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Yahoo fires bureau chief for Romney/blacks remark

NEW YORK (AP) - Yahoo News fired its Washington bureau chief on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after he was caught on an open microphone saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, at the GOP convention in Florida while a hurricane was approaching Louisiana, were "happy to have a party with black people drowning."


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Colo. theater victim families question fundraising

AURORA, Colo.- Anguished family members of some of the Colorado theater shooting victims lashed out at a fundraising campaign Tuesday, saying it collected more than $5 million "using pictures and names of our murdered loved ones" but so far has given no more than $5,000 each to families facing bills for medical treatment, travel and other expenses from the attack.



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Isaac makes landfall in La.; Gulf Coast braces

NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Isaac made landfall in southeast Louisiana late Tuesday as Gulf Coast residents hunkered down behind boarded-up windows with stockpiles of food and water, and wind-driven rain lashed bayous and beaches. New Orleans calmly waited out another storm on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's seventh anniversary, hoping the city's strengthened levees will hold. -á



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Salmonella at Ind. farm matches outbreak strain

The Food and Drug Administration says salmonella found at a cantaloupe farm in southwestern Indiana matches the "DNA fingerprint" of the salmonella responsible for a deadly outbreak that sickened people in 21 states.


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Brawl erupts at hearing for ISU shooting suspect

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - A court hearing for a former Indiana State University student charged in a fatal shooting in a campus parking lot erupted into a fight that briefly forced officials to lock down the Vigo County Courthouse and Terre Haute City Hall. -á


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Obama courts college students returning to campus

President Barack Obama, appealing to students who powered his first White House run, swooped onto college campuses Tuesday to remind those returning to class that they hold a unique power to determine the election.


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Isaac becomes Category 1 hurricane near Gulf Coast

Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.



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Ann Romney says America can trust her husband in speech given Tuesday night

Meet Mitt Romney's sweetheart. Making her national debut, Ann Romney swept onto the stage at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday night and delivered a forceful defense of her husband's character and values - and made an all-out play for the critical women's vote - in a speech designed to introduce the country to the man she knows better than anyone.


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GOP convention opens: Party proceeds despite storm

TAMPA, Fla. - Republicans launched Mitt Romney's national convention Monday with the bang of a gavel before a smattering of delegates as Tropical Storm Isaac led them to cancel most of the opening-day program. -á


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Gas prices rise as refineries shut for Isaac

Pump prices are heading higher as Tropical Storm Isaac forces several major refineries along the Gulf Coast to halt production in preparation for high winds and heavy rains.







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