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Sullivan apologizes for Secret Service scandal

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Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan testified Wednesday in front of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee -- the first time he spoke publicly about the prostitution scandal involving agents in Cartagena, Colombia.
Secret Service - or 'Secret Circus'?
Secret Service chief denies 'culture' of impropriety
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Romney challenges Obama on business, economy

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By Michael Mathes (AFP) - 4 hours ago WASHINGTON - Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney vowed Wednesday to cut unemployment to six percent if elected, saying he has the right business acumen and policies and warned US President Barack Obama not ...
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GOP Rep. King says Obama officials disclosed identity of jailed Pakistani doctor

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GOP Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, expressed concern Wednesday about the extent of the Obama administration's efforts to protect the Pakistan doctor who was sent to prison in Pakistan for treason after helping to ...
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It Might Pay to Be a Facebook Sucker

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By DAVID WEIDNER If you're one of the shareholders suing Facebook Inc. because the social-networking company and its underwriters played favorites about disclosing changes to analysts' forecasts, then you deserve to be compensated for your losses or ...
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Heat's Udonis Haslem suspended for Game 6

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By Rachel Shuster, USA TODAY As expected, the NBA took action Wednesday off the flagrant fouls committed by the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat in the Heat's Game 5 victory Tuesday.
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Iran talks show common ground, disagreement-US

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(Adds quotes, background) BAGHDAD May 24 (Reuters) - A first day of talks between Iran and world powers about a nuclear programme that the West suspects is aimed at nuclear bomb research showed a "fair amount of disagreement" but also areas of common ...
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Egyptian election makes history

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Voters lined up in Cairo to choose from five leading candidates: a socialist, two Islamists, and two with ties to former President Hosni Mubarak.
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Assad's forces push to capture rebel hotbed

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DAMASCUS/BEIRUT/ANKARA: Regime forces launched a fierce assault on the rebel bastion of Rastan in central Syria Wednesday, raining shells on the town before launching a ground attack, monitors and activists said.
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Kidnapping of Shia raises tensions in Lebanon

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By Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut The Lebanese government scrambled to secure the release of Lebanese Shia kidnapped in neighbouring Syria on Wednesday, amid fears that their abduction could escalate the Syria-linked internal confrontations that have ...
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Champion's mates paint horrid picture of night he died

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By Ernie Suggs and Bo Emerson Just months away from becoming Florida A&M University's head drum major, Robert Champion still had one more test he felt he had to pass: earning true respect from the rest of the Marching 100.

Pa. 'kids for cash' judge appeals conviction

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A northeastern Pennsylvania judge has appealed his conviction in the juvenile justice scandal known as "kids for cash.
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Euro-Zone Uncertainty Rattles Financial Markets

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By Tatyana Shumsky Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Assets tied to growth or perceived as risky were swept lower Wednesday as investors reared back from Europe's ongoing debt crisis and the uncertainty about what comes next.
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H-P's Whitman takes charge with big cuts

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By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Meg Whitman made her biggest, and probably toughest move in announcing the computer giant's biggest layoffs ever, and if she and her team execute, she could be bringing shades of Lou ...
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Los Angeles to become largest US city to ban plastic bags

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(Reuters) - The Los Angeles City Council voted on Wednesday to ban the use of plastic bags in grocery stores, setting the stage to become the largest American city to date to implement such a measure.
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Romney: American kids get 'third-world education'

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By STEVE PEOPLES, AP - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Charging that American students are getting a "third-world education" under President Barack Obama, Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney on Wednesday proposed a voucher-style system that ...
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Colin Powell expresses support for gay marriage

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Two weeks after President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage, former Secretary of State Colin Powell told CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday that he has "no problem with it.
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Google Wins Patent Verdict In Oracle Trial

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By John Letzing Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--A federal jury said Wednesday that Google Inc. (GOOG) didn't infringe Oracle Corp.
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Why is Diablo III still a work in progress?

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by Kyle Orland - May 23, 2012 11:05 pm UTC If you were one of the 6.5 million purchasers that made Diablo III the fastest-selling PC game of all time last week, you should know that Blizzard now admits the game you were playing was broken in some ...
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RIM Suffers Another High-Level Departure

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By WILL CONNORS TORONTO—Research In Motion Ltd. lost another top executive after its London-based head of global sales is stepping down.
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IBM blocks Dropbox and iCloud as well as Siri

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Earlier today it was reported that Siri was being blocked for IBM employees nationwide as a sort of cut-back on their “bring your own device” policy for smartphones and tablets at the workplace - that policy has expanded, it seems.
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D'oh! of the Week: 'The Great Gatsby' trailer goof

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by Adam B. Vary Like his other films Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet, and Strictly Ballroom, the trailer for Baz Lurhmann's take on the classic novel The Great Gatsby is crammed with bunches of stuff, from sparkly confetti to fringe-y flapper dresses, ...
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Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons: Did He Just Come Out as Gay?

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It's no secret in Hollywood that The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons is gay. In fact, his partner of 10 years is often with him when he hits a red carpet or sitting beside him at awards shows and other glam events.
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NFL union files suit against league over 2010 cap

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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2011, file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and NFLPA Executive Director Demaurice Smith exchange papers as they sign their collective bargaining agreement at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
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Jonathon Niese leads Mets over Pirates 3-1

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PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jonathon Niese did more than merely sit back and stew after what his manager called "the worst game he's ever pitched in his life.
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Rusty Wallace, Leonard Wood among NASCAR's fourth Hall class

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By Rainier Ehrhardt, Getty Images for NASCAR By Rainier Ehrhardt, Getty Images for NASCAR Baker was tied with Fireball Roberts for the fifth spot after voting, so a second vote was held to determine the final position.
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Career in Doubt, Devils' Salvador Shines in Playoffs

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The Devils' best player this spring may well be a 36-year-old defenseman who missed all of last season with a concussion so bad, it was unclear whether he would ever play again.
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How whales open their huge mouths

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By Victoria Gill BBC Nature Researchers have discovered how very large whales co-ordinate their jaw muscles and bones to take gigantic mouthfuls of prey.
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Sneezing monkey highlights new species

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A previously unknown type of snub-nosed monkey, discovered in northern Myanmar and dubbed Rhinopithecus strykeri, has a nose so upturned that the animals sneeze when it rains.
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Birth Control: New Research Gives Boost to IUD Effectiveness

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Twenty-seven-year-old Julie Vonder Haar of St. Louis describes herself as a smart and responsible person, but like many women, she found it difficult to remember taking her birth control pills while juggling four jobs.
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Skin from heart attack patients transformed into beating heart cells

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Scientists have turned skin tissue from heart attack patients into fresh, beating heart cells in a first step towards a new therapy for the condition.

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