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    Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Ryan gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at Lakewood High School in Lakewood

    Ryan to Colo. supporters: I drive a truck. I worked at McDonald’s. I’m you.

    LAKEWOOD, Colo--Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took the stage before 2,600 supporters at Lakewood High School Tuesday to promote Mitt Romney's energy proposals, but he had another agenda. Interlaced throughout his speech were subtle, but clear, references … More »Ryan to Colo. supporters: I drive a truck. I worked at McDonald’s. I’m you.

    This Aug. 11, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management shows the Holloway Fire outside Denio, Nev., which has burned more than 525 square miles of remote rangeland straddling the Oregon-Nevada border. Fire bosses hoped to have the fire contained by Thursday. A woman firefighter received minor burns and smoke inhalation Sunday when she took refuge in her fire shelter after swirling winds pushed flames through an area about 30 miles east of Fields, Ore., where she was part of a federal fire crew digging containment line with hand tools. (AP Photo/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)

    Wildfires scorch Western U.S.

    A fast-moving wildfire in central Washington has burned at least 60 homes and forced … More »Wildfires scorch Western U.S.

    Vice President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd at the Durham Armory on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 in Durham, N.C. (AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez)

    Biden: Romney will ‘put you all back in chains’

    On Tuesday, speaking at a rally in Danville, Va., Vice President Joe Biden told a group … More »Biden: Romney will ‘put you all back in chains’

    • Betty Smithey, Longest-Serving Female Prison Inmate, Released
      Longest serving female prison inmate released ABC News - 2 hrs 8 mins ago

      For the past 49 years, Betty Smithey has woken up in a prison cell, the nation's longest serving female inmate. But today she is waking up a free woman. More »Longest serving female prison inmate released

      Betty Smithey, Longest-Serving Female Prison Inmate, Released

      For the past 49 years, Betty Smithey has woken up in a prison cell, the nation's longest serving female inmate. But today she is waking up a free woman.

    • Immigrants flood center with questions.
      ‘Deferred action’ forms for young illegal immigrants now online The Lookout - 2 hrs 38 mins ago

      Dreamers are finally getting their dream--or at least part of it. Starting on Wednesday, illegal immigrants aged 30 or younger who were brought to the country as children may apply for relief from deportation and a two-year, … More »‘Deferred action’ forms for young illegal immigrants now online

      Immigrants flood center with questions.

      Dreamers are finally getting their dream--or at least part of it. Starting on Wednesday, illegal immigrants aged 30 or younger who were brought to the country as children may apply for relief from deportation and a two-year, renewable work permit under President Barack Obama's deferred action program. As many as 1.7 million …

    • Darwin’s notes on marriage discovered, ‘better than a dog anyhow’ The Sideshow - 1 hr 17 mins ago

      Despite devoting his life to science, Charles Darwin had a long and reportedly happy marriage, fathering 10 children after proposing to his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1838. But the naturalist and father of modern evolutionary … More »Darwin’s notes on marriage discovered, ‘better than a dog anyhow’

      Despite devoting his life to science, Charles Darwin had a long and reportedly happy marriage, fathering 10 children after proposing to his cousin Emma Wedgwood in 1838. But the naturalist and father of modern evolutionary theory wasn't always sold on matrimony, writing out a list of pros and cons on marriage in a journal …

    • Iraqi security personnel stand guard at Rabia border crossing
      Syria crisis chokes off supply of goods to Iraq Reuters - 4 hrs ago

      At his lingerie shop in Baghdad, Ali Hussein apologises to a customer for the high price of a Syrian sleeveless vest she wants to buy. He's powerless to sell it cheaper, he says. Still recovering from years of war and sanctions, … More »Syria crisis chokes off supply of goods to Iraq

      Iraqi security personnel stand guard at Rabia border crossing

      At his lingerie shop in Baghdad, Ali Hussein apologises to a customer for the high price of a Syrian sleeveless vest she wants to buy. He's powerless to sell it cheaper, he says. Still recovering from years of war and sanctions, Iraq relies on imports from neighbours like Syria, Turkey and Iran for 95 percent of its consumer …

    • Paul Ryan takes his P90X workout to the campaign trail The Ticket - 7 hrs ago
      Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Ryan gestures as he speaks at a campaign stop at Lakewood High School in Lakewood

      DENVER—The rigors of the campaign trail have not kept Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan from his intense workout regimen, a daily tradition he observes religiously in the wee hours of the morning. Ryan was spotted Tuesday in the gym of the Renaissance Denver Hotel working out to a P90X video on his iPad. …

    • Bombs kill at least 46 in deadly Afghanistan day AP - 7 hrs ago
      An Afghan Muslim devotee, who lives and prays in isolation in a mosque during Itikaf, the last ten days of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, reads from the Quran in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. The last ten days of Ramadan, known as Itikaf, are very important according to many Muslims due to the belief that Prophet Muhammad used to exert himself even more in worship, hoping to draw himself closer to God. Itikaf involves total dedication to worship, reading Quran, and supplication. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

      Suicide attacks involving as many as 14 bombers struck an Afghan city Tuesday, and a motorcycle bomb exploded in a busy market in blasts that killed at least 46 people altogether— the year's deadliest day for civilians in Afghanistan.

    • Republicans bite back after Obama knocks Romney’s dog-on-car trip The Ticket - 3 hrs ago
      Republican U.S. presidential candidate Romney speaks while vice president select U.S. Congressman Ryan looks on during campaign stop in High Point

      Welcome to the dog-eat-dog world of Campaign 2012. Mitt Romney's campaign hit back hard at President Barack Obama on Tuesday for needling his rival about a long-ago incident in which Romney put the family dog in a carrier strapped to the roof of his car as they headed out on vacation. Republicans highlighted that Obama, …

    • Interactive 360 degree panorama of Mars Curiosity landing site is far-out Technology News Blog - 2 hrs 31 mins ago

      Let's face it: Unless you've got $500,000 to spare and can wait a few years, you're probably not going to be landing on Mars anytime soon. The best you can manage for now is to follow the exploits of NASA's … Continue …

    • Video: In 1995, class of 5th graders predicted Internet’s future The Sideshow - 3 hrs ago

      A cute, humorous and largely accurate 1995 video made by a class of Helena, Montana, 5th graders attempts to predict what the Internet will be used for by the time they get to college (roughly 2003). And you know what? They pretty much got everything right. Yes, even in 1995, 5th graders knew that the [...]

    • Mississippi fattest state in the land, according to new study The Sideshow - 4 hrs ago

      Yes, you do look fat in that dress, Mississippi. A new study analyzing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that Mississippi has the highest rate of obesity in the nation. But even with 34.9 percent of its residents clocking in as obese, The Hospitality State is hardly alone. Twelve states …

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