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Poll: Romney leads in Colo., Obama in Va., Wis.

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(CBS News) Two states that Barack Obama won in 2008 - after going for former President Bush in 2004 - are now split between President Obama and Mitt Romney, according to the latest Quinnipiac University/CBS News/New York Times swing state poll.
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While it sits out the war, US struggles to shape how Syria looks the day after ...

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But the US faces a hard sell with Syria's fighters after refusing to back them militarily and watching them squabble for months over how to reshape their country the day after President Bashar Assad's regime crumbles, as expected.
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Egyptian air strikes kill 20 suspected terrorists in Sinai

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By REUTERS, JPOST.COM STAFF Strikes in Sheikh Zouaid follow attack on army checkpoint in el-Arish, gunfights in Rafah, terror attack that left 16 border guards dead in cross-border raid; Gilad: If Egyptians don't uproot terror, it will continue to ...
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US Trying to Shift Business From London to Wall St?

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Several senior British MPs accused US regulators of pursuing an anti-City of London agenda in its assault on Standard Chartered, suggesting it was part of an apparent campaign to weaken a rival financial center.
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911 Caller Describes Ohio Hospital Shooting,...

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People responding to the sound of what they thought was a problem with an oxygen tank in a patient's Ohio hospital room discovered a man dressed in black with a gun.
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Marvin Hamlisch left his legacy on film with decades of memorable songs and scores

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LOS ANGELES - The word “prolific” gets tossed around a lot, but it couldn't be more appropriate in discussing the work of the late, great Marvin Hamlisch.
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'Like a water world': Torrential rains submerge half of Philippine capital ...

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The deluge, the worst since 2009 when hundreds died in rampaging flash floods, was set off by the seasonal monsoon that overflowed major dams and rivers in Manila and surrounding provinces.
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Hurricane Ernesto lands on Mexican coast

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By David Alire Garcia | CHETUMAL, Mexico (Reuters) - Hurricane Ernesto slowed slightly as it crashed into Mexico's Yucatan peninsula on Tuesday, flooding streets in the port city of Chetumal and sending thousands of residents and tourists into shelters ...
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Loughner Won't Face Execution on U.S. Charges After Guilty Plea

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Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty to killing six people and trying to assassinate US Representative Gabrielle Giffords after federal prosecutors agreed they wouldn't seek the death penalty.
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Sikh congregant from Virginia responds to temple shooting

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Some 700000 of us belonging to the Sikh religion live in the United States. A majority of the Sikhs wear a beard and have an unshorn head of hair covered neatly under a turban.
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Beverage companies pay millions to conserve water

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By Ramit Plushnick Masti on August 08, 2012 WEST COLUMBIA, Texas (AP) - In this last remnant of untouched coastal prairie near Houston, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group has partnered with The Nature Conservancy to ensure water quality and quantity for its ...
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Moderate earthquake shakes Los Angeles area

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A moderate earthquake gave a late-night jolt to the Los Angeles area, but no damages or injuries were reported.
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Disney Posts Mixed 3Q Results, Shares Ease

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By Matt Egan Walt Disney (DIS) beat the Street late Tuesday with a 24% leap in fiscal third-quarter net income, but like many other large multinationals the media giant's revenue growth failed to meet Wall Street's hopes.
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Ben Bernanke: Financial education supports economic health of US

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“Financial education supports not only individual well- being, but also the economic health of our nation,” Bernanke said today in remarks prepared for a town hall meeting with teachers at the Fed in Washington.
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Wells Fargo refinances more loans than expected from settlement

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With interest rates at record lows, Wells Fargo & Co. is refinancing twice as many home loans as it expected as a result of its settlement of mortgage probes by federal agencies and 49 states.
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Congressman Akin wins Missouri GOP Senate primary to take on Sen. McCaskill

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Rep. Todd Akin, who played up his tea party credentials and conservative appeal, broke out from a three-way Missouri Republican primary on Tuesday to earn the right to take on Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, setting up one of ...
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Romney confuses 'Sikh' with 'sheik'

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The presumptive Republican presidential nominee correctly spoke of the Sikh religion earlier in the day when he observed a moment of silence at a campaign event in Illinois.
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Inslee and McKenna Advance in Washington State Primaries

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There were no real surprises Tuesday night in Washington's primaries, where one state official reported lighter-than-expected turnout in vote-by-mail balloting.
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Caption This: Mitt Romney, grocery shopper

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How would you caption this photo of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney pushing a shopping cart after buying groceries at Hunter's Shop and Save supermarket in Wolfeboro, NH, Monday?
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Starbucks Signs Up with Square to Process Credit, Debit Payments

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By Marcus Wohlsen Square's partnership with Starbucks could help make the mobile payment service ubiquitous—and could fatten Starbucks' investment portfolio.
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After Epic Hack, Apple Suspends Over-the-Phone AppleID Password Resets

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By Nathan Olivarez-Giles and Mat Honan Apple is considering changes to its AppleID password reset policies. But what those changes would be, if there are any, aren't yet clear.
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YouTube app won't come installed on iPhone

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By Peter Svensson, AP Apple says the next version of its software for the iPhone and iPad won't come with a pre-installed YouTube application.
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Russia's Pussy Riot: Unmasked and on trial

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* Three Pussy Riot members face jail terms * Pussy Riot formed in protest against Putin * Band says protests will continue despite harassment By Alissa de Carbonnel and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Yekaterina Samutsevich's father had his ...
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Longtime wed, separate beds, a marital impasse

Philadelphia Inquirer -
Kay and Arnold have been wed 31 years. They sleep in separate bedrooms and live parallel lives. When she reaches across the canyon of the breakfast table, he retreats further into his armored shell.
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Rupert Sanders and Wife -- REUNITED ... Over Pastrami

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Rupert Sanders -- the philandering director who cheated on his wife with Kristen Stewart -- finally came face-to-face with the woman he betrayed today ... right near a Beverly Hills deli. Cameras snapped away after Liberty Ross and Rupert outside ...
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Call it the bonus round: Richards-Ross, Fraser-Pryce up for more gold in 200m ...

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LONDON - Sanya Richards-Ross already knows she'll head home to the United States with at least one gold medal - the one she won in the 400 meters.
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Beach volleyball final is American dream

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London -- In their first Olympics, April Ross and Jen Kessy will play for the gold medal in an all-American beach volleyball final.
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Taoufik Makhloufi goes from evicted to gold medal in 1500 meters

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Just one day earlier, the Algerian middle-distance runner had been evicted from the Summer Games, told by organizers that he wasn't trying hard enough.
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NASA rover sends back video and first color picture of landscape; prettier ...

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PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's latest adventure to Mars has given the world more than just glimpses of a new alien landscape. It opened a window into the trip itself, from video footage of the landing to a photo of the rover hanging by a parachute to a shot ...
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Dover student has best seat for Mars landing

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Monica Wolfson of Dover, a Ph.D. student at the University of New Hampshire, poses for a photo with Bobak Ferdowsi, a Jet Propulsion Laboratory systems engineer and flight director of the Curiosity rover mission.
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Weight training reduces diabetes risk

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BOSTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Men who do weight training -- 30 minutes per day, five days a week -- may reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 34 percent, US researchers say.

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