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News: The truth about a few 'facts' you may hear at the debate Hidden Powers of Your Mouse Forty-five percent of Americans say Obama failed on jobs, Esquire/Yahoo News poll finds On eve of debate, conservatives seize on Obama video from 2007 Romney goes on offense against subdued Obama in first debate Obama, Romney clash on economy in first debate Baby bust continues: US births down for 4th year Overweight TV Anchor Jennifer Livingston Responds to Viewer 'Bully' Thousands of Millionaires Collect Unemployment Chick-fil-A chief: 'We support Biblical families' Kentucky restaurant shut down after roadkill found in kitchen Akin in 2008: 'Terrorist' doctors give 'abortions to women who are not actually pregnant' American Airlines Passengers Told to Brace for Crash-Landing After Another Maintenance Scare For Obama and Romney, hard feelings are a backdrop to Wednesday's debate FACT CHECK: Presidential debate missteps Colorado movie theater shooting suspect claims his rights were violated Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans Unusual Dallas Earthquakes Linked to Fracking, Expert Says Romney's garbage man stars in new attack ad (VIDEO) Are you ready to rumble? What Mitt Romney needs to accomplish in the presidential debates In North Dakota, hard to tell an oil millionaire from regular Joe Teen Behind Kidnapping Hoax Tweet Returns Home Biden: Middle class been 'buried' the last 4 years Chicago Pot Farm's Plants as Big as Trees Romney: "I love Big Bird" Like something on Facebook, go directly to jail Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths Bill Clinton: GOP taking away students' rights Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five White House widening covert war in North Africa Secret Cold War tests in St. Louis raise concerns Detroit Police Chief Suspended Amid Sex Scandal Allegations Obama Campaign's 'Lady Parts' Gaffe Sparks Twitter Storm Bleach Balloons Launched at Students of Color at University of Texas Forest Service wins Paintball war with aggressive mountain goats On eve of first debate, Romney floats tax proposal that hits the rich Top 10 Science Buzzkills: Studies that Ruin Your Fun Supersonic Car Designed to Become World's Fastest Wanted: Woman Who Took Joy Ride on Manatee Schwarzenegger's advice for debate: 'Be as honest as possible' The truth about a few 'facts' you may hear at the debate Wed,3 Oct 2012 06:19 AM PDT Workers prep the stage for the first presidential debate. (Rick Wilking/Reuters) Ideally, when the curtain rises on the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Wednesday night, President Barack Obama and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will spar over the issues shaping this election with honesty and clarity. But let's face it, the [...] Full Story Top Hidden Powers of Your Mouse Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT You use your mouse for just about everything: you drag, you drop, you highlight, you scroll. But even if you click your mouse a thousand times a day, I bet I've got a few secret mouse tricks you've never heard of. Click Tricks You surely know that double clicking highlights a word, and you might [...] Full Story Top Forty-five percent of Americans say Obama failed on jobs, Esquire/Yahoo News poll finds Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:02 AM PDT According to a recent Esquire/Yahoo! News poll, 45 percent of Americans fault the president for mismanaging job creation. Full Story Top On eve of debate, conservatives seize on Obama video from 2007 Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:52 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - On the eve of the first presidential debate, the conservative website The Daily Caller Tuesday circulated previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator Barack Obama praised his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested the federal government discriminated against the victims... Full Story Top Romney goes on offense against subdued Obama in first debate Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:02 PM PDT Click image to see more photos from the debate. (David Goldman/Eric Gay/AP) President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney squared off in their first face-to-face presidential debate Wednesday, battling for more than an hour over the future of the economy, the federal budget, tax cuts, education, health care and even the future of Big [...] Full Story Top Obama, Romney clash on economy in first debate Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:39 PM PDT Associated Press - In a showdown at close quarters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney sparred aggressively in their first campaign debate Wednesday night over taxes, deficits and strong steps needed to create jobs in a sputtering national economy. "The status quo is not going to cut it," declared the challenger. Full Story Top Baby bust continues: US births down for 4th year Wed,3 Oct 2012 06:03 AM PDT Associated Press - U.S. births fell for the fourth year in a row, the government reported Wednesday, with experts calling it more proof that the weak economy has continued to dampen enthusiasm for having children. Full Story Top Overweight TV Anchor Jennifer Livingston Responds to Viewer 'Bully' Wed,3 Oct 2012 05:54 AM PDT Jennifer Livingston, a morning anchor with WKBT-TV in La Crosse, Wis., is used to getting feedback from viewers.  But when a male viewer wrote her a letter chiding her for being overweight, the mother of three took action. In an on-air editorial address Tuesday morning... Full Story Top Thousands of Millionaires Collect Unemployment Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:27 PM PDT ABC News - A new report shows that some 2,400 millionaires received unemployment insurance benefits during the economic downturn, a number that has caught the attention of politicians who funded extensions of benefits for up to 99 weeks as the economy crumbled. In 2009, 2,362 millionaires received unemployment benefits, down from 2,840... Full Story Top Chick-fil-A chief: 'We support Biblical families' Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:47 AM PDT Associated Press - Chick-fil-A President Dan Cathy voiced his support for "Biblical families" in one of his first interviews since his earlier comments caused controversy regarding gay marriage. Full Story Top Kentucky restaurant shut down after roadkill found in kitchen Tue,2 Oct 2012 09:02 AM PDT Customers at the Red Flower Chinese Restaurant in Williamsburg, Ky., alerted authorities after they spotted something they probably wish they hadn't: restaurant employees wheeling roadkill back to the kitchen. Local CBS affiliate WYMT interviewed the witnesses. The roadkill was apparently a deer stuffed into a trash can. "There was actually a blood trail they were [...] Full Story Top Akin in 2008: 'Terrorist' doctors give 'abortions to women who are not actually pregnant' Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:13 AM PDT Missouri Rep. Todd Akin—who sparked a firestorm of criticism with his comments about "legitimate rape" in August—gave a speech on the House floor in 2008 in which he called those who perform abortions "terrorists" and claimed some do so on "women who are not actually pregnant." "It is no big surprise that we fight the [...] Full Story Top American Airlines Passengers Told to Brace for Crash-Landing After Another Maintenance Scare Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:47 AM PDT Good Morning America - The Airline and Its Pilot Union Have Agreed to Resume Stalled Contract Talks Full Story Top For Obama and Romney, hard feelings are a backdrop to Wednesday's debate Wed,3 Oct 2012 08:20 AM PDT DENVER—When President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney meet for their first debate on Wednesday, there will be handshakes and smiles—and maybe even a good-natured pat on the back or two. But they probably won't be genuine. The moment will likely mark a brief moment of civility between two fiercely competitive candidates in an election that [...] Full Story Top FACT CHECK: Presidential debate missteps Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:12 PM PDT Associated Press - President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney spun one-sided stories in their first presidential debate, not necessarily bogus, but not the whole truth. Full Story Top Colorado movie theater shooting suspect claims his rights were violated Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:29 PM PDT Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes' constitutional rights were violated when his jail mug shot was recently released to the media, his defense team claims. In documents released on Wednesday, the court-appointed lawyers argue the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Department violated the judge's order to limit pretrial publicity by providing an updated photo of Holmes [...] Full Story Top Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans Tue,2 Oct 2012 07:59 PM PDT On the eve of the first presidential debate, the conservative website The Daily Caller Tuesday circulated previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator Barack Obama praised his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested the federal government discriminated against the victims... Full Story Top Unusual Dallas Earthquakes Linked to Fracking, Expert Says Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:06 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Three unusual earthquakes that shook a suburb west of Dallas over the weekend appear to be connected to the past disposal of wastewater from local hydraulic fracturing operations, a geophysicist who has studied earthquakes in the region says. Full Story Top Romney's garbage man stars in new attack ad (VIDEO) Tue,2 Oct 2012 06:25 AM PDT A labor union that supports President Barack Obama's re-election campaign has released an attack ad that features a sanitation worker collecting trash outside Mitt Romney's multimillion-dollar California mansion. "My name is Richard Hayes, and I pick up Mitt Romney's trash," the man says to the camera in the 60-second Web ad. "We're kind of like [...] Full Story Top Are you ready to rumble? What Mitt Romney needs to accomplish in the presidential debates Wed,3 Oct 2012 05:48 AM PDT Top Line It is debate day, and the expectations game has been fierce. Voters have heard both sides essentially say the other guy is the better debater, while their own guy has trouble at the podium. Realistically, the pressure is on Mitt Romney, he is the one who is down in this election right now, [...] Full Story Top In North Dakota, hard to tell an oil millionaire from regular Joe Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:45 PM PDT Reuters - STANLEY, North Dakota (Reuters) - The retired men shooting the breeze at Joyce's Cafe in Stanley don't look like oil barons but appearances can be deceptive, especially in North Dakota. Take Robert Western, a farmer who was dressed in rumpled overalls and a baseball cap as he sipped coffee and discussed the oil boom that has transformed this once sleepy town. "Some of the younger people buy a lot more - machinery, vehicles, things like that," said the 75-year-old Western. "The rest of us, I guess it doesn't alter our lifestyle a great deal. I don't have a lot of needs. ... Full Story Top Teen Behind Kidnapping Hoax Tweet Returns Home Wed,3 Oct 2012 05:58 AM PDT Mashable - The 16-year-old girl who vanished after sending a hoax tweet that someone was in her house has returned home safely, following a 48-hour period that sent the Internet into a roller coaster of reactions. Full Story Top Biden: Middle class been 'buried' the last 4 years Tue,2 Oct 2012 01:42 PM PDT Associated Press - Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the middle class has been "buried" during the past four years, a statement that Republicans immediately seized upon as an unwitting indictment of the Obama administration. Full Story Top Chicago Pot Farm's Plants as Big as Trees Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:13 PM PDT Urban farming is usually thought of as a niche business for high-end food produce.  In Chicago, it has taken on a new meaning. Police in a helicopter stumbled upon what may be the largest outdoor pot farm in the city's history.   Planted in rows and... Full Story Top Romney: "I love Big Bird" Wed,3 Oct 2012 07:00 PM PDT The candidates were asked what they would do to cut waste out of the federal budget and each took a decidedly different approach. But the most memorable response goes to Romney, who took a direct shot at the beloved "Sesame Street" character, Big Bird. "I'm sorry, Jim, I'm going to stop the subsidy to PBS," [...] Full Story Top Like something on Facebook, go directly to jail Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:36 AM PDT You might want to think twice the next time you Like those Facebook pictures of your cousin's new baby or retweet something funny from your friends — especially if you live in the Philippines. According to the new Cybercrime Prevention … Continue reading → Full Story Top Rare meningitis cases at 26 in 5 states, 4 deaths Wed,3 Oct 2012 09:06 PM PDT Associated Press - An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died, and more cases are expected. Full Story Top Bill Clinton: GOP taking away students' rights Wed,3 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT Associated Press - Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday urged out-of-state college students to vote in the battleground state of New Hampshire, accusing Republicans of trying to take away their rights. Full Story Top Turkey strikes back at Syria after mortar kills five Wed,3 Oct 2012 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - AKCAKALE, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish artillery hit targets inside Syria on Wednesday after a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory killed five Turkish civilians, while NATO called for an immediate end to Syria's "aggressive acts". In the most serious cross-border escalation of the 18-month uprising in Syria, Turkey hit back at what it called "the last straw" when a mortar hit a residential neighborhood of the southern border town of Akcakale. NATO said it stood by member-nation Turkey and urged Syria to put an end to "flagrant violations of international law". The U.S. ... Full Story Top White House widening covert war in North Africa Tue,2 Oct 2012 11:38 PM PDT Associated Press - Small teams of special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa in the months before militants launched the fiery attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya. The soldiers' mission: Set up a network that could quickly strike a terrorist target or rescue a hostage. Full Story Top Secret Cold War tests in St. Louis raise concerns Wed,3 Oct 2012 03:19 PM PDT Associated Press - Doris Spates was a baby when her father died inexplicably in 1955. She has watched four siblings die of cancer, and she survived cervical cancer. Full Story Top Detroit Police Chief Suspended Amid Sex Scandal Allegations Wed,3 Oct 2012 07:41 AM PDT ABC News - This Is the Second Time Godbee Has Been Linked to a Sex Scandal in His 2-Year Tenure Full Story Top Obama Campaign's 'Lady Parts' Gaffe Sparks Twitter Storm Wed,3 Oct 2012 10:33 AM PDT In recent years, social media has become an integral part of modern-day political campaigns, but it's a double-edged sword that can prove harmful or even disastrous. President Barack Obama's campaign found that out the hard way on Tuesday, as a careless reblog on its official Tumblr had to be taken down. The post, an e-card [...] Full Story Top Bleach Balloons Launched at Students of Color at University of Texas Wed,3 Oct 2012 07:30 AM PDT Good Morning America - University of Texas Students Protested Bleach-Balloon Attacks Tuesday Full Story Top Forest Service wins Paintball war with aggressive mountain goats Tue,2 Oct 2012 04:11 PM PDT The U.S. Forest Service has reopened a popular trail in the Olympic National Forest but not before it had to deploy Paintball guns in a war for dominance against several unruly mountain goats. The Associated Press reports that Forest Service employee Kurt Aluzas was tasked with "teaching" the goats to avoid humans after the animals [...] Full Story Top On eve of first debate, Romney floats tax proposal that hits the rich Tue,2 Oct 2012 05:54 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - The rich may not be as secure as they hope under a President Romney. Full Story Top Top 10 Science Buzzkills: Studies that Ruin Your Fun Wed,3 Oct 2012 05:50 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Science is supposed to make people's lives better, right? From glow-in-the-dark diapers to computers that fit in one's pocket, the present day sometimes feels like a future dreamed by science-fiction writers. But scientific research also dramatizes the law of unintended consequences, such as the increased chance that the late-night user of an iPhone will become obese. Full Story Top Supersonic Car Designed to Become World's Fastest Tue,2 Oct 2012 10:31 AM PDT ABC News - The Pencil-Shaped Racer Is Hoping to Become the First Car to Eclipse 1,000 Miles Per Hour Full Story Top Wanted: Woman Who Took Joy Ride on Manatee Tue,2 Oct 2012 03:49 PM PDT Authorities in Florida are searching for a mystery woman who hitched an illegal ride on the back of a manatee. Deputies from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at Fort De Soto Park Sunday afternoon after a concerned witness reported a woman... Full Story Top Schwarzenegger's advice for debate: 'Be as honest as possible' Wed,3 Oct 2012 01:51 PM PDT Arnold Schwarzenegger is a movie star and a political star. As governor of California,  he has been in two debates. On "Piers Morgan" tonight, the ex-"Governator" has some advice for the candidates for president as they face off in their first debate: "Be as honest as possible." No surprise that honesty is on the A-lister's [...] Full Story Top

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