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• Romney: 'No option should be excluded' in stopping nuclear Iran
• Scalia steps up criticism of health care ruling
• Mass. father shoots his two kids, one fatally
• Cheney: Picking Palin for VP was 'a mistake'
• Syrian forces pound rebels in Aleppo
• NASA rover closing in on Mars to hunt for life clues
• Missing Arkansas girl found alive in Tennessee
• New York City goes green . . . sort of
• Romanian president says bid to oust him failed
• Rev. Jesse Jackson: No timetable on son's recovery
• Ancient Colosseum of Rome is leaning
• Two NATO service members killed in Afghanistan
• Miscarriage won't affect charges in Colorado shooting
• Romney praises ‘spectacular’ Olympics
• Panetta says Syria's Assad hastening own demise
• Company had security at some theaters for Batman premiere
• Romney to visit Poland WWII site, meet Lech Walesa
• Officials: Seven Iraqi police members killed in attacks

Romney: 'No option should be excluded' in stopping nuclear Iran Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:17 AM PDT Speaking against the backdrop of the historic Old City, Mitt Romney signaled he supports Israel's right to "defend itself" against its enemies and said "any and all measures" should be considered in the world's efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The Republican candidate said preventing a nuclear Iran should be America's "highest [...]

Scalia steps up criticism of health care ruling Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:12 PM PDT Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Sunday renewed his criticism of Chief Justice John Roberts' reasoning in upholding President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law and also said the Constitution undoubtedly permits some gun control. The 76-year-old Scalia - a leading conservative on the court who has served as a justice since 1986 - also was asked whether he would time his retirement in order to let a conservative future president appoint a like-minded jurist. "I don't know. I haven't decided when to retire," Scalia told the "Fox News Sunday" program. "... ...

Mass. father shoots his two kids, one fatally Posted: 29 Jul 2012 09:26 AM PDT Father Kills Daughter and Critically Wounds Son Before Committing Suicide

Cheney: Picking Palin for VP was 'a mistake' Posted: 29 Jul 2012 06:09 AM PDT Dick Cheney has some advice for Mitt Romney on choosing a running mate:  Don't pick another Sarah Palin. In his first interview since receiving a heart transplant in March, Cheney told ABC News, that John McCain's decision to pick Palin as his running mate in...

Syrian forces pound rebels in Aleppo Posted: 29 Jul 2012 03:45 PM PDT The government of Bashar al-Assad declared victory on Sunday in a hard-fought battle for Syria's capital Damascus, and pounded rebels who control of parts of its largest city Aleppo.

NASA rover closing in on Mars to hunt for life clues Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:13 PM PDT NASA's Mars rover was on its final approach to the red planet on Sunday, heading toward a mountain that may hold clues about whether life has ever existed on Mars, officials said. The rover, also known as Curiosity, has been careening toward Mars since its launch in November. The nuclear-powered rover the size of a compact car is expected to end its 352-million-mile (567-million-km) journey on August 6 at 1:31 a.m. EDT. ...

Missing Arkansas girl found alive in Tennessee Posted: 29 Jul 2012 07:50 AM PDT Parents Found Dead When Girl Went Missing

New York City goes green . . . sort of Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:42 PM PDT In the heart of New York City, among the flash and dazzle of Times Square, there is one sign that is at once a boast and an unintentionally sad reminder of how far the city is from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ambitious plan for a greener...

Romanian president says bid to oust him failed Posted: 29 Jul 2012 02:14 PM PDT Exit polls indicate that Romanians have voted to impeach their president, but he is claiming the turnout was too low for the national referendum to be legally binding.

Rev. Jesse Jackson: No timetable on son's recovery Posted: 29 Jul 2012 10:37 AM PDT The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his congressman son's treatment at the Mayo Clinic for depression is a "game changer."

Ancient Colosseum of Rome is leaning Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:41 AM PDT The ancient Colosseum of Rome, where gladiators fought for their lives, is slanting about 16 inches lower on the south side than on the north, and authorities are investigating whether it needs urgent repairs.

Two NATO service members killed in Afghanistan Posted: 29 Jul 2012 12:47 PM PDT The NATO military coalition on Sunday said two service members were killed in an insurgent attack in the west of the country.

Miscarriage won't affect charges in Colorado shooting Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:42 AM PDT A former prosecutor says the man suspected of shooting and killing 12 people and wounding 58 others at a Colorado theater won't face an additional homicide charge after one of the victims who was critically injured suffered a miscarriage.

Romney praises ‘spectacular’ Olympics Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:59 AM PDT Mitt Romney officially weighed on what he thought about London's Olympic Opening Ceremony. The Republican nominee, who got into trouble in London for suggesting the city's Olympic preparations were "disconcerting," said during a meeting Sunday afternoon with Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad that he found the Opening Ceremony "entertaining and delightful." "Wasn't it spectacular?" Romney [...]

Panetta says Syria's Assad hastening own demise Posted: 29 Jul 2012 01:36 PM PDT Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of helicopter gunships to counter a civil uprising will prove to be "a nail in Assad's coffin," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday at the outset of a five-day Mideast tour.

Company had security at some theaters for Batman premiere Posted: 29 Jul 2012 04:43 PM PDT The Colorado movie theater complex that was the scene of a gunman's massacre this month didn't have any uniformed security guards on duty the night of the shooting, even though other theaters operated by the same company did provide such protection for the busy premiere of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."

Romney to visit Poland WWII site, meet Lech Walesa Posted: 29 Jul 2012 11:28 AM PDT U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney heads to Poland on Monday, where he will visit the site of the first shots fired in World War II and pay tribute to the country's anti-communist movement.

Officials: Seven Iraqi police members killed in attacks Posted: 29 Jul 2012 08:08 AM PDT Two bombings and a drive-by shooting Sunday killed seven Iraqi police in a former al-Qaida stronghold in the western part of the country, authorities said, another sign of the militants' resurgence.

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