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5:48 pm - LGBT families lobby Congress

CNN Pol - Tommy Starling and Jeff Littlefield say they've slowly been changing minds of people in their community when it comes to what a family looks like.

5:38 pm - Romney repudiates potential ad strategy

CNN Pol - Mitt Romney said ads that attack personal character are the wrong course for a PAC or a campaign.

5:38 pm - Opinion: Grow up, Congress -- make a deal on debt

CNN Pol - Congressional Republicans are threatening another game of chicken with the debt ceiling. This will get America nowhere, says John Avlon.

5:29 pm - Trove of evidence released in Trayvon Martin shooting

MSNBC - Prosecutors on Thursday made public a trove of evidence used to justify murder charges against Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman, including a police report that concluded "the encounter between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin was ulti......

5:22 pm - Richards: Romney no friend on women's health

CNN Pol - Cecile Richards says the candidate promises to kill health reform act and "get rid" of Planned Parenthood, irresponsible threats that affect the well-being of real women.

5:21 pm - Senators tussle over new Iran sanctions

CNN Pol - Republicans blocked an attempt by Senate Democrats on Thursday to pass new sanctions against Iran, complaining the final language in the bill, which they had negotiated for months, is not tough enough to deter Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapons pro......

5:20 pm - Reported anti-Obama ad sparks backlash

CNN Pol - Predictions of super PAC-fueled campaign ugliness seemed to come to reality on Thursday when reports broke of a potential conservative group's ad campaign aimed at tying President Barack Obama to a controversy put to rest nearly four years ago.

5:19 pm - Driving out moderates in Congress: Is this what voters want?

CNN Pol - Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner drew a hard line in the sand this week, renewing a battle over the debt ceiling unless President Barack Obama agreed to significant budget cuts during what may be a lame-duck session after the November ele......

5:01 pm - Reported anti-Obama ad sparks backlash

CNN Pol - Predictions of super PAC-fueled campaign ugliness seemed to come to reality on Thursday when reports broke of a potential conservative group's ad campaign aimed at tying President Barack Obama to a controversy put to rest nearly four years ago.

4:36 pm - Summer forecast: hot and dry -- with western wildfires

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4:11 pm - 6 shot, 3 dead, in Louisville, Ky.

MSNBC - Back-to-back shootings in a western Louisville neighborhood left three people dead and three wounded Thursday.

4:09 pm - Jury to begin deliberating in Edwards trial

CNN Pol - Closing arguments are set for Thursday in the corruption trial of John Edwards, after his defense team rested its case without calling the former Democratic presidential candidate's ex-mistress to testify.

4:05 pm - From presidential race to House primaries, super PACs having wide impact

MSNBC - Using unlimited donations and spending money on TV ads in races across the country, Super PACS played a prominent role in helping the Republicans win control of the House in 2010. This year Democrats, who initially condemned Super PACs, are joining t......

3:59 pm - Rahall: Keystone oil pipeline will be dropped from final highway bill

The Hill - The top Democrat on the House Transportation Committee said "putting people to work is much more important right now."

3:44 pm - 'Sodomy is not a civil right': Actually, it is, say experts

MSNBC - Law experts are taking issue with a Virginia legislator’s comment that “sodomy is not a civil right” in explaining why he opposed a gay prosecutor’s bid to become a judge.

3:21 pm - Romney calls proposed Wright ads the 'wrong course'

MSNBC - Mitt Romney convened a rare press conference Thursday to explicitly distance himself from a controversial, racially-charged ad campaign reportedly planned by a Republican super PAC.

2:59 pm - 'Swamp People' star, 47, died of natural causes

MSNBC - The 47-year-old died of natural causes, Sheriff Jeff Wiley of Ascension Parish in Louisiana said Thursday, citing the preliminary autopsy findings.

2:50 pm - GOP senator calls on Speaker Boehner to do what the Senate won't on debt

The Hill - Sen. Bob Corker is calling on Speaker John Boehner to honor the debt-ceiling accord by rejecting Senate-passed bills.

2:41 pm - Mitt Romney: Personal attacks 'wrong course for a PAC or a campaign'

The Hill - Romney distanced himself Thursday from a controversial proposal considered by a super-PAC to attack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

2:23 pm - Study: 1 in 10 state prisoners is victim of sexual abuse

CNN - Nearly one of every 10 state prisoners is sexually victimized during confinement, according to a Justice Department study released Thursday.

2:23 pm - Facebook looking at price of $38 a share as IPO approaches

MSNBC - Facebook was on the verge of going public Thursday at $38 a share, raising more than $16 billion in a landmark public offering that would value the company at more than $100 billion.

2:16 pm - Zuckerberg: Hoodie savvy, not snotty

CNN - Benjamin Nugent says Facebook's CEO is a brilliant salesman precisely because he doesn't act much like one

2:16 pm - Why I won't quit Facebook

CNN - Omar Gallaga says Facebook, despite its flaws, remains the easiest way for him to connect with friends and family.

2:16 pm - Congress, make a deal on debt

CNN - Congressional Republicans are threatening another game of chicken with the debt ceiling. This will get America nowhere, says John Avlon.

2:00 pm - Extend the Bush Tax Cuts Now

Nat Review - House Speaker John Boehner is playing a heroic role right now. In his efforts to prevent the Bush tax cuts from expiring, Boehner is aggressively taking on President Obama’s leadership ineptitude on the economy. In essence, Boehner is pushing a......

1:49 pm - Postal service to close or consolidate 140 sites

MSNBC - The U.S. Postal Service will move ahead with a plan to shut or consolidate mail-processing facilities as part of its cost-cutting effort but will spread out the closings to maintain overnight delivery of local mail.

1:47 pm - Is healthy food really more expensive?

MSNBC - Contrary to popular belief, it can actually cost more to eat badly. In fact, a new government report finds that nutritious foods – such as grains, vegetables, fruit and dairy – typically cost less than items high in saturated fat and added sugars......

1:43 pm - Alabama governor wants more discussion on immigration law

CNN - Alabama's governor on Thursday called in lawmakers for a special session in part to further explore changes to the state's anti-illegal immigration law, considered the country's toughest.

1:40 pm - Obama's likeability a factor in election

CNN Pol - Despite the heated campaign, lackluster performance on the economy and negative feelings many conservatives have toward President Obama, many voters still like Obama as a person.

1:28 pm - Can Obama use Hollywood's soft power?

CNN Pol - Timothy Stanley says Obama must stay on the right side of moviemakers if he wants to use their cultural influence--and big donations--to get reelected

1:21 pm - Attorney slams claim Travolta groped Conaway

MSNBC - After blasting recent sexual battery lawsuits, John Travolta's team is trying to shut down an even more shocking allegation linked to his former "Grease" costar.

1:04 pm - Boy finds a piece of finger in Arby's sandwich

MSNBC - A Michigan teen made a gristly discovery after biting into an Arby's junior roast beef sandwich.

12:55 pm - Twitter adopts FTC's Do Not Track option

The Hill - The company said it will not monitor which websites users visit if they select the option in their Web browser.

12:52 pm - John Edwards case goes to the jury

MSNBC - John Edwards' fate is now in the hands of 12 anonymous jurors who will begin wading Friday through three weeks of testimony about the former presidential candidate's affair with Rielle Hunter.

12:45 pm - Obama. Hollywood. Still friends?

CNN - Timothy Stanley says Obama must stay on the right side of moviemakers if he wants to use their cultural influence--and big donations--to get reelected

12:44 pm - Utah cheerleaders suspended in hazing incident

MSNBC - Nine high school cheerleaders are accused of smearing peanut butter on a new squad member who has a peanut allergy while hazing a dozen younger girls, school and police officials say.

12:31 pm - Beach rocks in woman's pocket burst into flames

MSNBC - Rocks that a woman was carrying in her cargo shorts caught fire after a trip to a California beach, leaving her with severe burns, authorities say.

12:18 pm - Report: Nearly 10% of inmates suffer sexual abuse

MSNBC - Nearly one in 10 prisoners suffer sexual abuse while incarcerated, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Justice.

11:55 am - Plan to tie Obama to Rev. Wright rejected by GOP super-PAC

The Hill - A GOP-leaning super-PAC rejected plans for the ad campaign after Romney and Obama's campaign denounced the plan

11:52 am - Ricketts: I'm not going to use Jeremiah Wright

MSNBC - First Read: The Super PAC funded by Joe Ricketts has released a statement that essentially says he won't use Jeremiah Wright as an attack against President Obama.