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Biden's advice to graduates

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:40am
"Don't listen to the cynics ... they were wrong about my generation and they're wrong about yours."


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3-D Avatars: No Need to Try On Clothes

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:39am
Tech company Metail digitizes its clothing and uses software that merges garment images with customer avatars for fit.
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Judge: Courts too deferential to W.H.

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:36am
He says fellow jurists roll over when the executive branch claims national security is at stake.


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Baucus pledges Senate IRS hearings

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:34am
"The American people have questions for the IRS and I intend to get answers," he says.


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Jury Split on 2 Counts in Abortion Doctor Trial

The New York Times - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:29am
Jurors in the murder trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell said that they were divided on two of the more than 200 counts in the case, but the judge asked them to try again to reach a unanimous verdict.    
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Man critically beaten with skateboards in California

FOX News - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:12am

Southern California authorities say four youngsters could be charged with attempted murder after they beat and critically injured a man with their skateboards.

The Orange County Register says it happened Friday night after a woman bystander tried to break up a fight between two groups at a Huntington Beach skate park.

Police Lt. Chad Nichols says the skateboarders turned on the woman, and her boyfriend intervened and was chased to a nearby coin laundry and beaten with skateboards. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Seven boys under the age of 18 were detained. Four of them were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and were booked at Juvenile Hall.

Authorities say all four were on probation for previous crimes.

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Schiff: Broad probe of IRS

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:11am
The lawmaker calls for an investigation that goes back into the Bush years.


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Kids accused of beating man with skateboards

FOX News - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 11:06am

Southern California authorities say four youngsters could be charged with attempted murder after they beat and critically injured a man with their skateboards.

The Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/13OCwPI ) says it happened Friday night after a woman bystander tried to break up a fight between two groups at a Huntington Beach skate park.

Police Lt. Chad Nichols says the skateboarders turned on the woman, and her boyfriend intervened and was chased to a nearby coin laundry and beaten with skateboards. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Seven boys under the age of 18 were detained. Four of them were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and were booked at Juvenile Hall.

Authorities say all four were on probation for previous crimes.

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Information from: The Orange County Register, http://www.ocregister.com

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Rubio: Obama should fire IRS chief

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:48am
He says the agency cannot operate with "a shred of the American people's confidence" as it is now.


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Cramer: Street Will Stay With Bloomberg

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:47am
CNBC's Jim Cramer says the Bloomberg terminal is loved too much for any Wall Street firm to ditch the service.
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Holmes' insanity plea holds risks for both sides

FOX News - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:44am

Changing his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity is seen as James Holmes' best hope of avoiding the death penalty. His lawyers have avoided taking the step, though, because it also carries risks for Holmes, charged with killing 12 people and injuring 70 on July 20 at a packed midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises" in Aurora.

PREVIOUS PLEA:

A judge entered a not guilty for Holmes in March after his lawyers said they weren't prepared to enter a plea yet. He said Holmes could change it later.

WHY CHANGE:

Defense lawyers fear a wrinkle in Colorado law could cripple their ability to raise his mental health as a mitigating factor during the sentencing phase. They question the constitutionality of that law. Two judges have refused to rule on its constitutionality, saying the attorneys' objections were hypothetical because Holmes had not pleaded insanity. The defense had little choice but to have Holmes enter the plea and then challenge the law.

OTHER RISKS FOR THE DEFENSE:

Holmes will have to submit to a mental evaluation by state-employed doctors, and prosecutors could use the findings against him.

RISKS FOR THE PROSECUTION:

Prosecutors must convince jurors beyond a reasonable doubt that Holmes was sane. If they don't, state law requires the jury to find him not guilty by reason of insanity. If acquitted, Holmes would be committed to the state mental hospital indefinitely.

MENTAL EVALUATION:

The mental evaluation could take weeks or months. Evaluators will interview Holmes, his friends and family, and if Holmes permits it, they'll also speak with mental health professionals who treated him in the past. Evaluators may give Holmes standardized personality tests and compare his results to those of people with documented mental illness. They will also look for any physical brain problems.

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Rove on Kristol: 'Inexplicable'

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:30am
He says he doesn't get The Weekly Standard editor's criticism of an American Crossroads ad.


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Bad sandwich sparks assault

CNN - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:24am
A Massachusetts woman who complained of too many pickles on her sub attacks the employee with punches and pickle jars.
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Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Case

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:24am
The Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto's patent for a type of soybean.
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H&M Signs Bangladesh Safety Agreement

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:23am
The world's two biggest fashion retailers backed a deal aimed at preventing a repeat of the Bangladesh factory collapse.
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A Second Chance for Sea Lions

The New York Times - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:22am
An epidemic of starvation struck Southern California's baby sea lions last February. Although many have died, the Pacific Marine Mammal Center is nursing many of them back to health.    

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Tea party groups want IRS inquiry

POLITICO - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:05am
Tea Party Patriots are calling on Congress to investigate why they were unfairly targeted.


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Business Inventories Were Flat Again

CNBC - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 10:01am
Business inventories were flat in March for a second straight month as automobile, furniture and clothing stocks fell.
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Slain girl's mom pleads for privacy

CNN - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:59am
With one child dead and the second arrested in her death, a California woman pleaded for a bit of privacy on Mother's Day.
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4 kids killed in Penn. fire

CNN - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 9:58am
Six people, including four children, were killed in a house fire late Sunday night in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Haven borough police said.
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