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Obama keeps up attacks on Romney's Bain record

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GLEN ALLEN, Va. - To Mitt Romney's assertion that President Obama should back off his criticism of Romney's work at a private equity firm, Obama on Saturday offered a blunt answer: Not likely.
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Hillary Clinton to meet Egypt military leader Tantawi

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to meet the head of Egypt's top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day of her visit to the country.
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Syria unrest: UN to resume Tremseh killings probe

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UN observers plan to return to the Syrian village of Tremseh to continue their investigations into an attack on Thursday that killed up to 200 people.
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Sage Stallone -- 'Out of It' During Recent Photo Shoot

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Sage Stallone was so out of it at a recent photo shoot at his house, he tried taking pictures with a camera that still had the lens cap on ... a magazine publisher tells TMZ. Robert Rhine, editor-in-chief of Girls and Corpses magazine, tells TMZ ... he ...
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Jeremy Lin could be out of mix after NY Knicks deal with Portland Trailblazers ...

New York Daily News -
The cultural phenomenon known as Linsanity may be over in New York. In a stunning turn of events, the Daily News has learned that the Knicks completed a trade to acquire point guard Raymond Felton from the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night, ...
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Russian Soyuz rocket starts mission to space station with 3-person ...

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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Russian Soyuz craft launched into the morning skies over Kazakhstan on Sunday, carrying three astronauts on their way to the International Space Station, where they will quickly start preparing for a frenzy of incoming traffic.
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22 dead, 5000 stranded in Japan

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MORE than 5000 people have been cut off by landslides as more heavy rain and floods are forecast in southwestern Japan, where the death toll from torrential downpours has risen to 22.
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UN team visits Syria site of reported massacre

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ANTAKYA, Turkey - United Nations observers visited an alleged massacre site in Syria on Saturday but reached no conclusion about whether the killings were a deliberate slaughter of civilians or the result of clashes between government troops and ...
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Afghan security officials killed in wedding attack

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A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday in a wedding hall in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 23 people including a prominent warlord-turned-politician and three security officials, Afghan authorities said, in an attack that deals a setback to ...
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Disco light show marks Bastille Day

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The night sky over Paris lit up on Saturday night for a dazzling fireworks display to mark Bastille Day. A gigantic mirror ball, hung from the iconic Eiffel Tower, was perhaps a clue to this year's theme - a light show set to disco songs of the 70s and ...
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Shark attack victim Ben Linden with his girlfriend Alana Noakes.

Sydney Morning Herald -
WA's Department of Fisheries says beaches remained closed along the popular surfing stretch while a boat scoured the ocean for the shark that killed the 24-yeart-old man.
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Florida will use federal database to check for noncitizen voters

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WASHINGTON - In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people's right to vote if they are suspected of not being US citizens.
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Shell vessel re-anchors after moving toward shore

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KODIAK, Alaska (AP) - A Shell Oil drilling vessel slipped it anchorage Saturday and began moving toward shore in Alaska's Aleutian Islands before it was re-anchored, the Coast Guard said.
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No way Mitt will pick Condi as his No. 2

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WASHINGTON - Condi Rice as Mitt Romney's running mate? About as inconceivable as a second Mormon on the ticket. The breathless leak of Rice as a short-list candidate for Romney's No.
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At annual meeting, US governors come out swinging over Medicaid

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By Lisa Lambert | WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - The Supreme Court decision allowing US states to opt out of expanding Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, is pitting governor against governor, with Democrats accusing Republicans of ...
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JPMorgan Chase profits fall 9 percent

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JPMorgan Chase says losses from a massive trading blunder in the bank's London have reached $5.8 billion and could go as high as $7 billion.
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Visa, MasterCard settle antitrust case

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By James O'Toole @CNNMoney July 14, 2012: 5:43 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Visa, MasterCard and a group of other large financial firms agreed Friday to forfeit a total of $7.25 billion to settle a massive anti-trust case brought by retailers.
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Obama takes a swing through Virginia

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GLEN ALLEN, VA - JULY 14: US President Barack Obama speaks to supporters in the rain during his ''A Vision for Virginia's Middle Class'' campaign event July 14, 2012 at Walkerton Tavern in Glen Allen, Virginia.
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Young US Voters' Turnout Intentions Lagging

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by Jeffrey M. Jones PRINCETON, NJ -- Fifty-eight percent of US registered voters aged 18 to 29 say they will "definitely vote" this fall, well below the current national average of 78% and far below 18- to 29-year-olds' voting intentions in the fall of ...
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BlackBerry isn't dead yet… we should remember that

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It's no secret that Research in Motion has seen better days, but is it actually a lost cause? If you read tech sites, you might think so, but we think there's still a chance for RIM.
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Next home for Retina: Apple's TV display?

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Apple's focus on display tech is driving it to make an HDTV, says Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate. by Brooke Crothers Apple's third-generation iPad Retina display compared with a standard HDTV screen.
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Who will replace Lopez, Tyler on 'American Idol'?

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Mary J. Blige are among the heady names being tossed around as potential judges for ''American Idol'' after Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez skipped out on next season.
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Will Iron Man 3 Top The Avengers?! Creators Promise "Different, Fresh and New"

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Oh, you like superheroes?! Well, if you weren't satisfied with the arrival of a new Superman (we're still swooning over Henry Cavill) or a possible new villainess for X-Men's Wolverine (Jessica Biel), then leave it to Iron Man to deliver.
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Comic-Con fans journey to Middle Earth with "Hobbit"

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By Piya Sinha-Roy | SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Director Peter Jackson took loyal fans at Comic-Con on a journey back to Middle Earth on Saturday with footage of his upcoming film fantasy "The Hobbit," calling the new epic "made by fans, for fans.
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Comic-Con 2012: Pacific Rim, Godzilla, Man of Steel and The Hobbit All Deliver ...

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Guillermo Del Toro with his 'giant monsters vs. giant robots.' Zack Snyder and his fresh take on one of the most iconic superheroes in history.
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'Pacific Rim,' 'Godzilla' bring back the monster movie

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By Brian Truitt, USA TODAY Between the return of the big green guy in a new Godzilla and the beasts-vs.-'bots battles of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim, monster movies are back - in the most city-demolishing way possible.
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Artist paints over halo on Joe Paterno mural

Indianapolis Star -
On the left, the original mural depiction of Joe Paterno. On the right, the updated version. / Photos by Nabil K. Mark and Abby Drey, Centre Daily Times via AP Artist Michael Pilato initially unveiled the mural "Inspiration" 12 years ago in downton ...
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No relief in sight, Sox fall to Rays

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Rays 5 Red Sox 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - There was a time when the Red Sox were talented, deep, and intelligent enough to overcome a poorly timed physical error or a lapse in judgment.
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Irving breaks hand, could be shelved 2 months

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Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving broke his right hand during a practice in Las Vegas and could be sidelined two months. The NBA's Rookie of the Year injured his hand slapping the padding on a wall.
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Nate Marquardt, Luke Rockhold big winners at Strikeforce

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By Maggie Hendricks By Maggie Hendricks | Cagewriter - 3 hours ago (Getty)Strikeforce crowned a new champion and held onto another during Strikeforce: Rockhold vs.
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Serena, Vandeweghe advance to Bank of West final

Boston.com -
STANFORD, Calif.—Serena Williams' final tuneup for the London Olympics will be an All-American affair. Williams overpowered Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-2 in the Bank of the West Classic on Saturday night to set up the first All-American WTA final ...
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NY Times: FDA Officials Spied On Its Own Scientists

Forbes -
FDA officials developed “a wide-ranging surveillance operation” against a group of its own “dissident” scientists, according to a news report by Eric Lichtblau and Scott Shane in the New York Times.
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DNA-Sequencing Factory Could Be The Future If It Survives The Present

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When Complete Genomics was founded in 2005, scientists had only sequenced the DNA of a handful of people. But its founders, tech entrepreneur Clifford Reid and DNA-deciphering pioneer Rade Drmanac, had an out-of-the-box idea: a DNA factory that would ...

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