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• White House: No part in detainee release
• Senate approves Lew as new Treasury chief
• 'It was just spectacular': Group fights to save old Pan Am terminal
• Don't like the white stuff in Oreo's? This is for you
• Stocks surge, Dow nears record high
• Suspect in Vegas murder brags about fast life
• Photos: This Hipster bulldog is probably cooler than you are
• Miss. mayorial candidate found dead, homicide suspected
• Fraternity raises money for member’s sexual reassignment surgery
• Arkansas lawmakers override governor's abortion bill veto
• Court docs: Rental computers sent spyware images to Aaron's Inc.
• Pope speaks of 'rough seas' of papacy at emotional farewell
• Michael Bloomberg’s cross-country election shopping spree
• New Zealand man fatally attacked by shark, police open fire
• Rubio 'Only Member of the Hip-Hop Caucus'
• Delaware pageant winner resigns, denies sex tape
• After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages
• America must not 'dictate' to world, new defense chief says

White House: No part in detainee release Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:17 PM PST The press secretary said immigration officials acted on their own.

Senate approves Lew as new Treasury chief Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:40 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jack Lew as President Barack Obama's new Treasury secretary, putting the former White House chief of staff in the middle of a bitter political fight over the government's budget. Senators backed Lew with a 71-26 vote. All of the chamber's 53 Democrats voted for him. Some Republicans had expressed misgivings about Lew's perks from previous employers Citigroup and New York University. ...

'It was just spectacular': Group fights to save old Pan Am terminal Posted: 27 Feb 2013 02:39 PM PST Built in 1960, it was an early icon of New York's entry into the modern jet age.

Don't like the white stuff in Oreo's? This is for you Posted: 27 Feb 2013 11:23 AM PST A cookie-favoring physicist creates what might be the world's first cookie separator.

Stocks surge, Dow nears record high Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:12 PM PST The market surged following more evidence that the Fed will keep interest rates low.

Suspect in Vegas murder brags about fast life Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:31 PM PST Ammar Harris smirks in a 90-second video and flashes a big stack of cash.

Photos: This Hipster bulldog is probably cooler than you are Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:00 PM PST PIC BY SONYA YU / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: Trotter wearing some trendy glasses) - An adorable little French Bulldog has been playing dress-up and has impressively gathered a following of 30,000 on Instagram. The photogenic hipster, called Trotter, wears a range of outfits from a beret, moustache, top hat and pipe to high heels. Owner and Trotters photographer Sonya Yu said her little pup is simply a natural in front of the camera. SEE CATERS COPY

Miss. mayorial candidate found dead, homicide suspected Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:51 PM PST JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a Mississippi mayoral candidate has been found dead and the case is being investigated as a homicide.

Fraternity raises money for member’s sexual reassignment surgery Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:29 PM PST Emerson College's Phi Alpha Tau fraternity has raised more than $17,000 for a member seeking to undergo gender reassignment surgery. Donnie Collins, 20, is seeking to transition from female to male. After his request to have the "top half" procedure covered by his health plan was denied, his fraternity brothers launched a fundraising campaign on [...]

Arkansas lawmakers override governor's abortion bill veto Posted: 27 Feb 2013 04:07 PM PST LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House voted 53-28 Wednesday to override Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of a bill that would outlaw most abortions starting in the 20th week of pregnancy, hours after a state Senate committee approved a package of even tighter abortion restrictions.

Court docs: Rental computers sent spyware images to Aaron's Inc. Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:06 PM PST PITTSBURGH (AP) — Court documents in a class-action lawsuit against furniture rental company Aaron's Inc. allege spyware installed on rented computers secretly sent more than 185,000 emails back to the company, including some capturing webcam images of naked children and people having sex.

Pope speaks of 'rough seas' of papacy at emotional farewell Posted: 27 Feb 2013 06:51 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict bid an emotional farewell at his last general audience on Wednesday, acknowledging the "rough seas" that marked his papacy "when it seemed that the Lord was sleeping." In an unusually public outpouring for such a private man, he alluded to some of the most difficult times of his papacy, which was dogged by sex abuse scandals, leaks of his private papers and reports of infighting among his closest aides. ...

Michael Bloomberg’s cross-country election shopping spree Posted: 27 Feb 2013 06:12 AM PST When I heard the radio commercial attacking a candidate for the Los Angeles School Board, it didn't make much of an impression—until I heard the tag line.

New Zealand man fatally attacked by shark, police open fire Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:14 AM PST WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand man was attacked and killed by a great white shark on Wednesday in a rare fatal shark incident in the country, prompting police to open fire. Police said they fired shots at the shark after a man was fatally bitten at Muriwai beach located around 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of Auckland, one of many beaches dotted along the North Island's west coast that are known for their wild surf. Rescue crews were quoted by local media as saying the shark was a "white pointer", commonly known as a great white, measuring roughly 4 meters (13 feet) long. ...

Rubio 'Only Member of the Hip-Hop Caucus' Posted: 27 Feb 2013 08:08 AM PST Is there a love of hip hop in the U.S. Senate?  Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says he doesn't find many other senators to discuss the history and trends of hip-hop with. "I'm the only member of the hip-hop caucus in the Senate," Rubio told TMZ...

Delaware pageant winner resigns, denies sex tape Posted: 27 Feb 2013 05:16 AM PST WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Pageant officials say Miss Delaware Teen USA has resigned amid allegations she appeared in an online sex video.

After meatballs, Ikea withdraws sausages Posted: 27 Feb 2013 03:17 PM PST After withdrawing meatballs from stores across Europe, home furnishings company Ikea said Wednesday its own tests confirmed "a few indications of horse meat" and that it would also remove wiener ...

America must not 'dictate' to world, new defense chief says Posted: 27 Feb 2013 09:59 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Decorated Vietnam veteran Chuck Hagel was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary on Wednesday after a bruising Senate confirmation battle, and promised to renew old U.S. alliances and forge new ones without attempting to "dictate" to the world. Addressing Pentagon employees shortly after a small, closed-door swearing-in ceremony, Hagel spoke optimistically, if vaguely, about global challenges ahead and the importance of American leadership abroad. "We can't dictate to the world. But we must engage the world. ...

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