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 CBS News | 4 people found dead after boat crash on Iowa river Boston.com BURLINGTON, Iowa—The bodies of four people missing after a boat crash on the Mississippi River in Iowa were found Sunday within 100 yards of the crash site, according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. None were wearing a life vest. 3 bodies found after boat crash on Iowa river |
 Boston.com | Obama: NATO shifting to help peace in Afghanistan Boston.com CHICAGO—The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President Barack Obama said Sunday as alliance leaders insisted the fighting coalition ... Obama, Karzai push for post-2014 vision of Afghanistan Anti-war protesters rally in Grant Park Afghanistan's Karzai thanks Obama for 'your taxpayers' money' |
 MyFox Memphis | Cory Booker slams Obama campaign for attack on Romney's Bain record Fox News Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a surrogate for President Obama's re-election effort, slammed a recent Obama campaign ad on Sunday for its attack on Mitt Romney's tenure at private equity firm Bain Capital. During a roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet the ... An Obama Surrogate Criticizes Campaign Cory Booker, surrogate from hell Corey Booker defends Bain Capital, calls attacks on private equity 'nauseating' |
 The Star-Ledger - NJ.com | Some Gay Rights Advocates Question Rutgers Sentencing New York Times In the two months since he was found guilty of using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Dharun Ravi has gone from being a symbol of anti-gay bias to being something of a folk hero, with rallies of his supporters urging the court to “Free Dharun. Rutgers Webcam Spying Case Raises Novel Issues About Deportation, Experts Say Parents Make Appeals Before Webcam Case Sentencing |
Undercount left 1 million blacks out of 1940 US Census, including tennis great ... - Washington Post
 Palm Beach Post | Undercount left 1 million blacks out of 1940 US Census, including tennis great ... Washington Post NEW YORK — It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon. But according to the 1940 census, the trailblazing athlete ... New 1940 US census records show black undercount |
 The Associated Press | For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin San Francisco Chronicle (05-20) 10:25 PDT Albany, NY (AP) -- Some New York farmers look across the Susquehanna River, see the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells and think of the money they're losing as heated debate keeps hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, out of New York. For NY farmers, fracking means salvation — or ruin NY farmers take sides, sometimes bitterly, over costs and benefits of shale ... |
 USA TODAY | Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off SC coast USA TODAY By Donna Leinwand Leger, USA TODAY A tropical storm watch remained in effect from the Savannah River to South Carolina's Santee River. The Hurricane Center advised people on the coast from Georgia to North Carolina's Outer Banks to monitor the storm ... Tropical Storm Alberto loses strength, forecasters say Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off Carolina coast Alberto forecast to stay offshore; tropical storm watch remains |
 USA TODAY | Mighty Merkel may be the odd woman out Reuters By Andreas Rinke | CHICAGO (Reuters) - There are weeks in the political life of Angela Merkel that were surely more pleasant than the last one. Last Sunday, the German chancellor's party suffered a big loss in the regional election of North ... World Leaders Urge Growth, Not Austerity At Summit, a Struggle for Consensus on Economic Woes World leaders meet at Camp David |
 The Guardian | Chen Guangcheng's family and friends 'still at risk' in China The Guardian Supporters of Chen Guangcheng have warned that his family and friends in China are still at risk after the blind activist arrived in New York to begin a new life in the United States. Chen — whose daring escape from house arrest last month prompted a ... Chen's Arrival in Manhattan Ends Flashpoint in US-China Ties Chen takes off for the US Chen Guangcheng's 'bittersweet' first day of freedom |
 New York Times | Romney Moving to Florida? Maybe One Day, He Says The Ledger By MICHAEL BARBARO Mitt Romney has a beachfront home in California, a condominium in Massachusetts and a lake house in New Hampshire. What doesn't he have? A place in Florida. But that could change, he said this week, and one reason is taxes. With cookies and conversations, Romney tries charm On a charm offensive, Romney speaks to reporters, offers cookies, shows ... Romney tells Floridians he considered a home in the state |
