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Local Chick-fil-A's draw big crowds

Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
As controversy stirs around the restaurant's stance on same-sex marriage, people flocked to locations around the country to show their support.
Clucks of support and then pecks of dissent
Chick-fil-A Draws Crowds, Criticism
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Psychiatrist warned university about accused Colorado gunman: report

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DENVER (Reuters) - A psychiatrist who treated the former graduate student accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a movie theater in Colorado warned her university about him more than a month before the massacre, a published report said ...
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Cruz's Texas Tea Party Win Spells Tough Times for Perry

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Ted Cruz's Tea Party triumph is rocking the Texas Republican establishment, as the newcomer's defeat of Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst in the US Senate primary runoff signals rough times for Governor Rick Perry.
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Fed Poised to Step Up Stimulus Unless Economy Strengthens

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The Federal Reserve moved a step closer to pumping more stimulus into an economy plagued by weakening growth and a jobless rate that has stayed at 8 percent or higher for more than three years.
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Samsung leaks disallowed evidence to the press

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by Aloysius Low | 2 August 2012 11:53am SGT As some of its evidence for the trial with Apple would not be accepted in court (as it was submitted too late), Samsung decided to make it available to the press, which ticked off the judge.
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Swimmer Nathan Adrian used to a life in the shadows

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(CBS News) Nathan Adrian has finally emerged from the shadows. Eclipsed in London by his high-profile teammates Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, the US Olympic swimmer made a name for himself Wednesday by winning the 100-meter freestyle swim, ...
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Panetta, in Israel, stresses that US military action against Iran remains an ...

Washington Post -
ASHKELON, Israel - Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta stressed Wednesday that if economic sanctions do not compel Iran to end its nuclear program, the United States will have to consider military options to destroy it.
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Syria conflict: Aleppo conflict sees 'escalation'

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The UN says fighting in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo has increased significantly in the past few days. Sausan Ghosheh of the UN mission in Syria told the BBC that opposition forces were now in possession of heavy weapons, including captured tanks.
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Somalia: Progress on a Constitution

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Delegates agreed Wednesday to a new draft constitution for Somalia that is meant to help the violence-torn East African country return to stability.
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RPT-Typhoons shut down most of Taiwan, China on alert

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(Repeats to more subscribers, no change to text) TAIPEI Aug 2 (Reuters) - Torrential rain and strong winds triggered landslides and flooding, forcing financial markets to shut and disrupting transport, after Typhoon Saola made landfall in eastern ...
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San Bernardino, California, Files Chapter 9 Bankruptcy Petition

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By Steven Church, Dawn McCarty and Michael Bathon on August 02, 2012 San Bernardino, California, after disclosing a $46 million shortfall in the city's budget, filed for municipal bankruptcy.
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Report: Feds investigating near-miss involving 3 US Airways jets near ...

Washington Post -
WASHINGTON - US Airways said late Wednesday that it is working with federal officials to investigate a newspaper report that three commuter jets narrowly averted a midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport outside the nation's ...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares ease after Fed inaction, await ECB

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* MSCI Asia ex-Japan falls 0.2 pct, Nikkei bucks trend and rises * Euro inches up vs dollar, dollar gains on yen * Investors look to ECB meeting Thursday for stimulus action By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Asian shares fell but the euro and ...
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Electronic Trading Glitches Hit Market

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An electronic-trading glitch roiled trading in nearly 150 stocks early Wednesday, sparking confusion among traders and investors and further undermining confidence in the basic machinery of financial markets.
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Private survey says US economy added 163000 jobs in July

Boston Globe -
By Christopher S. Rugaber | AP WASHINGTON - A private survey showed US businesses kept hiring at a modest pace in July, suggesting the job market could be improving after three sluggish months.
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GM, Ford sales slip amid Japan's rebound

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General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. posted surprising US sales declines, slowing industrywide growth in July, as Japanese automakers continued their recovery and Chrysler Group LLC extended its streak of monthly gains.
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US House Tax Cut Vote Continues Partisan Staredown

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By Richard Rubin on August 02, 2012 The US House of Representatives voted to extend tax cuts through 2013 for all income levels, defying a veto threat from President Barack Obama and setting up a partisan showdown on fiscal policy after the Nov.
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Obama Says Romney's Tax Plan Favors Wealthy Only

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AKRON, Ohio - President Obama assailed Mitt Romney for “top-down economics” in his ninth trip this year to this battleground state, brandishing a new study showing that Mr. Romney's plans would mean additional large tax cuts for millionaires at the ...
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Apple gets key endorsement for Nevada data center

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The state's board of economic development votes in favor of an $89 million tax break for the tech giant to set up a 350-acre data center near Reno.
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Microsoft calls Windows 8 complete, but concerns remain, say analysts

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Gets kudos for wrapping up new OS, but where are the must-have Metro apps? By Gregg Keizer Computerworld - Microsoft today announced that it's wrapped up Windows 8 and declared that the operating system has met the "release to manufacturing" (RTM) ...
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Court Orders Oracle to Continue Release and Support Software for Intel Itanium ...

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by Anton Shilov A California state judge ruled on Wednesday that Oracle will have to continue supporting and releasing new versions of its software designed for Intel Itanium-based servers sold by Hewlett-Packard.
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The TV Column: Sorkin and Daniels answer 'Newsroom' critics

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - TV critics, bloggers and tweeters do not like Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama “Newsroom.” At least the vocal ones at Summer TV Press Tour 2012 don't.
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Pattinson, Stewart families shocked by cheating

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Los Angeles, Aug 2 - Actor Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's families were left shocked, when the actress admitted about her affair with "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders, as they were expecting them to marry.
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We hear: Ethel Kennedy, Taylor Swift, Larry Thomas and more...

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By Inside Track • That Kennedy matriarch Ethel Kennedy is throwing a big ticket fundraiser for her grandson, congressional candidate Joe III, at the Hyannisport compound Aug. 23.
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Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright and commentator, dies in Los Angeles

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In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidal might have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing - tall, handsome and composed - and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier.
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Richard Deitsch: SI's Daily Olympic Briefing: Aug. 2

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Women's individual gymnastics and the final Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochte duel are some of the events to follow in London on Day 6. Ryan Lochte will have a busy Thursday as he swims in the 200 back and the 200 IM.
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Man Arrested After Cyclist Killed by Bus Near London Olympics

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Aug. 2 (Bloomberg) -- A man was arrested after a cyclist was killed in a collision with a bus carrying members of the media near the main site of the London Olympics, police said.
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Mars Probe Curiosity Is Ready To Land On Monday

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The Mars probe Curiosity is set for a safe landing 1:31 AM Eastern Time on Monday, August 6. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL) Last November, the Mars probe Curiosity began its months-long journey to the red planet.
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Mangrove conservation is 'economic' CO2 fix

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By Nick Crumpton BBC News Protecting mangroves to lock carbon away in trees may be an economic way to curb climate change, research suggests.
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Stem cell findings point toward new cancer treatments

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Los Angeles Times -
When cancers are treated, tumors may shrink but then come roaring back. Now studies on three different types of tumors suggest a key reason why: The cancers are fueled by stem cells that chemotherapy drugs don't kill.
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Exercise, meds both help depressed heart patients

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(Reuters) - People with heart disease who are also depressed may get as much relief from their depression symptoms with regular exercise as with medication, according to a US study.

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