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Martin's family disputes Zimmerman medical report - WDBO Radio
Sky NewsMartin's family disputes Zimmerman medical report
WDBO Radio
Trayvon Martin's family is questioning a newly obtained medical report that shows George Zimmerman was treated for a fractured nose, cuts and a black eye one day after he allegedly killed Martin. ABC News broke details of Zimmerman's medical report on ...
Trayvon Martin trial shadowed by police misstepsBend Bulletin
Autopsy results: Trayvon Martin suffered injuries to knucklesMy Fox Boston
Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman's medical report details injuriesFlorida Today Sky News -BBC News -Examiner.com all 5 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 07:17:50 AM -
Why John Boehner wants another debt ceiling showdown: 5 theories - The Week Magazine
CBS NewsWhy John Boehner wants another debt ceiling showdown: 5 theories
The Week Magazine
The House Speaker seems to be relishing the possibility of reliving the awful debt-ceiling drama of 2011 come December. Why? House Speaker John Boehner speaks pictured in August 2011 after Congress reached a bipartisan deal on the debt-limit.
Mayor, say hello to John Boehner: Tewksbury Mayor meets Speaker of the HouseNew Jersey Hills
Congress' partisan fight persists despite high-level overtureLos Angeles Times
Debt standoff brewing in Washington, DCYNN CNN International -Reuters -msnbc.com all 1,006 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 07:14:45 AM -
Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births - CTV.ca
CTV.caCensus: Minorities now surpass whites in US births
CTV.ca
AP WASHINGTON — For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the US, capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. "This is an important landmark," said Roderick Harrison, ...
Census: Minority births top whitesPolitico
10 Things to Know for ThursdayWashington Post
Whites Account for Under Half of Births in USNew York Times Telegraph.co.uk -Daily Beast all 404 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 07:12:17 AM -
Romney raises over $40 million in April, almost matching Obama - ABC News
Telegraph.co.ukRomney raises over $40 million in April, almost matching Obama
ABC News
Mitt Romney raised just over $40 million for his campaign and the Republican National Committee in April—a pace that nearly matched the $44 million that President Obama raised during the same period. The New York Times was first to report the figure, ...
Mitt Romney picks up $2 million during Florida swingMiamiHerald.com
Americans favoring Romney for who can fix the economyMarketplace.org
Romney Raises $40.1 Million In AprilTPM CNN (blog) -Christian Science Monitor -Politico (blog) all 4,749 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 07:09:24 AM -
Reports: Mary Kennedy hung herself - Politico
PoliticoReports: Mary Kennedy hung herself
Politico
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, committed suicide by hanging herself at her Westchester home, multiple media outlets are reporting. The 52-year-old architect and second wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was reportedly ...
RFK Jr.'s estranged wife, Mary, found dead in NYOrlando Sentinel
RFK Jr.'s Ex-Wife Found DeadNBC New York
RFK Jr.'s troubled estranged wife found dead in NYStamford Advocate all 1,541 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 06:53:17 AM -
4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles east Texas - Fox News
4.3 magnitude earthquake rattles east Texas
Fox News
TIMPSON, Texas – A moderate earthquake rattled an area in east Texas near the Louisiana border. National Earthquake Information Center geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the quake happened at 3:12 am Thursday and had a magnitude of 4.3.and more » Published: 5/17/2012 05:26:05 AM -
SE Queens leaders plan stop-and-frisk meetings - TimesLedger
TimesLedgerSE Queens leaders plan stop-and-frisk meetings
TimesLedger
By Rich Bockmann Jamaica community leaders are planning several town hall meetings in response to a recent report on the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program. Recipients' email addresses (Up to ten, separated by commas.) Southeast Queens community leaders are ...
Judge OKs class action vs. 'stop-frisk'New York Post
Federal Judge Clears Way For Class Action Lawsuit Vs Stop & FriskNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
NY police challenged on illegal stops and searchesUSA TODAY Wall Street Journal -Fox News -ABC News all 273 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 05:17:02 AM -
Closing arguments in John Edwards trial set for Thursday - Boston Herald
ABC NewsClosing arguments in John Edwards trial set for Thursday
Boston Herald
By Anne Blythe / McClatchy Newspapers GREENSBORO, NC — When prosecutors and defense lawyers in the John Edwards trial take their turns before jurors Thursday morning for closing arguments, each side will weave together testimony of witnesses with ...
Closing arguments to begin in John Edwards caseSTLtoday.com
Closing Arguments to Begin in John Edwards...ABC News all 738 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 04:57:23 AM -
Arizona Fire Nearly Triples in Size - ABC News
ABC NewsArizona Fire Nearly Triples in Size
ABC News
Fueled by high winds, a wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of a historic mining town in northern Arizona nearly tripled in size. The fire in the Prescott National Forest grew to an estimated 5400 acres, or nearly 8 1/2 square miles, ...
Fire near Arizona town nearly triples in sizeAtlanta Journal Constitution
Crews battle to contain raging Arizona wildfiresReuters all 633 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 04:08:19 AM -
GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents - San Francisco Chronicle
MiamiHerald.comGOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgents
San Francisco Chronicle
(05-17) 00:21 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control away from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives who are defeating the party's more establishment candidates in ...
Tea party test: Texas, Utah primariesPolitico
As voters buck the establishment, GOP hopes of taking Senate control again ...Washington Post all 1,033 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 04:02:41 AM -
As voters buck the establishment, GOP hopes of taking Senate control again ... - Washington Post
AFPAs voters buck the establishment, GOP hopes of taking Senate control again ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — For Senate Republicans, 2012 is starting a lot like 2010. They have a shot at taking control away from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives who are defeating the party's more establishment candidates in primaries don't frighten too ...
GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgentsAtlanta Journal Constitution
No sure thing for GOP: a tight battle for SenateBoston.com all 570 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 03:26:54 AM -
House GOP challenges Obama on military policy in defense bill that adds ... - Washington Post
House GOP challenges Obama on military policy in defense bill that adds ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — In an election-year challenge to President Barack Obama, House Republicans are pressing ahead with a defense budget that adds billions of dollars, boosts nuclear weapons programs and slows cost-cutting reductions in the force as the ...
Divisive issues in the House defense budgetKansas City Star
House GOP defense bill challenges Obama policySeattle Post Intelligencer all 121 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 03:26:54 AM -
Manhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slaying - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionManhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slaying
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP CHICAGO — Police and FBI officials were poring over more than 100 tips as they hunted for a man accused of stabbing his new wife to death and leaving her body in her bathtub, still clad in the silver sequined cocktail dress she ...
Search on for groom suspected of killing brideabc7.com all 1,268 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 03:11:44 AM -
Horse rescued after swimming 2 miles into ocean - CNN
New York Daily NewsHorse rescued after swimming 2 miles into ocean
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol rescued a horse found swimming in the ocean more than two miles offshore on Tuesday. (CNN) -- It was a sea rescue made for Hollywood: A horse in a photo shoot on a Southern California beach gets spooked ...
Horse bolts into ocean, rescued 2+ miles off shoreKESQ
Horse runs into sea, rescued a mile offshoreDayton Daily News
Horse takes three-hour swim in oceanNew York Daily News msnbc.com -BBC News -Washington Post all 173 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 02:40:23 AM -
House OKs bill; Dems dispute it - Detroit Free Press
Boston.comHouse OKs bill; Dems dispute it
Detroit Free Press
The 222-205 vote to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for five years followed an emotional debate over whether the House GOP bill would better protect women from violence and sexual assault than a Senate-passed version.
House approves bill to protect women from domestic violenceAZ Central.com
Will GOP domestic violence bill hurt party with Hispanics?USA TODAY
House Vote Sets Up Battle on Domestic Violence BillNew York Times Patch.com -Wall Street Journal -Christian Science Monitor all 725 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 02:04:16 AM -
Venezuelan-born academic named president of MIT - Reuters
New York TimesVenezuelan-born academic named president of MIT
Reuters
| CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - The Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday named Rafael Reif, an electrical engineer born in Venezuela who has been the university's provost since 2005, as its 17th president. Reif, 61, replaces Susan ...
L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT's 17th presidentMIT News
MIT taps provost Reif as university presidentBoston.com
MIT Names Venezuelan as its PresidentFox News BusinessWeek -The Associated Press all 265 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 00:19:40 AM -
California biker gets life term for murder of Hells Angels leader - Chicago Tribune
San Francisco ExaminerCalifornia biker gets life term for murder of Hells Angels leader
Chicago Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A member of the Mongols motorcycle gang was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole on Wednesday for the slaying four years ago of the San Francisco chapter president of the rival bikers group Hells Angels.
Life term for murderer of Hells AngelSan Francisco Examiner
Mongols motorcycle gang member sentenced for murdering rival Hells Angels memberSan Jose Mercury News
Rival sentenced for SF Hells Angel's slayingSacramento Bee all 56 news articles » Published: 5/17/2012 00:12:25 AM -
One person sent hundreds of powder-filled envelopes: FBI - msnbc.com
WTVROne person sent hundreds of powder-filled envelopes: FBI
msnbc.com
By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Authorities believe one person is responsible for mailing 20 powder-filled envelopes to schools and a business in the Dallas-Fort Worth area last week and hundreds of similar letters around the world since ...
FBI Links White-Powder Envelopes to TexasABC News all 171 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 22:42:24 PM -
Judge blocks part of domestic anti-terrorism law - Los Angeles Times
RTJudge blocks part of domestic anti-terrorism law
Los Angeles Times
A federal judge's ruling temporarily prevents enforcement of a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, which critics say poses a threat to political activism and news reporting. A New York federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a ...
Portion of terror law found to violate First AmendmentJustice News Flash
Federal judge: Terror law violates 1st AmendmentThe Associated Press
Military Detention Law Blocked by New York JudgeBloomberg Chicago Tribune all 228 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 22:42:12 PM -
Big Gathering for NATO Puts Chicago on High Alert - New York Times
New York TimesBig Gathering for NATO Puts Chicago on High Alert
New York Times
CHICAGO — Foreign delegations are to arrive in this city over the weekend for a NATO summit meeting, the first such gathering to be held in the United States outside of Washington, and Chicago is bracing for all that will bring: thousands of ...
NATO summit key test for Chicago's ambitious Mayor EmanuelReuters
Emanuel on NATO Summit: It's going to be historic — 'The Chicago Accords'Chicago Sun-Times
Is The NATO Summit Really Good For Chicago?CBS2 Chicago Wall Street Journal -Politico all 189 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 21:18:57 PM -
Lawyers involved in 1989 Texas execution case not swayed by new report ... - Washington Post
BBC NewsLawyers involved in 1989 Texas execution case not swayed by new report ...
Washington Post
HOUSTON — The defense lawyer for a Texas inmate executed two decades ago said Wednesday he isn't convinced the state wrongly put a man to death despite a new report that again questions the case. Carlos DeLuna was convicted in the fatal stabbing of a ...
Report questioning execution doesn't sway lawyersKGWN all 243 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 21:02:45 PM -
Henninger: A Tale of Two Commencements - Wall Street Journal
New York TimesHenninger: A Tale of Two Commencements
Wall Street Journal
By DANIEL HENNINGER Two days after Mitt Romney delivered the commencement speech at Liberty University, the big evangelical Christian school founded by Jerry Falwell, Barack Obama tutored graduates at Barnard College, the intensely liberal all-women's ...
With graduation speeches, Obama, Romney target 'must win' audiencesChristian Science Monitor
Do Commencement Speeches Matter?New York Times (blog)
Obama to Barnard: "Fight for your seat at the head of the table"CBS News New York Daily News -Chicago Sun-Times -TIME all 85 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 19:44:57 PM -
Father of Washington's Josh Powell guilty of voyeurism - Reuters
CBS NewsFather of Washington's Josh Powell guilty of voyeurism
Reuters
By Elaine Porterfield | SEATTLE (Reuters) - The father of Josh Powell, who killed himself and his two young sons in a fiery blast at his Washington state home in February, was found guilty on Wednesday of 14 counts of voyeurism involving images of two ...
Susan Powell looms over Wash. voyeurism convictionAlbany Times Union all 1,007 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 19:36:00 PM -
CPS: Kidnapped Texas boy not ready to meet parents - Boston.com
CPS: Kidnapped Texas boy not ready to meet parents
Boston.com
HOUSTON—A Houston boy kidnapped eight years ago is still not ready to meet his parents after being in foster care since authorities found him in March, Texas child welfare officials said Wednesday during a court hearing. Officials with Child Protective ...
Kidnapped Kid From Eight Years Ago Not Ready To See His ParentsCBS Local all 169 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 19:26:43 PM -
Wisconsin's Walker holds recall lead despite attacks - Chicago Tribune
The AtlanticWisconsin's Walker holds recall lead despite attacks
Chicago Tribune
(Reuters) - Republican Governor Scott Walker's lead widened slightly over Milwaukee Democratic Mayor Tom Barrett in the run-up to the Wisconsin recall election, according to a poll on Wednesday that showed almost all Wisconsin voters have made up their ...
Jobs Numbers Become Wisc. Political FootballHispanicBusiness.com
Walker opens lead over Barrett in new pollWisconsin Rapids Tribune
Walker releases revised jobs numbers, but Dems say they're 'unverifiable'Green Bay Press Gazette MyFox Wausau -UPI.com all 891 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 19:09:13 PM -
Two Navy ships collide off Southern California coast; no injuries - Los Angeles Times
KPBSTwo Navy ships collide off Southern California coast; no injuries
Los Angeles Times
Two Navy ships were damaged in a collision about 120 miles off the Southern California coast, but no one was injured, the US Navy said Wednesday. The amphibious assault ship Essex collided with the oiler Yukon during an underway replenishment about ...
UPDATE 1-US Navy ships collide off California, no injuries reportedChicago Tribune
2 Navy ships collide in Pacific; no injuriesFox News
Navy ships collide a day before arrival in San DiegoCNN all 257 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 17:55:57 PM -
Dennis Kucinich says he won't run in Washington state - The Seattle Times
NewsNet5.comDennis Kucinich says he won't run in Washington state
The Seattle Times
Ending more than a year of on and off speculation, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich has announced he will not run for Congress in Washington state. In an email announcement, Kucinich thanked his supporters who had urged him to move here and run.
Kucinich rules out running for Congress in Washington stateCBS News
Dennis Kucinich will not run in WashingtonWashington Post (blog)
Kucinich will not run for US House againWTAM.com Talk Radio News Service -KNDO/KNDU -CNN (blog) all 35 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 16:25:23 PM -
Romney campaign calls reporter restrictions a staff 'error' - Los Angeles Times
PoliticoRomney campaign calls reporter restrictions a staff 'error'
Los Angeles Times
By Maeve Reston TAMPA, Fla. — Throughout the Republican primaries this year, no other campaign came close to approaching the message discipline and efficiency of Mitt Romney's campaign. But campaign aides took that approach to a new level on Wednesday ...
How much is Mitt Romney worth? 'Forbes' says $230MUSA TODAY
Herman Cain finally endorses RomneyCBS News
Herman Cain's Mitt Romney endorsement: 10 funny tweetsPolitico The Associated Press all 555 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 15:59:59 PM -
RI officials defer decision on Schilling company's loan woes - Boston Herald
MiamiHerald.comRI officials defer decision on Schilling company's loan woes
Boston Herald
By Gary J. Remal PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. decided to defer any decision regarding Curt Schilling [stats]'s cash-strapped video game firm 38 Studios until Monday with board chairman and Gov. Lincoln Chafee saying, “we're ...
Schilling's Video Game Co. Asks RI For More HelpWBUR
Schilling asks RI for more money to help game companyBoston.com
Kingdoms of Amalur developer asks state for bailoutThe Verge Joystiq all 769 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 15:39:50 PM -
Ex-Houston cop unsure what's next after acquittal - Houston Chronicle
Kansas City StarEx-Houston cop unsure what's next after acquittal
Houston Chronicle
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer found not guilty of official oppression in the videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect says he has no regrets but will take a "deep breath" before deciding whether to go back into law ...
Breaking: 1st Cop To Stand Trial For Beating Black Teen On Videotape Not GuiltyNews One
Ex-Houston cop not guilty in teen suspect beatingWEAR all 522 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 15:31:06 PM -
Jim Abdnor, Ex-US Senator From South Dakota, Dies - ABC News
KELOLAND TVJim Abdnor, Ex-US Senator From South Dakota, Dies
ABC News
Former US Sen. Jim Abdnor, the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate, has died. His family said in a statement that Abdnor died Wednesday at the age of 89. He had been in hospice care recently. Despite three decades in ...
Jim Abdnor, former US senator from SD, dies at 89MyrtleBeachOnline.com all 34 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 13:27:07 PM -
Slight majority of New Jersey voters say Chris Christie would be unsatisfied ... - ABC News
Kansas City StarSlight majority of New Jersey voters say Chris Christie would be unsatisfied ...
ABC News
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has readily admitted that his big personality is probably not "necessarily suited to being No. 2." A new poll of his constituents shows that a slim majority of them agree. A Quinnipiac University survey of registered ...
Mayor Corey BookerNPR
New Jersey Thinks Christie Isn't Vice-Presidential MaterialWall Street Journal (blog)
Chris Christie, Cory Booker team up for video parodyWashington Post The Grio -phillyBurbs.com -Allentown Morning Call all 268 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 13:09:37 PM -
Kelly Thomas' father, other angry Fullerton residents want cops fired - Los Angeles Times
Daily MailKelly Thomas' father, other angry Fullerton residents want cops fired
Los Angeles Times
Angry Fullerton residents, including the father of beating death victim Kelly Thomas, blasted the City Council on Tuesday night for their handling of the Thomas case and urged them to fire the police officers involved in the incident.
Kelly Thomas's mother to receive $1 million from Fullerton after son's deathNew York Daily News
Kelly Thomas' Mother Reaches $1 Million Settlement with FullertonMyFox Los Angeles
City pays $1 million to mother of homeless man beaten to death by policeCNN International The Keene Sentinel -89.3 KPCC all 229 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 12:15:55 PM -
Bathtub Bride's Husband Flees - ABC News
ABC NewsBathtub Bride's Husband Flees
ABC News
The husband of a bride found stabbed to death in a bathtub still wearing her wedding dress is on the run from police in a 2006 Maserati, police said today. Arnoldo Jiminez, 30, of Chicago, is wanted for the murder of his 26-year-old bride Estrella ...
Newlywed, still in wedding dress, found stabbed to death in tubChicago Tribune
Manhunt for groom charged in Ill. bride's slayingAtlanta Journal Constitution all 1,268 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 11:37:45 AM -
Possible contamination at McArthur High in Hollywood; students break out in rashes - MiamiHerald.com
CBS LocalPossible contamination at McArthur High in Hollywood; students break out in rashes
MiamiHerald.com
McArthur High School has been evacuated after at least 14 students and three teachers were exposed to a substance that caused them to break out in rashes, authorities said Wednesday. Hazmat units from Hollywood Fire-Rescue are on the scene, ...
Students at south Florida school complain of rashCNN
McArthur High on lockdown as students, teacher evaluated for rash symptomsSun-Sentinel
McArthur High School rash: Eleven students and a teacher hospitalized for ...WPTV 7Online WSVN-TV -WKMG Orlando all 24 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 11:06:27 AM -
Obama has two JPMorgan accounts, financial disclosures show - Los Angeles Times
USA TODAYObama has two JPMorgan accounts, financial disclosures show
Los Angeles Times
By Jim Puzzanghera When it comes to JPMorgan Chase & Co., President Obama puts his money where his mouth is. Despite the bank's $2-billion trading loss, Obama this week said JPMorgan is "one of the best-managed banks there is" and called Chief ...
Donors tied to banking desert Obama for RomneyBoston.com
President Obama teases 'old' soccer star David Beckham about his underwear lineNew York Daily News
Obama has assets in JPMorgan accounts-White HouseReuters Major League Soccer -Midwest Sports Fans -techPresident all 1,994 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 10:48:32 AM -
Police warn Mississippi drivers of suspected fake cop as they hunt for killer ... - Fox News
USA TODAYPolice warn Mississippi drivers of suspected fake cop as they hunt for killer ...
Fox News
Mississippi police hunting for a suspected fake cop they believe may be responsible for two murders are looking into a woman's claim she was stopped last month by a phony police officer while authorities warn motorists to beware of anyone trying to ...
Police: Phony officer could be killing Mississippi driversCNN
Mississippi Cops Warn Drivers About Stopping for Homicidal Fake CopABC News
2 Miss. road deaths raise worry about fake officerThe Associated Press USA TODAY -Los Angeles Times -CBS News all 474 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 10:08:34 AM -
Pentagon restricts F-22 flights, safety a concern - MSN Money
TIMEPentagon restricts F-22 flights, safety a concern
MSN Money
By ROBERT BURNS WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing a mysterious safety problem with the Air Force's most-prized stealth fighter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered new flight restrictions on the F-22 and summoned help from Navy and NASA experts.
Problems prompt Panetta to restrict flights of F-22 RaptorsStars and Stripes
Panetta orders Air Force to take further steps on F-22Air Force Link
Plane Defect Being Blamed For Pilot DeathsWTVB First Coast News -CBS News all 421 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 08:57:46 AM -
JPMorgan Investment Unit Played By Own High-Risk Rules-Reuters - Fox Business
ABC NewsJPMorgan Investment Unit Played By Own High-Risk Rules-Reuters
Fox Business
By DOW JONES NEWSWIRES The JP Morgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) CIO unit that lost more than $2 billion through failed investment strategies had more lenient risk controls than the rest of the bank, Reuters reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the ...
Donors tied to banking desert Obama for RomneyBoston.com
The Nation: Obama Must Hold The Banks AccountableNPR
JPMorgan Chase Chief Investment Office Played By Different RulesHuffington Post Orlando Sentinel -Fox News all 1,229 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 08:50:36 AM -
Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionSome attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP The US government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. FILE - In this Wednesday, March 28, ...
AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plantsSan Francisco Chronicle all 258 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 08:49:38 AM -
Weather alert: Rainy season is here, more storms in forecast - MiamiHerald.com
The Huntsville Times - al.comWeather alert: Rainy season is here, more storms in forecast
MiamiHerald.com
By Curtis Morgan and Sarah Elder selder@miamiherald.com The National Weather Service said the recent string of dark skies and wet roads point to a May 8 start of South Florida's annual rainy season, almost two weeks earlier than average.
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers todayCharleston Post Courier
TODAY'S FORECAST: Increasing clouds with showers and thunderstorms expectedAuburn Citizen
Wednesday's Erie region forecast: Sunny, pleasantGoErie.com Port Huron Times Herald -Florida Today -The Coloradoan all 162 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 07:47:30 AM -
Obama raises $44 million for presidential campaign, Democratic Party in May - Washington Post
Obama raises $44 million for presidential campaign, Democratic Party in May
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party. Obama's campaign says 400000 donors contributed last month, including 169000 who donated for the first time.
Obama raises $44 million for campaign, Dems in MayThe Associated Press
Obama, Democrats' April fundraising drops to $43.6 millionReuters
Obama campaign announces April cash haulCNN (blog) Politico (blog) all 19 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 06:30:23 AM -
Biden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist - MiamiHerald.com
USA TODAYBiden attacks Romney tenure as venture capitalist
MiamiHerald.com
AP WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden is pouncing on Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney in swing state Ohio, casting him as a corporate raider more interested in making profits than in the needs of workers. In a speech set for delivery ...
Biden Speech: 'Obama Economics' vs. 'Romney Economics'Wall Street Journal (blog)
Biden attacks Romney's business careerTucson Citizen all 115 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 06:11:19 AM -
Out of office, out of sight: George W. Bush unlikely to have role in Romney's ... - Washington Post
CBS NewsOut of office, out of sight: George W. Bush unlikely to have role in Romney's ...
Washington Post
CHARLOTTE, NC — George W. Bush finally weighed on the presidential race — with four short words. “I'm for Mitt Romney,” the former president said Tuesday as the doors of his elevator shut, perhaps his only statement of public opinion on the race before ...
Role unlikely for George W. Bush in Romney bidSan Jose Mercury News
George W. Bush offers tepid endorsement of RomneyBeloit Daily News all 543 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 04:00:28 AM -
Supporter of Oregon medical pot law wins attorney general race - Chicago Tribune
KATUSupporter of Oregon medical pot law wins attorney general race
Chicago Tribune
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - In a primary election race for Oregon's top law enforcement post, the candidate who pledged to protect medical marijuana patients scored a decisive victory Tuesday night over a rival who led a cannabis crackdown last year.
Medical marijuana supporter wins Oregon AG primaryNECN all 272 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 03:24:10 AM -
Ron Paul still aims for delegates at state conventions - Daily Herald
USA TODAYRon Paul still aims for delegates at state conventions
Daily Herald
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ron Paul may have dropped off the presidential campaign trail, but he insisted Tuesday that he's not entirely out of the race. A day after Paul announced that he would no longer formally campaign or spend money in primary states, ...
Race to Fill Ron Paul's Seat Brings a Gaggle of HopefulsWall Street Journal
Paul backers' plan: Transform the GOPCNN
Ron Paul not ending presidential bid despite stopping campaigningLos Angeles Times ABC News -PBS -Christian Science Monitor all 1,269 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 02:50:19 AM -
Obama's stumbling moment on gay marriage - Hernando Today
ABC NewsObama's stumbling moment on gay marriage
Hernando Today
By PIERRE TRISTAM | Florida Voices One might be tempted to see in Barack Obama's belated embrace of gay marriage a retraction of the cautious, half-baking, infuriatingly compromising president we've come to know and endure, and a return to the ...
Your voice: Obama on gay marriageDaily Illini
JACL Praises Obama for Stance on Gay MarriageThe Rafu Shimpo
Newsweek's Andrew Sullivan on Barack Obama: The First Gay PresidentNewsweek CNN International -Washington Post -Chicago Sun-Times all 3,856 news articles » Published: 5/16/2012 00:08:22 AM -
Florida shooting: Mother kills her 4 children, police say - Los Angeles Times
ABC NewsFlorida shooting: Mother kills her 4 children, police say
Los Angeles Times
The Port St. John woman apparently shot herself after killing her children, three of whom had gone to neighbors for help but were called back home. Crime scene workers investigate the scene after Tonya Thomas apparently shot her four children and then ...
Fla. authorities say mother killed her 4 children, then herselfRichmond Times Dispatch
Mom kills her children, herself at Florida homeCNN International
Florida Mom Murders Four Children, Kills HerselfABC News all 849 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 21:13:29 PM -
Election decision may force disclosure of secret donors - Los Angeles Times
89.3 KPCCElection decision may force disclosure of secret donors
Los Angeles Times
A US Court of Appeals panel refuses to block a ruling requiring tax-exempt organizations that run election-related TV ads to reveal their supporters. Fred Wertheimer, president of the reform group Democracy 21, says the appeals court decision is “the ...
Under the U.S. Supreme Court: 2012 election drowning in secret moneyUPI.com
Major Campaign Finance Loophole Closed...For NowCare2.com (blog)
Court ruling may force advocacy groups to disclose secret donors | The RepublicThe Republic KUHF-FM -ThinkProgress all 42 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 20:19:22 PM -
Architect Gehry proposes changes to Eisenhower memorial - Chicago Tribune
CBS NewsArchitect Gehry proposes changes to Eisenhower memorial
Chicago Tribune
By Lily Kuo WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Architect Frank Gehry submitted changes on Tuesday to a memorial planned for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a project that has raised criticism from the family of the former general-turned politician ...
Architect offers Eisenhower Memorial revisions that stress leadership over youthWashington Post
Frank Gehry offers changes in Eisenhower Memorial designArt Daily
Will Ike's family like the new Eisenhower Memorial?Los Angeles Times Washington Examiner -San Francisco Chronicle all 367 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 20:14:34 PM -
New effort filed to free OJ Simpson from Nevada prison; document faults work ... - Washington Post
CBC.caNew effort filed to free OJ Simpson from Nevada prison; document faults work ...
Washington Post
LAS VEGAS — A new lawyer for OJ Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison, alleging the former football star was so badly represented by lawyers in his trial and previous appeals that he deserves a new trial.
New effort filed to free OJ from Nevada prisonThe Associated Press all 218 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 20:10:27 PM -
Police search Tucson wash for Isabel Celis - AZFamily
New York Daily NewsPolice search Tucson wash for Isabel Celis
AZFamily
by Jennifer Thomas TUCSON, Ariz. -- For the first time, police say a missing Tucson girl was in fact abducted from her home last month. Detectives previously called the disappearance of 6-year-old Isabel Celis a "suspicious disappearance/possible ...
Police say for first time that 6-year-old Tucson girl missing for nearly 4 ...Washington Post
Police confirm missing Tucson girl was abductedSTLtoday.com
Isabel Celis Update: 911 calls released in case of missing Ariz. girlCBS News all 526 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 19:40:13 PM -
Hollywood lobbies to extend state film tax credit through 2018 - Los Angeles Times
USA TODAYHollywood lobbies to extend state film tax credit through 2018
Los Angeles Times
By Richard Verrier Amid mounting evidence that rival states are chipping away at California's movie and TV production business, a coalition of entertainment unions and film industry officials is renewing a push to provide long-term funding for ...
Will Californians trust Jerry Brown enough to vote for his tax increase?Christian Science Monitor
Why Jerry Browns Bid to Fix Californias Budget Isnt WorkingDaily Beast
Brown's Budget Plan Keeps His Friends HappyCBS Local New York Times -Fox News all 1,526 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 17:18:04 PM -
Former IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Seeks Damages From Hotel Maid - San Francisco Chronicle
ABC NewsFormer IMF Chief Strauss-Kahn Seeks Damages From Hotel Maid
San Francisco Chronicle
(Updates with attorney's comment in third paragraph.) May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn filed a counterclaim in the lawsuit brought by a Manhattan hotel maid who accused him of sexually assaulting her ...
Strauss-Kahn Countersues Rape Accuser for $1 MillionTIME
Strauss-Kahn countersues NYC hotel maid for $1MThe Associated Press
Dominique Strauss-Kahn countersues hotel maid for $1 millionLos Angeles Times New York Daily News -ABC News -JDJournal.com all 441 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 14:43:40 PM -
Civil unions debate rages in Colorado - CNN
USA TODAYCivil unions debate rages in Colorado
CNN
By Alan Duke, CNN (CNN) -- The battle over same-sex civil unions in Colorado did not end when a legislative committee killed a measure to allow them Monday, leaders for both sides said Tuesday. "We will keep fighting to equality and #civilunions," ...
GOP kills civil unions in Colorado special sessionSalt Lake Tribune
GOP lawmakers kill Colorado Civil Union Act in special sessionSan Diego Gay & Lesbian News
Colorado Rejects Same-Sex Civil UnionsNew York Times kwgn.com -Boulder Weekly all 561 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 14:10:21 PM -
Gay Prosecutor Is Denied Virginia Judgeship Despite Bipartisan Support - New York Times
New York TimesGay Prosecutor Is Denied Virginia Judgeship Despite Bipartisan Support
New York Times
Virginia's Republican-controlled House rejected the judicial nomination of a gay Richmond prosecutor early Tuesday morning, plunging the critical swing state into the middle of the national debate about the civil rights of gay Americans.
Virginia Republicans deny prosecutor's bid to become state's first openly gay ...New York Daily News
Thorne-Begland's boss says judgeship rejection 'embarrassment' for Va.Richmond Times Dispatch
Virginia General Assembly rejects openly gay prosecutor for Richmond judgeshipWashington Post San Jose Mercury News -OregonLive.com -NECN all 121 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 13:39:42 PM -
Fire capt. demoted for alleged Trayvon rant - CBS News
CBS NewsFire capt. demoted for alleged Trayvon rant
CBS News
(CBS News) A Miami Dade fire captain was demoted to the rank of firefighter after making alleged remarks on Facebook regarding the Trayvon Martin case, CBS Station WFOR Miami reported. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez issued a statement ...
Fire Captain Demoted For Facebook PostKTSM News Channel 9
Florida fire captain demoted over Facebook comments slamming Travyon Martin's ...New York Daily News
Fire captain demoted for Martin case postsUPI.com WBFS -Local 10 -7Online WSVN-TV all 34 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 12:37:59 PM -
Kayaker says he survived great white shark attack - The Associated Press
Kayaker says he survived great white shark attack
The Associated Press
CAMBRIA, Calif. (AP) — A kayaker says he was attacked by a 14-foot-long great white shark as he and his friends fished off the coast of Central California and that he escaped any injuries. The San Luis Obispo County Tribune (http://bit.ly/L3btUp ) ...and more » Published: 5/15/2012 11:08:00 AM -
'Swamp People' star Mitchell Guist dies - CNN
Us Magazine'Swamp People' star Mitchell Guist dies
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Mitchell Guist, a star of the reality TV show "Swamp People," died Monday in Louisiana. He was aboard a boat near Belle River Landing in the southern part of the state when he appeared to have a seizure, said Assumption ...
"Swamp People" Reality Star Mitchell Guist DiesNBC Chicago
Mitchell Guist Dead -- 'Swamp People' Star Dies in Louisiana [Update]TMZ.com
Mitchell Guist, Swamp People star, dies in LouisianaCollegeNews Aiken Standard all 539 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 10:49:48 AM -
Potomac most endangered river? - Washington Post (blog)
New York TimesPotomac most endangered river?
Washington Post (blog)
By Joel Achenbach This morning I read with some concern and personal discomfiture if that's a word my colleague Darryl Fears' story about the Potomac being named America's most endangered river. The story notes that the river is full of sewage and ...
Kaw included on endangered rivers listTopeka Capital Journal
Potomac tops list of endangered US riversKTBS
Coal, Potomac rivers on list of most endangeredCharleston Gazette WTOP -Patch.com -Huffington Post all 91 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 10:46:44 AM -
Alarm Grows Among Dems About Obama's Chances - Fox News
Boston GlobeAlarm Grows Among Dems About Obama's Chances
Fox News
“You can be stylish and powerful, too. That's Michelle's advice.” -- President Obama telling graduates to temper but preserve their interest in clothing during his commencement address at Barnard College, a women-only college of New York's Columbia ...
Obama tells Barnard women why imaginary world mattersSan Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Interactive: In dueling commencement speeches, Romney and Obama use same words ...ABC News
With graduation speeches, Obama, Romney target 'must win' audiencesChristian Science Monitor Wall Street Journal -New York Times -Washington Post all 352 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 10:09:05 AM -
REFILE-Romney campaign defends JPMorgan loss as market risk - Reuters
Sydney Morning HeraldREFILE-Romney campaign defends JPMorgan loss as market risk
Reuters
* Romney adviser says investors, not taxpayers took hit * Regulations cannot put 'wet blanket' on economy -adviser WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - US Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's campaign said on Tuesday JPMorgan Chase & Co's huge ...
Pro-Obama super PAC slams Romney's business careerUSA TODAY
Romney to give address on US debt in swing-state IowaFox News
Mitt Romney's bully beef: film-maker takes him to taskThe Guardian Washington Post all 1,984 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 09:00:40 AM -
Security guard at Newark airport is arrested, accused of identity theft - Boston Herald
CBS NewsSecurity guard at Newark airport is arrested, accused of identity theft
Boston Herald
By Shawn Boburg / The Record (Hackensack NJ) (MCT) HACKENSACK, NJ — During 20 years as a private security guard at Newark Liberty International Airport, a man known as Jerry Thomas passed multiple inquiries into his background — by his employer, ...
Airport security supervisor used murder victim's ID to hide for 20 years: PoliceToronto Star
20-year airport security worker used NJ murder victim's name to hide illegal ...Police News
Newark Airport's Security Supervisor Pulled a Don DraperThe Atlantic Wire Fox News all 433 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 08:48:34 AM -
'Sense of urgency' in search for missing FBI agent - Los Angeles Times
Telegraph.co.uk'Sense of urgency' in search for missing FBI agent
Los Angeles Times
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies sesarched the Verdugo Mountains on Monday in what officials called an "urgent" effort to find a missing FBI agent. Stephen Ivens,35, was last seen last week. He left on foot from his home in the 1700 block of ...
After five days, still no sign of missing FBI agentCNN
Missing FBI Agent Still Missing, 5 Days Laterticklethewire.com
Police search for missing FBI agentBurbank Leader The Associated Press all 662 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 08:12:13 AM -
Scott Brown won't give up JPMorgan donations - Boston Herald
PoliticoScott Brown won't give up JPMorgan donations
Boston Herald
By Hillary Chabot US Sen. Scott Brown yesterday refused to return $50000 in contributions from donors with the troubled firm JPMorgan Chase where executives announced last week they lost $2 billion due to risky investments — prompting local Democrats ...
Elizabeth Warren's non-Mass. donations outpace US Sen. Scott BrownMassLive.com
Brown and Warren honing messagesBoston.com
New documents fuel controversy over Warren's characterization of her heritageFox News Politico -Boston Globe -Worcester Telegram all 100 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 06:37:27 AM -
Military service members, their dependents to get free annual passes to ... - Washington Post
Military service members, their dependents to get free annual passes to ...
Washington Post
NORFOLK, Va. — Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free. The Interior Department says annual passes will be made available to members of the military free of charge starting Saturday, ...
Military families to get free national parks passThe Seattle Times
National Parks to be free for active duty militaryThe Virginian-Pilot
Active military will receive free passes to nation's parklandsLos Angeles Times (blog) all 15 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 06:12:03 AM -
Protesters oppose prison for Ravi in Rutgers webcam spying case - MyCentralJersey.com
India TodayProtesters oppose prison for Ravi in Rutgers webcam spying case
MyCentralJersey.com
Supporters rally in front of the Statehouse in Trenton Monday on behalf of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student convicted of bias intimidation for using a webcam to see his roommate kissing another man. The 20-year-old was convicted in ...
Dharun Ravi Supporters Rally Days Before Sentencing [AUDIO]New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio
Rutgers suicide: Dharun Ravi supporters rally ahead of sentencingLos Angeles Times
Protesters: No jail for ex-Rutgers student Ravi convicted in webcam caseNorthJersey.com Chicago Tribune -MiamiHerald.com all 260 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 06:05:23 AM -
Illegal immigrant a 20-year worker at NJ airport - CBS News
Illegal immigrant a 20-year worker at NJ airport
CBS News
NEWARK, NJ — An illegal immigrant has gone two decades undetected working as a security employee at the busy Newark, NJ, airport, which has been cited for mishandling security breaches. Authorities say Bimbo Olumuyiwa Oyewole used the identity of ...and more » Published: 5/15/2012 04:13:31 AM -
FAMU band's suspension after hazing death to be extended - Detroit Free Press
USA TODAYFAMU band's suspension after hazing death to be extended
Detroit Free Press
Florida A&M Marching 100 drum major Robert Champion died in November. Eleven band members face felony hazing charges in his death. / Don Juan Moore/Associated Press By Gary Fineout Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida A&M University's famed ...
Florida college band suspended indefinitely over hazing deathReuters
FAMU Marching 100 Alumni Torn on Suspension ExtensionThe Ledger
Famed FAMU marching band suspended another yearThe Associated Press CNN -New York Times all 661 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 02:02:06 AM -
Obama says JPMorgan loss shows need for Wall Street reform - Reuters
PoliticoObama says JPMorgan loss shows need for Wall Street reform
Reuters
By Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Monday the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co illustrated the need for Wall Street reform and warned that the same kind of error at a less stable bank may have required ...
Obama goes on 'View' and calls for closer eye on banksNew York Daily News
In Washington, Mixed Messages Over Tighter Rules for Wall St.New York Times
JPMorgan makes Wall Street regulation a campaign issue againCNN Huffington Post -CNN International all 512 news articles » Published: 5/15/2012 00:02:22 AM -
Union-Organizing Rule Easing Votes Is Rejected - Wall Street Journal
Daily CallerUnion-Organizing Rule Easing Votes Is Rejected
Wall Street Journal
By MELANIE TROTTMAN WASHINGTON—A federal judge on Monday struck down a rule designed to make it easier for unions to hold organizing elections on the grounds that the National Labor Relations Board lacked a quorum when it passed the measure last year.
Judge strikes down union election rules, citing flaw in voting proceduresWashington Post
Judge strikes down union election rulesSeattle Post Intelligencer all 224 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 21:55:31 PM -
Landry and Boustany have feuded over credit for port funding language in a ... - Politico
PoliticoLandry and Boustany have feuded over credit for port funding language in a ...
Politico
Louisiana Rep. Jeff Landry has made it official – he's running against fellow GOP Rep. Charles Boustany for one of the state's redrawn congressional districts. “Now let me tell you this – I am not your typical Congressman.
Jeff Landry announces he will go head-to-head with Boustany for re-electionNOLA.com
Congressman Landry announces re-election bidDaily Comet
Police jury announces changes to Burton Coliseum, including new nameKPLC-TV The INDsider -The Hill (blog) -The Daily Advertiser all 18 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 19:56:50 PM -
Obama weighs in on JPMorgan loss - CNN International
PoliticoObama weighs in on JPMorgan loss
CNN International
By Charles Riley @CNNMoney May 14, 2012: 7:02 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Barack Obama said Monday that a $2 billion trading loss suffered by JPMorgan Chase is "why Wall Street reform is so important." "We don't know all the details," Obama ...
Obama says JPMorgan loss shows need for Wall Street reformReuters
Obama: JPMorgan's $2 billion loss demonstrates need for tough Wall Street rulesWashington Post
Obama praises Chase CEO, makes case for reformmsnbc.com Bloomberg all 390 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 19:22:07 PM -
Obama to attend private equity executive's fundraiser - Chicago Tribune
Financial TimesObama to attend private equity executive's fundraiser
Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is due to attend a fundraiser hosted by one of private equity's leading lights on Monday evening, the same day his campaign launched a scathing attack against his Republican rival Mitt Romney's private equity ...
Portman Defending Romney on Bain Deflects Vice President TalkSan Francisco Chronicle
Grading Obama's and Romney's dueling commencement speechesmsnbc.com
Obama trying to undermine Romney's record on jobsThe Associated Press STLtoday.com -Washington Post all 1,401 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 18:13:58 PM -
Aimee's tragedy: student battles rare flesh-eating infection - Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning HeraldAimee's tragedy: student battles rare flesh-eating infection
Sydney Morning Herald
On a Tuesday, Aimee Copeland fell from a zip line and cut her leg. By Friday her limb had been amputated and she was fighting for life. The 24-year-old US university student is battling a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection called necrotising ...
Student with flesh-eating bug mouths questionsHouston Chronicle
Flesh-eating germ rare, especially for the healthyCBS News all 1,481 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 18:08:14 PM -
Minnesota governor OKs football stadium bill - Reuters
USA TODAYMinnesota governor OKs football stadium bill
Reuters
(Reuters) - Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill on Monday authorizing a partly bond-financed plan for a $975 million stadium for the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings. The measure calls for the issuance of up to $498 million of ...
Dayton vetoes GOP's tax billMinneapolis Star Tribune
Building stadium like winning championshipMorris Sun Tribune
Minn. governor signs $975M Vikings stadium billThe Associated Press SI.com -In-Forum all 384 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 17:50:50 PM -
Arizona wildfires keeping crews busy - The Associated Press
The Associated PressArizona wildfires keeping crews busy
The Associated Press
PAYSON, Ariz. (AP) — Crews across Arizona spent the weekend fighting several wildfires, including one south of Payson that had grown to more than 4 square miles and another north of Phoenix that led authorities to order evacuations in a historic mining ...
Raging wildfires scorch ArizonaUSA TODAY
More than 5500 acres burn in Arizona wildfiresLos Angeles Times
Arizona wildfires: early start to season stokes fears across south-western USThe Guardian 7Online.com -Arizona Republic all 335 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 15:54:00 PM -
Police arrest Occupy protesters at UC Berkeley site - USA TODAY
USA TODAYPolice arrest Occupy protesters at UC Berkeley site
USA TODAY
By Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY University of California police this morning arrested protesters from the "Occupy the Farm" movement, ending a standoff that had stretched out for weeks, The Oakland Tribune is reporting. Officers in riot gear and ...
Flash: UC Berkeley Police Arrest Two Protesters, Order Others Off Gill TractBerkeley Daily Planet
Undeterred by Raid, Occupy the Farm Plans to Reconvene TomorrowEast Bay Express
Police raid Occupy camp on UC Berkeley landCBS News all 290 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 14:08:00 PM -
Minnesota governor signs bill to build $975 million stadium for NFL's Vikings - Washington Post
USA TODAYMinnesota governor signs bill to build $975 million stadium for NFL's Vikings
Washington Post
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday signed off on a hard-fought agreement to build the Minnesota Vikings a $975 million stadium at the downtown Minneapolis site of the team's current home, the Metrodome. With team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf ...
Minnesota governor signs bill to build new Vikings stadiumUSA TODAY
Dayton cheered -- and heckled -- as he signs Vikings stadium billMinneapolis Star Tribune
Gov. Dayton signs $975M Vikings stadium billSeattle Post Intelligencer all 209 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 13:26:02 PM -
Obama camp: Attack on Romney isn't an attack on private equity industry - CBS News
CBS NewsObama camp: Attack on Romney isn't an attack on private equity industry
CBS News
(CBS News) President Obama has had a somewhat rocky relationship with Wall Street over the course of his first term, and his re-election campaign opened a new line of attack against Mitt Romney today for his work as a corporate titan at a private ...
First Thoughts: Bain returnsmsnbc.com
Obama Hits Romney on Bain as He Raises Wall Street MoneySan Francisco Chronicle
THE RACE: JPMorgan goof becoming a campaign issueThe Associated Press Washington Post all 1,170 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 13:18:13 PM -
Ex-Senator Espada Guilty of Embezzling From Health Care Network - New York Times
NewsdayEx-Senator Espada Guilty of Embezzling From Health Care Network
New York Times
Pedro Espada Jr., the former state senator best known for an audacious power grab that propelled him over a perennial cloud of suspicion to a top position in the State Legislature, was convicted Monday on of stealing money from the nonprofit health ...
Ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada guilty of stealing from clinicNew York Daily News
Ex-N.Y. Senator Espada Found Guilty in Clinic-Theft CaseBloomberg
Ex-NY Senator Espada Found Guilty in Clinic-Theft CaseBusinessWeek NY1 -News 10NBC all 52 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 13:02:58 PM -
White House: JPMorgan shows need for strong Wall St. rules - CBS News
CBS NewsWhite House: JPMorgan shows need for strong Wall St. rules
CBS News
UPDATED 12:09 pm ET (CBS News) The White House said Monday that JPMorgan Chase's admission last week that it lost more than $2 billion in one set of trades is reason to continue to push for stronger, not weaker, regulation of the nation's financial ...
White House: JP Morgan Loss Reinforces Need for OversightWall Street Journal
JPMorgan Loss Shows Need for Banking Reform, Carney SaysBusinessWeek
White House: JP Morgan loss shows need for reformUSA TODAY Reuters -Washington Post all 158 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 12:17:39 PM -
Kansas plane crash: Lone survivor, with burns, headed for surgery - Los Angeles Times
ABC NewsKansas plane crash: Lone survivor, with burns, headed for surgery
Los Angeles Times
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske The lone survivor of Friday's small-airplane crash in southeast Kansas was scheduled for surgery Monday to treat severe burns on 28% of her body. Hannah Luce of Garden Valley, Texas, a recent graduate of Oral Roberts University, ...
Texas Woman Who Survived Deadly Crash Remains In Serious ConditionKWTX
Fellow ORU Graduate: Marine Carried Crash Survivor To SafetyNews On 6
Man dies after saving lone Kan. plane crash survivorABC7Chicago.com KOCO Oklahoma City -ABC News -Boston.com all 64 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 11:36:06 AM -
Obama supports gay marriage while Romney speaks at anti-gay Liberty University - Washington Times
Washington TimesObama supports gay marriage while Romney speaks at anti-gay Liberty University
Washington Times
Photo: Mitt Romney was Liberty University's commencement speaker AP WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 — Gay marriage is an idea whose time has come. It is the civil rights issue of our day. One day gay marriages and all the rights attended with that concept ...
Romney praises 'conviction' of Liberty University gradsLynchburg News and Advance
GOP Reps Urge Romney to Visit IsraelNewsMax.com
Obama, Romney play up gay marriage splitmsnbc.com The Republic -Fox News -Los Angeles Times all 1,838 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 10:47:46 AM -
Wash. man bitten by rattlesnake at Idaho Wal-Mart - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Wash. man bitten by rattlesnake at Idaho Wal-Mart
Atlanta Journal Constitution
AP LEWISTON, Idaho — A man says he reached down to pick up a stick lying in the gardening aisle of a Wal-Mart in Idaho, only to discover that it was a rattlesnake that then bit his hand. Mica Craig says he was shopping in the outdoor garden department ...and more » Published: 5/14/2012 10:33:54 AM -
Maryland Republicans criticize tax proposals in special session in Annapolis - Washington Post
CBS LocalMaryland Republicans criticize tax proposals in special session in Annapolis
Washington Post
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Republicans are denouncing tax increases in a budget deal proposed during a special session in Annapolis. Lawmakers convened Monday for a special session that's expected to last about three days. Democratic Gov.
Gov. O'Malley Touts Low Taxes as He Calls Special Session to Raise ThemSouthern Maryland Online
Ire over income tax plan to get louder MondayBaltimore Sun
Special session hit as political theaterWashington Times Tasley Eastern Shore News -Americans for Tax Reform -NBC4 Washington (blog) all 51 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 10:31:09 AM -
Police capture 17-year-old suspect accused of killing grandparents in Iowa - Fox News
Daily MailPolice capture 17-year-old suspect accused of killing grandparents in Iowa
Fox News
Iowa police have captured a 17-year-old, accused of killing his grandparents over the weekend, after leading cops on a foot chase along railroad tracks. Authorities on Monday had issued an arrest warrant for the teen, Isaiah Sweet, charging him with ...
Police Apprehend Manchester Double Murder Suspect in Cedar RapidsKCRG
Iowa boy, 17, charged in slayings of grandparentsNew York Daily News
Teen held for grandparents' slayingsUPI.com KCCI Des Moines -DesMoinesRegister.com all 91 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 10:12:01 AM -
Wide support to raise New York's minimum wage - Bizjournals.com
PolitickerWide support to raise New York's minimum wage
Bizjournals.com
Seventy-eight percent of New Yorkers want to see the state hike the minimum wage to $8.50 per hour. A large majority of New Yorkers favor a big jump in the state's minimum wage as well as small business tax cuts and credits. SRI reported Monday that ...
Minimum Wage Hike is Up While Cuomo's Ratings Are Down in New Siena PollWNYC (blog)
Poll: A plurality of voters like the SenateAlbany Times Union (blog)
Poll: NY Republican Senate primary still unsettledNewsday Politicker -New York Times (blog) all 15 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 09:45:40 AM -
New super PAC hopes to woo younger voters to Republican side - Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorNew super PAC hopes to woo younger voters to Republican side
Christian Science Monitor
Starting Monday, the PAC is launching a $50000 social media ad campaign targeting younger voters in eight swing states, including Ohio and Virginia. By Jack Gillum, Associated Press / May 14, 2012 The new super PAC Crossroads Generation will attempt to ...
New GOP Super PAC targets youth voteThe Hill (blog)
GOP-Backed Super PAC Looks To Attract Younger VotersTPM
New 'super' PAC hopes to woo younger voters, tapping into unease about jobs ...Washington Post all 232 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 09:36:34 AM -
Romney: Is there a Romney Doctrine? - msnbc.com (blog)
Fox NewsRomney: Is there a Romney Doctrine?
msnbc.com (blog)
On Sunday, the New York Times wrote that Romney's foreign-policy statements have left many GOP observers scratching their heads. “Dozens of subtle position papers flow through the candidate's policy shop and yet seem to have little influence on Mr.
GOP strategy on defense: Spend more, LOTS moreAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
PostOpinions E-NewslettersWashington Post (blog)
Thune Doesn't Say No To Number 2 SpotLocalNews8.com NewsMax.com -Daily Beast -Fox News (blog) all 42 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 09:08:20 AM -
Dog custody battle costs NYC man more than $60000 - The Associated Press
Dog custody battle costs NYC man more than $60000
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has spent more than $60000 in lawyers' fees trying to win custody of his dog after his ex-girlfriend took the pooch to California. Thirty-four-year-old Craig Dershowitz told the New York Post (http://nyp.st/Kl6K5C ) ...and more » Published: 5/14/2012 08:52:00 AM -
Warm, sunny day expected across Utah - Salt Lake Tribune
The Saginaw News - MLive.comWarm, sunny day expected across Utah
Salt Lake Tribune
By Janelle Stecklein In northern Utah, temperatures were expected to top out in the mid-80s. In southern Utah, temperatures were expected to reach the 90s. However, that sunny weather was expected to disappear — temporarily — come Tuesday in northern ...
Sunny week in store for Northeast Ohio; highs in upper 60s, low 70sPlain Dealer
MONDAY'S SUMMERY FORECAST: Sunshine and 87 degreesThe Missoulian
Monday starts off week warm, sunny in Fort CollinsThe Coloradoan Daily Camera -Las Vegas Sun -77Square.com all 43 news articles » Published: 5/14/2012 08:25:50 AM
