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BART Reopens Stations After Protest Threat Fades

Source: CNN Transit officials in San Francisco reopened all downtown subway stations Monday evening after successively opening and closing them to stem the threat of spreading protests. "All BART Stations are Now Open, Trains Running On Time," said a release from Bay Area Rapid Transit. The situation was fluid most of the evening, with officials trying to thwart demonstrators, closing and reopening the Civic Center and Montgomery stations, closing the Powell station, then at least partially reopening Powell to allow [...]

President Obama's Testy Exchange With Critic (VIDEO)

Things get tense in Iowa when President Obama tries to explain the vice president's remarks to a tea party voter. WATCH:

Bill Clinton 'Tickled' To See Rick Perry Enter Race For President (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post Former president Bill Clinton says that he's "tickled" to see Texas Governor Rick Perry enter the race for the Republican presidential nomination. The Lone Star State Republican declared his candidacy for president of the United States during a stop in South Carolina over the weekend. The New York Observer reports that Clinton said he "got tickled" by watching the announcement while speaking at a fire fighter's conference in the Big Apple on Monday. He quipped, "He's [...]

LOOK: Halle Berry Turns 45 In A Bikini

Source: X17 Online / The Huffington Post Holy Halle! What better way to celebrate a 45th birthday than to take it all off for a bikini day at the beach. Halle Berry hit the sand with daughter, Nahla and boyfriend, Oliver Martinez for a surf and sun-filled day in Malibu, and X17 Online was there to capture it all. The Oscar winner showed off her amazingly fit body in a coral bikini and a multi-colored beach cover up as she, [...]

Man On Tower Takes Police Standoff To 5th Day

Source: AP / CBS News TULSA, Okla. – A man who climbed onto a communications tower in Tulsa five days ago continues to rebuff authorities' attempts to talk him into coming down. The Tulsa Fire Department raised a bucket to the man they identify only as William Monday morning, CBS News affiliate KOTV-TV in Tulsa reports. The man requested a Sprite, Dr. Pepper, Rooster Booster and a cappuccino. Police say the 25-year-old man has a history of mental illness and [...]

WATCH: Dave Chappelle Does First Interview In Five Years

Source: The Huffington Post Dave Chappelle dropped in on San Francisco's Wild 94.9 station to chat with morning DJ JV recently, and he covered a variety of topics, including the supposed "meltdown" set he had in Miami. If you recall, Chappelle made headlines for a July standup set at a charity event where he refused to tell jokes for roughly 45 minutes. In the blog world, the fact that a vocal chunk of the audience had been both heckling and [...]

Tea Party Official Jokes On Facebook About Killing Obamas

Source: Logan Smith / WISTV Sumter, SC (WIS) – The chairwoman of the Sumter Tea Party is taking some heat after posting a joke on Facebook about killing the president and first lady. Shery Lanford Smith posted the joke on her public profile Thursday afternoon, according to a screen-capture taken by the Sumter Item's Nick McCormac. Smith removed the post after being asked about it. In the joke, the Obamas' helicopter pilot says to his co-pilot, "I could throw both of [...]

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Judges Rule Mubarak Trial To Go Ahead Without Television Cameras

Source: CNN Cairo – The trial of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak will take place behind closed doors, Judge Ahmed Refaat announced Monday, citing "the public interest" as he barred television cameras from the court. Judges also combined the case against Mubarak with that of former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly, Refaat said. Both men potentially face the death penalty if found guilty of ordering the killing of protesters in the revolution that toppled them earlier this year. The trial will [...]

Starbucks CEO: Hold Back Donations To D.C. Pols (VIDEO)

Source: CBS News Starbucks Chairman and is brewing up a boycott of contributions to the campaigns of Washington politicians as a way of breaking the ongoing stalemate in D.C. politics. If money talks, Schultz figures, it's time to shut off the cash in protest of the inaction in the nation's capital. As CBS News Correspondent Ben Tracy reported on "The Early Show" Monday, Schultz's frustration seems to mirror that of most Americans tired of the lack of productivity from their [...]