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George W. Bush Might Approve of Star Trek Into Darkness
been louder than most in commenting on current events. The original Star Trek series often used its sci-fi elements to address the contentious issues of the day, but the first film in this rebooted franchise--2009's Star Trek--was curiously light on topicality. Abrams has lurched the other direction, making Into Darkness a catchall allegory for the War on Terror, weaving issues such as ...
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Boy Scouts of America to vote on gay scout resolution
Scouts from Troop 793 of Glenelg, Maryland fold a flag during the Star-Spangled Camporee and celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America at Fort McHenry in Baltimore on October 2, 2010. UPI/Kevin ...
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Op-Ed Contributor When America Stops Importing Energy
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BRIEF-American Eagle Outfitters down 1 percent premarket after Q1 results
NEW YORK | Wed May 22, 2013 8:29am EDT NEW YORK May 22 (Reuters) - American Eagle Outfitters Inc : * Down 1 percent to $20.10 in premarket after Q1 ...
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American Eagle Outfitters forecast misses Street sales seen flat
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White House Press Obama Aides Square Off
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is under considerable criticism for his failure to straightforwardly and fully answer questions at his daily briefings, which have frequently descended into testy exchanges with reporters. And Dan Pfeiffer, a senior White House adviser who helps to shape the president's message, is taking hits for his combative and dismissive approach to answering ...
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World How bad is Americas tornado
Dr Fujita's goal was to come up with a robust, quantitative scale for categorising both the intensity and the area of a given tornado, and deriving an after-the-fact estimate of the wind speeds present within ...
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FEMA Chief Feds wont go when the cameras leave
FEMA's Craig Fugate promises in an interview that officials won't desert Oklahoma, saying "We don't leave here when the cameras leave. We stay here and get the job done." Fugate tells CNN that the agency has enough money to assist the people of Moore, Okla., who were caught in the path of destruction as the nearly 1.3-mile-wide twister struck Monday afternoon. He says ...
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Teen pleads not guilty in deaths of Ohio brothers
OTTAWA, Ohio -- A 17-year-old boy charged with killing two teenage brothers in northwest Ohio has pleaded not guilty.Michael Aaron Fay entered the pleas during an arraignment Tuesday in Putnam County Juvenile Court. He's charged with delinquency in connection with aggravated murder.Fay is accused of killing 17-year-old Blake Romes and 14-year-old Blaine Romes in their Ottawa trailer May ...
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Highway patrol 29 hurt in Ohio bus car crash
A woman who fell asleep while driving after midnight Thursday plowed into a highway trooper’s patrol car that had its lights flashing at an Interstate 95 exit ramp, police ...
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Oklahoma tornado family pictured round the world identified
Oklahoma , which was hit by the EF5 tornado. The image was so powerful it was carried by multiple news organisations, featuring on the front page of this morning's Daily Telegraph.Steve Cobb can be seen carrying his ...
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Manchester City and New York Yankees launch new MLS franchise - video
Manchester City and the New York Yankees joined forces to create New York City Football Club . MLS commissioner Don Garber says competition between the two New York teams will help soccer make a breakthrough in the city's competitive sports ...
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Is South America’s latest strongman a woman
LIMA, Peru - High heels and mascara may be the last things that spring to mind when talking about Latin America’s pantheon of authoritarian strongmen. Yet for her opponents, the latest controversial move of Argentina’s immaculately made-up president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has cemented her place in the region’s ...
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Feds 3 scientists took Chinese bribes
The three researchers were working on MRI technology at a U.S. university Their research was partially funded by a multimillion dollar National Institutes of Health grant Federal authorities allege that the three took Chinese money for their research The research went to a Chinese company and a government institution, authorities ...
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Rescuers comb Oklahoma tornado rubble for buried survivors
MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights combed through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, homes and buildings in an Oklahoma City ...
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Slide Show The 10 most truly made-in-America cars
Domestic brands have the most American-made content in the U.S. according to a new index released by American University's Kogod School of Business. Professor Frank DuBois, a global supply chain management expert, led the analysis, which considered not only where each vehicle's parts were produced, but also the location of the manufacturer's headquarters and other details, all in ...
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Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education is due to vote on Wednesday on a controversial proposal to close 54 schools in the country's third-largest public school district in what would be the largest mass school closing in the ...
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Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.
Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, says she'll be running for an open U.S. Senate seat in ...
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The American butcher of the Bronze Soldier
, a monument to Soldier The Liberator was dismantled in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The fate of the monument has become a symbol of Russophobia and anti-Russian policy of the Baltic state, a former Soviet republic. A great "contribution" to this behavior of the Baltic state was made by its President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.The removal of the monument from the pedestal took place six ...
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White House plotted with Treasury on how to reveal IRS misdeeds
Treasury Department official about how to break the news of the agency’s improper targeting of conservative groups.Despite the preliminary strategy sessions between ...
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Is America’s Economy Being Sovietized
The Tyranny Of Planned Economy The characteristics of a free market society defy the use of centralized planning. Adam Smith's original concept of free market trade stood as an antithesis to what was then referred to as "mercantilism," a select few "joint stock companies" (corporations) monopolizing production while using government ties to destroy any new competition. ...
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Court Rules Vacation Rental Site Illegal In New York
In New York, a judge has dealt a setback to Airbnb, the popular website for short term apartment rentals. The judge ruled an Airbnb user violated a New York City law when he rented a room to a visitor from out of town. The judge's decision casts doubt on New Yorkers' ability to make use of the site ...
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Homes next to Florida sinkhole to be demolished
A Florida man has been swallowed by a sinkhole that opened under his bedroom, according to CNN. The 36-year-old man vanished Thursday night under his home after his brother tried to rescue him from going under, the network reported. Authorities said the hole is about 100 feet wide and getting bigger. "When he got there, there was no bedroom left," Hillsborough County Fire ...
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Granderson The courage of teachers
>Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary. He is a senior writer and columnist for ESPN the Magazine and ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @locs_n_laughs.(CNN) -- Each day more than 55 million students attend the ...
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Twister Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
By DAVID A. LIEB,Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time."Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to make it. Trust the safety of the ...
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