A medical report showing that Trayvon Martin hit George Zimmerman hard enough to draw blood on his face and head has made a second-degree murder conviction a long shot, say experts.
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Obama on 'The View': Were hosts too easy on him? (+video)
The format of 'The View' may allow a skilled politician a lot of control over the message. President Obama skirted around some questions about gay marriage and financial-markets reform.
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Pakistan's price: US to pay $365 million more a year to reopen supply lines
8:28 am ET - A US-Pakistan deal to reopen a key NATO supply route through Pakistan, closed for nearly six months, would raise the cost of the war effort in Afghanistan by about $365 million annually.
At US border, era of fence-building, manpower 'surge' at an end
3:42 pm ET - A strategy shift is under way at the US border patrol, with intelligence and risk to national security taking priority over adding more fences and additional manpower. Why the change?
Obama on 'The View': Were hosts too easy on him? (+video)
12:39 pm ET - The format of 'The View' may allow a skilled politician a lot of control over the message. President Obama skirted around some questions about gay marriage and financial-markets reform.
Russia's protest movement shows staying power, despite today's dispersal
1:11 pm ET - Moscow police broke up a weeklong protest encampment today, but activists just moved it elsewhere, showing authorities they might be in for a hard fight against Russia's protest movement.
Why Sarah Palin's pick could triumph in Nebraska's US Senate race in fall
1:19 pm ET - Tuesday's victory by Deb Fischer, who had the endorsement of Sarah Palin in the Nebraska GOP Senate primary, is an upset. But Fischer may in fact be the strongest Republican to run against Democrat Bob Kerrey, analysts say.
Democrats return fire after John Boehner's opening debt-ceiling salvo
8:25 pm ET - Democrats charge that John Boehner's renewed call for spending cuts as a condition to raise the debt ceiling is 'dangerous,' recalling the standoff last summer that drove consumer confidence – and Congress's approval rating – sharply down.
From a ride in Ronald Reagan's limo, lessons on authenticity
11:06 am ET - On my first limousine ride alone with Ronald Reagan as a senior aide, he told me how much his mother shaped his beliefs. One thing about President Reagan, you knew what he believed in. Many voters may have a difficult time finding such rock-solid conviction in Romney or Obama.
Spain's Indignados: The 'original' Occupy reemerges with force
9:31 am ET - One year after it burst onto the scene, Spain's youthful protest movement has inspired similar efforts globally – and is being embraced by older crowds. But will it shape policymaking?
Iran nuclear talks: negotiators cite progress ahead of Baghdad meeting
6:02 pm ET - Two days of UN-IAEA talks in Vienna signal some flexibility on both sides ahead of key nuclear meeting in Baghdad next week.
UN mission to Syria comes under attack in Idlib (+video)
8:54 am ET - An IED went off yesterday in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, damaging a UN observer convoy and killing at least 20 locals, but no UN observers. The government and opposition blame each other.
Rains cool off war in South Sudan (+video)
8:37 am ET - The six month rainy season gives time for Sudan and South Sudan to make progress in resolving differences. But the wet weather will strain the sanitation systems in refugee camps.
Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator': movie review (+trailer)
Sacha Baron Cohen's film is funny for about half its running time, and the lack of improvisation in the movie is somewhat stifling.
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