If canine sports is your thing, you may want to get to Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri posthaste. That's where the Incredible Dog Challenge 2009 takes place tomorrow with agility, diving, hurdle and pole racing and the crowd-pleasing freestyle flying disc events. Full Story »
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Last week, Katie Couric had the tables turned on her. During an interview with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Couric asked about Neda Soltan, the Iranian female who was shot and killed by Iranian security back in June. Full Story »
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In the past few months, Fox News' critical coverage of the Obama administration has been the subject of scornful scrutiny by left-leaning pundits and political satirists. But now the White House appears to be willing to get dirt on its own hands, jumping into the fray by blasting the network's "disregard for facts" in a post on the official White House blog. Full Story »
Tuesday night, Rep. Alan Grayson of Florida, a Democrat representing the state's 8th district, which includes the cities of Orlando, Eustis and Ocala, took to the floor of the House of Representatives armed with an easel and three posters to deliver his interpretation of the Republican's health care reform plan. Printed on the three posters were the individual points of the "very simple" Republican plan, according to Rep. Alan Grayson. They were: Full Story »
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What do Sarah Palin and Bill Clinton have in common? Both are book authors but neither wrote their memoirs completely on their own. Full Story »
Last week President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception for visiting foreign dignitaries at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Over the course of the evening, the president, whose "amazingly consistent" smile created a viral video, and first lady posed for over 130 photographs with their guests, all of which were later posted to the State Department's Flickr page. Full Story »
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Rumors of the "birther" movement's death appear to have been greatly exaggerated. The group has been demanding for months that President Obama produce a "valid" birth certificate to prove he's a natural-born citizen of the United States - and it's not giving up just yet. A Christian website called LivePrayer.com produced an infomercial that the United States Justice Foundation organization is set to air in seven Southern states. Highlights can be seen here: Full Story »
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President Obama is rethinking his entire strategy in Afghanistan after the new commander there stunned the White House with a warning the war could be lost if he doesn't get more troops in the next 12 months. General Stanley McChrystal is up against an enemy that holds the initiative, and he's working with an Afghan government shot through with corruption. Full Story »
Wall Street in shreds, the watch dogs fast asleep, bonus-stuffed executives laughing all the way out of the busted banks - it's been some year. Oh, and we left out the Ponzi scheme of Ponzi schemes: Bernard Madoff's untidy little business that bilked thousands of people out of billions of dollars. Full Story »
When Michael Jackson died this past summer, he had nearly a half a billion dollars in debts. Since then, it's been a great year for his career: lawyers for his estate say they have lined up merchandising deals worth $100 million, and surging record sales and other income will produce another $100 million. Full Story »
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Amid concerns that he might resign over a rift between the military leadership in Afghanistan and the civilian leadership in the Obama White House, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, America's top commander in Afghanistan, sat down for an interview with David Martin of 60 Minutes, airing Sunday. Full Story »
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A large march against the Group of 20 economic summit ended in the North Side of Pittsburgh after wrapping several miles from the neighborhood of Oakland to downtown with few problems. Full Story »
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An extended period of relatively little news about domestic terrorist threats was shattered this week. A spate of arrests and reports of fearsome plots have Americans back on edge and struggling to make sense of the suspects and continuous headlines. Below, the recent developments: Full Story »
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Police deployed pepper spray on protesters in the largest and most violent demonstration against the Group of 20 economic summit in Pittsburgh. Full Story »
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev swung by the University of Pittsburgh to speak a group of students and professors before attending a reception at the Phipps conservancy. Full Story »
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