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• Social Security privatization jumps back into spotlight
• WikiLeaks founder slams U.S. ‘witch hunt’
• Afghan policeman kills U.S. service member
• Norquist: George H.W. Bush 'lied' to Americans
• World Humanitarian Day claims history with help from Beyoncé
• Endurance swimmer steady in Cuba-Florida attempt
• Body of missing California diver found
• Adviser: Romney to release 2011 tax return by October 15
• Obama, Romney pass Sunday in church, with families
• Madonna sued in Russia for supporting gays
• NASA rover Curiosity shoots a Mars rock with laser
• Ranchers lose hope drought aid will come in time
• 20 years after Ruby Ridge, there's forgiveness
• New fire forces evacuations in Northern California
• Lightning strike kills boy on Lake Superior beach
• Man fights to keep wife buried in front yard

Social Security privatization jumps back into spotlight Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn't go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005.

WikiLeaks founder slams U.S. ‘witch hunt’ Posted: 19 Aug 2012 08:12 AM PDT There was no arrest. No escape. No surrender. No assassination attempt. No human smuggling. No helicopter or hovercraft. Just a wanted man, on a balcony with a microphone. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange emerged from a window onto a small balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy on Sunday, where he made his first public remarks since being [...]

Afghan policeman kills U.S. service member Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:57 AM PDT A U.S. service member was killed in southern Afghanistan today on a patrol with Afghan security forces when one of the Afghans turned his weapon on the Americans, the latest in a rash of what the ISAF is now calling "insider" attacks on American troops....

Norquist: George H.W. Bush 'lied' to Americans Posted: 19 Aug 2012 03:04 AM PDT Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist dismissed recent criticism of his tax pledge from former President George H.W. Bush, saying the 41st president had "lied" to the American people by raising taxes while in office.

World Humanitarian Day claims history with help from Beyoncé Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT Sunday is World Humanitarian Day--a day people around the world are asked to perform a humanitarian action--however big or small--in the spirit of people helping others--"doing something good, somewhere, for someone else." And with a little help from Beyoncé, organizers of the global event say they made some social media history, too, inspiring more than [...]

Endurance swimmer steady in Cuba-Florida attempt Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:00 PM PDT Endurance athlete Diana Nyad forged ahead through the Straits of Florida with renewed vigor Sunday in pursuit of a record 103-mile (166-kilometer), unassisted swim in open waters without the aid of a shark cage.

Body of missing California diver found Posted: 19 Aug 2012 04:20 AM PDT A body that was recovered off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., this weekend has been identified as missing diver Rebecca Weiss.

Adviser: Romney to release 2011 tax return by October 15 Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:51 AM PDT Republican U.S. presidential challenger Mitt Romney plans to make public his 2011 tax return by October 15, a senior campaign adviser said on Sunday, as President Barack Obama's re-election team pressed its criticism of Romney's decision not to disclose more about his personal taxes. Romney, a former private equity executive who is one of the richest men ever to run for president, has come under pressure for months from the Obama campaign to release more years of tax returns. ...

Obama, Romney pass Sunday in church, with families Posted: 19 Aug 2012 12:21 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney spent a quiet Sunday attending church with their families, resting up for the campaign's final 11 weeks and the approaching party nominating conventions.

Madonna sued in Russia for supporting gays Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:08 AM PDT Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Petersburg.

NASA rover Curiosity shoots a Mars rock with laser Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:07 PM PDT NASA's Curiosity rover has zapped its first Martian rock, aiming its laser for the sake of science.

Ranchers lose hope drought aid will come in time Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT It's hard to tell what frustrates Todd Eggerling more — the weather or Congress.

20 years after Ruby Ridge, there's forgiveness Posted: 19 Aug 2012 02:01 PM PDT When Sara Weaver saw her father Randy struck in the shoulder by a government sniper's bullet in the Idaho wilderness in August 1992, she began to sprint back to the family's cabin on a mountaintop called Ruby Ridge.

New fire forces evacuations in Northern California Posted: 19 Aug 2012 01:17 PM PDT Thousands of people have been told to leave their homes as a wildfire burning Sunday in thick forest threatened rural communities in far Northern California.

Lightning strike kills boy on Lake Superior beach Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT A lightning strike on a Lake Superior beach injured eight people, including a 9-year-old Wisconsin boy who later died, Minnesota authorities said Sunday.

Man fights to keep wife buried in front yard Posted: 19 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT James Davis is fighting to keep the remains of his late wife right where he dug her grave: In the front yard of his home, just a few feet from the porch.

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