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Obama hails 'power of community' in speech to Joplin grads

President Barack Obama greets graduating seniors before delivering remarks at the Joplin High School commencement ceremony, Monday, May 21, 2012 at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Mo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)In a soaring speech to graduating seniors from the tornado-ravaged town of Joplin, Mo., President Barack Obama spoke in glowing terms of the "bigness of spirit" that was on display in the aftermath of last year's storm and called the students examples for the rest of the country. Unlike some of the president's recent public [...]


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05/21/2012 05:38 PM

'El Loco' arrested in Mexico beheadings of 49

'El Loco' Arrested After 49 Beheaded Bodies FoundAuthorities have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel leader nicknamed "El Loco," AKA the Fool or the Crazy One, on charges that he dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway outside Monterrey, Mexico.


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05/21/2012 05:35 PM

Panel: No routine PSA tests for prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Screening Under FireIn a move sure to unleash heated debate, a prominent U.S. government advisory panel is recommending that men of all ages no longer be screened for prostate cancer by undergoing the PSA blood test.


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05/22/2012 01:39 AM

Everest weekend death toll reaches 4

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, the last light of the day sets on Mount Everest as it rises behind Mount Nuptse as seen from Tengboche, in the Himalaya's Khumbu region, Nepal. Mountaineering Department official Gyanendra Shrestha said Monday, May 21, 2012, that a German, a Nepal-born Canadian and a Korean died Saturday while descending from the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain.


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05/22/2012 12:52 AM

Colombia Secret Service prostitution scandal spreads to DEA

Colombia Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Spreads to the DEAThe Drug Enforcement Administration announced that at least three of its agents are under investigation for allegedly hiring prostitutes in Cartagena.


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05/21/2012 06:49 PM

Obama: U.S. can’t wait for Afghanistan to be 'perfect'

Obama touches on Afghanistan and Pakistan at NATO summitPresident Obama acknowledged "risks" in his decision to withdraw U.S. combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 but said war-weary Americans can't wait for that strife-torn country to be "perfect."


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05/21/2012 07:40 PM

Daniels on VP call: ‘I would disconnect the phone’

State of Indiana Governor Daniels takes part in a panel discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly HillsIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels delivered his most forceful rejection of the vice presidential post yet, saying he would "disconnect the phone" if he found out that Mitt Romney was considering him for the job.


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05/21/2012 04:34 PM

Why ex-Rutgers student got 30-day sentence in spycam case

Sentencing In Rutgers Webcam Spying CaseA former Rutgers University student was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail in a case of webcam spying that drew national attention to issues of online privacy, suicide, and anti-gay bullying.


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05/21/2012 05:20 PM

Police say duo botches Las Vegas casino heist

To match Special Report USA-POKER/GAMBLINGA hapless bandit lost his wig, sunglasses and $115,000 worth of casino chips when security wrestled him to the floor during a botched weekend heist at a posh Vegas Strip resort, authorities said Monday.


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05/21/2012 08:03 PM

Is Congress dumbing down its discourse?

Capitol Hill break-ins: inside job?Are members of Congress dumbing down their discourse? The Sunlight Foundation determined that Congress is talking at nearly a full grade level below the level at which members spoke seven years ago.


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05/21/2012 03:21 PM

Obama: Bain attacks 'not a distraction'

President Barack Obama walks off stage at the end of his news conference at the closing of the NATO Summit in Chicago, Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Targeting Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital "is what this campaign is going to be about," he says.


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05/21/2012 06:35 PM

Man survives 180-foot plunge over Niagara Falls

In this photo provided by Jared Fisk, Niagara Falls emergency officials rescue a man who plunged over Niagara Falls and survived in an apparent suicide attempt, Monday, May 21, 2012. The man is only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live. A waiting helicopter flew him to Hamilton General Hospital, where a spokeswoman says he has critical but non-life-threatening injuries. (AP Photo/Jared Fisk)A man survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls in an apparent suicide attempt Monday — only the third person known to have lived after going over the falls without a safety device.


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05/21/2012 08:56 PM

Obama and Pakistani leader chat, despite testy relations

Leaders gather for a family picture of NATO leaders in ChicagoPresident Barack Obama spoke briefly Monday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on the sidelines of a NATO summit as the uneasy allies looked to drain the poison from their wounded relations.


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05/21/2012 03:53 PM

'Good news' that Afghans are still thwarting 'insider plots'?

FILE- In this March 26, 2012, file photo, Marine Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan listens during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington. The Afghan government says it has reached a deal with the U.S. to govern controversial night raids by American forces. The Afghan Foreign Ministry says the memorandum of understanding on special operations will be signed later Sunday, April 8, 2012, by Defense Minister Gen. Abdul Rahim Wardak and the commander of U.S. forces, Gen. John Allen. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)How badly are things going in Afghanistan? The top U.S. and NATO commander, Gen. John Allen, told reporters it was "good news" that Afghan authorities had arrested 160 people in the last few months for plotting so-called "green-on-blue" attacks by Afghan security forces on their NATO-led international partners.


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05/21/2012 03:48 PM

‘Big Bain Backfire’: Cory Booker stars in new Romney ad

FILE - In this April 13, 2012 file photo, Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker speaks in Newark. Booker, an Obama ally, is the latest politician in damage-control mode in a presidential race already noteworthy for the informal spokespeople who veer wildly off message. His criticism of “nauseating†ads like the Obama campaign attack on Mitt Romney's business record illustrates the difficulty of controlling the message. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)The Mitt Romney campaign didn't waste any time to latch onto Newark Mayor Cory Booker's criticism of the Obama campaign's "nauseating" attack on Romney's Bain Capital record.


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05/21/2012 04:20 PM
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