Obama makes 'no apologies' for health care law The Ticket - 15 hrs agoPresident Barack Obama promised cheering supporters in Ohio that he would "make no apologies" for his overhaul of health care and mocked rival Mitt Romney's apparent change of heart on his own approach in Massachusetts. "When … More »Obama makes 'no apologies' for health care law
President Barack Obama promised cheering supporters in Ohio that he would "make no apologies" for his overhaul of health care and mocked rival Mitt Romney's apparent change of heart on his own approach in Massachusetts. "When you hear all these folks saying, 'Oh, no, no, this is a tax, this is a burden on middle-class …
Protests and tears of joy as Libyans rush to vote Reuters - 1 hr 13 mins agoTRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Crowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday as they voted in the first free national election in 60 years. But in the eastern … More »Protests and tears of joy as Libyans rush to vote
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Crowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday as they voted in the first free national election in 60 years. But in the eastern city of Benghazi, cradle of last year's uprising and now seeking more autonomy from the interim government, …
California high-speed rail gets green light AP - 4 hrs agoCalifornia lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation's first dedicated high-speed rail line, a multibillion dollar project that will eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco. More »California high-speed rail gets green light
California lawmakers gave the green light to start building the nation's first dedicated high-speed rail line, a multibillion dollar project that will eventually link Los Angeles and San Francisco.
- Suicide bomber kills 7 of his own family in Iraq AP - 3 hrs ago
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged belt at a gathering of his own family in western Iraq, killing his pro-government cousin and six other relatives, officials said Saturday.
- 6 injured in Spain's Pamplona running of the bulls AP - 3 hrs ago
One elderly thrill-seeker was gored in a leg and five others slightly injured as thousands of adrenaline-fueled runners raced ahead of six fighting bulls in the streets of the northern Spanish city of Pamplona in the first running of the bulls of this year's San Fermin festival, officials said Saturday.
- London police make seventh arrest in terrorism probe Reuters - 1 hr 55 mins ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating a potential terrorist attack said they had arrested a seventh person, a 22-year-old woman, in east London on Saturday. Police are on high alert ahead of the London Olympics but said the latest arrest and those of a woman and five men in London earlier this week were not linked to …
- Israeli draft pits secular Jews vs. ultra-Orthodox AP - 2 hrs 7 mins ago
Deep in the heart of Mea Shearim, a Jerusalem bastion of hardline ultra-Orthodox Jews, hundreds of bearded young men in black suits have their noses burrowed into books, immersed in biblical study and oblivious to their surroundings.
- Zimmerman released on bail under stricter terms AP - 5 hrs ago
George Zimmerman is out of jail again, but the rules have changed since the last time he was released on bail after being charged in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
- More Americans convinced of climate change after extreme weather The Lookout - 15 hrs ago
Every summer it seems like a different kind of out-of-control weather pattern decides to strike. In the past month alone, we've experienced deadly Colorado wildfires, early-season heat waves and a wind-whipping hurricane, convincing formerly dubious Americans that climate change is actually real, according to the Associated …
- Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns from Congress The Ticket - 15 hrs ago
Michigan Republican Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, who launched a short-lived White House bid in 2011, announced Friday that he was resigning from Congress, citing personal family issues. "After nearly 26 years in elected office, this past nightmarish month and a half have, for the first time, severed the necessary harmony between …
True Olympic spirit found in those who come last AFP - 1 hr 54 mins ago
True Olympic spirit is often found away from gold medallists with their agents and sponsorship deals -- it is found in its purest sense in those who come last. More »True Olympic spirit found in those who come last
True Olympic spirit is often found away from gold medallists with their agents and sponsorship deals -- it is found in its purest sense in those who come last.
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