FromCNNtoday-
WASHINGTON(CNN)--FloridaandMichiganDemocratstriedtomaketheircasetoanationalpartyrulescommitteeSaturdaytoseattheirdelegatesatthepartyconventioninAugust.
Aftermeetingforaboutfivehours,thehearingbrokeforlunch.Theaudienceof500peopleandthoseoutinhallwaysappearedtogrowmoreboisterousasthehearingwenton,cheeringandbooingspeakers...
ThedisputeovertheseatingofMichigan'sdelegatesisat...[
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LATimestoday:Afour-cylindersolutiontothemid-sizecrisis
Asthecostofputtingatigerinthetankkeepsgoingup,driversareoptingforasmallercatunderthehood.
Small-carsaleshavebeenararepocketofstrengthfortheslumpingautoindustryinrecentmonthsasAmericanssoughtrelieffromsky-highgasolineprices.Butmanybuyersarestickingwithmid-sizeorlargervehiclesandchoosingasmallerengineinstead--savingmoneyonthestickerprice...[
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FromForbes.comtoday-
LONDON-Oohlala.Inonehorrifyingmomentontheredcarpet,SharonStonehasshowntheworldwhatagamblefashionlabelscantakewhentheyplasterafamousfaceontheirbrandingcampaigns.ChristianDiorhasdroppedStonefromitsChineseadcampaignafterthelong-leggedBasicInstinctstarletslipinaTVinterview--nowonYouTube--thatChina'srecentearthquakemayhavebeen"badkarma"forthecountry'sactionsactionsaga...[
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FromCNNtoday:
GovernmentofficialsarenotconfirmingareportthatChineseofficialsmayhavesecretlycopiedthecontentsofagovernmentlaptopcomputerduringaDecembervisittoChinabyCommerceSecretaryCarlosGutierrez.Readmore...
TheAPcitedofficialsandindustryexpertsassourcesforthestory,whichsaidthesurreptitiouscopyingisbelievedtohaveoccurredwhenalaptopbelongingtosomeoneintheU.S.tradedelegationwasleftunattende...[
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FromCNN.comtoday-
Americanmotoristsareunderstandablygrumblingoverskyrocketinggaspricesasthesummertravelseasonapproaches.ButtheirpainhardlyregistersagainsttherageafootinEuropethesedays.Fishermen,truckdriversandfarmersarethreateningtobringentireeconomicsectorstoahaltwithprotestsagainstcripplingfuelcosts.ThewaveofangryactionisexpectedtospreadfurtheracrossEuropeincomingdays,despiteeffortsbypolitic...[
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CNNreportedtoday:Driverschangetheirlivestododgegasbills
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Asrisinggaspricesleavedriverswithever-heftiertabsatthepump,Americanshavestartedlookingforwaystoreducethedrainontheirbudget.Forsome,transitioningawayfromaoneperson,onecarlifestylehasprovedrewarding.
JanakiPurushe,a22-year-oldgeneticresearcherlivinginRockville,Maryland,bikesjustabouteverywhereshegoes."WhenIh...[
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LATimesreportedtoday:
ThefirstspacecraftdesignedtotastethewaterofanalienplanetlandedsafelyonMars'northernpoleSundayafternoon,beginningathree-monthmissiontodeterminewhethertheRedPlaneteverdid,orstillmight,supportrudimentaryformsoflife.
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"Wehavethebestteamintheworld,"saidanexultantBarryGoldstein,theprojectmanager,whohasdevotedthelastfiveyearstothismission.
Abouttwohours...[
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NASA'sspacecraftPhoenix,whichlaunchedtoMarslastAugust,willfinallyarriveontheRedPlanet.
Sevenminutesisallittakesforaspacecrafttravellingneary13thousandmilesperhourtohittheMartianatmosphere,slamonthebrakes,andreachtheground.
Duringthattime,onboardcomputerswillbeworkingatamanicpaceasthespacecraftdeploysitsparachute,jettisonsitsheatshield,extendsitsthreelegs,releasestheparachute,andfinallyfire...[
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Inthecourtrulingtoday,thestateofTexasshouldnothaveremovedthemorethan460childrenittookfromapolygamistsect'sranch.Initsruling,theTexas3rdDistrictCourtofAppealsdecidedinfavorof38womenwhohadappealedtheremovals,aswellasadecisionlastmonthbyadistrictjudgethatthechildrenwillremaininstatecustody.
Itconcluded,"Evidencethatchildrenraisedinthisparticularenvironmentmaysomedayhavetheirphysicalhealthand...[
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Theycangetalong,can'twe?clickhere
Theguysaid:Animalsaresimple,peoplearecomplicated:-)
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