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Sharron Angle Spokesperson Denies She Wanted To Withhold Aid From Hurricane Katrina Victims
Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle is clarifying -- but not backing down from -- comments she made questioning the timing and composition of the aid package Congress passed five years ago for victims of Hurricane Katrina. I...
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Jan Brewer Starts Badly, Finishes Worse, In Last Night's Arizona Gubernatorial Debate (VIDEO)
Last night, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer got down to debatin' with her opponent, Democratic Attorney General Terry Goddard, and Ben Smith has video of Brewer's opening statement which could charitably be called a "complete and utter disas...
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Jim Alderden, Larimer County Sheriff, Allegedly Misused Taxpayer Dollars For Campaign
The chairman of the Larimer County Democratic Party has filed a formal complaint with state elections officials alleging that Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden has misused taxpayer resources to campaign on behalf of the man he wants to...
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Millard House In Pasadena
The Millard House, also known as "La Miniatura," was one of four patterned concrete block houses that Frank Lloyd Wright designed in the 1920s. It was commissioned by rare book dealer Alice Millard, for whom Wright had already designed a...
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AOL Google Search Deal Renewed
NEW YORK — Google Inc. will continue to provide the search results on AOL Inc.'s websites under a new, five-year deal the companies signed this week.The agreement largely reinforces an arrangement that has been in place between the...
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Christopher Monfort Could Face Death Penalty In Seattle Police Shooting Case
SEATTLE — A prosecutor says he'll seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing a Seattle police officer on Halloween.Christopher Monfort has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of Officer Ti...
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Vets Call On Obama To Fire Alan Simpson
A major veterans organization called on President Obama to remove Alan Simpson from the deficit commission for questioning why veterans are not "helping us to save the country" by foregoing health care benefits promised in return for the...
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Sarah Palin And Glenn Beck To Meet In Alaska For Secretive 9/11 Event
Lost amid a rather scathing Vanity Fairprofile profile lies a tidbit that is sure to raise some eyebrows -- Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin will appear together at a largely unpublicized 9/11 event in Anchorage Alaska. Here's the relevant pas...
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Whitney Port & Boyfriend Ben Nemtin Get Cozy At OK! Party (PHOTOS)
Designer and "The City" star Whitney Port attended the OK! Magazine USA 5th Anniversary Party in Hollywood on Thursday where she and boyfriend Ben Nemtin (of MTV's "The Buried Life") did a little PDA. There was some hand-holding, arm-gra...
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T.I. Arrested On Drug Charges In West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges.The 29-year-old rapper ...
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Burger King SOLD To Equity Firm 3G Capital $3.26 Billion
CHICAGO — Burger King Holdings Inc., the nation's perennially No. 2 hamburger chain, said Thursday that it is selling itself to little-known private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.Its shares soared to an 1...
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Eric Deaton, Tea Party-Backed Ohio Senate Candidate, Indicted For Sex With A Minor
Eric Deaton, a Constitution Party candidate running for the seat Sen. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) is vacating (with the help of endorsements from Tea Party and family values groups) has been indicted for unlawful sexual conduct with a mino...
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Virtual Colorado Beer Tasting Next Thursday On Twitter
Listen closely next Thursday evening, and you may hear the sound of thousands of beers being popped open simultaneously all across Colorado.The occasion is the first ever Virtual Colorado Beer Tasting, an online event designed to promote...
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Botox Maker To Pay $600M To Resolve Investigation
WASHINGTON — Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.The Justice Department and the c...
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University Of New Orleans PROTESTS: Students Barricade Themselves In Building (WATCH)
A group of University of New Orleans students occupied a campus building yesterday in protest of higher-education budget cuts.The Associated Press reports:None of the eight to 10 students who barricaded themselves in UNO's Milneburg Hall...
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Oil Rig Explodes In The Gulf Of Mexico Off The Louisiana Coast
GRAND ISLE, La. - An offshore oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill.Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey Ranel says the blast was reported by a commercial helicopter ...
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McCourt Divorce Trial: Frank's Memory Is Fuzzy On Details, But He Is Certain He Owns The Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Frank McCourt had trouble recalling some details involving his purchase of a professional baseball team, but he was certain of one thing: he's the sole owner.On Wednesday, the 57-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers executive...
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Kelly Osbourne Dances With Pussycat Dolls
There's no better way to say this: Kelly Osbourne looks amazing lately. Fresh off a glamorous turn on the Emmys red carpet, Kelly O underwent a burlesque makeover (think blonde extensions and a vinyl corsette) to perform with the Pussyca...
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Stories Of Resilience From Around The News (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Hearing real-life tales of resilience is not only inspiring, it can help us gain perspective as we face our own obstacles and challenges in life.Here is a collection of stories from people worldwide this past month who have survived -- a...
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Oprah's Reaction To Dr. Oz's Colon Cancer Scare
"I talked to Oprah about this right after the colonoscopy results came back," Oz tells PEOPLE. "Her main question, classic Oprah, was, 'I don't care about this stuff. Are you okay? That's the bigger question.' It's all about how do you d...
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Joseph Hayat, World's Youngest Airline Boss (VIDEO)
Meet Joseph Hayat, the world's youngest airline owner. At 17, he recently launched his own airline charter company in England, providing a bespoke service to customers (though he has yet to have a paying customer fly his airline), accord...
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Big Ten Divisions: Football Rivals Illinois And Northwestern, Michigan And Ohio State In Opposite Divisions
Any Michigan man will tell you, there is nothing quite like beating Ohio State. Every Buckeye agrees, a win over that team from up North is priority No. 1.Well, now Michigan and Ohio State could get two chances in a season to beat their ...
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David Yen Lee Stole Trade Secrets From Valspar To Bring To Chinese Competitor
CHICAGO — A New Jersey man who was a chemist for a suburban Chicago-based paint company has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets.Federal prosecutors say 54-year-old David Yen Lee of Jersey City, N.J., pleaded guilty Wednesday. ...
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'Inside Job' Trailer: New Documentary Investigates The Financial Crisis (VIDEO)
The trailer for Charles Ferguson's new documentary "Inside Job" has been making its way around the web (hat tip to Nouriel Roubini's Twitter feed). The film has been getting serious love from critics, including winning the top award at C...
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Anna Wintour Reveals Lady Gaga Was 'Communing With God' At Met Gala (VIDEO)
Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and designer Marc Jacobs stopped by "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Wednesday and, first things first, Marc looked great! He had a full head of beautiful hair and donned one of his signature kilts. An...
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New Test: Big Advance In Diagnosing TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.The test c...
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Netanyahu, Abbas Begin Direct Middle East Peace Talks
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years on Thursday, imploring the parties to ignore the long history of failed neg...
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New Diet Pill In Question
NEW YORK — Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems.The ...
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Ladies' Night Is NOT Sexist, Court Rules
Men sick of having to pay full price at bars and nightclubs where women get discounts on "ladies' night" have failed to win sympathy from a federal appeals court, which ruled this week that such promotions don't violate the U.S. Constitu...
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Vanity Fair's Sarah Palin Profiler: 'The Worst Stuff Isn't Even In There'
The author of the blistering Vanity Fair profile on Sarah Palin says he wanted to write a positive piece, but was shocked by what he learned as he researched his story."The worst stuff isn't even in there," Michael Joseph Gross said on "...
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DGA Files Complaint Against Fox News For Illegal Contribution To GOP Candidate
Keeping up its war with Fox News, the Democratic Governors Association on Thursday filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission accusing the network of making an illegal in-kind contribution to gubernatorial candidate John Kasich...
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Chile Miner's Partner Discusses Marriage Proposal (VIDEO)
With rescue efforts at Chile's San Jose Mine possibly continuing until Christmas, loved ones must contend by exchanging letters and short phone calls with the 33 trapped miners. Perhaps no one has benefited more from those now-improved c...
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New York Unicycle Festival: Unicyclists To Take Manhattan
New York City has given a big boost to bicyclists in recent years by installing hundreds of bike racks and some 200 miles of bike lanes. Now the bike's quirky one-wheel cousin wants some love, too.With this weekend's first annual NYC Uni...
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Google Making Extraordinary Counteroffers To Stop Flow Of Employees To Facebook
Facebook is in what's called a recruiting sweet spot right now. Out of control growth in users and revenue and a nearly certain IPO run in the near future. That's when employee growth expands at the greatest rate for a company as it grow...
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Bikini Pics Of The Summer: Britney, Halle, Gwyneth, Heidi & More (PHOTOS)
A Look Back at Summer's Hottest Bikini and Shirtless Stars!The Summer is coming to a close and we're reminiscing about some of the hottest shirtless and bikini moments of the season! Our favorite stars revealed their enviable bodies with...
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NRA Releases Chuck Norris On Voters With 'Trigger The Vote' Ad (VIDEO)
The National Rifle Association is out with a new ad featuring a doughy, redneck stereotype named Randy, a geriatric "Blue Cougar" or "Blougar" named Louise, and most importantly, action movie star and pop culture legend Chuck Norris.In t...
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Rob Dibble Fired After Stephen Strasburg Comments
Former "Nasty Boy" Rob Dibble's comments about Washington Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg were apparently too nasty for the club to handle, as it announced Wednesday that it had severed ties with the former Cincinnati Reds reliever. R...
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Joe Miller Noncommittal On Leader McConnell, Questions GOP 'Courage,' 'Leadership' (VIDEO)
On the heels of defeating incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP Senate primary, Joe Miller declined to say whether he would support Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell keeping his leadership role if elected.When Miller was ask...
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NCAA Award Offers Graduate Scholarship Money
INDIANAPOLIS — There's an added incentive to prove which college or university has the best athletic program in America – $200,000 in graduate scholarship money.On Wednesday, the NCAA and corporate sponsor Capital One announc...
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The Hamptons: What's The Least Obnoxious Way To Say You're Headed East? (POLL)
With Labor Day upon us, you may have now spent an entire summer listening to people explain how they're headed to the Hamptons. But everyone has their own way to say it, with varying degrees of obnoxiousness.What do you think is OK, and...
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Bernanke Tells FCIC: 'Too Big To Fail' Problem Must Be Solved
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system."If the crisis...
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Vernon Davis & Michael Crabtree Feud At 49ers Practice
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mike Singletary had to separate tight end Vernon Davis and wide receiver Michael Crabtree after the players got into a heated discussion at practice Wednesday.Singletary didn't provide details about the incide...
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Liz Reynolds, Held Hostage By Escaped Prisoner, Talks About Experience
DENVER — Liz Reynolds says life is getting back to normal a week after an escaped prisoner held her hostage in her home on Colorado's eastern plains.Reynolds told Denver's KUSA-TV says she was doing her normal chores around her hom...
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Andy Roddick Outburst At U.S. Open (VIDEO)
NEW YORK — Andy Roddick carried on a lengthy argument with a U.S. Open lineswoman over a foot-fault call Wednesday night – although it wasn't nearly the sort of tirade Serena Williams delivered a year ago, nor did it come at ...
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Robert Gates To Meet With Karzai, Petraeus In Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — The top US military commander in Afghanistan says the sometimes strained relationship between the US and Afghan President Hamid Karzai is solid.Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY'-uhs) says Karzai shares US concerns...
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Letterman Mocks Obama For Taking Too Much Time Off (VIDEO)
Last night during his monologue on "The Late Show," David Letterman mocked President Obama's recent vacation yet again. After discussing the President's address on the end of the Iraq war, Letterman noted that "some people" have had prob...
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Adam Clayton Powell, Charles Rangel Foe, Took Cash From Sin City Strip Club Owner
The leading contender to dethrone Rep. Charles Rangel took thousands in campaign cash from an ex-con Wall Streeter who owns a notorious Bronx strip club.Asked about the donations on Wednesday, Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell 4th told the...
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Private Company Will Manage New CPS High School
About 300 high-school freshmen will begin classes next week at the newly built Eric Solorio Academy. It's the first public high school named after a police officer killed on duty.Read More...
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Tea Party Becoming The New GOP?
WASHINGTON — Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alask...
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Jan Brewer, Arizona Governor, Has Ties To Private Prisons That House Those Locked Up By New Immigration Law
He's Chuck Coughlin, Brewer's campaign chairman, policy adviser and a lobbyist for the largest private prison company in the country. And he's one of two people in the Brewer administration with ties to Corrections Corporation of America...
