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Monday, September 3, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark in Gulf Coast states Obama: Romney attacking 'fictional Barack Obama' Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54 For San Antonio mayor, reflections of American Dream Co-author: 'Bad blood' didn't cause ex-SEAL to pen Bin Laden book More Occupiers protest Democratic convention than RNC Calif. Dem blasted by both parties for saying Ryan lies like Nazis' Goebbels Voters still like Clint Eastwood NJ man arrested in deadly attack on sleeping kids Lead guitarist for Starship dies in Nebraska Wildfire grows, spoiling LA-area holiday plans Feuds a concern as children inherit Moon's empire Hezbollah: Iran could strike US bases if Israel attacks Endangered sea turtle lays 6 eggs at Fla. hospital Red Bull heir arrested in deadly Thai hit-and-run Stolen Biden U-Haul truck recovered UK's Prince Harry happy to joke about racy Vegas pics Poll: Voters interested more in platforms than speeches Days after Isaac, thousands still in the dark in Gulf Coast states Mon,3 Sep 2012 05:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Tens of thousands of customers remained in the dark Monday in Louisiana and Mississippi, nearly a week after Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast with a deluge that still has some low-lying areas under water. 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 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 For San Antonio mayor, reflections of American Dream 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 Co-author: 'Bad blood' didn't cause ex-SEAL to pen Bin Laden book Mon,3 Sep 2012 11:24 AM PDT ABC News - E-Book Written by Former Special Operations Members Claims 'No Easy Day' Author Dissed by Navy Full Story Top More Occupiers protest Democratic convention than RNC Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT CHARLOTTE--About a half a mile away from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, more than 100 protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement are camped out in tents and on sleeping pads in a sweltering local park. The protest turnout has already far exceeded that of Tampa, when the threat of a hurricane derailed [...] Full Story Top Calif. Dem blasted by both parties for saying Ryan lies like Nazis' Goebbels Mon,3 Sep 2012 04:18 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - CHARLOTTE, N.C. -The chairman of the California delegation to the Democrats' convention was criticized by both parties for comparing Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan to the Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday,  John Burton said,... 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. Full Story Top NJ man arrested in deadly attack on sleeping kids Mon,3 Sep 2012 05:30 PM PDT Associated Press - A man high on PCP-laced marijuana stabbed two neighborhood children in their home while they slept, killing a 6-year-old boy and critically wounding his 12-year-old sister, authorities said. Full Story Top Lead guitarist for Starship dies in Nebraska Mon,3 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT Associated Press - Mark Abrahamian, the lead guitarist for the rock group Starship, died of a heart attack after a concert in Norfolk, Neb., his road manager said. He was 46. Full Story Top Wildfire grows, spoiling LA-area holiday plans Mon,3 Sep 2012 06:17 PM PDT Associated Press - A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles spoiled the Labor Day of thousands of visitors to the Angeles National Forest as firefighters bore down for what figured to be a long fight against the big blaze. Full Story Top Feuds a concern as children inherit Moon's empire Mon,3 Sep 2012 07:33 PM PDT Associated Press - Unification Church patriarch Sun Myung Moon leaves behind children who have been groomed to lead a religious movement famous for its mass weddings and business interests — if family feuds don't bring down the empire. Full Story Top Hezbollah: Iran could strike US bases if Israel attacks Mon,3 Sep 2012 03:35 PM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if American forces played no role in the attack, the leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah said on Monday. "A decision has been taken to respond and the response will be very great," Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in an interview with the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen television. ... Full Story Top Endangered sea turtle lays 6 eggs at Fla. hospital Mon,3 Sep 2012 06:46 PM PDT Associated Press - An injured endangered sea turtle has laid six eggs after being brought a turtle hospital in the Florida Keys. Full Story Top Red Bull heir arrested in deadly Thai hit-and-run Mon,3 Sep 2012 03:38 PM PDT Associated Press - A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving a Ferrari that struck a police officer and dragged his dead body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run, police said Monday. Full Story Top Stolen Biden U-Haul truck recovered Mon,3 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - Vice President Biden's Missing U-Haul Gets Hauled In By Police Full Story Top UK's Prince Harry happy to joke about racy Vegas pics Mon,3 Sep 2012 01:41 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry was happy to poke fun at himself on Monday when he made his first official public appearance since pictures of him cavorting naked while on holiday in Las Vegas were published. The 27-year-old prince, third-in-line to the British throne, made news around the world two weeks ago when the pictures of him naked with a young woman in his hotel suite were printed in newspapers and on websites. ... 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. 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