| Obama disagrees with Jimmy Carter on race issue (Reuters) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 01:10 PM PDT  Reuters - President Barack Obama's spokesman publicly disagreed with former President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday over Carter's contention that some conservative opposition to Obama is based on race.
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| Videos jeopardize ACORN's funding Posted: 16 Sep 2009 03:26 AM PDT ![]() The liberal activist group ACORN rakes in millions of dollars in federal taxpayer dollars a year - at least $53 million since 1994 for its housing programs alone - but that largess is in jeopardy after a hidden-camera video showed one of its workers advising a supposed prostitute how to cheat on taxes and mortgage applications. House Republicans on Tuesday introduced the Defund ACORN Act that would sever all ties between the government and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a day after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to prohibit funding the group in the 2010 hou
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| WWE CEO Linda McMahon wades into Conn. Senate race (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 08:58 AM PDT  AP - Pro wrestling executive Linda McMahon has never been shy about wading into the ring — and now she's plotting a smackdown of Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd.
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| Clive Owen gets Emotional in New Film Posted: 16 Sep 2009 06:51 AM PDT  No more punches. Clive Owen has made a name for himself as an action star. The 44 year-old British actor's roles have been mostly trigger-happy macho men, and he was even considered for the new James Bond. But in his new role, Owen is pushing his acting ability a bit further.
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| Bobbi Kristina To Follow Mom Whitney Houston Into Singing Posted: 15 Sep 2009 05:10 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Whitney Houston's daughter revealed that she'd like to follow in her mother - and father's - footsteps... by becoming a singer. During Whitney's appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," Oprah asked Bobbi Kristina, now 15, if she planned to pursue a singing career.
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| Last letter of Mary Queen of Scots appears briefly Posted: 16 Sep 2009 05:22 AM PDT ![]() EDINBURGH (Reuters Life!) – At 2 a.m. on a frigid February morning in 1587, Mary Queen of Scots sat at her table and penned a last letter before her execution in the great hall of Fotheringhay Castle in the English midlands.
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| Jordon Lloyd Wins Big Brother 11 Posted: 16 Sep 2009 01:17 AM PDT ![]() Finally its out, Jordan Lloyd has been declared the winner of the Big Brother 11, and that also makes the sole contender of the 500,000 dollar grand prize.Known for tongue-in-cheek a bit tardy style, the 22-year old works as a waitress
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| SC man died hungry, solo in tent, baffling friends (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:41 AM PDT  AP - David Condon died broke and alone in a zipped-up tent on the banks of a South Carolina lake, his stomach empty and his lungs filling with fluid.
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| 48-Pound Trout: World Record or Genetic Cheat? Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:33 PM PDT ![]() In an age of biotechnological juicing, not even the easygoing pastime of fishing is free from controversies over artificial enhancement. The previous world record was held by Sean's twin brother Adam, who pulled a 43-pound, 10-ounce rainbow trout from Lake Diefenbacher in 2007. That catch sparked...
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| Microsoft shows off 250GB, $400 Modern Warfare 2 360 bundle Posted: 16 Sep 2009 08:11 AM PDT  At a Los Angeles event for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, a brand new edition of the Xbox 360 was shown. For $400 you can get the system with the Modern Warfare 2 styling, two wireless controllers, a 250GB hard drive, and a standard copy of the game. The system is available for pre-order at Amazon, if you're a huge Call of Duty fan or simply need a larger hard drive in your life. This is actually a pretty good deal, as the Elite system goes for $300, the game is $60, wireless controllers are $50, and Microsoft would charge around $2,000 for a 250GB standalone hard drive... Okay, that's sarc
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| EU farmers in white heat over milk prices (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 08:35 AM PDT  AP - Belgian farmers sprayed 3 million liters (790,000 gallons) of fresh milk onto their fields Wednesday, furious over the low milk prices they say are bankrupting farmers.
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| Funny end for dad's foul ball Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:13 AM PDT  A Phillies fan catches his first foul ball, gives it to his young daughter, then gets a surprise.
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| AP Source: NY AG subpoenas 5 BofA board members (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 12:16 PM PDT ![]() The New York Attorney General's office subpoenaed five members of Bank of America Corp.'s board Wednesday as part of an investigation into its acquisition of troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co., according to a person familiar with the investigation.
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| Chronic Pain Makes 50-year-olds Feel 80 (LiveScience.com) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 09:46 AM PDT ![]() LiveScience.com - People who suffer chronic pain tend to have general physical capabilities similar to those decades older, a new study finds.
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| Pittsburgh G Dixon out about 2 months (AP) Posted: 16 Sep 2009 01:10 PM PDT ![]() Pitt senior guard Jermaine Dixon has undergone bone graft surgery on his broken right foot and is expected to be out about two months. Dixon had the operation Wednesday after reinjuring the foot he initially broke in July. Dixon started all 36 games for the Panthers last season, averaging 8.4 points. Pitt, an NCAA regional finalist last season, is likely to be without two of its top returning...
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