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• Holder remains defiant: Contempt vote 'entirely unnecessary'
• Obama camp in the red
• 'Dinner in the sky' and more photos of the day
• How will the Supreme Court rule in Obama v. Romney?
• Swing states' summer starts with ad blitz
• Sandusky stays silent
• Easter Island’s statues may have been ‘walked’ to their location
• ‘Carpet of garbage’ covers sea floor in Sydney
• Entrepreneur's Quirky journey to success
• Study links traffic noise and heart attack risk
• Doormat will clean your shoes whether you like it or not
• Las Vegas roulette wheel reportedly hits 19 seven straight times
• Quaker Oats employees claim $241M Powerball pot

Holder remains defiant: Contempt vote 'entirely unnecessary' Posted: 20 Jun 2012 02:24 PM PDT Attorney General Eric Holder showed no sign of backing down Wednesday in his escalating battle with House Republicans over his handling of the fallout from the Fast and Furious gun-smuggling investigation. He denounced a House committee's party-line vote to hold him in contempt of Congress as "divisive," "political theater," and "entirely unnecessary." In a defiant statement [...]

Obama camp in the red Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:12 PM PDT President Barack Obama's campaign spent more than it took in over the month of May despite his frenetic fundraising schedule, leaving the massive operation with just shy of $110 million dollars cash on hand against $115 million one month earlier. The embattled incumbent scooped up a hair over $39 million dollars but spent nearly $44.6 [...]

'Dinner in the sky' and more photos of the day Posted: 20 Jun 2012 01:48 PM PDT Guests enjoy a "Dinner in the Sky" on a platform hanging in front of the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels June 20, 2012. "Dinner in the Sky" accommodates 22 guests, seated at a table suspended from a crane at a height of 40 metres. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (BELGIUM - Tags: FOOD SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

How will the Supreme Court rule in Obama v. Romney? Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:35 AM PDT The Supreme Court has been at center stage of presidential politics before (cue the ominous music for Democrats as Bush v. Gore flashes on the screen). But it is hard to conjure a precedent for the situation right now, with everyone looking to the wings for the court to make its dramatic entrance into Campaign 2012. By the end of next week—and maybe sooner—the Supreme Court will rule on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's prized domestic achievement, the 2010 health care reform legislation.

Swing states' summer starts with ad blitz Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:43 AM PDT It's the first day of summer, and if you plan to beat the heat by kicking back in front of the tube, be prepared for an onslaught of political ads against President Barack Obama, none of which will be paid for by Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. Three outside groups are independently launching multimillion-dollar ad campaigns [...]

Sandusky stays silent Posted: 20 Jun 2012 02:16 PM PDT Connie Bowland arrived on the steps of the Centre County Courthouse at 3:20 a.m. Wednesday with her daughter, sister and niece. The guidance counselor at an area elementary school was here for one reason.

Easter Island’s statues may have been ‘walked’ to their location Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT Were the giant statues on Easter Island actually "walked" to their final resting spots? Researchers have unveiled a new theory that may redefine the historical understanding of how natives on Easter Island transported the iconic moai statues. Writing in July's issue of National Geographic magazine, California State University at Long Beach archeologist Carl Lipo and [...]

‘Carpet of garbage’ covers sea floor in Sydney Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:14 AM PDT By now, many of us have heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a pair of massive, swirling islands of floating trash in the Pacific Ocean—one of which is roughly twice the size of Texas. But in Australia's Sydney Harbor, the refuse isn't just floating: It's on the bottom. Groups of volunteers divers are working [...]

Entrepreneur's Quirky journey to success Posted: 20 Jun 2012 09:24 AM PDT Ben Kaufman 'crazy journey' to success at open-source product pioneer Quirky.

Study links traffic noise and heart attack risk Posted: 20 Jun 2012 12:45 PM PDT Ah, traffic. Whether you're sitting in it, walking near it or breathing in fumes from it, traffic seems to be bad for our health in a lot of ways. Today, researchers in Denmark are reporting on another link between gridlock and health -- traffic noise may raise the risk of a heart attack.

Doormat will clean your shoes whether you like it or not Posted: 20 Jun 2012 03:08 PM PDT Have you ever walked around your home after coming in from outdoors only to realize your shoes were a bit dirtier than you had assumed? If so, then you'll love the latest invention from Japan's Palonia Furyokuki company: An industrial-quality doormat which … Continue reading →

Las Vegas roulette wheel reportedly hits 19 seven straight times Posted: 20 Jun 2012 01:32 PM PDT A photo taken by a professional gambler in Las Vegas purports to show a roulette wheel hitting the number 19 seven times in a row. And as the Las Vegas Sun notes, the odds of striking such a remarkable set are an astounding 3 billion to 1. The sequence reportedly occurred at 8:32 p.m. on [...]

Quaker Oats employees claim $241M Powerball pot Posted: 20 Jun 2012 11:56 AM PDT A large group of factory workers at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have claimed a $241 million Powerball jackpot. According to the Gazette, the group of 20 Quaker "Oatsters"--aged 35 to 64--chartered a bus Wednesday from Cedar Rapids to Iowa Lottery headquarters in Des Moines, where they presented the winning ticket to [...]

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