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Clem's Chronicles: Jakarta Bombings/Health Care/Sotomayor

sorry for the late note folks but we've had some breaking news out of Jakarta.... INDONESIA HOTEL BOMBINGS-Apparent bomb blasts at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia. Details are still sketchy but a Jakarta hospital doctor told the...

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Hillary Clinton: Healed and Traveling to Site of Terror Attack

ABC's Kirit Radia reports: Secretary of State Clinton departed Thursday for her first trip abroad since falling and breaking her elbow last month. The injury caused her to miss President Obama's recent overseas trip as well as one of her...

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GM Auction: Everything...Including the Golf Course...Must Go!

Chris Bury reports on tonight’s World News about GM and the company’s speedy exit from bankruptcy. The American icon is leaving behind all the stuff it no longer wants -- and selling in it a corporate version of a garage...

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Assisted Suicide -- Should It Be Legal?

Last night on our broadcast, Jim Sciutto brought us a report about a couple who committed suicide together at a clinic after learning that one of them had terminal cancer. We also posted an entry here on our blog asking...

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17-Year Old Completes Solo Voyage Around the World

We first brought you the story of Zac Sunderland 2 weeks ago with Neal Karlinsky’s report of the teenager’s quest to sail solo around the world. Well, the 17-year old has completed his voyage -- he is now the youngest...

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ABC's Original Coverage of First Man Landing on the Moon

On July 20, 1969, astronauts onboard Apollo 11 touched down on the surface of the moon. ABC news covered the event extensively -- here's a clip from the original report anchored by Frank Reynolds.

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Starbucks Trying to be Less Like Starbucks

ABC's Neal Karlinsky reports from Seattle: As I sit here drinking a free cup of terrible drip coffee at the office, word is coming in that Starbucks is about to launch its latest attack on America’s already over caffeinated obsession...

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MUST WATCH: Sneaky Hidden Fees That Cost You Money

Great piece to pass along to you. ABC’s Bill Weir took a look for Nightline last night at all of the hidden fees we pay for cable, phone, electricity, on and on. It’s eye opening. Take a few minutes to...

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A Facebook Update on the American Town Without Running Water

On Tuesday's World News, Steve Osunsami brought us a report about a Mississippi town without running water. Since that report ran, a Facebook group was created to lend support to the cause. The group currently has 43 members, and they're...

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'Didn't the White House prepare you?'

"It’s amazing. They did a good job being able to do what they did to control the vehicle to prevent additional events." -- Michigan State Police Trooper Charles Kemp, after a gasoline tanker exploded last night on I-75, about 10...

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