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Oklahoma shooting spree suspects plead not guilty

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:53

A judge entered not guilty pleas Monday for two Oklahoma men accused of going on a racially-motivated shooting spree in a predominantly black section of Tulsa this month, killing three people and wounding two others.


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Boston Marathon runners told to sit out because of high temperatures

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 10:40

Inexperienced runners have been told to sit out Monday's Boston Marathon because heat that could touch 80 degrees.


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Romney picks head of Veep search, says talks have started

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 09:55

"I have selected someone who has been an counselor of mine for a number of years, Beth Myers, she was my Chief of Staff when I was governor," said Romney.


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Secret Service prostitution scandal: Obama calls for investigation

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 09:29
Ron Kessler, the author who broke the Secret Service prostitution story in the Washington Post over the weekend, has been making the morning talk-show rounds, saying the director of the agency should be fired after agents were alleged to have solicited local prostitutes ahead of President Obama's trip to Colombia. "This is the worst scandal [...]
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Texas eatery serves $12K, 10-course Titanic meal

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 08:57

Crystal tinkles as women clad in dinner best bow their heads over champagne glasses, listening attentively to the captain's evening address. The Armagnac they sip is circa 1900. The dishes, crystal and silverware also hark back to a bygone era — one when the Titanic sailed the high seas, destined for disaster.


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Norway shooter Anders Breivik pleads not guilty, cries in court

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 08:48

Breivik 'acknowledges' mass killing spree, but claims it was self-defense.


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Granny 'drug kingpin' busted in Oklahoma

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 07:50
Silver haired and sweet faced, Darlene Mayes looks like many grannies but according to police, she is one of Oklahoma's biggest drug kingpins.
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Pippa Middleton caught in gun-wielding scandal

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 07:49

Middleton's male companion was reportedly caught brandishing a gun and allegedly pointing it at a photographer following the pair in Paris.


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The fight over warming: Militaries prepare to vie for Arctic

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 07:47

The world's military leaders are anticipating that rising temperatures will open up a treasure trove of resources, long-dreamed-of sea lanes and a slew of potential conflicts.


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Obama raises $53 million in March

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 06:42

The campaign, now required to report fundraising figures to the Federal Election Commission each month, featured individual, small donors in a video announcing the March figure.


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Kabul attack could spark U.S.-Pakistan tension

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 06:40

A brazen, 18-hour attack allegedly carried out by Pakistan-based militants on targets in the Afghan capital, including the U.S. Embassy, could spark fresh tension between Washington and Islamabad.


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Romney campaign already offering donors inauguration access

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 06:38

A fundraising email sent by Mitt Romney's campaign offers donors the chance to attend "the first Presidential Inaugural retreat" even though the actual presidential election is still seven months away.


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Shelling in Syria as UN monitors arrive

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 06:20

An advance team of six U.N. observers arrived in Damascus to monitor the country's cease-fire, which appeared to be rapidly unraveling Monday as regime forces pounded the opposition stronghold of Homs.


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Brides-to-be using feeding tubes to rapidly shed pounds

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 04:00

Brides-to-be have taken a controversial approach to crash dieting that involves inserting a feeding tube into their noses for up to 10 days.


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Police probe 'killer' python in urban Japan

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 03:54

Police in urban Japan were Monday probing the death of a man whose body was found next to a 6.5-metre (21 foot) python.


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Te-Boo! Jets' new backup Tebow booed at Yankee Stadium

Mon, 04/16/2012 - 01:40

Tim Tebow has work to do if he's going to win over New York sports fans.


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Obama, Shakira join forces at Colombian cultural event

Sun, 04/15/2012 - 22:21

Before leaving Colombia, President Obama participated in a cultural event to recognize the historically marginalized Afro-Colombian communities and to grant the descendents of slaves the formal title to their land.


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El Salvador heralds 1st murder-free day in nearly three years

Sun, 04/15/2012 - 19:07
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - No one was murdered in El Salvador on Saturday, officials said, in what was the first homicide-free day in nearly three years for the Central American country plagued by violent drug gangs. "After years when the number of murders reached alarming levels of up to 18 per day, we saw not one homicide in the country," President Mauricio Funes said in a statement released on Sunday. The murder-free day was the first recorded since leftist Funes took office in June 2009. ...
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Fox News ‘Mole’: My career in cable news is over

Sun, 04/15/2012 - 17:41

In his first TV interview, Joe Muto, Gawker's so-called "Fox News mole," said that he probably committed career suicide by going rogue at the News Corp.-owned channel.


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Photos: Deadly tornadoes rip through Midwest

Sun, 04/15/2012 - 17:28
Carole Beckett reacts as she sorts through belongings at her home after a tornado moved through Woodward, Okla., Sunday, April 15, 2012. Residents of several states scoured through the wreckage of battered homes and businesses after dozens of tornadoes blitzed the Midwest and Plains Saturday night. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Bryan Terry)
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