Times Square Bomb 'Amateurish' but Troubling

May 3rd 2010 – 12:13 PM |AOL News

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(May 3) -- With no solid information available yet about the "who" or "why" of this past weekend's Times Square scare, the discussion online has focused on the "what" -- the crude bomb itself....

Charting the World's Worst Oil Spills

Apr 28th 2010 – 3:44 PM |AOL News

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(April 28) -- The crude that's pouring into the Gulf of Mexico from last week's rig explosion off Louisiana has the potential to cause widespread environmental damage, but it's a far cry from the...

Arizona Immigration Law Splits Republicans

Apr 28th 2010 – 1:14 PM |AOL News

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(April 28) -- When asked about Arizona's latest crackdown on illegal immigration, prominent Republicans invariably fault the federal government and sympathize with the public frustration that...

Police Raid Raises Question: Are Bloggers Journalists?

Apr 27th 2010 – 2:33 PM |AOL News

Gizmodo.com

(April 27) -- The saga of the wayward iPhone 4G just got even stranger. Jason Chen, the Gizmodo editor who made headlines last week with stories about the prototype device his tech blog purchased,...

McCains Have Mixed Feelings About Ariz. Immigration Law

Apr 26th 2010 – 2:30 PM |AOL News

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(April 26) -- Comments about Arizona's new immigration law from Sen. John McCain and his daughter Meghan indicate the issue isn't as simple as it might appear from outside the state. They also...

The Week in Chicken News

Apr 23rd 2010 – 1:29 PM |AOL News

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(April 23) -- With Wall Street reform, illegal immigration and the volcano in Iceland getting so much attention lately, another hot news topic has flown under the radar: Chickens. The week's biggest...

Americans a Bit More Optimistic About Environment

Apr 22nd 2010 – 3:59 PM |AOL News

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(April 22) -- Only 16 percent of the people polled by CBS News expect the environment to be better for the next generation. And that's the good news on this 40th Earth Day. Three years ago, it was...

Wide Range of Wall Street Reform Critics

Apr 22nd 2010 – 2:38 PM |AOL News

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(April 22) -- Not all the criticism of the Democrats' plan for new financial industry regulations is coming from Capitol Hill Republicans. As President Barack Obama demands action, commentators...

Next on Obama's To-Do List: Immigration Reform

Apr 21st 2010 – 3:45 PM |AOL News

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(April 21) -- President Barack Obama must feel like he's on a roll. With health care reform signed into law and hints of progress toward new rules for Wall Street, he's preparing to tackle the...

Obama's Top Aide Wants Different Job

Apr 20th 2010 – 4:24 PM |AOL News

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(April 20) -- His boss talks a lot about change, and now White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel confirms he's thinking about making a change of his own. In an interview with PBS's Charlie Rose...

Iceland's Volcano Puts World in New Perspective

Apr 19th 2010 – 4:20 PM |AOL News

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(April 19) -- Home might feel farther away than ever for travelers stranded by Iceland's volcanic eruption. But on the Internet, it's still a small world after all, as people connect to deal with --...

Tax Return Shows Obama Family's Favorite Charities

Apr 16th 2010 – 4:17 PM |AOL News

White House

(April 16) -- The $5.5 million in income President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, reported on their 2009 federal tax return was the most ever for a first couple. The bulk of it came from book...

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