2012年5月14日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Obama: JPMorgan is 'one of the best-managed banks'

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Obama: JPMorgan Is 'One of the Best-Managed Banks'ABC News' Mary Bruce, Aaron Katersky and Christina Ng Report: Just hours after a top JPMorgan Chase executive retired in the wake of a stunning $2 billion trading loss, President Obama told the hosts of ABC's "The View" that the bank's risky bets exemplified the...


Edwards trial: Defense shifts focus from salacious affair details

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John Edwards exits a federal courthouse next to one of his defense lawyers, Abbe Lowell in GreensboroAfter two weeks of testimony from witnesses to his affair, lawyers for John Edwards opened their defense case in Greensboro, N.C., on Monday, by shifting attention away the salacious details to something entirely less sexy—campaign finance law—arguing that the nearly $1 million the former presidential candidate is accused of using to hide his then-pregnant mistress [...]


Amid VP rumors, Rubio looking forward to ‘years’ in Senate

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Marco Rubio Avoids VP Questions, Hammers Obama for Losing his SparkWASHINGTON -- Despite months of speculation about who presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney may choose as his running mate, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio isn't taking anything for granted. Speaking to a crowd of about 150 chardonnay-sipping small business owners Monday on Capitol Hill, Rubio emphasized that he's looking ahead to the next several "years" [...]


The right and wrong ways to buy Facebook stock

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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2007 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg poses at his office in Palo Alto, Calif. Zuckerberg turns 28 on Monday, May 14, 2012. He's considerably younger than the average FORTUNE 500 CEO, of course. But while some investors worry that Zuckerberg is too young to lead Facebook as a public company, experts point out that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell were in their 20s when their companies had IPOs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)After months of hype Facebook (FB) is expected to become a publicly traded stock at the end of this week.


Romney ad touts steel mill boosted by Bain investment

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Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney will give a commencement address at Liberty University in VirginiaHours after Obama's campaign tied Mitt Romney to the bankruptcy of a Missouri steel company, the Romney campaign is out with its own video highlighting a steel company it says Romney helped save.


Ron Paul all but ends presidential campaign

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FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks to his supporters following his loss in the Maine caucus to Mitt Romney, in Portland, Maine. Don't Paul the primary is over. He's too busy mucking up Mitt Romney's efforts to accumulate enough convention delegates to claim officially the Republican nomination for president. Paul's supporters won control of state GOP conventions in Maine and Nevada last weekend, stripping Romney of delegates in Maine but graciously letting him keep the ones he won in Nevada's February caucuses. Next up are Republican state conventions in Minnesota, Missouri, Louisiana and Iowa. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)Ron Paul announced Monday that his campaign will no longer spend money on presidential nominating contests due to lack of funds, effectively ending his campaign for the Republican nomination. Paul wrote the following in an open letter to supporters: Our campaign will continue to work in the state convention process. We will continue to take leadership [...]


Space shuttle Enterprise time-lapse shows painstaking process

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The space shuttle Enterprise, mounted on transport vehicle, is backed into a temporary hanger after being demated from the NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at John F. Kennedy International AirportLast month, the space shuttle Enterprise arrived at New York City's JFK International Airport on the back of a 747 jumbo jet. Its ultimate destination: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan. [Photos: Last journey continues for Enterprise] NASA recently posted a time-lapse video of the shuttle being removed from the back of [...]


Health bulletin: Never ask if you’re ‘mom enough’

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TimeThis is a health bulletin. A sober, alarmist one. Aimed squarely at moms who feel guilty about their choices. There is a neurotoxin that every mother must avoid. It's omnipresent. It's stealthy. And it's been found in radioactively high doses on the much-discussed breastfeeding cover of Time, which asked, "Are You Mom Enough?" It's resentment. [...]


Edwards trial: Campaign told hush money was not illegal

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This photo combo shows Rielle Hunter, left, in an Aug. 6, 2009, file photo, and former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards in a May 10, 2012 file photo. Hunter billed herself a truth seeker. Then she met John Edwards in the bar of a New York City hotel in February 2006. Their relationship opened the door to a landslide of lies, most notably that the relationship existed at all, and that the child it produced was his. Edwards' truthfulness now lies at the heart of his campaign finance trial, with the former Senator insisting he had no idea that money from a pair of wealthy benefactors was being spent to hide Hunter and keep her away from tabloids. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, Gerry Broome)Federal Election Commission determined that the hush money he received from wealthy donors to cover up a torrid affair did not need to be reported in the campaign's financial disclosure reports, his campaign's chief financial officer testified today.


Obama: ‘Americans are on our side’ on same-sex marriage

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Will gay marriage really matter in swing states?Scooping up dollars for his campaign at a New York fundraiser, President Barack Obama told supporters on Monday that "the American people are on our side" when it comes to issues like same-sex marriage. The president spoke at an event hosted by openly gay singer Ricky Martin, the LGBT Leadership Council and the Futuro Fund, [...]


Romney’s high school bullying? Let’s drop it.

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Enthusiasm Slap: Obama, Romney Camps Debate Who's More Fired UpA presidential candidate's high-school years have always been packaged as a sepia-toned time of paper routes, patriotism, and premature whiffs of greatness. The classic model is the brief torch-is-passed film clip unveiled at the 1992 Democratic Convention of a 16-year-old Bill Clinton shaking hands with John Kennedy at the White House during a Boys State trip to Washington.


Rhode Island recognizes gay marriages, but not its own

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Rhode Island Recognizes Everyone's Same-Sex Marriages But its OwnYou can't marry your same-sex partner in Rhode Island, but as of Monday if you marry him or her in another state, the Ocean State will fully recognize the marriage.


Rep. Michele Bachmann’s fundraising whopper

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Michele Bachmann becomes a Swiss citizenIn several urgent fundraising appeals, Rep. Michele Bachmann falsely claims that biased "liberal judges" redrew her congressional district "in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama."


Obama cheers capture of top Kony commander

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U.S. President Obama holds news conference at the White House n WashingtonThe White House on Monday hailed the capture of one of African warlord Joseph Kony's top commanders, amid hopes that the arrest could be a big step on the road to catching the infamous Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader himself. "The capture of Major General Ceasar Acellam is a testament to the resolve of Uganda and [...]


Obama speaks at Barnard, declines to moonwalk

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President Barack Obama is seen on stage before delivering the commence address at Barnard College, Monday, May 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)President Obama briefly disappointed some 600 graduating students at Barnard College for women in New York by declining a shouted request to moonwalk.


What to expect when you're expecting to be a jihadi

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What to Expect When You're Expecting to Become a JihadiAl Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has released a new English-language training manual that offers American would-be jihadis details on what to expect when they join al Qaeda.


Parents of American 'spy' held by Iran issue tearful plea

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Parents of American 'Spy' Held by Iran Issue Tearful PleaFor the first time, the parents of an American who could face the death penalty in Iran for alleged espionage have gone before a camera in stirring video to speak about their son.


McNamee testifies he gave Clemens steroids in 1998

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WASHINGTON (AP) Brian McNamee says he injected Roger Clemens with steroids about eight to 10 times when they were with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998.

Six generations of family gather, aged 111 years to 7 weeks

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More than 110 years separate Mollie Wood from her great, great granddaughter Braylin Marie Higgins. And in between the 111-year-old Wood and 7-week-old Higgins are four more living generations of women from the same West Virginia family. Local CBS affiliate WCAV 19 was on hand to document the six generations of women gathering for Wood's [...]

George Lucas proposes building affordable housing on property

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It's been a while since "Star Wars" creator George Lucas did something bold to endear himself to longtime fans. But an unexpected announcement from the legendary filmmaker and producer may win him accolades with the public, if not his wealthy neighbors. Lucas has spent nearly 25 years planning and lobbying to build a state-of-the-art movie [...]

‘Modern Family’ star opens up about kidney transplant

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On "Modern Family," Sarah Hyland portrays Haley, a boy-crazy teen who's most worried about the relationship with her on-again, off-again boyfriend and whether she'll get into college. But in real life, the 21-year-old actress has quietly been dealing with a medical issue that make those problems seem, well, quite small.

$2.8 million Leica is world’s most expensive camera

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We've seen our share of expensive cameras. The Phantom v1610, for instance, is capable of shooting 1 million frames per second — a feat that will cost you $100,000. But that's a veritable bargain compared to this 1923 Leica camera that … Continue reading

Video: Grad proposes to girlfriend at commencement

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One student at American University's commencement on Sunday received more than just a diploma. After accepting a degree in public affairs, Sarah Cooper was surprised by her boyfriend, Sam Miller, a fellow 2012 grad from American University's School of Communications, who dropped to one knee and asked her to marry him. Naturally, the moment was [...]

Photos: See the world's weirdest restaurants

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Photos: See the world's weirdest restaurants
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