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Alert Name: Alert2 Obama's 5 big mistakes 07/25/11 11:01 AM, EDT If the debt ceiling crisis were a movie, President Barack Obama would deserve an Oscar for his performance in the role of "the last reasonable man." FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Our stupid self-inflicted debt crisis 07/25/11 08:17 AM, EDT Let me get this straight. The people who have been preaching the most about the dangers of American decline are right now helping to hasten American decline. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 Study: 3D video causes eye strain, fatigue 07/25/11 08:08 AM, EDT 3D displays cause extra eye fatigue, according to a study published by the Journal of Vision today that was funded in part by Samsung's R&D arm. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Clinton confident U.S. debt deal will be struck 07/25/11 03:54 AM, EDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she was confident a deal will be struck to avert a looming debt government default in the United States, despite weekend talks between the country's two parties ending in stalemate. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Cocaine: The evolution of the once 'wonder' drug 07/22/11 05:58 PM, EDT Long before drug cartels, crack wars and TV shows about addiction, cocaine was promoted as a wonder drug, sold as a cure-all and praised by some of the greatest minds in medical history, including Sigmund Freud and the pioneering surgeon William Halsted. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 Writer Joe R. Lansdale continues to be prolific 07/22/11 05:47 PM, EDT Joe R. Lansdale has been a professional writer for almost 40 years. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 What's up with Robert Pattinson's hair? 07/22/11 05:12 PM, EDT Not since Justin Timberlake's curls has a male star's hair caused such a stir. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 Review: 'Friends' has its benefits 07/22/11 01:24 PM, EDT Yes, it's a formula film. We all know what's going to happen. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 For debt crisis lessons, look back 225 years 07/22/11 10:33 AM, EDT America's political leaders are paralyzed. The government is reeling from debt. Corrupt bankers foreclose on people's homes as a brutal recession sweeps the land. FULL STORY Alert Name: alert3 Double Rainbow guy running for president via Facebook 07/22/11 08:42 AM, EDT Paul Vasquez is better known to the Internet as the "Double Rainbow Guy." He lives in a mobile home just outside of Yosemite National Park, tinkers in organic farming and alternative energy, and is famous for his exuberant appreciation of nature's post-rain light display. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Apple considering Hulu purchase? 07/22/11 08:16 AM, EDT Apple could be considering a purchase of popular online video service Hulu, according to "two people who weren't authorized to speak publicly." FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 Review: 'Captain America' has the right stuff 07/21/11 05:58 PM, EDT Does Captain America have what it takes to wow cynical 21st-century kids? And more to the point, can Marvel resurrect a brand forged in the heat of World War II and resell it to a global audience no longer inspired by the Stars and Stripes? FULL STORY Alert Name: alert3 An end to Bush-era tax cuts near? 07/21/11 02:40 PM, EDT A leading anti-tax increase crusader says he doesn't think that letting Bush-era tax breaks expire is violation of a no-tax increase pledge. So do Republicans now have a way out of the debt ceiling deadlock? FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 This week on Marketplace Middle East 07/21/11 08:51 AM, EDT Face Time -- Mehdi Houas, Tunisian Minister of Tourism FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 PR verdict on Rupert Murdoch: Small, unfrightening, unimpressive 07/21/11 05:52 AM, EDT This week's performance by Rupert and James Murdoch at a British parliamentary hearing raises some questions that News Corp. will struggle to answer, regardless of the outcome of the phone-hacking scandal. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert2 Rapper Da Brat is back after jail stint 07/20/11 04:50 PM, EDT In 1994, rapper Da Brat released "Funkdafied" which placed her in the record books as the first female rapper ever to have a platinum-selling album. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 Rupert Murdoch as 'The Wizard of Oz'? 07/20/11 10:26 AM, EDT Nothing illustrated Britain's love-hate relationship with Rupert Murdoch better than Tuesday's parliamentary select committee hearing into the phone-hacking scandal. The British public hate the persona of Murdoch, his power and influence, yet voraciously consume his products. FULL STORY Alert Name: Alert1 50 new tech tools you may have missed 07/20/11 08:39 AM, EDT Technology can make your life easier, but figuring out which tech tools to trust can be tiresome at the least and eye-poppingly stressful at worst. FULL STORY You have agreed to receive this email from CNN.com as a result of your CNN.com preference settings. To manage your settings click here. To alter alert criteria or frequency or to unsubscribe from receiving custom email alerts, click here. Cable News Network. One CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 © 2011 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company All Rights Reserved. View our privacy policy and terms.