August 2011
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Chinese General Spills Spy Secrets →
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Discount iPad Turns Out to Be Made of Wood →
(SPARTANBURG, S.C.) — A South Carolina woman’s desire to purchase an Apple iPad at a discount came back to bite her Monday when she forked over $180 dollars to strangers for an “iPad” that turned out to be a painted block of wood.
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Sept. 11 Anniversary Report Card: Not a Lot of... →
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Kids Sue Mom for Being Bad Parent and Lose →
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Gadhafi Daughter Gives Birth in Algerian... →
(WASHINGTON) — In perhaps the most potent symbol yet that Moammar Gadhafi’s family has overstayed its welcome in Libya, the dictator’s newest grandchild has been born in Algerian exile after its mother’s desperate flight from the country’s revolution, Algerian officials said. Moammar Gadhafi’s daughter, Aisha Gadhafi, took refuge in Algeria Monday along with her...
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Steve Jobs' Biological Dad Regrets Adoption →
(CUPERTINO, Calif.) — In the wake of Steve Jobs’ resignation as Apple CEO last week, the billionaire’s biological father has told media outlets that he regrets giving up his son for adoption some fifty years ago. Abdulfattah John Jandali, a Syrian immigrant who now works as a vice-president at a casino in a Reno, Nev., was quoted by the New York Post as saying he didn’t...
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Bachmann: Hurricane Is God's Warning to Washington →
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Hundreds of Bodies Discovered in Libya,... →
(TRIPOLI, Libya) — The brutality of Moammar Gadhafi’s regime in its final hours, as the Libyan capital of Tripoli fell to rebel hands, is becoming clearer with the discovery that loyalist soldiers shot prisoners in cold blood, in revenge for their own defeat.
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Colin Powell Not Sold on Obama in 2012 →
(WASHINGTON) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who famously crossed party lines to vote for President Obama in 2008, said on Sunday that he’s not necessarily supporting the president for reelection in 2012. “I haven’t decided who I’m going to vote for,” Powell said on CBS’ Face the Nation. “Just as was the case in 2008, I am going to watch the campaign unfold. In the course of my...
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9/11, Remembrance and Renewal: Recalling President... →
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Obama Visits FEMA’s Hurricane Response Center →
(WASHINGTON) — As Hurricane Irene’s Category 1-force winds pounded the coast of North Carolina Saturday, President Obama visited FEMA’s National Response Coordination Center in Washington, D.C.
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The Top Items People Stock Up on Before Hurricanes →
“Over the course of their experience with hurricanes, Walmart has learned that Strawberry Pop-Tarts are one of the most purchased food items, especially after storms, as they require no heating, can be used at any meal, and last forever,” Steve Horwitz, an economist at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., who studied Walmart’s response to Hurricane Katrina, told ABC News. ...
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Hurricane Irene Makes Landfall in North Carolina →
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East Coast Earthquake 'Cures' Veteran's Deafness →
“It was God’s blessing,” Valderzak told ABC News, his voice shaking with emotion. “It was a miracle for me.”
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Hurricane Irene Sends Tens of Thousands Fleeing... →
UPDATE: Hurricane Irene was downgraded early Friday morning to a category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph.
(KITTY HAWK, N.C.) — The exodus from the North Carolina coast has begun and on Thursday night it was a slow motion, bumper to bumper march inland as tens of thousands heeded warnings to get out of the way of Hurricane Irene.
Gas stations are running out of fuel,...
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2012 Election: Could GOP Take Control of Senate? →
(WASHINGTON) — The magic number for Republicans in 2012 is four. The GOP has to pick up just four Senate seats in order to gain control of the upper chamber, making this the fourth straight election where the balance of Congressional power lies in just a handful of races. And while the election is still more than a year away, the battle lines are already starting to be drawn. A total of 33...
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Bush on 9/11: 'I Didn't Have a Strategy' -... →
(WASHINGTON) — At the very moment that George W. Bush was advised about attacks on the United States in Sept. 11, he was reading to a group of elementary school students in Florida. He famously continued reading the book, The Pet Goat, for several minutes afterward, because, he later said, he “didn’t want to rattle the kids.” Members of the media who were present in the...
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Lou Reed Makes Metallica Cry →
Some interesting details have surfaced about the recording sessions for the Lulu collaboration album between Metallica and Lou Reed. In a recent interview with Mojo, guitarist Kirk Hammett said that Reed’s lyrics for the new song “Junior Dad” made him and frontman James Hetfield cry. “I had just lost my father literally three or four weeks previous,” explained Hammett. “I had to...
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Bates Family of 20 Says They're Praying for... →
(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — Despite already having 18 biological kids, one Tennessee couple says they are praying for more children.
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Glenn Beck Heads 'Rally to Restore Courage' in... →
(JERUSALEM) — Controversial former Fox News talk show host and radio personality Glenn Beck has been in Israel all week, leading a number of rallies to show his support for the Jewish State. The finale will come Wednesday night in Jerusalem’s old city, in a rally being dubbed “Rally to Restore Courage.” Beck has billed the last rally as an event where people of all faiths...
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Sarah Palin No Closer to Declaring 2012 Plans →
(WASHINGTON) — Sarah Palin sought to dampen expectations Tuesday that she’s on the verge of announcing plans to run for president. Or perhaps, not run for president. The spotlight is intensifying on the former Alaska governor after one-time Bush White House advisor Karl Rove speculated last weekend that he was pretty certain Palin would declare her candidacy soon for the Republican...
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Hurricane Irene Pounds Bahamas, Continues... →
UPDATE: Hurricane Irene has been upgraded to a category 3 hurricane.
(MIAMI) — Hurricane Irene is pounding the Southeastern Bahamas Wednesday morning and mustering strength as it continues on its projected path towards the Southern East Coast of the United States. The storm is forecast to hit the Carolinas later this week, and by that time it may be a major hurricane. Dennis Feltgen, a...
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How to Stay Safe during a Major Earthquake →
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Earthquake Shakes Northeastern United States →
(NEW YORK) — An earthquake shook a large portion of the northeastern United States on Tuesday from Washington, D.C., and Virginia all the way up to New York City and Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where President Obama is vacationing. The quake was originally estimated at a magnitude of 5.8, but was revised up to 5.9. It was felt “very strongly for several seconds,” according to...
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DC Earthquake Felt In NYC
Reporting 5.8
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Libya's New Leaders Have Their Work Cut Out... →
There are many obstacles to overcome, not the least of which are Libya’s 140 tribes throughout the eastern and western parts of the country. Getting them to unify will be a huge challenge for the Transitional National Council, the group that conducted the successful guerilla campaign against Gadhafi loyalists, with a major assist from NATO.
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Hawaii Is the Happiest State in the Nation,... →
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Paul Ryan Announces He's Not Running for President →
“I sincerely appreciate the support from those eager to chart a brighter future for the next generation,” Ryan announced today. “While humbled by the encouragement, I have not changed my mind, and therefore I am not seeking our party’s nomination for President. I remain hopeful that our party will nominate a candidate committed to a pro-growth agenda of reform that restores...
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Trial Begins in Amputated Penis Case →
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Where Is Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi? →
(WASHINGTON) — Pentagon spokesman Col. Dave Lapan told reporters Monday that the United States believes Moammar Gadhafi is still in Libya. “I think that’s probably fair to say that we believe he’s still in the country,” said Lapan. “Just again, it’s a belief, that we do not have any information that he has left the country.” “To the question of whether we believe he’s left the country, I...
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PHOTO: In 2010, No Sign of Arab Revolts to Come -... →
(WASHINGTON) — What a difference ten months makes. In this photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, Moammar Gadhafi, Hosni Mubarak, and the presidents of Tunisia and Yemen smile for the cameras in the front row of the Afro-Arab Joint Summit meeting in Sirte, Libya. Less than a year later, two of the long-time leaders have been pushed from power, one has agreed to cede power after surviving an...
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WatchNews Questions From Urtak.
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Biden Greeted in Mongolia, Gifted with Horse →
(ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia) — Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Monday where his hosts celebrated the first visit by a U.S. vice president since 1944 with performances of traditional music and dance, a Mongol-style wrestling competition and a gift: a Mongolian horse. “The horse is the most important animal in Mongolia,” an aide traveling with Biden told...
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Karl Rove Predicts Sarah Palin Will Run for... →
Rove told Fox News, where’s he a regular political contributor, that Palin’s schedule in the coming days is more suited to someone running for office than the type of celebrity appearances she’s been making. A major announcement could occur at a Sept. 3 Tea Party event in Indianola, Iowa, where Palin is the keynote speaker.
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Rick Perry Changes Tune on HPV Vaccine after... →
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Special Needs Girl Sues School for Forcing Her to... →
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Perry Calls Global Warming Unproven... →
“I do believe that the issue of global warming has been politicized. I think there are a substantial number of scientists who have manipulated data so that they will have dollars rolling in to their — to their projects,” said Perry. “And I think we’re seeing almost weekly or even daily scientists who are coming forward and questioning the original idea that man made global...
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“The president said I needed to watch what I say,” Perry said. “I just want to...”
– Texas Governor and Presidential Candidate Rick Perry
Rick Perry Accuses White House of Lecturing Him
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Tornado-Scarred Joplin, Mo., Students Return... →
(JOPLIN, Mo.) — For a town desperately seeking a return to some sense of normalcy, the ringing of school bells is more welcome than even the high-tech gifts being handed to many of Joplin’s students on their first day back in school. “You can judge a community by the way it takes care of its kids,” said C.J. Huff, a Joplin schools superintendent. “We take care of our...
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Tobacco Companies Sue FDA over Graphic Cigarette... →
(WASHINGTON) — For years, the tobacco industry has put up with anti-smoking ads and having to put warnings labels on packs of cigarettes. But now, several big tobacco companies are fighting back against new requirements imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to put hard-hitting anti-smoking images on packs of cigarettes.
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Feds Find Nearly $640K Stuffed in Tortilla Presses →
(CINCINNATI) — A federal customs agent who sensed there was something funny about a shipment of tortilla presses bound for Colombia drilled into one of the machines and found an extra spicy filling — nearly $640,000 in U.S. cash.
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White House to Rick Perry: 'Threatening' Bernanke... →
Perry on Monday at a local Republican Party event said of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, “If this guy prints more money between now and the election, I don’t know what y’all would do to him in Iowa, but we — we would treat him pretty ugly down in Texas. Printing more money to play politics at this particular time in American history is almost treacherous — or treasonous in my...
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“I come out of my room and they’ve got their guns pointed at me and...”
– Hunter Gelinas, 15, of Naples, Florida
Deadly Game: Hackers Pranking Authorities, Provoking SWAT Team Response
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'Psychic Kindergarten' for Budding Mediums? →
It’s called “psychic kindergarten,” beginner lessons for clairvoyants, where they learn how to read colored spirits, feel chakras and “blow roses.” Susan Bostwick, the president of the Berkeley Psychic Institute, is also one of its teachers. “What we do is teach people to discover, go in and find out what your abilities are, and how do you want to use them for...
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Starbucks CEO Urges Companies to Forgo Political... →
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is appealing to his counterparts to forgo any contributions to the president and Washington lawmakers until they sit down and figure out how to shrink the budget deficit.
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Rick Perry Takes On Obama, Romney →
(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on his third day as a presidential candidate, fired shots at both President Obama and a main rival for the GOP nomination — Mitt Romney. “Take a look at his record when he was governor, take a look at my record,” Perry said. “That’s apples to apples.”
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9/11 Message? New Al Qaeda Leader Calls for... →
“America today is staggering,” said Zawahiri. “Hunt her down wherever you may encounter her. Hunt her down to cut what is left of her corruption’s tail.”
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Defying US, Pakistan Let China Study Secret... →
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