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IRS scandal turns into an even bigger public relations mess for the White House
Lois Lerner, the IRS official who first disclosed that the agency had targeted conservative groups, surprised a House committee Wednesday by delivering an opening statement, and then taking the fifth. The Daily Rundown guest host Peter Alexander reports and NBC's Mark Murray joins the ...
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Boy Scouts of America vote over allowing gay members into troops
Boy Scouts are today voting to determine whether openly gay members can participate in the organisation, as part of a landmark debate that could change the face of Scouting across ...
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White House would veto Republican-sponsored bait-and-switch student loan interest bill
H.R. 1911 , that would tie the interest rate on student loans to the rate at which the U.S. government borrows. Unless Congress takes action, subsidized Federal Direct Stafford Loans for undergraduates will double to 6.8 percent on July 1. But this bill, dubbed Smarter Solutions for Students Act, is the wrong approach, according to a statement from the Executive Office of the ...
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Video High-tech high fitness Can gadgets enhance your workout
Despite new government labels on sunscreen due out this summer, one watchdog group says high SPF ratings can give people a false sense of security. Norah O'Donnell ...
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Video Prince Harrys green thumb on display at Chelsea Flower Show
CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports on London's famous Chelsea Flower Show, which is expecting tens of thousands visitors, and has already attracted members of the royal ...
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Father of man killed in Boston bomb probe voices regret
Mugshot photos of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev (left), killed in a gunfight with police on April 19, 2013; and Ibragim Todashev, who was fatally shot in Orlando, Fla., May 22, when he initiated a violent confrontation with an FBI agent, officials ...
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Video Bowser and Barbara Dog owners joy amid Okla. rubble
After all the heartbreak in Moore, Oklahoma, one moment has touched people all over the world: when a dog named Bowser crawled out of the rubble, and into his owner's ...
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Video Watch Fiery collapse of railroad trestle
Big changes for the 2012-2013 season! Watch the current week's episode for FREE up to a week after it airs or subscribe for access to all shows, classic episodes and ...
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Video Regis Philbin on Weiner Hes got a lot of guts...and chest
Regis Philbin has been part of television for more than 50 years and holds the Guinness record for spending more hours on American TV than anyone else. He spoke to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about life and his long ...
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Watch Colorado Gunmans Shooting Caught on Tape
They released dash cam video shows a violent encounter between the men accused of gunning down Colorado's prison -- and that pizza delivery man and a deputy last march. A warning this video may be -- to watch. The suspect and any -- was on the run and Texas after the Colorado shootings and deputy James Boyd pulled him over. -- was -- into the passenger window when he was shot three times ...
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Watch NY Man Kidnapped Tortured in 32-Day Ransom Plot
Two men remain held without bail this morning and a third is in custody. Charge and -- kidnapping sounds like a movie plot but it started last month in front of Pedro port of Dell's ...
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Report A-Rod Sells Miami Beach Home For $30 Million
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) - He's not been on the baseball field this year, but New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is still pocketing plenty of cash. But it's not the Yankees giving A-Rod his latest payday, but rather a home buyer in South ...
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Wisch Five Chicago Athletes Who Didn’t Go Out Like Urlacher
(CBS) Some athletes just belong in certain uniforms. Derek Jeter is a New York Yankee. Kobe Bryant is a Los Angeles Laker. Tom Brady is a New England Patriot. And Brian Urlacher? He was a Chicago Bear. And now, mercifully, he always will be. On Wednesday after officially announcing his retirement from the NFL, Chicago's soon-to-be 35-year-old former linebacker told the Dan Patrick Show, ...
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Emma Roberts eyes American Horror Story role
Emma Roberts attends the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles on February 24, 2013. UPI/Chris ...
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Another Week in the White House
The IRS has made a mess That brings the White House many stresses. They need distractions, which they’ve got- Alas, though, those are other ...
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Anthony Weiner gets supportive reception in Harlem
FILE - In this June 16, 2011 file photo, Anthony Weiner speaks at a news conference in New York. The Democratic ex-congressman who resigned over raunchy tweets said late Tuesday, May 21, 2013, that he's in the New York City mayoral race. Although the field is crowded for September's primary, Weiner is arriving with some significant advantages, including a $4.8 million campaign war ...
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Va. landmark Natural Bridge up for sale
The property's primary owner is Washington, D.C., businessman Angelo Puglisi. Woltz says Puglisi wants the bridge to remain open to the ...
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Political participation in Latin America still low Report
New York, May 23 : Indigenous peoples in Latin America have undergone an unprecedented mobilization in the past 20 years, but political participation, particularly among women, is still low, the United Nations said in a new ...
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Missing Utah moms father-in-law not getting out
This undated photo released by the West Valley City Police Department shows Susan Powell. Citing a lack of leads, a police agency said Monday that it is closing the active investigation of the disappearance of Susan Powell, a Utah mother whose now-dead husband was a prime suspect. The announcement came after police spent two days searching in rural Oregon last week for any trace of Powell's ...
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Thunderstorms hail slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup
Jesse Edgar takes a break in the shade while helping salvage items at a friend's home Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and ...
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Miami Heat Edge Pacers in East Finals Opener
LeBron James delivered in the nick of time. James hit the game-winning layup as time expired in overtime Wednesday, lifting the Miami Heat to a thrilling 103-102 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals. "Two teams fought hard," said James after collecting 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his ninth career playoff ...
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Cicadageddon escalates as insects emerge on Staten Island New York – video
Millions of cicadas are emerging across the US east coast for the first time in 17 years. The Guardian traveled to the New York City borough of Staten Island where Adam Gabbatt found cicadas and their exoskeletons littering the area as the insects prepare to mate -and then ...
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Not So Fast Reps Want IRS Official Back After Refusal to Testify
House Republicans are considering trying to haul back into the hearing room the embattled IRS official who refused to testify Wednesday, claiming she may have inadvertently waived her Fifth Amendment right to remain silent by delivering an opening statement. Lois Lerner, the head of the exempt organizations division which oversaw the controversial targeting of conservative groups, caused ...
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Tiger Has 4-Pound Hairball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. The 17-year-old tiger named Ty underwent the procedure Wednesday at a veterinary center in the Tampa Bay area community of Clearwater. Doctors said in a statement that they safely ...
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Basements scarce in Tornado Alley
>Country star Toby Keith tours the damage in his hometown of Moore, Oklahoma on 'AC360' tonight, 8pm ET. (CNN) -- It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement. Yet few homes in the Oklahoma City area have them -- even though that state is hit by far more powerful tornadoes than most others. "Probably less than one ...
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California prison labor?
California has a famously large budget deficit, budget cuts are being made to a number of state programs and services, but what hasn’t been considered is the cost avoidance potential of the state’s over 40,000 minimum-security prisoner’s, many of whom are already saving the state money by providing labor in return for shorter sentences.
With California budget deficit expected to be somewhere between $12 billion or as high as $25 billion for 2010 alone, state legislators have been anxiously looking for ways to reduce state expenses, cutting budgets wherever possible, but already existing programs operated by the state may present an opportunity for cost-savings in the areas of construction, services and maintenance of buildings and amenities. Read more
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