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Obama pet dog gets invite to Portland pooch fest

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:52 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama shows off the Obama family dog, Bo, during her visit to the Fisher House, located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, March 20, 2013, for a pre-Easter celebration with military families and children. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)A single (but looking to settle down) goldendoodle named Ramona has proposed canine marriage to presidential pooch Bo Obama. In a video produced by the Oregon Humane Society, the 2-year-old Ramona frets over an upcoming Humane Society fundraiser. "Oh, no," Ramona thinks, "I don't have a date for Doggie Dash!" The web-savvy Ramona tries to [...]

Russian police and prosecutors target human rights organizations

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

Oleg Orlov, member of Russian human rights group Memorial, talks to the media in his office in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, March 21, 2013, as prosecutors search for documents pertaining to all of its activities. The media arrived at the offices after social media alerted them to the search, but were not able to view the search happening. Russian prosecutors are searching the offices of Memorial, one of the country's oldest and most respected rights nongovernmental organizations NGOs, which used to be funded from the U.S. Agency for International Development USAID, but funding dried up after Russia kicked USAID out of the country last year. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)Activists say the searches are President Vladimir Putin's efforts to stifle dissent.

Judge appointed to oversee Steubenville case

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PDT

AP10ThingsToSee - Defense attorney Walter Madison, right, holds his client, 16-year-old Ma'Lik Richmond, second from right, while defense attorney Adam Nemann, left, sits with his client Trent Mays, foreground, 17, as Judge Thomas Lipps pronounces them both delinquent on rape and other charges after their trial in juvenile court in Steubenville, Ohio, Sunday, March 17, 2013. Mays and Richmond were accused of raping a 16-year-old West Virginia girl in August 2012. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)A grand jury will investigate possible new charges related to the rape of a girl last summer.

A closer look at mass shooting stats

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 12:05 PM PDT

New York City Mayor Bloomberg is joined by U.S. Vice President Biden and family members of victims of Sandy Hook school shooting during a news conference in New YorkPublic attacks in Newtown and elsewhere account for a fraction of all gun deaths.

Beware of fake Homeland Security emails

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:34 AM PDT

The logo of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reflected in the spectacles of an analyst working in a watch and warning center of a cyber security defense lab at the Idaho National LaboratoryTargeted users get a message claiming they must pay a fine to unblock their computers.

Jonathan Pollard's case gets attention during Obama's Israel visit

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

Who is Jonathan Pollard?The Jewish state—and a presidential heckler—seek the convicted spy's release.

Chicago notifies teachers and parents of school closings

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:47 AM PDT

CPS Finds Money To Fund All-Day KindergartenOpponents say the contentious plan disproportionately affects minority students.

Biden and Bloomberg urge Congress to have ‘courage’ on gun laws

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:31 AM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden talks on stage at the Department of Interior in WashingtonFamily members of Newtown victims join the VP and NYC mayor to make the appeal.

New assault report is awfully similar to Steubenville case

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

This combo made from undated booking photos released by the Torrington, Conn., Police Department shows Torrington High School football players Edgar Gonzalez, left, and Joan Toribio, charged Monday, March 18, 2013, with felony second-degree sexual assault and other crimes in February in cases involving different 13-year-old girls. One of the 13-year-old girls, who accused Gonzalez and Toribio, has received taunts on online social media. (AP Photo/Torrington, Conn. Police Department)Edgar Gonzalez and Joan Toribio stand accused of second-degree sexual assault of two 13-year-old girls.

Britain grapples with gas crisis as late winter blast hits

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:45 AM PDT

A gas cooker is seen in BoroughbridgeIf the cold persists, the UK may need to cut supplies to some big industrial customers.

U.N. investigating crimes and labor camps in North Korea

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 09:28 AM PDT

A North Korean flag on a tower flutters in the wind at a North Korean village near the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in this picture taken just south of the border, in PajuAlleged human rights violations "may amount to crimes against humanity."

Man plans fake attack in hopes of impressing woman (bad idea)

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:57 AM PDT

How to impress a woman? The question has befuddled generations of men. Sure, you could go the traditional route and offer a few thoughtful compliments while subtly mentioning that you were all-county shot-put in high school. Or, you could do what a Jonesboro, Ark., man did and stage a knife attack in a parking lot. [...]

Government funding bill sails through House

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:41 AM PDT

Bipartisan government funding bill sails through House, goes to Obama

House approves budget it knows won't pass, goes on vacation

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 08:12 AM PDT

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., appears before the House Rules Committee to testify on his party's budget proposal, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, March 18, 2013. He is joined at left by Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., the ranking member on the House Budget Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Paul Ryan's budget would defund Obamacare, balance the federal budget, and overhaul entitlement programs.

U.N. to launch probe of alleged Syria chemical arms attack

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 07:40 AM PDT

US evaluating claims of chemical weapons use in SyriaBy Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday announced that the United Nations will launch an investigation as requested by the Syrian government into allegations that chemical weapons were used in Syria. "I have decided to conduct a United Nations investigation into the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria," Ban told reporters. He said the investigation will focus on "the specific incident brought to my attention by the Syrian government. ...

Gerard Butler and Aaron Eckhart talk politics

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 06:39 AM PDT

This film image released by FilmDistrict shows, from left, Aaron Eckhart, Gerard Butler, Finley Jacobsen, Angela Bassett and Robert Forster in a scene from The two actors talk about their new White House based thriller "Olympus Has Fallen."

Rudy Giuliani is now pitching ID-protection on TV

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 06:09 AM PDT

Rudy Giuliani Becomes Pitchman For LifeLockJoins Eleanor Roosevelt On Long List of Political Pitchmen

U.S. Secret Service had gun accident near Iran's Ahmadinejad in 2006

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 05:08 AM PDT

U.S. Secret Service agents watch the crowd during a speech by President Obama in Washington, May 28, 2012. An unplanned shotgun blast nearly caused a global calamity.

Tree Obama planted in Jerusalem may be uprooted for inspection

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 04:52 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama participates in the planting of a magnolia tree from the White House, at the residence of Israel's President Shimon Peres in JerusalemThe gift was meant to signify the strong roots of the U.S.-Israeli relationship.

After more than a decade of war, some Americans still march

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 04:37 AM PDT

In this March 15, 2013 photo, protesters hold signs in front of the federal building in Montpelier, Vt. More than a decade after anti-war protesters started a weekly vigil in front of the Montpelier post office, they keep coming. Sometimes only a handful, but ever since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan they have come. They've outlasted the U.S. war in Iraq. From right, John Snell , Glen Hutcheson, Dave Connor and Ann Burcroff. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)Protesters highlight that while the war in Iraq is over, it goes on in Afghanistan.

100 tea bags a day causes rare bone disease in woman

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 04:22 AM PDT

Too Much Tea Causes Unusual Bone DiseaseA 47-year-old Michigan woman drank a pitcher of tea for 17 years, researchers report.

Thursday in politics: Obama continues Middle East trip, and more

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 03:06 AM PDT

On the second day of his Middle East trip, President Barack Obama heads to the West Bank for meetings with Palestinian leaders. Obama will hold a working lunch with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, followed by a news conference. Obama has said he is not bringing any new initiatives to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, and [...]

Search for answers in killing of Colo. prisons chief

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:34 AM PDT

This undated image provided by the Colorado Department of Corrections shows its director Tom Clements. Sheriff's Lt. Jeff Kramer says Clements was shot to death around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night March 19, 2013 when he answered his front door in Monument, north of Colorado Springs. Police are searching for the shooter. (AP Photo/Colorado Department of Corrections)The state's top prisons official was fatally shot after answering his front door.

Rockets hit Israel during Obama visit

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 01:19 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Gaza militants fire rockets into southern Israel ahead of President Obama's planned meeting with Palestinians.

Rockets explode in Israel during Obama visit

Posted: 21 Mar 2013 12:34 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Militants in Gaza fired two rockets at southern Israel, police said.
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