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| Does Romney Have an In-Law Problem? Friday, Oct 19, 2012 08:08 AM PDT  Nephew, Brother-in-Law Benefited from Romney's Name, Left Trail of Unhappy Business Partners Full Story | Top |
| Obama mocks rival’s ‘Romnesia’ on key issues Friday, Oct 19, 2012 11:31 AM PDT President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of trying to win over independent voters by distancing himself from past partisan positions, mockingly describing his GOP rival's "Romnesia"â€"and saying Obamacare might help. "He's forgetting what his own positions are, and he's betting that you will, too," Obama told some 9,000 people at George Mason University in Fairfax, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Has Romney moved to the center on immigration? Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:20 AM PDT As Mitt Romney continues to climb in the polls, some campaign watchers are crediting his momentum to a shift to the center on key issues. Former President Bill Clinton even joked about the supposed move last week at a Democratic rally for President Barack Obama in Las Vegas. "I thought, 'Wow, here's old Moderate Mitt,'" [...] Full Story | Top |
| Obama, Romney in (mostly) friendly duel of wits Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 10:45 PM PDT President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney mocked themselves â€" and each other, and Joe Biden, and others â€" late Thursday during a joke-filled annual dinner that served as a truce of sorts in their hard-fought war for the White House. Speaking first, Romney repeatedly underlined that he doesn't drink alcohol, quipping that he's [...] Full Story | Top |
| Congressman says abortions never necessary to save life of mother Friday, Oct 19, 2012 10:51 AM PDT Republican Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois said after his Thursday debate against Democratic rival Tammy Duckworth that abortions are never necessary to save a pregnant woman's life, because modern technology has eliminated the risks of childbearing. Walsh was defending his position that abortion should be outlawed with no exceptions, which is also the Republican Party's [...] Full Story | Top |
| Pregnant Mom Kicked Off Bus Over Baby's Dirty Diaper Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:55 AM PDT  A pregnant Seattle woman who was kicked off a city bus when her baby’s dirty diaper was deemed to be a disturbance to other passengers is questioning why normal baby behavior would lead her to be removed from city transportation. Any parent can tell you... Full Story | Top |
| Candy Crowley Self-Destructs Friday, Oct 19, 2012 12:00 AM PDT Just how badly did CNN's Candy Crowley destroy her first (and hopefully last) attempt as a presidential debate moderator? More than 65 million people saw that she is to debate moderation as CNN is to "news." Full Story | Top |
| NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds More Shiny Objects on Mars Friday, Oct 19, 2012 04:30 AM PDT  When NASA’s Curiosity rover found a shiny object on Mars last week, researchers believed it was just part of the rover. But now, the rover has found more bright objects in Mars’ soil, leading NASA officials to believe it is something native to the planet.... Full Story | Top |
| Thieves Across US Stealing SUV Seats Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:25 AM PDT  Thieves across the country are in many cases not targeting expensive SUVs parked in driveways and parking lots, but are instead stealing the third row of seats from the vehicles for up to $1000 profit. Ivan Barahona, an SUV owner, parked his vehicle in his... Full Story | Top |
| President Obama Coins 'Romnesia' Friday, Oct 19, 2012 09:47 AM PDT  Standing in front of a bleacher consisting entirely of women at George Mason University today, President Obama introduced a joking new line of attack designed to paint his GOP opponent’s pivot to the center as insincere and deceptive. “Now that we’re 18 days out from... Full Story | Top |
| How to Sound Like the Bee's Knees: A Dictionary of 1920s Slang Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:34 PM PDT  Prohibition be damned, words were just better in the 1920s. There's a fascinating piece today in the New York Times from Edward Rothstein about the new prohibition exhibition at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center that's well worth a read if you're interested in things booze and 1920s, and of course about that truly weird little legal time in our country's history. But of extra-special interest to me in this article was the following note about the exhibit: Full Story | Top |
| Tom Hanks Drops The F Bomb On Good Morning America Friday, Oct 19, 2012 08:46 AM PDT  Whoops! Even Tom Hanks experiences a momentary language lapse every once in a while. The Academy Award-winning actor accidentally dropped the "F" word on live TV while imitating one of his "Cloud Atlas" characters for host Elizabeth Vargas on "Good Morning America" on Friday. Full Story | Top |
| Dust storm shuts down interstate in northern Okla. Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:50 AM PDT A massive dust storm swirling reddish-brown clouds over northern Oklahoma triggered a multi-vehicle accident along a major interstate Thursday, forcing police to shut down part of the heavily traveled roadway amid near blackout conditions. Full Story | Top |
| Social media sensation dies of cancer at age 13 Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:22 AM PDT  Lane Goodwin, a small-town boy who won a huge Facebook following for his thumbs-up attitude about his cancer, has lost his battle with the disease. Full Story | Top |
| Deaf university roiled by gay marriage controversy Friday, Oct 19, 2012 02:01 AM PDT  Gallaudet University is under fire from both proponents and opponents of gay marriage after placing an administrator on leave for signing a petition to put Maryland's gay-marriage law on the ballot. Full Story | Top |
| Obama and Romney tied in Florida: Poll Friday, Oct 19, 2012 01:44 PM PDT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--A new CNN/ORC poll of likely voters in Florida shows President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney statistically tied in this battleground state. The state survey, which was conducted after the second presidential debate and has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points, showed 49 percent of [...] Full Story | Top |
| Can You Fix a Scratched DVD with a Banana? Friday, Oct 19, 2012 10:59 AM PDT I have two children; they have their favorite DVDs; and sometimes mommy needs them to be watching those DVDs. So when the favorite DVDs get scratched and stop playing, it's a problem! Whether it's DVDs, CDs, or game disks for your Xbox or Wii, there are ways to fix and buff out scratches. The Internet [...] Full Story | Top |
| CIA found militant links a day after Libya attack Friday, Oct 19, 2012 09:07 AM PDT  The CIA station chief in Libya reported to Washington within 24 hours of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate that there was evidence it was carried out by militants, not a spontaneous mob upset about an American-made video ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, U.S. officials have told The Associated Press. Full Story | Top |
| Mormon feminists? Yes they exist, and they're for Obama Friday, Oct 19, 2012 08:28 AM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One group was not surprised to hear Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's comments about "binders of women" at the presidential debate this week - Mormon feminists. Yes, there are Mormon feminists, and no, they do not think it is impossible to believe in women's rights and be devout members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a religion that once allowed polygamy and places a heavy emphasis on the role of women in the home. ... Full Story | Top |
| Beirut bomb kills anti-Syrian intelligence official Friday, Oct 19, 2012 03:10 PM PDT  BEIRUT (Reuters) - A prominent Lebanese intelligence official opposed to President Bashar al-Assad was killed in a huge car bomb in Beirut in another sign that Syria's civil war is dragging its volatile neighbor into the conflict. Wissam al-Hassan, who led an investigation that implicated Syria and Hezbollah in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, and seven other people were killed when the bomb exploded in central Beirut on Friday afternoon. ... Full Story | Top |
| Experts, travelers say fear of flying is treatable Friday, Oct 19, 2012 06:50 AM PDT  Earlier this month, NBA rookie Royce White disclosed that he is afraid to fly and said he expects to travel by bus to play in at least some of the basketball games for his team, the Houston Rockets. Full Story | Top |
| Second man arrested in plot to bomb US Federal Reserve: NYT Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 10:01 PM PDT  NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. authorities said a man arrested in San Diego on child pornography charges was linked to plot by a Bangladeshi man to set off a bomb at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York Times reported. The newspaper said Howard Willie Carter II was suspected of being an accomplice to Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, a Bangladeshi who was arrested in New York on Wednesday in a sting operation. Nafis faces charges of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| TSA Set to Fire 25 NJ Employees Friday, Oct 19, 2012 09:12 AM PDT  Proposal Comes After Internal Report Revealed Security Lapses Full Story | Top |
| Canadian Town Sells $10 Plots of Land Friday, Oct 19, 2012 05:04 AM PDT  Got an extra ten bucks?  If so, you, too, could be the owner of a  sparkling new home in Reston, Manitoba, a rural prairie town in Southern Manitoba bordering Saskatchewan on the west and North Dakota on the south. In an effort to jump on... Full Story | Top |
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