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Dick Cheney Tells Republican Presidential Candidates To Watch Their Mouths (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: Jonathan Karl / ABC News Los Angeles — Former Vice President Dick Cheney isn't picking sides in the battle for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination, but in a remarkably candid interview with ABC News in Los Angeles, he had blunt words about the current field of GOP candidates. Cheney accused Rick Perry of using "over-the-top" rhetoric, chided Michele Bachmann for overpromising on the campaign trail and said that Jon Huntsman's views on Afghanistan hew [...]

Al Gore Criticizes Obama For Abandoning Smog Standards

Souce: The Huffington Post In Al Gore's most recent post to "Al's Journal," the former vice president slams President Obama for his recent retreat on smog standards. Last Friday, under pressure from big industries and GOP lawmakers, Obama asked the EPA to withdraw proposed clean air regulations. According to the Associated Press, "The regulation would have reduced concentrations of ground-level ozone, the main ingredient in smog, a powerful lung irritant that can cause asthma and other lung ailments." In Gore's [...]

Troy Davis' Execution Date Set By Georgia Authorities (VIDEO)

Source: Trymaine Lee / Blackvoices / The Huffington Post Years of public appeals, pleas of innocence and international support have yet to prevent what may be Troy Davis' fate: Prison officials in Georgia have set the date of execution for Davis, one of the highest-profile inmates on the state's death row. It is the fourth time in as many years that officials have set such a date. This time the date is September 21. Davis, convicted of the 1989 killing [...]

2012 Republican Presidential Candidates Debate (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NBC's Brian Williams and Politico's John Harris moderate a debate between 2012 GOP presidential candidates live from the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.

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Postal Service May Default On A $5.5 Billion Trust Fund Payment

Source: Paul Courson / CNN Washington – The U.S. Postal Service does not have the money to meet an obligation to a retiree health care trust fund coming due at the end of the month, but if there's a default, officials promise no interruption in the mail, the payroll, or payments to suppliers. Commenting in response to a New York Times article Monday suggesting the Postal Service may have to shut down within months, spokeswoman Yvonne Yoerger told CNN there's [...]

Football Hall Of Famer Lee Roy Selmon Dies After Stroke

Source: CNN Lee Roy Selmon, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end who was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' first-ever draft pick, died Sunday after suffering a stroke two days earlier, the team said. The 56-year-old had been admitted to a Tampa, Florida, hospital after suffering the stroke Friday. Selmon, a two-time national champion and three-time All-American at Oklahoma University, played nine seasons after the expansion Buccaneers made him the first overall pick in the 1976 draft. He was named [...]

Missing 10-Yr-Old Girl In NEW YORK CITY

Name: Rachel Tanibajeva Age: 10 DOB: 3/25/01 Last Seen Wearing: Blue Jeans, flip flops, green button up short-sleeved polo shirt, grey jacket Hair Color: Long Curly Dark Brown Eye Color: Dark Brown Last Seen at the corner of Fulton Street and Throop Avenue at 10:00 a.m. this morning. Anyone with information can email RachelMissing@gmail.com Her father's name is Shannon Ferguson; his cell phone number is 646-353-6953. DOWNLOAD THE FLYER: Pass it out and post it up!

Obama Cancels Ozone Rules After Lobbying By Business

Source: Mark Drajem / Bloomberg President Barack Obama quashed proposed rules on ozone from the Environmental Protection Agency, agreeing with Republicans and industry to withdraw the costliest regulation being considered by the administration. Obama said he is seeking to reduce regulatory burdens as the economy recovers, and said the EPA would weigh tighter standards on ozone, which causes smog, in two years. "Ultimately, I did not support asking state and local governments to begin implementing a new standard that will [...]

U.S. Regulator Sues Bank Of America, Others Over Losses On Subprime Bonds

Source: Reuters / The Huffington Post Washington / New York – A U.S. regulator sued a number of major banks Friday over losses on more than $41 billion in subprime mortgage bonds, which may hamper a broader government mortgage settlement with banks. The lawsuits by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, came as a surprise to the market and weighed on bank shares. The lawsuits could add billions of dollars to the banks' potential [...]