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• U.S. braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film
• Exclusive: Romney on Obama's 'shoot first, aim later' attack
• Bernanke goes all in: What it means for you
• White House clarifies, defends Obama's comments on Egypt
• U.S. Embassy calls out Muslim Brotherhood for conflicting tweets
• Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to get Congressional Gold Medal
• Mass. man among 4 killed in Libya, family says
• Forgetting the Afghan war, until death brings it home
• Libya arrests four suspects in deadly U.S. consulate attack
• Police sent to Calif. home of 'Innocence of Muslims' producer
• Dog stands guard over deceased owner’s grave for six years
• Rep. Van Hollen on playing Ryan in debate prep: ‘I’ve got to work on my gestures'
• Sanctuary launches campaign to build habitat for bear named Meatball
• Oldest color film footage dates back to 1899
• New monkey species discovered in Africa
• Seagull purportedly steals woman’s camera, takes amazing footage
• Woodward's budget bust: 'The Price of Politics' is much ado about nothing
• Mayor Bloomberg’s big soda ban approved by NYC board
• Paul Ryan’s in the House ... but available by appointment only
• Russia's Putin admits macho wildlife stunts are staged
• Duchess of Cambridge delivers first speech on foreign soil

U.S. braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:35 PM PDT The Obama administration was caught by surprise by the ferocity of the Sept. 11 attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the ambassador and three other Americans. Now it is bracing for another potential eruption of violent demonstrations in parts of the Muslim world after Friday's weekly prayers — traditionally a time of protest in the Middle East and North Africa.

Exclusive: Romney on Obama's 'shoot first, aim later' attack Posted: 13 Sep 2012 03:00 PM PDT In our interview today, Mitt Romney did not back down from his belief that the Obama Administration's first response to the Cairo protest demonstrated "sympathy" for the attackers, but he also made it clear that he was ready to move on. "What I said was...

Bernanke goes all in: What it means for you Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT In an unprecedented and controversial move, the Federal Reserve today announced the initiation of an open-ended round of Quantitative Easing (QE3) and extended the period for which it will keep rates between 0 and 1/4% to mid-2015.

White House clarifies, defends Obama's comments on Egypt Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT A day after President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of having a "shoot first and aim later" approach to foreign policy, the White House found itself Thursday recalibrating the incumbent's claim that Egypt is not "an ally" nor an enemy. At the same time, it insisted his comment was technically true. The chief problem for [...]

U.S. Embassy calls out Muslim Brotherhood for conflicting tweets Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT The U.S. called out the Muslim Brotherhood for apparently tweeting a different set of messages  -- a kind one in English, and a one in Arabic of a different tone.

Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi to get Congressional Gold Medal Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT Pro-democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, recently freed from two decades of house arrest in Myanmar, will travel to the United States later this month to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. She will also deliver a speech at the University of Louisville center named for Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch [...]

Mass. man among 4 killed in Libya, family says Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:00 PM PDT A Massachusetts woman says her brother was among the Americans killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya.

Forgetting the Afghan war, until death brings it home Posted: 13 Sep 2012 03:09 PM PDT Staring out the window of his pickup, slowly trailing the hearse bearing his brother's body, Will Copes' eyes blurred with tears. In a few minutes he and his brother would be home.

Libya arrests four suspects in deadly U.S. consulate attack Posted: 13 Sep 2012 11:14 AM PDT "Four men are in custody and we are interrogating them because they are suspected of helping instigate the events at the U.S. consulate," the deputy interior minister says.

Police sent to Calif. home of 'Innocence of Muslims' producer Posted: 13 Sep 2012 05:32 AM PDT As outrage over an anti-Muslim film spreads across the Middle East, police were sent to the California home of the film's producer to protect him and his family.

Dog stands guard over deceased owner’s grave for six years Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT An extremely dedicated dog has continued to show its loyalty, keeping watch on its owner's grave six years after he passed away. Capitan, a German shepherd, reportedly ran away from home after its owner, Miguel Guzman, died in 2006. A week later, the Guzman family found the dog sitting by his grave in central Argentina. [...]

Rep. Van Hollen on playing Ryan in debate prep: ‘I’ve got to work on my gestures' Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:53 PM PDT Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who will play the role of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan during debate prep with Vice President Joe Biden, is still working on nailing the part. Between floor votes in the House Thursday, reporters asked Van Hollen for an update on the mock debates, but he was reluctant to dish details [...]

Sanctuary launches campaign to build habitat for bear named Meatball Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:59 PM PDT A San Diego-area exotic animal sanctuary has launched a fundraising campaign to build a permanent home for Meatball, a "trash-loving" black bear at the center of a wildlife legal battle stretching from Colorado to California. The 500-pound bear was captured by officials from the California Department of Fish and Game on Aug. 28, in Glendale, [...]

Oldest color film footage dates back to 1899 Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT As we debate the obvious visual difference between 1080p and 4K video, we can't help but notice that it wasn't that long ago in the scope of time that color motion film wasn't even a thing. In 1899, British photographer … Continue reading →

New monkey species discovered in Africa Posted: 13 Sep 2012 02:04 PM PDT Scientists in the Democratic Republic of Congo claim they have discovered a new species of monkey, making it only the second such discovery in nearly 30 years. The claim is published in the journal Plos One, in which the team of U.S. scientists have named the find Cercopithecus Lomamiensis. The team says the monkey, which [...]

Seagull purportedly steals woman’s camera, takes amazing footage Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:08 PM PDT A woman who tried to enjoy a nice day while capturing some great footage of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco got way more than she bargained for. Nathalie Rollandin, who is originally from France, set up her GoPro camera on [...]

Woodward's budget bust: 'The Price of Politics' is much ado about nothing Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:40 AM PDT The abortive $4 trillion 2011 budget deal between Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner is fast becoming the most well-chronicled non-event since the lost continent of Atlantis disappeared beneath the waves.

Mayor Bloomberg’s big soda ban approved by NYC board Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:32 AM PDT Enjoy those Big Gulps while you still can. The New York City Board of Health approved Mayor Bloomberg's ban on large sugar-sweetened drinks on Thursday.

Paul Ryan’s in the House ... but available by appointment only Posted: 13 Sep 2012 09:56 AM PDT WASHINGTON—Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is taking a break from the campaign trail to vote on a government funding bill at the Capitol and, for the time being, his office is open by appointment only. Just as the sign on Ryan's door in the Longworth House Office Building promised, a Ryan staffer greeted Yahoo [...]

Russia's Putin admits macho wildlife stunts are staged Posted: 13 Sep 2012 12:24 PM PDT SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has admitted that some of his most famous media adventures with wildlife have been carefully staged but has said they were worthwhile because they drew the public's attention to important conservation projects. His macho appearances with everything from tigers to whales have been a staple of Russian state TV for years, cementing his image as a man of action but drawing mockery from critics who have likened them to Soviet-style propaganda. ...

Duchess of Cambridge delivers first speech on foreign soil Posted: 13 Sep 2012 10:58 AM PDT Kate Middleton marked another first in her new life as a young married royal today, delivering her first speech on foreign soil.

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