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• 'Obamaloney,' 'Romney Hood': Most politically foul week yet?
• Zakaria suspended for copying other writer's work
• War vets receive special care at medical center
• Why rise of Ryan, Christie signals trouble for Romney
• U.S. slaps new sanctions on Syria, Hezbollah
• 'Tighening the noose': U.S. corn crops devastated
• Vote now on the dumbest political quotes of the week
• Gov. Walker praises Sikhs for responding to shooting 'with love'
• Police: Hurricane Katrina hero wanted ex-wife dead
• Photos: Mars rover sends panoramic image ... and a self-portrait
• ‘Son of Sam’ laments gun violence, prays for his victims
• Gingrich wants a ‘Regis and Kathie Lee’ style show with wife
• Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle this weekend
• 1873 dime sells for a pretty penny: $1.6 million
• Photos: See the day's best images
• Amateur astronmer snaps photo of erupting plasma on the sun
• Four bears break into cabin; drink 100 beers

'Obamaloney,' 'Romney Hood': Most politically foul week yet? Posted: 10 Aug 2012 04:12 AM PDT Politically Foul It was the most politically foul week yet. Harry Reid hits below the belt. The Obama and Romney campaigns call each other names. Sen. Bill Nelson calls his opponent a tax cheatin,' road ragin', Hooters promotin' slacker. And, winning the award for the most flagrant foul, a TV ad by a Democratic group [...]

Zakaria suspended for copying other writer's work Posted: 10 Aug 2012 02:08 PM PDT Columnist and TV host Fareed Zakaria has apologized for lifting several paragraphs by another writer for use in his column in Time magazine. His column has been suspended for a month.

War vets receive special care at medical center Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Why rise of Ryan, Christie signals trouble for Romney Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:58 AM PDT First Paul Ryan, now Chris Christie. Conservative thought leaders are turning up the heat on Mitt Romney to go bold in his choice of running mate – and away from the "safe" choices of Rob Portman and Tim Pawlenty.

U.S. slaps new sanctions on Syria, Hezbollah Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT The Obama administration set new, largely symbolic, sanctions Friday on Syria's state-run oil company and the Hezbollah militant group, moves designed to underscore Iran's key role in propping up the Syrian regime over the span of its civil war.

'Tighening the noose': U.S. corn crops devastated Posted: 10 Aug 2012 06:56 AM PDT Wetter, cooler weather was moving into the drought-stricken U.S. crop belt on Friday, and while the change comes too late to benefit the devastated corn crop, it may give some solace to soy.

Vote now on the dumbest political quotes of the week Posted: 10 Aug 2012 09:59 AM PDT Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!

Gov. Walker praises Sikhs for responding to shooting 'with love' Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:26 AM PDT Gov. Scott Walker told a memorial service today for six Sikh men gunned down by a white supremacist that the Sikh community has "shown us that the best way to respond is with love."

Police: Hurricane Katrina hero wanted ex-wife dead Posted: 10 Aug 2012 07:36 AM PDT A New Orleans man whose heroics and mistaken arrest after Hurricane Katrina were chronicled in a critically acclaimed book is facing charges he solicited an inmate to kill his ex-wife, her son and another man.

Photos: Mars rover sends panoramic image ... and a self-portrait Posted: 09 Aug 2012 12:00 PM PDT This is a portion of the first color 360-degree panorama from NASA's Curiosity rover in Mars ,released by NASA August 9, 2012, made up of thumbnails, which are small copies of higher-resolution images. The mission's destination, a mountain at the center of mountain at the center of Gale Crater called Mount Sharp, can be seen in the distance, to the left, beginning to rise up. Blast marks from the rover's descent stage are in the foreground. REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

‘Son of Sam’ laments gun violence, prays for his victims Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT A notorious serial killer who once shot and killed six people in New York City, laments the recent spate of gun violence and now prays for his victims. In and exclusive interview with the New York Daily News, David Berkowitz, also known as "Son of Sam."

Gingrich wants a ‘Regis and Kathie Lee’ style show with wife Posted: 10 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT For 17 years, and 12 on a national basis, Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford hosted a morning talk show with a broad spectrum of topics that ultimately became a ratings hit throughout the 1990s and into the year 2000.

Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle this weekend Posted: 10 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT If your head frequently gets lost in the stars — and really, with the Curiosity landing still so fresh, who could blame you — then this weekend will be a true delight. The Earth will once again be treated to the Perseid … Continue reading →

1873 dime sells for a pretty penny: $1.6 million Posted: 10 Aug 2012 04:57 PM PDT A dime made in 1873 has cost someone a pretty penny: It sold for $1.6 million at auction.

Photos: See the day's best images Posted: 10 Aug 2012 02:08 AM PDT Devotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai August 10, 2012. Janmashtami, which marks the birthday of Hindu god Krishna, is being celebrated across the country today. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Amateur astronmer snaps photo of erupting plasma on the sun Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:05 AM PDT A mesmerizing photo of the sun, showing three huge solar eruptions bursting from the surface, was captured by an amateur astronomer in California.

Four bears break into cabin; drink 100 beers Posted: 10 Aug 2012 11:10 AM PDT A mother bear and her three cubs broke into a Norwegian cabin this week, reportedly drinking more than 100 beers, eating all the food and even knocking over a wall. "They had a hell of a party in there," owner Even Borthen Nilsen told The Local. "The entire cabin was destroyed." Nilsen says paw prints [...]

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