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Many feel middle class life slipping away

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT

The Great Recession and weak recovery have left slightly fewer Americans feeling like they are part of the middle class, and many who do still identify themselves as such say they are now worse off.

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Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:32 AM PDT

UN chief tells Iranian leaders to tone down rhetoric

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:52 PM PDT

In an extraordinary but little-noticed public rebuke, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned Iran's supreme religious leader and president for In an extraordinary but little-noticed public rebuke, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has condemned Iran's supreme religious leader and president for "threatening Israel's existence" in "offensive and inflammatory" comments about the Jewish state.




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Mormons stash away for social safety net

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 05:36 AM PDT

In a nondescript industrial park in Salt Lake City, the Mormon Church maintains a vast 500,000 sq. ft. warehouse with enough goods to rival your local Costco.

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Red tape entangles injured service members who can no longer deploy

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:04 PM PDT

   Daniel Kinberg had not planned on leaving the Navy. The second class petty officer was a reservist who enlisted in 1994 and eventually served as a Navy Corpsman to Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province from October 2009 to June 2010.Daniel Kinberg had not planned on leaving the Navy. The second class petty officer was a reservist who enlisted in 1994 and eventually served as a Navy Corpsman to Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province from October 2009 to June 2010.




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Penn St. ex-president slams Freeh's Sandusky report

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT

The former Penn State University president gives an exclusive interview to The New Yorker on the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the school.The former Penn State University president gives an exclusive interview to The New Yorker on the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the school.




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Posted: 22 Aug 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Mars rover on the move at Bradbury Landing

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's Curiosity rover has successfully made its first drive on Mars, at a spot that's been named Bradbury Landing in honor of the late sci-fi great.Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: NASA's Curiosity rover has successfully made its first drive on Mars, at a spot that's been named Bradbury Landing in honor of the late sci-fi great.




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I can fix that! Amateur ruins Spanish painting

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Would you think to match your art skills against a classical artist? Probably not, but that's just what a well-intentioned woman in her 80s did recently in Spain.Would you think to match your art skills against a classical artist? Probably not, but that's just what a well-intentioned woman in her 80s did recently in Spain.




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VA blasted for spending millions on conferences

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:29 PM PDT

The Department of Veterans Affairs is being investigated by the Office of the Inspector General for allegedly spending millions on two human resources conferences held in Orlando last year.

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Every vote counts? For military members, only with planning

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Members of the armed forces face a unique set of logistical challenges when serving in other states or countries: many lack the ability to simply go to the DMV to renew their driver's licenses, filing taxes can be complex and voting in elections can be even more confusing.

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Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

Flight delayed after pilot deploys emergency chute

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 01:08 PM PDT

A United Airlines flight from Seattle to Newark was delayed Wednesday morning after the pilot forcibly tried to close the main passenger door and accidentally deployed the plane's emergency water slide.A United Airlines flight from Seattle to Newark was delayed Wednesday morning after the pilot forcibly tried to close the main passenger door and accidentally deployed the plane's emergency water slide.




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Studies: How antibiotics may help make you fat

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Two studies this week suggest that using antibiotics may save people's lives, but could also change their metabolisms.Two studies this week suggest that using antibiotics may save people's lives, but could also change their metabolisms.




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Someone unfriended you? Time to find out who!

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Tech-savvy humans who sympathize with your need to know have made a variety of browser add-ons and other such applications to help you find the people who've left you on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and even Google+.Tech-savvy humans who sympathize with your need to know have made a variety of browser add-ons and other such applications to help you find the people who've left you on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and even Google+.




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Americans throw away 40% of their food: study

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Mom was onto something. Americans are not cleaning their plates.

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Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:43 AM PDT

US suit alleges Gallup overcharged on federal contracts

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 12:06 PM PDT

The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday accused Gallup Organization, the country's most venerable and best-known political polling firm, of bilking the U.S. government on millions of dollars in federal  contracts.

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Monument to KKK leader creates controversy

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:39 AM PDT

The renovation of a monument honoring a Civil War Confederate general, who was the first "Grand Wizard" of the Ku Klux Klan, is once more creating controversy in Selma, Ala., 11 years after protesters got it moved off of public property.The renovation of a monument honoring a Civil War Confederate general, who was the first "Grand Wizard" of the Ku Klux Klan, is once more creating controversy in Selma, Ala., 11 years after protesters got it moved off of public property.




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West Nile outbreak in U.S. surpasses 1,100 cases

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

The United States is experiencing one of the biggest outbreaks of West Nile virus in history, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The United States is experiencing one of the biggest outbreaks of West Nile virus in history, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.




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