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9/11 Memorial

9/11 Museum Opening Delayed As Bloomberg, Cuomo Battle Over Funding: Report

The construction of the long-awaited museum at ground zero meant to honor victims of September 11 will not be completed for the upcoming anniversary of the terrorist attack because of a political argument between New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and state Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to the New York Times. The museum opening by 9/11 in 2013 is also in doubt.
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Obama And Clinton

Bill Clinton Speech Accurate But a ‘Fact-Checker’s Nightmare’

Former President Bill Clinton received wide acclaim for the rousing speech he delivered last night at the Democratic National Convention on behalf of President Obama, which was met with several rounds of standing applause. But fact-checkers working behind the scenes were less enamored with his oration. According to FactCheck.org, a non-partisan website that works to correct misleading political claims, the speech was "a fact-checker's nightmare." By 'nightmare,' the website was re...
Map of state-level budget shortfalls for FY2013, in a report by Wells Fargo Advisors, shows Democratic-leaning and  -- especially -- swing states as more likely to run fiscal deficits.

Purple States Most Likely To Be In The Red: Wells Fargo Report

While opinion polls in places like New Hampshire, Ohio, Nevada and Wiscounsin continue to find no clear trend as to whether the residents will support a Democrat or a Republican for President, a new report by asset manager Wells Fargo Advisor Wednesday found those very states unambiguous in their spending preferences in running large budget shortfalls
Julian Castro at DNC

10 Things To Know About San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro

Castro, already being hailed as a rising star in the Democratic Party, gave a much-praised keynote speech at the convention Tuesday when he made his national debut. But he has been a prominent presence in San Antonio's Chicano community since his teen years.
Julian Castro at DNC

Democrats Introduce A New Face: Julian Castro

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro presented a fresh, youthful, smiling face for Democrats at the opening night of their convention Tuesday -- while hurling stinging attacks on the Republicans and their nominee.

iPhone 5 News: Apple May Release Event Invitations Within Next Two Days [RUMORS]

It's been long reported that Apple's next big product event, which is said to unveil the new iPhone 5, a new "iPad Mini," and even new iPod and Mac models, will allegedly occur on Wednesday, Sept. 12. If company history repeats itself, it's possible that Apple will release the press invitations eight days prior to the event's date, either today (Tuesday) or Wednesday.
Apple iPhone 5 Already On Sale? Complete Set Of Components Sells For $199 In China [PICTURES]

Apple May Announce iPhone 5 Event On Tuesday, Sept. 4 [RUMORS]

If Apple's history can predict its future, we might expect the Cupertino, Calif.-based company to release invitations to its media event, allegedly scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 12, eight days prior on Tuesday, Sept. 4. This reported date is not based on fact, or word from any source from within Apple; this is rather based on Apple's past when it comes to releasing its media event invitations.
The Iceman

Trailer For Serial Killer Film 'The Iceman' Debuts

The trailer for the upcoming crime drama "The Iceman" was released on Thursday. The gritty biopic tells the story of serial killer Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon), who on the surface seemed to be a doting dad and caring husband.
Apple iPhone 5 Already On Sale? Complete Set Of Components Sells For $199 In China [PICTURES]

Apple iPhone 5 Rumors: New A6 Chip Spotted In Newly Released Parts [FEATURES]

Apple has successfully managed to make each new iPhone thinner, lighter, faster and more powerful, and it looks like the iPhone 5 will be no exception. On Thursday, Sonny Dickson released a set of new photos that show an A6 processor chip sitting in the phone's logic board. A quad-core A6 would boost the speed of the phone's features, as well as help power the phone when multi-tasking applications or playing games or video.
Twitter

Can Tweeting The Workday Away Save The Economy?

A new report released by the business consulting giant McKinsey Global Institute, showed that social-media tools stand to add $900 billion to $1.3 trillion to the economy, largely through increased productivity among skilled workers.

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