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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Republican bill passes, opening path to debt deal Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks House passes Boehner's debt ceiling plan–and Senate puts it on ice Atheist group sues over proposed cross at 9/11 memorial Obama's approval numbers hit all-time low House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it The weak speaker: How a failed debt vote disarmed the nation's top Republican House Republicans still unmoved on Boehner debt ceiling plan…UPDATE: With new details, GOP hardliners giving in Apple has more cash than the federal government New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak forced out of Navy Soldier shouts alleged Fort Hood killer name in court Who will Uncle Sam pay if there's no debt deal? Growth anemic, debt row poses recession risk Obama unveils sharp increase in auto fuel economy Upgrade Your Life: Amazing services on the Internet for free! How did the medieval Knights Templar influence Norway gunman? Senate Dems to move ahead with debt-limit bill Senate kills latest House debt measure President announces deal to boost fuel economy Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office As clock ticks, default or deal? Philadelphia English teacher explains why she helped students cheat Girl found suffocated was locked in box as punishment Man who escaped Jeffrey Dahmer arrested over fight death Police say arrest of soldier foiled "terror plot" President Obama Is No Longer Tethered To Reality Jeffs threatens court with Biblical repercussions 'World's best restaurant' El Bulli set to close Special report: Is Israel Inc. too powerful? House nears vote on GOP debt bill; Dems oppose J&J cuts maximum Tylenol dose to prevent overdoses Rare fossil of sea reptile found on Alaska beach Democrats say Obama should invoke 14th Amendment Obama: East Africa famine needs world to respond Jeffs defends polygamy during sex assault trial Perry stresses personal opposition to gay marriage Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate 80s Icon in Hot Water, a Facebook Status Leads To an Arrest, and a Whale Thanks its Rescuers in a Touching Way Ex-wife says Tea Party congressman owes $100,000 in support Republican bill passes, opening path to debt deal Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a Republican deficit plan on Friday that has no chance of becoming law but could pave the way for a last-ditch bid for bipartisan compromise to avert a crippling national default. Full Story Top Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the first news of the September 11 2001 attacks was a conscious decision to project an aura of calm in a crisis. Full Story Top House passes Boehner's debt ceiling plan–and Senate puts it on ice Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:34 PM PDT The Ticket - After a grinding week of negotiations in the House of Representatives, the chamber's GOP majority finally approved Speaker John Boehner's plan to increase the nation's $14.3 trillion debt ceiling just ahead of the the Aug. 2 deadline for its expiration. And in short order, the Democratic-led Senate voted to table the House-passed measure in favor [...] Full Story Top Atheist group sues over proposed cross at 9/11 memorial Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT The Lookout - The group American Atheists and four New Yorkers are suing the states of New York and New Jersey for planning to place a cross--a piece of debris from the World Trade Center--at the 9-11 memorial for the attacks' victims. The planned memorial--which will at long last be unveiled this September--has received millions in federal money. [...] Full Story Top Obama's approval numbers hit all-time low Fri,29 Jul 2011 11:54 AM PDT The Daily Caller - President Barack Obama's approval rating sank to a new low Friday, according to Gallup's daily presidential tracking poll. Full Story Top House approves debt bill; Senate rejects it Fri,29 Jul 2011 07:23 PM PDT AP - In an unforgiving display of partisanship, the Republican-controlled House approved emergency legislation Friday night to avoid an unprecedented government default and Senate Democrats scuttled it less than two hours later in hopes of a better deal. Full Story Top The weak speaker: How a failed debt vote disarmed the nation's top Republican Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:19 AM PDT Time.com - House Speaker John Boehner failed to muster enough GOP votes to pass his plan to raise the debt limit on Thursday night, throwing into question the fate of Boehner's proposal as well as that of his speakership. Republican leaders must now rewrite the legislation in order to attract more conservatives as they try to pass a revised version on Friday. But considerable damage has been done. ... Full Story Top House Republicans still unmoved on Boehner debt ceiling plan…UPDATE: With new details, GOP hardliners giving in Fri,29 Jul 2011 06:39 AM PDT The Ticket - Update: Republican leaders on Friday offered to include an addition to the bill requiring a vote on a Balanced Budget Amendment. That could be the ticket to swing enough GOP votes to pass the bill in the House. In a major blow to House Speaker John Boehner, the Republican Whip office postponed the vote on [...] Full Story Top Apple has more cash than the federal government Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:30 AM PDT The Ticket - Who's ready for iAmerica? As the BBC has reported, the software company Apple has more cash on hand than the United States federal government, according to the company's financial records. Apple's quarterly financial report shows that the company responsible for the iPad, iPod and the iPhone now has $76.4 billion in reserve cash, while the [...] Full Story Top New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT Forbes - NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less future global warming will occur than United Nations computer models have predicted, and supports prior studies indicating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide trap far less heat than alarmists have claimed.Study co-author Dr. ... Full Story Top Ex-astronaut Lisa Nowak forced out of Navy Thu,28 Jul 2011 08:13 PM PDT AP - A former astronaut banished from NASA after she confronted a romantic rival in a bizarre episode is being expelled from the Navy, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Soldier shouts alleged Fort Hood killer name in court Fri,29 Jul 2011 11:02 AM PDT Reuters - WACO, Texas (Reuters) - Army soldier Naser Jason Abdo shouted the name of a military psychiatrist accused of a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, during his first appearance in court on Friday on a charge related to an alleged terror plot. Full Story Top Who will Uncle Sam pay if there's no debt deal? Fri,29 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT Exclusive - By JANE SASSEEN Yahoo! News Come Aug. 3, just who will get paid? That's the new worry coursing throughout Washington as the contentious debt ceiling negotiations hurtle towards Aug. 2, the deadline beyond which President Barack Obama has warned that … Continue reading → Full Story Top Growth anemic, debt row poses recession risk Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy stumbled badly in the first half of 2011 and came dangerously close to contracting in the January-March period, raising the risk of a recession if a standoff over the nation's debt does not end quickly. Full Story Top Obama unveils sharp increase in auto fuel economy Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Several major auto makers on Friday embraced the Obama administration's proposal to push the industry further away from once-dominant gas guzzlers to more lean and efficient vehicles. Full Story Top Upgrade Your Life: Amazing services on the Internet for free! Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT Upgrade Your Life - They say that your library card is a key that unlocks the world. Well, so is your web browser! And in this week's episode of Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News Becky Worley shows us some online services that can save and retouch your photos, protect your passwords and find your lost money -- all for [...] Full Story Top How did the medieval Knights Templar influence Norway gunman? Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT The Lookout - In his 1,500-page manifesto, confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik claimed allegiance to a resurrected version of the Knights Templar, a medieval formation of Christian soldiers who waged brutal battle against Islam for control of the Holy Land and its relics. Breivik also wrote favorably of the mentorship of a British man known as [...] Full Story Top Senate Dems to move ahead with debt-limit bill Fri,29 Jul 2011 07:26 AM PDT AP - Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid served notice Friday that he's pushing ahead with his debt-limit bill as House Speaker John Boehner's rival measure languished in limbo, further escalating a wrenching political standoff that has heightened fears of a market-rattling government default. Full Story Top Senate kills latest House debt measure Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:27 PM PDT AP - The Senate has killed the latest effort by the House to raise the government's borrowing cap. Full Story Top President announces deal to boost fuel economy Fri,29 Jul 2011 11:49 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and automobile manufacturers announced a deal Friday that is designed to save American drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes. Full Story Top Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT AP - Rep. Michele Bachmann steadfastly refused Thursday to answer questions about her family's business and finances, saying that she — not her husband — was the one seeking the White House. Full Story Top As clock ticks, default or deal? Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:30 AM PDT Politico - Washington awoke Friday morning to a possibility that has been widely shrugged off for weeks, but suddenly seems chillingly real: Could the government actually default? Full Story Top Philadelphia English teacher explains why she helped students cheat Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:02 AM PDT The Lookout - The revelation that more than 80 Atlanta teachers admitted to cheating on state standardized tests--with one group of elementary teachers even holding a "party" after school to change their pupils' answers by hand--has rocked the education reform movement. But one question has been left unanswered: Why would a teacher resort to cheating in the first [...] Full Story Top Girl found suffocated was locked in box as punishment Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:40 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - Four adult relatives of an Arizona girl found suffocated in a storage bin have been arrested after investigators determined she was locked in the container as punishment for taking a popsicle without permission. Full Story Top Man who escaped Jeffrey Dahmer arrested over fight death Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:24 PM PDT Reuters - MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A man who narrowly escaped Jeffrey Dahmer and helped end the serial killer's murder and sexual assault spree two decades ago faced a possible homicide charge of his own on Thursday in Wisconsin. Full Story Top Police say arrest of soldier foiled "terror plot" Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT Reuters - KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - An Army soldier arrested with suspected bomb-making materials near Fort Hood, Texas, was hatching a "terror plot" to attack military personnel, police said on Thursday. Full Story Top President Obama Is No Longer Tethered To Reality Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT Forbes - President Barack Obama's speech to the nation Monday night was highly disturbing.  Because read carefully, it reveals a president wildly divorced from the fundamental realities of the nation he is supposed to be leading.President Obama actually told America on national television that it is a nation "with a system in which the deck seems stacked against middle class Americans in favor of the wealthiest few."  It is incomprehensible how a man serving as president of these United States could make such a fundamentally false assertion about his own country. ... Full Story Top Jeffs threatens court with Biblical repercussions Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:35 PM PDT AP - A polygamist sect leader defending himself against sexual assault charges broke his silence Friday with a 55-minute sermon defending plural marriages as divine and later said God would visit "sickness and death" on those involved if his trial wasn't immediately stopped. Full Story Top 'World's best restaurant' El Bulli set to close Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:02 AM PDT AFP Relax News - elBulli, the beachside Spanish restaurant repeatedly crowned the world's best, will close Saturday after pushing the boundaries of cuisine for more than two decades under chef Ferran Adria. Full Story Top Special report: Is Israel Inc. too powerful? Fri,29 Jul 2011 04:38 AM PDT Reuters - TEL AVIV (Reuters) - It took a two week-long cottage cheese rebellion to get Israelis to question the power of the country's tycoons. Full Story Top House nears vote on GOP debt bill; Dems oppose Fri,29 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT AP - Partisan to the core, Congress groped uncertainly Friday for a way to avoid a government default threatened for early next week. "We are almost out of time," warned President Barack Obama as U.S. financial markets trembled. Full Story Top J&J cuts maximum Tylenol dose to prevent overdoses Fri,29 Jul 2011 12:29 AM PDT AP - Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that it's reducing the maximum daily dose of its Extra Strength Tylenol pain reliever to lower risk of accidental overdose from acetaminophen, its active ingredient and the top cause of liver failure. Full Story Top Rare fossil of sea reptile found on Alaska beach Fri,29 Jul 2011 05:15 AM PDT Reuters - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska scientists have discovered the fossil of a rare, prehistoric marine reptile that is likely the most complete remnant of the creature ever found in North America. Full Story Top Democrats say Obama should invoke 14th Amendment Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT AP - House Democrats said Wednesday that President Barack Obama should invoke a little-known constitutional provision to prevent the nation from going into default if Congress fails to come up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling. Full Story Top Obama: East Africa famine needs world to respond Fri,29 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama said Friday that the developing famine in eastern Africa hasn't gotten enough attention from the U.S. and needs an international response in which Africa must be a partner. Full Story Top Jeffs defends polygamy during sex assault trial Fri,29 Jul 2011 11:52 AM PDT AP - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs broke his silence Friday, delivering before jurors a 55-minute sermon defending plural marriage as ordered by God and protected by the U.S. Constitution. Full Story Top Perry stresses personal opposition to gay marriage Fri,29 Jul 2011 08:20 PM PDT AP - Potential Republican presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry of Texas repeated his personal opposition to gay marriage in a speech to conservatives in Denver Friday. Full Story Top Wall Street ends worst week in year on debt stalemate Fri,29 Jul 2011 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks ended the worst week in a year as time runs out on Washington to reach agreement before the government loses its ability to borrow money. Full Story Top 80s Icon in Hot Water, a Facebook Status Leads To an Arrest, and a Whale Thanks its Rescuers in a Touching Way Fri,29 Jul 2011 09:18 AM PDT Trending Now - Don't forget to sign up on Facebook to be a Trending Now Insider for a chance to win $5,000 and a MacBook Air! Animal rights activist Morrissey, the former frontman for '80s rock band the Smiths, has ignited a fire across social media. At a concert in Poland, he told the crowd that the Norway [...] Full Story Top Ex-wife says Tea Party congressman owes $100,000 in support Thu,28 Jul 2011 03:25 PM PDT Reuters - CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Tea Party-backed U.S. Congressman who has lectured the U.S. government about getting its financial house in order owes more than $100,000 in child support payments, a lawyer for his ex-wife said on Thursday. Full Story Top

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