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    Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the Spiller Elementary School in Wytheville, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Biden traveled to southern and southwestern Virginia to discuss the choice voters have in Virginia. A choice between two fundamental differences in visions of how to grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and pay down the debt. (AP Photo /Don Petersen)

    'A new low'? Campaign rhetoric turns ugly

    'A New Low'? Campaign Rhetoric Nasty As Race Heats Up More »'A new low'? Campaign rhetoric turns ugly

    Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson talks to the media after voting in a primary election Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, in Madison, Wis. Thompson is runningagainst businessman Eric Hovde, state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald and former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann on the Republican ticket for the open U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

    Thompson wins Wisconsin's GOP Senate primary

    Former governor, Health and Human Services secretary, and momentary ’08 presidential … More »Thompson wins Wisconsin's GOP Senate primary

    Assad's Regime 'Cracked,' Syrian Defector Says

    Assad's regime 'cracked,' Syrian defector says

    As a furious volley of firepower hit the streets of Aleppo, Syria, today, the country’s … More »Assad's regime 'cracked,' Syrian defector says

    • Flames surround a house Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. Wildland firefighters on-site advised that the house survived the fire. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
      Wildfires rage in West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state Reuters - 4 hrs ago

      Firefighters battled wildfires across the West on Tuesday, including an out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 60 homes and burned more than 28,000 acres between two national forests in Washington state. More »Wildfires rage in West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state

      Flames surround a house Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, on a hillside above Bettas Road near Cle Elum, Wash. Wildland firefighters on-site advised that the house survived the fire. The fast-moving wildfire has burned 60 homes across nearly 40 square miles of central Washington grassland, timber and sagebrush. No injuries have been reported but more than 400 people have been forced to flee. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

      Firefighters battled wildfires across the West on Tuesday, including an out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 60 homes and burned more than 28,000 acres between two national forests in Washington state.

    • Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde greets supporters at a GOP campaign office on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Fitchburg, Wis. Hovde, a political newcomer, is in a four-person race for the Republican nomination against former Gov. Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, and state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)
      Mixed results for tea party in 2 Fla. primaries AP - 3 hrs ago

      Veteran Rep. John Mica turned back a challenge from tea party freshman Rep. Sandy Adams in their Florida GOP primary Tuesday, but another longtime GOP congressman, Cliff Stearns, was trailing his tea party challenger. More »Mixed results for tea party in 2 Fla. primaries

      Wisconsin Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde greets supporters at a GOP campaign office on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Fitchburg, Wis. Hovde, a political newcomer, is in a four-person race for the Republican nomination against former Gov. Tommy Thompson, former U.S. Rep. Mark Neumann, and state Assembly Speaker Jeff Fitzgerald. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

      Veteran Rep. John Mica turned back a challenge from tea party freshman Rep. Sandy Adams in their Florida GOP primary Tuesday, but another longtime GOP congressman, Cliff Stearns, was trailing his tea party challenger.

    • U.S. President Obama prepares to speak at campaign event at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown
      Obama camp dismisses ‘unhinged’ Romney attack The Ticket - 6 hrs ago

      President Obama's campaign dismissed Mitt Romney's "unhinged" criticisms of the incumbent's re-election tactics as the rhetorical war between the Democrat and his Republican challenger escalated yet again. More »Obama camp dismisses ‘unhinged’ Romney attack

      U.S. President Obama prepares to speak at campaign event at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown

      President Obama's campaign dismissed Mitt Romney's "unhinged" criticisms of the incumbent's re-election tactics as the rhetorical war between the Democrat and his Republican challenger escalated yet again.

    • Mutant Butterflies Linked to Japan's Nuclear Disaster
      Scientists find mutant butterflies exposed to Fukushima fallout Technology News Blog - 3 hrs ago

      Researchers find that at least one species of butterfly from the area surrounding Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered major damage stemming from radiation exposure following last year's earthquake and tsunami. More »Scientists find mutant butterflies exposed to Fukushima fallout

      Mutant Butterflies Linked to Japan's Nuclear Disaster

      Researchers find that at least one species of butterfly from the area surrounding Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has suffered major damage stemming from radiation exposure following last year's earthquake and tsunami.

    • Australian court approves logo ban on cigarette packs AP - 4 hrs ago
      File photo of a woman smoking next to a cigarette pack in central Sydney

      Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion despite protests from tobacco companies that argued the value of their trademarks will be destroyed under the new rules.

    • Romney: 'Take your campaign of division and hate back to Chicago' The Ticket - 6 hrs ago
      Biden draws Romney rebuke with 'chains' remark

      Mitt Romney offered his strongest criticism yet of President Obama's campaign tactics, accusing his Democratic opponent of resorting to "diversions and distractions" and "defaming others" in order to win re-election.

    • Special ops group attacks Obama over bin Laden Reuters - 6 hrs ago
      U.S. President Obama prepares to speak at campaign event at B.R. Miller Middle School in Marshalltown

      A group of former U.S. intelligence and Special Forces operatives is set to launch a media campaign, including TV ads, that scolds President Barack Obama for taking credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden and argues that high-level leaks are endangering American lives. Leaders of the group, the Special Operations OPSEC …

    • Attacked woman finishes 1,500-mile boat trip AP - 7 hrs ago
      Jenn Gibbons smiles as she completes a 1,500 mile rowing trip around Lake Michigan to raise money for an organization helping cancer survivors on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012 in Chicago. The trip helped 27-year-old Gibbons raise $113,000 for Recovery on Water (ROW). (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)

      Jenn Gibbons wanted to control her emotions when she rowed into Chicago, determined to complete her 1,500-mile trip around Lake Michigan despite being sexually assaulted aboard her boat in Michigan's Upper Peninsula nearly a month ago.

    • Obamas having beer brewed at the White House Reuters - 4 hrs ago
      U.S. President Barack Obama talks at the Nelson Pioneer Farm and Museum in Oskaloosa, Iowa

      President Barack Obama has become one of the first modern day U.S. presidents known for enjoying a cold beer that is brewed and tapped right at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

    • Linda McMahon has spent $61 million trying to get elected The Atlantic Wire - 3 hrs ago
      Linda McMahon Has Spent $61 Million Trying to Get Elected

      Linda McMahon won her GOP Senate primary on Tuesday night after spending almost ten times as much as her opponent, but the astronomical, unbelievable number is how much she's spent trying to get elected so far: $61 million. When McMahon ran for Senate in 2010, she broke state records for out-of-pocket spending when the …

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