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Mitt Romney's losing gamble on Donald Trump

Washington Post -
Late last week Mitt Romney's campaign unveiled its latest fundraising gambit: Donate just $3 and you are eligible to have dinner with reality star Donald Trump - and, oh, yeah, the former Massachusetts governor will be there, too.
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Fifty years on, Dylan awarded Medal of Freedom

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By Kevin G. Hall WASHINGTON -- Few recipients of the presidential Medal of Freedom have carried more cultural and artistic weight than Bob Dylan, who received the recognition from President Barack Obama on Tuesday at the White House for contributions ...
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Unclear if Houla massacre a Syria turning point, experts say

Los Angeles Times -
In the wake of the killing of more than 100 women, children and other civilians in the Syrian town of Houla, the United States, Britain and other countries moved to expel Syrian diplomats, and the State Department decried the slayings as an “absolutely ...
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UN Warns Member Countries of 'Flame` Cyber-Spying Malware

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A United Nations technology agency is issuing an alert for countries to be on the look-out for cyber-espionage malware known as Flame, which has hit computer systems in the Middle East heavily, according to Reuters.
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RIM hires bankers to review its bleak options, plans job cuts

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By Julianne Pepitone and David Goldman @CNNMoneyTech May 29, 2012: 5:58 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Research in Motion took another step Tuesday toward radically reshaping or selling off the company.
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High drama as Serena crashes out of French Open

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A shell-shocked Serena Williams crashed to her earliest defeat at a grand slam when she was beaten 4-6 7-6 6-3 by French darling Virginie Razzano in a pulsating first round showdown at Roland Garros on Tuesday.
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Workers among 16 dead in latest big Italian quake

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By ALBERTO ARSIE, AP - 1 minute ago SAN FELICE SUL PANARO, Italy (AP) - Workers at the small machinery company had just returned for their first shift following Italy's powerful and deadly quake earlier this month when another one struck, ...
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Egyptian election promises uncertainty for ties with US, Israel

Jewish Telegraphic Agency -
By Ron Kampeas · May 29, 2012 WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Egyptians stunned even themselves in the vote to elect their next president -- and observers are warning that the US and Israel should be ready for continued uncertainty in their relations with ...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi goes from decades of house arrest to sharing a stage with Bono

Globe and Mail -
BANGKOK— AP For 24 years, Aung San Suu Kyi was either under house arrest or too fearful that if she left Myanmar, the government would never let her return.
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Inquiry into Qatar inferno that killed 13 children

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Investigators scoured a shopping centre in Qatar for clues to an inferno that killed 19 people, 13 of them children, as heartbroken relatives and friends began to bury the victims.
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UPDATE 2-Jurors told to re-focus in former US Senator Edwards' trial

Chicago Tribune -
* Jurors report scheduling conflicts * Trial now in its sixth week (Adds details) By Colleen Jenkins GREENSBORO, NC, May 29 (Reuters) - The seventh day of jury deliberations in former US Senator John Edwards' federal campaign finance trial brought firm ...
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Man convicted of NJ webcam gay spying apologizes

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By GEOFF MULVIHILL, AP - 38 minutes ago TRENTON, NJ (AP) - A former Rutgers University student criticized by a judge for refusing to apologize for using a webcam to spy on his male roommate kissing another man days before the roommate killed himself ...
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Cops: Miami face-eating attack one of the most 'goriest scenes' we've ever seen

New York Daily News -
MIAMI -- It is being called one of this city's goriest crimes: A naked man was on top of another nude man along a busy highway, biting into the man's face, tearing it to pieces.
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Sandusky in court meeting; accusers seek anonymity

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BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) - Jerry Sandusky attended a closed-door meeting with the judge in his child sexual abuse case Tuesday and four of his accusers made formal requests for anonymity, a day before what could be the final hearing before the start of ...
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ECB rejects Spain's Bankia recap plan: FT

MarketWatch -
By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Spain will have to come up with another plan to recapitalize Bankia SA after the European Central Bank reportedly torpedoed a proposal to use government debt.
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US Seeks More Euro Crisis Steps

Wall Street Journal -
By SUDEEP REDDY WASHINGTON—The Obama administration dispatched one of its top economic officials to Europe on Tuesday to press officials in Greece, Spain, France and Germany to calm a widening crisis that threatens to spark new trouble for the US ...
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Facebook shares hit new low

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Facebook just keeps on sliding. The stock fell again Tuesday, dropping under $30 per share and closing at an all-time low, $28.84, a 24 percent drop from its initial public offering price of $38 on May 18.
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Despite oil prices, falling euro, Dow closes up slightly

Christian Science Monitor -
Oil prices fell, the euro sank to a 22-month low, and the yield on the US government's 10-year Treasury note fell near a historic low.
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Tea party drools over Ted Cruz, but can he survive Texas primary?

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Ted Cruz is running for the US Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Huchinson, and in many ways he's the ideal tea party candidate.
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Rand Paul Taking the Mantle From His Dad

Texas GOP Vote -
By Tom Donelson Rand Paul is the future of the libertarian Republican movement as he starts to take the baton of their liberty agenda from his father.
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Google launching new Chromebooks

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Fortune -
By Michal Lev-Ram, writer May 29, 2012: 7:00 PM ET FORTUNE -- About a year after announcing its first Chromebooks, Google is launching updated versions of the barebones computer -- a new laptop and desktop, both made by Samsung.
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Sprint To Shutter iDEN Network, Removing Another Link To Nextel

Wall Street Journal -
By Thomas Gryta Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) plans to shut down its push-to-talk network as soon as June 2013 as part of an ongoing network upgrade, a move that will remove the remaining parts of Nextel from its ...
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Jim Paratore -- TMZ Founder -- Dies at 58

TMZ.com -
Jim Paratore -- the man who founded TMZ and created a slew of hit shows including "Ellen" and "Rosie" -- died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday during a bike trip in France.
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Allow Justin Bieber's Fans to Explain This Weekend's Paparrazo Scuffle and ...

Vanity Fair -
By Julie Miller By Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/ABC. While some of you spent your Memorial Day Weekend leaking controversial footage and photographs of Madonna's upcoming tour, Justin Bieber attempted to see a movie with his girlfriend Selena Gomez.
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See Cynthia Nixon's Pale Green Wedding Dress

People Magazine -
After Cynthia Nixon revealed that she and Christine Marinoni tied the knot in New York City on Sunday, the newlyweds have released their wedding photo.
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Phillies place Halladay on DL

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Marc Narducci The Phillies have placed pitcher Roy Halladay on the disabled list. (Yong Kim/Staff Photographer) NEW YORK - From the Phillies' perspective, the situation could have been worse, but the prospect of missing righthander Roy Halladay for ...
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Celtics say intensity must rise vs. Heat in Game 2

Houston Chronicle -
Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (5) looks down during the second half of Game 1 in their NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals playoffs series against the Miami Heat, Monday May, 28, 2012, in Miami.
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Quiet and confident, goalie Jonathan Quick ready to carry Kings into Cup ...

Washington Post -
NEWARK, NJ - Jonathan Quick sat with a hat on his head, and a hoodie pulled over it as he faced probably the biggest throng of reporters in his five NHL seasons.
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Dolphins to appear on 'Hard Knocks' this summer

San Francisco Chronicle -
(05-29) 15:34 PDT New York (AP) -- The Miami Dolphins will appear on "Hard Knocks" this summer. HBO announced Tuesday that the Dolphins would be the newest subject of its popular reality series documenting NFL training camps.
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The Venus Transit

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Hear more about the once in a lifetime chance to see the Venus transit. Learn how to observe it, when, and why it was so important.
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Flute's Revised Age Dates the Sound of Music Earlier

New York Times -
In hillside caves of southwestern Germany, archaeologists in recent years have uncovered the beginnings of music and art by early modern humans migrating into Europe from Africa.
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'Aimee Day' milestone arrives for Georgia woman fighting flesh-eating bacteria

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff Aimee Copeland, left, poses with her mom, Donna; dad, Andy; and sister, Paige, in an undated family photo. With those words, Andy Copeland celebrated -- and invited thousands who have followed his family's struggles thanks to his ...
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Price hikes offset slower health care use

Indianapolis Business Journal -
Newly available data from private health insurance plans show that price hikes by hospitals, doctors and drug companies have kept employer spending rising recently even as their employees and dependents have moderated their consumption of health care ...

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