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Supernova alert! Astronomers spot warning sign
Astronomers have identified the early warning sign of an imminent supernova: a stellar belch that could indicate the star will explode within a month or two.
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Custody battle: Panel to standardize rights for military parents
A legal panel meets today to approve the Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act, a set of codes for states to adopt that will standardize custody rights for deployed military parents.
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Secret Service chief denies 'culture' of impropriety
Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan said the scandal involving agents and prostitutes in Colombia was not part of a 'systemic issue.' But Sen. Susan Collins said it 'was almost certainly not an isolated incident.'
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Secret Service scandal: 'Party's over, boys'
The Secret Service scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia has brought new orders about personal behavior – no more carousing. On some trips, agents will even have chaperones.
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Secret Service now investigating El Salvador trip
The agency is concerned that agents may have hired strippers and prostitutes there as well when the President visited last year.
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Decoder Wire No pattern of partying, skirt-chasing in Secret Service, Napolitano says (+video)
Janet Napolitano, whose department oversees the Secret Service, said Wednesday there is no evidence of a pattern of indiscretion among agents. Nine have left the service in the wake of the recent prostitution scandal.
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Secret Service scandal forces delicate touch
No one in either party is entirely comfortable politicizing the agency paid to protect for the President.
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Prostitution scandal now implicates twelfth member of military
With a dozen Secret Service personnel also implicated, the total number of individuals involved in the prostitution scandal has reached 25.
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More firings expected in Secret Service scandal
The chairman of a House committee investigating a Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as key lawmakers expressed confidence that the agency will effectively deal with the incident.
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Forget Romney: scandals plague Obama as campaign season begins
The Secret Service's prostitution problems, the GSA's Las Vegas parties and the latest gruesome photographs out of Afghanistan are all public relations problems for the President.
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White House defends Secret Service director
Press secretary Jay Carney said the President's security was never compromised.
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Secret Service tries to quell outcry, scandal takes political turn
The Secret Service did not identify the agents being forced out or eight others who remain on administrative leave. In a statement, the service said one supervisor was allowed to retire, and another will be fired for cause. A third employee, who was not a supervisor, has resigned.
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Secret Service begins swift crackdown on carousing agents
As Congress demands action, the Secret Service is moving rapidly to punish agents connected to the scandal involving prostitutes in Colombia. Three have been forced out so far.
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Secret Service: Scale of prostitution party in Colombia revealed
Secret Service and US Marines brought 21 women to the hotel in Cartagena, Colombia. Sen. Susan Collins (R) of Maine gave new details of the Secret Service scandal.
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Secret Service's Colombia scandal has election-year implications
The growing scandal surrounding Secret Service and military personnel's association with prostitutes in the run-up to the Summit of the Americas is a scandal the President would rather not have.
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Key congressman, Peter King, defends head of Secret Service
Congressman Peter King says this is no time to oust the agency director, based on what is known so far about the recall of 11 agents from Colombia.
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Secret Service scandal now involves US military, prompts investigations
Secret Service agents and US military members are being investigated for alleged involvement with prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, site of the 33-nation Summit of the Americas conference.
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Threats against Obama: Michael Stephen Bowden is just the latest
Nearly 1 in 10 US presidents have been assassinated or wounded in office. The Secret Service has made more than a dozen arrests in the past two years for threats against Obama. Retiree Michael Stephen Bowden is the latest.
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Sprint EVO 4G breaks sales record, despite snags
Sprint said its EVO 4G had made a strong first-day showing, besting all company sales records. But does the Sprint EVO 4G have enough lasting power to best its competitors in the smartphone market?
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Sprint EVO 4G launches, but not without a few snags
The Sprint EVO 4G, a next-gen smartphone built by HTC, hit store shelves today. But is the Sprint EVO 4G just a great phone looking for a great network?
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Google broadband: company to build 'ultra high-speed' network
Google announced plans Wednesday to built a high-speed fiber-optics network. The move is limited to small communities for now, but could eventually bring Internet prices down and transform the broadband industry.
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Desiree Rogers a focus of White House party crasher probe
Lawmakers of both parties want White House social secretary Desiree Rogers to appear before Congress. White House refusal amounts to ‘stonewalling,’ some say.
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Gate-crashing Salahis find reality TV not all its cracked up to be
Tareq and Michaele Saheli, the White House gate-crashers, wanted a reality TV show. Now, they find their lives under intense media scrutiny.
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Tareq and Michaele Salahi, White House partiers, not going away
The couple who allegedly crashed the White House state dinner last week, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, have been invited to testify Thursday before the House Homeland Security Committee. They'd also like to appear on the 'Today' show again.
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