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• Texas delegates planning a mutiny?
• Obama promises to help Gulf Coast governors with TS Isaac
• Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention
• Student critically wounded on first day of school; teacher subdues gunman
• Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on
• Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead
• Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct in Afghanistan
• Apple seeks to stop U.S. sales of eight Samsung products
• Commissioner defends police force in NYC gun fight
• World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say
• The speech that Nixon never gave: ‘In event of moon disaster’
• 230-million-year-old mite found in amber
• Would you kiss Superman or Wonder Woman?
• World's oldest person, Besse Cooper, turns 116
• Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' hits evolution deniers
• Meet the world’s dumbest dumbphone
• Romney admits Democratic attacks are hurting him with voters
• 'Blue moon' to light up night sky this week
• Photos: See issues voters want addressed at the RNC
• Do our genes determine how we vote in elections?
• UN chief leads world outcry over Syria 'massacre'
• Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California
• 'One small step for (a) man': Was Neil Armstrong misquoted?
• Killed for dancing: 17 Afghans beheaded in attack on party
• Ex-South Carolina governor to marry former mistress

Texas delegates planning a mutiny? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT TAMPA--On Monday morning, at a meeting of more than 100 Texan delegates and alternates at the Saddlebrook Resort 20 miles north of Tampa, one topic got the crowd more fired up than any other. Delegate Melinda Fredricks read aloud a letter condemning recent changes to the national Republican party's rules that would allow the GOP [...]

Obama promises to help Gulf Coast governors with TS Isaac Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:13 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Monday promised the governors of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi that they would have "the resources they need" to cope with Tropical Storm Isaac, on track to batter the Gulf Coast in the coming days, the White House said in a statement. Concerns about the storm led Republicans, gathered at their presidential [...]

Romney vows free-market defense as GOP opens convention Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:13 PM PDT TAMPA , FLA.— As powerful tropical storm Isaac churned through the Gulf of Mexico, Republicans opened their abbreviated nominating convention on Monday with a knock at President Barack Obama's record on spending and a Hollywood-style video message from Mitt Romney. "In the campaign to come, the American ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a [...]

Student critically wounded on first day of school; teacher subdues gunman Posted: 27 Aug 2012 09:02 AM PDT One Person Is in Custody and Wounded Student Taken By Medevac to Hospital

Mike Huckabee to Ron Paul supporters: You lost, move on Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has a message for Ron Paul supporters who say they feel "disrespected" by the Republican Party's delegate allocation process: You lost, move on.

Fire spreads at Venezuela refinery, 41 dead Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:29 PM PDT An intense fire at a Venezuelan refinery spread to a third fuel tank on Monday nearly three days after an explosion killed at least 41 people and injured more than 150.

Soldiers, Marines punished for misconduct in Afghanistan Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:42 AM PDT Six Army soldiers and three Marines escaped criminal charges, but received administrative punishments for their involvement in two incidents of misconduct in Afghanistan that roiled relations with Afghans, U.S. military officials said Monday.

Apple seeks to stop U.S. sales of eight Samsung products Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:40 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc will seek a preliminary ban on U.S. sales of eight Samsung mobile products, pending a final injunction in its high stakes patents case, according to an Apple court filing on Monday. The request for a preliminary injunction targets Samsung Electronics Co Ltd phones including the Galaxy S 4G and the Droid Charge. (Reporting By Dan Levine; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

Commissioner defends police force in NYC gun fight Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT The police shooting near the Empire State Building last week is a testament to how quickly officers can fire off 16 rounds to take down an armed suspect.

World may be forced to go vegetarian by 2050, scientists say Posted: 27 Aug 2012 12:04 PM PDT By the year 2050, you may be forced to become a vegetarian. That is, if Sweden's water scientists are to be believed. According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, "There will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected 9 billion population in 2050 if we follow current trends [...]

The speech that Nixon never gave: ‘In event of moon disaster’ Posted: 27 Aug 2012 10:14 AM PDT Neil Armstrong, who died on Saturday, is being remembered as the astronaut who took the the first step on the moon. But the successful lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was not a given. A memo of a speech drafted by William Safire just days before the landing, is surfacing again on the Web. The [...]

230-million-year-old mite found in amber Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT A long, wormlike, sap-sucking mite is now one of the oldest creepy-crawlies found preserved in amber yet, researchers say.

Would you kiss Superman or Wonder Woman? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:56 PM PDT The comic book world is aflutter after it was revealed that iconic heroes Superman and Wonder Woman would become a romantic couple beginning in an upcoming issue of Justice League. As part of the marketing campaign for the new storyline, it was revealed that Match.com has posted dating profiles of the two heroes, created by [...]

World's oldest person, Besse Cooper, turns 116 Posted: 27 Aug 2012 01:13 PM PDT It's difficult enough to fit 16 candles on a birthday cake, but trying squeezing 116 on one.

Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' hits evolution deniers Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:01 AM PDT In a clip posted to online knowledge forum Big Think via YouTube, former children's show host Bill Nye spoke out against the denial of evolution, saying such views harm young people especially and hamper scientific progress.

Meet the world’s dumbest dumbphone Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT Smartphones are incredibly powerful devices, but they're also incredibly complex. For us technophiles, that's great — we love being able to watch videos, download songs, and share things on Facebook. But what's great for us is terribly inappropriate for the tiny … Continue reading →

Romney admits Democratic attacks are hurting him with voters Posted: 27 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT BOSTON—Mitt Romney is spending Monday morning doing speech prep at an elementary school near his vacation home in Wolfeboro, N.H., but he's already giving hints about what he will say Thursday night when he accepts the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. In an interview with USA Today's Susan Page, Romney says [...]

'Blue moon' to light up night sky this week Posted: 27 Aug 2012 04:32 AM PDT Skywatchers should circle Friday (Aug. 31) on their calendars, for the date offers the last chance to see a so-called "blue moon" for nearly three years.

Photos: See issues voters want addressed at the RNC Posted: 24 Aug 2012 09:00 AM PDT When President Obama assumed office, I was a manager earning $100,000 a year. Today, I am awaiting a call to see if I have been hired for a part-time position which would net me $15 to $18 an hour. I am cautiously optimistic about the GOP convention. It isn't because I believe Republicans can actually create jobs. On the contrary -- I believe governments only build barriers to a strong business environment. Yet I will listen closely to each speaker and absorb the Republican plan regarding how they will stimulate an environment conclusive to hiring, particularly in the small business sector. For me and my family, it's all about one thing -- jobs. -- Robert Watkins, Lancaster, Pa., days unemployed: 518

Do our genes determine how we vote in elections? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 11:34 AM PDT The 2000 presidential election may have hung on some hanging chads, but new evidence suggests that a handful of genes may be influencing election outcomes more than we think.

UN chief leads world outcry over Syria 'massacre' Posted: 27 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT UN chief Ban Ki-moon demanded an independent inquiry Monday into the killings of hundreds of civilians in the Syrian town of Daraya as world outrage mounted over the "massacre" by pro-government forces.

Series of earthquakes rattle Southern California Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:07 PM PDT Dozens of small to moderate earthquakes struck southeastern California on Sunday, knocking trailer homes off their foundations, shattering windows and rattling nerves in a small town east of San Diego.

'One small step for (a) man': Was Neil Armstrong misquoted? Posted: 27 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT Upon taking a "small step" onto the surface of the moon in 1969, Neil Armstrong uttered what would become one of history's most famous one-liners. But strangely, what he actually said is far from clear.

Killed for dancing: 17 Afghans beheaded in attack on party Posted: 27 Aug 2012 03:55 AM PDT The victims were part of a large group that had gathered late Sunday in Helmand province's Musa Qala district for a celebration involving music and dancing, said district government chief Neyamatullah Khan.

Ex-South Carolina governor to marry former mistress Posted: 26 Aug 2012 02:21 PM PDT Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford said on Sunday he is engaged to marry his Argentine girlfriend, Maria Belen Chapur. "Yes, it's true and I stand by my statement," Sanford told Reuters.

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