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Clem's Chronicles: Federal Building Security/G8/China Unrest

Hi there folks-Clem Lane here. Another very busy news day....... SECURITY AT FEDERAL BUILDINGS-Disturbing story out today courtesy the Government Accountability Office-seems security at federal buildings ain’t what it’s cracked up to be, in fact, Pierre Thomas told us on...

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Bloody Riots in China -- 156 Dead

The ethnic violence in China between Uighur and Han Chinese is spiraling out of control. Earlier we posted about an angry mob turning on our reporters while they were covering the conflict. Clarissa Ward brings us the full report on...

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Have We Forgotten the Lessons of 9/11? (Or Did We Ever Really Learn Them?)

ABC's Pierre Thomas will have a report tonight on our broadcast about Congressional investigators testing the security of federal buildings across America. What they found is stunning. Investigators were able to walk right into a "secure" building carrying a bag...

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Does the Banner on Mt. Rushmore Represent Freedom of Speech or Trespassing?

Earlier today, activists from Greenpeace descended upon Mt. Rushmore and posted a banner reading "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming." The massive banner measured 2,300 square feet and featured a picture of President Obama. The stint was to...

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Good News for Gen X Parents

ABC's John Berman has good news for new parents. All that stressing over new fangled car seats and the like...appears to be paying off. Watch:

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WATCH: Greenpeace Hangs Banner on Mt. Rushmore

The video below, shot by Greenpeace, shows their volunteers hanging a banner near President Lincoln on Mt. Rushmore. The banner reads: "America Honors Leaders, Not Politicians. Stop Global Warming." Freedom of speech or trespassing?

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Who Was That Woman Singing At Jackson's Memorial?

Some big names got up and performed yesterday in honor of Michael Jackson. Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Jennifer Hudson, on and on. But towards the end there was a woman, seemingly unknown, who stepped forward and sang lead on "Heal...

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Angry Chinese Mob Turns On ABC Reporters & Crew

Urumqi, the troubled capital of China’s north-western Xianjiang province, is under lock-down today. It has been the scene of serious civil unrest since the weekend with the ethnic minority Uighurs pitting themselves against the Han Chinese in a series of...

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Quotes of Today: 'There's nothing that we would have done differently'

"There's nothing that we would have done differently." -- President Barack Obama to ABC News, defending the stimulus package put together several months ago "Give us a jobs report, a sliding Dow, a vice-presidential admission, and a presidential certainty that...

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ABC's Jim Sciutto: Buzz Over Plans For Fresh Tehran Protests

ABC's Senior Foreign Correspondent Jim Sciutto covered the recent Iranian election protests from the streets of Tehran: Speaking to dissidents on the ground in Tehran, there are ambitious plans for protests tomorrow to mark the 10th anniversary of the 1999...

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