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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
1. WHERE THEY REALLY MEAN IT ON CIGARETTE WARNINGS
That would be Australia: Think drab olive-green packs featuring images of cancer-riddled mouths and bulging, blinded eyeballs.
2. IT’S HERE: FIRST LAWSUIT INVOLVING 2012 ELECTION IN COURT
Early voting in swing state Ohio sparks campaign dispute, with military voters at center.
3. DREW PETERSON JUDGE MIGHT THROW OUT CASE
“There was one thing I told you not to go into and that’s exactly what you did,” he tells prosecutor.
4. A DEEPER PROBE INTO SYRIAN BLOODSHED
A U.N. human rights report might fuel urgency for tougher action against the Assad regime.
5. WHY MADONNA AND BJORK JOINED A GLOBAL MOVEMENT
It’s all to get Russia to free the punk provocateur band Pussy Riot.
6. THE DREAM ACT KICKS OFF IN U.S.
Young illegal immigrants brought as children will begin lining up for a chance for legal status.
7. JUDGE IN FORT HOOD SHOOTING CASE SAYS TRIAL NEEDS TO START
Accused Army psychiatrist to plead not guilty, with jury selection on Monday.
8. THE BURNING LOVE THAT JUST WON’T FADE
Tens of thousands of Elvis fans heading to Graceland candlelight vigil on 35th anniversary of his death.
9. HOW CLOSE TODAY’S BLAST CAME TO U.N. OBSERVERS
The fuel truck bomb went off near a Damascus hotel they use and a parking lot used by the military.
10. IN IOWA, OBAMA’S TARGET MIGHT BE RYAN’S ENERGY CUTS
Romney’s running mate is expected to fight back in Florida on the Medicare issue.
Daily Updates
August 15, 2012
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
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Ga water negotiator’s role may be seen as conflict
ATLANTA (AP) — One of Georgia’s negotiators in a tri-state water dispute also is president of a lobbying firm that has sought to commercially develop a technology billed as a partial solution to that feud, a situation that a top state official and others say could look like a conflict even though it is legal.
Continued ... - Heavy rains close Atlanta area roads
- AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional
- Obama exhorts good deeds by Morehouse graduates
- Small Fla. city wonders who won Powerball jackpot
- Fate of LA pot shops left to voters
- Tornadoes hit Kan., Okla.; no injuries reported
- May 18, 2013
- Partnership looks to grow heritage tourism
- Man, 2 children injured in dog attack near Atlanta
- Obama’s Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs
- GOP US Senate candidates denounce immigration bill
- Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply
- Up to 60 injured after car drives into Va. parade
- Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime
- IRS probe ignored most influential groups
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Ga water negotiator’s role may be seen as conflict
Tornadoes, Storms Strike Midwest
'Babyland': Camp Lejeune's Toxic Legacy?
Raw: Heavy Tornado Damage in Shawnee, Okla
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
