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The President of the United States, Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev exchange documents during their meeting at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) Obama, Medvedev agree to deal to cut nuke weapons
2 hrs 14 mins ago - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev confidently committed to a year-end deal to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third on Monday, but the U.S. leader failed to crack stubborn Kremlin objections to America's missile defense plans - a major stumbling block to such an agreement.
Katherine Jackson, left, and an unidentified driver enter the Jackson family home, Sunday, July 5, 2009, in the Encino section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Jackson memorial performers announced as LA braces
42 mins ago - The stage was set Monday for Michael Jackson's final act as the world capital of make-believe braced for what could be the biggest, gaudiest celebrity send-off of all time.
Chinese paramilitary police stands on duty following riots in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Monday, July 6, 2009. Police sealed off streets in parts of the provincial capital, Urumqi, after discord between ethnic Muslim Uighur people and China's Han majority erupted into riots. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Police restore order in western China; 156 killed
2 hrs 10 mins ago - Chanting "Strike down the criminals," hundreds of paramilitary police with shields, rifles and clubs took control of the streets Monday in the capital of western China's Muslim region, a day after the deadliest ethnic violence in decades.
FILE - In a Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001 file photo, Robert McNamara, right, defense secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, makes a point as Peter Almond, center, co-producer of the film 'Thirteen Days,' looks on during a forum at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara died Monday, July 6, 2009, according to his wife. He was 93. Theodore Sorensen, former special counsel to President Kennedy, is at left (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Vietnam War architect Robert McNamara dies at 93
1 hr 44 mins ago - Robert S. McNamara, the brainy Pentagon chief who directed the escalation of the Vietnam War despite private doubts the war was winnable or worth fighting, died Monday at 93.
Kristen LaBrie, who is accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son, is seen during her arraignment in Salem Superior Court, Monday, July 6, 2009 in Salem, Mass. She pleaded not guilty. (AP Photo/Lisa Poole, pool) Mass. mom pleads not guilty to denying son meds
2 hrs 35 mins ago - A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son by not filling prescriptions and misleading his doctors pleaded not guilty Monday to an attempted murder charge in the 9-year-old boy's death.
This undated picture made available by the British Library shows a reader examining a page from the earliest surviving Christian Bible. The British Library says the surviving pages of the world's oldest Bible have been reunited _ digitally. The library says the early Christian work known as the Codex Sinaiticus had been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years. It became available Monday for perusal on the Web so scholars and others can get a closer look. The library says the work will allow scholars to further study the 'unique treasure.' The project united organizations from Great Britain, Germany, Russia and Egypt. Each possessed parts of the 1,600-year-old manuscript. They worked together to publish new research into the history of the Codex and transcribed 650,000 words during a four-year period. (AP Photo/The British Library) World's oldest Christian Bible digitized
2 hrs 35 mins ago - The surviving pages of the world's oldest Christian Bible have been reunited - digitally. The early work known as the Codex Sinaiticus has been housed in four separate locations across the world for more than 150 years. But starting Monday, it became available for perusal on the Web at http://www.codexsinaiticus.org so scholars and other readers can get a closer look at what the British Library calls a "unique treasure."
This image made available by Israel's Antiquities Authority Monday, July 6, 2009 shows workers at the excavation site of an ancient quarry in Jerusalem. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe the Bible's King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. (AP Photo/IAA, Assaf Peretz) Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarry
2 hrs 49 mins ago - Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. The archaeologists believe the 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) quarry was part of a much larger network of quarries used by Herod in the city.
This photo released by the El Segundo, Calif., Police Department shows actress Joyce DeWitt, who portrayed Janet on 'Three's Company,' after she was arrested Saturday, July 4, 2009, on the suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. (AP Photo/ El Segundo, Calif., Police Department) 'Three's Company' star cited for drunken driving
15 mins ago - An actress who starred on the hit television series "Three's Company" has been arrested in Southern California and cited for drunken driving. Police say Joyce DeWitt, who played the character Janet Wood on the popular show, was pulled over Saturday afternoon after she drove past a barricade near a park in El Segundo.
Authorities remove 42 tons of trash from property
47 mins ago - A father and son are facing almost $20,000 in fees and fines after New York authorities said they removed about 42 tons of trash from their property. Brookhaven Town officials said they took away tires, car parts, hoses and other trash - about 85,000 pounds in all - piled up on a residential lot in Mastic Beach on eastern Long Island.
Soheyla Kazemi reacts at her home in Orange Park, Fla. Sunday, July 5, 2009 as she talks about the death of her sister, Sahel Kazemi, 20, in Nashville, Tenn. Sahel Kazemi and former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair were found dead Saturday at a Nashville condominium that he rented with a friend. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Will Dickey) Police: McNair's girlfriend bought gun Thursday
44 mins ago - Police say the gun found at the scene where former NFL star Steve McNair died was bought by his girlfriend less than two days before the two were shot to death.

Ron Paul wins Conservative Leadership Conference Straw Poll

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RENO, Nev. (Map) - RENO, Nev., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has won the inaugural Conservative Leadership Conference straw poll. Despite not appearing at the conference, Paul won convincingly with 33% of the vote. Mitt Romney, who addressed the conference in a town hall meeting and during a general session, finished second with 16%. Duncan Hunter, who also delivered a major address during the three-day event, finished third at 15%.

Full results are available at www.politicalderby.com

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The poll was sponsored by PoliticalDerby.com and 411Communications. It was executed onsite by Jason Wright and Stephen Fountain of PoliticalDerby.com.

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