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GOP reins in ad funds after candidate Akin's rape remarks

USA TODAY - ‎30 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - Facing a growing controversy over his comments on the abortion rights of rape victims, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., is under heavy pressure from the senior ranks of the GOP to bow out of the race by Tuesday in order to nominate a candidate who ...
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Obama urges Romney to follow father's lead and release more tax returns

The Guardian - ‎15 minutes ago‎
Barack Obama has launched a strident attack on Mitt Romney's refusal to release more than two years of his tax returns, in a rare statement by the president on the issue.
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Roger Bowling: House guest 'shot couple multiple times and sawed off their ...

Daily Mail - ‎6 minutes ago‎
By Daily Mail Reporter A man staying with his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend at their home shot them repeatedly before dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw and throwing them into a canal, a court has heard.
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Pussy Riot: the anonymous band behind the high-profile conviction

Christian Science Monitor - ‎27 minutes ago‎
Pussy Riot has everything most aspiring bands dream of: worldwide recognition, fan support from megastars like Madonna and Paul McCartney, and offers to tour and record wherever it wants, whenever it wants.
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Phyllis Diller, outlandish comedian, dies at 95

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Phyllis Diller, the zany housewife-turned-stand-up comic with the electrified hairdo, outlandish wardrobe and a barrage of self-deprecating jokes punctuated by her trademark laugh, has died.
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Obama Warns of Military Action on Syria Over Chemical Weapons

New York Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON - President Obama on Monday threatened military action against Syria if there was evidence that the government of President Bashar al-Assad was moving its stocks of chemical or biological weapons.
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China and Gu Kailai trial: party reasserts control after local problem

The Guardian - ‎1 hour ago‎
When the Bo Xilai issue first erupted in March and the details of Neil Heywood's murder began to emerge, it was commonly accepted that this posed a huge challenge to the Chinese leadership at a most sensitive time - the imminent change in the ...
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Airstrikes, shelling and executions leave 100 dead on major Muslim holiday in ...

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
TEL RIFAT, Syria - Government forces pummeled the battered city of Aleppo with airstrikes and tanks and shelled parts of Damascus and southern Syria Monday, killing at least 100 people during a major Muslim holiday, rights groups and activists said.
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Obama Radio Ads Target 'Ryan-Romney' Ticket

Wall Street Journal (blog) - ‎17 minutes ago‎
By Neil King Jr. Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan waves at a campaign event at Walsh University on August 16, 2012 in North Canton, Ohio.
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Court: Ga. police may verify immigration status

The Associated Press - ‎33 minutes ago‎
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal appeals court has ruled that Georgia law enforcement can check on the immigration status of criminal suspects who fail to produce proper identification.
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Latinos largest minority on college campuses; a quarter of public school students

Washington Post - ‎30 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - The Pew Hispanic Center reports young Hispanics have reached a couple of education milestones. Last year, more than 2 million Hispanics ages 18 to 24 were enrolled in college and nearly a fourth of all pre-K through 12th grade public ...
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Global stocks slip, euro wavers on ECB comment

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Herbert Lash | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global shares and the euro closed almost flat on Monday after the European Central Bank sought to squash speculation about a form of market intervention to contain the euro zone debt crisis, damping recent ...
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Stocks Close Flat; Apple Ends at All-Time High

CNBC.com - ‎57 minutes ago‎
Stocks eased off their worst levels to end mostly flat in another thin session Monday, but still remained around four-year highs, lifted by gains in techs.
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Patrick to speak at Democratic convention in NC

Boston.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
BOSTON—Gov. Deval Patrick and US Sen. John Kerry have been tapped to speak at next month's Democratic National Convention, the party announced Monday, setting up what appeared to be a key role for Massachusetts Democrats as the party geared up for the ...
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Police: Man had pellet gun near Obama event

Boston.com - ‎4 hours ago‎
ROCHESTER, NH—Police say a man openly carrying a pellet gun on his hip was escorted away before President Barack Obama's campaign event in Rochester, NH Deputy Chief Scott Dumas says Rochester police received a call about someone having a gun 10 ...
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Apple sets record for company value at $624B

Businessweek - ‎18 minutes ago‎
By Peter Svensson on August 20, 2012 On Monday, Apple's surging stock propelled the company's value to $624 billion, the world's highest, ever.
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Epic patent battle between tech giants Apple, Samsung heading to jury after ...

Washington Post - ‎36 minutes ago‎
SAN FRANCISCO - The multibillion dollar patent dispute between the world's biggest smartphone makers is wrapping up. Lawyers are scheduled to deliver closing arguments Tuesday and a nine-person jury in federal court in San Jose, Calif.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 review: Testing the stylus-toting tablet

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Computerworld - ‎1 hour ago‎
Samsung's new tablet is all about the S Pen -- but is a standout stylus enough to make this a winner? By JR Raphael Computerworld - Too many devices these days suffer from Yet Another Android Tablet Syndrome: They're okay but unremarkable -- and in a ...
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Tom Cruise and others react to director Tony Scott's shocking death plunge

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Hollywood film legend Tony Scott's apparent suicide at age 68 had friends and colleagues offering their thoughts and condolences.
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Rosie Suffers Heart Attack

E! Online - ‎22 minutes ago‎
This is the sort of art you never want life to inspire. As it happens, Rosie O'Donnell—who is fine and currently recovering at home—revealed today that she suffered a heart attack last week, disclosing the information in a poem posted to her official ...
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DreamWorks Animation signs five-year deal with 20th Century Fox

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Shrek and Po have found a new home. DreamWorks Animation, the Glendale studio behind such hit animated franchises as "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda" and "Madagascar," has signed a five-year deal with 20th Century Fox, which will distribute its movies ...
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Roger Clemens returning to mound

ESPN - ‎10 minutes ago‎
The 50-year-old Clemens signed with the Sugar Land (Texas) Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League on Monday and he is expected to start for the minor league team on Saturday at home against Bridgeport.
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Dez Bryant to have MRI on knee

ESPN - ‎25 minutes ago‎
By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com SAN DIEGO -- Dallas Cowboys officials are awaiting the results of an MRI exam on wide receiver Dez Bryant's right knee.
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Skip Bayless accuses Redskins fans of being racist

USA TODAY - ‎37 minutes ago‎
By Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY ESPN analyst Skip Bayless might have outdone himself in the saying-stupid-things-that-could-get-him-in-trouble department.
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Sergio Garcia puts Ryder Cup debate to bed with Wyndham Championship win

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Yahoo! Sports (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Jonathan Wall By Jonathan Wall | Devil Ball Golf - 3 hours ago Sergio Garcia / Getty ImagesWe can officially put an end to the "Will Sergio make the European Ryder Cup team?
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Curiosity Mars rover gets ready to roll (+video)

Christian Science Monitor - ‎27 minutes ago‎
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity hasn't turned its wheels since landing on the Red Planet two weeks ago, but that's about to change.
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As rover Curiosity is about to roll on Mars, NASA chooses a 2016 probe of ...

Washington Post - ‎53 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - NASA wants to look deep into the guts of Mars. The space agency decided Monday to launch a relatively low-cost robotic lander in 2016 to check out what makes the core of the red planet so different.
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Nearly half of US doctors struggling with burnout

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Frederik Joelving | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Job burnout strikes doctors more often than it does other employed Americans, according to a national survey out Monday.

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