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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Helps U.S. Gymnastics Win Gold
Alexandra Raisman and the United States women stormed to the Olympic women’s gymnastics team gold on Tuesday. Jordyn Wieber sparkled and Gabby Douglas dazzled as the United States won by a massive 5-point margin. Two days after an inconsolable Wieber fled the North Greenwich Arena in tears having missed out on a spot in the…
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Fast Forward After Missteps, Romney Struggles To Stay on Message
Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign tried to keep the domestic political focus on the U.S. economy and jobs on Monday, although the effort was overshadowed by more controversy from a foreign trip after he made remarks that upset Palestinians. Hoping to take advantage of President Barack Obama’s “you didn’t build that” comment, Romney’s campaign sent teams…
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Fast Forward Aly Raisman Moves to Gymnastics Finals
The United States outclassed 2008 champions China in women’s gymnastics qualifying at the Olympics on Sunday but their top name Jordyn Wieber suffered the shock of failing to get through to the all-around final. Wieber had been the favourite for the individual crown coming into the Games after taking the world gold in Tokyo last…
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Fast Forward Romney Aide: Mitt Would Back Iran Strike
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would respect an Israeli decision to use military force to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, a senior aide said on Sunday. Romney met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the second leg of a foreign trip aimed at bolstering his foreign policy credentials in his…
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Fast Forward Romney Arrives in Israel for Visit
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrived in Israel on Saturday, for as part of his three-nation foreign tour that includes Britain and Poland. The visit to Israel comes at a time when its leaders are weighing a military attack on Iran, the neighboring regime in Syria is looking increasingly shaky and Mideast peace talks are…
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Fast Forward Romney Backs Olympics Moment of Silence
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, about to visit the London Olympics and Israel, said for the first time on Monday that he supports an official minute of silence at Friday’s opening ceremony for the Games to honor Israeli athletes killed at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Romney’s move broke years of his own silence on the…
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Fast Forward Assad Forces Retake Damascus Neighborhoods
Syrian troops have driven rebel fighters out of two districts of Damascus a week after the insurgents launched a major assault on the capital. Government troops retook control of the Damascus neighbourhood of Mezzeh on Sunday and executed at least 20 unarmed men who they suspected of aiding rebels, opposition activists in the district said….
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Fast Forward N.Y. Police Eye Iran in 9 Terror Plots
New York police believe Iranian Revolutionary Guards or their proxies have been involved so far this year in nine plots against Israeli or Jewish targets around the world, according to restricted police documents obtained by Reuters. Reports prepared this week by intelligence analysts for the New York Police Department (NYPD) say three plots were foiled…
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