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• First Lady Michelle Obama, from lightning rod to mom-in-chief
• Occupy protesters shut down DNC bus service
• Cops surround protesters blocking street near DNC
• Photos: Wounded vet works as U.S. Open ballperson
• Obama campaign: 'Osama bin Laden is dead, GM is alive'
• Apple invites media to event, hints at iPhone 5
• Navigating the DNC? Apps can help with that: a review
• Margaret Thatcher power suit sells for $39,670
• Hacker group AntiSec releases 1 million Apple IDs
• DNC 2012: What Obama should brag about
• U.N.: 'Astonishing' 100,000 people fled Syria in August as war intensifies
• #HashOut: What five words do you want to hear in Obama’s speech?
• Photos: LIFE’s best Democratic convention snapshots
• Drew Peterson murder trial winds down with closing statements
• Egypt's veiled news anchor stirs debate
• Watch: Newsmakers with Obama's campaign team
• Obama gives himeself an 'incomplete' on economy
• Some Dems want Betty White to make their day
• Red Bull heir suspected in fatal hit-and-run
• Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as strikes hit
• For Michelle Obama, a new mage but an old role
• Closing arguments set to start in Peterson trial
• Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah
• Obama tours storm-ravaged Louisiana parish
• Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights

First Lady Michelle Obama, from lightning rod to mom-in-chief Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:54 PM PDT Before she became first lady, Michelle Obama was an easy lightning rod for conservative critics.

Occupy protesters shut down DNC bus service Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:21 PM PDT CHARLOTTE--On Tuesday, a group of more than 100 protesters shouting "Obama is a traitor" temporarily shut down official bus service that ferries around delegates at the Democratic National Convention. The protesters, some of whom were lying down in the street, were surrounded by Charlotte police, who used their bicycles to build a barrier around the [...]

Cops surround protesters blocking street near DNC Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:06 PM PDT Police surrounded a group of protesters Tuesday who blocked an intersection five blocks from where the Democratic National Convention is being held. At least one person was put in handcuffs at the scene along a route used by delegate buses.

Photos: Wounded vet works as U.S. Open ballperson Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:49 AM PDT Ryan McIntosh, right, takes the extra balls from Albert Montanes of Spain while working a match in the second round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Obama campaign: 'Osama bin Laden is dead, GM is alive' Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:00 AM PDT In a live Yahoo! News/ABC "Newsmakers" broadcast, Pres. Obama's campaign architects declared "the country is better off" than it was four years ago.

Apple invites media to event, hints at iPhone 5 Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT Apple is inviting reporters to a news conference next week in San Francisco with a message that suggests that it will reveal the iPhone 5, as expected.

Navigating the DNC? Apps can help with that: a review Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:10 AM PDT Last week we walked you through four apps released by political organizations and news outlets to help you navigate the storm-threatened Republican National Convention (RNC). Now we're back with a look at the apps designed for viewers and attendees of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), which begins Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. To save you [...]

Margaret Thatcher power suit sells for $39,670 Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:53 AM PDT A turquoise wool suit that Margaret Thatcher wore on the day she was confirmed as Conservative Party leader has sold at auction for 25,000 pounds ($39,670).

Hacker group AntiSec releases 1 million Apple IDs Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:37 AM PDT This is a mess you don't want to be a part of: Hacker group AntiSec claims it has gotten a hold of FBI data that contained over 12 million Apple ID numbers linked with other personal information.

DNC 2012: What Obama should brag about Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The festive sidewalks surrounding the convention's security perimeter on Labor Day offered a visual crash course in the constituency groups that make up the 2012 Democratic Party. The most common accessory on a steamy afternoon was an old-fashioned hand fan from NARAL emblazoned with the slogan: "Pro-Choice Voter – Politicians Make Crappy Doctors." Union supporters and delegates wore SEIU T-shirts and carried IBEW tote bags. And in a tepid echo of one of the great slogans of the 1960s, dozens of Democrats wore paste-on decals that declared, "Make Out Not War."

U.N.: 'Astonishing' 100,000 people fled Syria in August as war intensifies Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:04 AM PDT GENEVA - More than 100,000 Syrians sought refugee status during August in what the United Nations describes as an eye-popping escalation in the pace of departures since the hostilities began.

#HashOut: What five words do you want to hear in Obama’s speech? Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:48 AM PDT The time zone, temperature and humidity are the same, but Charlotte is NOT Tampa, and the DNC's vibe is a bit different from that of its RNC counterpart last week. Whereas folks in Tampa often declined the opportunity to talk on camera to our Hashout On Location team, people here in Charlotte have no such [...]

Photos: LIFE’s best Democratic convention snapshots Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:32 AM PDT

Drew Peterson murder trial winds down with closing statements Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:59 AM PDT The final statements will close a five-week trial that has been marked by heated legal battles and three calls for mistrial by attorneys for Peterson, 58, who is accused of killing his wife, Kathleen Savio, in 2004.

Egypt's veiled news anchor stirs debate Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:41 AM PDT Egypt's first veiled newsreader on state television has drawn support from many viewers for ending an unwritten rule under ousted Hosni Mubarak that kept covered women out of the top job, although some fretted it could herald social restrictions.

Watch: Newsmakers with Obama's campaign team Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:37 AM PDT Yahoo's Olivier Knox and ABC's Diane Sawyer and Jake Tapper talk to the people behind the push to get Obama reelected.

Obama gives himeself an 'incomplete' on economy Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:21 AM PDT With 63 days to go to the election, President Obama says he still deserves an "incomplete" – rather than a letter grade – when asked to rate his performance on fixing the economy. "You know, I would say incomplete," Obama said in an interview with...

Some Dems want Betty White to make their day Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:04 AM PDT They've taken on big banks and workers' rights abuses, now the progressive activists at Change.org have their sights set on bringing comedienne Betty White, 90, to the Democratic National Convention.

Red Bull heir suspected in fatal hit-and-run Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:31 AM PDT An heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune was arrested after he fatally hit a policeman with his Ferrari, dragging the officer's body down a Bangkok street early this morning, police said.

Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as strikes hit Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:15 AM PDT FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa, Germany's biggest airline, canceled hundreds of flights in Frankfurt, Berlin and Munich on Tuesday as cabin crew launched a second round of strikes in a row over pay and conditions. The strike action follows a walkout on Friday that left 26,000 passengers stranded and caused millions of euros in lost revenues. "It is difficult for the company to cushion the impact. We cannot just get new flight attendants, and the personnel buffer is limited," Lufthansa spokesman Klaus Walther said. ...

For Michelle Obama, a new mage but an old role Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:59 AM PDT When Michelle Obama spoke at the 2008 DNC, she was warily viewed as a woman proud of her country "for the first time" and caricatured as an Afroed and armed rebel soldier.

Closing arguments set to start in Peterson trial Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:54 AM PDT Attorneys deliver closing arguments at Drew Peterson's trial Tuesday, after which jurors will begin deliberations on whether the state proved the former Illinois police officer murdered his third wife.

Iran could strike U.S. bases if Israel attacks: Hezbollah Posted: 03 Sep 2012 11:50 PM PDT Iran could hit U.S. bases in the Middle East in response to any Israeli strike on its nuclear facilities even if U.S. forces played no role in the attack, the leader of Hezbollah said on Monday.

Obama tours storm-ravaged Louisiana parish Posted: 03 Sep 2012 10:29 PM PDT Taking a detour from his campaign battleground tour, President Obama surveyed a Louisiana neighborhood hit hard by the floods of Hurricane Isaac.

Dems platform backs gay marriage, abortion rights Posted: 03 Sep 2012 08:19 PM PDT Democrats unveiled a party platform at their national convention Monday that echoes President Barack Obama's call for higher taxes on wealthier Americans while backing same-sex marriage and abortion rights.

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