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• Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong'
• Ready for Taxmageddon?
• House rejects ban on sex-selection abortions
• Do campaign slogans matter?
• Ex-Secret Service agent charged in kidnapping plot
• Clinton blasts Russia for supporting Syrian regime
• Court: Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional
• Romney makes unannounced visit to Solyndra
• Osama bin Laden doctor in danger inside, outside prison
• 11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre
• SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, ending historic test flight
• iMitt: What does Romney write in his iPad diary?
• Authorities: Md. man admits eating heart of victim
• Chagas: Is tropical disease really the new AIDS?
• Captors release American tourists kidnapped in Egypt
• Elizabeth Warren admits identifying herself as Native American
• Tourist captures video of tipping iceberg
• Buddy Roemer, who few knew was running, ends presidential quest
• Mortgage rates plummet, a 15-year fixed rate falls below 3 pct
• Guitar Pee urinal turns user into a music whiz
• New NASA telescope will hunt for black holes

Edwards: 'I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong' Posted: 31 May 2012 11:32 AM PDT The jury can only come to a consensus on one of the six counts against the former presidential candidate.

Ready for Taxmageddon? Posted: 31 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT The reality of "Taxmageddon" – a heavy load of tax code provisions expiring at the end of the year – is that lawmakers probably won't come together on a comprehensive agreement until after the election this fall. But that has not stopped congressional leaders from...

House rejects ban on sex-selection abortions Posted: 31 May 2012 01:23 PM PDT The House voted today to reject a measure that would have banned sex-selection abortions in the United States, pitting Republicans and Democrats in a showdown over a woman's right to choose, which opponents contended was "intended to chip away at woman's right to obtain safe,...

Do campaign slogans matter? Posted: 31 May 2012 01:36 PM PDT So, what is President Obama's slogan this campaign? You don't know, do you?  How about Mitt Romney's?  Bet you didn't know that one either. The answer is "Forward" for Obama and "Believe in America" for Romney — and neither has the kind of pop that Obama got from "Hope and Change" back in [...]

Ex-Secret Service agent charged in kidnapping plot Posted: 31 May 2012 12:01 PM PDT A former U.S. Secret Service agent campaigning to be a sheriff in South Carolina is facing charges for allegedly plotting to kidnap a retired judge.

Clinton blasts Russia for supporting Syrian regime Posted: 31 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bluntly warned Russia on Thursday that its support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad could help trigger a "catastrophic" civil war in Syria that risks spilling across the Middle East with devastating consequences. "My argument to the Russians is — they keep telling me they don't want to see a civil war, [...]

Court: Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional Posted: 31 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT On Thursday, a federal appeals court in Boston ruled that the government's ban on gay marriage, called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), violates the Constitution and should be struck down.

Romney makes unannounced visit to Solyndra Posted: 31 May 2012 10:27 AM PDT Mitt Romney has made the Obama administration's loans to failed energy company Solyndra central to his argument that the president doesn't understand how to create jobs or stimulate the economy.

Osama bin Laden doctor in danger inside, outside prison Posted: 31 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT The recently-jailed Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden is not only in danger inside prison, according to officials there, but now faces threats from the Taliban and another terrorist organization should they find him outside.

11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre Posted: 31 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother's blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead.

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, ending historic test flight Posted: 31 May 2012 08:48 AM PDT Dragon became the first private vehicle to visit the space station when it docked there May 25, three days after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla.

iMitt: What does Romney write in his iPad diary? Posted: 31 May 2012 07:59 AM PDT Yahoo!'s Walter Shapiro imagines what might be hidden in the Mitt Memory Book.

Authorities: Md. man admits eating heart of victim Posted: 31 May 2012 04:22 PM PDT Authorities say in court documents that a Maryland man has admitted to eating another man's heart and part of his brain.

Chagas: Is tropical disease really the new AIDS? Posted: 31 May 2012 07:57 AM PDT Chagas, a tropical disease spread by insects, is causing some fresh concern following an editorial—published earlier this week in a medical journal—that called it "the new AIDS of the Americas." More than 8 million people have been infected by Chagas, most of them in Latin and Central America. But more than 300,000 live in the [...]

Captors release American tourists kidnapped in Egypt Posted: 31 May 2012 07:56 AM PDT The Bedouin tribesmen who kidnapped two Americans  in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula released them today after holding the tourists captive for about a day, a government official told Agence France-Presse. The men, whose names have not yet been released, were in good health and are expected to meet with the South Sinai governor, AFP reported. The [...]

Elizabeth Warren admits identifying herself as Native American Posted: 31 May 2012 08:01 AM PDT Elizabeth Warren revealed for the first time late Wednesday night that she identified herself as Native American to Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania when she taught at both schools.

Tourist captures video of tipping iceberg Posted: 31 May 2012 11:53 AM PDT A tourist has captured some rare and startling video of an iceberg tipping over. The tourist was traveling on a boat near the Upsala Glacier in Argentina and caught the unexpected moment. Writing on YouTube under the name "osibaruch," the tourist says: "While we were passing by it with a catamaran, the huge berg lost [...]

Buddy Roemer, who few knew was running, ends presidential quest Posted: 31 May 2012 07:26 AM PDT Buddy Roemer is out. Who? A former congressman and governor of Louisiana, Roemer staged the long shot of long-shot bids for the White House as an independent candidate. His main issues were sticking it to Wall Street, tax reform  and spending all day on Twitter....

Mortgage rates plummet, a 15-year fixed rate falls below 3 pct Posted: 31 May 2012 07:25 AM PDT If you can get a new mortgage or refinance an existing one, interest rates have fallen to  incredible new lows. Interest on a 15-year loan has dropped below 3 percent for the first time ever, according to data from Freddie Mac. The average rate on...

Guitar Pee urinal turns user into a music whiz Posted: 31 May 2012 01:54 PM PDT There's no denying it, this is a clear case of yellow journalism. Billboard Brasil has created a new musically interactive urinal that strums guitar chords while someone goes to the bathroom. The Guitar Pee is designed to look like an actual electric guitar and plays a unique set of notes with each use. In fact, [...]

New NASA telescope will hunt for black holes Posted: 31 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT On June 13, NASA's new orbiting telescope, the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR), will launch into space so we can have a closer look at mysterious black holes and dazzling supernova explosions. The telescope will take off aboard a rocket from the Kwajalein … Continue reading →

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