National Anthem: Best and Worst Performances [VIDEOS]

Mar 2nd 2011 – 11:38 PM |AOL News

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Americans have been singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" for nearly 200 years, and still the lyrics can trip up any performer, amateur or professional. To mark Thursday's 80th anniversary of the song...

5 Things You Didn't Know About Ronald Reagan

Feb 2nd 2011 – 5:37 PM |AOL News

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"The Great Communicator" didn't tell us everything about himself. As an actor, TV personality and politician, Ronald Reagan lived his life in the public eye. Americans developed what felt like a...

Challenger Disaster 25th Anniversary: Where Were You?

Jan 27th 2011 – 6:01 PM |AOL News

Bruce Weaver, AP

A quarter-century after the Challenger disaster, the memories are still clear for those who witnessed the shocking loss of seven astronauts. At a time when space shuttle flights had become fairly...

Need Answers? Ask Paul the Psychic Octopus

Jul 8th 2010 – 3:04 PM |AOL News

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(July 8) -- Forget about the LeBron James prime-time TV special tonight. Sure, millions across America will tune in to find out which team the NBA free-agent superstar will join. But tomorrow, the...

Gaffe-o-Rama: Boehner, Biden, Obama and Palin

Jul 2nd 2010 – 1:48 PM |AOL News

Carolyn Kaster, AP

(July 2) -- Talk about making a mountain out of an anthill. House Minority Leader John Boehner's poor choice of words to criticize financial reform legislation ignited a public spat that drew as much...

Arrests of Illegal Border Crossers Plunge

Jul 1st 2010 – 1:19 PM |AOL News

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(July 1) -- While President Barack Obama and his critics argue over how to fix America's broken immigration system, there's a sign that the flow of people trying to sneak across the U.S.-Mexico...

A Reminder: Larry King Once Ruled Cable News

Jun 30th 2010 – 2:29 PM |AOL News

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(June 30) -- His ratings aren't what they used to be and many critics dismiss him as a dinosaur in the new-media age, but there's no denying Larry King's remarkable broadcasting legacy. He's been on...

So Far, Obama Era Has Been Good for Gun Owners

Jun 29th 2010 – 3:02 PM |AOL News

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(June 29) -- Monday's Supreme Court decision upholding individual gun rights is the latest development to challenge the notion that the Second Amendment is a target for the Obama administration. In...

Sales of New iPhone 4 Are Off the Hook

Jun 25th 2010 – 4:53 PM |AOL News

Richard Drew, AP

(June 25) -- The long lines of customers at Apple stores Thursday were the latest sign of the iPhone's soaring popularity. Sales of the gadget have skyrocketed since the first iPhone hit stores three...

New Poll Numbers Are Worst of Obama's Presidency

Jun 24th 2010 – 12:42 PM |AOL News

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(June 24) -- More Americans now believe the country is moving in the wrong direction, and fewer approve of President Barack Obama's performance than at any time since he took office. And it's not...

5 Reasons Obama Should Not Have Let McChrystal Go

Jun 23rd 2010 – 2:16 PM |AOL News

Evan Vucci, AP

(June 23) -- President Barack Obama has accepted Gen. Stanley McChrystal's resignation as his Afghanistan war commander. To the vast majority of pundits, Obama had no choice because of the uproar...

This Week's Worst (and Best) Performances

Jun 18th 2010 – 3:47 PM |AOL News

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(June 18) -- Summer is about to begin, and if recent news stories are any indication, it's going to be a long, hot one filled with viral videos, apologies and an unstoppable torrent of talk about the...

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