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STORY OF THE DAY - MORNING EDITION

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

FLASHBACK: Ronald Reagan’s Independence Day Address, 1986

Read the Declaration of Independence!

Storms, dangerous heat to continue into July 4 and beyond

Fireworks industry in biggest slump since Vietnam War era

5 Things: July 4 Fireworks and Independence Day Kids Events

Despite political differences, Independence Day still an idea worth celebrating

Independence Day events, fireworks displays

Celebrating Independence Day in every way

STORIES OF THE DAY

Team Romney: No way are we declaring a “ceasefire” on health care

- Christie: Adviser is not Romney

- Allen West questions Romney team

In 4 Years, Obama Still Has Not Visited Israel

- Obama Turns His Back on Israel at the U.N.

- Mitt Romney to Travel to Israel in First Foreign Trip of Candidacy

VIDEO: Krauthammer: Roberts Was Intimidated by the left

- VIDEO: More On Justice Roberts Switch Vote...

- Obamacare: Final Battle

- Poll: Health care ruling changes views of Supreme Court

VIDEO: Coddler-In-Chief: Allen West Discusses Middle East and Cuba Threats

- VIDEO: Rep. Allen West: Obama Wants Americans To "Be His Slave"

	U.S. President
	VIDEO: Candidate Obama, 2008: 'Raising the Debt Is Unpatriotic'
	Hillary apologizes to Pakistan for airstrike that killed troops last November
	Proxy fight: Holder goes to Washington Post, says GOP out to get him, Obama
	In his second term, Obama will pivot to the drug war
	Boskin: Obama Should Put 'The Wealth of Nations' on his Reading List
	Lisa Jackson: There Has “Never Been A Loss Of Jobs” Because Of EPA Regulations

	U.S. Court System
	Report: Roberts Wrote Both Obamacare Opinions?
	U.S. official: The blind sheikh will never be freed, regardless of Egypt’s demands
	SC Judge Sentences Drunk Driver to Bible Study
	Bus-drag vic nails MTA for $3 million
	Judge orders murder trial for 74-year-old Mich. woman in shooting of her 17-year-old grandson
	Poll: Supreme Court seen as too liberal and political

	U.S. Senate
	VIDEO: Jim DeMint’s rallying cry to repeal Obamacare
	VIDEO: Sen. Lautenberg: Obamacare individual mandate ‘isn’t a tax'
	Even with repeal, 'Obamacare' will be hard to unwind, McConnell says
	Rand Paul puts forward measure that would force the Senate to read bills

	U.S. House of Representatives
	House probes NY restaurant-harass group

	Conservative/Republicans
	Look Like Russians Don't Like Romney Strong Stances
	Republican Governor of Florida Says State Won't Expand Medicaid
	Christie: I'd 'Answer the Call' If Asked to Be Vice President
	VIDEO: Mark Levin: Time For Term Limits On Supreme Court
	VIDEO: Krauthammer to Romney: Forget about intellectual honesty and call the mandate a tax
	A tea party battle cry

	Progressive/Liberal/Democrats
	Likely voters: Carter was a better president than Obama
	What the frack? North Carolina lawmaker accidentally votes to legalize fracking
	Health Nut Bloomberg Presides Over Hot Dog Feast
	Recount: Democrat wins final Wisconsin Senate recall
	'We let the tea party steal our thunder': Eliot Spitzer
	Tavis Smiley And Cornel West Slam Obama, Valerie Jarrett
	CPAC's boy wonder swings left

STORY OF THE DAY - MORNING EDITION

NO PHOTO OPTS HERE...

Ingraham: 'Get off the jet ski'...

No Martha's Vineyard vacation for Barack Obama this election year

Mitt's just a regular guy on holiday... with a boat full of armed guards following him as he jetskis with his wife

Romney's summer vacation full of competitive sports and family meetings

Romney takes a break to go to church with his family

Romney vacations at lakefront home in NH

STORIES OF THE DAY

Obama Issues Statement On Andy Griffith's Death

- The Folksy TV Sheriff From Mayberry

- Randy Travis: Andy Griffith "most likeable" man

- Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86

VIDEO: Extreme Heat Buckles Bridge Sending Cars into the Air

- Storms, dangerous heat to continue into July 4 and beyond

- Over 1.4M still without power from Illinois to Virginia

- Firefighting C-130s placed on operational hold

- More than 2000 US heat records matched or broken

Report: Syria tortures dissidents in 'archipelago' of prisons

- Syrian army attacks rebels, Turkey scrambles F16s

Pelosi: “Harshness” is keeping some women out of politics

- Pelosi Praises Leftist Catholic Nun Group For Bashing Republicans…

	Economy
	U.S. Debt-GDP Hits Post-WWII Ratio
	World food cost 'set to soar' due to US Midwest drought
	Federal employees can take unscheduled leave Tuesday
	As GovtMotors shares near record low, taxpayer loss on bailout rises to $35 billion...
	IMF turned down Israeli request for $1 billion loan for Palestinians
	Oil tops $100 on Iran tensions, stimulus hopes
	Chief Executive of Barclays Resigns
	Researchers develop spray-on battery
	More Americans claim disability benefit than live in New York! Staggering 8.7million receive welfare cheques
	Take two! Couple demolish their new Hamptons home - after building blunder doesn't leave enough room for pool and garage
	Rumsfeld: American Weakness is Dangerous
	Another California Town Files For Bankruptcy
	DELINGPOLE: Socialized Medicine, From a Survivor

	National Security / Crime / Disasters
	Border Patrol union blasts Homeland Security instructions to 'run away' and 'hide' from gunmen
	Amid misery of storm damage, DC firefighters fill private pool
	Cop Punched in Face at McCarren Park Pool, Another Sustains Wrist Injury: Police
	Sweat shirts in July lead police to suspects
	US Adds Forces in Persian Gulf, a Signal to Iran
	Utah to restrict gun use for fire season
	Cost to Protect US Secrets Doubles to Over $11 Billion
	Man caught on camera as he smashes up mobile phone shop on camera
	VIDEO: ‘Buxom Bandit’ Still At Large
	Study: 25% of troop deaths were potentially survivable
	FL homeowner holds air conditioning repairman at gunpoint
	My lover made me orchestrate his wife's killing with web of transsexual prostitutes…
	Doctor arrested at Disney World for 'kicking his son, 3, in the face'
	'Iran agents planned to hit US and British targets in Kenya'
	Obama edging toward decision on new nuclear arms cuts

	Foreign Affairs
	Why has China built a ghost town in Africa? Eerie footage shows brand new Angolan city designed for 500,000 lying empty
	You want my home, it will cost you your life': 5 Germans dead after eviction notice
	Syria opposition fails to agree leadership
	Palestinians ready to exhume Arafat's body
	Russia debates internet blacklist
	Iran test-fires medium range missiles
	U.N. treaty would disarm U.S. foreign policy
	Two plane hijackers 'beaten to death by passengers' in China

Other Interesting Issues

Scientists 99.999% sure 'God Particle' has been found...

- "It's a boson": Higgs quest bears new particle

More than 1 million in US still without power 5 days after storm

- Triple-digit temps pop up again as power slow to be restored

Search to find Earhart plane wreckage begins

Education Department: Native American students continue to trail peers in math, reading

Great white shark sighting closes beach

VIDEO: So close... and yet so far: The embarrassing moment woman made a diving leap for bride's bouquet

STORIES OF THE DAY

Beheading murder suspect auditioned for thriller film

Human head found; may be tied porn-actor case

FactCheck to Obama Camp:Your Still Wrong About Romney

- Washington Post Backs Off False Claim Romney Outsourced Jobs

VIDEO: The Teaser For Herman Cain’s ‘Cain TV’ Will Blow Your Mind

- Herman Cain to launch web TV network CainTV on July 4

More cities scaling back or eliminating fireworks displays

- Laser shows taking fireworks' place in some cities

- New fireworks law has some cities fuming, seeking ban

	Media / News Sources
	Sports Illustrated, NBC partner for a sports magazine TV show
	Is David Gregory the next face to be fired from NBC after Ann Curry's unceremonious dismissal?

	Sports/Entertainment
	Report: Katie felt like she was in 'Rosemary's Baby'
	Singer Cher Praises 'Cool' Joel Osteen, Draws Backlash From Gay Fans
	Braves Fan Catches Foul Ball While Holding Baby (VIDEO)
	Chris Rock: 'Happy White Peoples Independence Day'...
	Gwen Stefani to Host Fundraiser with Michelle Obama
	VIDEO: Second most famous Pitt: Brad's look-alike brother spoofs his ordinary life in hilarious new ad
	Eva Longoria: “If you’re a woman, there is no way you can vote Republican”

	Faith
	Pope fires Slovak bishop in rare show of authority
	NBC: Could gay marriage debate drive young Christians from church?

	Health
	Cat Litter Box Parasite Tied to Suicides
	The wrong mix of brain chemicals. Even listening to pop: Forty reasons your diet ISN'T working