SHOWDOWN

California’s largest doctor group calls for marijuana legalization

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The group’s support of medical marijuana comes after U.S. prosecutors in California threatened to seize the properties of licensed California marijuana dispensaries if they don’t close up shop within 45 days.

SMALL IS NOT NECESSARILY BEAUTIFUL

Climate change is making many plants and animals smaller: study

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Climate change is reducing the body size of many animal and plant species, including some which supply vital nutrition for more than a billion people already living near hunger’s threshold.

IT'S ALL ABOUT DEFENSE SPENDING

Cain still believes ‘liberals want to destroy this country’

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It was quite the interview new Republican presidential frontunner Herman Cain had with David Gregory on Meet The Press Sunday morning.

JUST DON'T LIGHT UP

SNL spoofs Mike Bloomberg’s Occupy Wall Street feelings

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“I'd like to apologize for all the Hurricane Irene hysteria this summer, but since you were such b—hes about the snow storm last year, you left me with little choice,” the parody Bloomberg said.

NEIN-NEIN-NEIN ABORTION

Cain on abortion: No ‘exceptions for rape and incest’

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Sunday that he didn’t agree with abortion “under any circumstance.”

SAY WHAT?

Santorum: Single mothers are political base of Democrats

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Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Friday said that eliminating single motherhood would help defeat Democrats at the polling booth.

Science

Doctors recommend evaluating children for ADHD at age four

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The American Academy of Pediatrics this weekend expanded its guidelines…

Head injury blamed in death of high school football player

(Reuters) – A high school football player died after he suffered a head injury during…

Tech News

iPhone 4S big hit in Hong Kong’s grey market

HONG KONG — Apple’s iPhone 4S was on sale on Hong Kong’s grey market at…

Video game maker revels in Sim City’s similarities to Cain’s tax plan

LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Herman Cain has soared to the top of the Republican…

Media

Lady Gaga serenades Clinton with ‘Bill Romance’

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga serenaded Bill Clinton with a personalized version of her hit…

Murdoch team faces stormy shareholders meeting

Rupert Murdoch and his leaders at News Corp. face a firestorm at Friday’s shareholders meeting…

World

Struggle to get oil off stricken New Zealand ship

TAURANGA, New Zealand — Salvage workers struggled to begin pumping oil from a stricken container ship off the New Zealand…

Israel names 477 prisoners to go free in Shalit deal

JERUSALEM — Israel on Sunday released a list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released next week as part of…

Kenyan troops enter Somalia to attack rebels

NAIROBI — Kenyan troops have crossed the border into war-torn Somalia to attack Islamist Shebab rebels they accuse of being…

Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq town

KHANAQIN, Iraq — Hundreds rallied in the disputed Iraqi town of Khanaqin on Sunday to demand the reversal of a…

U.S. News

Sen. Feinstein: U.S. on ‘collision course’ with Iran

WASHINGTON — A leading Democrat warned Sunday that United States and Iran are on a…

Gingrich: Cain has ‘good chance’ to win GOP nomination

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich said Sunday that he was “delighted” that fellow candidate Herman…

Obama invokes Martin Luther King in today’s political battles

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama drew inspiration Sunday from the civil rights struggles of…

Obama risks miring U.S. in an African war: McCain

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s plan to send 100 military troops to Uganda risks miring…

Police arrest 175 ‘Occupy Chicago’ protesters

CHICAGO — Chicago police arrested about 175 protesters early Sunday in an operation to clear…