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Obama: GOP ideas better suited for the last century
Romney's sports analogy: 'It’s time to get a new coach'
Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice
New U.N. Syria envoy tells regime change is needed
Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in L.A. at 91
ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims
Ex-Marine tweeted about killing co-workers in '09
White House releases beer recipes: 'Ale to the Chief'
Romney will spend next week doing debate prep
Obamas, Bidens, to visit New Hampshire after convention
Commentary: The risky business of valuing IP
Decision not to charge Ariz. sheriff isn't the end
N.Y. teen dies after sticking head out of party bus
Thalidomide victims say drugmaker's apology not enough
U.S. drone strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan
46 years later, diplomatic mail found on mountain glacier
Wolves in Wyoming go from endangered to hunted

Obama: GOP ideas better suited for the last century

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:15 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, in Iowa to kick off a campaign swing, mockingly charged Saturday that the just-concluded Republican convention had showcased policies "better suited for the last century." "You might as well have watched it on a black and white TV," Obama told a cheering crowd of thousands in Urbandale, outside Des Moines. [...]

Romney's sports analogy: 'It’s time to get a new coach'

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Headlining a rally on the opening day of the college football season, Mitt Romney sprinkled his stump speech Saturday with sports analogies, arguing it's time to put a "new coach" on the field to get America back in the game. Speaking at a rally inside a historic train station here, Romney reminded his audience of [...]

Samsung: Apple trying to limit consumer choice

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 07:58 AM PDT

Samsung on Saturday accused Apple of resorting to litigation in an effort to limit consumer choice after the iPhone maker said it was seeking to stop the sale of Galaxy S III smartphones in the United States.

New U.N. Syria envoy tells regime change is needed

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT

The U.N.'s new envoy to Syria told President Bashar Assad's regime on Saturday that change is both "urgent" and "necessary" and that it must meet the "legitimate" demands of the Syrian people, words that will not win the seasoned Algerian diplomat and international trouble shooter any friends in Damascus.

Legendary songwriter Hal David dies in L.A. at 91

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT

Hal David, the stylish, heartfelt lyricist who teamed with Burt Bacharach on dozens of timeless songs for movies, television and a variety of recording artists in the 1960s and beyond, has died. He was 91.

ICE chief of staff resigns amid misconduct claims

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:03 PM PDT

A senior Obama administration political appointee and longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned Saturday amid allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior lodged by at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees.

Ex-Marine tweeted about killing co-workers in '09

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 03:46 AM PDT

Unhappy with his life as a Marine stationed in California, Terence Tyler posed a question three years ago on Twitter: "is it normal to want to kill ALL of ur coworkers?"

White House releases beer recipes: 'Ale to the Chief'

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Tapping into an outpouring of public interest, the White House on Saturday made its beer recipes public — giving hope to any Americans interested in having a hair of the first dog after joining the coalition of the swilling. Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and the Senior Policy Advisor for the Healthy Food Initiative, [...]

Romney will spend next week doing debate prep

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT

JACKSONVILLE—As Democrats hold their national convention in Charlotte next week, Mitt Romney will be off the trail preparing for this fall's debates with President Barack Obama. The Republican nominee will spend Sunday and Monday at his vacation home in Wolfeburo, N.H. doing debate prep. Romney will then travel to Reading, Vt., where he will continue [...]

Obamas, Bidens, to visit New Hampshire after convention

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:52 PM PDT

This should banish any doubt that New Hampshire matters in November: President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Dr Jill Biden will all attend a campaign rally in the Granite State the day after the Democratic convention, next Friday. It's unusual for both couples to attend the same campaign event. [...]

Commentary: The risky business of valuing IP

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

According to widely circulated news reports, the jurors in Apple v. Samsung ignored the testifying experts and calculated damages on their own. Who can blame them? Apple's expert came up with upwards of $2.5 billion as fair compensation for the infringement. Samsung's expert countered with about $500 million. A $2 billion spread makes it hard to trust either analysis.

Decision not to charge Ariz. sheriff isn't the end

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 02:56 PM PDT

The federal abuse-of-power investigation into America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff may have been closed without criminal charges but Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's legal troubles are far from over.

N.Y. teen dies after sticking head out of party bus

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:01 AM PDT

A Sweet 16 party aboard a party bus ended in tragedy Friday night when a teen stuck his head out of the emergency roof hatch, struck his head on an overpass and died.

Thalidomide victims say drugmaker's apology not enough

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 08:38 AM PDT

Victims of thalidomide said on Saturday an apology from the German inventor of the drug that caused birth defects in thousands of babies around the world was too little too late. Thalidomide, developed by the German firm Gruenenthal, was marketed internationally to pregnant women in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a treatment for morning sickness. About 10,000 babies were born around the world with defects caused by the drug, mostly malformed limbs or missing arms or legs. ...

U.S. drone strike kills 5 militants in Pakistan

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 06:17 AM PDT

U.S. drones fired a barrage of missiles at a vehicle and a house in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least five suspected militants, Pakistani officials said.

46 years later, diplomatic mail found on mountain glacier

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:21 AM PDT

Mountain rescue worker Arnaud Christmann and his neighbor Jules Berger made quite a discovery after tourists said they'd spotted "something shining" on the Bossons glacier on Mount Blanc in the French Alps. "A couple on vacation came to us and told us they had seen...