Thursday, April 19, 2012

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 4/19/2012





Dog wars heat up presidential race
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney waits to address a campaign rally at Pinkerton Academy in DerryMuch has been made about Mitt Romney, in 1983, putting his family dog Seamus in a kennel on top of his roof and driving from Boston to Canada, with said canine Seamus making his displeasure known in a rather scatological way.



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Prostitution scandal ricochets through Washington
Obama's spokesman did not directly respond to a question over whether Sullivan should step downThe Secret Service prostitution scandal escalated with the disclosure that at least 20 women had been in hotel rooms with U.S. agents and military personnel just before Obama arrived for the summit.



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Rocker's NRA speech sparks investigation
Palin Joins Rally For WV Republican Candidate For Senate John RaeseThe U.S. Secret Service is looking into a violent rant by "Catch Scratch Fever" rocker Ted Nugent  in which he denounced President Barack Obama and his top advisers as "evil" and urged National Rifle Association members to help "chop their heads off in November."



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Synthetic marijuana on the rise: 'Far worse' than pot
New York law stubs out synthetic marijuanaAntidrug activists are concerned by the rising use of manmade drugs known as synthetic marijuana, which are actually dangerous chemical concoctions that are banned in many states.



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Abducted newborn found safe after mother fatally shot
babyPolice say they have found a 3-day-old baby who was abducted after his mother was shot multiple times outside a doctor's office in Houston, Tex.



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Rubio's immigration push a potential lift for GOP
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks in Simi Valley, Calif. Rubio's push for a Republican version of immigration legislation could be the answer to GOP election-year prayers. The telegenic son of Cuban exiles and potential vice presidential pick is putting together a bill that would allow young illegal immigrants to study and work in the United States but still deny them citizenship. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's push for a Republican version of immigration legislation looks like the answer to the election-year prayers of the GOP — and Mitt Romney.



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Body found, woman held in missing Calif. Marine wife case
Brittany Killgore Disappearance: Unidentified Body Found After Suspect Arrested on Suspicion of MurderAuthorities arrested a woman Tuesday for investigation of murder after finding a body in their search for the missing wife of a U.S. Marine.



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Tax return theft: How to safeguard your refund
Tax Return Theft: How to Safeguard Your RefundFor hundreds of thousands of taxpayers Tax Day is just the beginning of a nightmare where they discover Social Security numbers have been stolen and fake returns filed in their name.



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Norway killer expounds on fanatical views at trial
Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik, second right, talks to public prosecutor Inga Bejer Engh at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday April 17, 2012. The anti-Muslim fanatic who admitted to killing 77 people in a bomb-and-shooting massacre is set to take the stand in his terror trial. Anders Behring Breivik will have five days to explain why he set off a bomb in Oslo's government district, killing eight, and then gunned down 69 at a Labor Party youth camp outside the Norwegian capital. (AP Photo/Heiko Junge/Scanpix Norway/POOL)In a scene unimaginable in many countries, Norway's worst mass killer got the chance to explain his fanatical views to the court and the world, unrepentant and dressed in a business suit. Prosecutors and lawyers for the families of his 77 victims even shook his hand.



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Candidates chosen in race to replace Gabrielle Giffords
FILE - This Jan. 23, 2012 file photo shows U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., touring the Gabrielle Giffords Family Assistance Center, one of her favorite charities, with her staffer Ron Barber in Tucson, Ariz. Barber, a top aide to former Congresswoman Giffords, is expected announce his candidacy to run in a special election to serve as an interim replacement for the Arizona Democrat who was wounded in a shooting rampage a year ago. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool, File)Voters in southern Arizona's 8th Congressional District chose Republican Jesse Kelly to face former Gabrielle Giffords aide Ron Barber in a special election to replace the wounded ex-congresswoman.



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Police say woman fakes kidnapping to see boyfriend
Police say a 22-year-old suburban Phoenix woman has admitted she lied about being kidnapped in order to meet her boyfriend in Mexico.

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Warren Buffett diagnosed with stage I prostate cancer
File photo of Warren Buffett at the 2010 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in WashingtonWarren Buffett said in a letter to shareholders on Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer.



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Report: Former student, teacher back together again
In this photo taken Friday, April 6, 2012 and provided by the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Dept., Christopher James Hooker is seen in Modesto, Calif. Hooker, the former Enochs High teacher whose romance with one of his students drew attention from around the world a few weeks ago, was arrested Friday on one count of oral copulation with a minor for an incident police said happened 14 years ago. (AP Photo/Stanislaus County Sheriffs)The California teen who made national headlines when she and her high school teacher moved in together told a local television station that the two are back together again.



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Teen is building her own car for her 16th birthday
car14-year-old Kathryn from Michigan has been rebuilding an old car for the past two years, mostly on her own.



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Obama targets oil speculators: Is it just smoke and mirrors?
President Barack Obama, flanked by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left, and Attorney General Eric Holder, speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 17, 2012, about a plan to increase oversight and crack down on manipulation in oil markets. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Obama raised the ante on his efforts to limit the rise in oil prices. The president, joined by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Attorney General Eric Holder, called on Congress to adopt tougher rules on speculators in the oil market.



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Christie leaves door open to potential VP bid
Christie Would Listen if Romney Asks Him to Be Running MateChris Christie said today he’s “not looking to become vice president,” but left the door open to a conversation about being Romney’s running mate if the presumptive GOP nominee comes calling.



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"Mini-Madoff" Arthur Nadel dies in prison at 80
Arthur Nadel, 75, is shown in a photo provided by the Sarasota County Sheriff's OfficeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Arthur Nadel, a former Florida fund manager dubbed a "mini-Madoff" for defrauding investors out of $168 million, has died in prison at the age of 80, a spokeswoman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Tuesday. Spokeswoman Traci Billingsley said Nadel died on Monday. She had no further details. Nadel was in poor health when he was sentenced to serve 14 years in prison in October 2010 after he pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court in February that year. ...



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Taxes push some Americans to take a hike
Genette Eysselinck renounced her U.S. citizenship to become Belgian. (Credit: Reuters/Pascal Parrot)Last year, almost 1,800 people renounced their U.S. citizenship or handed in their Green Cards.



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Stolen Tom Petty guitars recovered
Tom Petty and one of his vintage, 12-string Rickenbackers, which helped the band produce its signature soundUS police have recovered five stolen guitars belonging to Tom Petty and Heartbreakers, they said, earning thanks from the US rock veteran on the eve of his latest tour.



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First Lady Michelle Obama: Supreme Court at stake in election
Michelle Obama Calls Trayvon Martin Death 'Tremendous Loss'Michelle Obama put the Supreme Court at the core of Obama's argument for reelection, telling supporters that the vote in November could affect whether Americans can "love whomever we choose."



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Edwards' hairstyle: From $400 salon to $13 Supercuts
Edwards' Hair Style Goes From $400 Salon to $13 SupercutsNot one hair on ex-Sen. John Edwards’ head has escaped his precipitous fall from political grace. The lush brown locks that once got the star treatment from a $400 Beverly Hills hairdresser are now being snipped and styled for $12.95.



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