2012年5月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


How will Obama's change of heart affect his re-election campaign?

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US President Barack Obama arrives at a campaign rallyPresident Barack Obama's history-making embrace of gay marriage could send far-reaching political aftershocks through a presidential campaign defined by voter concerns about the economy but likely decided by slivers of the electorate in a handful of battleground states. "The politics, it's not clear how they cut in some places that are going to be pretty [...]


Obama: Gay couples should be able to marry

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ObamaPresident Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president.


Romney doubles down on same-sex marriage

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at Lansing Community College in Lansing, Mich., Tuesday, May 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)Mitt Romney reaffirmed his view that marriage is between "a man and a woman," offering a sharp contrast to President Obama who announced earlier today that he now backs the right of gay couples to marry. Speaking to reporters after a campaign event in Oklahoma City, Romney said his position on same sex marriage is [...]


Tenn. kidnap suspect on Most Wanted List

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Tennessee Kidnap Suspect Adam Mayes Put on FBI's Most Wanted ListThe man suspected of kidnapping a woman and her three daughters -- and then killing two of them -- has been rushed to the top of the FBI's list of its Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives.


Hairstyling pioneer Vidal Sassoon dies at 84 in LA

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VidalVidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name in hair care.


Fox News host warns GOP not to be ‘on the wrong side of history’

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Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith broadcasts his Moments after ABC revealed that President Obama said during a taped interview with "Good Morning America" he supports gay marriage, Fox News' Shepard Smith applauded the president, and warned conservatives to not use the evolution of Obama's view on same sex unions as part of its presidential campaign.


Former Edwards aide discusses wife's outrage

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Former presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards and his daughter, Cate Edwards, arrive at a federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Edwards is accused of conspiring to secretly obtain more than $900,000 from two wealthy supporters to hide his extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter, as well as her pregnancy. He has pleaded not guilty to six charges related to violations of campaign finance laws. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)Elizabeth Edwards angrily confronted a key presidential campaign donor who provided financial help to her husband's pregnant mistress in 2007, John Edwards' former spokeswoman testified Wednesday.


Log Cabin Republicans underwhelmed by Obama support

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A same-sex couple celebrates the overturn of Proposition 8 in CaliforniaThe leaders of two organizations for gay Republicans responded to President Barack Obama's support for same-sex marriage Wednesday with backhanded compliments and criticism of the timing of the president's decision. "It is good to see that after intense political pressure that President Obama has finally come around to the Dick Cheney position on marriage equality," said [...]


SEC charges ex-Detroit mayor in investment scheme

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Kwame Kilpatrick in townThe Security and Exchange Commission today charged the former mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick with secretly exchanging lavish gifts to peddle his influence over the investment process of the city's pension funds. The SEC also charged Jeffrey W. Beasley, the former city treasurer and investment adviser to the pension funds along with Kilpatrick. The complaint [...]


Daniels three-peats as Romney tepid-endorsement champion

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State of Indiana Governor Daniels takes part in a panel discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly HillsBy a nearly 2-to-1 ratio, Mitch Daniels held off a challenge from Rick Santorum to remain the champion of the Mitt Romney tepid-endorsement circuit. This is Daniels' third straight victory, including triumphs over Newt Gingrich and George Pataki, the former New York governor who won an eight-candidate tepid-endorsement bracket at Yahoo News. More popular Yahoo! [...]


Family pleads for U.S. soldier held in by Taliban since 2009

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U.S. Army Private Bergdahl watches as one of his captors displays his identity tag at an unknown location in AfghanistanBob Bergdahl, speaking out about his son's case after a long silence, said he hopes U.S. negotiators will press ahead with efforts to set in motion a chain of events intended in part to lead to the release of his son, believed to be held in Pakistan since he went missing in eastern Afghanistan in June 2009.


Massacre trial turns confrontational as witnesses testify

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Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik and his lawyer Geir Lippestad sit inside courtroom during Breivik's trial in OsloThe trial against Anders Behring Breivik, the self-confessed killer behind Norway's twin terror attacks last year, entered a more confrontational stage as the first witnesses from the shooting rampage at Utøya island began testimony today.


Romney: Obama policies are ‘old’ and ‘outdated’

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National security in the presidential raceFor the second day in a row, Mitt Romney painted President Obama as someone who is leading the country based on "old" and "outdated policies"—arguing that he, not Obama, is the candidate able to get America "growing and thriving again." Speaking to supporters against the backdrop of an idle oil pump in an exploration field [...]


Viewing child porn online not a crime, rules New York court

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In a controversial decision that is already sparking debate around the country, the New York Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that viewing child pornography online is not a crime. "The purposeful viewing of child pornography on the internet is now legal in New York," Senior Judge Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick wrote in a majority decision [...]

Student fighting flesh-eating disease after zip line injury

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A Georgia woman is fighting for her life after contracting flesh-eating disease during a zip line accident.

USPS to cut hours, not close post offices

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USPS to Cut Hours, Not Close Post OfficesAfter 10 months of angst and outrage that spanned from rural Montana to Capitol Hill, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that the 3,700 post offices targeted in May for closing will remain open. Instead, USPS plans to reduce the hours of operation at 13,000 rural...


Is the iPhone5 worth waiting for?

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Thinking about upgrading to a new iPhone? But you want to know if waiting for the next version is worth it? First, consider the rumors on what features it might have, new design ideas, and maybe most importantly, when pundits think it will be announced. Design One thing is certain: this phone will have a [...]

Texas hospital live-tweets brain surgery

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Late last month, the National Zoo live-tweeted the artificial insemination of a giant panda, providing a startlingly vivid play-by-play of the procedure. Not to be outdone, a hospital in Houston used its Twitter feed on Wednesday to live-tweet a human brain surgery--and it was just as graphic. "WARNING," a message on Memorial Hermann Hospital's Twitter [...]

'Butt dialing' may be to blame for 38% of NYC's false 911 calls

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Have you ever "butt-dialed" 911? If you have, you're not alone--especially if you live in New York City. According to a new report, "accidental" calls to 911 accounted for about 38 percent of all emergency calls in the Big Apple in 2010.

Duchess of Cambridge dons daring dress for date night

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While it wasn't exactly an Angelina Jolie leg flash, Kate Middleton showed some royal thigh last night when she stepped out with Prince William in London.

Vengeful teeth-pulling dentist story deemed a hoax

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Remember the tale of the jilted Polish dentist who pulled all the pearly whites from the mouth of her ex-boyfriend? Turns out the story has no teeth. The report that dentist  Anna Mackowiak removed all her ex-boyfriend's teeth after he came into her dental office complaining of a toothache turned out to be false. The [...]

Police arrest man after mistaking him for dead twin brother

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An innocent man was arrested and jailed for nearly two days for a crime allegedly committed by his now-dead twin brother. "If they would've trusted me, if they would've given me the benefit of the doubt, if they would've done that, none of this would've happened," Mitch Torbett tells local TV affiliate WRCB about his [...]

'Fifty Shades' too steamy for some library shelves

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FILE- This file combo made of book cover images provided by Vintage Books shows the Public libraries in several states are pulling the racy romance trilogy "Fifty Shades of Grey" from shelves or deciding not to order the best-seller at all, saying it's too steamy or too poorly written.


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