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http://news.yahoo.com/ The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.en-USCopyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedSun, 19 Aug 2012 11:12:05 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/assange-speaks-ecuador-embassy-balcony-diplomatic-standoff-continues-151205083.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bzZyzsUt.GK422tLoQ.IVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-19T145110Z_1_CBRE87I159D00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in west London" align="left" title="WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in west London" border="0" /></a>There was no arrest. No escape. No surrender. No assassination attempt. No human smuggling. No helicopter or hovercraft. Just a wanted man, on a balcony with a microphone. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange emerged from a window onto a small balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy on Sunday, where he made his first public remarks since being [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/assange-speaks-ecuador-embassy-balcony-diplomatic-standoff-continues-151205083.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 11:12:05 -0400blogs/lookout/assange-speaks-ecuador-embassy-balcony-diplomatic-standoff-continues-151205083<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/assange-speaks-ecuador-embassy-balcony-diplomatic-standoff-continues-151205083.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bzZyzsUt.GK422tLoQ.IVA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-19T145110Z_1_CBRE87I159D00_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in west London" align="left" title="WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the Ecuador embassy in west London" border="0" /></a>There was no arrest. No escape. No surrender. No assassination attempt. No human smuggling. No helicopter or hovercraft. Just a wanted man, on a balcony with a microphone. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange emerged from a window onto a small balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy on Sunday, where he made his first public remarks since being [...]</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/world-humanitarian-day-beyonce-160036890.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tW6zl_rk0_6nF4o7ECGV3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Watch_Beyonce_s_New_Video_for-c148bb89ae6c6b8f325fe37b96f784b6" width="130" height="86" alt="Watch Beyonce&#039;s New Video for World Humanitarian Day" align="left" title="Watch Beyonce&#039;s New Video for World Humanitarian Day" border="0" /></a>Sunday is World Humanitarian Day--a day people around the world are asked to perform a humanitarian action--however big or small--in the spirit of people helping others--&quot;doing something good, somewhere, for someone else.&quot; And with a little help from Beyonc?, organizers of the global event say they made some social media history, too, inspiring more than [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/world-humanitarian-day-beyonce-160036890.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 12:00:36 -0400blogs/lookout/world-humanitarian-day-beyonce-160036890<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/world-humanitarian-day-beyonce-160036890.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/tW6zl_rk0_6nF4o7ECGV3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Watch_Beyonce_s_New_Video_for-c148bb89ae6c6b8f325fe37b96f784b6" width="130" height="86" alt="Watch Beyonce&#039;s New Video for World Humanitarian Day" align="left" title="Watch Beyonce&#039;s New Video for World Humanitarian Day" border="0" /></a>Sunday is World Humanitarian Day--a day people around the world are asked to perform a humanitarian action--however big or small--in the spirit of people helping others--&quot;doing something good, somewhere, for someone else.&quot; And with a little help from Beyonc?, organizers of the global event say they made some social media history, too, inspiring more than [...]</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatization-114125907--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QJZUfujQzgzeRUd7lDLTng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/161552dd5891b417180f6a706700e171.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at a campaign stop at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn&#039;t go well for the GOP back when former President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at a campaign stop at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn&#039;t go well for the GOP back when former President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)" border="0" /></a>Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn&#039;t go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/dems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatization-114125907--finance.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 10:33:02 -0400Associated Pressdems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatization-114125907--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/dems-slam-ryan-over-social-security-privatization-114125907--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QJZUfujQzgzeRUd7lDLTng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/161552dd5891b417180f6a706700e171.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at a campaign stop at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn&#039;t go well for the GOP back when former President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. speaks at a campaign stop at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio. Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn&#039;t go well for the GOP back when former President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)" border="0" /></a>Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn&#039;t go well for the GOP when President George W. Bush pushed the idea in 2005.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/madonna-sued-russia-supporting-gays-115353017.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vk14reIXYoLLeYiaObyHSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b12a222157d6b117180f6a7067006bb5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture taken Aug. 18. 2012, US singer Madonna performs one stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)" align="left" title="In this picture taken Aug. 18. 2012, US singer Madonna performs one stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)" border="0" /></a>Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Petersburg.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/madonna-sued-russia-supporting-gays-115353017.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 12:08:47 -0400Associated Pressmadonna-sued-russia-supporting-gays-115353017<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/madonna-sued-russia-supporting-gays-115353017.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vk14reIXYoLLeYiaObyHSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b12a222157d6b117180f6a7067006bb5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this picture taken Aug. 18. 2012, US singer Madonna performs one stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)" align="left" title="In this picture taken Aug. 18. 2012, US singer Madonna performs one stage during a concert in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone/Walter Bieri)" border="0" /></a>Some Russian activists have sued Madonna for millions of dollars, claiming they were offended by her support for gay rights during a recent concert in St. Petersburg.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-takes-break-campaign-attends-church-143330430.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UD80Ybwd1d0j9qpWCIVg2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c6f101d14106a717180f6a70670061c8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets into his car to attend a fundraising event on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Nantucket, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets into his car to attend a fundraising event on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Nantucket, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney is attending church Sunday and relaxing with family as he prepares for a campaign sprint towards next week&#039;s Republican convention in Florida.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/romney-takes-break-campaign-attends-church-143330430.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 10:48:01 -0400Associated Pressromney-takes-break-campaign-attends-church-143330430<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/romney-takes-break-campaign-attends-church-143330430.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UD80Ybwd1d0j9qpWCIVg2g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c6f101d14106a717180f6a70670061c8.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets into his car to attend a fundraising event on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Nantucket, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" align="left" title="Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gets into his car to attend a fundraising event on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Nantucket, Mass. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)" border="0" /></a>Mitt Romney is attending church Sunday and relaxing with family as he prepares for a campaign sprint towards next week&#039;s Republican convention in Florida.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-lennons-killer-seventh-parole-hearing-week-134605392.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ztbjNg0LQOPnDh5Iv2qkWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T211812Z_1_CBRE87H1N6L00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-USA-LENNON-KILLER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th annivers.." align="left" title="A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th annivers.." border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed former Beatle John Lennon 32 years ago, will have his seventh parole hearing this week, New York state&#039;s Department of Corrections said on Saturday. A decision on whether to release him will likely be made public by the end of the week, said department spokeswoman Linda Foglia. Chapman&#039;s interviews with the parole board will take place at Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Alden, New York, where he is being held, she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-lennons-killer-seventh-parole-hearing-week-134605392.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 09:46:05 -0400Reutersjohn-lennons-killer-seventh-parole-hearing-week-134605392<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-lennons-killer-seventh-parole-hearing-week-134605392.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ztbjNg0LQOPnDh5Iv2qkWg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-08-18T211812Z_1_CBRE87H1N6L00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-USA-LENNON-KILLER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th annivers.." align="left" title="A mug-shot of Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed John Lennon, is displayed on the 25th annivers.." border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mark David Chapman, who shot and killed former Beatle John Lennon 32 years ago, will have his seventh parole hearing this week, New York state&#039;s Department of Corrections said on Saturday. A decision on whether to release him will likely be made public by the end of the week, said department spokeswoman Linda Foglia. Chapman&#039;s interviews with the parole board will take place at Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in Alden, New York, where he is being held, she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-barbs-dominate-white-house-race-090113444.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/41B0h77HSsBJDs9VGgyclw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e30dbe64113a717180f6a706700e9fe.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama gives a &#039;thumbs-up&#039; as he carries bags of apples during his arrival on the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One helicopter, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Washington. Obama purchased the apples and other items in a campaign stop at Mack&#039;s Apples in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama gives a &#039;thumbs-up&#039; as he carries bags of apples during his arrival on the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One helicopter, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Washington. Obama purchased the apples and other items in a campaign stop at Mack&#039;s Apples in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>Showing no signs of letting up, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are doubling down on claims the other would threaten seniors&#039; golden years.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-barbs-dominate-white-house-race-090113444.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 08:35:04 -0400Associated Pressmedicare-barbs-dominate-white-house-race-090113444<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/medicare-barbs-dominate-white-house-race-090113444.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/41B0h77HSsBJDs9VGgyclw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/5e30dbe64113a717180f6a706700e9fe.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama gives a &#039;thumbs-up&#039; as he carries bags of apples during his arrival on the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One helicopter, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Washington. Obama purchased the apples and other items in a campaign stop at Mack&#039;s Apples in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama gives a &#039;thumbs-up&#039; as he carries bags of apples during his arrival on the South Lawn of the White House on Marine One helicopter, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 in Washington. Obama purchased the apples and other items in a campaign stop at Mack&#039;s Apples in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>Showing no signs of letting up, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are doubling down on claims the other would threaten seniors&#039; golden years.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solid-south-no-longer-just-red-blue-120434688.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/niqBaEzj0KOk24PfT1o9aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ffc029ad592db717180f6a706700bc7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo taken June 27, 2012, shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigning with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell at Electronic Instrumentation and Technology in Sterling, Va. Before the election of President Barack Obama, Virginia, a two-party state in down-ballot races, had not sided with Democrats on the presidency since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democratic nominee to win North Carolina. Each state is in play again, with Romney needing to reclaim Florida and at least one of the others to reach the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="This photo taken June 27, 2012, shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigning with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell at Electronic Instrumentation and Technology in Sterling, Va. Before the election of President Barack Obama, Virginia, a two-party state in down-ballot races, had not sided with Democrats on the presidency since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democratic nominee to win North Carolina. Each state is in play again, with Romney needing to reclaim Florida and at least one of the others to reach the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>The &quot;Solid South&quot; was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt and racial politics ruling the day.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/solid-south-no-longer-just-red-blue-120434688.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 11:46:58 -0400Associated Presssolid-south-no-longer-just-red-blue-120434688<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/solid-south-no-longer-just-red-blue-120434688.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/niqBaEzj0KOk24PfT1o9aw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/ffc029ad592db717180f6a706700bc7c.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This photo taken June 27, 2012, shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigning with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell at Electronic Instrumentation and Technology in Sterling, Va. Before the election of President Barack Obama, Virginia, a two-party state in down-ballot races, had not sided with Democrats on the presidency since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democratic nominee to win North Carolina. Each state is in play again, with Romney needing to reclaim Florida and at least one of the others to reach the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" align="left" title="This photo taken June 27, 2012, shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney campaigning with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell at Electronic Instrumentation and Technology in Sterling, Va. Before the election of President Barack Obama, Virginia, a two-party state in down-ballot races, had not sided with Democrats on the presidency since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Jimmy Carter in 1976 was the last Democratic nominee to win North Carolina. Each state is in play again, with Romney needing to reclaim Florida and at least one of the others to reach the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /></a>The &quot;Solid South&quot; was a political fact, benefiting Democrats for generations and then Republicans, with Bible Belt and racial politics ruling the day.</p><br clear="all"/>It's not just in your head. Mondays really are the worst.http://news.yahoo.com/least-loved-day-markets-worst-185435838--business.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 12:13:19 -0400Associated Pressleast-loved-day-markets-worst-185435838--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-security-fixable-changes-politically-tough-113657402.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/63091.2fLkuqPeBbiPaUZw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a81a5f60f01d6415170f6a7067007f84.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This February 2005 file photo shows trays of printed social security checks, in Philadelphia, waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It?s a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This February 2005 file photo shows trays of printed social security checks, in Philadelphia, waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It?s a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)" border="0" /></a>Despite Social Security&#039;s long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but politically difficult changes to benefits or taxes, or a combination of both.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/social-security-fixable-changes-politically-tough-113657402.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 09:04:34 -0400Associated Presssocial-security-fixable-changes-politically-tough-113657402<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-security-fixable-changes-politically-tough-113657402.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/63091.2fLkuqPeBbiPaUZw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/a81a5f60f01d6415170f6a7067007f84.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This February 2005 file photo shows trays of printed social security checks, in Philadelphia, waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It?s a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This February 2005 file photo shows trays of printed social security checks, in Philadelphia, waiting to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury. People retiring today are part of the first generation of workers who have paid more in Social Security taxes during their careers than they will receive in benefits after they retire. It?s a historic shift that will only get worse for future retirees, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Previous generations got a much better bargain, mainly because payroll taxes were very low when Social Security was enacted in the 1930s and remained so for decades. (AP Photo/Bradley C. Bower, File)" border="0" /></a>Despite Social Security&#039;s long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but politically difficult changes to benefits or taxes, or a combination of both.</p><br clear="all"/>A second United flight departing New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport in the last two days has had to make an emergency landing.http://news.yahoo.com/another-flight-makes-emergency-return-newark-161147744.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 12:41:03 -0400Associated Pressanother-flight-makes-emergency-return-newark-161147744<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrias-assad-makes-rare-public-appearance-060448246.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b4R1haPV3Vs9bRdYJQGtaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/23a1fc795857b317180f6a70670092dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian president, Bashar Assad, performs Eid prayers in the Hamad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Assad prayed early on Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The last time he appeared in public was on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 when he gave a speech in parliament. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian president, Bashar Assad, performs Eid prayers in the Hamad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Assad prayed early on Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The last time he appeared in public was on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 when he gave a speech in parliament. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>Syrian President Bashar Assad attended prayers in a Damascus mosque to mark the start of a Muslim holiday on Sunday, his first appearance in public since the bombing last month that killed four of his top security officials.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syrias-assad-makes-rare-public-appearance-060448246.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 08:01:55 -0400Associated Presssyrias-assad-makes-rare-public-appearance-060448246<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syrias-assad-makes-rare-public-appearance-060448246.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/b4R1haPV3Vs9bRdYJQGtaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/23a1fc795857b317180f6a70670092dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian president, Bashar Assad, performs Eid prayers in the Hamad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Assad prayed early on Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The last time he appeared in public was on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 when he gave a speech in parliament. (AP Photo/SANA)" align="left" title="In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian president, Bashar Assad, performs Eid prayers in the Hamad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Assad prayed early on Sunday at the start of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The last time he appeared in public was on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 when he gave a speech in parliament. (AP Photo/SANA)" border="0" /></a>Syrian President Bashar Assad attended prayers in a Damascus mosque to mark the start of a Muslim holiday on Sunday, his first appearance in public since the bombing last month that killed four of his top security officials.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-evacuations-ordered-wash-residents-home-224312364.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/idKqu_pJ_M5q10.jFl4agg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4d723a165606a817180f6a7067001773.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image provided by Inci Web shows a plume of smoke Saturday Aug. 18, 2012 at the Chips Fire inside the Plumas National Forest in northern california. This fire has burned through 67 square miles and is 20 percent contained.(AP Photo/ InciWeb)" align="left" title="This image provided by Inci Web shows a plume of smoke Saturday Aug. 18, 2012 at the Chips Fire inside the Plumas National Forest in northern california. This fire has burned through 67 square miles and is 20 percent contained.(AP Photo/ InciWeb)" border="0" /></a>Thunderstorms and lightning threatened fire officials&#039; plans to contain a large blaze in central Washington state as hundreds of Washington and California residents returned home to find out whether their homes were spared.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-evacuations-ordered-wash-residents-home-224312364.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 04:00:14 -0400Associated Pressidaho-evacuations-ordered-wash-residents-home-224312364<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-evacuations-ordered-wash-residents-home-224312364.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/idKqu_pJ_M5q10.jFl4agg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4d723a165606a817180f6a7067001773.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image provided by Inci Web shows a plume of smoke Saturday Aug. 18, 2012 at the Chips Fire inside the Plumas National Forest in northern california. This fire has burned through 67 square miles and is 20 percent contained.(AP Photo/ InciWeb)" align="left" title="This image provided by Inci Web shows a plume of smoke Saturday Aug. 18, 2012 at the Chips Fire inside the Plumas National Forest in northern california. This fire has burned through 67 square miles and is 20 percent contained.(AP Photo/ InciWeb)" border="0" /></a>Thunderstorms and lightning threatened fire officials&#039; plans to contain a large blaze in central Washington state as hundreds of Washington and California residents returned home to find out whether their homes were spared.</p><br clear="all"/>American drones fired a flurry of missiles in a Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan Sunday, killing a total of 10 suspected militants, Pakistani officials said.http://news.yahoo.com/us-drones-kill-10-militants-northwest-pakistan-131705611.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 09:17:05 -0400Associated Pressus-drones-kill-10-militants-northwest-pakistan-131705611<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-activists-land-raise-flags-disputed-isle-024905640.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x0umWMzqeuSgXw8QzMM86w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f05296fe5802b217180f6a7067003698.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese look at overturned Japanese cars after an anti-Japan protest in Shenzhen, China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)" align="left" title="Chinese look at overturned Japanese cars after an anti-Japan protest in Shenzhen, China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)" border="0" /></a>Japan&#039;s territorial disputes with its neighbors flared anew Sunday as a group of nationalist activists swam ashore and raised flags on an island also claimed by China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-activists-land-raise-flags-disputed-isle-024905640.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 12:02:40 -0400Associated Pressjapan-activists-land-raise-flags-disputed-isle-024905640<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-activists-land-raise-flags-disputed-isle-024905640.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/x0umWMzqeuSgXw8QzMM86w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f05296fe5802b217180f6a7067003698.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese look at overturned Japanese cars after an anti-Japan protest in Shenzhen, China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)" align="left" title="Chinese look at overturned Japanese cars after an anti-Japan protest in Shenzhen, China&#039;s Guangdong Province, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)" border="0" /></a>Japan&#039;s territorial disputes with its neighbors flared anew Sunday as a group of nationalist activists swam ashore and raised flags on an island also claimed by China.</p><br clear="all"/>Hurricane Gordon sped across the Atlantic early Sunday toward the eastern Azores islands, where a hurricane warning is in effect, U.S. forecasters in Miami said.http://news.yahoo.com/hurricane-gordon-heads-toward-eastern-azores-061436635.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 08:00:44 -0400Associated Presshurricane-gordon-heads-toward-eastern-azores-061436635A Sudanese helicopter carrying a government delegation crashed in a mountainous southern region on Sunday, killing all 32 people on board including a Cabinet minister, a former presidential adviser, two generals and a TV crew.http://news.yahoo.com/sudanese-helicopter-crash-kills-32-140717285.htmlSun, 19 Aug 2012 10:07:17 -0400Associated Presssudanese-helicopter-crash-kills-32-140717285<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suspects-deputy-killings-linked-extremists-005244499.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eNCQ9H.dymwfTu.rYSA27w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e753eb740c227017180f6a7067005552.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff deputies examine a car with bullet holes at a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in an early morning shootout in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans, in LaPlace, La. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff deputies examine a car with bullet holes at a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in an early morning shootout in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans, in LaPlace, La. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>At least some of the seven people arrested in a fatal shootout with Louisiana deputies have been linked to violent anarchists on the FBI&#039;s domestic terrorism watch lists, a sheriff said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/suspects-deputy-killings-linked-extremists-005244499.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 21:46:47 -0400Associated Presssuspects-deputy-killings-linked-extremists-005244499<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/suspects-deputy-killings-linked-extremists-005244499.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eNCQ9H.dymwfTu.rYSA27w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e753eb740c227017180f6a7067005552.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff deputies examine a car with bullet holes at a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in an early morning shootout in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans, in LaPlace, La. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" align="left" title="St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff deputies examine a car with bullet holes at a crime scene where two sheriffs were killed and two wounded in an early morning shootout in St. John the Baptist Parish, west of New Orleans, in LaPlace, La. Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)" border="0" /></a>At least some of the seven people arrested in a fatal shootout with Louisiana deputies have been linked to violent anarchists on the FBI&#039;s domestic terrorism watch lists, a sheriff said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-makes-personal-appeal-florida-seniors-medicare-151940518.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uBKCb8KdC_96Vvc7XBS06g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/62f8ef473fb9a117180f6a70670065dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)" align="left" title="Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)" border="0" /></a>Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan wrapped his first solo tour as Mitt Romney&#039;s running mate at the famous retirement community here Saturday, taking his message of Medicare reform to seniors in a crucial swing state. Standing between two signs that read &quot;Protect and Strengthen Medicare,&quot; Ryan made the most personal case for [...]</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-makes-personal-appeal-florida-seniors-medicare-151940518.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 11:19:40 -0400blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-makes-personal-appeal-florida-seniors-medicare-151940518<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/paul-ryan-makes-personal-appeal-florida-seniors-medicare-151940518.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uBKCb8KdC_96Vvc7XBS06g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/62f8ef473fb9a117180f6a70670065dd.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)" align="left" title="Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)" border="0" /></a>Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan wrapped his first solo tour as Mitt Romney&#039;s running mate at the famous retirement community here Saturday, taking his message of Medicare reform to seniors in a crucial swing state. Standing between two signs that read &quot;Protect and Strengthen Medicare,&quot; Ryan made the most personal case for [...]</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-dream-act-lite-runs-more-trouble-nebraska-175716587.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t1arxJGA6ff7ugM7kOLRPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/525b4640f3a05e16180f6a706700f17d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Itzel Guillen, left, sorts out some of the documents she needs to apply for a work permit along with Lucero Maganda, right, at her home Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in San Diego. Guillen and Maganda are among those hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama Administration?s ?Dream Act,&quot; or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, could expand the rights of more than 1 million young illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" align="left" title="Itzel Guillen, left, sorts out some of the documents she needs to apply for a work permit along with Lucero Maganda, right, at her home Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in San Diego. Guillen and Maganda are among those hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama Administration?s ?Dream Act,&quot; or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, could expand the rights of more than 1 million young illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>Two days after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declared her state won?t confer driver?s licenses and other state benefits to newly-documented immigrants under Obama?s ?deferred action? immigration policy, Nebraska, too, put its foot down.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-dream-act-lite-runs-more-trouble-nebraska-175716587.htmlSat, 18 Aug 2012 13:57:16 -0400Christian Science Monitorobama-dream-act-lite-runs-more-trouble-nebraska-175716587<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-dream-act-lite-runs-more-trouble-nebraska-175716587.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t1arxJGA6ff7ugM7kOLRPw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/525b4640f3a05e16180f6a706700f17d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Itzel Guillen, left, sorts out some of the documents she needs to apply for a work permit along with Lucero Maganda, right, at her home Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in San Diego. Guillen and Maganda are among those hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama Administration?s ?Dream Act,&quot; or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, could expand the rights of more than 1 million young illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" align="left" title="Itzel Guillen, left, sorts out some of the documents she needs to apply for a work permit along with Lucero Maganda, right, at her home Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in San Diego. Guillen and Maganda are among those hoping for the right to work legally in America without being deported. The Obama Administration?s ?Dream Act,&quot; or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, could expand the rights of more than 1 million young illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>Two days after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declared her state won?t confer driver?s licenses and other state benefits to newly-documented immigrants under Obama?s ?deferred action? immigration policy, Nebraska, too, put its foot down.</p><br clear="all"/>

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