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Group says 60 arrested, some hurt in Chicago anti-NATO clashes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Baton-swinging police clashed with anti-war protesters marching on the NATO summit in Chicago on Sunday and a lawyers' group representing the demonstrators said at least 12 people were injured, some with head wounds from police batons. More than 60 people were arrested in a melee at the end of a march attended by at least 3,000 people, according to Sarah Gelsomino of the National Lawyers Guild, which represented protesters and attended demonstrations. Chicago police did not immediately provide figures on the number of arrests or injures. By dusk the streets had calmed down. ...
20 May 2012 at 6:27pm
In tornado-weary Joplin, graduates eager to move on despite Obama visit
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable day in the life of a high school senior. But not in Joplin, Missouri, where President Barack Obama's commencement address on Monday will come one year after the deadliest tornado in the United States in six decades killed 161 people. "I'm pretty sure we will remember the tornado more than Obama's speech," said graduating senior Ethan Ritschel. ...
20 May 2012 at 12:24pm
Tropical Storm Alberto not seen to gain strength, forecasters say
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Alberto churned slowly toward the South Carolina coast on Sunday where heavy rain and dangerous surf are expected from the beach resort of Myrtle Beach south to Savannah, Georgia, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Bringing an early start to the Atlantic hurricane season, Alberto rose to tropical storm strength on Saturday and by Sunday morning was about 95 miles south-southeast of Charleston, according to the latest update by the hurricane center in Miami. It carried maximum sustained winds near 50 miles per hour. ...
20 May 2012 at 7:58am
Mom with flesh-eating disease had seven operations: brother
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A 36-year-old new mother of twins who is suffering from a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection has undergone a series of operations to remove dead or damaged tissue in a South Carolina hospital, her brother said on Sunday. Lana Kuykendall was admitted to Greenville Memorial Hospital on May 11, days after giving birth, with a painful spot on her leg that was ultimately diagnosed as necrotizing fasciitis, a serious infection of the skin and soft tissues. ...
20 May 2012 at 3:55pm
Dale Chihuly's 'Glass House' shines in Seattle
(Reuters) - Pioneering glass artist Dale Chihuly, whose work has been shown in over 200 museums worldwide, will be honored in his home city Seattle when "Chihuly Garden and Glass" opens on Monday, offering the most comprehensive collection of his work ever. Spanning one and a half acres in the shadow of the Space Needle, the show includes an exhibition hall, a garden and a "Glass House" structure by Chihuly, inspired by his two favorite buildings, Paris' Sainte-Chapelle and London's Crystal Palace. ...
20 May 2012 at 10:56am
Fed by dry brush, wildfires persist in Southwest
PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona wildfire whipped up by winds and dry conditions threatened to trigger more evacuations on Sunday, just as firefighters were nearly done battling the biggest of four blazes in the state. Fires in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado have forced the evacuation of several small towns and torched more than 65 square miles (168 square km) of forest, brush and grass in the U.S. Southwest. ...
20 May 2012 at 11:16am
Possible engine problem delays U.S. rocket launch
The launch of a privately owned Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said. Preparations for the company's trial cargo run to the International Space Station proceeded smoothly until 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT) when an onboard computer aborted the launch. "Liftoff ... we've had a cutoff. ...
19 May 2012 at 5:27am
Civil rights group NAACP endorses gay marriage
(Reuters) - The nation's largest civil rights group, the NAACP, endorsed gay marriage on Saturday, giving a boost to the movement to legalize same-sex nuptials despite reservations expressed by some black ministers. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People passed the resolution at its board meeting in Miami "as a continuation of its historic commitment to equal protection under the law," the organization said. "Civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. ...
19 May 2012 at 6:08pm
U.S. marks 150th anniversary of Homestead Act offering free land
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Homestead Act, the law that gave away 270 million acres of land and transformed the vast American interior. Representatives from 30 states will take part in a ceremony at the National Monument of America in the Nebraska town of Beatrice, representing the states where nearly 2 million people each received 160 acres of free land under the program. ...
19 May 2012 at 10:27pm
New York City's most senior openly gay official weds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christine Quinn, New York's highest-ranking openly gay official and the leading candidate to be the city's next mayor, married her longtime girlfriend on Saturday, walking down the aisle to Beyonce's "Ave Maria." The wedding came less than a year after New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law legalizing same-sex marriage in the state, whose first same-sex nuptials were held July 24. ...
19 May 2012 at 4:55pm
Thousands protest in Chicago as NATO summit opens
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters carried their anti-war message to world leaders at a NATO summit on a steamy Sunday, in a mostly peaceful march led by a group of Iraq War veterans who symbolically gave back their military medals. During the march, a group of black-clad demonstrators darted toward police lines along the route, and some threw water bottles at officers who pushed back and yelled at them to move along, but there were no major incidents. ...
20 May 2012 at 2:35pm
Kennedy clan, celebrities attend Mary Kennedy's funeral
BEDFORD, New York (Reuters) - Mary Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who died in an apparent suicide earlier this week, was recalled Saturday as an "angel" who was ultimately overwhelmed by a lengthy fight with depression. Those remembrances came as members of the Kennedy clan, including Robert F. Kennedy's widow Ethel and late President John F. Kennedy's daughter Caroline, gathered for her funeral here at St. Patrick's, a small Catholic church in this wealthy Westchester County hamlet about 50 miles north of New York City. ...
19 May 2012 at 12:45pm
Climber dies in 1,100-foot fall on Alaska's Mount McKinley
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A climber on Alaska's Mount McKinley died in a 1,100-foot fall that started with an effort to retrieve a sliding backpack during an attempt to ascend North America's tallest peak, the National Park Service said on Saturday. The Friday afternoon fall was the first serious accident in this year's climbing season, the service said. The climber - who was not from the United States - was in a three-person party that was not roped together. At the time of the accident, the group was heading up from the 16,200-foot level of the 20,320-foot mountain, officials said. ...
19 May 2012 at 6:09pm
Anti-NATO activists weighed Obama HQ attack: prosecutors
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three protesters arrested on terrorism-related charges ahead of the NATO-summit considered targeting U.S. President Barack Obama's re-election campaign headquarters and the home of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, according to court documents released on Saturday. The Chicago Police Department said the men were arrested on Wednesday and were charged on Friday with conspiracy to commit terrorism, providing material support for terrorism, and possession of an explosive incendiary device. ...
19 May 2012 at 11:41am
Latest anti-NATO protest in Chicago small, peaceful
Around 500 demonstrators gathered outside the home of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Saturday to protest the recent closure of mental health clinics as part of a series of rallies and marches timed to coincide with a NATO summit here. But the protest was much smaller than one attended by an estimated 2,500 people at a downtown plaza on Friday. The biggest rally is expected to be on Sunday near the convention center where world leaders will gather. ...
19 May 2012 at 3:12pm
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'Hard days ahead' in Afghanistan
President Obama tells a Nato summit there are "hard days ahead" in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.
20 May 2012 at 7:06pm
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi is dead
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi dies at home in Tripoli, nearly three years after he was controversially freed from a Scottish prison.
20 May 2012 at 10:32am
Thousands watch Pacific eclipse
An annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not fully block out the light from the Sun, has moved across east Asia and is due to reach the western US later.
20 May 2012 at 6:58pm
Cheap dysentery drug 'promising'
A cheap drug, which is already prescribed for arthritis, could fight amoebic dysentery, according to researchers in the US.
20 May 2012 at 11:26am
Facebook boss in surprise wedding
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg ends a hectic week by getting married to long -time girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise ceremony at his home.
19 May 2012 at 7:16pm
China activist Chen lands in US
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng arrives in New York, after his escape to the US embassy in Beijing last month sparked a diplomatic crisis.
19 May 2012 at 8:49pm
SpaceX aborts launch at lift-off
The US firm SpaceX aborts the lift-off of its Falcon rocket and Dragon ship to the International Space Station.
19 May 2012 at 3:58am
Maryland allows same-sex divorce
The highest court in Maryland allows gay couples to divorce, even though same-sex marriage is not yet allowed in that US state.
18 May 2012 at 2:10pm
US baby boomers in Hep C warning
US baby boomers are advised to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C, in a move health officials say could save 120,000 lives.
18 May 2012 at 7:02pm
Quebec in emergency protest law
The government of Quebec passes an emergency bill in an effort to quell the most sustained student protests in Canadian history.
18 May 2012 at 7:18pm
Facebook shares see modest debut
Facebook shares end a volatile first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing, having initially jumped more than 10%.
18 May 2012 at 1:49pm
Zimmerman found with bloody nose
A Florida neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot an unarmed black teenager had a bloody nose and a cut on his head, according to police reports.
17 May 2012 at 7:20pm
JP Morgan boss to testify in US
JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon will appear before a Senate committee to explain the bank's $2bn trading loss on a failed hedging strategy.
18 May 2012 at 6:01am
Man held for 'swallowing diamond'
A man is being held in custody until a $20,000 diamond he is believed to have swallowed passes through his system, Canadian police say.
17 May 2012 at 9:40am
Virgin Atlantic allows air calls
Passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London to New York will soon be able to make in-flight phone calls using personal devices.
16 May 2012 at 8:32am
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Injuries, arrests in clashes between protesters and police
A standoff between police and anti-war demonstrators near the NATO summit at McCormick Place left several protesters bloodied and led to dozens of arrests.
by Tribune staff report
20 May 2012 at 6:40pm
Russia says West still considering military action on Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's deputy foreign minister said on Sunday that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries.
by Gleb Bryanski
20 May 2012 at 5:01pm
Veterans symbolically discard service medals at anti-NATO rally
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly 50 U.S. military veterans at an anti-NATO rally in Chicago threw their service medals into the street on Sunday, an action they said symbolized their rejection of the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
by Mary Wisniewski
20 May 2012 at 4:55pm
NATO seeks unity on Afghan war despite French exit plan
CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO leaders charting a path out of Afghanistan sought on Sunday to dispel fears of a rush for the exits in the unpopular war even as France's new president vowed to stick by his pledge to withdraw French troops by year's end.
by Missy Ryan and Phil Stewart
20 May 2012 at 3:55pm
Serb rightist wins presidency, backs EU path
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Opposition leader Tomislav Nikolic, last in power when Slobodan Milosevic's Serbia was bombed by NATO in 1999, was elected president on Sunday and pledged to keep the former Yugoslav republic moving towards the European Union.
by Aleksandar Vasovic and Matt Robinson
20 May 2012 at 3:29pm
Italy quake kills at least six, damages historic buildings
SANT' AGOSTINO, Italy (Reuters) - A strong earthquake in northern Italy killed at least six people, injured dozens and damaged historic buildings including a famed mediaeval castle early on Sunday, waking terrified citizens and sending thousands running into the streets.
by Stephen Jewkes
20 May 2012 at 2:57pm
Two more men charged as NATO protests get underway
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two more men have been arrested in Chicago for threatening behavior before a NATO summit, bringing to five the number of people charged with terrorism-related activities or possessing explosive devices in the days leading up to the meeting of the military alliance.
by Andrew Stern and James B. Kelleher
20 May 2012 at 2:25pm
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi dies in Libya leaving unanswered questions
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, the Libyan convicted of the 1988 bombing of a PanAm flight over Lockerbie, died of cancer on Sunday aged 60, leaving many questions on the attack and its aftermath unanswered.
by Hadeel Al Shalchi
20 May 2012 at 2:18pm
Google's Schmidt challenges: no screen time for 1 hour a day
(Reuters) - Google Inc Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt challenged college graduates on Sunday to take the radical step -- at least for their generation -- of tearing their eyes away from their smartphones and computer screens.
by Ross Kerber
20 May 2012 at 1:49pm
Alleged perpetrator of mass beheadings in Mexico arrested
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican soldiers have arrested an alleged perpetrator of the massacre of 49 people whose corpses were decapitated, dismembered and dumped on a highway last week.
by Ioan Grillo
20 May 2012 at 1:19pm
2 accused in bomb-making schemes tied to NATO summit
Two more men have been charged with planning to make explosives to be used during the NATO summit.
by Staff report
20 May 2012 at 12:52pm
Lone bomber, not mafia, sought for Italy school attack
BRINDISI (Reuters) - A bomb attack which killed a teenage girl and wounded 10 others in southern Italy was probably carried out by a lone individual, a senior official said on Sunday, playing down initial suspicions of mafia involvement.
by James Mackenzie
20 May 2012 at 12:34pm
Bomb explodes near UN chief's convoy
DOUMA, Syria (Reuters) - A roadside bomb exploded on Sunday about 150 meters (yards) from a United Nations convoy carrying the head of a Syria ceasefire monitoring mission and a senior U.N. official in the town of Douma, a Reuters witness said.
20 May 2012 at 12:28pm
In tornado-weary Joplin, graduates eager to move on despite Obama visit
JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable day in the life of a high school senior.
by Kevin Murphy
20 May 2012 at 12:26pm
U.S. trainer shot in Yemen, army advances on militants
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Unidentified assailants shot and seriously wounded a U.S. military instructor in Yemen on Sunday, while the army closed in on a town controlled by al Qaeda-linked fighters in heavy fighting that killed at least 27 people, local officials said.
20 May 2012 at 11:33am
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Pride and pain duel a year after town's deadly twister
Recovery has been steady since a tornado leveled a third of Joplin, Mo., but deep scars remain.
JOPLIN, Mo. — Arielle Speer started to cry. She was having a panic attack, and the movie hadn't even started.
by By Matt Pearce, Special to the Los Angeles Times
19 May 2012 at 10:21pm
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng grateful to be safe in U.S.
His case caused a diplomatic standoff and further complicated U.S.-China relations.
NEW YORK — After years of detention and a bold escape to the U.S. Embassyin Beijing, blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States, a bittersweet moment in a harrowing journey that had touched off a diplomatic crisis and poses continued challenges for U.S.-Chinese relations.
by By Lisa Marscaro, Barbara Demick and Andrew Tangel, Washington Bureau
19 May 2012 at 10:13pm
Latino analysts dubious of Rubio's potential benefit for Romney
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who has been mentioned as Mitt Romney's potential running mate, is unlikely to do much to boost the GOP presidential candidate's Latino support, experts and polls say.
Handsome, youthful, Cuban American and Republican, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been mentioned repeatedly as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney — in part because of hopes that the presence of the first Latino on a major national ticket would draw that key voting group Romney's way.
by By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times
19 May 2012 at 10:10pm
Supreme Court considers whether to take up anti-terrorism laws
At issue are challenges to George W. Bush-era measures involving wiretapping and the prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, after a four-year break from terrorism issues, is set to decide as soon as Monday whether to again take up constitutional challenges to George W. Bush-era anti-terrorism laws involving wiretapping and the Guantanamo prisoners.
by By David G. Savage, Washington Bureau
19 May 2012 at 10:09pm
Obama uses JPMorgan loss to defend Wall Street regulations
Taking aim at Republican opposition, he says Congress must back oversight to avoid another financial meltdown.
WASHINGTON — Aiming squarely at GOP critics of Wall Street reform, President Obama said Saturday that investment bank JPMorgan's stunning $2-billion loss serves as a reminder of the importance of Washington's role in preventing another financial crisis.
by By Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
19 May 2012 at 10:08pm
Activists arrested in Chicago, accused of plotting attacks
Police say the trio manufactured Molotov cocktails for use during the NATO summit. Defense lawyers say the charges are scare tactics to deter protesters.
CHICAGO — Three activists who traveled to Chicago for a NATO summit were accused Saturday of manufacturing Molotov cocktails in a plot to attack President Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's home and other targets.
by Associated Press
19 May 2012 at 9:59pm
Obama could have a prayer among Ohio's white evangelicals
A recent gathering of religious leaders in Ohio indicates that churches don't necessarily march in lock step with the Republican Party. But certain social issues could still make it a tough sell for the president.
CINCINNATI — The Rev. Chris Beard is a theological conservative, make no mistake about it. He believes the Bible is the word of God. He believes the Holy Spirit speaks to him directly. He believes, as an article of faith, that abortion and same-sex marriage are wrong.
by By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times
19 May 2012 at 5:46pm
SpaceX aborts first private launch to space station
Computers sense an engine anomaly at the last second and shut down the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
The first mission by a private company to the International Space Station was aborted before dawn Saturday at Cape Canaveral, Fla., when computers detected an anomaly in one of the rocket's engines and automatically shut down the launch sequence.
by By W.J. Hennigan
19 May 2012 at 4:57pm
Mary Kennedy is mourned at private funeral in New York
The service, held on a beautiful spring morning, was private, but the list of celebrities attending was a testament to both Kennedy star power, and Mary's knack for friendship.
Family and friends gathered Saturday at a modest stone church in a hamlet north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the latest member of that charmed and cursed family to fall victim to tragedy and inner demons.
by From the Associated Press
19 May 2012 at 1:36pm
NATO summit demonstrations peaceful despite terrorism charges
On the day three men were charged with conspiracy to commit terrorism at President Obama's campaign headquarters and other Chicago-area sites, protests on the first day of the NATO summit on Saturday have been vigorous and noisy but largely peaceful.
by By Dalina Castellanos
19 May 2012 at 1:34pm
Police: NATO protesters wanted to hit Obama HQ, mayor's home
Three out-of-state men arrested in a raid days before the NATO summit in Chicago considered hitting President Obama's campaign headquarters, Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house and police stations with "incendiary devices," according to court documents.
by By Jeremy Gorner, Becky Schlikerman and Rosemary R. Sobol
19 May 2012 at 12:27pm
NATO and G-8 summits allow Obama to showcase foreign policy
His status as a world leader, rather than the slow economic recovery, will be in the spotlight.
WASHINGTON — Whatever else they achieve, back-to-back summits of world leaders this weekend hosted by President Obama will showcase the perks of incumbency. An American president with sagging approval ratings on the top campaign issue — the anemic economic recovery — will stand in the spotlight as a seasoned world leader.
by By Kathleen Hennessey and Christi Parsons
19 May 2012 at 5:00am
House Republicans add gay marriage measure to defense bill
The chamber passes the annual spending bill 200 to 120, including the provision that would ban same-sex ceremonies at military chapels.
WASHINGTON — Wading into the gay marriage debate, the Republican-led House tacked a provision banning same-sex marriages at military chapels onto a sweeping defense bill that is now headed to the Senate.
by By Ian Duncan and Lisa Mascaro, Washington Bureau
19 May 2012 at 5:00am
Deep-sea microbes live life in the extremely slow lane
Samples from the depths of the Pacific appear to be almost dead, but scientists say they could help in the search for life on other planets.
Had enough of life in the fast lane and looking to take it down a notch or two? You might seek guidance from a colony of deep-sea microbes harvested from the barren depths of the Pacific Ocean that are progressing so slowly, they almost appear to be dead.
by By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Tim
19 May 2012 at 12:00am
Jurors in John Edwards trial ask to see exhibits
They request a phone message, a handwritten note and a marker board, suggesting they plan a detailed look at evidence from four weeks of testimony.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The jurors who will decide the fate of former presidential candidate John Edwards deliberated for more than four hours Friday before breaking for the weekend in a trial focused on complex campaign finance laws and lurid details of Edwards' extramarital affair.
by By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
18 May 2012 at 4:23pm
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Obama and the NATO General: Different views on Afghanistan
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At the NATO summit in Chicago, President Obama emphasized the coming end of the war. But Marine Gen. John Allen, the NATO Commander in Afghanistan, said US troops will be fighting there through 2014. By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer / May 20, ...
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20 May 2012 at 6:08pm
Producer seeks to dismiss 'Stripper 101' lawsuit - CBS News
Producer seeks to dismiss 'Stripper 101' lawsuit
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LAS VEGAS ? A July hearing has been set on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by five instructors of the "Stripper 101" class and show on the Las Vegas Strip. The instructors, in their complaint filed in Clark County District Court in March, ...
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20 May 2012 at 6:15pm
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In tornado-weary Joplin, graduates eager to move on despite Obama visit
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JOPLIN, Mo (Reuters) - Having the president of the United States speak at commencement would normally be the most memorable day in the life of a high school senior. But not in Joplin, Missouri, where President Barack Obama's commencement address on ...
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20 May 2012 at 5:01pm
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Parents make appeals before webcam case sentencing
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL, AP ? 1 minute ago ORADELL, NJ (AP) ? One couple lost their teenage son to suicide in the days after his college roommate used a webcam to see him kiss another man in September 2010; the other fears their son will be sent to prison ...
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20 May 2012 at 5:10pm
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Newark Mayor Criticizes Obama's Ad
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Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark, a prominent Democrat enlisted as a surrogate for President Obama's campaign, sharply criticized it on Sunday for attacking Mitt Romney's work at the private equity firm Bain Capital. Mr. Booker, speaking on the NBC ...
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20 May 2012 at 5:30pm
In the US, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's influence could wane - CBS News
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In the US, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's influence could wane
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(CBS News) Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng spent his first full day in America inside a housing complex in downtown Manhattan on Sunday. CBS News correspondent Tony Guida reports the repercussions of his arrival are being felt far beyond New York.
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20 May 2012 at 4:17pm
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A USA TODAY analysis of polling data sorts Americans into five broad categories based on their economic concerns and outlook for the future. Source: Analysis by Jim Norman of USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1012 adults taken May 10-13.
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20 May 2012 at 5:29pm
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Tropical Storm Alberto hovers off SC coast; forecasters lift tropical storm watch
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By JEFFREY COLLINS AP COLUMBIA - Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just ...
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20 May 2012 at 5:19pm
Pro-Romney Super PAC sees fundraising dip in April - Reuters
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Pro-Romney Super PAC sees fundraising dip in April
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By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restore Our Future, an outside "Super PAC" backing Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, raised $3.9 million in April, less than half the haul it collected in March, ...
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20 May 2012 at 4:54pm
Democrats' Wisconsin Worry - Wall Street Journal
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Democrats' Wisconsin Worry
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By COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON and LAURA MECKLER With little more than two weeks until Wisconsin's gubernatorial recall election, some Democratic and union officials quietly are expressing fears that they have picked a fight they won't win and that could ...
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