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Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial

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By Anthony Deutsch and Ivana Sekularac | THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic taunted Srebrenica survivors on Wednesday at the start of his trial for genocide, running his hand across his throat in a gesture of defiance to relatives ...
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Obama lunches with congressional leaders, Romney campaigns in Florida, plus ...

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President Barack Obama is focusing Wednesday on efforts to get Congress to act on his "To Do List," which he says would aid the economic recovery.
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Greece to decide on interim government to lead country to next election

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ATHENS, Greece - Greece's president convened the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more Wednesday, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month after nine days of power-sharing talks ...
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European shares plumb fresh 2012 lows on Greek trauma

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* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.7 pct, led by miners * Glencore, Xstrata hurt by UBS downgrades * Maersk top faller on cautious freight outlook By Tricia Wright LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - European shares sank to new 2012 lows on Wednesday in a broad-based ...
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Boehner: Spending Cuts Must Offset Debt Limit Hike

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House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that when Congress raises the nation's borrowing cap he will again insist on spending cuts and budget reforms to offset the increase.
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Subdued Dimon Is Confronted Over $2B Trading Loss

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The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that "should never have happened" and survived a push to strip him of the title of chairman of the board.
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Iran's Tough Nuclear Stance Masks Struggles

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By AP / ALI AKBAR DAREINI and BRIAN MURPHY Wednesday, May 16, 2012 (TEHRAN, Iran) - The negotiating stance from Iranian officials never varies: The Islamic Republic will not give up its capabilities to make nuclear fuel.
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UN observers caught up in Syria violence

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UN observers deployed to monitor a ceasefire in Syria, have been caught up in the violence during a visit in Idlib province. Activists say at least 20 people were killed in the attack.
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Virginia Republicans deny prosecutor's bid to become state's first openly gay ...

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A prosecutor's bid to become the first openly gay judge in Virginia was stymied by state conservatives on Tuesday. The state's General Assembly voted 33-31 to make Tracy Thorne-Begland a district court judge in Richmond.
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Sarah Palin: Deb Fischer's no 'good old boy'

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Sarah Palin congratulated Deb Fischer for her surprise victory in Nebraska's Republican Senate primary Tuesday, hailing the state senator as an anti-establishment candidate with no ties to the “good old boys” club.
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Greece Weighs on US Stock Futures

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By ROBERT DANIEL US stock index futures pointed to a flat open for Wall Street, with global markets under pressure amid worries over Greece's politics and finances.
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Facebook to sell 25% more shares

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By Chris Isidore @CNNMoneyTech May 16, 2012: 7:17 AM ET There will be 25% more Facebook shares sold in its upcoming IPO, according to a company filing.
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EURO GOVT-Bunds test highs; safety demand helps auctions

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* Bunds test highs on Greek uncertainty before retreating * Good demand for German, French bonds at auctions * Buyers creep in for Italian, Spanish bonds By Kirsten Donovan LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - German government bond futures tested record highs ...
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Romney-Christie ticket a loser in NJ, poll finds

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Gov. Chris Christie (RN.J.) would not be able to deliver the Garden State if he were chosen as Mitt Romney's vice-presidential pick, a new survey shows.
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Obama raises $44 million for campaign, Dems in May

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By JACK GILLUM, AP - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney for the White House.
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Romney adds delegates with win in Oregon primary, inching closer to clinching ...

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WASHINGTON - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has won most of the delegates in the Oregon primary, leaving him 155 delegates shy of the number of delegates needed to win the Republican nomination for president.
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HTC stock dives after Apple blocks smartphone shipments

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HTC's stock price has been sent into a tumble, after imports of new HTC handsets into the US were blocked in customs by an Apple complaint to the ITC.
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Questions remain if there is enough growth to justify Facebook valuation

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Despite strong investor demand for a share of the social network trumped ongoing debate about the company's long-term potential to make money.
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Lack of Trust in Facebook May Hold Back Ad Sales

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Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make money for it.
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Cannes 2012: Sacha Baron Cohen pulls camel stunt

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Flamboyant British comic Sacha Baron Cohen sparked minor chaos on Cannes Film Festival's fabled Croisette beachfront Wednesday as his zany alter ego General Aladeen took a morning stroll on his camel Osama.
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Maria Menounos bounced fro 'Dancing With the Stars'

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By AP entertainment staff ABCTV personality Maria Menounos, left, and her partner Derek Hough performing on the celebrity dance competition series "Dancing with the Stars," in Los Angeles.
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Aaron Sorkin to write script for Sony's Steve Jobs biopic

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His legacy already surrounds us in the shape of iPods, iPhones, iPads and myriad other iconic, sleek and indispensable examples of 21st-century living.
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Pacers notebook: David West helps team members keep their heads

Indianapolis Star -
Indiana Pacers forward David West (right) holds back guard Leandro Barbosa (second from right) after a skirmish between Miami Heat forward LeBron James and Pacers' Danny Granger during the second half of Game 2 in the Eastern Conference semifinal ...
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Phoenix Coyotes are going cold while losing their cool

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by Dan Bickley, columnist on May. 15, 2012, under Arizona Republic Sports The difference between the outdoor temperature (106 degrees) and the rink thermostat (53) might have been an NHL playoff record.
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Spurs' win streak hits 15 in 108-92 Game 1 victory

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San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, center, congratulates teammates Tony Parker, left, of France, and Manu Ginobili, right, of Argentina, during the third quarter of Game 1 of an NBA basketball Western Conference semifinal playoff series against the Los ...
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Private sector's space race heats up with rocket bound for space station

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By Kenneth Chang / New York Times News Service It sounds like a routine event for NASA: At 4:55 am Saturday, a rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Russia presents highest resolution image of Earth

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MOSCOW - A Russian satellite has captured what is thought to be the highest resolution picture of our planet ever taken from space.
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Home HIV test advances

Philadelphia Inquirer -
By Don Sapatkin OraQuick's test gives results in about 20 minutes. About 240000 Americans do not know they are HIV positive. Would you buy a rapid HIV screening test over the counter for use at home?
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Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer's earlier

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer - 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer's disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don't yet show many ...

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