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• A first since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech
• Romney ‘enjoyed' Eastwood’s RNC speech, aide says
• Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess
• Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end
• Photos: See the issues voters want addressed at the DNC
• Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics
• Family, NASA remember first man on the moon
• Romney views Hurricane Isaac damage in Louisiana
• German drug firm makes first apology for thalidomide
• National Geographic removes ‘hardcore huntress’ from show
• Up in the air with a human-powered helicopter
• Brain tumors and birthers: Dumbest political quotes of the week
• Major quake off Philippines causes panic but minor damage
• British teen Robson posts another upset at US Open
• 300-year-old thermometer may sell at auction for six figures
• Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies
• Photos: Princess Diana remembered on anniversary of her death
• Republicans and Democrats distorting Medicare facts
• 'Troubling ineptitude' in security at nuclear bomb plant

A first since '52: No talk of war in GOP speech Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:12 PM PDT Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party's nomination without mentioning war.

Romney ‘enjoyed' Eastwood’s RNC speech, aide says Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT A top adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign downplayed tensions over Clint Eastwood's rambling Republican National Convention speech, insisting the candidate thought the actor's routine was funny. Stuart Stevens, a senior strategist to the Republican nominee, said he was standing backstage with Romney as Eastwood delivered a speech in which he imagined a conversation he [...]

Waters recede in Louisiana, leaving sopping mess Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT Floodwaters from Isaac receded, power came on and businesses opened Friday ahead of the holiday weekend, the beginning of what is certain to be a slow recovery for Louisiana.

Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:27 PM PDT President Barack Obama says his administration is determined to help servicemen, veterans and their families with their economic and health care needs as conflicts overseas end or wind down and they return to the nation they have served.

Photos: See the issues voters want addressed at the DNC Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:00 AM PDT By Roy A. Barnes, Cheyenne, Wyo. Medicare reform needs to be addressed at the Democratic National Convention. Specifics, not rhetoric, should be presented about how Medicare can be reformed so the under-55s, like me, will know what the Democrats' plans are to insure I'll have it when I begin to reach my later 60s, some 20 years from now. I may not agree with Paul Ryan's voucher plan for people like me, but at least he has a plan. It's time for Democrats to step up and announce their intentions of reforming Medicare in a way that's fair and realistic.

Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:27 PM PDT Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday left the door wide open to a further easing of monetary policy, saying the stagnation in the U.S. labor market was a "grave concern," but he stopped short of providing a clear signal of imminent action. His stark language gave a temporary lift to U.S. stocks, but economists walked away from the Fed chairman's remarks still divided over whether the central bank would launch a fresh round of bond purchases at its upcoming meeting in September. ...

Family, NASA remember first man on the moon Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:31 AM PDT Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who died last weekend, was remembered today as a space pioneer, a reluctant hero and a man who bore with dignity the burden of being a national icon.

Romney views Hurricane Isaac damage in Louisiana Posted: 31 Aug 2012 01:25 PM PDT Mitt Romney made a last-minute trip to the Gulf Coast to tour storm damage caused by Hurricane Isaac. The Republican nominee was invited to the region by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who joined him on a tour of Jean Lafitte, La., which was hit by severe flooding as the hurricane made landfall. Emergency crews [...]

German drug firm makes first apology for thalidomide Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT The German manufacturer of a notorious drug that caused thousands of babies to be born with shortened arms and legs, or no limbs at all, issued its first ever apology Friday — 50 years after pulling the drug off the market.

National Geographic removes ‘hardcore huntress’ from show Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:45 PM PDT In just 24 hours, one man's online petition convinced the National Geographic Channel to rethink its plans to include a big-game hunter on a new show set to debut this fall. Conservationist Tim Martell, 42, says a lifetime of watching National Geographic specials inspired him to pursue a career dedicated to preserving animals and their [...]

Up in the air with a human-powered helicopter Posted: 31 Aug 2012 02:25 PM PDT Students at University of Maryland are using pedal power to break a human-powered helicopter record (but hopefully to break nothing else). As surfaced by the blog Popsci, a video shows freshman Henry Enerson taking the vehicle up in the air—with nothing more than foot pedals keeping the thing above the ground—hovering eight feet up, and [...]

Brain tumors and birthers: Dumbest political quotes of the week Posted: 31 Aug 2012 10:11 AM PDT Each week, the Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!

Major quake off Philippines causes panic but minor damage Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday killing one person, damaging roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami, a politician and authorities said. The quake was centered off the east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for much of the region, but cancelled it about two hours later. ...

British teen Robson posts another upset at US Open Posted: 31 Aug 2012 03:26 PM PDT Laura Robson dissolved into giggles at a reference to British boy band One Direction.

300-year-old thermometer may sell at auction for six figures Posted: 31 Aug 2012 11:48 AM PDT Looking to own a piece of scientific history and have a home you can take out a second mortgage on? We may have exactly the thing: a 300-year-old thermometer made by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit himself has recently appeared in a … Continue reading →

Surgery allows blind orangutan to see her babies Posted: 31 Aug 2012 04:23 AM PDT A formerly blind Sumatran orangutan can see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia.

Photos: Princess Diana remembered on anniversary of her death Posted: 30 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Republicans and Democrats distorting Medicare facts Posted: 31 Aug 2012 09:04 AM PDT Paul Ryan came under fire for remarks that many people viewed as outright lies. In contrast, says Robert Farley, the Deputy Managing Editor of Factcheck.org, Mitt Romney's speech "avoided major falsehoods."

'Troubling ineptitude' in security at nuclear bomb plant Posted: 31 Aug 2012 12:47 PM PDT Guards at a government plant for storing weapons-grade uranium failed to spot activists, including an 82-year-old nun, who cut through its fences until they walked up to an officer's car and surrendered, an official report said on Friday.

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