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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
• Video: Zimmerman re-enacts Trayvon Martin shooting
• Scott Walker gets Honey Badger’d
• Stocks post worst drop in three weeks
• Obama: Republicans ‘playing chicken’ on student loans
• Rubio chooses family time over Romney fundraiser
• Natalee Holloway's mother sues National Enquirer
• Mass grave of ‘giant wombats’ discovered in Australia
• Texas woman hit with $1.3 million-plus electric bill
• Why McDonald’s ads look so much better than the real thing
• Ohio 'personhood' push faces hurdle
• Romney will ‘replace and supersede’ Obama’s immigration plan
• Bryson resigns as Commerce Secretary

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, [...]

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 [...]

Stocks post worst drop in three weeks Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:53 PM PDT Stocks posted their worst day in three weeks on Thursday on mounting evidence that slowing manufacturing growth worldwide was poised to hurt profit growth

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 [...]

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 [...]

Natalee Holloway's mother sues National Enquirer Posted: 21 Jun 2012 05:47 AM PDT The mother of Natalee Holloway is suing The National Enquirer, saying the tabloid published untrue stories to profit from her daughter's 2005 disappearance in Aruba.

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 [...]

Texas woman hit with $1.3 million-plus electric bill Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:55 AM PDT We all dread opening an electric bill, especially when air-conditioning drives up costs and maxes out a family budget. But Kristin Harriger's recent electric bill was beyond shocking.

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 [...]

Ohio 'personhood' push faces hurdle Posted: 21 Jun 2012 01:45 PM PDT An anti-abortion group in Ohio is facing a significant shortfall in the number of signatures needed to ask voters in the presidential battleground this fall whether the state constitution should declare that life begins when a human egg is fertilized, throwing up another obstacle for the "personhood" movement.

Romney will ‘replace and supersede’ Obama’s immigration plan Posted: 21 Jun 2012 09:06 AM PDT Mitt Romney will criticize President Obama's immigration plan on Thursday, saying that as president, he will "put in place my own long-term solution that will replace and supersede the President's temporary measure," according to excerpts of his speech.

Bryson resigns as Commerce Secretary Posted: 21 Jun 2012 08:41 AM PDT Commerce Secretary John Bryson, already on medical leave, has formally resigned his post.

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