Monday, May 27, 2013

Daily News: Most Popular News Headlines - GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach

Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:02 AM PDT
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GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:02 AM PDT
President Barack Obama walks with Col. Greg Urtso to board Air Force One, Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Moore, Okla., to visit with families and first responders in the wake of the tornadoes and severe weather that devastated the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans keep slamming President Barack Obama's push to move the government away from a war footing and refine and recalibrate counterterrorism strategy.
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Rare 3-Planet Sight Tonight: See Jupiter, Mercury and Venus Together 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 07:36 AM PDT
Rare 3-Planet Sight Tonight: See Jupiter, Mercury and Venus TogetherThree planets will perform a rare celestial dance in the sunset sky tonight (May 26), a cosmic show that stars Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.
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‘It Brought Tears to Our Eyes’: American Describes Witnessing Thousands in Paris March Against Gay Marriage 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:26 AM PDT
"We go to France a lot and thought it was another left wing protest."
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Missing mom's diary foreshadows family tragedy 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:34 PM PDT
FILE - This evidence photo released Monday, May 20, 2013, by the West Valley City Police Department shows a journal collected from Josh and Susan Powell's house. Police released the case file, which includes details that have been kept under wraps since Powell vanished in 2009. (AP Photo/West Valley City Police Department, File)SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Susan Powell had been married about a year when she started writing a journal. She was a love-struck, 20-year-old newlywed, dreaming of the future she would build with her husband.
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Honoring veterans as monuments decay, funds dry up 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 08:28 PM PDT
This May 23, 2013 photo shows the gate to the Waikiki Natatorium in Honolulu. A few glance curiously at the crumbling Waikiki Natatorium, a salt water pool built in 1927 as a memorial to the 10,000 soldiers from Hawaii who served in World War I. But the monument's gray walls are caked with salt and rust, and passersby are quickly diverted by the lure of sand and waves. The faded structure has been closed to the public since 1979, the object of seemingly endless debate over whether it should be demolished or restored to its former glory. (AP Photo/Anita Hofschneider)HONOLULU (AP) — On the shoreline of Hawaii's most famous beach, a decaying structure attracts little attention from wandering tourists.
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Obama says gov't behind Oklahoma 'all the way' 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 11:27 AM PDT
President Barack Obama walks across the tarmac to greet people as he arrives on Air Force One, Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, Okla., en route to the Moore, Okla., to see the response to the severe tornadoes and weather that devastated the area. He will also visit with the families affected, and with first responders. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)MOORE, Okla. (AP) — President Barack Obama flew to tornado-ravaged Oklahoma Sunday, offering moral and monetary support to people still reeling from lost lives and shattered neighborhoods. He told survivors, "You've got folks behind you" across America.
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Obama touring Oklahoma tornado response 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 07:26 AM PDT
President Barack Obama boards Air Force One, Sunday, May 26, 2013, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Moore, Okla., to visit with families and first responders in the wake of the tornadoes and severe weather that devastated the area. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — As tornado victims are laid to rest in Moore, Okla., President Barack Obama is visiting Sunday to survey damage from Monday's storm, which killed 24 people and damaged an estimated 12,000 homes.
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Obama calls Oklahoma tornado's toll 'hard to comprehend' 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:27 PM PDT
U.S. President Obama wipes away tears after hugging Plaza Tower Elementary School Principal Simpson in Moore, OklahomaBy Jeff Mason MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Standing by a pile of debris that once was an elementary school, President Barack Obama on Sunday called the destruction last week's tornado wrought in Moore, Oklahoma, "hard to comprehend" and vowed to provide long-term federal help in rebuilding. The tornado, rated at the top of a five-step scale used to measure the destructive power of twisters, killed 24 people - including seven children at the school site Obama visited. ...
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In prior overhaul, legalized farmworkers prospered 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:19 PM PDT
FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2011, file photo, one of the few remaining crews of workers harvest and package cantaloupes near Firebaugh, Calif. With Congress considering a new immigration reform proposal that includes a speedier process to legal status for farmworkers, experts say, the best indicator of how such reform would play out is to look at the fate of the generation of farmworkers who were legalized over two decades ago. (AP Photo/ Gosia Wozniacka, File)MADERA, Calif. (AP) — After Paulino Mejia crossed the border illegally into the U.S. in 1980, he picked grapes, peaches and other crops in California's agricultural heartland, lived in crowded rental housing, hid from immigration agents and sent paychecks to family in his native Mexico.
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Sen. Rand Paul Questions Drone Policy, Says Scandals Threaten President Obama's 'Moral Authority' 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 09:58 AM PDT
Sen. Rand Paul Questions Drone Policy, Says Scandals Threaten President Obama's 'Moral Authority'Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on "This Week" that the recent controversies engulfing the White House over the IRS, reporter leak investigations, and Benghazi have threatened President Obama's "moral authority to lead the nation," while he continued to question the administration's use of drone strikes...
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Native American vets push for recognition 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 04:45 PM PDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Navajo Code Talkers are legendary. Then there was Cpl. Ira Hamilton Hayes, the Pima Indian who became a symbol of courage and patriotism when he and his fellow Marines raised the flag over Iwo Jima in 1945.
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High-tech industry big immigration bill winner 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 05:35 AM PDT
FILE – In this May 9, 2013, file photo Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, confers with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, right, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, as the Senate Judiciary Committee meets to address immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than any other group, the high-tech industry got big wins in the immigration bill approved last week. It amounted to a bonanza for the industry, granting unlimited green cards to foreigners with certain advanced U.S. degrees, and greatly boosting visas for highly skilled foreign workers. And thanks to Hatch's intervention, the industry succeeded in greatly curtailing controls sought by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., not shown, who aimed to protect U.S. workers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — More than any other group, the high-tech industry got big wins in an immigration bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, thanks to a concerted lobbying effort, an ideally positioned Senate ally and relatively weak opposition.
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Bob Dole says Reagan couldn't make it in today's GOP. Is he right? 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:35 PM PDT
When President Obama says Ronald Reagan would no longer win a Republican primary, as he did in the heat of the 2012 presidential election, Grand Old Partyers are probably not inclined to spend too much time wondering where it all went wrong for their party.
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9-Year-Old Tells McDonald’s CEO That She’s Fed Up With His Tricks 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 08:59 AM PDT
How often does a 9-year-old get to scold one of the most powerful CEOs in the world? Not often enough.
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Did Attorney General Eric Holder OK Attempt to Search Journalist's Email? 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:17 AM PDT
Did Attorney General Eric Holder OK Attempt to Search Journalist's Email?The Justice Department stopped short of saying that Attorney General Eric Holder O.K.'d the investigation into Fox News reporter James Rosen. But critics have seized on a comment Holder made last week, asking if the attorney general misled Congress. The Obama administration has been criticized...
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French gay marriage opponents stage big Paris march 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:23 PM PDT
Youths clash with police during incidents at the end of a protest march called, "La Manif pour Tous" (Demonstration for All) against France's legalisation of same-sex marriage, in ParisBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred thousand opponents of same-sex marriage marched in central Paris on Sunday against a reform the unpopular French government passed last month at the price of deepening political polarization. Large park grounds around Les Invalides monument were full of protesters waving pink and blue flags, while far-right activists hung a banner on the ruling Socialist Party headquarters urging President Francois Hollande to quit. ...
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Rocket fired from Lebanon towards Israel: residents 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:56 PM PDT
A landscape view of Marjayoun valley in southern LebanonBEIRUT (Reuters) - A rocket was fired from south Lebanon towards Israel on Sunday, Lebanese security sources said, and residents of a northern Israeli town reported hearing a blast. "An explosion was heard. Soldiers are searching the area. The cause is still being investigated," an Israeli military spokeswoman said. A second Israeli military source said the explosion was probably caused by a mortar. The incident came amid heightened tensions in the region over Syria's civil war. ...
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Teen planned attack: Bombs in bedroom under floorboards linked to school plot 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 10:30 AM PDT
A 17-year-old student in Albany, Ore., built several bombs and had a detailed plan – including checklists and diagrams – as part of a Columbine-style plot to attack West Albany High School, a local prosecutor says.
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Israel's president calls for return to peace talks 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:12 PM PDT
Israeli President, Shimon Peres, arrives to give a brief statement at the World Economic Forum, in Southern Shuneh, 34 miles (55 kilometers) southeast of Amman, Jordan, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Peres says it is possible for Israelis and Palestinians to overcome differences and skepticism over peacemaking and that it is time to restart serious negotiations and conclude a peace treaty that has long dogged the two warring sides. AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan (AP) — Israel's president on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to overcome differences and resume peace negotiations, saying the sides could not afford "to lose this opportunity."
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Westboro Baptist Website Gets a New Look, Courtesy of a Hacktivist 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 01:51 PM PDT
The Westboro Baptist Church is notorious for making incendiary comments about national tragedies, which they often purport to be punishments from God for alleged sins committed by humanity. The tornado in Oklahoma last week was no exception.
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"Stop wrecking people's lives and repent", Pope tells mafia 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 05:50 AM PDT
Pope Francis celebrates mass during his pastoral visit to "Saints Elisabetta and Zaccaria" Parish in RomeROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis spoke out against mafia organizations exploiting and enslaving people, calling on mafiosi on Sunday to repent in words that recalled an impassioned plea by Pope John Paul II 20 years ago. Speaking off the cuff after his weekly Angelus blessing in St. Peter's Square, Francis spoke about the mafia for the first time since he became pontiff two months ago. ...
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Protest in Paris against France's gay marriage law 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:25 PM PDT
Anti gay marriage protestors gather during a demonstation against French President Francois Hollande's social reform on gay marriage and adoption, in Paris, Sunday, May 26, 2013. The law came into force over a week ago, but organizers decided to go forward with Sunday's long-planned demonstration to show their continued opposition as well as their frustration with President Francois Hollande, who had made legalizing gay marriage one of his keynote campaign pledges in last year's election. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people protested against France's new gay marriage law in central Paris on Sunday, and police clashed with right-wing demonstrators.
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Mexican Cave Art Offers Peek into Pre-Spanish Past 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:11 AM PDT
Mexican Cave Art Offers Peek into Pre-Spanish PastIn the mountains of northeastern Mexico, archaeologists have unearthed thousands of ancient paintings on the walls of caves and ravines from a time before Spanish rule.
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Report: New controversy at scandal-scarred Rutgers 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 04:23 AM PDT
Julie Hermann listens as Rutgers President Robert Barchi announces Hermann as athletic director, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Piscataway, N.J. Hermann, who was Louisville's senior associate athletic director, will be the third female athletic director at a school among the 124 playing at college football's top tier. Rutgers has been looking for a new AD since Tim Pernetti resigned on April 5, part of the fallout from the Mike Rice scandal. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The woman hired to clean up Rutgers' scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday night on its website.
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How the Fed could ruin your summer holiday 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:28 AM PDT
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke testifies before the Joint Economic Committee in WashingtonBy Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and secure in the knowledge that the world's financial authorities aren't planning any surprises just yet? Think again. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear in congressional testimony this week that the central bank could very well entertain a change in policy sooner than many had predicted. That would mean providing less stimulus to the economy by cutting back on its bond buying program. ...
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Oregon School Bomb Plot Suspect Called 'Nice Kid' by Classmates 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 05:46 PM PDT
Oregon School Bomb Plot Suspect Called 'Nice Kid' by ClassmatesTeen to Be Charged With Attempted Murder in Alleged Bomb Plot
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Schumer: Group of senators to look at media leaks 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 02:27 PM PDT
FILE – In this May 6, 2013, file photo Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., talks during a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington. Schumer is proposing legislation that would set additional rules for how leaks about government secrets are investigated. He said Sunday, May 26, 2013, on CBS' "Face the Nation" that when the government is going to ask a news organization to divulge information it first must go to a judge. He says that judge would "impose a balancing test" to determine which is more important, the government's desire to find the information or the robust freedom of the press. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday a group of eight senators will look at setting rules on how leaks about government secrets are investigated.
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Rob Kardashian Slims Down, Shows Off Weight Loss 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 04:45 PM PDT
Rob Kardashian poses for photos with fans during his new Arthur George by Rob Kardashian sock collection unveiling at Neiman Marcus on May 25, 2013 in Las Vegas -- Getty PremiumRob Kardashian said he wanted to lose weight following his split from Rita Ora, and he's done it!
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NY plane crash passengers ID'd as patient, wife 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 08:23 PM PDT
First responders gather at a staging point in Ephratah, N.Y., Saturday, May 25, 2013, before continuing their search for the pilot of a light plane that crashed in the wooded area day before. The twin engine plane was flown by an Angel Flight volunteer pilot and was carrying at least two passengers when it took off from Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., and was headed to Rome, N.Y. on Friday. Angel Flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients from volunteer pilots. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Bethany Bump) NO SALESEPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A brain cancer patient and his wife were on board the volunteer medical flight piloted by a Connecticut man that crashed in a wooded area of central New York, authorities said Sunday.
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Obama: Gov't with Oklahoma 'every step' of the way 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 05:51 PM PDT
President Barack Obama greets Robert Romines, Asst. Superintendent, Personnel for Moore Schools, and Susan Pierce, Superitendent of Moore Schools, and tornado victims at Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, Okla., on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them "every step of the way." (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry, Pool)MOORE, Okla. (AP) — President Barack Obama visited tornado-devastated Moore, Okla., Sunday, consoling people staggered by the loss of life and property and promising that the government will be behind them "every step of the way."
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Iran fields 'massive' number of missile launchers 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 03:56 AM PDT
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has fielded a "massive" number of new long-range missile launchers, state TV reported Sunday.
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2 rockets hit Lebanese Hezbollah stronghold 
Sunday, May 26, 2013 06:52 AM PDT
A Lebanese man looks at a part of a rocket, seen on the ground, which struck a car exhibit, near a damaged car at the Mar Mikhael district south of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday May 26, 2013. Rockets slammed Sunday into two Beirut neighborhoods that are strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, wounding at least 4 people, Lebanese security officials and media said. Tensions have been running high in Lebanon, and Syrian rebels have threatened to retaliate against the militant Shiite Hezbollah group for sending fighters to assist President Bashar Assad's forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omar)BEIRUT (AP) — A pair of rockets slammed into a car dealership and a residential building in strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group in Beirut on Sunday, wounding four people in a new sign that Syria's civil war is increasingly rattling its fragile neighbor.
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