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Obama still a 'huge Clint Eastwood fan'

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Even after the actor's chair skit at the Republican National Convention, the president wouldn't say a bad word about the legendary Hollywood figure.Even after the actor's chair skit at the Republican National Convention, the president wouldn't say a bad word about the legendary Hollywood figure.




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Roddick prolongs career with another win

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 04:19 PM PDT

Andy Roddick celebrates after beating Fabio Fognini 7-5, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 in the third round of the U.S. Open on Sunday.Winning a second consecutive match since announcing the U.S. Open will be the last tournament of his career, Andy Roddick stuck around at least a little longer by getting past 59th-ranked Fabio Fognini of Italy 7-5, 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-4 in the third round Sunday.




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Cops: Man, 69, throws acid in daughter's face

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT

A man hurled acid in his daughter's face in a gruesome attack that sent her into a street screaming for help as her skin peeled and her clothes disintegrated, police and witnesses said.

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Posted: 02 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Man has to try twice to get arrested

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:43 PM PDT

A man suspected of fatally shooting two men and seriously wounding two others had to turn himself in twice before Detroit police would arrest him, authorities said.

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Pirate Bay co-founder detained in Cambodia

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:29 PM PDT

The co-founder of a controversial file-sharing website, Pirate Bay's Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, has been detained in Cambodia after skipping out on a Swedish prison sentence.The co-founder of a controversial file-sharing website, Pirate Bay's Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, has been detained in Cambodia after skipping out on a Swedish prison sentence.




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Supernatural 'Possession' leads box office

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:32 AM PDT

Supernatural thriller "The Possession" ranked No. 1 on U.S. and Canadian box office charts on Sunday, dethroning two-time champ "Expendables 2" and setting up for a likely win over the long U.S. holiday weekend.Supernatural thriller "The Possession" ranked No. 1 on U.S. and Canadian box office charts on Sunday, dethroning two-time champ "Expendables 2" and setting up for a likely win over the long U.S. holiday weekend.




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Pistorius stunned in 200 final at Paralympics

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:26 PM PDT

LONDON (AP) - Oscar Pistorius lost his 200-meter title in the London Paralympics in a stunning upset Sunday, with Alan Oliveira overtaking the icon of the games at the finish line.

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Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:26 PM PDT

Sun Myung Moon, founder of Unification Church, dies at 92

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, has died at age 92, The Associated Press and The Washington Times reported. He passed away just before 2 a.m. local time.

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'March on Wall Street South' draws hundreds

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 11:08 AM PDT

Hundreds of people chanting slogans and carrying an assortment of signs marched Sunday through the central business district in Charlotte, N.C., ahead of the Democratic National Convention to protest what they said was seedy corporate influence on politics.Hundreds of people chanting slogans and carrying an assortment of signs marched Sunday through the central business district in Charlotte, N.C., ahead of the Democratic National Convention to protest what they said was seedy corporate influence on politics.




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Flood threat at troubled La. canal lock eases

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Engineers on Sunday said the threat of a flood disaster at a lock along a storm-swollen canal north of New Orleans had eased significantly.Engineers on Sunday said the threat of a flood disaster at a lock along a storm-swollen canal north of New Orleans had eased significantly.




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Crews eye flood-threatened La. canal lock

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Engineers on Sunday were assessing the integrity of a lock along a canal north of New Orleans that threatened to fail and send water from the Hurricane Isaac-swollen Pearl River flooding through neighborhoods.Engineers on Sunday were assessing the integrity of a lock along a canal north of New Orleans that threatened to fail and send water from the Hurricane Isaac-swollen Pearl River flooding through neighborhoods.




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Posted: 02 Sep 2012 08:31 AM PDT

Emanuel frames election as choice, not as referendum on Obama

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 07:47 AM PDT

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff for the first two years of his presidency and helped guide President Bill Clinton to his second term victory in 1996, said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that Mitt Romney's speech last week at the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. was Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who served as President Barack Obama's chief of staff for the first two years of his presidency and helped guide President Bill Clinton to his second term victory in 1996, said on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday that Mitt Romney's speech last week at the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla. was "devoid and vacuous" of substantive ideas and noteworthy phrases.




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CFT's Fifth Quarter: Sorry USC, but 'Bama better

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:32 PM PDT

CFT's Fifth Quarter: The Trojans have nothing to be ashamed about after picking apart Hawaii, but the Crimson Tide clearly proved it deserves to move up from No. 2 to the top spot after toying with No. 8 Michigan.CFT's Fifth Quarter: The Trojans have nothing to be ashamed about after picking apart Hawaii, but the Crimson Tide clearly proved it deserves to move up from No. 2 to the top spot after toying with No. 8 Michigan.




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Pakistan blasphemy girl may have been framed

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Rimsha Masih, the Christian Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy for burning holy Muslim texts may have been framed by a local Muslim cleric, police said on Sunday.Rimsha Masih, the Christian Pakistani girl accused of blasphemy for burning holy Muslim texts may have been framed by a local Muslim cleric, police said on Sunday.




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Posted: 02 Sep 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Monster truck mishap: 3 in Ore. hospital

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 06:11 AM PDT

A monster truck lost traction on a dirt Oregon race track Saturday before hitting a barrier and crossing into the spectator area, where three people were injured, authorities said.

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US halts training of Afghans after 'insider' attacks

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 03:54 AM PDT

The U.S. has suspended the training of Afghan Local Police (ALP) in the wake of a deadly series of 'green on blue' attacks by local soldiers and police on their international allies.The U.S. has suspended the training of Afghan Local Police (ALP) in the wake of a deadly series of 'green on blue' attacks by local soldiers and police on their international allies.




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