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| US News |
Informant: WikiLeaks suspect had help
 An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday.
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When Double Dippers become economic party poopers
They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. They're the Double Dippers — the politicians, economists and analysts who foresee back-to-back recessions.
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Crews gain ground on wildfire north of L.A.
 A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke into a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the two-day-old blaze.
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Feds warned company in Mich. spill about pipeline
 U.S. regulators earlier this year demanded improvements to the pipeline network that includes a segment that ruptured in southern Michigan, spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the Kalamazoo River, according to a document released Saturday.
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Ariz. police hunt for 3 escaped murderers
 Police using helicopters and search dogs hunted Saturday for three convicted murders who escaped from an Arizona prison. Two of the escapees, accompanied by a woman, later hijacked a semitrailer at gunpoint.
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| Sports News |
Teixeira, Cano power Yankees past Rays
 Robinson Cano's 21st home run of the season snapped a ninth-inning tie and enabled the New York Yankees to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 and hang on to first place in the AL East on Saturday night.
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Gonzalez’s homer completes cycle, lifts Rockies
 Carlos Gonzalez hit a game-ending home run leading off the ninth inning to become the sixth player in Colorado Rockies history to hit for the cycle.
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Westbrook, Ludwick, Lilly, Wood move, Berkman goes
 Former All-Stars Jake Westbrook, Ted Lilly, Ryan Ludwick and Kerry Wood were traded Saturday as pennant contenders played a game of beat-the-clock. Lance Berkman went to the World Series champion New York Yankees after rejecting the Chicago White Sox.
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Two-man show at U.S. Senior Open: Couples, Langer
 Fred Couples shot a 5-under 65 on Saturday for a share of the U.S. Senior Open lead, feeding off a raucous hometown crowd hoping the native son can win his first U.S. Golf Association championship.
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Florio: Not-so-obvious training camp storylines
 Florio: With training camps opening, there are plenty of obvious story lines. So instead of breaking down the easy stuff like whether (or, more accurately, when) Brett Favre will return, let's take a look at some more subtle things to watch as the 2010 season approaches.
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| Politics News |
When Double Dippers become economic party poopers
They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery. They're the Double Dippers — the politicians, economists and analysts who foresee back-to-back recessions.
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Third top Michelle Obama aide departing
 The White House on Friday announced the third departure of a high-level aide to first lady Michelle Obama. Communications Director Camille Johnston will become vice president of corporate affairs for Siemens Corp.
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Obama: Republicans holding small businesses "hostage"
President Barack Obama on Saturday accused Republicans of holding American small businesses "hostage to politics" after Republican senators refused to back a $30 billion small-business lending package.
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Rangel using 3-way defense against ethics charges
 To rebut a lengthy list of alleged ethical misdeeds, Rep. Charles Rangel is trotting out this three-way defense: I didn't do it. I did it, but was inattentive. Others lawmakers were allowed to do the same thing without penalty.
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House approves oil spill bill; stalled in Senate
 The House has approved a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a liability cap for oil spills, but a partisan fight in the Senate will likely delay action on a response to the Gulf oil spill until Congress returns from its summer recess.
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| Health and Wellness News |
Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
 Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago.
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Law creates paperwork fiasco for businesses
The House rejected an effort to repeal part of the new health care law that requires millions of businesses to file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods.
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Drug-resistant strain of E. coli emerges in U.S.
A new, virulent and drug-resistant strain of E. coli bacteria is infecting people in the United States and posing a significant public health threat, doctors reported on Friday.
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FDA lifts hold on embryonic stem cell trial
Regulators on Friday gave the all-clear to a clinical trial that will test embryonic stem cells as a treatment for spinal cord injury, potentially the first time embryonic stem cells are tested on humans.
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New flu vaccine protects against H1N1, too
You'll only need a single shot of influenza vaccine this year to protect against three strains of the flu, including the H1N1 virus that sparked the 2009 pandemic.
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| How to of the Day |
How to Get Your Overly Sensitive Boyfriend to Dump You
I am sadYou've gotten involved with a guy who's used to being babied, a guy who seems to become devastated over the littlest thing. You don't want to be around him anymore, but you're scared that if you break up with him, he'll sob hysterically, beg you not to, and refuse to take "no" for an answer. Worse yet, even if you do manage to break things off, he might keep begging and become more pitiful than ever. One way to get around that is to get him to break up with you. That way, he'll feel it was a decision he made, and he won't keep imploring you to take him back.
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How to Check if Your Information was in the Facebook Data Torrent
It is possible for your personal data to be mined on Facebook, as shown recently when a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook users who had publicly searchable profiles and uploaded that information as a torrent.[1] To stop this from happening to you (or to know if your information was included in that torrent) check your settings and make the changes needed. Security is always a good thing, especially in such a large and quickly expanding environment such as the internet.
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How to Plait a Horse's Tail
Plaiting a horse's tail makes an unpulled tail look neat. Many people plait their horse's mane and tail to provide the finishing touch for a good competition turnout.
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How to Say Please in Swedish
If you decide to learn Swedish, you may find that phrasebooks and lessons for beginners leave out any explanation of the seemingly easy and important word "please". This is not because the Swedish don't know how to be polite, but because they use different words and sentence constructions in different contexts. In Swedish, your choice of phrase will indicate the degree of politeness. Here is how to say please in many different situations.
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How to Make a Beach Peach Cocktail
A peachy, rum-based cocktail that's perfect for beach or poolside sipping. Why not pack a cocktail kit to make beach peach cocktails on your next beach trip? It's easy to make, just follow these steps.
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| Home Improvement |
Spice up your Bath with Bathroom Wall Tile
Picture wall tile and you're likely conjuring up images of bathrooms and showers. The reason is obvious: it makes for excellent waterproofing. While wall tile in other...Read more about Bathroom Wall Tile
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Introducing Glass, Metal, and Cork Wall Tile
When wall tile is discussed in most circles, ceramic tiles get most of the air time. Be it traditional ceramic tile, handpainted terrazzo, or the wide selection of...Read more about Cork Wall Tile 
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Get in Shape with an Endless Pool
An Endless Pool is a small swimming pool equipped with a circulating system that allows you to swim in place. These relatively new additions to the swimming pool scene...Read more about Endless Pool
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Make the Most of Small Spaces with a Garden Terrace
Terrace gardens come in all shapes, forms, and designs, from urban rooftop gardens to secluded suburban patio hideaways. The one thing all these gardens have in common is...Read more about Garden Terrace
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Backyard Swing Sets and Kid Slides
With the enormous amount of children's products available today, deciding what to spend your money on can be difficult. As a parent, you want something that will be...Read more about Kid Slides
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