1 Sep 2012 11:30 AM PDT ABC News (RSS) - COLUMBUS — Paul Ryan is an athlete, no question about it — we know he does the rigorous P90X exercise regime daily. But is he a marathoner? On Hugh Hewitt's radio show Friday it sure sounded like he was, at least in his youth. Hewitt... Full Story Top Cardinal says Catholic Church '200 years out of date' Sat,1 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - The former archbishop of Milan and papal candidate Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini said the Catholic Church was "200 years out of date" in his final interview before his death, published on Saturday. Martini, once favoured by Vatican progressives to succeed Pope John Paul II and a prominent voice in the church until his death at the age of 85 on Friday, gave a scathing portrayal of a pompous and bureaucratic church failing to move with the times. ... 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 Pilot whales come ashore in Florida, 17 dead Sat,1 Sep 2012 04:28 PM PDT Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - Twenty-two short-finned pilot whales beached themselves along Florida's Atlantic coast on Saturday, and 17 died despite a day-long effort to save them, authorities said. Five calves and juveniles were rescued and taken to a nearby rehabilitation center, according to Carli Segelson of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She said the others, males and females, died of natural causes or were euthanized. The creatures, which are the biggest in the dolphin family after killer whales, came ashore near Fort Pierce, on Florida's south-central Atlantic coast. The U. ... Full Story Top Decision not to charge Ariz. sheriff isn't the end Sat,1 Sep 2012 05:19 PM PDT Associated Press - The federal abuse-of-power investigation into America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff may have been closed without criminal charges but Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's legal troubles are far from over. Full Story Top Obama: GOP ideas better suited for the last century Sat,1 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT President Barack Obama, in Iowa to kick off a campaign swing, mockingly charged Saturday that the just-concluded Republican convention had showcased policies "better suited for the last century." "You might as well have watched it on a black and white TV," Obama told a cheering crowd of thousands in Urbandale, outside Des Moines. [...] Full Story Top Romney will spend next week doing debate prep Sat,1 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT JACKSONVILLE—As Democrats hold their national convention in Charlotte next week, Mitt Romney will be off the trail preparing for this fall's debates with President Barack Obama. The Republican nominee will spend Sunday and Monday at his vacation home in Wolfeburo, N.H. doing debate prep. Romney will then travel to Reading, Vt., where he will continue [...] Full Story Top Obamas, Bidens, to visit New Hampshire after convention Sat,1 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT This should banish any doubt that New Hampshire matters in November: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr Jill Biden will all attend a campaign rally in the Granite State the day after the Democratic convention, next Friday. It's unusual for both couples to attend the same campaign event. [...] Full Story Top Poll: Romney's bounce from convention looks short-lived Sat,1 Sep 2012 01:48 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A modest bump in popularity for U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney from this week's Republican Party convention looks to be short-lived, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. Democratic President Barack Obama regained a narrow lead on Saturday by 44 percent to 43 percent over his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Governor Romney, in the latest daily installment of the four-day rolling poll. ... Full Story Top Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice Sat,1 Sep 2012 07:58 AM PDT Yahoo! Finance - Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States. Full Story Top New U.N. Syria envoy tells regime change is needed Sat,1 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT Associated Press - The U.N.'s new envoy to Syria told President Bashar Assad's regime on Saturday that change is both "urgent" and "necessary" and that it must meet the "legitimate" demands of the Syrian people, words that will not win the seasoned Algerian diplomat and international trouble shooter any friends in Damascus. Full Story Top N.Y. teen dies after sticking head out of party bus Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT ABC News - A Sweet 16 party aboard a party bus ended in tragedy Friday night when a teen stuck his head out of the emergency roof hatch, struck his head on an overpass and died. Full Story Top Commentary: The risky business of valuing IP Sat,1 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - According to widely circulated news reports, the jurors in Apple v. Samsung ignored the testifying experts and calculated damages on their own. Who can blame them? Apple's expert came up with upwards of $2.5 billion as fair compensation for the infringement. Samsung's expert countered with about $500 million. A $2 billion spread makes it hard to trust either analysis. Full Story Top

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