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Today's Blogs - Yahoo! News: Man attempts to set world record fist-pumping 17 hours straight Secret Service sex scandal: Congressional hearing set for May 23 George W. Bush consoles Joe Biden on 'SNL' (VIDEO) Newsweek cover: Obama 'first gay president' Romney defends marriage and faith in Liberty University speech I'm 3-years-old, in Mensa and I need to poop Facebook starts testing an option to promote your personal status updates… for a price Facebook co-founder gave up his U.S. citizenship to evade taxes Obama's gay marriage decision: 60% say it won't change their vote Would you spend $35,000 for a gold-plated coffin? How White House gay marriage declarations are affecting other Democratic candidates Rob Portman, VP contender, to join fundraising call for Romney in New York Obama to voters: 'Nag' Congress for me Fighter plane from World War II found NATO: Pakistan may be unwelcome at Afghan War summit Obama shoots hoops with Clooney and Maguire Romney's Liberty University speech to woo GOP skeptics: 'Social conservatives ask me all the time why he doesn't talk more about these issues' Boy falls asleep while eating ice cream (VIDEO) Better Late Than Never: Xbox 360 may finally get its own web browser The best smartphone? According to Siri, it's not the iPhone 4S Six $1 million Powerball tickets bought by one Arizona man Reporter who is stripper files complaint against newspaper, claims discriminatory firing Man implants magnets to keep iPod at the ready Report: Trayvon Martin gun range targets were sold online Obama campaign adds 'clean coal' to website after Republican outcry Obama to skip summit in Russia, according to media report Obese Ohio boy returned to mother after losing weight Romney's Liberty University speech will emphasize family, criticize Obama Bristol Palin draws fire for gay marriage comments Obama to talk mortgages in Reno, Romney heads to North Carolina, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics You can now preorder this iPhone sleeve that comes with free 4G Naked unicyclist arrested on Texas bridge Little girl: 'This is how you poop' Did Obama's same-sex marriage tweet break Twitter records? How much would the New York City disaster in The Avengers cost in real life? Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer changes tune, now supports gay marriage Obama vowed to break from Bush's national security policies. How's he doing? Biden apologizes to Obama over shotgun comments on gay marriage Romney again insists he doesn't recall bullying incident but admits he did 'stupid things' in high school Bear cubs form cuddly 'conga line' (VIDEO) Man attempts to set world record fist-pumping 17 hours straight Sun,13 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT The Sideshow - A 34-year-old unemployed man from Ohio attempted to set a Guinness World Record over the weekend by fist pumping for 17 hours straight. James Peterson began the attempt on Friday morning, according to the Akron Beacon Journal, and was scheduled to end at 3 a.m. local time Saturday. Peterson, a self-described fist-pumping "veteran," was accompanied [...] Full Story Top Secret Service sex scandal: Congressional hearing set for May 23 Sun,13 May 2012 10:22 AM PDT The Ticket - The chairmen of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committees leading a probe of the Secret Service said on Sunday that they plan to hold a May 23 Congressional hearing on the prostitution scandal that rocked the agency in April. Secret Service director Mark Sullivan and Charles Edwards, acting inspector general of the Dept. of [...] Full Story Top George W. Bush consoles Joe Biden on 'SNL' (VIDEO) Sun,13 May 2012 08:20 AM PDT The Ticket - Last week's White House drama surrounding gay marriage was, predictably, the focus of "Saturday Night Live's" opening sketch on Saturday. Joe Biden--played by Jason Sudeikis--complains about being overshadowed by President Barack Obama. "It's not fair--I was the first one who said it should be legal," Biden says to Obama. "But now you're the one getting [...] Full Story Top Newsweek cover: Obama 'first gay president' Sun,13 May 2012 07:41 AM PDT The Ticket - It won't be nearly as controversial as Time magazine's breastfeeding cover, but Newsweek's May 21 issue declares Barack Obama the country's "first gay president." The accompanying cover story was written by Andrew Sullivan, the popular--and openly gay--political blogger. The magazine even gives the commander-in-chief a rainbow halo. Obama, Sullivan writes, "had to discover his black [...] Full Story Top Romney defends marriage and faith in Liberty University speech Sat,12 May 2012 08:51 AM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney doubled down on his position against same sex marriage, telling graduates at Liberty University Saturday that marriage between "one man and one woman" is an "enduring institution" that should be defended. Coming just days after President Obama endorsed the right of gays and lesbians to marry, the comment earned Romney a standing ovation [...] Full Story Top I'm 3-years-old, in Mensa and I need to poop Fri,11 May 2012 03:00 PM PDT The Sideshow - Remember last week, when we told you about the pair of two-year-olds inducted into Mensa, the high-IQ society? Well, one of them, Emmelyn Roettger, who recently turned three, made her debut appearance on the "Today" show on Friday morning. Despite having an IQ of 135, young Emmelyn proves she's still just a kid when host [...] Full Story Top Facebook starts testing an option to promote your personal status updates… for a price Fri,11 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT Technology News Blog - A small number of Facebook users have recently been handed a weapon that enables them to post status updates that stand out from the crowd. It's called Highlight, and it guarantees that most of your friends will see your post by … Continue reading → Full Story Top Facebook co-founder gave up his U.S. citizenship to evade taxes Fri,11 May 2012 02:27 PM PDT Technology News Blog - For most immigrants, the day they achieve U.S. citizenship is one of the most momentous in their lives. It's a long, arduous process to get there, involving years of residency, study of our nation's history, and the swearing an oath of … Continue reading → Full Story Top Obama's gay marriage decision: 60% say it won't change their vote Fri,11 May 2012 02:20 PM PDT Six in ten Americans say President Barack Obama's historic shift to embrace same-sex marriage won't affect how they vote in November, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll. Still, more independents said the move made them "less likely" to vote for him than "more likely," Gallup said, making the decision a "net minus" for the [...] Full Story Top Would you spend $35,000 for a gold-plated coffin? Fri,11 May 2012 02:14 PM PDT The Sideshow - You can't take it with you. Well, unless you buy a gold-plated coffin. SmartMoney looks at a pair of luxury coffin options for the person who wants to be first class, six feet under. For $24,000 you can get Batesville Casket's Promethean bronze coffin with gold plating. That model reportedly has a little history, as [...] Full Story Top How White House gay marriage declarations are affecting other Democratic candidates Fri,11 May 2012 02:11 PM PDT The Ticket - Comments made by Vice President Biden and President Obama in support of gay marriage this week are trickling down to Democrats running for office this year, placing some in an awkward electoral positions ahead of November. When Obama first expressed support for gay marriage on Wednesday, much was made of the potential impact on his own [...] Full Story Top Rob Portman, VP contender, to join fundraising call for Romney in New York Fri,11 May 2012 02:02 PM PDT The Ticket - Rob Portman, the Republican senator from Ohio and a leading candidate in the Great Mentioning for Mitt Romney's running mate, will join a fundraising conference conference call Monday with New York-area donors, a source familiar with the call told Yahoo News. The meeting, first reported by Politico, will take place from the office of New [...] Full Story Top Obama to voters: 'Nag' Congress for me Fri,11 May 2012 01:51 PM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama has asked supporters to write, call and even tweet their members of Congress if they want lawmakers to approve his economic policies. On Friday, two days before Mothers Day, Obama suggested another approach: "Nag them!" He was speaking from the driveway of Val and Paul Keller in Reno, last stop of a [...] Full Story Top Fighter plane from World War II found Fri,11 May 2012 12:41 PM PDT The Upshot - A fighter plane from World War II that crashed in the Sahara 70 years ago has been unearthed, and holds clues to a missing pilot. The Telegraph reports that the intact American-made Curtiss Kittyhawk P-40, which had remained untouched since its crash landing in 1942, was discovered by a Polish oil company worker, Jakub Perka, [...] Full Story Top NATO: Pakistan may be unwelcome at Afghan War summit Fri,11 May 2012 12:14 PM PDT The Ticket - When President Barack Obama welcomes NATO leaders to Chicago in 10 days for a high-stakes summit on the war in Afghanistan, there could be a big gap in the alliance's talks on strategy—a hole the size and shape of Pakistan. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen strongly suggested at his monthly press conference on Friday that [...] Full Story Top Obama shoots hoops with Clooney and Maguire Fri,11 May 2012 11:34 AM PDT The Upshot - President Obama shot some hoops with a couple of superheroes on Friday. After a Hollywood fundraiser during which the president brought in around $15 million, Obama shot the roundball with George Clooney and Tobey Maguire at a recreation center in Los Angeles. Clooney, for those of you who have scrubbed the memory from your brain, [...] Full Story Top Romney's Liberty University speech to woo GOP skeptics: 'Social conservatives ask me all the time why he doesn't talk more about these issues' Fri,11 May 2012 11:24 AM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney is used to doing most of the talking when he's out scouting for votes, but this time, he mainly just listened. For more than an hour last month, the presumptive Republican nominee met with about a dozen prominent social conservatives who have been openly wary about his bid for the White House. "I [...] Full Story Top Boy falls asleep while eating ice cream (VIDEO) Fri,11 May 2012 10:47 AM PDT The Sideshow - In this video, a boy struggles to balance his body's competing needs for sleep and ice cream. And what makes the video so amusing is that the competition is essentially a draw, as he continually switches from brief moments of sleep to taking … one … more … bite of his ice cream cone. Interestingly, [...] Full Story Top Better Late Than Never: Xbox 360 may finally get its own web browser Fri,11 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT Technology News Blog - Of the three major game consoles of the current generation, the Xbox 360 is the only one without its own web browser. It seems like a curious omission, especially considering Microsoft knows a thing or two about surfing the information superhighway. … Continue reading → Full Story Top The best smartphone? According to Siri, it's not the iPhone 4S Fri,11 May 2012 10:35 AM PDT Technology News Blog - Our hands-down favorite feature of the iPhone 4S is Siri, the built-in digital personal assistant. Not only can Siri help you with mundane tasks like checking the weather and gathering directions, but she can even handle some highly advanced tasks, like adjusting your home … Continue reading → Full Story Top Six $1 million Powerball tickets bought by one Arizona man Fri,11 May 2012 10:16 AM PDT The Sideshow - One man from a suburb of Phoenix has defied astounding odds by purchasing six $1 million winning Powerball tickets. The man, who has asked to remain anonymous, used the same numbers for each ticket, according to Arizona lottery spokeswoman Karen Bach. Bach says the man picked up his $6 million in winnings over the course [...] Full Story Top Reporter who is stripper files complaint against newspaper, claims discriminatory firing Fri,11 May 2012 10:13 AM PDT The Lookout - A reporter who was fired because of her second job as a stripper has filed a complaint against her former newspaper employer, alleging sex discrimination. Sarah Tressler, 30, was working as a society and general assignment reporter for the Houston Chronicle and was writing an anonymous blog entitled "Diary of an Angry Stripper" when another [...] Full Story Top Man implants magnets to keep iPod at the ready Fri,11 May 2012 09:09 AM PDT The Sideshow - If Magneto, the arch-nemesis of the X-Men, was a tattooed hipster, he might look a lot like this guy. Dave Hurban, a Dynasty Tattoo artist from Newfield, N.J., surgically implanted four magnets into his wrist. Why? Basically, it's a cool (or at least unique) way to hold his iPod Nano in place without a pesky [...] Full Story Top Report: Trayvon Martin gun range targets were sold online Fri,11 May 2012 08:53 AM PDT The Lookout - A shooting range target of a person in a hoodie with cross hairs on the chest, a bag of Skittles tucked in a pocket and a hand holding a can resembling iced tea was pulled from an online sales site, a Florida TV news station reports, but not before raising concerns of its connection with [...] Full Story Top Obama campaign adds 'clean coal' to website after Republican outcry Fri,11 May 2012 08:32 AM PDT The Ticket - President Obama's campaign website added "clean coal" to a list of energy priorities late this week, days after Republican lawmakers noted the omission and a federal inmate received about 40 percent of the vote against Obama in the Democratic primary in coal-heavy West Virginia. Previously, the campaign's website highlighted "fuel efficiency" on a list of [...] Full Story Top Obama to skip summit in Russia, according to media report Fri,11 May 2012 08:16 AM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama will skip a major annual summit of Asia-Pacific nations hosted by Russia in September because of the demands of his re-election campaign, according to Russian media. The White House did not immediately confirm the report. But the news is far from a total surprise: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is scheduled [...] Full Story Top Obese Ohio boy returned to mother after losing weight Fri,11 May 2012 07:34 AM PDT The Lookout - A 9-year-old Ohio boy who once weighted more than 200 pounds  and was removed from his mother's custody has been returned to her care. The boy who had had slimmed down to 166 lbs., according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, is now 173 lbs.  The newspaper story reported the case drew national attention last fall [...] Full Story Top Romney's Liberty University speech will emphasize family, criticize Obama Fri,11 May 2012 07:06 AM PDT The Ticket - On Saturday, Mitt Romney will deliver the commencement address at Liberty University, the evangelical Christian school founded by the late televangelist Jerry Falwell. Liberty has been a frequent setting for Republican presidential hopefuls looking to shore up their credentials with Christian conservatives. John McCain addressed the graduates there in 2006. While Romney's appearance has been [...] Full Story Top Bristol Palin draws fire for gay marriage comments Fri,11 May 2012 05:52 AM PDT The Lookout - Bristol Palin is sparking a social media backlash for disagreeing with President Barack Obama's support of same-sex marriage. The former Dancing with the Stars contestant, author and unwed mother said in her blog: "We know that in general kids do better growing up in a mother/father home." The daughter of Sarah Palin also commented that [...] Full Story Top Obama to talk mortgages in Reno, Romney heads to North Carolina, plus more to watch for this weekend in politics Fri,11 May 2012 05:15 AM PDT The Ticket - After an evening of fundraising in Los Angeles at George Clooney's house that brought in nearly $15 million, President Barack Obama will touch down in Reno, Nev., on Friday to meet with a local family and talk about creating jobs and restoring middle class security. He is expected to call on Congress to cut red [...] Full Story Top You can now preorder this iPhone sleeve that comes with free 4G Thu,10 May 2012 09:31 PM PDT Technology News Blog - A new company called FreedomPop emerged from obscurity in March, promising the public something quite hard to believe: a free 4G mobile internet connection... so long as you purchase one of its three upcoming products. The first of those items, a $99 … Continue reading → Full Story Top Naked unicyclist arrested on Texas bridge Thu,10 May 2012 05:01 PM PDT The Sideshow - 45-year-old Joseph Glynn Farley didn't reinvent the wheel, but he certainly came up with a unique way to get arrested while cruising around on one. Police detained the Southeast Texas man after he was discovered riding a unicycle naked across a local bridge.  In an understatement, Farley was arrested for allegedly distracting drivers and creating [...] Full Story Top Little girl: 'This is how you poop' Thu,10 May 2012 03:46 PM PDT The Sideshow - Most dogs have no trouble taking care of business. But sometimes a pooch needs a little pep talk. Gabriela, a toddler from New Jersey, was captured on video giving her new pet bulldog, Matilda, a lesson on the art of pooping. "So this is how you poop," Gabriela says to Matilda, who looks as though [...] Full Story Top Did Obama's same-sex marriage tweet break Twitter records? Thu,10 May 2012 03:21 PM PDT Technology News Blog - To say that President Obama's announcement of support for gay marriage yesterday was historic is something of an understatement. But it appears that it didn't just make history in the fight for gay rights — it may have also made Twitter history … Continue reading → Full Story Top How much would the New York City disaster in The Avengers cost in real life? Thu,10 May 2012 03:16 PM PDT Technology News Blog - Were you among the millions of people who watched The Avengers this week? If so, you know that in the movie's climax, Earth's beloved (fictional) superheroes battled a force of alien invaders that emerged from a portal in the heart of … Continue reading → Full Story Top Democratic House Whip Steny Hoyer changes tune, now supports gay marriage Thu,10 May 2012 02:58 PM PDT The Ticket - The day after President Barack Obama voiced support for gay marriage, reversing the policy he established as a candidate for top office, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer released a statement announcing his own change of heart on the issue. The Maryland Democrat's statement, released Thursday afternoon, is similar to Obama's explanation for reversing his opinion: [...] Full Story Top Obama vowed to break from Bush's national security policies. How's he doing? Thu,10 May 2012 02:58 PM PDT The Ticket - President Barack Obama came to office vowing a clean break from George W. Bush's national security policies: He would end the war in Iraq, order a halt to harsh interrogation practices that met international definitions of torture and close Guantanamo Bay. Three and a half years later, how's he doing? The independent investigative journalistic outfit [...] Full Story Top Biden apologizes to Obama over shotgun comments on gay marriage Thu,10 May 2012 02:57 PM PDT The Ticket - Vice President Joe Biden apologized to President Barack Obama Wednesday in the Oval Office for jumping the gun on the administration's public embrace of same-sex marriage and forcing his boss's hand, a person knowledgeable about the contrite exchange told Yahoo News on Thursday. "The vice president expressed remorse, regret," said the individual, who requested anonymity to [...] Full Story Top Romney again insists he doesn't recall bullying incident but admits he did 'stupid things' in high school Thu,10 May 2012 02:24 PM PDT The Ticket - Mitt Romney insisted again that he has no recollection of an incident in which he allegedly bullied a classmate who was suspected to be gay, but repeated an apology for "stupid things" he did in high school. "I don't recall the incident myself," Romney told Fox News' Neil Cavuto, adding that he did not "dispute" [...] Full Story Top Bear cubs form cuddly 'conga line' (VIDEO) Thu,10 May 2012 02:21 PM PDT The Sideshow - In this video, a seemingly ever-growing line of bear cubs line up to groom each other. The video features some accompanying music that lets the imaginative viewer pretend the cubs are forming the world's greatest ever conga line. Even if the bears are just keeping each other clean, it's certainly a positive shift from the [...] Full Story Top

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