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5 groups, 5 views of what 'the economy' means in 2012 race

(US) USATODAY - News - 14 min 33 sec ago
A USA TODAY analysis sorts Americans into five groups with distinctive attitudes toward the economy and the 2012 presidential campaign.


Robin Gibb, 62, Member of the Bee Gees, Dies at 62

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 26 min 5 sec ago
Mr. Gibb was the second member of this brother act, whose sound helped define the disco era, to die.

EU summit to raise pressure on Merkel

(US) CNN.com - Top Stories - 26 min 33 sec ago
European leaders are drawing up a series of crisis-fighting proposals to raise at an informal EU summit this week that have in the past been rejected by Germany putting further pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Cory A. Booker Criticizes Obama’s Bain Ad

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 26 min 35 sec ago
Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark sharply criticized an advertisement about Mitt Romney’s private equity work.

Senator asks Ohio EPA for answers on lead contamination

(US) USATODAY - News - 26 min 44 sec ago
A U.S. senator is calling on Ohio's top environmental regulator to answer questions about lead contamination around former factory sites.


Chicago NATO Summit Protesters Clash With Police

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 30 min 37 sec ago
Protesters and police clashed in the most fractious confrontation yet following a series of weekend protests against the NATO summit meeting being held here.

Some Gay Rights Advocates Uneasy About Long Jail Time for Dharun Ravi

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 35 min 52 sec ago
Some gay people argue that pinning blame on Dharun Ravi, who is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, ignores the complicated pressures that drive gay teenagers to suicide.

Iraq buys U.S. drones to protect oil

(US) USATODAY - News - 38 min 30 sec ago
The U.S. has agreed to sell unarmed surveillance drones to Iraq's navy as part of an effort to help protect that nation's oil exports.


Campaign donations drop in April

(US) USATODAY - News - 39 min 45 sec ago
New campaign-finance reports show President Obama and Mitt Romney's campaigns saw drops in fundraising in April.


Nationalist Wins Serbian Presidency

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 41 min 5 sec ago
Tomislav Nikolic, an ardent admirer of Russia, won 49.8 percent of the vote compared with 47 percent for Boris Tadic, the former president.

Bee Gee Robin Gibb dies after cancer battle

(US) CNN.com - Top Stories - 41 min 11 sec ago
Robin Gibb, who soared to fame with his brothers as 1970s band the Bee Gees, dies after a long battle with cancer. He was 62.

DealBook: Nasdaq Chief Says Glitches Weren’t at Fault for Facebook Stock Plunge

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 41 min 42 sec ago
The main issue, according to the chief executive of the Nasdaq OMX Group, was a number of order cancellations that flowed in during the final stages of the initial public offering process.

Game 4: Heat 101, Pacers 93: N.B.A. Playoffs — Wade and James Bounce Back to Help Miami Tie Series

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 47 min 14 sec ago
Dwyane Wade and LeBron James led Miami’s explosive third-quarter comeback against the Pacers, combining for 70 points as the Heat rallied from an 8-point halftime deficit.

Greek Crisis Poses Hard Choices for Western Leaders

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 52 min 4 sec ago
Although some European officials talk of “managing” a Greek exit from the euro, the political and financial costs, and risks of panic and contagion, would represent a fundamental challenge.

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Bomber, Dies at 60

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 52 min 5 sec ago
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people.

Time and Newsweek Magazine Covers Catch Eyes and Clicks

(US) NYTimes.com - Home Page - 53 min 58 sec ago
Taking their cues from digital counterparts, magazines are as interested in hitting nerves on social media as on the newsstand.

Obama: "Hard days" ahead in Afghanistan

(US) USATODAY - News - 1 hour 1 min ago
At the NATO summit in Chicago, world leaders focus on winding down Afghanistan War.


Police, protesters clash at NATO summit

(US) CNN.com - Top Stories - 1 hour 9 min ago
The road map out of the war in Afghanistan is expected to be drawn up by U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders when they gather at the NATO summit.

Samsung fears shrinking China demand

(US) CNN.com - Top Stories - 1 hour 11 min ago
Samsung has admitted to concerns over "worrying" weakness in Chinese consumer spending as customer sentiment, damped by government austerity measures, turns against spending on technology products.

Wrongful convictions shine spotlight on judicial system

(US) USATODAY - News - 1 hour 17 min ago
Perjury and faulty eyewitness identification are key culprits in miscarriages of justice, university researchers find.