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| 16m | Zuckerberg's new FB status: Married |
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:11:22 EDT Days after his company made its stock market debut, Facebook co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg married his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. |
| 22m | 5 now charged in NATO terror plot |
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:05:17 EDT The road map out of the war in Afghanistan is expected to be drawn up by U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders when they gather Sunday at the NATO summit in Chicago. |
| 41m | Lockerbie bomber dies in Libya |
Sun, 20 May 2012 14:46:04 EDT Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the Libyan intelligence officer convicted in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, has died in Libya. He was 60. |
| 49m | Italy quake kills at least seven |
Sun, 20 May 2012 14:38:01 EDT Seven people are dead, 50 injured and possibly thousands displaced after a strong earthquake that struck early Sunday in northern Italy, authorities said. |
| 1h:32m | Tropical storm weakens off Ga., S.C. |
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:54:43 EDT A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. |
| 1h:55m | Victims' families: Relief, anger |
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:32:13 EDT Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempered by still-smoldering anger at his release from prison more than two years ago. |
| 2h:5m | Mary Kennedy called brilliant, caring |
Sun, 20 May 2012 13:22:20 EDT Mary Richardson Kennedy was remembered Saturday as a best friend who lived life to the fullest while battling depression. |
| 2h:38m | New doctor turned Mrs. Zuckerberg |
Sun, 20 May 2012 12:49:28 EDT She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone "every five seconds." |
| 5h:16m | Pakistan blocks Twitter over blasphemy |
Sun, 20 May 2012 10:11:21 EDT The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official told CNN on Sunday. |
| 1.2d | Martin: GOP infatuation with Rev. Wright |
Sat, 19 May 2012 11:16:48 EDT Shortly after President Barack Obama was inaugurated, he said that his re-election effort will be judged largely on the economy. |
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www2.tbo.com - Breaking News Sun, 20 May 2012 15:27:38 local |
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| 10m | New 1940 U.S. census records show black undercount |
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:17:04 -0400 It was on the streets of her Harlem neighborhood in the 1940s that teenager Althea Gibson began working on the tennis skills that would take her all the way to winning Wimbledon. |
| 22m | Obama: NATO shifting to help peace in Afghanistan |
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:05:04 -0400 The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President Barack Obama said Sunday as alliance leaders insisted the fighting coalition will remain effective despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early. |
| 24m | Two more activists charged in NATO summit plot |
Sun, 20 May 2012 15:03:04 -0400 Prosecutors charged two more activists Sunday with crimes tied to the two-day NATO summit, accusing one of saying he wanted to blow up a downtown Chicago bridge and a second with seeking to build pipe bombs. |
| 45m | Search ongoing for missing Tampa woman in Punta Gorda |
Sun, 20 May 2012 14:42:07 -0400 Charlotte County sheriff's deputies are continuing their search today for 27-year-old Ellen Anne Quinlan, a Tampa woman whose Toyota Camry was found abandoned on a dead-end Punta Gorda road Friday. |
| 51m | After decades of ranching Florida's cattlemen feeling squeeze |
Sun, 20 May 2012 14:36:25 -0400 Florida is the third-largest beef-producing state east of the Mississippi River and ranks 10th in the nation. But it's getting harder for families like the Barthles to keep their family tradition alive as a business. |
| 1h:18m | Boy, 12, critically injured in Auburndale Speedway kids race |
Sun, 20 May 2012 14:09:04 -0400 A 12-year-old Arcadia boy remained in critical condition Sunday after crashing his race car during a youth event at the Auburndale Speedway on Saturday night. |
| 2h:36m | Rays' Keppinger arrives for Braves game in walking boot |
Sun, 20 May 2012 12:51:04 -0400 Tampa Bay Rays infielder Jeff Keppinger arrived at the clubhouse wearing a walking boot before today's game with the Atlanta Braves. |
| 2h:47m | Tropical Storm Alberto weakens slightly off Carolina coast |
Sun, 20 May 2012 12:40:17 -0400 Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, a day after becoming an early first storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. |
| 3h:30m | Severe storm damages hotel, cars in Lealman |
Sun, 20 May 2012 11:56:43 -0400 Firefighters responded to a severe storm Saturday night that tore the roof off a motel and damaged cars nearby. |
| 5h:4m | Kristen Wiig gets an emotional 'SNL' sendoff |
Sun, 20 May 2012 10:23:16 -0400 Kristen Wiig got a musical sendoff on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live" as the popular and versatile cast member made her exit after seven years. |
| 5h:53m | Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead |
Sun, 20 May 2012 09:34:07 -0400 Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years after he was released from a Scottish prison to the outrage of the relatives of the attack's 270 victims. He was 60. |
| 6h:17m | West Shore becomes new center of Tampa |
Sun, 20 May 2012 09:10:33 -0400 On the breezy terrace of Texas de Brazil in West Shore, guests clink glasses and nibble on appetizers as cranes overhead lift steel beams into place for yet another tower in the booming MetWest complex. |
| 6h:37m | Facebook's Zuckerberg changes status to 'Married' |
Sun, 20 May 2012 08:50:04 -0400 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has updated his status to "married." |
| 6h:40m | Search continues in Gulf for missing boaters |
Sun, 20 May 2012 08:47:04 -0400 A search continues this morning for two adults and three children last heard early Saturday making a distress call as their boat took on water in the Gulf west of Pasco County. |
| 6h:47m | Woman injured in St. Pete fire police call suspicious |
Sun, 20 May 2012 08:40:15 -0400 St. Petersburg police said a fire that critically injured a woman early Sunday may have suspicious origins. |
| 8h:27m | Tax fraud cases are tough to prosecute |
Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 -0400 Almost every day, police and sheriff's deputies encounter drug suspects and others carrying ledgers full of names, Social Security numbers and other identifying information. |
| 9h:27m | New information emerges on attack on MacDill soldier |
Sun, 20 May 2012 06:00:00 -0400 New details are emerging about the beating and robbery of a soldier as Tampa police continue to search two more suspects. |
| 10h:27m | Trauma center network still gaining traction |
Sun, 20 May 2012 05:00:00 -0400 It could be another year before a University of South Florida emergency care partnership produces any research results. |
| 15h:27m | Pasco schools seek thoughts for Penny for Pasco projects |
Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 The Pasco County School Board is already developing a list of projects that will be ready to go if voters in November renew the Penny for Pasco sales tax for another 10 years. |
| 15h:27m | Blame for grim FCAT scores placed on state |
Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 In the old days of FCAT writing, those who scored the tests didn't give much of a hoot if students weren't too sharp on capitalization, punctuation, spelling or grammar. |
| 16h:4m | Tropical storm watch issued for parts of S.C. |
Sat, 19 May 2012 23:23:24 -0400 Forecasters have issued a tropical storm watch for parts of the South Carolina coast after the first tropical storm of the 2012 hurricane season formed in the Atlantic. |
| 16h:14m | Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in U.S. |
Sat, 19 May 2012 23:13:38 -0400 NEWARK, N.J. — A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations. |
| 18h:55m | Plant City car show still cruising after 15 years |
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:32:08 -0400 Antiques and hot rods filled downtown streets today for the 15th anniversary of one of this community's most prized monthly shows. |
| 18h:58m | Tampa Bay Boat Show brings out nautical spirit in attendees |
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:29:04 -0400 Shirley Anderson stood aboard the Stingray 195 RX, looking it over once, then twice, but for her, it was a mere dalliance. |
| 19h:3m | Search for 5 missing boaters off Hudson Beach suspended |
Sat, 19 May 2012 20:24:06 -0400 Darkness is forcing rescuers to suspend a search off the coast of Hudson Beach for two adults and three children who called for help after their boat started taking on water, the U.S. Coast Guard said. |
| 20h:19m | SpaceX rocket launch scrubbed in last half-second |
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:08:05 -0400 A new private supply ship for the International Space Station remained stuck on the ground Saturday after rocket engine trouble led to a last-second abort of the historic flight. |
| 20h:21m | Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria |
Sat, 19 May 2012 19:06:07 -0400 ATLANTA — Faced with the prospect of losing both hands and her one remaining foot, a young Georgia woman battling to survive a case of flesh-eating bacteria that has already claimed one leg mouthed the words "Let's do this." |
| 20h:36m | NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right |
Sat, 19 May 2012 18:51:04 -0400 MIAMI — The NAACP passed a resolution today endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law." |
| 21h:30m | App scans faces of bar-goers to guess age, gender |
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:57:04 -0400 SAN FRANCISCO — A watchful eye has arrived on San Francisco's bar scene, but not to keep you in check. It just wants to check you out. |
| 21h:40m | Annual fair reaches out to veterans |
Sat, 19 May 2012 17:47:03 -0400 Tom Favaro of New Port Richey walked through the cafeteria at East Lake High School today and marveled at the tables, more than 60 in all, offering health screening, financial counseling, and other services for veterans and active duty military. |
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FactCheck.org Sun, 20 May 2012 15:27:38 local |
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| 2.2d | ‘Obama’s Promise,’ Part II |
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:17:08 +0000 And now, the rest of the story on that misleading “Obama’s Promise” ad from Crossroads GPS. Besides the almost totally false claim that we covered earlier, the ad also: Claims the president broke a promise to help homeowners facing foreclosure, when in fact 5.9 million have received assistance. Gives a … More >> |
| 3.0d | A Bogus Tax Attack Against Obama |
Thu, 17 May 2012 19:53:09 +0000 The latest multimillion-dollar attack ad from Crossroads GPS claims President Obama broke a promise to not increase taxes for families making less than $250,000 a year. That’s almost entirely false. The truth is that Obama repeatedly cut taxes for such families, first through a tax credit in effect for 2009 … More >> |
| 3.9d | Peddling Innuendo, Exaggerations on ‘Obama’s Wall Street’ |
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:28:55 +0000 American Future Fund continues to exaggerate the facts in a new round of TV ads attacking President Obama’s ties to Wall Street. We do give the group partial credit, however, for correcting a misstatement from one ad it has re-released. It gets “partial credit” because the group corrected the error … More >> |
| 4.1d | FactCheck Mailbag, Week of May 8-14 |
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26:07 +0000 This week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce responded to our analysis of three of its recently released television ads. In the FactCheck Mailbag, we feature some of the email we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length. The Chamber of Commerce Responds We … More >> |
| 6.0d | Bachmann’s Fundraising Whopper |
Mon, 14 May 2012 20:27:34 +0000 In several urgent fundraising appeals, Rep. Michele Bachmann falsely claims that biased “liberal judges” redrew her congressional district “in retaliation for repeatedly standing up to President Obama.” The truth is that only two of the five judges were Democratic appointees, and Bachmann’s Minnesota district has become even more Republican than … More >> |
| 6.0d | Do ‘Most Americans’ Agree with Romney on Gay Marriage? |
Mon, 14 May 2012 20:15:32 +0000 The Republican party chairman claims “most Americans” agree with Mitt Romney “that marriage ought to be defined between one man and one woman.” Americans are closely divided on the issue. Various polls show either a slight plurality or majority of Americans support same-sex marriages, although sometimes within the margin of … More >> |
| 1.3w | Chamber Continues to Mislead on Health Care Law |
Fri, 11 May 2012 19:38:21 +0000 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest onslaught of television ads continues to miseducate voters about the potential impact of the health care law. Ads attacking Sen. Bill Nelson and former Rep. Alan Grayson claim that the health care law “could” cause 20 million people to lose employer-paid health care coverage. … More >> |
| 1.3w | Group Skews Facts on Obama’s ‘Shameless’ Statements |
Fri, 11 May 2012 19:06:22 +0000 A group claiming to be backed by veterans has gone too far in a viral Web video that portrays the president as a glory hog after Osama bin Laden’s death. We cannot dispute the video’s larger point: That President Obama is using Bin Laden’s killing to score political points. But … More >> |
| 1.3w | Tax Credits for Illegal Immigrants |
Fri, 11 May 2012 15:20:56 +0000 Q: Does the IRS pay billions in tax refunds to workers who are in the U.S. illegally? A: Yes. The Treasury Department’s Inspector General determined that $4.2 billion was paid in 2010, up from less than $1 billion in 2005. Leading Democrats are resisting a bill that would stop future … More >> |
| 67.4w | How to Become a ‘Spin Detector’ |
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:55:09 +0000 Welcome to Spin Detectors! The 2012 campaign season is well under way, and we could use your help monitoring the candidates and potential candidates running for president, Congress and governor. We are asking you to consider becoming a “Spin Detector” for FactCheck.org. We want you to send us campaign materials … More >> |
