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Romney may face greater scrutiny in Israel after London gaffe
Sat,28 Jul 2012 01:07 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann board his charter plane at London Stansted Airport, Saturday, July 28, 2012, as he travels to Israel. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney arrived in Israel Saturday looking to reset an overseas trip that was aimed at proving him to be a capable leader on the world stage. But his overseas debut was undermined almost from the very moment he arrived in London, the first stop of his seven-day tour, when he admitted he found the [...]


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3 shot dead in Pa.; girl found safe in Ohio
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:11 PM PDT
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Map locates site of a shooting in PennsylvaniaA Pennsylvania man confronting his estranged wife about custody arrangements for their daughter shot the woman to death and killed her boyfriend and his mother, then fled with the 4-year-old girl before the two were found about 250 miles away in Ohio, authorities said.


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Roundup of the day's best photos
Sat,28 Jul 2012 10:17 AM PDT
Roundup of the day's best photosA boy peeks through the gates of a colonial house in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast July 27, 2012. The historic town was recently added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Picture taken July 27, 2012. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon (IVORY COAST - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)
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Pawlenty shows two sides of VP contender
Sat,28 Jul 2012 07:45 PM PDT
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Tim Pawlenty Shows Two Sides of a Vice Presidential ContenderOn a day when Mitt Romney surrogates and vice presidential contenders were spread out all over the country, Tim Pawlenty showed two very different sides of himself as a possible running mate.Dressed in a blue checkered shirt and jeans, he first held a small roundtable with "sports parents" at a local ice rink in Cary, beforeholding a much larger rally opening a campaign office in Raleigh.At the Polar Ice Rink, he listened to voters about their concerns and pledged to take them back to the presumptive GOP nominee. ...


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Friends defend man held in Md. shooting plot
Sat,28 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT
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This undated handout photo provided by the Prince George's, Md. County Police shows weapons found in the possession of a suspect who they say was plotting a shooting in his workplace. Police in Maryland say a man who called himself "a joker" and threatened to shoot up his workplace was in the process of being fired. Police say the 28-year-old man was taken into custody Friday morning. Investigators said he was wearing a T-shirt that said "Guns don't kill people. I do." He was taken into custody for an emergency mental health evaluation and charges are pending. (AP Photo/Prince George's County Police)A Maryland man accused of threatening to shoot up his workplace and who police say called himself "a joker" is a "gentle giant" who collected firearms for target practice and had expressed concerns about someone breaking into his apartment, a friend said Saturday.


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Navy christens last of 3 ships honoring 9/11 sites
Sat,28 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT
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Dignitaries gather around Mary Jo Myers, wife of retired former Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Richard Myers, as she breaks a champagne bottle during christening ceremonies for the USS Somerset at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard Shipyard in Avondale, La., Saturday, July 28, 2012. It was the last of three Navy ships named for 9/11 attack sites, christened Saturday in honor of the passengers and crew of the plane that crashed short of the terrorists' intended target after passengers stormed the cockpit.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)The USS Somerset — the last of three Navy ships named for 9/11 attack sites — was christened Saturday in honor of the passengers and crew of the plane that crashed before terrorists could reach their intended target.


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Woman injured in Colo. shooting suffers miscarriage
Sat,28 Jul 2012 08:35 PM PDT
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A poster in memory of Veronica Moser-Sullivan, 6, is shown at the memorial to victims of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting, Friday, July 27, 2012. It was a week ago Friday that a gunman opened fire during a late-night showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" Batman movie, killing 12 and injuring dozens of others. Police have identified the suspected shooter as James Holmes, 24. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)A woman who was critically wounded in the Colorado theater shooting that left dead her 6-year-old daughter has suffered a miscarriage.


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London police arrest 16 for illegal ticket reselling
Sat,28 Jul 2012 04:32 PM PDT
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Olympics Day 1 - SwimmingLondon's Metropolitan police said they had arrested 16 people since Friday for illegal reselling of Olympics tickets, as Games organizers said they were investigating why scores of seats were empty at some events on Saturday.


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Hepatitis C 'serial infector' could have affected thousands
Sat,28 Jul 2012 04:46 PM PDT
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Hampshire shows David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital, arrested Thursday, July 19, 2012, at a hospital in Massachusetts where he is receiving medical treatment. Kwiatkowski, originally from Michigan, is charged with causing a hepatitis C outbreak involving at least 30 patients who were treated at Exeter Hospital's cardiac catheterization lab. Massachusetts police said Kwiatkowski was found intoxicated along with a suicide note in a hotel room in Marlborough, Mass., the week before his arrest. Officials said he also had worked at hospitals across the country, including facilities in Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office, File)The New Hampshire hospital lab technician indicted last week for infecting 31 people with Hepatitis C might have infected "tens of thousands" of patients in at least 13 hospitals, ABC News has learned.


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Ex-postmaster accused of conspiring to rob Missouri store
Sat,28 Jul 2012 02:06 PM PDT
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Michael Stubblefield, Ex-Postmaster, Accused of Conspiring to Rob a Convenience StoreSmall Town Postmaster Allegedly Held Meetings to Plan Robbery at Post Office


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Mississippi church refuses to marry black couple
Sat,28 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT
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Mississppi Church Refuses to Marry Black CouplePastor Stan Weatherford Claims He Would Have Been Fired if He Performed the Wedding


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2 dead, 12-year-old girl missing in Little Rock
Sat,28 Jul 2012 08:05 PM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities in Arkansas were searching for a man who they suspect killed his parents Saturday and abducted his adopted 12-year-old sister. Full Story
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Booby-trapped Colorado apartment building losing tenants
Sat,28 Jul 2012 05:36 PM PDT
Reuters - Some residents are moving out of the building where Colorado shooting suspect James Holmes is accused of booby trapping his apartment with explosives that a law enforcement source said could have destroyed the complex if detonated. "I'm still kind of in shock," said resident Tori Everhart, 27, ducking under yellow police tape surrounding the building on Friday, her arms full of luggage. "I just want to get out of here. ... Full Story
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224-year-old Rhode Island general store closing
Sat,28 Jul 2012 02:57 PM PDT
Associated Press - Gray's Store in Adamsville village brought in customers for years with its old-fashioned marble soda fountain, cigar and tobacco cases, and Rhode Island johnny cakes.The 224-year-old business may be the ... Full Story
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Two U.S. mountain climbers found dead on Peruvian peak
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT
Associated Press - Searchers have found the bodies of two U.S. mountaineers who perished on their way down from a glacier-capped Peruvian peak in mid-July. Full Story
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Tape-delayed opening ceremony turns into ratings gold for NBC
Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:23 PM PDT
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Opening CeremonyNBC's coverage for the opening to the 2012 London Games delivered the best overnight ratings ever for an Olympics held outside the United States and a 7 percent uptick over ratings from the Beijing Opening Ceremony in 2008.


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Crocodile caught roaming Miami neighborhood
Fri,27 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT
Javier Tobares, 41, of South Miami, Fla., woke up to quite a scary sight Wednesday morning around 5:30 a. m. "The dog started growling so I was alerted because she woke me up," Tobares told ABC News. When Tobares walked outside his front door to... Full Story
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Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein plans to retire
Sat,28 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT
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Bullied Bus Monitor Says She Isn't Retiring Because of BulliesThe announcement comes just one week after a donation effort padded Karen Klein's pockets with an extra $700,000.


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