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Clem's Chronicles: Southwest Plane/Sotomayor/Health Care

President Obama won’t be helping the Chicago White Sox anytime soon. The President threw out the first pitch at the All-Star Game tonight. It didn’t quite make it to the plate but props to Albert Pujols for moving up on...

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Bob Woodruff Reports From Afghanistan

On tonight's World News, Bob Woodruff reports from on the ground in Afghanistan.

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Brian Ross Reports: Madoff Arrives at NC Prison to Serve 150-Year Sentence

Shackled in handcuffs and clad in a blue jumpsuit, Bernie Madoff arrived at his new home today -- the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina. Madoff, 71, took a 34-hour trip by bus from New York with an overnight...

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Update: Michelle Obama's Father NOT Buried at Scammed Cemetery

Earlier today we reported that Michelle Obama's father was buried at Burr Oak -- a cemetery where workers dug-up remains, moved them and then re-sold the plots of land for profit. However, the first lady's office has issued a revised...

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Michelle Obama's Father Buried at Cemetery That's Been Scammed

The First Lady's office has confirmed that Michelle Obama's father is in fact buried at the cemetery that is at the center of a firestorm. Workers at the Burr Oak Cemetery outside Chicago dug up remains, moving them and re-selling...

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Israeli Cell Phone Company in Hot Water Over Ad Featuring Wall

ABC's Simon McGregor-Wood reports from Jerusalem: It only lasts a minute but has sparked days of argument and controversy. Cellcom, one of Israel's leading mobile phone networks has produced a TV commercial starring Israel's controversial security barrier with the Palestinian...

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Obama's Presidential Pitch at MLB's All-Star Game

President Obama will get to enjoy a presidential perk this evening when he throws out the first pitch at Major League Baseball's All-Star Game. The glove maker Wilson has made a one-of-a-kind model for the President to use -- it's...

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Banker Follows 80 Year-Old Woman and Stops $25,000 Scam

ABC's Tahman Bradley reports from Detroit: A Midland, Michigan bank manager’s suspicions about an elderly woman who withdrew $25,000 from her account helped bust an alleged lottery fraud scheme. The story appears in today’s Detroit News. Last December, Marion Case...

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Bob Woodruff Travels from Iraq on to Afghanistan

Reporting by phone on today’s Good Morning America, Bob Woodruff spoke to Chris Cuomo about his trip so far: Chris Cuomo: I just had a great opportunity, a remarkable conversation with our Bob Woodruff just moments ago. He was back...

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Obama: 'We are going to get this done...inaction is not an option'

Here are the quotes of the day: "Sotomayor on track -- Michigan’s economy, not so much" -- Rick Klein, lead line of "The Note" "Seems that Obama might do better to focus on encouraging folks here about how his policies...

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