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• Prosecutors want 'decrypted' poem to be heard in slaying trial
• Romney mum on where he and Ryan disagree on the budget
• On his own: Paul Ryan’s first solo day on the campaign trail
• Obama's Iowa fair activities: Butter Cow, yes, bumper cars, no
• Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new front
• Romney: Gun laws are not the answer
• F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary
• Meet Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, the U.S.’s first openly gay general
• With dozens of scenarios, control of the Senate is a toss-up
• Obama praises Curiosity team, says ‘Mohawk Guy’ inspired him
• What Web users want to know about Paul Ryan
• Babies grow up healthier with dogs in the home: report
• Paul Ryan's first solo day on stump includes cheers and jeers
• August 13 is International Left-Handers Day
• Helen Gurley Brown, legendary Cosmo editor, dead at 90
• NASA identifies a caught-on-photo Mars mystery
• Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88
• Three killed in shooting near Texas A&M
• Military to test jet that can go from L.A. to NYC in under an hour
• Mayo Clinic: Jackson has bipolar depression

Prosecutors want 'decrypted' poem to be heard in slaying trial Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:21 PM PDT A few months after allegedly killing his wife and three children, Christopher Vaughn wrote a jailhouse poem in a coded alphabet that referred to a stripper with whom prosecutors say he dreamed of starting a new life.

Romney mum on where he and Ryan disagree on the budget Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:14 PM PDT MIAMI—Mitt Romney rejected Democratic claims that Paul Ryan's congressional budget proposal is "radical and extreme," but declined to say exactly where he disagrees with his vice presidential running mate's fiscal policies, even as he suggested policy differences do exist. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac outside his campaign plane at the airport here, Romney repeatedly [...]

On his own: Paul Ryan’s first solo day on the campaign trail Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa—Paul Ryan emerged from the Secret Service SUV Monday at the Iowa State Fair in a red checkered shirt, jeans and cowboy boots. After a bro hug with Iowa Rep. Steve King and a hearty handshake to Sen. Chuck Grassley, the newly minted vice presidential candidate began a long march to the famous [...]

Obama's Iowa fair activities: Butter Cow, yes, bumper cars, no Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:21 PM PDT President Barack Obama's Iowa state fair to-do list: Check out Butter Cow, see if this chocolate moose thing is real, but stay away from the fried Twinkies and the bumper cars. Obama launched a three-day bus tour through this heartland state--the place that helped propel his unlikely bid for the White House in 2008--with a [...]

Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new front Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:57 PM PDT Pakistan has indicated that it plans to launch combat operations against Taliban militants soon in a tribal area near the Afghan border that also serves as a haven for leaders of the al-Qaida-affiliated Haqqani network, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday.

Romney: Gun laws are not the answer Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT Mitt Romney says gun laws are not the answer to the recent string of mass shootings.

F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT It's about freakin' time.

Meet Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, the U.S.’s first openly gay general Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT Last week, Brigadier General Tammy Smith became the first openly gay officer of flag rank in the United States army. She was promoted in an Aug. 10 ceremony at Arlington at which Brig. Gen. Smith's wife, Tracey Hepner, pinned the star onto her uniform. "While the [Dept. of Defense] position is that orientation is a private matter, [...]

With dozens of scenarios, control of the Senate is a toss-up Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT As political nail biters goes, the most interesting battle in the 2012 election does not involve anyone named Obama or Romney. While the Electoral College is going to be decided in six or seven swing states that have a reasonable likelihood of going for either presidential candidate, control of the Senate rests in a much [...]

Obama praises Curiosity team, says ‘Mohawk Guy’ inspired him Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:39 PM PDT President Barack Obama placed a congratulatory telephone call to the NASA team behind the Mars "Curiosity" rover, joking he might go for a Mohawk to emulate flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, and quipping that he needed to be told "right away" if the probe finds any little green men. "If, in fact, you do make contact [...]

What Web users want to know about Paul Ryan Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:45 PM PDT DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's little surprise that online searches for "Paul Ryan" have skyrocketed since Mitt Romney announced Ryan as his running mate Saturday. Information from Google and Yahoo! search engines reveal the kinds of things curious Web users want to know about the young Wisconsin congressman. According to inquiries on Yahoo! Search, searches [...]

Babies grow up healthier with dogs in the home: report Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT There is emerging science that children who grow up in households that have dogs as pets have fewer respiratory illnesses than those who grow up without dogs. The claim is made in a new study conducted by University Hospital in Finland and published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "I think [...]

Paul Ryan's first solo day on stump includes cheers and jeers Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:52 PM PDT The newly minted vice presidential candidate stopped at the Iowa State Fair and got his first taste of the ins and outs of a national campaign.

August 13 is International Left-Handers Day Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:12 PM PDT Today is International Left-Handers Day, in which the world's lefties are encouraged to celebrate their minority status. An estimated 10 percent of the world's population is left-handed. And even with two of the last three U.S. presidents falling into that distinct minority, left-handed people have historically been subjected to discrimination and urban legends. Many of [...]

Helen Gurley Brown, legendary Cosmo editor, dead at 90 Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT Helen Gurley Brown, longtime editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and author of the empowered-woman classic "Sex and the Single Girl," has died at age 90, according to a statement by Hearst Magazines. Brown started as a copywriter on the West Coast before publishing "Sex and the Single Girl" in 1962. In it, she urged women to [...]

NASA identifies a caught-on-photo Mars mystery Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT NASA's newly landed Curiosity rover is busy taking pictures, roving, and just being awesome on another planet. A few of Curiosity's pictures revealed, for lack of a more appropriate word, some curiosities of their own, including a mysterious shape on … Continue reading →

Von Freeman, Chicago jazz legend, dead at 88 Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT Devoted to city, saxophonist forged his own path Revered around the world but never a major star, the towering Chicago tenor saxophonist Von Freeman practically went out of his way to avoid commercial success.

Three killed in shooting near Texas A&M Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:36 AM PDT Three people, including a police officer and the suspected gunman, are dead following a shooting near the Texas A&M campus in College Station on Monday, police and university officials say. Four others, including three police officers and a female civilian, were wounded. According to the College Station Police Department, the gunman was shot and taken [...]

Military to test jet that can go from L.A. to NYC in under an hour Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:16 AM PDT A superfast jet that could fly from L.A. to New York City in less than an hour may be one step closer to reality after a key test this week. The  X-51A WaveRider, an unmanned aircraft that could reach speeds up to Mach 6 will be launched from the wing of a B-52 bomber high [...]

Mayo Clinic: Jackson has bipolar depression Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday.

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