| Hollande defeats Sarkozy to become French president Posted:  François Hollande won the French presidential election on Sunday, capturing more than 51 percent of the vote to defeat incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy and become France's new president, according French television. Sarkozy, who has held the French presidency since 2007, grabbed 48.1 percent, according to the polls. Hollande, the 57-year-old socialist challenger, narrowly edged Sarkozy, also [...]
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| Airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader Posted:  An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI's most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier U.S. drone attacks, but the U.S. did not immediately confirm it.
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| Biden on gay marriage: ‘Absolutely comfortable' Posted:  Vice President Joe Biden is not convinced the economic recovery has flatlined, doesn't think Mitt Romney has a jobs plan and is "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage. During a wide-ranging interview with David Gregory on NBC's "Meet The Press" on Sunday, Biden weighed in on a wide array of topics--the economy, foreign policy, gay marriage, [...]
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| Greek parties vow bailout changes as votes come in Posted:  Greeks angered by a vicious and protracted financial crisis punished the parties that have dominated politics for decades Sunday, with projected election results showing them hemorrhaging support to anti-bailout ...
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| New York cooperators give firsthand look at al-Qaida Posted:  By the time a wayward kid from Long Island named Bryant Neal Vinas joined al-Qaida in 2008, the sight of trainees swinging from monkey bars was a thing of the past.
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| Congressional intel chairs: Taliban getting 'stronger' Posted:  As 10,000 U.S. troops prepare to leave the Afghanistan over the next six months, two top lawmakers, just back from a trip to the region, on the House and Senate Intelligence Committee said they are concerned that the Taliban is growing stronger. "I think we both say...
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| Man's death at Kentucky Derby track thought a homicide Posted:  The discovery of a man's body Sunday in the stable area of Churchill Downs was being investigated as a homicide, but there appears to be no connection to the race track or the Kentucky Derby, police said.
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| Rupert Murdoch spoofed on ‘SNL' by Fred Armisen Posted:  Rupert Murdoch and "Fox And Friends," Fox News' loopy morning show, were spoofed on "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday, with Fred Armisen impersonating the 81-year-old mogul. Watch a clip of the cold open above. Earlier Saturday, Murdoch--who has been using Twitter as an outlet for his unfiltered political views--lamented the medium. "Seems impossible to have [...]
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| Russian police use batons, battle anti-Putin protesters Posted:  Russian riot police beat protesters about the head with batons and detained more than 400 on Sunday after clashes broke out at a Moscow rally by thousands of people against Vladimir Putin on the eve of his return to the presidency.
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| The Hindenburg disaster: 75th anniversary Posted: |
| McCain's advice to Romney: Pick running mate you trust Posted:  This morning on ABC's This Week, Sen. John McCain weighed in on Mitt Romney's hotly anticipated vice presidential pick. The former presidential candidate's advice was clear. "The absolute, most important aspect is, if something happened to him, would that person be well qualified to...
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| GOP leaders start to rally around Romney -- sort of Posted:  Republican party leaders are starting to rally around Mitt Romney, but it's not exactly a stampede of support for the expected GOP presidential nominee.
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| Paul wins majority of delegates from Maine GOP Posted:  With Mitt Romney's GOP presidential nomination all but decided, Ron Paul supporters took control of the Maine Republican Convention and elected a majority slate supporting the Texas congressman to the GOP national convention, party officials said. The results gave the Texas congressman a late state victory.
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| Wife Skyping with soldier husband saw bullet hole in wall Posted:  An Army nurse showed no alarm or discomfort before suddenly collapsing during a Skype video chat with his wife, who saw a bullet hole in a closet behind him, his family said Sunday.
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| Rubio avoids VP questions, rips Obama for losing spark Posted:  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., deflected questions about the vice presidency in an interview Sunday morning and instead zeroed in on the failings of President Obama and the spark he's lost since 2008. "All the things that made him different and special four years ago are...
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| Netanyahu seeks September Israel election Posted:  TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he supported holding an early general election in four months' time, a ballot polls say could strengthen his hand as Israel confronts Iran's nuclear ambitions. The next national vote was not due until October 2013, but new legislation that might force ultra-Orthodox Jews to serve in the military and an upcoming budget debate have threatened to unravel a governing coalition of religious and nationalist parties once seen as one of the most stable in Israel's history. ...
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| Be afraid, exultant Greek neo-Nazis warn rivals Posted:  Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn warned rivals and reformers Sunday that "the time for fear has come" after exit polls showed them securing their entry in parliament for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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| Long fight predicted in Guantanamo Sept. 11 case Posted:  The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, but the trial won't be starting anytime soon, and both sides said Sunday that the case could continue for years.
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| Georgia's patriarch baptizes 400 babies in one day Posted:  The patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church presided over the baptism of hundreds of babies in a Tbilisi cathedral on Sunday as part of an effort credited with helping raise the birth rate in this former Soviet nation.
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| Indy police: Girl, 14, charged in 4-year-old cousin's killing Posted: Indianapolis police say a 14-year-old girl found covered in blood faces a preliminary murder charge in her 4-year-old cousin's stabbing death. |
| Bids for Neil Armstrong's Corvette pass $250K on eBay Posted:  A beat-up 1967 Chevrolet Corvette, which astronaut Neil Armstrong purportedly first owned, has attracted astronomical bids on the online auction site eBay. But did the first man to walk on the moon ever drive it?
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