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Romney ‘enjoyed' Eastwood’s RNC speech, aide says

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Actor Clint Eastwood addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)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 [...]


Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:46 PM PDT

Tony Rodriguez, right, carries his baby daughter Nicole as they and his wife Jodi Clelland leave their flooded home in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac in Slidell, La., Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Isaac is now a tropical depression and the center was on track to cross Arkansas on Friday and southern Missouri on Friday night, spreading rain as it goes. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)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.


A first since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney addresses delegates before speaking at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party's nomination without mentioning war.


Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 file photo, Gober, an elderly female Sumatran orangutan who is blind in both eyes due to cataracts, lies down with her twin babies at a rehabilitation center in Sibolangit, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Formerly blind Gober can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara, File)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.


Brain tumors and birthers: Dumbest political quotes of the week

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Former Arkansas Governor and former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks to delegates during the third session of the Republican National Convention in TampaEach 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!


'Troubling ineptitude' in security at nuclear bomb plant

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:19 AM PDT

Handout photo of an aerial view of the Y-12 Plant in Oak RidgeGuards 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.


Republicans and Democrats distorting Medicare facts

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:15 AM PDT

FILE - In 2012 file photos President Barack Obama, left, Talks to reporters in Washington on June 8 and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 14. When it comes to the economy, half of Americans in a new poll say it won't matter much whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins the presidential election. (AP Photo/Scott Applewhite, left, and Evan Vucci, file)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."


Mo. Farm Bureau reconsiders Akin support over rape comment

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., campaigns his wife Lulli, right, during the Northwest Missouri State Fair in Bethany, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. It was Akin's first public interaction with voters since his Aug. 19 comment in a TV interview that women's bodies have ways of averting pregnancy from what he called 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.


Terror attack survivor becomes Paralympian

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Martine Wright, left, of Britain shakes hands with Larysa Klochkova left, of Ukraine, prior to their women' sitting volleyball match at the 2012 Paralympics games, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in London. On July 7, 2005, four suicide bombers detonated explosives on London's transit system, killing 52 commuters and the four attackers. Wright was among the injured on 7/7, losing both her legs. Seven years later, she's been transformed into an athlete, a Paralympian.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)All eyes were on No. 7 when Britain played Ukraine on Friday in its first match of the Paralympic Games sitting volleyball tournament.


Report: Gunman, two dead in shootout in New Jersey

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Police officers look over a Pathmark supermarket in Old Bridge after a shooting incidentSeveral 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 [...]


Bernanke says Fed to act as needed but mindful of risks

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:37 AM PDT

Ben Bernanke reacts as he testifies before the House Committee on the Financial Services semi-annual monetary policy report on Capitol Hill in WashingtonJACKSON 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. ...


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

Obama Marks Iraq War AnniversaryPresident 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.


New Jersey shopping plaza shootout leaves 3 dead

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 06:15 AM PDT

New Jersey Shopping Plaza Shootout Leaves Three DeadPolice 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.


Iran pushes to blunt UN nuke agency powers

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 05:26 AM PDT

Participants of the Nonaligned Movement summit attend an afternoon session in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)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.


New Jersey shopping plaza shootout leaves several dead

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:53 AM PDT

New Jersey Shopping Plaza Shootout Leaves Three DeadPolice 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

Stuck Bolt Forces Extra Spacewalk for Space Station CrewA 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.


Indiana teens take off for 'new lives' in parents' Mercedes

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:05 AM PDT

Indiana Teens Who Fled Found Safe in ColoradoTwo Indiana teenagers who left notes for their parents saying they were "sorry" and "starting new lives" were found safe in Colorado.


No water, no power means days of misery for Louisiana

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:10 AM PDT

Home and car is surrounded by water after Hurricane Isaac in IrontonIsaac 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.


Hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty dies in NYC at 44

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 11:44 PM PDT

FILE - This Feb. 28, 2007 file photo shows hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty in his office in New York. Lightly died of an apparent gunshot wound on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 at his home in the Bronx borough of New York. He was 44. Lighty was the man behind rap's leading figures, helping them not only attain hit records, but lucrative careers outside of music. He had been a part of the rap scene for decades, working with pioneers like LL Cool J, KRS-One before starting his own management company, Violator.(AP Photo/Jim Cooper, file)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.


Voters respond to Mitt Romney's convention address

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney points to the crowd after his speech during the final session of the Republican National Convention in TampaYahoo! 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.


Will Bernanke signal new boost to US economy?

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:51 PM PDT

Few are agreed on just what the taciturn, scholarly US central bank chief should or indeed could doExpectant 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.


Obama camp refers Clint Eastwood questions to Salvador Dalí

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:36 PM PDT

President Barack Obama shrugs during a rally in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. ( AP Photo/Steve Helber)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 [...]


Romney makes appeal to voters disappointed in Obama

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:47 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Romney waves to the crowd with his wife Ann, vice presidential runningmate Rep. Paul Ryan and Ryan's wife Janna after accepting the nomination during the final session of the Republican National Convention in TampaTAMPA—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 [...]


Romney makes appeal to Americans disillusioned with Obama

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:30 PM PDT

Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney speaks during the final session of the Republican National Convention in TampaTAMPA, 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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