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Conservatives turn Obama re-election campaign's hashtag against the president
Thu,5 Apr 2012 08:25 PM PDT
The Ticket - Next time President Barack Obama's re-election campaign wants to motivate the Twitterverse with a hashtag, they might consider using one that doesn't have so much flexibility. On Thursday night, the campaign took to Twitter as part of its push for Mitt Romney to release his tax returns, using the @BarackObama handle to ask people #WhatsRomneyHiding. [...] Full Story | Top |
Class photo called 'offensive' and 'degrading'
Thu,5 Apr 2012 07:33 PM PDT
The Upshot - An elementary school class photo is causing quite a stir after the photographer Photoshopped a cartoon smiley face over a boy's head. David Claussen, owner of Broward County Pictures, a company that has been taking school photos for more than 35 years, said after the photo of the second grade class at Sawgrass Elementary was [...] Full Story | Top |
Giant, feathered dinosaur remains discovered in China
Thu,5 Apr 2012 07:08 PM PDT
The Sideshow - The largest feathered dinosaur ever discovered has been unearthed in China, measuring more than 30 feet in length and weighing in at more than 3,000 pounds. Its length would make it the largest known feathered animal in history. The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) reports that the "Yutyrannus huali" is 40 times heavier than any other [...] Full Story | Top |
Did Zimmerman say 'punks' or racial slur in 911 recording?
Thu,5 Apr 2012 05:57 PM PDT
The Upshot - Though it was widely reported that George Zimmerman grumbled a racial slur before shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his lawyers have insisted their client instead said "F---ing punks". Now they seem to have science on their side. Renowned forensic audio expert Tom Owen analyzed the 911 recording—which was fraught with cell phone interference—and told CNN that [...] Full Story | Top |
Keith Olbermann sues Current TV for millions
Thu,5 Apr 2012 03:44 PM PDT
The Upshot - TMZ is reporting that fired broadcaster Keith Olbermann is suing his former employer Current TV for tens of millions of dollars. The Associated Press and CNN have also reported the suit. Olbermann, who came to Current from MSNBC less than a year ago, was fired late last week via a rather humiliating open letter from [...] Full Story | Top |
Santorum holds strategy sessions with conservatives amid calls to withdraw
Thu,5 Apr 2012 02:43 PM PDT
The Ticket - Following a loss to Mitt Romney in three primary contests Tuesday night, Rick Santorum gathered privately with prominent conservatives Thursday to discuss his path forward in the 2012 presidential race, news outlets reported. "I would say the consensus in the room is, we continue to believe that Sen. Santorum has the best message that is most [...] Full Story | Top |
Texts From Hillary: your new favorite political Tumblr
Thu,5 Apr 2012 12:24 PM PDT
The Ticket - Two photos of Hillary Clinton on a military C-17 plane taken last October, one by Reuters photographer Kevin Lamarque, the other by Time photographer Diana Walker, have resurfaced this week as the foundation of what we at Yahoo News have determined is the best political meme of 2012 thus far. (A senior editorial staffer at [...] Full Story | Top |
The Endless Potential of Flying Robots
Thu,5 Apr 2012 12:07 PM PDT
This Could Be Big - Right now a quadracopter drone may just be a toy that retails for around $300, but today we're looking at all the potential applications beyond spying on your neighbors BBQ; including flying one through the studios of ABC News in New York (and giving Diane Sawyer a rude surprise). A quadracopter is something of a [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama supports women at Augusta National as party courts women's vote
Thu,5 Apr 2012 10:54 AM PDT
The Ticket - The White House revealed Thursday that President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted to the all-male Augusta National Golf Club, site of the Masters golf tournament. The club still has the right to make its own decision, but "[Obama's] personal opinion is women should be admitted to the club," spokesman Jay Carney said during [...] Full Story | Top |
'Mrs. Kennedy and Me': Jackie Kennedy's secret service agent writes memoir
Thu,5 Apr 2012 10:31 AM PDT
The Upshot - The secret service agent assigned to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy has broken his long silence with a memoir of the time, "Mrs. Kennedy and Me." Clint Hill, the former agent who was code named Dazzle, told the "Today" show he was on the scene for major joyful events—like the birth of John F. Kennedy, Jr. [...] Full Story | Top |
'Ridiculously Photogenic Guy' image goes viral
Thu,5 Apr 2012 09:23 AM PDT
The Sideshow - A candid photo of a man in the middle of a 10k run with a seemingly carefree smile has gone viral after he was given the moniker, "Ridiculously Photogenic Guy." And as with any good meme, the photo has quickly spawned a number of altered versions of the original photograph, with users adding their own [...] Full Story | Top |
Rick Santorum on Pennsylvania: 'We are going to win'
Thu,5 Apr 2012 08:44 AM PDT
The Ticket - HARRISBURG, Penn. -- Bowling alleys tend to be loud venues, but on Wednesday night a noticeable quiet descended upon the crowd as Rick Santorum, surrounded by a gaggle of news reporters, reiterated his absolute confidence that he can best Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania. "We are going to win Pennsylvania," Santorum, who represented the state in [...] Full Story | Top |
Dallas tornado aftermath: Puppy reunited with owner (VIDEO)
Thu,5 Apr 2012 08:37 AM PDT
The Cutline - It was a made-for-morning television moment: a local reporter, a lost puppy and a tornado victim. Amanda Guerra, a reporter for NBC's Dallas-Fort Worth affiliate, found the 10-month-puppy, Brownie, amid the rubble in Lancaster, Texas, one of the towns hit hard by Tuesday's tornadoes. While touring the devastation, Guerra said her news crew discovered Brownie [...] Full Story | Top |
'Kony 2012′ sequel released by Invisible Children (VIDEO)
Thu,5 Apr 2012 08:03 AM PDT
The Envoy - Invisible Children, the organization behind the viral smash hit "Kony 2012" video, released the sequel on Thursday. Like the original, half-hour documentary, this 20-minute film, titled "Kony 2012 Part II: Beyond Famous," attacks Joseph Kony, the Ugandan warlord featured in the first video. The new video also addresses critics who charged the first mini-documentary oversimplifies [...] Full Story | Top |
Snakes on a plane! Pilot makes emergency landing after discovering snake in cockpit
Thu,5 Apr 2012 07:03 AM PDT
The Sideshow - Life imitates campy horror movies: An Australian pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on Tuesday after alerting air traffic control that he had snakes on his plane. "Look, you're not going to believe this," Braden Blennerhassett, the pilot, said during the emergency call. "I've got snakes on a plane." According to Australia's Nine [...] Full Story | Top |
Charles Manson photos: New images of killer released before parole hearing
Thu,5 Apr 2012 06:08 AM PDT
The Cutline - Charles Manson has a parole hearing next week, and at the request of CNN, the Calif. Dept. of Corrections has released two photos of the notorious 77-year-old murderer. The network published the nearly-identical photos—taken at the state prison in Corcoran in June—late on Wednesday. Before that, the most recent known photo of Manson was from [...] Full Story | Top |
Poll shows Romney leading Santorum in Pennsylvania
Wed,4 Apr 2012 08:49 PM PDT
The Ticket - HARRISBURG, Penn. -- Three weeks before the Pennsylvania Republican primary, a state poll shows Mitt Romney leading Rick Santorum by five percentage points. Santorum, who trails Romney by hundreds of delegates, has acknowledged that his home state of Pennsylvania is a must-win for his campaign. Santorum represented the state in Congress from 1991-2007. Here's the [...] Full Story | Top |
The Next Cuban Revolution?
Wed,4 Apr 2012 07:20 PM PDT
Around the World - As the winds of change swirled during the Arab Spring over the past year, many began to wonder whether there might be a similar movement in Cuba — a "Cuban Spring." While visiting Cuba to cover the visit of Pope Benedict, we spent time with students at a University cafeteria, and in speaking with them [...] Full Story | Top |
Jerry Smith's Obama rebuke questioned by legal experts
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:38 PM PDT
The Lookout - In what some are calling a partisan ploy, a federal judge issued a demand on Tuesday that Justice Department attorneys submit a three-page letter explaining whether they believe courts have the right to strike down laws. Judge Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee who sits on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, said some unspecified [...] Full Story | Top |
The 45 overused medical procedures costing Americans billions (STUDY)
Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:21 PM PDT
The Sideshow - Nine U.S. medical specialty societies representing 374,000 physicians have put together a list of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question." As outlined in a March 2010 American Thinker article by Richard Baehr, many experts think the real problem with America's health care system is the inherently expensive cost of goods and services, as opposed [...] Full Story | Top |
Jay Carney: Obama didn't intend to challenge Supreme Court's authority
Wed,4 Apr 2012 01:33 PM PDT
The Ticket - Jay Carney, the White House press secretary, defended President Obama's stern comments on the Supreme Court, arguing Wednesday during a heated spat with reporters that the president did not intend to imply the court lacks the authority to overrule the law commonly known as Obamacare. "He certainly was not contending—that the Supreme Court doesn't have as [...] Full Story | Top |
The Yahoo News Delegate Calculator: An interactive look at the primary odds
Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:52 PM PDT
The Signal - Rick Santorum may be pinning his last ditch hopes on the Pennsylvania primary to boost his waning campaign, but in reality it's impossible for the former Senator to catch up to Mitt Romney, given his runaway lead in the delegate count. But, that doesn't mean Santorum can't inflict another kind of damage on the former [...] Full Story | Top |
Does Your PC Have a Virus? Or Is It Just SLOW?
Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:11 AM PDT
Upgrade Your Life - Last week I talked about how to remove a virus. This week I'm going to step back and talk about how to figure out if you really have one. Accurate diagnosis can be tricky, so let's run through major symptoms, minor clues, and a few surefire ways to tell. 4 Major Virus Symptoms Your system [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney accuses Obama of phony arguments and 'rhetorical excess'
Wed,4 Apr 2012 10:44 AM PDT
The Ticket - WASHINGTON—Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took to the same Washington, D.C., hotel ballroom stage where President Barack Obama chided his Republican opponent for his full embrace of the House GOP budget, and urged the president to stop building "straw men" to make his re-election-year arguments. As the general election begins in earnest this week, Romney [...] Full Story | Top |
Texas tornadoes: How to help
Wed,4 Apr 2012 10:23 AM PDT
The Newsroom - On April 3, as many as a dozen tornadoes swept through the Dallas-Fort Worth region, destroying homes, tossing cars and trucks like toys, and leaving thousands of people without power. Full Story | Top |
Rare Chinese porcelain bowl sells for nearly $27 million
Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:41 AM PDT
The Sideshow - A 900-year-old Chinese bowl has sold at an auction for nearly $27 million on Wednesday. The extremely rare item was only expected to receive a winning bid of about one-third the eventual total during a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, Associated Foreign Press reports. The purchase by an anonymous bidder breaks the previous record for [...] Full Story | Top |
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