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Debate on ObamaCare to intensify in the wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling

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The Supreme Court guessing game is over, but the drama may just have begun. The court's Thursday ruling upholding most of President Obama's health care law, sparked a frenzy of reaction from political figures, business leaders, medical professionals ...
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Colorado fire claims first victim, ranks as state's most destructive |

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By Keith Coffman | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - A fierce wildfire that forced the evacuation of 35000 people at the edge of Colorado's second-most populous city has killed at least one person and incinerated 346 homes, ranking it as the most ...
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Barclays Big-Boy Breaches Mean Libor Fixes Not Enough

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The blueprint regulators gave Barclays Plc (BARC) and other banks for correcting Libor-rate abuses may not be enough to salvage a benchmark so discredited it needs to be overhauled, some investors say.
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NBA draft keeps Hornets on roll

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By Andy Katz | ESPN.com NEWARK, NJ -- New Orleans was destined to be the winner of the NBA draft the moment the Hornets won the lottery late last month.
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stocks, euro surge on EU bond support

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By Chikako Mogi | TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares jumped and the euro surged more than 1 percent on Friday after European leaders agreed that euro zone banks could be recapitalized without adding to government debt, soothing fears over growing credit ...
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Curry fights tears as she says goodbye to 'Today'

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NEW YORK (AP) - For a morning show used to celebrating family and a connection with its audience, the ''Today'' show's farewell to co-host Ann Curry on Thursday was brief, tearful and sad.
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Turkey Warns of Retaliation Against Syria

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By JOE PARKINSON in Istanbul and NOUR MALAS in Beirut Turkey warned of possible military retaliation against any threat by Syrian forces near its border in the latest escalation of hostilities between the neighbors since Syria shot down a Turkish ...
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Assad's Exit Focus of Geneva Meeting as Russia Objects

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By Flavia Krause-Jackson and Henry Meyer on June 28, 2012 Russia heads to tomorrow's Geneva meeting on UN envoy Kofi Annan's plan for a handover of power in Syria amid conflicting accounts about its willingness to cut ties to President Bashar al-Assad.
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Soldier held in Ft. Bragg shooting that killed 1

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Headlines Soldier held in shootings 1 dead, 2 wounded at Ft. Bragg Officials said one soldier was fatally shot and two others wounded Thursday at Ft.
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Skepticism in air at hearing over missing multimillionaire Aguiar

MiamiHerald.com -
Nine days after a multimillionaire went missing at sea, his wife, mom and a battery of lawyers filled a Broward courtroom to squabble over his business affairs.
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House finds Holder in contempt of Congress

San Francisco Chronicle -
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 28: US House Democratic members, including (LR) Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), Rep. George Meeks (D-NY), House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), ...
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Lying about military honors protected, court rules

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court struck down a federal law Thursday that made it a crime to falsely claim being awarded a top military honor, saying the law infringed on the Constitution's First Amendment protection of free speech.
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Japan's Industrial Output Falls Most Since 2011 Quake

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Japan's industrial output fell the most since the March 2011 earthquake and consumer prices declined, bolstering the case for extra stimulus to sustain the nation's economic recovery.
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Oil at 8-month low on summit fears

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Crude-oil futures declined Thursday as jitters about the European Union summit, a stronger dollar, and lower US stocks combined to send prices to their October low.
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EXCLUSIVE-Microsoft tie-up, network sale among RIM options

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* RIM under pressure to weigh unpalatable options - sources * Microsoft approached RIM to use Windows software - sources * RIM could ask Microsoft to buy stake in return - sources * Private equity eyeing network business carve-out - sources (Adds ...
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ANALYSIS: Impact of the health care ruling

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First thoughts from David Gregory as he breaks down the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold President Obama's health-care reform law and what impact it will have politically.
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Google Chrome iPhone and iPad versions launched

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Google has launched a version of its popular Chrome web browser for iPad and iPhone, and also added offline editing for its Docs word processor.
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Google: Android fragmentation 'up to manufacturers'

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Google's head of Android engineering says that the number of phones and tablets running older versions of the popular operating system is likely to fall, but that the business model means manufacturers will continue to have the final say.
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Google I/O Day 2: Chrome Hits iOS, IaaS Play

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Google Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service offering that competes with Amazon Web Services, while Chrome browser is now used by 310 million people, execs said at Google I/O.
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Eyeglass-embeded computers coming soon, Google says

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Sergey Brin, Google Inc. cofounder, wore a Project Glass test device at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Google, owner of the world's most popular search engine, will sell eyeglass-embedded computers to consumers by 2014 after incorporating ...
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Microsoft reveals list of countries getting Windows Phone 8

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The list is a dramatic increase over the 38 markets from which developers had access in the marketplace's previous version. by Steven Musil After last week's deluge of information about the next iteration of Microsoft's new mobile operating system, ...
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'Magic Mike' stars: Who has the best abs?

New York Daily News -
Channing Tatum is in all his ab-tastic glory for his new movie, "Magic Mike." The flick is said to loosely detail Tatum's real-life albeit short-lived stripper career.
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Roger Ebert Reviews THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

Comic Book Movie -
Roger Ebert reviews The Amazing Spider-Man, and another familiar face gives his opinion as well. Find out what they think after the jump!
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'Ted' a plush romp in bacchanalia

Toronto Sun -
4.0 stars Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane (voice) Directed by: Seth MacFarlane Duration: 1 hour, 46 minutes One of the best things about a movie like Ted is the experience of sitting in a theatre and hearing people laugh out loud ...
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Lukas Rosol conquers Rafael Nadal, upsets ATP hierarchy

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Rafael Nadal lost to No. 100 Lukas Rosol in the second round of Wimbledon, his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2005. (Zumapress) WIMBLEDON, England - Rafael Nadal suffered his worst defeat at a Grand Slam in seven years on Thursday, losing to Lukas ...
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Column: Super Mario salvages Euro's sorry strikers

Boston.com -
He put Italy in the European Championship final. He shamed the morons who have been making monkey noises at him because he is black.
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Celtics gamble on Sullinger, Melo

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By Chris Forsberg | ESPNBoston.com Two years after concerns about Bradley's health forced him to slide down the draft board, the Celtics utilized their two first-round picks Thursday night to secure Ohio State sophomore forward Jared Sullinger (No.
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Lakers make a deal, but it's not that deal

Los Angeles Times -
The Lakers spent most of Thursday trying to trade their way into the first round but ended up almost where they started in the NBA draft.
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Doc Rivers set for new rival, his son Austin

Boston Herald -
By Steve Bulpett At the grand production that is the NBA draft, there is not much that goes off script. There is an order to things as each pick is made, so as soon as New Orleans chose Austin Rivers at No.
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Flavor Is Price of Scarlet Hue of Tomatoes, Study Finds

New York Times -
Plant geneticists say they have discovered an answer to a near-universal question: Why are tomatoes usually so tasteless? Yes, they are often picked green and shipped long distances.
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Chinese capsule with 3 astronauts aboard parachutes to Earth after space ...

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BEIJING - China's first female astronaut and two other crew members emerged smiling from a capsule that returned safely to Earth Friday from a 13-day mission to an orbiting module that is a prototype for a future space station.
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Pottery fragments found in cave are 20000 years old

New York Daily News -
BEIJING - Pottery fragments found in a south China cave have been confirmed to be 20000 years old, making them the oldest known pottery in the world, archaeologists say.
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FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999

Los Angeles Times -
The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the weight-loss drug lorcaserin, the first prescription anti-obesity medication to win the FDA's blessing since the agency approved orlistat in 1999.
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Sunscreen forbidden at schools and camps

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When parents send children to school or camp, they may worry about many things, from bullies to bus accidents. But unauthorized sunscreen use?

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