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First man on moon Neil Armstrong dead at 82: NBC — (Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at the age of 82, U.S. media reported on Saturday. — Armstrong underwent a heart-bypass surgery earlier this month, just two days after his birthday on August 5 …
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, dies at age 82 — Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday. — His family reported the death at 2:45 p.m. ET. A statement said he died following …
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Neil Alden Armstrong, 1930-2012: Neil Armstrong, First Man on Moon, Dies at 82 — Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday. — He was 82 and lived in Cincinnati. His death was announced by his family in a statement, but it did not say where Mr. Armstrong died.
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Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies
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Neil Armstrong, first man to step on the moon, dies at 82
Neil Armstrong, first man to step on the moon, dies at 82
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Hurricane impending, Republicans cancel first day of convention — Updated 7:10 p.m. - TAMPA, Fla. — Republicans announced Saturday that they had effectively canceled the first day of its convention for safety concerns associated with an impending hurricane.
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BREAKING: GOP delays start of convention until Tuesday — Tampa, Florida (CNN) - The Republican National Convention has cancelled the program's first day due to Tropical Storm Isaac, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus announced Saturday. — The convention will convene …
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Biden cancels Tampa trip due to storm
Biden cancels Tampa trip due to storm
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Republican Women For Obama? [UPDATED: Another Fake “Republican” Exposed] — It happens all the time in talk radio: a caller will say that he is a lifelong Republican, and will recall fondly how he voted for Ronald Reagan. Then he says that today's Republicans have gone too far …
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“Republican” In Obama Ad Is A Democrat
“Republican” In Obama Ad Is A Democrat
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Poll shows Akin's slide in Missouri Senate race — U.S. Senate challenger Todd Akin's support in Missouri has plummeted since his remarks a week ago about “legitimate rape” and pregnancy, putting him 9 points behind Sen. Claire McCaskill in a race he was previously winning, according to a new Post-Dispatch/News 4 poll.
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Missouri conservatives rally to Akin, blast Republican “establishment”
Missouri conservatives rally to Akin, blast Republican “establishment”
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So, Mitt, what do you really believe? — Too much about the Republican candidate for the presidency is far too mysterious — WHEN Mitt Romney was governor of liberal Massachusetts, he supported abortion, gun control, tackling climate change and a requirement that everyone should buy health insurance …
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Lawmaker who thinks gays a threat to children crashes boat into children — A Maryland lawmaker who thinks same-sex marriage will lead to the teaching of homosexuality in schools has injured four children in a drunken boating accident — A homophobic Maryland lawmaker has admitted …
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AP Interview: Obama on Romney's ‘extreme’ views — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Mitt Romney has locked himself into “extreme positions” on economic and social issues and would surely impose them if elected, trying to discredit his Republican rival at the biggest political moment of his life.
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Success and Risk as The Times Transforms — “WHY on earth would you want this job?” — Two years ago, I set out to answer this question in my inaugural public editor column — if only because so many people at The New York Times had asked it. Now, as I complete my term and hand the baton …
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The End of the Line — Al and Tipper Gore at a rally in Boston after a presidential debate in October 2000. The toll of the campaign was difficult for the family but ultimately set the stage for a reinvention. More Photos » — AL GORE lives alone now, in a 10,000-square-foot colonial …
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Exclusive: Apple-Samsung juror speaks out — Manuel Ilagan, one of the nine jurors who ruled in favor of Apple, tells CNET he thought Samsung's internal e-mails about incorporating some of Apple's technology into its devices, and the evasive way Samsung executives answered questions, was damning.
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Police Decision to Shoot in Midtown Left 9 Wounded — As the two officers confronted a gunman in front of the Empire State Building on a busy Friday morning, they had to make a snap decision: Do they open fire in the middle of Midtown? — From a distance of less than 10 feet, the officers …
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