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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 12:12 AM PDT

Today's Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines: Ann Romney, Chris Christie vouch for Mitt's heart and spine Hurricane bears down on fortified New Orleans on Katrina's anniversary Voters on Christie's address: Likable, honest but lacking Romney focus Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease Obama to supporters -- Don't boo the RNC, vote Families of Colo. theater victims question fundraising SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death Ron Paul delegates cause ruckus on convention floor Low favorability trails Romney up to the convention dais TSA: Boston bag screeners distracted by cellphones GOP approves platform barring abortions, gay marriage Man at RNC protest camp arrested for battery Curiosity belts out Will.i.am song from Mars in cosmic first Unusual earthquake swarm shakes Southern California Year after Irene, celebration and mourning in Vt. Butterball farm worker guilty of animal cruelty France opens murder inquiry into Arafat's death Marines testing women in combat jobs Ann Romney, Chris Christie vouch for Mitt's heart and spine Tue,28 Aug 2012 08:50 PM PDT Ann Romney, resplendent in red, vouched for Mitt Romney's heart. Chris Christie vouched for the Republican presidential candidate's spine. Full Story Top Hurricane bears down on fortified New Orleans on Katrina's anniversary Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:38 PM PDT Reuters - NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Hurricane Isaac lashed southern Louisiana with high winds and heavy rains on Wednesday and was set for a late-morning arrival in New Orleans, seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. Isaac is the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States this season. While not nearly as strong as Katrina -- which was a Category 3 storm when it slammed the Crescent City on August 29, 2005 -- Category 1 Isaac was still a powerful reminder of New Orleans' vulnerability. ... Full Story Top Voters on Christie's address: Likable, honest but lacking Romney focus Tue,28 Aug 2012 09:50 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - Yahoo! News asked voters to share their reactions to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's keynote address at the Republican National Convention. Full Story Top Yosemite officials say 1,700 visitors risk disease Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:27 PM PDT Associated Press - Yosemite officials told 1,700 past visitors on Tuesday they may have been exposed to a rodent-borne disease already blamed for the deaths of two people who stayed at the park. Full Story Top Obama to supporters -- Don't boo the RNC, vote Tue,28 Aug 2012 05:27 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - As Republicans began their first night of convention speakers, President Obama told supporters his opponents will put on an "entertaining" show in Tampa with lots of glitz, but little substance. Full Story Top Families of Colo. theater victims question fundraising Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:14 PM PDT Associated Press - Families of some of the 12 people killed in the Colorado theater shooting are upset with the way the millions of dollars raised since the tragedy are being distributed. Full Story Top SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death Tue,28 Aug 2012 11:26 PM PDT Associated Press - A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first fired upon him. Full Story Top Ron Paul delegates cause ruckus on convention floor Tue,28 Aug 2012 04:53 PM PDT He might not be the Republican nominee, but Ron Paul certainly has loyal delegates. And they're here to make their voices heard—literally. Full Story Top Low favorability trails Romney up to the convention dais Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:01 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Mitt Romney accepts the GOP nomination with the lowest personal popularity of any major-party nominee in polls dating to Ronald Reagan's presidency, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll. Full Story Top TSA: Boston bag screeners distracted by cellphones Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:50 PM PDT Associated Press - The Transportation Security Administration has moved to fire six bag-screeners and suspend 14 others at Logan International Airport in Boston for performing inadequate luggage checks, some because they were distracted by their cellphones or other electronic devices. Full Story Top GOP approves platform barring abortions, gay marriage Tue,28 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT Associated Press - Republicans emphatically approved a toughly worded party platform at their national convention Tuesday that would ban all abortions and gay marriages, reshape Medicare into a voucher-like program and reject federal spending as an antidote for the nation's ailing job market. Full Story Top Man at RNC protest camp arrested for battery Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:39 PM PDT Associated Press - A man staying at a makeshift protest camp near the Republican National Convention has been arrested and charged with armed battery on a fellow camper. Full Story Top Curiosity belts out Will.i.am song from Mars in cosmic first Tue,28 Aug 2012 02:16 PM PDT SPACE.com - The first song ever played from Mars was broadcast today (Aug. 28) from NASA's Curiosity rover on the Red Planet. Full Story Top Unusual earthquake swarm shakes Southern California Tue,28 Aug 2012 06:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An unusual swarm of hundreds of mostly small earthquakes has struck Southern California over the last three days and shaken the nerves of quake-hardy residents, but scientists say the cluster is not a sign a larger temblor is imminent. The earthquakes, the largest of which measured magnitude 5.5, began on Saturday evening and have been centered near the town of Brawley close to the state's inland Salton Sea, said Jeanne Hardebeck, research seismologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. ... Full Story Top Year after Irene, celebration and mourning in Vt. Tue,28 Aug 2012 07:26 PM PDT Associated Press - For some state residents, it's block parties and parades. For others, a moment of silence. For still others, just another day of cleaning up the mess. Full Story Top Butterball farm worker guilty of animal cruelty Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT ABC News - Undercover Video Showed Kicking, Stomping of Turkeys Full Story Top France opens murder inquiry into Arafat's death Tue,28 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT Associated Press - French prosecutors opened a murder inquiry into the death of Yasser Arafat on Tuesday, his widow's lawyer said, after she and a TV investigation raised new questions about whether the Palestinian leader was poisoned. Full Story Top Marines testing women in combat jobs Tue,28 Aug 2012 03:38 PM PDT Associated Press - There may be some anxiety from male Marines as female officers work their way into infantry and other combat jobs that historically have been open only to men, Gen. James F. Amos, the Marine Corps commandant, said Tuesday. Full Story Top

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