Liz Cheney takes on 'radical' W.H.

'Keep America Safe' opposes Obama’s moves to pull the U.S. away from Bush's foreign policy.

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Clinton warns Iran of need for nuclear progress (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that international powers would not wait forever for Iran to prove it was not developing nuclear bombs.

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Watch NASA's moon crash live online

Don't want to drag your telescope out for a gander at NASA's moon impact mission? Stick to your friend, the Internet, instead tomorrow morning. Slooh, a web-based telescope-viewing site, offers live coverage of NASA's $79 million Lunar Crater Observation and...

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Egypt cuts ties with France's Louvre museum (AP)

AP - Egypt said Wednesday its antiquities department severed ties with France's Louvre museum because it has refused to return what are described as stolen artifacts, one of the country's most aggressive attempts yet to reclaim relics from some of the world's leading Egyptology collections.

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3 Americans share Nobel medicine prize (AP)

AP - Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging.

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Jamal Dajani: Israel vs. Iran: The Writing is on the Wall

Iran has agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors to view its recently revealed uranium enrichment plant near the city of Qom, and President Obama has called talks between U.S. diplomats and their Iranian counterparts about the country's nuclear program a "constructive beginning" However, recent events and heated rhetoric concerning Iran's nuclear program are reminiscent of the final days that lead to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 when then U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell presented the United Nations Security Council on February 5th of that year with what he called "solid" e

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Chicago still favored, with Rio next, for Olympics (AP)

AP - The tense and tight battle to host the 2016 Olympics sped toward its climax with Chicago, backed by President Barack Obama's star power, the bookmakers' favorite Thursday after a long, emotional and at times acrimonious campaign.

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Nero's rotating banquet hall unveiled in Rome (AP)

AP - Archaeologists on Tuesday unveiled what they think are the remains of Roman emperor Nero's extravagant banquet hall, a circular space that rotated day and night to imitate the Earth's movement and impress his guests.

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Threat to summer vacation

The White House is mulling changes that may be very unpopular with students.

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Best Of YourTango—Dating Sober, Short Men

This week on YourTango we covered one of the biggest issues in modern dating: how to do it sober. It's not as easy as you think. As such, we managed to come up with some solid advice and tips on dating without alcohol. Also, how to deal with short men, lying bastards and one-night stands. How do you leave things with them the morning after? Should you give a gift? Keywords: best of, Best of YourTango, love buzz Bookmark/Share this post with: read more

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PAUL KIRK Tapped For Kennedy Senate Seat

Fox News' Major Garrett reports that Paul Kirk has been chosen to fill the Massachusetts Senate seat held previously by Ted Kennedy. The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza said on MSNBC Wednesday afternoon that an announcement could come later in the day. Kirk was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1985 to 1989 and a longtime aide to the late Sen. Kennedy. He currently co-chairs the Commission on Presidential Debates, is the chairman of the board of directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and is a member of the board of directors of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute

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Fatal crash leaves hole in Toy Run hearts, efforts

James and Deborah Harmon, the Bakersfield couple killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident near Kernville, helped found the Bakersfield Toy Run and were a major force behind the annual charity event for the local Salvation Army. "It felt like a kick in the gut," said Bob Atkinson, director of family services for the Salvation Army, about learning of the couple's death. He'd known them 26 years. Jim and Debbie, as their friends called them, were one of the Toy Run's founding couples when it was just "50 motorcycles and 75 toys," Atkinson said. Last December -- its 25th year -- the run drew an

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GOP lawmaker warns against health care changes (AP)

AP - A GOP congresswoman grateful for quick detection of her breast cancer says Democratic health overhaul plans could mean life-threatening delays in treatment.

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Pelosi: I'm clueless about cash cut-off

WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday she is clueless about an amendment to prohibit government funds for embattled ACORN, although it overwhelmingly passed the Senate Monday and the White House is calling for the group to be held accountable. "I don't even know what they passed," Pelosi...

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Break the curse of oil addiction

When T. Boone Pickens framed U.S. energy dependence on foreign oil as a national security issue, people couldn't agree fast enough. He launched an aggressive advertising campaign pushing wind and solar power as an alternative to imported oil in 2008.

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Police say syringes will help stop drunk driving (AP)

AP - When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he'll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver's arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein.

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Milky Way Expected to Survive a Beating (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - Though the Milky Way is taking a good beating from nearby
mini-galaxies that sometimes slam into it, our galaxy is not likely to de
destroyed by this process as some scientists had predicted, a new study finds.

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Holy city twist: Arabs moving into Jewish areas (AP)

AP - Yousef Majlaton moved into the Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev for such comforts as proper running water and regular garbage pickup. But he represents a potentially volatile twist in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute over the holy city.

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Video Insider: Carl Pelini breakdown

The Nebraska football team took the practice field on Wednesday for their second to last workout before Saturday's Florida Atlantic game. Watch what defensive coordinator Carl Pelini had to say after Wednesday's practice in today free video breakdown provided by Time Warner Cable and Nebraska On Demand.

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US fares poorly in child welfare survey (AP)

AP - America is among the industrialized world's worst victims of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty, even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries such as Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands, a new survey indicates.

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Joe Jackson: 'Someone should pay' for son's death (AP)

AP - Michael Jackson's father says he'd never heard of the drug propofol until it was implicated in his son's death.

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Winning Mega Millions Tickets Sold in the Bronx and California

The Bronx is about to give tony Manhattan some competition. One of the two lucky winners of the $333 Mega Millions jackpot purchased his or her ticket in the New York City borough, the New York Daily News reported, while the other instant millionaire picked the ticket up in San Gabriel, Calif. Each golden ticket is worth $166.5 million. Interestingly, the winner opted to take the money in annuity payments rather than a lump sum. The Bronx ticket was bought at Fordham Convenience Store on West Fordham Road, the Lottery Commission said. The store gets a $10,000 check for selling the winning ti

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Obama girls fly under the radar -- but how long will it last?

Could there be two luckier tweens in all of America than Malia and Sasha Obama? The Jonas Brothers and Beyonc sing for them. ...

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South Africans rally for runner in gender debate (AP)

AP - Mobbed by a singing, dancing and horn-blowing crowd of supporters at Johannesburg's airport, South African runner Caster Semenya looked overwhelmed and a little terrified.

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Rapper makes label pay

Believing she was stiffed, this pioneer uncovered a clause to fund her dream.

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Pitcher's boneheaded play

It may take years for Toronto rookie Brett Cecil to live down his blunder against Boston.

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Miley Cyrus 'Stalker' Struggling With Grief

The lawyer for the Georgia man accused of stalking Miley Cyrus said he is struggling with grief and needs help.
Mark McLeod, 53, is in custody and awaiting a hearing date after appearing before a judge at the Tybee Island Municipal Court.
James Byrne, his court-appointed lawyer, said McLeod's mother and brother had both died in the last 18 months and that he had lost his job and was unable to find work as a plumber. He said: "People need to understand that he's a human being. If there's something wrong, we need to address it. He's one of our fellow citizens who might need some help."
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US commander in Iraq wants troops in disputed land (AP)

AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Monday that he wants to deploy American soldiers to disputed territories in northern Iraq following a recent spike in bombings there.

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Mormon church becomes target in renewed gay marriage fight

The Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide "kiss-in" Saturday.

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wii recall

Once again, don't buy anything made in China!

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