| Romney ‘enjoyed' Eastwood’s RNC speech, aide says Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT  NEW ORLEANS—A top adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign downplayed tensions over Clint Eastwood's rambling Republican National Convention speech, insisting the candidate thought the actor's routine was funny. Stuart Stevens, a senior strategist to the Republican nominee, said he was standing backstage with Romney as Eastwood delivered a speech in which he imagined a conversation he [...]
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| Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:46 PM PDT  Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.
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| A first since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT  Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party's nomination without mentioning war.
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| Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:25 AM PDT  A formerly blind Sumatran orangutan can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia.
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| Brain tumors and birthers: Dumbest political quotes of the week Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT  Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!
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| 'Troubling ineptitude' in security at nuclear bomb plant Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT  Guards at a government plant for storing weapons-grade uranium failed to spot activists, including an 82-year-old nun, who cut through its fences until they walked up to an officer's car and surrendered, an official report said on Friday.
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| Republicans and Democrats distorting Medicare facts Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:15 AM PDT  Paul Ryan came under fire for remarks that many people viewed as outright lies. In contrast, says Robert Farley, the Deputy Managing Editor of Factcheck.org, Mitt Romney's speech "avoided major falsehoods."
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| Mo. Farm Bureau reconsiders Akin support over rape comment Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT  The Missouri Farm Bureau is reconsidering its endorsement of Republican Rep. Todd Akin for U.S. Senate because of comments he made about women being able to thwart pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape," an organization spokesman said Friday.
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| Terror attack survivor becomes Paralympian Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT  All eyes were on No. 7 when Britain played Ukraine on Friday in its first match of the Paralympic Games sitting volleyball tournament.
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| Report: Gunman, two dead in shootout in New Jersey Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:26 AM PDT  Several people are reported dead, including the apparent gunman after an early Friday morning shootout at a grocery store in New Jersey, reports NBC 4 New York. The television station reports that a shootings occurred at the Pathmark store in Old Bridge at about 4 a.m. The station cited the Associated Press as reporting three [...]
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| Bernanke says Fed to act as needed but mindful of risks Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:37 AM PDT  JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday said progress in bringing down U.S. unemployment was too slow and the central bank would act as needed to strengthen the economic recovery. However, in a speech that suggested the Fed chief is taking seriously concerns about the possible effects of unconventional monetary policy, Bernanke did not explicitly signal any monetary easing was imminent. That could likely disappoint a nervous Wall Street, which has been bidding up stock prices in recent weeks on expectations the U.S. ...
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| Tsunami warning after 7.9 quake strikes off Philippines Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, USGS said. |
| Obama marks Iraq War anniversary Posted: 31 Aug 2012 06:31 AM PDT  President Obama today will publicly remind voters of his record as commander-in-chief, traveling to a Texas military base to thank service members and commemorate a war he brought to an end.
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| New Jersey shopping plaza shootout leaves 3 dead Posted: 31 Aug 2012 06:15 AM PDT  Police in New Jersey have reportedly shot and killed a man suspected of being involved in a shootout inside a shopping plaza this morning that left several people dead.
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| Iran pushes to blunt UN nuke agency powers Posted: 31 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT  Under pressure from a U.N. nuclear agency probe, Iran is urging member countries to revamp the agency in a way that would dilute the power of nations that fear it may be trying to make atomic arms, while giving its allies more authority.
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| New Jersey shopping plaza shootout leaves several dead Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:53 AM PDT Police in New Jersey have reportedly shot and killed a man suspected of being involved in a shootout inside a shopping plaza this morning that left several people dead. |
| Stuck Bolt Forces Extra Spacewalk for Space Station Crew Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:37 AM PDT  A stubborn bolt that prevented two spacewalking astronauts from properly installing a replacement power unit on the exterior of the International Space Station today (Aug. 31) will now require another spacewalk — possibly as early as next week — to attempt to resolve the problem, NASA officials said.
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| Indiana teens take off for 'new lives' in parents' Mercedes Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:05 AM PDT  Two Indiana teenagers who left notes for their parents saying they were "sorry" and "starting new lives" were found safe in Colorado.
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| No water, no power means days of misery for Louisiana Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:10 AM PDT  Isaac crawled into the nation's midsection early Friday, leaving a soggy mess in Louisiana. Neighborhoods were underwater, and many homes that stayed dry didn't have lights, air conditioning or clean water.
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| Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty dies in NYC at 44 Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:44 PM PDT  The hip-hop mogul, who helped Sean Combs, 50 Cent and Mariah Carey attain hit records and lucrative careers outside music, was found dead in an apparent suicide.
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| Voters respond to Mitt Romney's convention address Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:40 PM PDT  Yahoo! News asked voters to share their reactions to Mitt Romney's address at the Republican National Convention. In their own words, here are perspectives from across the nation.
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| Will Bernanke signal new boost to US economy? Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:51 PM PDT  Expectant eyes from around the world will be on Ben Bernanke Friday, looking for assurances that the US economy is solid or, if not, that his Federal Reserve is ready to invest more to stimulate growth.
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| Obama camp refers Clint Eastwood questions to Salvador Dalí Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:36 PM PDT  President Barack Obama's reelection campaign says Clint Eastwood's eccentric speech to the Republican National Convention was, well, surreal. "Referring all questions on this to Salvador Dalí," spokesman Ben LaBolt said by email. Dali was a Spanish surrealist painter of the 20th Century. His bizarre and beautiful works include The Persistence of Memory. Eastwood's appearance centered [...]
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| Romney makes appeal to voters disappointed in Obama Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:47 PM PDT  TAMPA—Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination by making an appeal to Americans disappointed in President Barack Obama's tenure in the White House, arguing he can usher in the change Obama promised in 2008 but has failed to deliver. "Tonight I'd ask a simple question: If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack [...]
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| Romney makes appeal to Americans disillusioned with Obama Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:30 PM PDT  TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney urged voters on Thursday to help him rebuild the U.S. economy and create millions of new jobs, asking them to overcome their disappointment in President Barack Obama and join him in restoring the promise of America. In a high-stakes speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, Romney said he would work to unify a divided country that believed Obama's lofty campaign promises but had lost hope they would be fulfilled. "What is needed in our country today is not complicated or profound. ...
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