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• Sandusky's adopted son says father sexually abused him
• Moody's downgrades 15 major global banks
• White House denies Fast and Furious ‘cover up’
• Mitt Romney, Internet buzzkill?
• Boehner to GOP: Don't gloat if Obama's health care is struck down
• Obama: Republicans ‘playing chicken’ on student loans
• Video: Zimmerman re-enacts Trayvon Martin shooting
• Scott Walker gets Honey Badger’d
• Rubio chooses family time over Romney fundraiser
• Mass grave of ‘giant wombats’ discovered in Australia
• Why McDonald’s ads look so much better than the real thing

Sandusky's adopted son says father sexually abused him Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:41 PM PDT Just hours after the sex abuse trial of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky wrapped up on Thursday, his adopted son revealed that he had been "a victim of Jerry Sandusky's abuse" and had offered to testify against his father. It is unclear whether prosecutors were prepared to put Matt Sandusky on the stand. [...]

Moody's downgrades 15 major global banks Posted: 21 Jun 2012 04:34 PM PDT Moody's Investors Service cut the credit ratings of 15 of the world's biggest banks on Thursday in an expected move that was part of a broad review of major financial institutions. Moody's announced the review on February 15, saying these global investment banks' ratings did not capture the evolving challenges of more fragile funding conditions, wider credit spreads, increased regulatory burdens and more difficult operating conditions. ...

White House denies Fast and Furious ‘cover up’ Posted: 21 Jun 2012 02:20 PM PDT President Barack Obama has "full confidence" in Attorney General Eric Holder, White House press secretary Jay Carney said Thursday, brushing aside a growing Republican chorus of calls for the nation's top law-enforcement official to resign or be ousted over the botched Fast and Furious gun-smuggling investigation. And Carney flatly denied that Obama had invoked executive [...]

Mitt Romney, Internet buzzkill? Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:21 AM PDT Political websites that are inundated with traffic right now ought to consider an astoundingly effective app for turning readers away. It's free. It's the phrase "Mitt Romney."

Boehner to GOP: Don't gloat if Obama's health care is struck down Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:57 AM PDT The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law within the next week, and House Speaker John Boehner has issued a pre-emptive warning to fellow House Republicans if parts of the law are struck down: Forget about celebrating. In a memo sent to his entire caucus Friday, [...]

Obama: Republicans ‘playing chicken’ on student loans Posted: 21 Jun 2012 12:55 PM PDT President Barack Obama accused congressional Republicans on Thursday of "playing chicken" ahead of a looming deadline to pass legislation or see some student loan rates double come July 1. "This is all about the economy," Obama told a crowd of students packed into the White House's East Room. "This should be a no-brainer." Republican leaders [...]

Video: Zimmerman re-enacts Trayvon Martin shooting Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:22 AM PDT A video released Thursday by George Zimmerman's defense team shows the neighborhood watch volunteer giving police a step-by-step account of what led him to shoot and kill an unarmed teenager in February. His re-enactment was taped at the scene a day after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin died. In the video, Zimmerman tells Sanford, Fla., detectives he [...]

Scott Walker gets Honey Badger’d Posted: 21 Jun 2012 11:04 AM PDT Over at Misfit Politics, a website for young conservatives, Scott Walker fans put together their own "Honey Badger" parody spot to celebrate the Wisconsin governor's recent victory in the state's recall election. The video is based on the 2011 "Honey Badger" viral sensation, which has been viewed more than 46 million times. Wisconsin is, of [...]

Rubio chooses family time over Romney fundraiser Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:58 AM PDT When it was first reported this week that Mitt Romney was hosting an exclusive retreat in Park City, Utah, this weekend with high dollar donors and a handful of possible running mates, one big name was missing from the list: Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. The omission sparked a wave of speculation about whether Rubio's absence [...]

Mass grave of ‘giant wombats’ discovered in Australia Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:16 PM PDT Scientists have discovered a mass grave that is home to about 50 prehistoric "giant wombats," the largest known marsupial that ever lived. The BBC reports the Diprotodon skeletons, believed to be between 100,000 and 200,000 years old, were discovered in Queensland, Australia, and represent a potentially historic find. "It's a paleontologist's' goldmine where we can [...]

Why McDonald’s ads look so much better than the real thing Posted: 21 Jun 2012 10:39 AM PDT There's no denying that pretty much any photo of a fast-food burger looks better than the real thing. And in a fascinating development, McDonald's Canada has revealed the exacting process of food styling the company's burgers for advertising campaigns. The qualitative gap between food advertising and the actual product raises all sorts of questions, not [...]

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