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Today's Blogs - Yahoo! News: Romney jokes about Santorum on 'The Tonight Show' Just Show Me: How to split your iPad keyboard SAT cheating targeted in new rules for students School expels student for swearing on Twitter during non-school hours Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on Economy: 'Far Too Early to Declare Victory' Russell Simmons rips Geraldo's hoodie apology to Trayvon Martin supporters Obama's Solicitor General Donald Verrilli ties health care law directly to 'Romneycare' Pic de Bugarach: French commune home to 20,000 'doomsday cultists' awaiting alien salvation More cowbell! Vermonters planning world's largest cowbell ensemble Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum in Wisconsin poll Obama's Solicitor General, Donald Verrilli, has rough start at health care oral arguments High school teens building a Battlestar Galactica Viper simulator in a garage JetBlue flight diverted to Texas after 'incoherent' captain subdued You'll never guess the most popular, most quickly adopted gadget in history Cops pull over Batman impersonator driving a Lamborghini Batmobile Obama campaign hoodies sale canceled after controversy Pope Benedict urges greater openness in Cuba Supreme Court health care hearing draws cheers from left and right Those who eat chocolate regularly tend to be slimmer Christie Brinkley driven to brink of tears in Matt Lauer interview (VIDEO) Supreme Court health care law oral arguments, Tuesday [AUDIO] Supreme Court justices challenge Obama administration over health care law Medvedev slams Romney for anti-Russia comments Toulouse shooting: Al Jazeera will not air video footage from 'killer's point of view' Will Santorum and Gingrich ever bow out? History suggests odds of winning are very low Mitt Romney's cars will have their own elevator in California home George Zimmerman's lawyer abruptly cancels interview with Lawrence O'Donnell (VIDEO) How Obamacare opposition changed the dynamics of the Republican campaign Trayvon Martin's family looks to trademark 'I am Trayvon,' 'Justice for Trayvon' Demonstrators brave the cold on second day of Supreme Court hearings over health care law Syria agreed to ceasefire plan, says U.N. envoy Kofi Annan Supreme Court takes up individual mandate part of health care law, plus more to watch for Tuesday in politics Can the health care reform law survive without the individual mandate? Poll: Sharp drop in support for Afghan war Astronauts evacuate the International Space Station during space debris close-call If you're in the market for a $1 million TV, Harrods has the plasma for you Santorum open to serving as vice president New Orleans police officer suspended over online comments about Trayvon Martin Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged in French prostitution case D.C. unemployed paid to hold places in line outside the Supreme Court Romney jokes about Santorum on 'The Tonight Show' Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:39 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney joked in an interview with "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno that he wouldn't mind picking David Letterman as his vice presidential running mate. But he wasn't nearly as kind to Rick Santorum, using the phrase "press secretary" when asked to describe his GOP rival during a word association game. Still, in an appearance [...] Full Story Top Just Show Me: How to split your iPad keyboard Tue,27 Mar 2012 05:12 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you how to split the keyboard on your iPad. … Continue reading → Full Story Top SAT cheating targeted in new rules for students Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:50 PM PDT The Upshot - New security measures to prevent cheating on the SAT and ACT college entrance exams were announced Tuesday, including a requirement that students submit a photo of themselves when they sign up for the tests. The measures are in response to a massive cheating scandal on Long Island last year, which is why the improved rules [...] Full Story Top School expels student for swearing on Twitter during non-school hours Tue,27 Mar 2012 04:08 PM PDT Technology News Blog - From Facebook communications to tweets, you're no doubt already aware that nothing you do online is truly private. But should you have a reasonable expectation that your superiors aren't actively spying on you? That's the question a lot of people … Continue reading → Full Story Top Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke on Economy: 'Far Too Early to Declare Victory' Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:40 PM PDT Newsmakers - The U.S. economy is "stronger and more stable" than it was a year ago and the financial stress in Europe is easing, but many challenges remain including adding more jobs for the long-term unemployed and getting the housing market back on track, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in an ABC News interview Tuesday. Full Story Top Russell Simmons rips Geraldo's hoodie apology to Trayvon Martin supporters Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:50 PM PDT The Lookout - Geraldo Rivera offered something of an apology on Tuesday for controversial comments he made last week about the hooded sweatshirt Trayvon Martin was wearing when the unarmed 17-year-old was shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in Sanford, Fla., last month. Rivera's statement was posted to his Facebook page: I apologize to anyone offended [...] Full Story Top Obama's Solicitor General Donald Verrilli ties health care law directly to 'Romneycare' Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:11 PM PDT The Ticket - The Obama Administration's top lawyer told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that the health reforms Mitt Romney signed into law in Massachusetts helped inspired the president's controversial health care overhaul — that Romneycare shaped Obamacare. With the law's fate in the balance, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli told the nine justices that the individual mandate — [...] Full Story Top Pic de Bugarach: French commune home to 20,000 'doomsday cultists' awaiting alien salvation Tue,27 Mar 2012 02:09 PM PDT The Sideshow - An estimated 20,000 New Age believers who say the "upside down" mountain is home to aliens who will rescue them from an impending apocalypse have saturated a small French commune near the foot of the picturesque Pic de Bugarach. The Independent reports the growing flock, who locals refer to as "esoterics," believe the world will [...] Full Story Top More cowbell! Vermonters planning world's largest cowbell ensemble Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:21 PM PDT The Sideshow - Taking Christopher's Walken's classic "Saturday Night Live" demands literally, residents of northern Vermont are planning to form the "World's Largest Cowbell Ensemble" next month. The gathering, slated for April 14 in Burlington, Vt., will be hosted by Ben & Jerry's and the WaterWheel Foundation, a nonprofit organization launched by local Vermont rock group Phish. The [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney leads Rick Santorum in Wisconsin poll Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:16 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney has opened a solid lead over Rick Santorum in Wisconsin's Republican presidential primary, a big swing from a month ago. A Marquette Law School poll released Tuesday found Romney leading Santorum among likely GOP primary voters by 8 points—39 percent to 31 percent. Ron Paul trailed with 11 percent support, followed by Newt [...] Full Story Top Obama's Solicitor General, Donald Verrilli, has rough start at health care oral arguments Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:04 PM PDT The Lookout - Click image to see more photos. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren) Supreme Court justices battered Obama's solicitor general, Donald Verrilli Jr., with questions today,  prodding him to explain why the government could compel Americans to buy health care insurance and not, for example, force them to purchase broccoli or burial insurance. Verrilli appeared to stumble over his words [...] Full Story Top High school teens building a Battlestar Galactica Viper simulator in a garage Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:11 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Five high school students are building their very own Viper — the fighter spacecraft of the protagonists in the TV show Battlestar Galactica — right in a garage. Because it's not quite possible to build a spacecraft in your backyard … Continue reading → Full Story Top JetBlue flight diverted to Texas after 'incoherent' captain subdued Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT The Sideshow - A JetBlue flight from New York to Las Vegas was diverted to Texas on Tuesday after the plane's captain became incoherent and had to be subdued. JetBlue flight 191, which departed John F. Kennedy International Airport at 7:28 a.m., was diverted to Amarillo due to what the airline called "a medical situation involving the captain." [...] Full Story Top You'll never guess the most popular, most quickly adopted gadget in history Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:01 PM PDT Technology News Blog - What piece of consumer electronics technology was the fastest to gain consumer acceptance? According to a Consumer Electronics Association survey, the answer isn't the color TV or cell phone. It's the boombox. The boombox found its way into just over … Continue reading → Full Story Top Cops pull over Batman impersonator driving a Lamborghini Batmobile Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:50 AM PDT Technology News Blog - <br/><br/>[Image credit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.276285279115695.62529.181109288633295&type=1" mce_href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.276285279115695.62529.181109288633295&type=1">Montgomery County Police</a>] <p><a href="http://jalopnik.com/5895956/im-batman-getting-pulled-over-in-a-lamborghini" mce_href="http://jalopnik.com/5895956/im-batman-getting-pulled-over-in-a-lamborghini" target="_blank">(Source)</a></p> <p>This article was written by <a href="http://www.tecca.com/author/mariella-moon/" mce_href="http://www.tecca.com/author/mariella-moon/">Mariella Moon</a> and originally appeared <a href="http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/03/27/lamborghini-batman-maryland/" mce_href="http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/03/27/lamborghini-batman-maryland/">on Tecca</a></p> <p>More from <a href="http://www.tecca.com/" mce_href="http://www.tecca.com/">Tecca</a>: <br/> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/18/ghost-military-boat/" mce_href="http://www.tecca.com/news/2012/01/18/ghost-military-boat/">Batmobile of the sea is … Continue reading → Full Story Top Obama campaign hoodies sale canceled after controversy Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:37 AM PDT The Sideshow - President Obama recently said that if he had a son, he'd look like murder victim Trayvon Martin. And in what some conservatives see as a direct connection between the national controversy surrounding the teen's death, the Obama 2012 re-election campaign announced via Twitter on Monday that it was putting its collegiate hooded sweatshirt on sale. [...] Full Story Top Pope Benedict urges greater openness in Cuba Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:36 AM PDT The Envoy - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Havana Tuesday on the second day of his historic visit to Cuba, the first papal visit to the communist Caribbean island nation in 14 years. The pontiff is expected to meet with Cuban President Raul Castro and possibly his brother Fidel, the ailing former revolutionary leader. Latin America watchers said [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court health care hearing draws cheers from left and right Tue,27 Mar 2012 11:07 AM PDT The Ticket - WASHINGTON—As the second day of oral arguments over the federal health care law wrapped up in the Supreme Court building, outside, two camps formed in front of the white marble steps that lead to the court chambers. Earlier in the day, demonstrators for and against the health care law co-mingled outside, but by the time [...] Full Story Top Those who eat chocolate regularly tend to be slimmer Tue,27 Mar 2012 10:44 AM PDT The Sideshow - A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that men and women who consume chocolate on a regular basis tend to have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who eat chocolate infrequently. The research study tested the BMI of 1,018 men and women in San Diego, Calif., between the ages [...] Full Story Top Christie Brinkley driven to brink of tears in Matt Lauer interview (VIDEO) Tue,27 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PDT The Cutline - Normally, interviews with Matt Lauer don't end in tears. But on the "Today" show on Tuesday, Christie Brinkley was driven to the brink of them while discussing ongoing drama surrounding her divorce from Peter Cook. The 58-year-old former supermodel said she was reluctant to talk about her case but wanted to clear the air before [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court health care law oral arguments, Tuesday [AUDIO] Tue,27 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PDT The Ticket - On the second of three days of arguments, the court considered the legality of the individual mandate, which compels everyone to purchase health insurance. You can listen to the arguments below, and download the audio at the court's website. Read Yahoo! News' full coverage of the case at The Ticket. Tuesday: Oral arguments for Department of Health [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court justices challenge Obama administration over health care law Tue,27 Mar 2012 10:00 AM PDT The Ticket - With President Barack Obama's landmark health care law in the balance, the divided Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether the measure properly regulates commerce or overreaches the Constitution and allows Washington to improperly force Americans to eat their vegetables. Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose questioning is closely watched because he represents a potential swing vote, posed [...] Full Story Top Medvedev slams Romney for anti-Russia comments Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:59 AM PDT The Ticket - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticized Mitt Romney for his characterization of Russia as the United States' "No. 1 geopolitical foe," insisting his description of the current U.S.-Russia relationship was based more on "Hollywood" than on reality. "Regarding ideological clichés, every time this or that side uses phrases like 'enemy No. 1,' this always alarms me, [...] Full Story Top Toulouse shooting: Al Jazeera will not air video footage from 'killer's point of view' Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:39 AM PDT The Cutline - Al Jazeera confirmed on Tuesday that its Paris office received from an anonymous source video footage that appears to show last week's shooting spree in Toulouse, France—and said the network would not televise it. "The Al Jazeera Paris received a video from an anonymous source yesterday entitled 'Al Qaeda attaque la France' that appears to [...] Full Story Top Will Santorum and Gingrich ever bow out? History suggests odds of winning are very low Tue,27 Mar 2012 09:36 AM PDT The Ticket - The other day, preparing for yet another wipeout at the hands of primary voters, Gingrich put on his historian's hat to note that at "the last truly open convention," in 1920, Ohio Sen. Warren Harding came from nowhere to emerge as the Republican nominee on the 10th ballot. Apparently, Gingrich's historian's hat had slipped down [...] Full Story Top Mitt Romney's cars will have their own elevator in California home Tue,27 Mar 2012 08:43 AM PDT The Sideshow - Mitt Romney wants to use his past success in the private sector to help drive the nation's economy forward. But Romney's personal fleet of vehicles will move at a luxurious descent from the comfort of their own private elevator in Romney's new California home. Politico reports that Romney's proposed renovations for his California beachfront property, [...] Full Story Top George Zimmerman's lawyer abruptly cancels interview with Lawrence O'Donnell (VIDEO) Tue,27 Mar 2012 08:05 AM PDT The Cutline - After making the rounds on the morning show circuit, George Zimmerman's lawyer, Craig Sonner, was supposed to appear on Lawrence O'Donnell's primetime show on Monday night. But according to MSNBC, Sonner walked out of a remote Orlando studio shortly before the segment, leaving O'Donnell in the lurch. After a rant about the cancellation ("He wasn't [...] Full Story Top How Obamacare opposition changed the dynamics of the Republican campaign Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:51 AM PDT The Ticket - METAIRIE, La.—It's a message Mitt Romney has articulated at nearly every campaign stop over the past few months, but in a meet-and-greet with voters here last Friday, the former Massachusetts took it one step further: He put his pledge on a sign. Speaking in front of a massive placard that read "Repeal & Replace Obamacare," [...] Full Story Top Trayvon Martin's family looks to trademark 'I am Trayvon,' 'Justice for Trayvon' Tue,27 Mar 2012 07:21 AM PDT The Lookout - Trayvon Martin's mother Sybrina Fulton is seeking to trademark phrases with her son's name. According to applications filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office by the family's attorney last week, Fulton wants to trademark "I am Trayvon" and "Justice for Trayvon" for use in DVDs and CDs memorializing the slain teenager. In the wake [...] Full Story Top Demonstrators brave the cold on second day of Supreme Court hearings over health care law Tue,27 Mar 2012 06:14 AM PDT The Ticket - WASHINGTON—It's a frigid morning here outside the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill, as a few hundred early rising, sign-toting demonstrators march in circles below the white marble steps. Conservative and liberal groups have both set up P.A. systems along the sidewalk and are trying to outshout one another, while foot soldiers wave signs in [...] Full Story Top Syria agreed to ceasefire plan, says U.N. envoy Kofi Annan Tue,27 Mar 2012 06:06 AM PDT The Envoy - Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Tuesday that Syria has agreed to a ceasefire plan, but some implementation details remain to be worked out. Annan, who's been tasked with mediating an end to the Syria violence, received U.N. Security Council backing last week for a six-point proposal to ease the crisis. "I indicated that I [...] Full Story Top Supreme Court takes up individual mandate part of health care law, plus more to watch for Tuesday in politics Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:57 AM PDT The Ticket - It's day two — the big day — of the Supreme Court's three-day hearing on the health care reform law. Tuesday's issue: The individual mandate, which is the part of the law that requires most people to buy health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. The government will argue that Congress has the authority [...] Full Story Top Can the health care reform law survive without the individual mandate? Tue,27 Mar 2012 03:26 AM PDT The Lookout - Could President Obama's sweeping health care reform law survive if the court strikes down the requirement that all Americans buy insurance? The short answer is yes -- but insurance companies certainly won't be happy about it. Both Justice Department lawyers and their challengers agree that the individual mandate is not "separable" from the rest of [...] Full Story Top Poll: Sharp drop in support for Afghan war Tue,27 Mar 2012 01:17 AM PDT The Lookout - Support for the war in Afghanistan is slipping fast, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll released Monday. More than two-thirds of those surveyed, 69 percent, think the United States should no longer be fighting, a 16 percent jump from just four months ago. A similar number, 68 percent, say the war effort is [...] Full Story Top Astronauts evacuate the International Space Station during space debris close-call Mon,26 Mar 2012 05:56 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) had to evacuate its premises over the weekend to escape what could've been a fatal disaster — a piece of space debris passed too close to the satellite for comfort. NASA usually maneuvers … Continue reading → Full Story Top If you're in the market for a $1 million TV, Harrods has the plasma for you Mon,26 Mar 2012 05:49 PM PDT Technology News Blog - High-end British retailer Harrods has built a reputation on stocking luxurious merchandise since opening its doors in London back in 1834. Now, it's hoping to make a name for itself as a purveyor of the most outrageously decadent gadgets on … Continue reading → Full Story Top Santorum open to serving as vice president Mon,26 Mar 2012 02:58 PM PDT The Ticket - If he fails to best Mitt Romney in the race for the party nomination, Rick Santorum would be open to serving as vice president, the former Pennsylvania senator told the Christian Broadcast Network on Monday. Here's a partial transcript of the interview with CBN's David Brody, which will air later this week: Brody: If he [...] Full Story Top New Orleans police officer suspended over online comments about Trayvon Martin Mon,26 Mar 2012 02:53 PM PDT The Lookout - A member of the New Orleans Police Dept. has been suspended without pay after incendiary comments attributed to him about the killing of Trayvon Martin were found posted online. Jason Giroir, the officer, is under investigation after comments were posted on a story about a local rally for Martin published on the WWL-TV website. "Act [...] Full Story Top Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged in French prostitution case Mon,26 Mar 2012 02:44 PM PDT The Envoy - Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced preliminary charges Monday of aggravated pimping, or illegal procurement of prostitutes, in France. Strauss-Kahn was summoned for eight hours of questioning Monday by French judges investigating an illegal prostitution ring operating out of the northern French city of Lille. The former IMF chief was notified that he [...] Full Story Top D.C. unemployed paid to hold places in line outside the Supreme Court Mon,26 Mar 2012 02:26 PM PDT The Ticket - WASHINGTON—Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing overnight Monday, and Charles Medley will spend the whole time outdoors near the base of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Why? He's hoping to hold a coveted place near the front of a line for access to the oral arguments over the federal health care law. [...] Full Story Top

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