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Romney Will Argue Obama Has Failed to Meet Promises

New York Times - ‎44 minutes ago‎
TAMPA, Fla. - Mitt Romney will call upon disappointed and disaffected Americans to turn President Obama out of office in November, arguing in his convention speech that the president has failed to deliver the hope that he promised four years ago.
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Food, blankets and disaster aid will be available to Isaac's victims

NOLA.com - ‎40 minutes ago‎
By John Pope, The Times-Picayune Louisianians hit hard by Hurricane Isaac will be able to pick up such supplies as blankets, meals, bedding and tarps at 25 sites.. However, the list of distribution sites and schedules have not been devised yet.
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Federal court rejects new Texas voter photo ID law

The Associated Press - ‎32 minutes ago‎
By WILL WEISSERT, AP - 53 minutes ago AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A tough Texas law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls discriminates against low-income blacks and Hispanics, a federal court ruled Thursday, wiping out for the November ...
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Exclusive: Amazon teams with Nokia, snubs Google for maps - sources

Reuters - ‎23 minutes ago‎
By Alistair Barr | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's new Kindle Fire will have mapping services via a tie-up with Nokia Oyj, according to two people familiar with the situation, filling a gap in the tablet's capabilities while snubbing Google ...
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Chris Lighty: From The Block To The Boardroom

MTV.com - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Hip-hop mogul rose from carrying record crates for DJ Red Alert to guiding the careers of the biggest names in music. By Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) Hip-hop has moved from the block to the boardroom, and just as the culture grew, so did industry mogul ...
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Roddick Says He'll Retire After Open

New York Times - ‎56 minutes ago‎
On his 30th birthday, Andy Roddick announced his retirement Thursday, saying the United States Open would be his final tournament.
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Amid squalor and fear on Turkish border, Syrians make plea for safe zone

Christian Science Monitor - ‎2 hours ago‎
In this camp that has sprung up along the Turkish border, 5000 Syrians who have fled their country's civil war live under covered vehicle lanes on an unfinished section of the Syrian border, waiting to cross into Turkey or return to their homes.
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S.Africa prosecutors charge miners with murder

Reuters - ‎23 minutes ago‎
* Experts say measure not used since apartheid times * Say charges inflame already tense situation * Talks resume to get workers back next week * Mines minister says unrest could hit investment By Ed Stoddard and Jon Herskovitz JOHANNESBURG, ...
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Egypt's Peace Plan for Syria Could Help the US, Too

Bloomberg - ‎59 minutes ago‎
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi chose for his first big foreign policy move to visit Iran and propose a regional quartet to end the conflict in Syria that would include Iran but not the US He could hardly have made a clearer public declaration of ...
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UN: Iran speeding up uranium enrichment at underground plant

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Iran dramatically increased its production of a more enriched form of uranium in recent months, UN inspectors reported Thursday, suggesting that the country's nuclear facilities were ramping up their output even as Iran's leaders engaged in ...
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George Huguely sentenced to 23 years for Yeardley Love murder

Washington Post - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Aug. 30, 2012 - The Washington Post's Mary Pat Flaherty reports from Charlottesville on the sentencing of George HuguelyV. A judge sentenced Huguely to 23 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love.
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Romney makes Mormonism part of his big night

Businessweek - ‎39 minutes ago‎
By Rachel Zoll on August 30, 2012 After years of avoiding direct mention of his religion, Mitt Romney will open up about his Mormon faith as he accepts the Republican nomination for president.
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Excerpts: Healey remarks at Republican National Convention

CNN (blog) - ‎1 hour ago‎
(CNN) - The Republican National Convention released the following excerpts of former Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey's prepared remarks to the GOP convention in Tampa, Florida on Thursday evening.
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Awaiting Guidance, Market Falls

New York Times - ‎31 minutes ago‎
Stocks fell on Thursday after several days of muted trading as investors took a defensive posture before a much-awaited speech by the Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke.
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Unchanged Last Week at One-Month High

Bloomberg - ‎7 hours ago‎
More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that progress in the labor market is faltering amid a slowing economy.
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Gas prices at record levels for Labor Day weekend

Boston Globe - ‎40 minutes ago‎
By Erin Ailworth A gallon of regular unleaded gas in Massachusetts averaged $3.73 a gallon at the beginning of the week, up 12 cents from a year ago and a record price for this time of the year, according to the Automobile Association of America.
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US Approves an Initial Step in Oil Drilling Near Alaska

New York Times - ‎56 minutes ago‎
WASHINGTON - The Interior Department granted Shell permission on Thursday to begin preparatory work on its first well in the Arctic Ocean, moving the company a critical step forward on its tortuous quest to drill for oil off the coast of Alaska.
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Mixed legacy of George W. Bush hovers over Tampa

The Associated Press - ‎40 minutes ago‎
By THOMAS BEAUMONT, AP - 1 minute ago The last Republican president was a no-show at the Republican convention this week. And the party that he led for eight years barely mentioned him - or his record.
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Surprise guest at Republican convention: Clint Eastwood

Reuters - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Aug 30 (Reuters) - "Dirty Harry" star Clint Eastwood will bring a touch of Hollywood glamour to the Republican National Convention on Thursday, jetting in as a surprise last-minute speaker to warm up the crowd for presidential candidate Mitt Romney, ...
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Swing state governors set to repay Romney's help

USA TODAY - ‎53 minutes ago‎
Call it payback. In 2009 and 2010, Mitt Romney attended dinners, sent letters and campaigned with GOP gubernatorial candidates around the country.
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Google Should Speed up Apps' Enterprise Social Networking Development

PCWorld - ‎3 hours ago‎
By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Google may be moving too slowly in building up Google Apps' enterprise social networking (ESN) features, at a time when this type of software has become a key component in workplace collaboration suites.
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Samsung Unveils Windows Devices

Wall Street Journal - ‎9 hours ago‎
By JUNG-AH LEE After failing to gain significant market share with tablets running on Google Inc.'s Android operating system, Samsung Electronics Co.
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TV Column: MTV pulling the plug on 'Jersey Shore'

Washington Post - ‎44 minutes ago‎
All good things must end, even “Jersey Shore,” which will fold up shop at the end of its upcoming sixth season, MTV announced Thursday.
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Hicks: Giuliana Rancic is a mommy

San Jose Mercury News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Reality TV stars Bill and Giuliana Rancic are parents of a baby boy, after their surrogate gave birth Wednesday night in Denver. "THANK YOU for your love & prayers!
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Hicks: LeAnn Rimes in treatment facility for stress

San Jose Mercury News - ‎1 hour ago‎
LeAnn Rimes is in a treatment facility for stress. A rep for Rimes released a statement to People.com saying, "LeAnn has voluntarily entered a 30-day in-patient treatment facility to cope with anxiety and stress.
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No. 5-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset by Martin Klizan of Slovakia in 2nd ...

Washington Post - ‎58 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK - His match slipping away, Jo Wilfried-Tsonga tried to win a point with a delicate drop volley. His opponent, Martin Klizan, got there and punched a lob over Tsonga's head.
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Allan Muir: NHLPA's response will be telling, more NHL notes

SI.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
Cap gun: Gary Bettman's use of a loaded word was a shot at the players' CBA proposal. After receiving the NHL's most recent bargaining proposal on Wednesday, the Players' Association promised to return with a counter-proposal this week.
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Radwanska reaches third round at US Open

Fox News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Flushing Meadows, NY - Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska fought her way into the third round at the 2012 US Open on Thursday.
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New Irish QB Golson hopes to finish what he's starting in Dublin

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CBSSports.com - ‎42 minutes ago‎
By Dennis Dodd | Senior College Football Columnist DUBLIN, Ireland -- A few months ago Everett Golson was everyone else's quarterback.
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DNA offers sharp image of ancient humans

Washington Post - ‎3 hours ago‎
Scientists have produced a digital image of a genome tens of thousands of years old with the resolution of a typical living person's, enabling them to describe the life and history of the ancient humans in great detail, they reported in Thursday's ...
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WISE Discovers New 'Hot DOG' Galaxies

Discovery News - ‎3 hours ago‎
When NASA launched a wide-field, infrared telescope named WISE to survey the cosmos, scientists figured it would unearth some new objects.
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Tiny Batteries a Rising Risk for Children

WebMD - ‎1 hour ago‎
By Matt McMillen Aug. 30, 2012 -- Children and batteries are a dangerous and increasingly common combination, according to a new CDC report.
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European Chocolate May Help Prevent Stroke in Men

Atlanta Black Star - ‎1 hour ago‎
Eating a moderate amount of European chocolate (Imported From Africa) each week may help prevent stroke, a study of Swedish men suggests.

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