2012年5月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


How embarrassing is it to be president?

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A Young Barack Obama in LoveBottom Line Exactly how embarrassing is it to be President of the United States? That's the question we tackled today on the Bottom Line. And of course it's the recent Vanity Fair article by David Maraniss that raises the topic. Maraniss authored a soon-to-be released biography on the president and it includes stories from two [...]


Christie: Education reform is led by GOP

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FILE - In this March 29, 2012 file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Manchester, N.J. Christie says having a sexy television star seated beside him made it easier to absorb the fat jokes Jimmy Kimmel made at his expense during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, said Thursday that Republican politicians are leading the way for better educational opportunities for poor and minority children through voucher programs for private schools, while Democrats passively stand by or obstruct their efforts. The partisan framing of his education agenda is a bit of a departure from [...]


Chinese dissident wants 'face-to-face' meeting with Clinton

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In this photo released by the US Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, center, holds hands with U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, right, as U.S. State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh, left, applauds, before leaving the U.S. embassy for a hospital in Beijing Wednesday May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/US Embassy Beijing Press Office, HO)Chen Guangcheng told Congress today that he wants to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton face-to-face and he requested to have his "freedom of travel guaranteed" as he looks to leave China with his family and come to the United States. "I want to...


W.H. on Syria strategy: May have to ‘admit defeat’

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A view shows the damage in the al-Khaldia neighbourhood of Homs, during the United Nations' observers visit to the cityThe White House on Thursday angrily denounced a bloody overnight raid on Aleppo University by Syrian troops, and warned that it may soon be time for the world to "admit defeat" in its current strategy to drive President Bashar al-Assad's regime to halt a deadly yearlong crackdown on opposition to his regime. "If the regime's [...]


Edwards’ mistress yet to appear at trial, but her prescence is felt

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2009, file photo, Rielle Hunter, mistress of former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, leaves the Terry Sanford Federal Building and Courthouse in Raleigh, N.C. Andrew Young, once an aide and good friend to Edwards, testified in Edwards' criminal trial on Wednesday, April 25, that the former senator stopped returning his calls in January 2008, as Edwards was ending his White House bid. The next month, Edwards' child, Frances Quinn Hunter, was born to his mistress, Reille Hunter. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)Rielle Hunter, John Edwards' former mistress and mother of his now 4-year-old child, has yet to appear at the candidate's criminal conspiracy trial in Greensboro, N.C., which is nearing the end of its second week. But her presence has nonetheless been felt. Hunter's name—which is on the witness list for both the prosecution and defense—has [...]


When will Romney choose a vice presidential candidate?

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, greets supporters during a campaign stop in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday, May 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginian-Pilot,Ross Taylor)Using recent history as an indicator, there's plenty of time left to speculate about who Mitt Romney will choose as his running mate. A trend analysis by Geoffrey Skelley of the University of Virginia Center for Politics shows that in modern politics, nominees almost always wait until the final days before the party convention to [...]


Sen. Mark Kirk home, 3 months after stroke

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In this Thursday, April 19, 2012 photo provided Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. talks with staff members in his room at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in the first public image of Kirk since he suffered a stroke in January 2012. Doctors have said the 52-year-old Kirk should make a full mental recovery, although they expect the stroke will limit movement on his left side. (AP Photo/Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who suffered a stroke in late January, has recovered enough to leave the rehabilitation center he's been living at for the last three months and will continue his recovery from home, his Senate office announced today. "Mark has progressed to the...


Facebook sets $28 to $35 price range for IPO

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Facebook Vice President of Product Cox delivers a keynote address at Facebook's Facebook has set a price range of $28 to $35 for its initial public offering of stock. At the high end, this could raise as much as $11.8 billion.


New Galaxy S III phone is bigger and smarter

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Galaxy S III phone. (Samsung)At a press event in London on Thursday that it described as an "unpacking," Samsung indeed rolled out an impressive array of hardware and software enhancements that the company hopes will help it retain its ranking as the top cell phone maker in the world.


13-year-old finds mistake in Metropolitan Museum of Art map

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New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) is one of the world's premier destinations for artistic and historical exhibitions. But this epicenter of worldly culture is not above admitting the occasional mistake. Even when the correction comes from one curious 13-year-old boy. The Hartford Courant reports that 13-year-old Benjamin Lerman Coady found an [...]

Y! Big Story: Scandals plague China’s leadership transition

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An escaped dissident (a blind one at that), running from house arrest and straight into the arms of Hillary Clinton—if he can get to her. A political rock star's downfall. A mysterious poisoning. Are these cases of power-mad provincials on the loose? The clash of national economic reform and upstart Maoist loyalists? Just nasty but [...]

Romney: U.S. diplomats 'failed' to protect blind dissident

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In this photo taken May 2, 2012, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Chantilly, Va. It's on. Independent groups favoring Mitt Romney are launching TV advertisements in competitive states, providing cover against President Barack Obama's well-heeled campaign. Romney advisers also are wooing wealthy patrons of former GOP rivals. It all underscores how federal court cases _ including Citizens United _ have paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations and tycoons looking to help their favored candidates. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Mitt Romney has joined critics of the Obama administration's handling of Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, suggesting that American diplomats "failed" to protect Chen from his government.


Obama campaign's online character, 'Julia,' sparks debate

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President Barack Obama waves as he walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon his return to WashingtonShe's at the center of the latest round in a partisan, election-year debate about women, health care and the economy. But she – "Julia" – is not real.


$100M charity 'scammer' refusing to reveal identity to Feds

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Feds: $100M Charity 'Scammer' Refuses To Reveal IdentityThe man accused of using a fake identity to set up a bogus Navy Veterans charity (and then pocket millions in donations) has been captured, but authorities still have no idea who he is.


Facebook: A masterpiece and cultural catastrophe

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HeffernanYahoo!'s Virginia Heffernan calls the social networking site both a masterpiece and a cultural catastrophe.


Who needs a donor? Grow your own organs

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There's an 80% chance that in five months Bill Weir will be the first person ever to see his cardiac tissue beating outside his body. Last week Bill visited Dr. Tim Nelson at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to report on a revolutionary new stem cell treatment that would have sounded like science fiction [...]

Michelle Obama's expensive wardrobe rivals Ann Romney's

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While the political fashionistas had a field day this week with Ann Romney's nearly $1,000 blouse, she is not the only presidential candidate's wife with expensive taste. Despite her penchant for more affordable clothing, First Lady Michelle Obama also has a pricey wardrobe. From Balenciaga...

Vogue bans too-skinny models from its pages

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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2012, file photo, models have their make-up finalized under runway light before the J. Mendel Fall 2012 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, in New York. The 19 editors of Vogue magazines around the world made a pact to project the image of healthy models. They agreed to Vogue magazine, perhaps the world's top arbiter of style, is making a statement about its own models: too thin is no longer in.


Going vegetarian poses own set of potential health risks

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Thinking of giving up meat from your diet? The potential health benefits of a green diet are well established, but a story by the Mother Nature Network (MNN) says there are also some potential side effects and health risks associated with a vegetarian lifestyle. Could low cholesterol kill you? A study by the Honolulu Heart [...]

37% of teens are video chatting, and that number's growing: study

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How do your kids stay in touch with their friends online? Do they use video chat programs? If so, they're in good company — according to a study of American teenagers, nearly 4 our of 10 kids are using video chat. … Continue reading
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