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Rough days for both Obama, Romney

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(CBS News) WASHINGTON - President Obama and his presumptive GOP rival, Mitt Romney, would both probably like to forget the last couple of days.
Romney eyes gains among Jewish voters - by Alexander Burns
Romney Heads to Israel After Rocky London Trip
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Olympics: Phelps barely qualifies for 400-m. individual medley

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(AP) LONDON - Michael Phelps barely qualified in the 400-meter individual medley on the opening day of Olympic swimming Saturday, squeaking into the final by seven-hundredths of a second.
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Colorado suspect was seeing psychiatrist, attorneys say

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AURORA, Colo. - Before the movie theater massacre last week, the suspected gunman had been seeing a psychiatrist at the University of Colorado and mailed her a package containing a notebook, according to a motion filed by James E. Holmes' public ...
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Opening Ceremony London 2012: Did director take shot at US on health care?

Christian Science Monitor -
The director of the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Games created a production for the 99 percent, it seems. For an Olympic movement that hates controversy, that is unusual.
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Liberty Ross: 6 Things To Know About Rupert Sanders' Wife

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View the Gallery Twihards are obviously in a tizzy over the shocking (shocking!) revelation this week that Kristen Stewart had cheated on her sparkly vampire-playing boyfriend Robert Pattinson with the director of "Snow White and the Huntsman," Rupert ...
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New day, old bickering on taxes between Obama, GOP

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WASHINGTON - New day, old bickering between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. Obama used his Saturday radio and Internet address to finger GOP lawmakers for a stalemate that could increase taxes on Americans next year.
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Military helicopters pound Aleppo as onslaught looms

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By Erika Solomon | AZAZ, Syria (Reuters) - Military helicopters pounded a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Saturday and armored units positioned themselves for an onslaught that could determine the fate of Syria's biggest city, opposition sources said.
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UN Talks Fail to Produce Arms Trade Treaty

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UN negotiations failed Friday to establish the first international treaty meant to regulate the multi-billion-dollar arms trade. Instead, the UN members opted for further talks.
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NYC mayor enters Chick-fil-A debate

Wall Street Journal -
AP NEW YORK - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he strongly disagrees with the mayors of Boston, Chicago and San Francisco over Chick-fil-A's (chihk-fih-LAYZ') position on gay marriage.
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Police: Md. man made threat, 'joker' reference

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PALMER PARK, Md.—A week after the Colorado movie theater massacre, a Maryland man was taken into custody when police said he made a "joker" reference and threatened to shoot up a business he was being fired from.
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Growth in US Slows as Consumers Restrain Spending

Bloomberg -
Play Economy Grows at Slower Pace as Spending Cools The world's largest economy cooled in the second quarter as limited job growth prompted Americans to curb spending while state and local governments cut back.
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Delta to Shut Down Comair

Wall Street Journal -
By DOUG CAMERON And SAABIRA CHAUDHURI Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to close its Cincinnati-based Comair Inc. feeder airline this fall, reflecting the high costs and declining ridership of the small, fuel-thirsty jets used by it and other regional ...
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Dem gun reformers give Obama a pass as they push tougher laws

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By Mike Lillis - 07/28/12 06:00 AM ET Democratic gun reformers are giving President Obama a pass as they push support for tougher gun laws.
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Half of Americans Do Not Know the President's Religion

ABC News (blog) -
Three and a half years into President Obama's first term as president, half of Americans cannot accurately say what religion he is, according to a poll released this week.
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Obama, Romney Contrasts Clear on Insurance

National Journal -
By Meghan McCarthy AP Photo/Charles Dharapak/Carolyn Kaster When the Obama campaign hits expected Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for being the candidate supporting the rich, they aren't often talking about health insurance.
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Is Apple considering an investment in Twitter?

Los Angeles Times -
Apple, looking to boost its social media presence, may be considering a stake in micro-blogging site Twitter, according to the New York Times.
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Facebook value slides by $10 billion, outlook unclear

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Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group... Investors wiped $10 billion off the value of Facebook Inc on Friday, taking the recently listed ...
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<em>Apple v. Samsung</em>: 5 Most Surprising Reveals in the Latest Court Documents

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By Christina Bonnington An early prototype of the iPad featuring iPod labeling was revealed in court documents Thursday. The lawyers behind the upcoming Apple v. Samsung trial have been hard at work filing docket after docket as their court battle ...
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Apple changes the game -- with AirPlay mirroring

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Apple released its new Mountain Lion operating system this week. There are several great features but what I think is by far the most game changing of all is AirPlay Mirroring.
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Dave on Demand: Dancing's flat-footed 'All-Stars'

Philadelphia Inquirer -
ABC has announced the chorus line for its 15th season of Dancing With the Stars, which will begin in September. It's a field made up of previous contestants that the network is labeling an "all-stars" edition.
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Modern Family Reach New Deal With Fox Over Contract Pay

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The stars of the hit sitcom Modern Family have come up trumps with their bid to cement a new contract and pay hike, after negotiations with TV network Fox proved successful.
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Randy Jackson Fears Estate Are Trying To Kill Katherine Jackson

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Katherine Jackson should be fearing for her life, at least that's what Randy Jackson believes - after he Tweeted a seven-point comment on the whole debacle surrounding his mother and the child guardianship case involving Michael Jackson's children.
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'Selena' star Lupe Ontiveros dies of cancer at 69

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Veteran actress Lupe Ontiveros, who appeared in scores of TV shows and movies including "Desperate Housewives," ''Selena" and "As Good As It Gets," has died.
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Olympics: Queen, comic, corgis steal the show

Orlando Sentinel (blog) -
Rowan Atkinson put his own stamp on the theme from 'Chariots of Fire.' Photo credit: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images For all the pageantry of the Opening Ceremony at the London Olympics, the comedy was most memorable.
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EYES ON LONDON: Nerves, Phelps slow, first gold

Seattle Post Intelligencer -
LONDON (AP) - Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you: ___ MY LEGS WERE SHAKING American Timothy Wang is already out of his first Olympics.
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Angels land Greinke

Boston.com -
The Los Angeles Angels made their latest big move Friday, acquiring ace pitcher Zack Greinke from the Milwaukee Brewers for rookie shortstop Jean Segura and two minor leaguers.
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Yanks put muscle behind Tex's hustle

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By Wallace Matthews | ESPNNewYork.com NEW YORK -- It doesn't seem to take much to beat the Boston Red Sox these days. Friday night at Yankee Stadium, all it took was the most basic of skills executed in a relatively primitive fashion.
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The Juice: Hanley's late blast lifts Dodgers over Giants, Cardinals homer in ...

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By Mark Townsend By Mark Townsend | Big League Stew - 3 hours ago The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday (and now on Saturdays) for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights.
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Why do we keep going back to Mars?

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The huge NASA rover speeding toward an Aug. 5 landing on Mars may be the most capable and complex Red Planet explorer ever launched, but it's far from the first.
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Explorers find downed German U-Boat off Massachusetts nearly 70 years after it ...

Fox News -
BOSTON - Divers have discovered a World War II-era German submarine nearly 70 years after it sank under withering US attack in waters off Nantucket.
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AIDS Conference Ends in Washington

Voice of America (blog) -
The 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington has ended, after a week of events focused on finding ways to end the epidemic.
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Shift Work Linked To Higher Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke

Medical News Today -
An analysis that reviews studies covering over two million people finds shift work is associated with a higher risk for vascular events, such as heart attack and ischemic stroke.

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