Mark Memmott

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Deal Struck To Avoid Possibility Of Government Shutdown In October

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Republican and Democratic leaders have agreed on a plan to fund the government for the first six months of fiscal 2013. Still left to debate: whether to extend the so-called Bush tax ...

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Did Twitter Go Too Far? It Suspended Critic Of NBC's Olympics Coverage

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Guy Adams of The Independent was among many contributing to the #NBCFail trending topic. Twitter suspended his account after he posted an NBC executive's email address. Adams says he ...

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Economy Slowed Further In Second Quarter

Friday, July 27, 2012

The nation's gross domestic product grew at a 1.5 percent annual rate, the Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates, down from a 2 percent pace in the first quarter.

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Stories Of The Colorado Victims: Mom's Sure Her Daughter Stood Up To Gunman

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Rebecca Wingo, 32, was facing the attacker when she was shot, her mother has been told. Shirley Wygal is sure her daughter believed that "if you're going to shoot me, you're going to look at me and do it."

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As Details Emerge On Difficulty Getting Help To Victims, Colorado Funerals Begin

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

The attack overwhelmed first responders' resources. The result was an "outside in" response, the Denver Post reports, during which some of the less seriously injured got treated befor...

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Kim Jong Un Has Married That Mystery Woman, North Korean TV Says

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Figuring out who the woman is who's been seen with North Korea's leader has been difficult. But is it North Korean pop star Hyon Song-wol? And did they rekindled an old romance?

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Nothing To Report Yet, 'Disappointed' Amelia Earhart Searchers Say

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The latest expedition to look for clues to the aviator's 1937 disappearance didn't discover any obvious debris. But now they'll analyze images taken in the ocean off a tiny island in the mid-Pacific.

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Former Murdoch Editors Face Criminal Charges In U.K. Phone Hacking Scandal

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

One of those being charged went on to be a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron. The now defunct News of the World tapped into voicemails of murder victims, celebrities and politicians.

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Dozens Dead After Iraq's Bloodiest Day This Year

Monday, July 23, 2012

A series of apparently coordinated attacks in at least 13 cities also injured hundreds of people.

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Aurora Suspect: A 'Smart And Quiet Man' Who Allegedly Hid A 'Deadly Plan'

Saturday, July 21, 2012

"It appears he was a study in contrast," The Denver Post reports. The man arrested after a shooting rampage that left 12 people dead and about 58 wounded was just "Jimmy" Holmes in hi...

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VIDEO: 'God's Plan' Led To Deadly Encounter With Trayvon, Zimmerman Says

Thursday, July 19, 2012

While he is sorry that Trayvon Martin ended up dead, George Zimmerman says he doesn't regret anything he did the evening of Feb. 26 in Sanford, Fla. And he says he won't question why it happened.

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Drought In U.S. Now Worst Since 1956; Food Prices To Spike, Economy To Suffer

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

"Moderate to extreme" drought conditions already exist in about 55 percent of the continental U.S. No relief is in sight. There are warnings this could be one of the 10-most expensive weather disasters in U.S. history.

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Twist, But Don't Shout: McCartney & Springsteen Have Plug Pulled In London

Monday, July 16, 2012

At a show Saturday night in Hyde Park, the Boss welcomed the Beatle on stage. But when they went past the local curfew, organizers pulled the plug before the singers could say good night. There's video.

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JPMorgan Earned $5B In Second Quarter Even After $4.4B Trading Loss

Friday, July 13, 2012

Bank CEO Jamie Dimon says "all of our client-driven businesses had solid performance" and that "we have put most of this problem behind us."

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Paterno, Others Slammed In Report For Failing To Protect Sandusky's Victims

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh and his team of investigators allege that the legendary football coach and other leaders at the school "failed to take any steps" for 14 years to help ...

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Holy Cow! Family Finds Baseball Card Collection That May Fetch $3 Million

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Stored away in an Ohio attic for about 100 years, the rare cards are in mint condition. Among the players: Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb and Connie Mack. Now, 20 cousins will share the windfall.

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JPMorgan Will Move To 'Claw Back' Millions From Execs Who Bungled Billions

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

According to The Wall Street Journal, the bank will indeed seek to recover stocks paid to some of its top executives.

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Just 80,000 Jobs Added In June; Unemployment Rate Stays At 8.2 Percent

Friday, July 06, 2012

Economists had been expecting slightly better job growth. The jobless rate has been above 8 percent since February 2009. The report adds to evidence that the economy is slowing again.

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'Torture Centers' Stretch Across Syria, Human Rights Watch Reports

Tuesday, July 03, 2012

The watchdog group says interviews with hundreds of former detainees and defectors show that an "archipelago of torture centers" has been created. Opponents of the Assad regime report...

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Mexico's PRI Rises From 'Death Bed' With Return To Power

Monday, July 02, 2012

After a 12-year absence, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is back in power with the election of Enrique Pena Nieto as president. He has promised the party won't return to its corrupt ways.

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