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Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy
One day after getting bumped from the top 24 starting spots for the Indianapolis 500, Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal posted the two fastest times on the second and final day of qualifying at the historic 2.5-mile ...
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Tornadoes hit Kan. Okla. no injuries reported
A tornado from a large storm system moving cross the south has struck a Georgia town 60 miles north of Atlanta, according to CNN. A least one death has been reported in the state. High winds also are raking Tennessee, where a man died after a tree fell into his home, according to ...
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Splash reports jump in food sales in North America
MANILA, Philippines--Splash Corp., a listed personal care products manufacturer, said buyers in North America snapped up its Barrio Fiesta-branded condiments business although overall food sales still ended with modest gains. In a statement, Splash said first-quarter sales of the Barrio Fiesta condiments brand grew 1 percent to P22.37 million. Overall food sales, which included Moondish Foods ...
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Racism and the American Right
President Thomas Jefferson in a portrait by Rembrandt Peale. Racism has been a consistent thread weaving through the American Right from the early days when Anti-Federalists battled against the U.S. Constitution to the present when hysterical Tea Partiers denounce the first African-American president. Other factors have come and gone for the Right, but racism has always been there. Though ...
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Officer shot in Marathon showdown wants to work
Police shot a teenager and arrested another suspect while investigating a car theft inside a rental car return area at Jacksonville International Airport in ...
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For Detroit in crisis next six weeks determine bankruptcy fate
A plug is seen coming from the Chevrolet Volt electric car during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan January 13, ...
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Adviser on White House scandals Partisan fishing expeditions wont distract Obama
(CBS News) "Partisan fishing expeditions" - like the amplifying clamor around news that the Internal Revenue Service targeted for excessive review conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status - White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said Sunday on "Face the Nation," won't "distract" President Obama from doing his job. Pfieffer did admit, however, the the ...
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Myanmar leader Thein Sein heads to White House
White House in nearly half a century, in one of the most symbolic US gestures yet to support his reforms. In a scene that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago, the former general will meet with ...
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Associated Press CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
In this Sunday, May 19, 2013, photo provided by CBS News, Gary Pruitt, the President and CEO of the Associated Press, discusses the leak investigation that led to his reporters' phone records being subpoenaed by the Justice Department on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Pruitt says DoJ's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was ...
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McConnell White House operating culture of intimidation
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., March 15, 2013. UPI/Kevin ...
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Gasoline prices at US pumps 11 cents over past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.66. Midgrade costs an average of $3.84 a gallon, and premium is $3.98. Diesel held steady at $3.93 gallon. Of the cities surveyed in the Lower 48 states, Tucson, Ariz., has the ...
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Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder
Armando Morales can be a dangerous man, whichever side he’s on. Once Morales handled illicit business for the Fresno, Calif., Bulldogs street gang. Then his compelling testimony against a former cellmate secured the conviction of the man accused of killing Chandra Levy. Now the former gang-enforcer-turned-prison-snitch is back in the hot seat. What happens next might turn the Levy murder ...
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Would firing Eric Holder be beneficial for Obama admin
Republican Strategist Chip Saltsman and MSNBC contributor Jimmy Williams join MSNBC's Alex Witt for Sunday's Strategy Talk. Williams comments on President Obama's very personal Morehouse College graduation address and the progress of the president's second term agenda. Saltsman talks about the significance of White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer's appearance on all of ...
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Congressman The real scandal is the IRS scandal
Member of the House Intelligence and Appropriations Committee Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks with MSNBC's Alex Witt. He notes the "fiasco" in oversight regarding the Benghazi investigation. Schiff refutes the suggestion to fire Attorney General Eric Holder. He talks about the "heads that should roll" as the IRS scandal and the chain of command is ...
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Charlotte remembers historic1963 desegregation eat-in
View Photo Associated Press - In this May 16, 2013, photo, Abdulah Salim, Jr. hold the photograph of his father Dr. Reginald A. Hawkins who was a prominent Charlotte civil rights leader, in Silver Spring, Md. In the ...
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Female hostage died from police bullet in New York standoff official
(Reuters) - A 21-year-old university student who was taken hostage in her apartment and then shot to death during a police standoff with an armed robber on New York's Long Island was killed by a bullet fired from an officer's gun, investigators said on ...
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How A Free Press Is Threatened By Latin American Governments
One of the greatest threats to press freedom in Latin America comes in the form of shady criminal groups like Mexican drug cartels or Colombian paramilitaries who harass and sometimes murder journalists that report on their activities. Increasingly, however, a new threat is emerging in the hemisphere. It comes in the form of democratically elected officials. These politicians, who wear suave ...
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N. KOREA PRISON SAGA Camp Holding American Not the Worst Experts Say
It's bad for Kenneth Bae, the Washington man arrested in North Korea last year and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but it could be worse, according to people familiar with the workings of one of the world's most secretive and repressive regimes. Bae began serving a 15-year, hard labor sentence on Tuesday for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state. But word ...
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White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS learned about it from the news
In this Sunday, May 19, 2013, photo provided by CBS News White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer appears on CBS's "Face the Nation" in Washington. Pfeiffer was scheduled to appear on five Sunday news shows Sunday, where he stated no senior officials were involved in the decision to give tea party groups extra scrutiny by the ...
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UPDATE 1-Star Trek sequel tops weekend box office in North America
Sun May 19, 2013 4:25pm EDT By Lisa Richwine and Andrea Burzynski May 19 (Reuters) - "Star Trek Into Darkness," the newest installment in the classic intergalactic franchise, blasted to the top of movie box office charts with $70.6 million in weekend ticket sales at theaters in the United States and Canada. The new 3D voyage for Captain Kirk and the crew of the Starship Enterprise ...
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MLS New York 1 Los Angeles 0
Tim Cahill's header in stoppage time Sunday elevated the New York Red Bulls over Los Angeles 1-0. Juninho got control of the ball in the 91st minute and passed it to Cahill, who launched a close-range header on net that eluded Carlo Cudicini for the game's only goal. The Red Bulls (7-4-3) held onto first place in the Eastern Conference with 24 ...
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In pictures Martin Luther King’s son inspires city
The son of Martin Luther King thanked the people of Londonderry for the warm welcome he said he has received here. Martin Luther King III spoke to thousands of people at the Bright Brand New Day event in the city on Sunday evening, watched by Rev David Latimer, the Presbyterian Minister who invited Mr King to the event.Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, SDLP MP Mark Durkan and former SDLP ...
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The Durability Of Levis Woven Into Americas Fabric
Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: One hundred and forty years ago this month, a German immigrant named Levi Strauss patented the first pair of jeans ever made. During the California gold rush, Strauss traveled across the country to set up a West Coast branch of his family's dry ...
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How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters
Metro-North employees work at the site of Friday's train derailment in Bridgeport. Conn. on Sunday, May 19, 2013. Crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains Friday evening that injured 72 people, Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post,Brian A. Pounds ) MANDATORY ...
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Trace volcano ash reaches small Alaska city
Alaska's remote Pavlof Volcano has been shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume is thinning and is no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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