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• 'Very nervous': Laid-off dad's big chance
• More details emerge on secret meeting
• Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies at age 47
• Spirit Airlines to refund cancer-stricken flyer’s fare
• Adviser: Edwards dismissed warning about affair
• Gov. Daniels wins title as most tepid Romney endorser
• Escort says Secret Service agents 'showed no respect'
• The battle begins: Romney campaign targeting Obama rallies
• Romney slams labor report, vows 500K jobs a month
• Does the tea party have a second act?
• Rights activists wary of China's offer to blind dissident
• Keystone XL pipeline issues gushing again
• Dominique Strauss-Kahn facing new rape accusation
• Biden toasts Cinco de Mayo, but commits ultimate party foul
• Junior Seau's brain to be donated for research
• The Hindenburg disaster: 75 years later
• Canadian Mint strikes nation's last one-cent coin today
• Mystery of islands’ dark-skinned blonds solved
• First-grader suspended for singing 'I'm Sexy and I Know It'
• One man's quest to be happily broke

'Very nervous': Laid-off dad's big chance Posted: After a hard job search, John overhauls his image — and lands a crucial interview.

More details emerge on secret meeting Posted: More details are coming out from the one-on-one 90 minute meeting held earlier today in Pittsburgh between presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. Longtime Santorum advisor John Brabender tells ABC News that the meeting between men who until last month were fierce rivals...

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch dies at age 47 Posted: According to breaking-news reports this morning from Rolling Stone and TMZ, Adam "MC" Yauch, co-founder of Grammy-winners and recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Beastie Boys, has died at age 47.

Spirit Airlines to refund cancer-stricken flyer’s fare Posted: Spirit Airlines said Friday afternoon that it will make an exception to its refund policy and reimburse the fare of a terminally ill man who had bought a ticket on the carrier, but was then told by his doctor not to fly.

Adviser: Edwards dismissed warning about affair Posted: A political adviser was told to butt out when he warned former Senator John Edwards that pursuing an extramarital affair with a videographer would sink his presidential ambitions, he testified at Edwards' campaign finance trial on Friday.

Gov. Daniels wins title as most tepid Romney endorser Posted: Indiana governor Mitch Daniels has held off challenger Newt Gingrich to defend his title as the least enthusiastic endorser of Mitt Romney.

Escort says Secret Service agents 'showed no respect' Posted: One of the Colombian escorts at the center of the Secret Service scandal emerged from hiding today, recounting in detail her night in Cartagena with a member of President Obama's protective detail and saying she fears for her safety.

The battle begins: Romney campaign targeting Obama rallies Posted: Mitt Romney's campaign is working hard to steal President Barack Obama's spotlight this weekend, when the president is set to hold the first major rallies of his 2012 re-election campaign.

Romney slams labor report, vows 500K jobs a month Posted: Mitt Romney slammed President Obama over a new labor report Friday that found the economy had added just 115,000 jobs last month, suggesting the country's 8.1 percent unemployment is "not a cause for celebration." But in using the numbers to attack Obama's handling of the economy, Romney also revealed some potentially troublesome benchmarks for what [...]

Does the tea party have a second act? Posted: The 2010 midterm elections were marked by ubiquitous images of voters waving Gadsen flags in the sun, women with tea bags hanging from their hat brims, and determined men in Paul Revere costumes shouting proclamations. What happened to those people?

Rights activists wary of China's offer to blind dissident Posted: China said on Friday blind dissident Chen Guangcheng could apply to study abroad,but rights activists sounded a note of caution over expectations of a quick way out for Chen.

Keystone XL pipeline issues gushing again Posted: The Keystone XL is back. Not that it ever really went away. Since last year, Republicans have been pounding President Barack Obama for rejecting the controversial pipeline, which would stretch from Canada to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn facing new rape accusation Posted: French investigators are studying accusations that Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have been involved in a rape during a sex party in a Washington hotel in 2010 while he was chief of the International Monetary Fund, a judicial official said Friday.

Biden toasts Cinco de Mayo, but commits ultimate party foul Posted: Politics: it's not a game, exactly. But there are rules, and when you break them you are running….Politically Foul! At a Cinco de Mayo celebration, Vice President Joe Biden was attempting to get festive. But he was without the appropriate equipment.

Junior Seau's brain to be donated for research Posted: SAN DIEGO (AP) The family of former NFL star Junior Seau will donate his brain for research into repetitive head injuries.

The Hindenburg disaster: 75 years later Posted: On May 6, 1937, the Hindenburg airship burst into flames over a New Jersey field.  75 years later, the disaster remains a source of mystery and fascination. The Hindenburg was one of the first disasters caught on film, thanks to newsreel coverage. It had an unmistakable effect on the masses (it doomed travel by airship) [...]

Canadian Mint strikes nation's last one-cent coin today Posted: Canada's last penny was struck Friday at The Royal Canadian Mint's manufacturing facility and will become a museum piece as the one-cent coins are withdrawn from circulation.

Mystery of islands’ dark-skinned blonds solved Posted: Researchers have discovered a single gene that caused inhabitants of the Solomon Islands to have the unique combination of very dark skin and very blond hair. On Thursday, the journal Science reported that a single gene mutation is responsible for the unique pairing. Perhaps most interesting, the findings debunk theories that residents of the Solomon [...]

First-grader suspended for singing 'I'm Sexy and I Know It' Posted: A Colorado elementary school student was suspended from school this week for singing a lyric from a popular LMFAO song, "I'm sexy and I know it." Those six little words from the Los Angeles rap-influenced duo earned first-grader D'Avonte Meadows a three day dismissal from...

One man's quest to be happily broke Posted: Daniel Suelo is 51 years old and broke. Happily broke. Consciously, deliberately, blessedly broke.

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