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Fed, Congress fiddle as economy stumbles

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT

There's no shortage of finger-pointing over whose job it is to save the U.S. from slipping back into recession. Neither the Fed nor Congress seems willing to step up to the plate.There's no shortage of finger-pointing over whose job it is to save the U.S. from slipping back into recession. Neither the Fed nor Congress seems willing to step up to the plate.




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Romney looks to define himself in spite of Obama attacks

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:39 AM PDT

Mitt Romney still has a chance to define himself for voters at several key junctures left in this campaign, in spite of the Obama campaign's furious efforts to paint the presumptive GOP nominee essentially as a corporate raider and out-of-touch millionaire.

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Cops arrest suspect in Alabama bar shooting spree

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:28 AM PDT

Police arrested a suspect Tuesday in the Tuscaloosa, Ala., bar shooting that left 17 people injured.

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FDA: BPA banned in baby bottles

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:33 AM PDT

The federal government says baby bottles and sippy cups can no longer contain the controversial chemical bisphenol-A, or BPA.

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'No relief' as sweltering heat slams Midwest, Northeast

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:56 AM PDT

About 200 million Americans are once again baking as the latest heat wave slammed the Midwest and throughout the Northeast and New England.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:56 AM PDT

Romney surrogate: 'I wish this president would learn how to be an American'

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:32 AM PDT

A brash claim by a top surrogate for Mitt Romney's campaign about President Obama's approach toward small businesses signaled a tougher tack by the presumptive GOP nominee's campaign.

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Romney sons defend dad, say goofiness is part of his charm

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:15 AM PDT

The Romney brothers could soon become America's first sons.  The Romney brothers could soon become America's first sons. 




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Boy Scouts: We're keeping policy banning gays

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:30 AM PDT

The Boy Scouts of America will keep their controversial policy banning gay scouts and leaders after a two-year review, the organization said Tuesday.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:30 AM PDT

Big cheese: Italy's mozzarella king held over mafia links

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 08:36 AM PDT

Police in Italy on Tuesday arrested the head of the country's biggest buffalo mozzarella cheese maker on suspicion of links to organized crime.Police in Italy on Tuesday arrested the head of the country's biggest buffalo mozzarella cheese maker on suspicion of links to organized crime.




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Bernanke: Economy slows, Fed ready to act

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:19 AM PDT

Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers the central bank was prepared to act to aid the sluggish economy, but he offered no hints about what steps the Fed might take.

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Iowa girls' families fear they were kidnapped

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:57 AM PDT

The families of two missing Iowa girls said Tuesday they fear the girls may have been abducted, even as authorities continued to drain a lake in hopes of finding them.

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Fewer see college as good financial investment

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:19 AM PDT

Nearly 57 percent of people think college is a good financial investment for young adults these days, down sharply from 81 percent four years ago, a new survey shows.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:19 AM PDT

Pentagon: Skiff came within 150 yards of Navy ship

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 07:02 AM PDT

U.S. officials told NBC News a small civilian boat was within 150 yards of a U.S. Navy ship in the Persian Gulf when it was fired upon, killing one and wounding three others on board.

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Body wranglers profit from human corpses

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:36 AM PDT

An unregulated global industry profits from the sale of human tissue. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists takes us inside the industry.

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America's 'sickest' housing markets

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 05:54 AM PDT

While many of the largest housing markets are showing positive signs, based on both vacancy rate and average year-over-year home price decline, many markets are taking longer than most to recover.While many of the largest housing markets are showing positive signs, based on both vacancy rate and average year-over-year home price decline, many markets are taking longer than most to recover.




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Early VP selection would break with history

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:12 AM PDT

First Read: Speculation grows over timing of Romney's running mate announcement but since 1980, no vice presidential choice has been made this far out from the convention.

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Posted: 17 Jul 2012 06:12 AM PDT