Democrats defend Obama economic record at convention; Open Convention As Poll Says Obama's Popularity Falls; handling of the struggling US economy

Democrats defend Obama economic record at convention |
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By Steve Holland and John Whitesides | CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Democrats defended President Barack Obama's handling of the struggling US economy on Tuesday and urged voters to give him four more years as they opened their national ...

Dems Open Convention As Poll Says Obama's Popularity Falls ABC News
Democrats aim to energize core groups with first night of convention speeches NBCNews.com
Opinion:Mitt Romney, a rising ocean can sink families Washington Post
In Depth:Democrats: GOP's Romney just 'doesn't get it' The Associated Press
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#StarWars: 'Star Wars' versus 'Star Trek' technology; Legoland Florida hints at Star Wars; Paul Blake adds to family fairytale with Paralympic silver

Son of Star Wars actor Blake proves the force is with him by running ...
Daily Mail
The 22-year-old son of a Star Wars actor and ballet dancer ran a new personal best of 54.22 seconds to claim the hosts' 14th athletics medal of ...
Paul Blake adds to family fairytale with Paralympic silver in 400m Metro

'Star Trek: The Original Series': Where Is the Cast 46 Years After TV Premiere? ABC News
James Tiberius Kirk loses his consciousness to a woman determined to kill him, "Star Trek" has taken its viewers "where no man has gone before" -- over and over and over again. Forty-six years after Gene Roddenberry created the original series, here's ...

'Star Wars' versus 'Star Trek' technology: Let's settle this
CNET
Dive into the eternal "Star Wars" versus "Star Trek" debate with an infographic that determines which one can claim technological superiority.

Legoland Florida hints at Star Wars-themed expansion
Orlando Sentinel
Legoland California has a Star Wars display in its Miniland — that part of ... California's Star Wars section includes "seven of the most famous ...
Legoland Releases Details for 2012 Expansion The Ledger

Griselda Blanco, Colombia's 1970s "queen of cocaine," murdered; 'Cocaine Godmother' Reportedly Killed In Colombia

Griselda Blanco Dead: 'Cocaine Godmother' Reportedly Killed In Colombia Huffington Post
Notorious drug trafficker Griselda Blanco, who brought the idea of assassination-by-motorcycle to Miami in the '70s and '80s, was assassinated by men on motorcycles in Colombia on Monday, according to the Miami Herald. The BBC reports 69-year-old ...

Griselda Blanco, Colombia's 1970s "queen of cocaine," murdered Fox News
Griselda Blanco, Colombia's infamous "queen of cocaine" of the 1970s, was murdered in the northwestern city of Medellin, ...

A Harsh Reception for Clinton in China's State Media; Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks; US commitment to ASEAN unity

A Harsh Reception for Clinton in China's State Media
New York Times
BEIJING - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived here on Tuesday night to a barrage of unusually harsh coverage in China's official news media over what they called American meddling in territorial disputes in the region - and then a ...

Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks Voice of America
China warns US not to take sides in South China Sea territorial dispute Times of India
From China:China urges US to work for peace in South China Sea Xinhua
From Indonesia:Clinton reiterates US commitment to ASEAN unity Jakarta Post
Opinion:Asean nations must act with responsibility and tact

Pelosi welcomes California delegation to DNC; California Dems Leader, James Burton, Compares GOPs To Nazi; chair-slime from the California DNC

Pelosi welcomes California delegation to DNC
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Burton says Romney's better off and the message the delegates got was so ... there were musical acts such as Jeff Bridges and James Taylor.

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KCBS Exclusive: California Dems Leader Compares GOPs To Nazi ...
CBS Local
KCBS then asked Burton whether Democrats were ever guilty of embellishing ... for this week's DNC: California Democratic Party Chair John Burton ... we have James Burton, the chair-slime from the California Democrat party, ...

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Charlotte is kicking off the DNC family style
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(AP Photo/Chuck Burton) ... with live performances and speakers throughout the day that include five-time Grammy award winner James Taylor, ...

Michael Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host; fulfilling a joking prophecy he made to Regis Philbin; former New York Giant

Michael Strahan becomes Kelly Ripa's co-host on "Live! With Kelly" Newsday
Former football star Michael Strahan joined "Live! With Kelly" as permanent co-host on Monday, fulfilling a joking prophecy he made to Regis Philbin more than four years ago. The gap-toothed former New York Giant jogged onto the morning show set and ...

Strahan makes debut as 'Live! With Kelly' co-host New York Daily News
Michael Strahan stepped out of an SUV and jogged onto the set of "Live! with Kelly" Tuesday morning, making his co-hosting gig official and confirming the country's worst kept secret. He was named Kelly Ripa's permanent partner, taking the spot left ...

Julian Castro to make history as first Hispanic to deliver keynote; DNC rising star; Mayor Castro to reflect on Obama's America

Julian Castro to make history as first Hispanic to deliver keynote at ...
Fox News
CHARLOTTE, NC - San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, a rising star among Democrats, is poised to make history Tuesday as the first Hispanic to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.

Julian Castro's DNC keynote speech to introduce the Democrats' rising star The Guardian
Mayor Castro to reflect on Obama's America in speech USA TODAY
Highly Cited:Julian Castro is the Democrats' rising star at the DNC CNN
In Depth:Who Is Julián Castro, the Democratic Convention Keynote Speaker?