Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Amanda Knox: I'm overwhelmed right now - CBS News

Amanda Knox: I'm overwhelmed right now - CBS News: "(CBS/AP) LONDON - In her first press conference since having her murder conviction overturned in Italy, Amanda Knox spoke briefly about her return home before breaking down in tears."

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Opting Out of Race, Christie Says, ‘Now Is Not My Time’ - NYTimes.com

Opting Out of Race, Christie Says, ‘Now Is Not My Time’ - NYTimes.com: "After a kinetic month in which some of the biggest names in American industry and Republican politics urged him to run for president, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey spent a quiet weekend at home, coming to a sobering conclusion on Tuesday: “Now is not my time.”"

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NREL | Green Jobs Farm | Colorado | Stimulus | The Daily Caller

NREL | Green Jobs Farm | Colorado | Stimulus | The Daily Caller: "President Barack Obama’s “green jobs” initiatives suffered another major blow late Monday, as the nonprofit National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado, announced a plan to lay off roughly 10 percent of its staff through a voluntary buy-out plan."

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Giant Asteroid Vesta Has Mountain Taller Than Anything on Earth | Asteroid Vesta & Vesta Images | NASA's Dawn Spacecraft | Space.com

Giant Asteroid Vesta Has Mountain Taller Than Anything on Earth | Asteroid Vesta & Vesta Images | NASA's Dawn Spacecraft | Space.com: "A NASA spacecraft orbiting the asteroid Vesta is revealing new details about the huge space rock's surface, including a massive mountain that rises taller than Mt. Everest on Earth."

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Vice President Joe Biden doesn't know who Van Jones is | Local News - The Schnitt Show

Vice President Joe Biden doesn't know who Van Jones is | Local News - The Schnitt Show: "Tuesday morning on AM Tampa Bay on 970 WFLA, Vice President Joe Biden was asked by Jack Harris about the Occupy Wall Street Movement. The VP said "I really don't know about the Van Jones group, except what I read in the press." The group is currently protesting in New York City against the social and economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government. "

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Italy downgrade deepens fears over euro debt crisis | Business | guardian.co.uk

Italy downgrade deepens fears over euro debt crisis | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Ratings agency Moody's slashes Italy debt rating by three points, increasing pressure on European governments trying to contain financial crisis"

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Michelle Obama's Africa Trip Cost More Than $432,142 - Washington Whispers (usnews.com)

Michelle Obama's Africa Trip Cost More Than $432,142 - Washington Whispers (usnews.com): "First lady Michelle Obama's family trip to South Africa and Botswana in June cost taxpayers well over $424,000, according to new accounting based on Air Force manifests obtained by Judicial Watch, a taxpayer watchdog group."

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CBS News Reporter Says White House Screamed, Swore at Her Over Fast and Furious | The Weekly Standard

CBS News Reporter Says White House Screamed, Swore at Her Over Fast and Furious | The Weekly Standard: "The Fast and Furious scandal, in which the Justice Department knowingly gave Mexican criminal gangs thousands of guns, just keeps escalating."

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House Republicans Request Special Counsel To Probe Holder On 'Fast And Furious' | Fox News

House Republicans Request Special Counsel To Probe Holder On 'Fast And Furious' | Fox News: " House Republicans are calling for a special counsel to determine whether Attorney General Eric Holder misled Congress during his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on Operation Fast and Furious, Fox News has learned."

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Emanuel to City Employees: Pay Tickets or Lose Job | NBC Chicago

Emanuel to City Employees: Pay Tickets or Lose Job | NBC Chicago: "In his effort to balance the city’s budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has now reached the digging-for-change-under-the-car-seat level: he’s threatening to fire city employees with unpaid parking tickets, red light camera tickets and water bills."

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