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News: AP-GfK Poll: Obama faces trouble with key voters Perry bills feds $349M for incarcerating illegals Live updates: Hurricane Irene belts the East Coast Perry signs pledge on anti-gay marriage amendment Irene churns up coast, weaker but still ferocious Police: Parents punished dead boy by denying water Obama visits FEMA as Irene nears Washington Al-Qaida's No. 2 reported killed by US in Pakistan Track Hurricane Irene Cheney reveals his 'undisclosed location' Hurricane Irene Will Make 2011 a Record Disaster Year Tea Party Rage Dies Irene, a bit weaker, begins its destructive run US official: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan Obama invokes Sept 11 attacks in call for service Hurricane-force winds hit coast as Irene soaks NC Perry blasts Obama, notes own job-creating record Obama takes charge at hurricane command center At funeral, dog mourns the death of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan Tea Party Express launches bus tour from California In new poll, Ron Paul rates with front-runners Romney and Perry Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week Waves from Hurricane Irene sweep eight off Florida jetty Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes Irene still a dangerous Cat 1 as storm nears NC Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli Iran warns of regional crisis if Syria falls Get Real: Hurricane Irene Should Be Renamed "Hurricane Hype" Is having 19 kids 'abusive'? "Act now" to save global recovery, IMF chief urges Hurricane menaces Northeast after drenching NC Israel: Gaza militants fire rocket despite truce Bachmann says she'd consider minimum wage changes Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Hurricane Irene menaces Northeast in run up coast Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in UK heist Small Bahamas islands face big clean up from Irene Children sexually abused on Pakistan's streets Massachusetts State Police Shutdown Twelve-Year-Old's Green Tea Stand AP-GfK Poll: Obama faces trouble with key voters Sat,27 Aug 2011 07:48 AM PDT AP - Whites and women are a re-election problem for President Barack Obama. Younger voters and liberals, too, but to a lesser extent. Full Story Top Perry bills feds $349M for incarcerating illegals Fri,26 Aug 2011 07:57 PM PDT AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has asked the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for nearly $350 million to cover the costs he says Texas has incurred incarcerating illegal immigrants in state prisons and county jails. Full Story Top Live updates: Hurricane Irene belts the East Coast Sat,27 Aug 2011 02:57 AM PDT The Lookout - Hurricane Irene, a Texas-sized tropical storm packing massive amounts of rains, has begun its assault on the East Coast.  Yahoo! News will be updating the latest developments through staff reports and social media in the live blog below. Let us know what's happening your area by commenting in the chat player below. Share your storm [...] Full Story Top Perry signs pledge on anti-gay marriage amendment Fri,26 Aug 2011 10:38 AM PDT AP - Rick Perry has signed a pledge to back a federal constitutional amendment against gay marriage — a reversal from a month ago when the Texas governor said he so supported individual states' rights that he was fine with New York's approval of same-sex marriage. Full Story Top Irene churns up coast, weaker but still ferocious Sat,27 Aug 2011 05:03 PM PDT AP - Weaker but still menacing, Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets and subways and waited with an eerie quiet. Full Story Top Police: Parents punished dead boy by denying water Sat,27 Aug 2011 05:42 PM PDT AP - A 10-year-old Dallas-area boy who died of dehydration after his father and stepmother kept water from him was being punished for wetting the bed, authorities say. Full Story Top Obama visits FEMA as Irene nears Washington Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:44 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama visited Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters on Saturday to get an update on preparations for Hurricane Irene as it charged north along the U.S. East Coast. Full Story Top Al-Qaida's No. 2 reported killed by US in Pakistan Sat,27 Aug 2011 10:48 PM PDT AP - U.S. and Pakistani officials said Saturday that al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat. Full Story Top Track Hurricane Irene Thu,25 Aug 2011 01:05 PM PDT The Newsroom - A large and powerful Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph roared through the Bahamas and is now making its way toward the eastern seaboard. Millions of people from North Carolina to New England are bracing for Hurricane Irene, … Continue reading → Full Story Top Cheney reveals his 'undisclosed location' Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:56 AM PDT The Upshot - Vice President Dick Cheney reveals where his "undisclosed location" was the morning of 9/11. Full Story Top Hurricane Irene Will Make 2011 a Record Disaster Year Sat,27 Aug 2011 07:26 AM PDT LiveScience.com - Hurricane Irene is very likely to be the 10th billion-dollar disaster of 2011, breaking 2008's record for number of billion-dollar disasters a year, according to preliminary estimates. Full Story Top Tea Party Rage Dies Thu,25 Aug 2011 06:08 PM PDT The Daily Beast - How Tea Party rage died, by Patricia Murphy. Full Story Top Irene, a bit weaker, begins its destructive run Sat,27 Aug 2011 12:15 PM PDT AP - Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind topping 90 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way. Full Story Top US official: Al-Qaida's No. 2 killed in Pakistan Sat,27 Aug 2011 11:04 AM PDT AP - Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat, U.S. officials said Saturday. Full Story Top Obama invokes Sept 11 attacks in call for service Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:11 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to recall the spirit that united the country after the September 11 attacks and take part in a national day of service to mark the anniversary next month. Full Story Top Hurricane-force winds hit coast as Irene soaks NC Sat,27 Aug 2011 05:51 AM PDT AP - Hurricane-force winds from Irene battered the North Carolina coast early Saturday as the storm started wreaking havoc even before a potentially catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster. Full Story Top Perry blasts Obama, notes own job-creating record Sat,27 Aug 2011 05:15 PM PDT AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry warned during an appearance in Iowa that President Obama has driven the nation's economy into a ditch, arguing that his own record as governor qualifies him to lead the way out. Full Story Top Obama takes charge at hurricane command center Sat,27 Aug 2011 06:03 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama warned the US east coast was in for a "long 72 hours" as he led his government's response to Hurricane Irene at a disaster command center in Washington. Full Story Top At funeral, dog mourns the death of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan Thu,25 Aug 2011 10:52 AM PDT The Lookout - Jon Tumilson, a Navy SEAL, was one of 30 Americans killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 6 when a rocket-propelled grenade took out a U.S. Chinook helicopter. He was mourned at a service in Rockford, Iowa, attended by 1,500 family members,  friends--and Hawkeye, Tumilson's dog. The Labrador retriever was such an important part of Tumilson's life [...] Full Story Top Tea Party Express launches bus tour from California Sat,27 Aug 2011 06:11 PM PDT Reuters - NAPA, California (Reuters) - With the Republican campaign for the White House taking shape, hundreds of Tea Party activists kicked off a national bus tour on Saturday, aiming to rally their base and new recruits to the conservative political cause. Full Story Top In new poll, Ron Paul rates with front-runners Romney and Perry Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:08 PM PDT The Ticket - In yet another sign that perhaps the news media ought to think about treating his presidential campaign more seriously,  Ron Paul was viewed about as favorably as Rick Perry and Mitt Romney by Americans in a new poll. In an Associated Press-GfK telephone survey of the general population, 37 percent of the respondents said they [...] Full Story Top Al Qaeda number two killed in Pakistan this week Sat,27 Aug 2011 02:16 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's new second-in-command was killed earlier this week in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Saturday, in a major blow to the group still reeling from the death of Osama bin Laden. Full Story Top Waves from Hurricane Irene sweep eight off Florida jetty Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:42 AM PDT The Lookout - As Hurricane Irene makes it way toward North Carolina, where it's expected to make landfall early Saturday morning, video footage of the storm is beginning to surface. The storm weakened to a Category 2 as it reached Florida's waters, the Associated Press reported, but it could pick up steam again. The video below appears to [...] Full Story Top Obama and Merkel vow action on global economic woes Sat,27 Aug 2011 11:15 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the eurozone crisis and financial-market turbulence on Saturday and vowed action to bolster the global economy, the White House said in a statement. Full Story Top Irene still a dangerous Cat 1 as storm nears NC Sat,27 Aug 2011 02:32 AM PDT AP - Hurricane Irene zeroed in on land Saturday, losing some power but still whipping up trouble even before a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation's biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster. Full Story Top Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital. Full Story Top Iran warns of regional crisis if Syria falls Sat,27 Aug 2011 05:42 PM PDT AP - Syria's closest ally, Iran, warned Saturday that a power vacuum in Damascus could spark an unprecedented regional crisis while urging President Bashar Assad to listen to some of his people's "legitimate demands." Thousands of protesters, meanwhile, insisted they will defy tanks and bullets until Assad goes. Full Story Top Get Real: Hurricane Irene Should Be Renamed "Hurricane Hype" Fri,26 Aug 2011 07:14 PM PDT Forbes - Over the years the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has employed the world's best experts on Atlantic tropical cyclones, from "Dr. Bob" Simpson, to the mediagenic Neil Frank and on to the current director, Bill Read.The lifesaver-in-chief was probably Frank, who indefatigably crisscrossed the nation educating the public to the dangers—hidden and obvious—that accompany these curiously seductive weather systems. His era was one of many innovations, including extensive use of satellites, and tailoring the "names" of storms to the culture where they roam in order to attract attention. ... Full Story Top Is having 19 kids 'abusive'? Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:45 AM PDT The Week - The Bates household in Tennessee is already packed, and now baby number 19 is on the way. Is that unfair to the other 18 children? Full Story Top "Act now" to save global recovery, IMF chief urges Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:37 PM PDT Reuters - JACKSON HOLE, Wyo (Reuters) - The new head of the IMF on Saturday called on global policymakers to pursue urgent action, including forcing European banks to bulk up their capital, to prevent a descent into a renewed world recession. Full Story Top Hurricane menaces Northeast after drenching NC Sat,27 Aug 2011 07:44 PM PDT AP - A weakening but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms as it steamed up the East Coast on Saturday, unloading a foot of rain on North Carolina and Virginia and knocking out power to more than 1.5 million homes and businesses. At least six people were killed. Full Story Top Israel: Gaza militants fire rocket despite truce Sat,27 Aug 2011 02:27 AM PDT AP - The Israeli police say Gaza militants have launched a rocket into southern Israel despite a new cease-fire. Full Story Top Bachmann says she'd consider minimum wage changes Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT AP - Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann said Friday she wouldn't rule out changes to the federal minimum wage as a way to lower the cost of doing business and lure corporations back to the United States. Full Story Top Mexico's Calderon berates U.S. after casino attack Fri,26 Aug 2011 10:04 AM PDT Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Felipe Calderon declared three days of mourning on Friday and demanded a crackdown on drugs in the United States after armed men torched a casino in northern Mexico, killing at least 52 people. Full Story Top Hurricane Irene menaces Northeast in run up coast Sat,27 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT AP - A weakened but still dangerous Hurricane Irene shut down New York and menaced other cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms as it steamed up the East Coast on Saturday, unloading a foot of rain on North Carolina and Virginia and knocking out power to 2 million homes and businesses. At least eight people were killed. Full Story Top Irene rakes up East Coast, shuts down New York Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:43 PM PDT Reuters - MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene charged up the U.S. East Coast on Saturday toward New York, shutting down the city, and millions of Americans sought shelter from a huge storm that halted transport and caused massive power blackouts. Full Story Top Rhino horn thieves fooled by replicas in UK heist Sat,27 Aug 2011 10:16 AM PDT AP - Fake rhino horns, anyone? That's all thieves who broke into a British museum have to show after a misguided robbery early Saturday. Full Story Top Small Bahamas islands face big clean up from Irene Fri,26 Aug 2011 07:09 PM PDT AP - Trees flattened by the thousands. Power lines strewn across the road. Part of the roof gone at a church, the prayer books drenched with rain. Homes flooded by storm surge, the furniture hauled out to the front yard to dry. Full Story Top Children sexually abused on Pakistan's streets Fri,26 Aug 2011 12:27 AM PDT AFP - Nadeem knows first hand the misery of life on the streets. Sexually assaulted as a child, he became a pimp of young boys -- the only way he knew how to survive as a member of Pakistan's underclass. Full Story Top Massachusetts State Police Shutdown Twelve-Year-Old's Green Tea Stand Thu,25 Aug 2011 02:26 PM PDT Forbes - Well it's not exactly lemonade but it'll do. Christopher Carr's twelve-year-old stepson had set up a smoothie and green-tea stand near their house when they moved back to the States after the earthquake in Japan. After they'd set up shop, Christopher took his daughter back inside to get some lunch, leaving his son to manage things at the stand. Full Story Top

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