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Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says

Chicago Tribune -
Under increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center ...
Rep. Jesse Jackson Treated for 'Mood Disorder'
Sandi Jackson: Jesse Jr. not being treated for substance abuse
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Repeal of Health Care Law Approved, Again, by House

New York Times -
WASHINGTON - Waging old battles with new zeal, the House passed a bill on Wednesday to repeal President Obama's health care overhaul law less than two weeks after the Supreme Court upheld it as constitutional.
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NAACP boos come as no surprise to Romney campaign

Houston Chronicle -
By Joe Holley An adviser to Mitt Romney suggested the presumptive Republican presidential candidate knew what he was walking into Wednesday in Houston when he told an NAACP audience that he would repeal the health care reform law, that President Barack ...
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Nets, Lopez agree on four-year extension

USA TODAY -
NEW YORK (AP) - Center Brook Lopez has agreed to an extension with the Brooklyn Nets. Unable to work a trade with Orlando for Dwight Howard, the Nets used the first day contracts could be signed to get a deal done with their current center.
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Clinton makes historic visit to Laos as US looks to expand its influence in ...

Washington Post -
VIENTIANE, Laos - Decades after the US gave Laos a horrific distinction as the world's most heavily bombed nation per person, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged Wednesday to help get rid of millions of unexploded bombs that still ...
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Judge Maintains Injunction Against Mississippi Law on Abortion Clinics

New York Times -
JACKSON, Miss. - Lawyers debated before a federal judge on Wednesday whether a new law governing abortion clinics in Mississippi should remain blocked or go into effect and thus set in motion a process that could lead to the closing of the state's lone ...
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US eases sanctions, allows companies to do business with Myanmar

Christian Science Monitor -
After 15 years of sanctions, the US will allow investment in Myanmar again. The move was the latest in a three-year push to normalize diplomatic relations with Myanmar.
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Syria Envoy to Iraq Appears to Defect, a First in Conflict

Wall Street Journal -
Syria's ambassador to Iraq defected from President Bashar al-Assad's regime, a senior Iraqi official and Syrian opposition leaders said Wednesday, the first of a serving ambassador in the country's 17 monthlong civil conflict.
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Taliban see little chance for victory in Afghanistan, senior commander says

Toronto Star -
By Rick Westhead Staff Reporter A senior Taliban commander says in an interview in the UK's New Statesman magazine that leaders of the militant organization have concluded they probably won't win the war in Afghanistan.
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Will the Massachusetts Senate race be the costliest race in the country?

Christian Science Monitor -
Senator Scott Brown was about $3 million behind Elizabeth Warren in fundraising over the past three months, raising only $5 million.
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Councilman Knocked out, Left at Track

ABC News -
A city councilman in Northern California says an attempt to say hello went sour when an unknown man knocked him out and later dumped him at a horse racing track.
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Dozens of evacuated homes, vehicles looted in Colorado wildfire

Chicago Tribune -
DENVER (Reuters) - More than six dozen homes or vehicles belonging to evacuees who fled Colorado's most destructive wildfire were plundered by thieves, police said Wednesday, renewing an offer of a $50000 reward for information leading to the arrest of ...
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US Airways' CEO Parker presses case for merger with American

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Doug Parker, the CEO of US Airways, is a frustrated man. The head of the nation's fourth-biggest network airline says he hasn't been able to press his case with American Airlines' executives and its creditors that the best path out of bankruptcy for ...
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Glum Fed keeping easing options open, minutes show

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By Pedro da Costa and Mark Felsenthal | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Federal Reserve is open to buying more Treasury bonds to stimulate the economy, but the recovery might need to weaken for a consensus to build, minutes from the central bank's June ...
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Bank of Korea Unexpectedly Cuts Benchmark Interest Rate

Bloomberg -
The Bank of Korea unexpectedly cut borrowing costs for the first time in more than three years and Australia reported a decline in employment as Europe's debt crisis damps growth in Asia.
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Yen Gains Before BOJ Decision, Europe and China Data

Bloomberg -
The yen rose versus all of its major peers on bets the Bank of Japan (8301) will refrain from taking steps to stem the currency's gains as it concludes a meeting today and as signs of a global slowdown boosted demand for haven assets.
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McCaskill raises $2.6 million in second quarter, eclipsing previous Missouri ...

Springfield News-Leader -
Sen. Claire McCaskill has shattered another Missouri fundraising record - raising $2.6 million from April through June. The Missouri Democrat ended the 2nd quarter with more than $3.6 million cash in the bank, her campaign said Wednesday.
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Outsourcing attacks: Romney campaign turns the tables on Obama

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MSNBC'S Craig Melvin talks with political power panel, Nia-Malika Henderson, Jimmy Williams & Susan Del Percio about the battle over outsourcing jobs and tax cuts.
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Old NYC payphones transformed into free Wi-Fi hotspots

CNET -
The Big Apple decides to make use of those old coin-operated machines by turning them into free public Wi-Fi hotspots. by Dara Kerr This old New York City payphone could soon become a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Acer Shipments Have First Gain in Two Years, Asustek Grabs Share

Bloomberg -
Acer Inc. (2353), the world's third-largest computer maker, posted its first quarterly shipment growth in two years in a sign of a turnaround from its first annual loss last year.
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Kristin Chenoweth injured on B'klyn set of 'The Good Wife'

New York Daily News -
Actress Kristin Chenoweth was hospitalized Wednesday after getting smacked by falling lighting equipment on the Brooklyn set of the CBS drama “The Good Wife.
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'The Hobbit' at Comic-Con: Peter Jackson's San Diego plan

Los Angeles Times -
As we close in on the 2012 edition of Comic-Con International, we look at some of the burning questions that will be answered in San Diego.
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Tom and Katie's Friends: Whose Side Are They On?

Entertainment Tonight News -
By RAPHAEL CHESTANG One matter that won't be settled in Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' undisclosed divorce settlement is how they will split up their friends.
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Viacom channels go dark for DirecTV customers

Newsday -
Nation Newsday New York > News Print Aa Viacom channels go dark for DirecTV customers Originally published: July 11, 2012 6:31 AM Updated: July 11, 2012 10:41 AM By BLOOMBERG NEWS Viacom Inc. (VIAB)'s 26 channels, including MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy ...
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Woodson Says Lin Will Stay, and Start

New York Times -
LAS VEGAS - Coach Mike Woodson rode into Cox Pavilion for the Knicks' first summer league practice Wednesday, ready to talk about his team, the one that added two veterans and retained two free agents.
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McMenamin Talks Nash, Lakers

ESPN -
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak welcomed Steve Nash by calling him "a thorn in the Lakers' side for most of this decade" during the two-time MVP's introductory new conference on Wednesday.
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UFC on Fuel TV: Main-card coverage

FOXSports.com -
Round 1 - Weidman is quick to shoot for a takedown and transitions right away to side pound. It's almost as if Munoz lifted him over to side mount.
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New Moon for Pluto: Hubble Telescope Spots a 5th Plutonian Satellite

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By John Matson | July 11, 2012 MOON DANCE: The known satellites of Pluto now include Charon, Nix, Hydra, P4 and P5. Image: NASA, ESA, and M. Showalter (SETI Institute) As humankind's first robotic visitor to Pluto approaches to its destination, ...
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Astronomers spot first evidence of dark galaxies

AFP -
SANTIAGO - Astronomers in Chile using a powerful telescope have observed what appears to be evidence of the existence of dark galaxies, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced Wednesday.
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Culture Shlock: A particle of faith

San Jose Mercury News -
Last week the scientific community was sent into a tizzy amid reports that researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland, had finally discovered proof of the long speculated-on but until then unverified existence of physics' holy ...
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Gates Foundation's pledge for contraceptives in developing countries: $1 billion

The Seattle Times -
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend more than $1 billion over the next eight years to increase access to contraceptives in the developing world and research new methods of birth control.
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Last drugs standing: Key Alzheimer results coming

Daily Camera -
AP In this Sunday, July 8, 2012 photo, Jason Marder walks home with his wife, Karin Marder, after visiting a grocery store in New York.
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Abuse-Proof Prescription Painkillers May Spur Heroin Habit

ABC News -
The move by drug companies to make abuse-proof prescription painkillers may be inadvertently promoting heroin use, a new study found.

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