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Today's Most Popular News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Debt-limit vote postponed as GOP seeks support New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism Vote delayed on debt bill as default date looms House Republicans challenge Senate Democrats Florida murderer caught 32 years after prison escape High school student alleges racial bias in valedictorian choice House GOP sets vote on revamped debt-limit bill Atheist group sues over proposed cross at 9/11 memorial The Fast Fix: Has Wall Street abandoned Obama? Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan Own your own town for $800k Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office Ex-wife: Ill. congressman owes $117K child support Conservative groups unswayed by new details of Boehner's debt plan Casey Anthony seeking $1.5 million for interview, but will networks bite? FBI: AWOL soldier had bomb materials near Ft. Hood Upgrade Your Life: Amazing services on the Internet for free! Messages offer mother, daughter hope amid carnage What's in a name? APNewsBreak: Arctic scientist under investigation John McCain unloads on the tea party Republican rebels force new delay in debt crisis Fear over debt fight taking hold with investors Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks Donations pour in for 9-year-old's clean water cause after tragic accident Nev. couple return to Fla. church for suicide pact Republicans delay vote on Boehner debt bill How did the medieval Knights Templar influence Norway gunman? First Asteroid Companion of Earth Discovered at Last Spec ops chief warns of al-Qaida 2.0 Glenn Beck says Norway camp like 'Hitler Youth' Chris Christie taken to hospital after difficulty breathing Bones found in Louisiana bank chimney identified FBI powerpoint taught agents that Islam 'transforms' culture to 7th-century Judge tosses attempt to stop Texas prayer rally Republicans put off vote debt limit The Hate-GOP Machine Politicians cash in on the debt debate Democrats say Obama should invoke 14th Amendment Police say arrest of soldier foiled "terror plot" Debt-limit vote postponed as GOP seeks support Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:48 PM PDT AP - The endgame at hand, House Republicans struggled Thursday to pass legislation to prevent a looming government default while slicing nearly $1 trillion from federal spending. Senate Democrats pledged to scuttle the bill — if it got to them — in hopes of forcing a final compromise. Full Story Top New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:23 PM PDT Forbes - NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less future global warming will occur than United Nations computer models have predicted, and supports prior studies indicating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide trap far less heat than alarmists have claimed.Study co-author Dr. ... Full Story Top Vote delayed on debt bill as default date looms Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican plan to cut the budget deficit stumbled toward a vote in Congress on Thursday and its expected demise could force a compromise to avert an imminent and unprecedented debt default by the world's largest economy. Full Story Top House Republicans challenge Senate Democrats Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:23 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Republican leader Eric Cantor Thursday challenged the Democratic-led Senate to accept a House-passed bill raising the debt limit or suffer the consequences of default. Full Story Top Florida murderer caught 32 years after prison escape Wed,27 Jul 2011 05:30 PM PDT Reuters - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - Authorities on Wednesday captured a man in Colorado who escaped nearly 32 years ago from the Florida prison where he was serving a life sentence for murder. Full Story Top High school student alleges racial bias in valedictorian choice Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:34 PM PDT Reuters - LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - A black high school valedictorian says in a federal lawsuit that her school discriminated against her when they made her share the stage with a white "co-valedictorian" who had a lower grade point average. Full Story Top House GOP sets vote on revamped debt-limit bill Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:35 AM PDT AP - House Republicans are pressing ahead with a vote on a newly modified plan to stave off an unprecedented government default next week even though the legislation faces a White House veto threat and unanimous opposition among Senate Democrats. Full Story Top Atheist group sues over proposed cross at 9/11 memorial Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:09 AM PDT The Lookout - The group American Atheists and four New Yorkers are suing the states of New York and New Jersey for planning to place a cross--a piece of debris from the World Trade Center--at the 9-11 memorial for the attacks' victims. The planned memorial--which will at long last be unveiled this September--has received millions in federal money. [...] Full Story Top The Fast Fix: Has Wall Street abandoned Obama? Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:23 AM PDT The Fast Fix - New figures suggest that Wall Street is investing in Mitt Romney. In the battle for Wall Street campaign cash, Mitt Romney is beating Barack Obama. Employees at Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street's most high profile companies, donated nearly $250,000 to the former Massachusetts governor over the past three months.  President Obama raised $127,000 from [...] Full Story Top Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan Thu,28 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT AP - An AWOL soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood admitted planning an attack on the Texas post, where 13 people died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation, the Army said in an alert issued Thursday. Full Story Top Own your own town for $800k Wed,27 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT The Upshot - Had it with life in the big city? The traffic, crowds, and high rent got you down? Then may we suggest you consider investing in the town of Scenic, South Dakota? And by "invest" we mean "buy the whole darn town for $800,000." That's right. The small town, which admittedly has seen better days, can [...] Full Story Top Bachmann says she, not husband, running for office Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:51 PM PDT AP - Rep. Michele Bachmann steadfastly refused Thursday to answer questions about her family's business and finances, saying that she — not her husband — was the one seeking the White House. Full Story Top Ex-wife: Ill. congressman owes $117K child support Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:20 AM PDT AP - Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, the tea party-backed Republican who squeaked into office last year by vowing to bring fiscal responsibility to Washington and who has been one of President Barack Obama's most outspoken critics during the standoff over the debt ceiling, is being sued for more than $100,000 in unpaid child support, a newspaper reported. Full Story Top Conservative groups unswayed by new details of Boehner's debt plan Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:28 AM PDT The Ticket - In anticipation of tonight's House vote and struggling to unite a fractured caucus, House Speaker John Boehner revamped his debt ceiling plan to include even more cuts. While that may suffice for some of the GOP's most conservative lawmakers, it hasn't swayed several influential grassroots organizations that have threatened to go after House members who [...] Full Story Top Casey Anthony seeking $1.5 million for interview, but will networks bite? Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:12 AM PDT The Cutline - Just 11 days ago, Casey Anthony walked out of a Florida jail and made a carefully orchestrated escape from the media mob that had followed her throughout her daughter's murder case. Now Anthony wants the attention back. According to several media reports, including one from Nancy Grace, Anthony and her team of lawyers are seeking [...] Full Story Top FBI: AWOL soldier had bomb materials near Ft. Hood Thu,28 Jul 2011 11:03 AM PDT AP - An AWOL Muslim soldier who had been granted conscientious objector status earlier this year was arrested and bomb-making materials were found in his motel room near Fort Hood, the same Texas Army post where 13 people were killed in a 2009 shooting rampage blamed on an Army psychiatrist, an FBI spokesman said Thursday. Full Story Top Upgrade Your Life: Amazing services on the Internet for free! Wed,27 Jul 2011 09:00 AM PDT Upgrade Your Life - They say that your library card is a key that unlocks the world. Well, so is your web browser! And in this week's episode of Upgrade Your Life, Yahoo! News Becky Worley shows us some online services that can save and retouch your photos, protect your passwords and find your lost money -- all for [...] Full Story Top Messages offer mother, daughter hope amid carnage Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:25 PM PDT AP - Over the more than 90 minutes that gunshots echoed around her, Julie Bremnes was able to call her mother just once. A crazy man was shooting, the 16-year-old said. People were dying. Full Story Top What's in a name? Wed,27 Jul 2011 06:31 PM PDT The Newsroom - Harper Seven. Bear Blue. Pilot Inspektor. We're all familiar with the oddball baby names that Hollywood celebs hang around their children's necks here in America, but apparently, New Zealand has had enough. The country's baby name registrar has officially banned … Continue reading → Full Story Top APNewsBreak: Arctic scientist under investigation Thu,28 Jul 2011 05:57 PM PDT AP - Just five years ago, Charles Monnett was one of the scientists whose observation that several polar bears had drowned in the Arctic Ocean helped galvanize the global warming movement. Full Story Top John McCain unloads on the tea party Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:08 PM PDT The Ticket - Frustrated by the sniping of conservative critics who opoose House Speaker John Boehner's plan to raise the debt ceiling, Arizona Sen. John McCain unleashed on tea party groups Wednesday. The former Republican presidential candidate went on a tirade against conservative groups that are urging House members to reject Boehner's plan, and pulled a few lines [...] Full Story Top Republican rebels force new delay in debt crisis Thu,28 Jul 2011 10:01 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Urgent efforts to avoid an unprecedented U.S. debt default suffered a new blow on Thursday when some fiscally hardline Republicans blocked a budget deficit plan proposed by their own congressional leaders. Full Story Top Fear over debt fight taking hold with investors Thu,28 Jul 2011 12:36 AM PDT AP - A fast-approaching deadline is bound to heighten anxiety. That's what happening on Wall Street as investors grow increasingly uneasy about the political stalemate over raising the nation's debt ceiling. Full Story Top Bush explains slow reaction to September 11 attacks Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the first news of the September 11 2001 attacks was a conscious decision to project an aura of calm in a crisis. Full Story Top Donations pour in for 9-year-old's clean water cause after tragic accident Wed,27 Jul 2011 08:38 AM PDT The Lookout - Nine-year-old Rachel Beckwith didn't live long enough to reach her goal of raising $300 to bring clean water to African villagers. She died in a 13-car accident on Interstate 90 in Bellevue, Wash., last week, the Seattle Times reported. Since then, hundreds of thousands of dollars have flowed into the charity page she set up shortly before [...] Full Story Top Nev. couple return to Fla. church for suicide pact Thu,28 Jul 2011 12:16 PM PDT AP - A Las Vegas couple traveled from their home in Nevada to the Florida church where they were married 40 years ago to kill themselves in an apparent suicide pact, police said. Full Story Top Republicans delay vote on Boehner debt bill Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:43 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday delayed a vote a short-term bill to raise the nation's debt limit by $900 billion, Democratic sources said. Full Story Top How did the medieval Knights Templar influence Norway gunman? Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:13 AM PDT The Lookout - In his 1,500-page manifesto, confessed Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik claimed allegiance to a resurrected version of the Knights Templar, a medieval formation of Christian soldiers who waged brutal battle against Islam for control of the Holy Land and its relics. Breivik also wrote favorably of the mentorship of a British man known as [...] Full Story Top First Asteroid Companion of Earth Discovered at Last Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT SPACE.com - The first in a long-sought type of asteroid companion to Earth has now been discovered, a space rock that always dances in front of the planet along its orbital path, just beyond its reach. Full Story Top Spec ops chief warns of al-Qaida 2.0 Wed,27 Jul 2011 11:25 PM PDT AP - The top commander of U.S. special operations forces said Wednesday that Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida is bloodied and "nearing its end," but he warned the next generation of militants could keep special operations fighting for a decade to come. Full Story Top Glenn Beck says Norway camp like 'Hitler Youth' Wed,27 Jul 2011 03:49 AM PDT AP - Radio talk show host Glenn Beck said on his show that the camp in Norway where a gunman opened fire on young people sounds "like Hitler Youth." Full Story Top Chris Christie taken to hospital after difficulty breathing Thu,28 Jul 2011 09:11 AM PDT The Ticket - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was taken to the hospital Thursday morning after he had trouble breathing. In a statement released by Christie's office, a spokesman says the governor, who suffers from asthma, was taken to Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J., "out of an abundance of caution." "In line with someone dealing with asthma, [...] Full Story Top Bones found in Louisiana bank chimney identified Tue,26 Jul 2011 03:59 PM PDT AP - Authorities say bones found in the chimney of a bank in Louisiana have been identified and belong to a man who has been missing for 27 years. Full Story Top FBI powerpoint taught agents that Islam 'transforms' culture to 7th-century Thu,28 Jul 2011 06:25 AM PDT The Lookout - Wired's Spencer Ackerman obtained a copy of an FBI training powerpoint on the Middle East, which taught agents that the "Arabic mind" is "swayed more by words than ideas and more by ideas than facts." The powerpoint also said that Islam "transforms [a] country's culture into 7th-century Arabian ways." Muslim civil rights leaders told Ackerman [...] Full Story Top Judge tosses attempt to stop Texas prayer rally Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:53 PM PDT AP - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to stop Gov. Rick Perry from sponsoring a national day of Christian prayer and fasting, ruling Thursday that the group of atheists and agnostics did not have legal standin g to sue. Full Story Top Republicans put off vote debt limit Thu,28 Jul 2011 07:54 PM PDT AP - An intense endgame at hand, House Republican leaders put off a vote Thursday night on legislation to avert a threatened government default and slice federal spending by nearly $1 trillion. Full Story Top The Hate-GOP Machine Wed,27 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT Brent Bozell III - The latest polls show the people are not happy with President Obama's handling of budget matters, but Republicans look even worse. And yet, while the GOP delivers one idea after another, Obama has offered nothing, instead just attacking, attacking, attacking, blaming everyone but himself in utter denial of the reality that no man on the face of this Earth is more responsible for our debt catastrophe than he. Full Story Top Politicians cash in on the debt debate Thu,28 Jul 2011 02:41 AM PDT Politico - Democrats and Republicans may not be able to get together on a deal to raise the debt ceiling, but there's one thing lawmakers in both parties seem able to agree on: They need cash. Full Story Top Democrats say Obama should invoke 14th Amendment Wed,27 Jul 2011 01:05 PM PDT AP - House Democrats said Wednesday that President Barack Obama should invoke a little-known constitutional provision to prevent the nation from going into default if Congress fails to come up with a plan to raise the debt ceiling. Full Story Top Police say arrest of soldier foiled "terror plot" Thu,28 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT Reuters - KILLEEN, Texas (Reuters) - An Army soldier arrested with suspected bomb-making materials near Fort Hood, Texas, was hatching a "terror plot" to attack military personnel, police said on Thursday. Full Story Top

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