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Obama Says Devastation Unlike Any He Has Ever Seen

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Expressing amazement at the destruction all around him, President Barack Obama on Friday stepped through the wreckage left by rampaging tornadoes and pledged help to those who survived but lost their homes in a terrifying flash. Said the president: "I've never seen devastation like this." "We're going...

Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of taxpayer-funded stem cell research lost a key round in a federal appeals court Friday. In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge's order that would have blocked taxpayer funding for stem cell research. The judges ruled that opponents of...

Deadliest Tornado Outbreak in Decades Kills Nearly 300

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. -- Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. At least 297 people were killed across six states - more than two-thirds of them in Alabama,...

Gadhafi Forces Shell Frontline City in West Libya

MISRATA, Libya -- Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled civilian areas in the rebel-held city of Misrata on Thursday, killing 10 people. Regime supporters and opponents battled on another front in western Libya for control of a crossing point along the Tunisian border, killing refugees as they fled. Rockets and other artillery...

Obama Assembles All-Star Cast to Talk Immigration

WASHINGTON -- His immigration overhaul stalled, President Barack Obama is enlisting an array of voices, including Latino entertainment and media stars, to help jump-start legislation and reassure crucial but restless Hispanic voters that he has not abandoned his campaign pledge to change the law. Obama's political...

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Face-Chewing 911 Call Reveals Struggle

Several people called 911 after witnessing events related to the vicious attack of a 65-year-old homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off along a busy Miami highway, according to recordings released Friday by authorities.

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Joseph Bobrow: Those Who Serve Abroad Should Be Able to Find Work at Home

On May 7, 2012 the Robin Hood Foundation , the largest private funder of anti-poverty programs, sponsored an important gathering aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City. The highlight was an interview with Salvatore Giunta, veteran of the war in Afghanistan and Medal of Honor Recipient, conducted by...

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Canadian Citizenship -- What's the Queen Got to Do With It?

To many individuals and families around the world, Canada is rightfully regarded as a resettlement destination that offers immigrants and new Canadians a range of freedom, choice and opportunity that only a relatively small portion of the world's population is privileged enough to take for granted.

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We Are All Part of the Jewish Establishment

Remember the old Lenny Bruce routine where he declares some objects "Jewish" and others "goyish"?

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A Decade Of Dark Chocolate Could Protect Your Heart

A scientific study likely to stir the souls of chocoholics has suggested that eating dark chocolate every day for 10 years could reduce the likelihood of heart attacks and strokes in some high-risk patients.

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06/02/12 CAI-NJ Partners with Planned Companies for FHA... Source: PRWeb Parsippany, NJ (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 Planned Companies, a leader in the janitorial, maintenance, security, and concierge services industry, partnered with the Community Association Institute of New Jersey (CAI-NJ) to host CAI-NJ's Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condo Seminar at its HQ in Parsippany, NJ.
06/02/12 Summit Hills Honors Winners of Writing Contest at... Source: PRWeb Spartanburg, SC (PRWEB) June 02, 2012 Summit Hills, a retirement community located in Spartanburg, S.C. gave away nearly $3,750 in cash prizes to four winners of the community's Silver Pen Scholarship during an awards ceremony on Friday, May 25.
06/02/12 Escort screams at Reno kidnapping suspect; Police find... Source: Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno NV A 42-year-old Reno man found hiding in a dog house on Friday is under arrest, accused of pointing a gun at a 24-year-old female escort and grabbing her, police said.
06/02/12 Southern Baptists reprimand ethics chief Richard Land Source: The Courier-Journal - Louisville KY The Southern Baptist Conventions ethics chief was reprimanded Friday and his radio show canceled after he made inflammatory comments about the Trayvon Martin case.
06/02/12 Sharpsburg fishing pier set to open Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A grand opening ceremony for the 13th Street Riverfront Park handicapped-accessible fishing pier is set for Sunday.