| Hurricane warnings issued for New Orleans, Gulf Coast Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT  The storm that killed as many as six people in Haiti and forced the delay of the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa is on track to hit the Gulf Coast and possibly New Orleans, forecasters said late Sunday. Tropical Storm Isaac, with sustained winds of 60 mph, lashed the Florida Keys and [...]
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| Surprise party at GOP convention: How 1988 marked end of an era Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:26 AM PDT  T.S. Eliot (or, at least, his J. Alfred Prufrock) "measured out my life with coffee spoons." For me, the seasons of a working life have been measured in political conventions.
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| Police study case of teen allegedly held captive for over 3 years Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:39 PM PDT  Days after police stormed a southwestern Illinois home on the allegation that a teenage girl had been held captive and forced into sex, authorities wouldn't say whether an ongoing investigation would result in additional charges.
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| Romney's convention: Big storm, rape controversy Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:03 PM PDT  His Republican National Convention curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion is harming his party and he accused Democrats of trying to exploit it for political gain.
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| Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:41 PM PDT  Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.
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| Former S.C Gov. Sanford engaged to ex-mistress Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford confirmed Sunday he is engaged to the Argentine woman he secretly left the state to visit under the cover story he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.
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| Florida’s GOP governor touts recovery; Tampa convention to disagree Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:15 AM PDT  Rick Scott, the Republican governor of Florida, likes to tell voters that his state has experienced a major economic turnaround since he took office 19 months ago. In a press release last week, Scott's office pointed to numbers indicating that Florida's unemployment rate had the "fastest in the nation" decrease since early 2011. On the [...]
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| Isaac upsets plans for GOP lobbyists, wealthy donors Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:46 AM PDT  A tropical storm may accomplish what watchdog groups, newspaper editorials and ethics laws have not: it put a dent in the over-the-top entertaining and partying by lobbyists and special interests trying to buy access and influence.
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| Isaac storm surge could put $36 billion worth of homes at risk Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT  (Reuters) - The latest track of Tropical Storm Isaac puts more than $36 billion in Gulf Coast residential property at risk of flooding from storm surges, with southeastern Louisiana at greatest peril of huge losses, residential data analysis company CoreLogic said on Sunday. Isaac bore down on the Florida Keys Sunday afternoon, with the latest National Hurricane Center forecasts suggesting a Mississippi landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 2 hurricane. ...
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| Republicans dismissive of ex.-Fla. gov.'s Obama endorsement Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:55 AM PDT  Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell dismissed former Florida GOP Governor Charlie Crist's endorsement of Obama this morning on "This Week," calling it just one more vote for the president in the Sunshine State. "Governor Crist's endorsement adds one more vote in Florida and that's it," said McDonnell, chair of...
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| Afghans: Sources confirm Badruddin Haqqani is dead Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT  Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Sunday its operatives have confirmed that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan, even as the Taliban vowed that he was alive and well.
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| Romney stars in Obama camp’s ‘The Do-Over’ Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:22 AM PDT  Tampa - President Barack Obama's campaign may be tempted to throw everything but the kitchen sink at Mitt Romney before election day, but for now they'll settle for "Sirens, Etch-A-Sketches, Fire, Severely Conservative VP Choices, The Go Back Team, Press Quotes, And Romney Jogging." Team Obama has released a movie trailer-style digital video mocking Romney [...]
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| Ann Romney gets Secret Service protection Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:52 AM PDT  BOSTON – Ann Romney has been given her own Secret Service detail, ABC News has learned. Ann Romney, the wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was first assigned a detail late Friday afternoon, a campaign aide confirmed. She was first spotted by the press in...
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| Assad forces accused of massacre near Syrian capital Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:14 PM PDT  ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian opposition activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's army of massacring hundreds of people in a town close to the capital that government forces recaptured from rebels. About 320 bodies, including women and children, were found in houses and basements in the town of Daraya, southwest of Damascus, according to activists who said on Sunday most had been killed "execution-style" by troops. Activists uploaded several videos to the Internet showing rows of bloodied bodies wrapped in sheets. ...
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| Survivors: Strong gas odor before deadly Venezuela blast Posted: 26 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT  After nightfall on Friday, as red lights began glowing atop the massive Amuay refinery in western Venezuela, the odor of sulfur made its way through the surrounding neighborhood of working-class homes ...
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| Livestrong donations skyrocket after Armstrong’s decision Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:26 AM PDT  Last week, after iconic American cyclist Lance Armstrong said he would no longer fight the charges brought against him by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, many wondered if Livestrong--the foundation for cancer survivors founded by the seven-time Tour de France winner and testicular cancer survivor--would suffer as a result. It doesn't look like it. On Friday, [...]
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| Ron Paul on Romney: ‘I don’t fully endorse him’ Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:26 AM PDT  TAMPA -- Mitt Romney's presidential campaign gave Texas Rep. Ron Paul a chance to speak at the Republican National Convention, but he declined due to the conditions of the offer, the New York Times reports: Mr. Paul, in an interview, said convention planners had offered him an opportunity to speak under two conditions: that he [...]
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| Four apps to help navigate the RNC: A review Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:05 AM PDT  Besides fighting for the top job in America, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have been in a bit of an app-off this election season. Romney has released two apps: an Instagram-esque photo app that embellishes pictures with a pro-Mitt overlay, and a veep announcement app that was sadly scooped by traditional media. For his part, [...]
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| AP Interview: Obama calls Romney's ideas 'extreme' Posted: 26 Aug 2012 02:00 AM PDT  AP Interview: Obama says Romney lacks serious proposals and deals in dishonest arguments
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| Bus collides with tanker in China, killing 36 Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:34 AM PDT  A double-decker bus rammed into a tanker loaded with highly flammable methanol on a northern Chinese highway on Sunday, causing both vehicles to burst into flames and killing 36 people, state media said.
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