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• Romney has a working holiday for July 4th
• Obama, Romney volunteers hope to make a difference
• Obama to sign student loan, road building bill
• Romney has a working holiday for July Fourth
• Tribunal finds U.N. chief Ban failed whistleblower
• California councilman charged with sexual offenses
• NY Post editor must answer Murdoch, chimp queries
• Iran says it test-fires missiles in war of nerves
• Yemen air strikes kill four al Qaeda suspects: witnesses
• The Wrong Fracking Button, Romney On Vacay, Chris Christie On 'Daddy State,' Walsh Says Iraq Vet Not True Hero
• Romney has a working holiday for July 4th
• NY appeals court vacates another stop-and-frisk conviction
• Obama to Pass on Martha's Vineyard Vacation
• U.S., Pakistan reach deal to reopen Afghan supply routes
• Obama, Romney volunteers hope to make a difference
• Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers
• U.S. capital's arbor ardor unabated despite outage outrage
• Florida man pleads not guilty in Venezuela military parts case
• US says sorry, Pakistan opens Afghan supply lines
• California doctors sue Aetna for coverage denials
• Mexican leftist says asking for presidential recount
• After year of peace, trickier times ahead for Thai PM
• Mexico's new president will need outgoing party for reforms
• Gov. Christie on the "Grand Bargain" on Deficit Reduction - "The President Didn't Lead"
• No charges against ex-Commerce chief Bryson
• Ex-Commerce Secretary won't be charged in hit-run
• Cancer group asks U.S. to study sugary drinks, obesity
• Top banks draft wills but stress their health
• AdWatch: Obama ad goes after Romney on outsourcing
• North Carolina lawmakers reject sea level rise predictions
• U.S. plans IDs to track medical device safety
• Mitt's So Cool He Can Take The Heat
• Obama to sign student loan, transportation legislation Friday

Romney has a working holiday for July 4th Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT Mitt Romney is on vacation this Fourth of July week — but not from politics.

Obama, Romney volunteers hope to make a difference Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT Re-electing President Barack Obama is so important to Guy Hancock that he spends more time as a volunteer data collector at Obama's campaign headquarters here than at his paying job as a college professor.

Obama to sign student loan, road building bill Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:51 PM PDT President Barack Obama on Friday plans to sign into law legislation that prevents interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students and maintains jobs on transportation projects across the nation.

Romney has a working holiday for July Fourth Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:21 PM PDT Mitt Romney is on vacation — but not from politics.

Tribunal finds U.N. chief Ban failed whistleblower Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:19 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and the world body's Ethics Office failed to properly review an internal inquiry into a whistleblower's claims that he suffered retaliation for alleging corruption in the U.N. mission in Kosovo, a U.N. Dispute Tribunal has ruled. The ruling "sends a message to the Ethics Office that the judges in the new U.N. internal justice system are monitoring it and that they will not tolerate failures to properly apply the U.N. whistleblower-protection policy," said the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit whistleblower watchdog. ...

California councilman charged with sexual offenses Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:18 PM PDT

NY Post editor must answer Murdoch, chimp queries Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:15 PM PDT (Reuters) - The editor of the New York Post may be forced to answer questions about his discussions with media mogul Rupert Murdoch over fallout from the newspaper's publication of a cartoon that appeared to liken President Barack Obama to a chimpanzee. A federal judge in Manhattan said editor Col Allan could not invoke "editorial privilege" and avoid answering questions posed by Sandra Guzman, a former associate editor suing the newspaper for alleged employment discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, gender and national origin. ...

Iran says it test-fires missiles in war of nerves Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:10 PM PDT DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it had successfully tested medium-range missiles capable of hitting Israel as a response to threats of attack, the latest move in a war of nerves with the West. Israel says it could attack Iran if diplomacy fails to secure a halt to its disputed nuclear energy program. The United States also has military force as a possible option but has repeatedly encouraged the Israelis to be patient while new economic sanctions are implemented against Iran. ...

Yemen air strikes kill four al Qaeda suspects: witnesses Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT ADEN (Reuters) - At least four suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in two air strikes, thought to have been carried out by U.S. drones on vehicles travelling in central Yemen on Tuesday, a Yemeni security source and witnesses said. The attacks came as Yemeni authorities said they had also arrested 14 al Qaeda militants, including nine foreigners - in the latest sign of a U.S.-backed push to defeat Islamist fighters in Yemen. ...

The Wrong Fracking Button, Romney On Vacay, Chris Christie On 'Daddy State,' Walsh Says Iraq Vet Not True Hero Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT Oops – N.C.  Lawmaker Hits Wrong Button, Legalizes Fracking – http://abcn.ws/KYeSK1 For the 4th – How to Photograph Fireworks – http://abcn.ws/R4R5Id Parade Marching 101 – For Politicians – http://abcn.ws/MU8m5j (Bingham) Tomorrow: Romney Will Be in the Wolfeboro Parade with Kelly Ayotte Obama Will Speak at...

Romney has a working holiday for July 4th Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT Mitt Romney is on vacation this Fourth of July week — but not from politics.

NY appeals court vacates another stop-and-frisk conviction Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:50 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the second time in a week, a New York state appeals court has tossed out a weapons possession conviction of a teenager who was searched during a "stop-and-frisk," the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic. In a 3-2 decision released on Tuesday, the court ruled that officers had no justification for searching the 14-year-old boy's backpack where they found a loaded handgun. ...

Obama to Pass on Martha's Vineyard Vacation Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:45 PM PDT Much to the chagrin of the White House press corps, President Obama and his family are reportedly not heading to Martha's Vineyard this summer. With the campaign heating up before the November  election, there appears to be little time for the president to squeeze in...

U.S., Pakistan reach deal to reopen Afghan supply routes Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:41 PM PDT WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan and the United States reached a deal on Tuesday to reopen land routes that NATO uses to supply troops in Afghanistan, ending a seven-month crisis that damaged ties between the two countries and complicated the U.S.-led Afghan war effort. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a telephone call with Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, apologized for a November NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last November and prompted an infuriated Islamabad to slam the supply routes closed. ...

Obama, Romney volunteers hope to make a difference Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:35 PM PDT Re-electing President Barack Obama is so important to Guy Hancock that he spends more time as a volunteer data collector at Obama's campaign headquarters here than at his paying job as a college professor.

Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:29 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Obama's healthcare law under Congress's power to tax, but not its power to regulate the economy, many conservatives were quick to hail the decision as a victory for more limited government. By saying the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution does not allow Congress to penalize people for "inactivity" - such as someone's decision not to purchase health insurance - the thinking went, the court opened the door to challenges to laws that might attempt to do the same. ...

U.S. capital's arbor ardor unabated despite outage outrage Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Power utilities and regulators alike blame downed trees as the main culprit for power outages across the U.S. capital region this week, but the area's love affair with a green canopy shows no signs of abating. Nearly a million people in the Washington area remained without power and baked in searing heat on Tuesday after a brief but violent windstorm known as a "derecho" hit the region Friday night. Washington has a long history of tree lovers. ...

Florida man pleads not guilty in Venezuela military parts case Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:23 PM PDT MIAMI (Reuters) - The owner of a Florida company pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges he illegally exported aircraft parts to Venezuela's military in a probe that has also led to charges against a former Venezuelan Air Force officer and two other men. Kirk Drellich, president of SkyHigh Accessories, Inc., based in Davie, Florida, faces up to five years in jail and a fine of $250,000 if found guilty. U.S. prosecutors in Miami charged Drellich and the three others in late June for their alleged involvement in the illegal shipment of military aircraft parts to the Venezuelan Air Force. ...

US says sorry, Pakistan opens Afghan supply lines Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:21 PM PDT Ending a bitter seven-month standoff, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized to Pakistan Thursday for the killing of 24 Pakistani troops last fall and won in return the reopening of critical NATO supply lines into Afghanistan. The agreement could save the U.S. hundreds of millions of dollars in war costs.

California doctors sue Aetna for coverage denials Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:14 PM PDT (Reuters) - Thousands of doctors in California are suing the health insurance company Aetna Inc claiming the company routinely denies patients access to out-of-network doctors even when the patient has purchased a policy giving them the right to choose providers. The lawsuit, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses Aetna of threatening patients with denial of coverage if their members visit doctors outside the Aetna network of providers, and of threatening doctors with having their Aetna contracts terminated if they refer patients outside the network. ...

Mexican leftist says asking for presidential recount Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:08 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's presidential election runner-up, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said on Tuesday he would ask the country's election authorities to recount the votes from Sunday's contest, saying it was riddled with fraud. Lopez Obrador, who finished about 6.5 percentage points behind President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), said the process had been corrupted by PRI vote buying and other abuses, and that his campaign would ask the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) to recount the votes. ...

After year of peace, trickier times ahead for Thai PM Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - With the help of her photogenic looks, disarming personality and popular appeal, Thailand's first female prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, has helped maintain a fragile peace since being swept to power in a divided country one year ago. The political neophyte, who leapt from running a boardroom to governing the country in less than three months, has surprised critics and reassured investors by rebounding from devastating floods and building ties with the top brass of a military entrenched in Thailand's rough-and-tumble politics. ...

Mexico's new president will need outgoing party for reforms Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, won a return to power at the weekend but will have to make deals with its defeated adversaries to push major economic reforms through Congress. President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto plans to fire up Mexico's lumbering economy by loosening labor laws, overhauling the weak tax system and opening up state oil monopoly Pemex to more private investment. ...

Gov. Christie on the "Grand Bargain" on Deficit Reduction - "The President Didn't Lead" Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:02 PM PDT We sat down in Trenton with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for a profile to air on Nightline tonight. Here's one exchange we had about President Obama and deficit reduction that I thought you might find interesting. TAPPER: One of the things that the- that's...

No charges against ex-Commerce chief Bryson Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:59 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors declined to file charges against former U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson on Tuesday over his role in two car crashes on the same day in June after blood tests showed he had only low levels of a sleep aid in his system at the time. Bryson was found unconscious behind the wheel of his Lexus on June 9 after he crashed into one car twice, left the scene of the accident and later collided with another vehicle, according to authorities. ...

Ex-Commerce Secretary won't be charged in hit-run Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:57 PM PDT Prosecutors declined Tuesday to file criminal charges against former U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson, saying he suffered a seizure that was responsible for a trio of traffic accidents.

Cancer group asks U.S. to study sugary drinks, obesity Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:55 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A leading U.S. cancer lobby group is urging the Surgeon General to conduct a sweeping study of the impact of sugar-sweetened beverages on consumer health, saying such drinks play major role in the nation's obesity crisis and require a U.S. action plan. In a letter to U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the American Cancer Society's advocacy affiliate on Tuesday called for a comprehensive review along the lines of the U.S. top doctor's landmark report on the dangers of smoking in 1964. ...

Top banks draft wills but stress their health Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:45 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest global banks on Tuesday expressed confidence they can be salvaged or dismantled without taxpayer bailouts if they became insolvent, as U.S. regulators released public portions of these banks' "living wills". The documents, required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, are resolution plans that try to get rid of the idea that financial giants are too big or too complex to fail. If regulators find that the resolution plans are not credible, they can force the banks to sell off business lines or restructure in other ways. ...

AdWatch: Obama ad goes after Romney on outsourcing Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:32 PM PDT TITLE: "Believes."

North Carolina lawmakers reject sea level rise predictions Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Lawmakers in North Carolina, which has a long Atlantic Ocean coastline and vast areas of low-lying land, voted on Tuesday to ignore studies predicting a rapid rise in sea level due to climate change and postpone planning for the consequences. Opponents of the measure said it was a case of legislators "putting our heads in the sand" to avoid acknowledging the possible effects of global warming. ...

U.S. plans IDs to track medical device safety Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:25 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medical devices like hip implants and heart defibrillators will soon join the ranks of cars and toasters. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule that would require each medical device to have a unique code that could improve tracking and catch safety problems earlier. The proposal comes five years after Congress first mandated the codes. While these codes are already present for most consumer goods, in the ubiquitous barcodes scanned at the grocery store, they have been absent from life-sustaining medical devices. ...

Mitt's So Cool He Can Take The Heat Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:24 PM PDT Move over 'BFD' T shirt, the Oven Mitt Romney is coming in hot! The creative kitchen swag was created by a few friends who were having dinner one night. Want more off-the-cuff politics? Check out OTUS on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @OTUSNews. Sold as a...

Obama to sign student loan, transportation legislation Friday Posted: 03 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, eager to show voters he is pushing federal action to spur job creation and support education, will sign into law on Friday recently passed legislation on transportation investment and student loans, officials said. The Democratic president will use the event at the White House with construction workers and college students to highlight his campaign of pressing lawmakers to bolster the fragile U.S. economic recovery. Republicans accuse Obama of election-year posturing. Congress last week approved a massive job-creating U.S. ...

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