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US ‘foils new underwear bomb plot’ by al-Qaeda in Yemen

YoopyaMay 8, 2012

by YoopyaMay 8, 201200

The US has foiled a plot by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to detonate an upgraded version of the failed 2009 “underwear bomb”, US officials...

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California seller of suicide kits sentenced for tax offense

YoopyaMay 8, 2012

by YoopyaMay 8, 201201

(Reuters) – A 93-year-old woman who made headlines by selling suicide kits from her California home was placed on five years of supervised probation on...

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“Swing states” show tight race for Obama, Romney: poll

YoopyaMay 8, 2012

by YoopyaMay 8, 201204

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are in a statistical dead heat in Ohio, Virginia and 10 other states up for...

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U.S. Thwarts New Qaeda Plot to Attack Plane, Officials Say

kiemtarMay 7, 2012May 8, 2012

by kiemtarMay 7, 2012May 8, 2012013

WASHINGTON — American counterterrorism forces recently thwarted an apparent plot to bring down a commercial plane, seizing a new, more sophisticated explosive device designed to...

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New video of US aid worker kidnapped in Pakistan

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201202

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A 70-year-old American aid worker kidnapped nine months ago in Pakistan said in a video released by al-Qaida that he will be...

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Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201201

NEW YORK — (at)BarackObama is on Twitter. So is (at)MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it...

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Biden ‘absolutely comfortable’ with gay marriage [Video]

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201208

By Christi Parsons Vice President Joe Biden gave a nod to the same-sex marriage movement Sunday morning by saying publicly that he is comfortable with...

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Fractious Florida weighs heavily on presidential campaigns

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201206

Romney has a potent issue in the pivotal state’s ailing economy, but Obama has a huge head start in the ground game. By Paul West,...

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House Republicans target social cuts to shield military

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201204

(Reuters) – Republicans in the House of Representatives on Monday will fire their first shots of the next deficit-reduction battle, advancing legislation to cut nearly...

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Insight: Training immune system to fight cancer comes of age

YoopyaMay 7, 2012

by YoopyaMay 7, 201202

(Reuters) – More than 100 years after researchers first explored the potential to harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer, the field’s leading doctors...