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Democrats Revive Attack That Romney Misstated Role at Bain

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Democrats reupped their main point of attack against Mitt Romney today, suggesting once again that the Republican candidate might have committed a felony as the GOP camp refused to play ball.
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US Navy ship fires at small boat in Persian Gulf

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Washington (CNN) -- A US military supply ship fired Monday at a small boat in the Persian Gulf after it came too close, killing one person on board and wounding three, Defense Department officials said.
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Democrats threaten to push America over 'fiscal cliff' in absence of tax increases

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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Monday announced that Democrats are willing to allow a slew of tax cuts and spending provisions to expire if Republicans refuse to raise taxes on the wealthy, potentially inching the country off a "fiscal cliff.
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Netanyahu, Clinton vow cooperation on Iran

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By JPOST.COM STAFF, KHALED ABU TOAMEH Clinton says US, Israel consulting on "almost daily basis"; Palestinian officials skeptical of peace breakthroughs after US secretary of state meets with PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad.
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Sylvester Stallone's nephew blames 'Rocky' actor for 'depressed' son Sage ...

New York Daily News -
Conflicting reports about the tragic death of Sylvester Stallone's son Sage Moonblood Stallone are surfacing at a rapid pace, and family members were already pointing fingers as early as Friday.
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House Panel Plans Libor Hearings

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By DAMIAN PALETTA WASHINGTON—The top Republican and Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee notified colleagues Monday that they had begun a "bipartisan examination" into allegations of the improper manipulation of a key interest rate, ...
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Syria High-level Defections Reveal Assad Weakness

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The defection of Syria's ambassador to Iraq, Nawaf al-Fares, could be the beginning of large-scale defections by high government officials from the government of President Bashar al-Assad, according to regional experts.
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2 Americans kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai are freed

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By ASHRAF SWEILAM, AP - 1 minute ago EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) - Two American tourists and their Egyptian guide who were abducted by a Bedouin in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week were released unharmed on Monday after negotiations with security officials ...
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Missouri sisters slain in meth-fueled double murder, police say

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When Matt Meyers got home from work Friday afternoon in the small town of Edgerton, Mo., just north of Kansas City, he immediately knew something was wrong.
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Woman Accuses Zimmerman of Molesting

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MIAMI - An Orlando woman now in her mid-20s told investigators that George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, molested her over a decade, beginning when they were both young children, according to an ...
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"7 Habits of Highly Effective People" author dies

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By Laura Zuckerman | SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Stephen R. Covey, author of the top-selling motivational book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," died on Monday at an Idaho hospital from injuries he suffered in a bicycle accident in April, ...
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Michelle Obama, stumping for the president, will visit Charlottesville ...

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RICHMOND, Va. - First lady Michelle Obama will pick up where her husband left off in Virginia with campaign stops scheduled in Charlottesville and Fredericksburg on Friday.
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Retail Purchases in US Unexpectedly Decrease 0.5%

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Play US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Decline 0.5% in June Retail sales in the US unexpectedly fell for a third month in June as limited employment gains took a toll on consumers.
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IMF predicts slower economic growth for world

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slightly lowered its outlook for global growth over the next two years, warning that Europe's financial crisis and slower expansion in China and India have weakened the world economy.
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Human Genome agrees to GlaxoSmithKline takeover

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By LINDA A. JOHNSON, AP Business Writer - 1 minute ago TRENTON. NJ (AP) - UK drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has secured its takeover of longtime partner Human Genome Sciences after agreeing to pay more, a move to expand GSK's drug portfolio in crucial ...
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Romney won't 'apologize for being a successful businessman'

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Mitt Romney vowed Monday that he would not "apologize for being a successful businessman" and tried to turn the focus on President Barack Obama's ties to political donors.
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Obama talks loyalty to barber

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At a campaign stop in Cincinnati, Ohio, President Barack Obama answered several questions from supporters. One man, a barber named Tony White, asked the president if he could cut his hair.
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Microsoft revamps Office for tablets, Internet

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SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft unveiled a new version of its widely used, lucrative suite of word processing, spreadsheet and email programs, one designed specifically with tablet computers and Internet-based storage in mind.
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NBC Buys Microsoft's Share of MSNBC.com

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By Felix Gillette on July 16, 2012 The long-rumored breakup between NBC News and Microsoft (MSFT) is now official. On Monday morning, NBC News announced that its parent company NBC Universal (CMCSA) had bought Microsoft's 50 percent share of Msnbc.
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Review: Batman series ends as epic letdown

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By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic - 1 hour ago Christopher Nolan concludes his Batman trilogy in typically spectacular, ambitious fashion with "The Dark Knight Rises," but the feeling of frustration and disappointment is unshakable.
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'Breaking Bad' returns to record premiere ratings

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by James Hibberd We are so not surprised: AMC's Breaking Bad returned to record premiere ratings Sunday night. The fifth season debut magnetically drew 2.9 million viewers, up 14 percent from last year's debut and matching last year's finale.
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Frank Ocean Is 'Breaking Ground,' Jamie Foxx Says

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'At the end of the day, his music is for everybody,' Foxx tells MTV News. By Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) , with reporting by Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) The way Jamie Foxx figures, if Frank Ocean is either homosexual or bisexual, that just leaves ...
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Uma Thurman welcomes a baby girl, her third child

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"Kill Bill" star Uma Thurman welcomed a new baby girl Sunday. "Mom and baby are doing well!" her rep told Us Weekly.
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Plug pulled on Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney in London

Los Angeles Times -
Sir Paul McCartney or no Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and the ex-Beatle were told “you can't do that” when they ran past the curfew time imposed on concerts in London's Hyde Park, causing organizers of the festival they were playing Saturday ...
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Bears replace Matt Forte's franchise tag with four-year deal

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By Nate Davis, USA TODAY The Pro Bowl tailback signed a four-year deal with the Chicago Bears hours before Monday's 4 pm ET deadline for franchise-tagged players to strike long-term agreements.
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The stars align at Fenway

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By Gordon Edes | ESPNBoston.com ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- If they didn't already have baseball's highest prices, the Red Sox might have been able to get away with charging extra when they come home Monday night to play the Chicago White Sox.
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Nasa may miss Curiosity Mars rover's landing signal

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By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News Nasa might not be able to follow the progress of its big Mars rover all the way to the surface when it attempts to land on the planet on 6 August (GMT).
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A year after Space Shuttle's final flight, workers still struggle (+video)

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A year after the final flight of the Atlantis marked the end of NASA's Space Shuttle program, thousands of engineers and other workers who helped make the program possible are still looking for decent work.
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Fifth moon discovery reminds us how little we know about Pluto (+video)

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Orbiting at outskirts of the solar system some three billion miles from Earth, Pluto remains shrouded in mystery. By Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries / July 16, 2012 This image, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, shows five moons ...
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Gene mutation seems to protect people against Alzheimer's disease

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Alzheimer's appears far less common in people with a rare genetic mutation A rare mutation that alters a single letter of the genetic code protects people from the memory-robbing dementia of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
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HIV Prevention Pill Gets Nod from FDA

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By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today The FDA has approved a single-pill combination drug to reduce the chance of acquiring HIV among people at high risk for infection with the virus.
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SC woman infected by flesh-eating bacteria to be released from hospital

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Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) -- Lana Kuykendall -- the South Carolina woman infected with flesh-eating bacteria shortly after giving birth to twins more than two months ago -- will go home soon, possibly as early as Tuesday, doctors said Monday.

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