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 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:17:51 -0400 Raising cash for Dems, Obama bemoans partisan jams

Air Force Col. Bill Knight, right, greets President Barack Obama at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, May 13, 2013, before Obama boarded Air Force One before departing to New York City for private fundraisers. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)NEW YORK (AP) — Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied compromise in Washington as he raised campaign cash for Democrats in New York.



 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:17:05 -0400 Popular psychologist Joyce Brothers dead at 85

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 1987 file photo, Dr. Joyce Brothers takes a break from a busy schedule in Los Angeles to talk about her upcoming television series, "The Psychology Behind the News." Brothers died Monday, May 13, 2013, in New York City, according to publicist Sanford Brokaw. She was 85. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film personality, has died. She was 85.



 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:14:30 -0400 Derby winner Orb arrives at Pimlico for Preakness

Exercise rider Jennifer Patterson walks Kentucky Derby winner Orb after arriving at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Monday, May 13, 2013. Orb is scheduled to run in the Preakness Stakes on May 18. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)BALTIMORE (AP) — Orb has settled into the place reserved for royalty at Pimlico Race Course — stall 40.



 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:11:30 -0400 Gov't obtains wide AP phone records in probe

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2012 file photo, Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of The Associated Press, speaks at the Associated Press Media Editors (APME) conference in Nashville, Tenn. A federal judge on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 ordered an Internet news clipping service to stop reselling stories from The Associated Press, saying the ability of news organizations to perform an "essential function of democracy" was jeopardized when a company is allowed to "free ride" on the costly work of others. Pruitt said the ruling was important for the AP and "others in the news business who work so hard to provide high-quality original news reports on which the public relies." (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news.



 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:51 -0400 Drug manufacturer agrees to $500 million penalty
WASHINGTON (AP) — A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a case that is part of an ongoing crackdown on the quality of generic drugs flowing into the U.S.
 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:09:51 -0400 Amtrak unveils locomotives to replace aging fleet

In this photo taken Saturday, May 11, 2013, is one of the new Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotives built by Siemens Rails Systems in Sacramento, Calif. The new electric locomotive will run on the Northeast intercity rail lines and replace Amtrak locomotives that have been in service for 20 to 30 years. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Amtrak has unveiled at a plant in California the first of 70 new locomotives, marking what the national passenger railroad service said it hopes will be a new era of better reliability, streamlined maintenance and more energy efficiency.




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 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:04:29 GMT Bloomberg Took Secret Path to a New Schools Chief
The secrecy around Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s selection of Cathleen P. Black to run the city’s schools highlighted his faith in business leaders and dislike of public debate.
 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:28:20 GMT Tentative Deal in Iraq Keeps Maliki in Power
Iraq’s leaders reached a tentative agreement to end an eight-month political impasse and return Nuri Kamal al-Maliki to power.
 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:14:21 GMT Wal-Mart Says ‘Try This On’: Free Shipping
Starting Thursday, Wal-Mart plans to offer free shipping on its Web site, a move that may create an expectation among consumers and a threat to smaller retailers.
 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:28:20 GMT Life in Shadows for Mentally Ill in China, With Violent Flares
Psychiatry has been revived in China, but mental health remains a medical backwater, desperately short of financing, practitioners and esteem.
 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:15:16 GMT Music Review: For Nashville’s Royalty, the Shake-Up Goes On
Victories for Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert at the Country Music Awards were only some of the signs that Nashville is coming to terms with a new establishment.
 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:17:49 GMT Obama Warns North Korea in Speech
President Obama said North Korea faces further isolation unless it gives up nuclear weapons.

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 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:07:50 GMT Tories to publish EU referendum bill
The Conservative Party will publish a draft parliamentary bill on Tuesday to legislate for an in/out referendum on UK membership of the EU to be held by the end of 2017.
 Mon, 13 May 2013 23:09:42 GMT Pledge to close health and care gap
Ministers are promising an end to the era of vulnerable people being passed around the health and care systems.
 Mon, 13 May 2013 21:38:47 GMT Mancini sacked as Man City manager
Roberto Mancini is sacked as Manchester City boss with the club saying he had missed most of their targets for the season.
 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:31:51 GMT Child sexual abuse orders criticised
A system of civil court orders designed to prevent child sexual offending is "not fit for purpose", a report obtained by the BBC concludes.
 Tue, 14 May 2013 01:05:08 GMT US abortion doctor guilty of murders
A Philadelphia doctor is convicted of the first-degree murders of three babies born alive and killed with scissors in illegal, late term abortions.
 Mon, 13 May 2013 23:11:04 GMT MPs question defence equipment costs
The UK may not be able to pay for projected levels of spending on military equipment over the next decade, MPs warn - but ministers say their plans are "fully funded".

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