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Stebbins: Paul supporters 'out to change hearts and minds'

Minneapolis Star Tribune - ‎7 hours ago‎
TAMPA -- Marianne Stebbins told a national audience of Ron Paul supporters Sunday that that they must engage the political process without becoming beholden to it.
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Poll: Obama, Romney neck-and-neck ahead of party conventions

Washington Post - ‎52 minutes ago‎
TAMPA - The Republican National Convention opens this week with President Obama and presumptive nominee Mitt Romney running evenly, with voters more focused on Obama's handling of the nation's flagging economy than on some issues dominating the ...
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Neil Armstrong's television exit almost as quiet as his life

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
NEW YORK - By the yardstick of history, Neil Armstrong was among the most accomplished men ever to walk on the planet that he looked upon from afar one magical week in July 1969.
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Analysis: How Apple overwhelmed Samsung's patent case tactics

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Dan Levine and Poornima Gupta | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In August 2010, just a few months after Samsung Electronics launched its Galaxy smartphone, a team of Apple Inc lawyers flew to South Korea.
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Jersey Shore Stars Tweet Congrats to New Mom Snooki!

E! Online - ‎55 minutes ago‎
Lorenzo Dominic LaValle's here! There was a collective fist-pump today when Jersey Shore fans heard the news of Snooki giving birth to her and Jionni's anticipated baby guido at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, just before 3 am And, ...
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Mass burials held in Damascus suburb amid army crackdown

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎40 minutes ago‎
DARAYA, Syria: Mass burials in this Damascus suburb on Sunday showed the carnage of the past few days in gruesome detail: scores of bodies lined up on top of one another in long thin graves moist with mud.
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Quake of 7.4 magnitude hits off El Salvador coast-USGS

Reuters - ‎12 minutes ago‎
(Adds tsunami warning for Pacific nations) Aug 27 (Reuters) - A major earthquake of 7.4 magnitude hit in the Pacific Ocean about 78 miles (125 km) off the coast of El Salvador late Sunday night, the US Geological Survey said.
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Two foreign troops killed by rogue Afghan soldier

Reuters - ‎27 minutes ago‎
| KABUL (Reuters) - Two foreign soldiers were shot dead by a rogue Afghan army soldier in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, the NATO-led coalition said, adding to a series of insider shootings which have damaged trust between the allies.
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Iran opens nonaligned summit with calls for nuclear arms ban

Washington Post - ‎52 minutes ago‎
Iran seeks to use the weeklong gathering - capped by a two-day summit of Non-Aligned Movement leaders - as a showcase of its global ties and efforts to challenge the influence of the West and its allies.
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Several quakes shake Southern California

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎28 minutes ago‎
San Diego -- Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes rattled Southern California on Sunday, shaking an area from rural Imperial County to the San Diego coast and north into the Coachella Valley.
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Man fatally shoots former co-worker outside Empire State Building, is killed ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - ‎Aug 24, 2012‎
By Star-Ledger Staff By Kelly Heyboer and Stephen Stirling/The Star-Ledger A laid-off fashion designer shot and killed a former co-worker this morning, triggering a chaotic sidewalk shootout in front of the Empire State Building that left nine ...
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Treasuries Advance Before Bernanke Speaks at Jackson Hole

Bloomberg - ‎18 minutes ago‎
Treasuries advanced on speculation Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will use his Aug. 31 speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to outline the case for further central bank action to support the economy.
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China's Wen calls for steps to stabilize exports

Businessweek - ‎2 hours ago‎
By Joe Mc Donald on August 26, 2012 BEIJING (AP) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has called for efforts to stabilize weakening exports amid signs the country's economy is weakening despite stimulus efforts.
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Grand Old party despite storm

New York Post - ‎46 minutes ago‎
By CARL CAMPANILE, TARA PALMERI and SA MILLER Post Correspondents Despite fears of torrential rain and 45-mph winds, Republican delegates and protesters alike whooped here last night - even as Tropical Storm Isaac forced a postponement of today's ...
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Cain, sans convention speaking slot, rallies conservatives in Tampa

CBS News - ‎1 hour ago‎
(CBS News) TAMPA, Fla. - Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain told a crowd of 1000 mostly Tea Party supporters Sunday that if anything, being pressured out of the race helped him become a more candid mouthpiece for conservative values.
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Florida Ex-Governor Backs Obama

New York Times (blog) - ‎51 minutes ago‎
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Charlie Crist, the former Republican governor of Florida who became a pariah in his party when he ran for the Senate as an independent, formally endorsed President Obama on Sunday.
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iPad Mini Rumor Mill Heats Up

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PCWorld (blog) - ‎13 hours ago‎
By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Aug 26, 2012 9:49 AM Apple's so-called "iPad Mini" should be unveiled within a month or two if speculation is correct, and the rumor buzz is spinning fast about everything from the screen size to the features.
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Some see message from Rupert Murdoch in tabloid's decision to print photos of ...

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
British officialdom has largely turned its back on Murdoch because of the phone-hacking scandal that has badly tainted his media empire over the past year.
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World's largest oil producer falls victim to 30K workstation attack

Ars Technica - ‎4 hours ago‎
by Nathan Mattise - Aug 26, 2012 11:45 pm UTC It's nearly a plot line from the movies: World's largest oil producer gets hit by a cyber-attack that threatens to wipe away all data from its internal computers.
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Dropbox upgrades security with two-factor authentication

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ITworld.com - ‎23 minutes ago‎
August 27, 2012, 1:32 AM - The file-sharing utility Dropbox is now offering two-factor authentication, a system that makes it much harder for hackers to capture valid credentials for a person's account.
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13-inch Retina MacBook Pro displays in production

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CNET - ‎9 hours ago‎
The 13.3-inch version of the Retina MacBook Pro is on the way, an analyst tells CNET. That means more portability and less money compared with the current 15-inch model.
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Audience growing for '2016: Obama's America'

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Dinesh D'Souza felt that President Obama had been telling his story to Americans for years. The conservative author wanted to give them a different version.
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Bill explodes in 'True Blood' finale

NBCNews.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Christina Dowling, E! Online This is it. Season finale time. And if you've been watching "True Blood" for five seasons, you know everything can go to hell in a hand basket in a mere hour.
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Speed daters: Rihanna and Rob Kardashian burn rubber as they enjoy a go ...

Daily Mail - ‎16 hours ago‎
By JJ Anisiobi The Bajan-born beauty was seen enjoying a go-karting date with none other than Rob Kardashian, on Saturday night. The singer and the reality star burnt rubber as they spent time catching up at the Racer's Edge Indoor Karting in Burbank, ...
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In Olympic year, US Open is fifth major

Salt Lake Tribune - ‎36 minutes ago‎
New York • Champion at Wimbledon in both singles and doubles. Winner again at the All England Club in both events, four weeks later at the London Olympics.
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Sanchez, Tebow fail to find end zone

FOXSports.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Three preseason games and counting. No trips to the end zone for the New York Jets. After a couple of close calls, including a late drive by Tim Tebow in the final seconds, the Jets failed to score a touchdown again as the Carolina Panthers held on for ...
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Seahawks name rookie QB Russell Wilson their Week 1 regular-season starter

Yahoo! Sports (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Doug Farrar By Doug Farrar | Shutdown Corner - 3 hours ago Think a short quarterback can't succeed in the NFL? Russell Wilson would like you to hold that thought.
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Golf roundup: Nick Watney gets timely victory in Barclays

Detroit Free Press - ‎25 minutes ago‎
FARMINGDALE, NY -- Nick Watney salvaged a dismal season with a timely victory in The Barclays on Sunday. Watney turned a two-shot deficit against Sergio Garcia into a three-shot lead in four holes around the turn at Bethpage Black, and then hung on to ...
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Curiosity Rover's arrival on Mars revives interest in space innovation

Washington Post - ‎9 hours ago‎
The computer selected to power Curiosity - the Mars rover hailed as proof America can still make big technological strides - wasn't the cutting-edge device one might expect.
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Comic helps fuel donations for Nikola Tesla museum

NewsOK.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
By FRANK ELTMAN | Published: August 27, 2012 Leave a comment SHOREHAM, NY - A jolt of support from a popular Web cartoonist has re-energized a decades-long effort to restore a decrepit, 110-year-old laboratory once used by Nikola Tesla, ...
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Residents urged to stay indoors during spraying

Houston Chronicle - ‎Aug 22, 2012‎
Aerial spraying of mosquito-fighting insecticide began Wednesday night for parts of west and northwest Harris County. The treatment is expected to last five to seven hours, according to Martha Marquez, a spokeswoman for the Harris County Public Health ...
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Circumcision benefits outweigh risks and insurers should pay; pediatricians ...

Washington Post - ‎16 minutes ago‎
In its latest policy statement on circumcision, a procedure that has been declining nationwide, the American Academy of Pediatrics moves closer to an endorsement but says the decision should be up to parents.

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