Nearly two-thirds of Americans can’t name a single Supreme Court justice; can you? (Photo: Larry Downing / Reuters file) The Supreme Court has been making big headlines this summer, both with its split decision to upheld one part of a tough Arizona immigration law while striking down three other parts, and its decision to upheld the 2010 health care law, thus preserving President Obama’s landmark legislative achievement. Read the complete story and take the survey.
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans can’t name a single Supreme Court justice; can you?

(Photo: Larry Downing / Reuters file)

The Supreme Court has been making big headlines this summer, both with its split decision to upheld one part of a tough Arizona immigration law while striking down three other parts, and its decision to upheld the 2010 health care law, thus preserving President Obama’s landmark legislative achievement.

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Deadline looming, Akin says he’s staying in Missouri Senate race (Photo: Orlin Wagner / AP) With hours remaining until a preliminary deadline to withdraw, Rep. Todd Akin (R) said he would not step aside as the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri. Akin, who’s faced growing clamor from fellow Republicans to end his candidacy amid an uproar over his weekend comments about rape, said he believes it is important for him to press forward with his campaign against incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Read the complete story.
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Deadline looming, Akin says he’s staying in Missouri Senate race

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With hours remaining until a preliminary deadline to withdraw, Rep. Todd Akin (R) said he would not step aside as the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri.

Akin, who’s faced growing clamor from fellow Republicans to end his candidacy amid an uproar over his weekend comments about rape, said he believes it is important for him to press forward with his campaign against incumbent Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

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Twitter maps show where rudest, friendliest Americans may live (Photo: Vertalab) Some who use Twitter are quite mannerly, others are totally rude — and a series of maps of Twitter users in the United States gives us an idea about who’s naughty and who’s nice, and where they’re tweeting from. The Twitter “heat map,” developed by Vertalab, took two common phrases, “Good morning,” and “F—- you,” and scanned tweets containing those phrases in 462 specific locations in the U.S., over several different days in July. Read the complete story.
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Twitter maps show where rudest, friendliest Americans may live

(Photo: Vertalab)

Some who use Twitter are quite mannerly, others are totally rude — and a series of maps of Twitter users in the United States gives us an idea about who’s naughty and who’s nice, and where they’re tweeting from.

The Twitter “heat map,” developed by Vertalab, took two common phrases, “Good morning,” and “F—- you,” and scanned tweets containing those phrases in 462 specific locations in the U.S., over several different days in July.

Read the complete story.

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Romney to announce VP pick tomorrow (Photo: © Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters  /  Reuters) Mitt Romney will announce his vice-presidential selection tomorrow, according to the campaign. Though the campaign gave no indication of who it could be, the campaign said in a press release the former Massachusetts governor would announce his selection at 8:45 am ET in Norfolk, VA, the first stop on his swing-state bus tour. Read the complete story.
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Romney to announce VP pick tomorrow

(Photo: © Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters  /  Reuters)

Mitt Romney will announce his vice-presidential selection tomorrow, according to the campaign.

Though the campaign gave no indication of who it could be, the campaign said in a press release the former Massachusetts governor would announce his selection at 8:45 am ET in Norfolk, VA, the first stop on his swing-state bus tour.

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Statue of Liberty and One World Trade center in red, white and blue for the 4th The Statue of Liberty, center right, and One World Trade Center, right, lit up in red, white and blue lights ahead of the Fourth of July holiday are seen from Bayonne, N.J., Monday, July 2, 2012. Read the complete story.
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Statue of Liberty and One World Trade center in red, white and blue for the 4th

The Statue of Liberty, center right, and One World Trade Center, right, lit up in red, white and blue lights ahead of the Fourth of July holiday are seen from Bayonne, N.J., Monday, July 2, 2012.

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She doesn’t look a day over 100: A total of 125 immigrants from 46 countries have been sworn in as United States citizens at a ceremony marking the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty this morning. The naturalization ceremony on Liberty Island kicked off a daylong celebration of the dedication of the statue in 1886. Read more about Lady Liberty’s 125th birthday celebration and check out more historical photos here.
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She doesn’t look a day over 100: A total of 125 immigrants from 46 countries have been sworn in as United States citizens at a ceremony marking the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty this morning.

The naturalization ceremony on Liberty Island kicked off a daylong celebration of the dedication of the statue in 1886.

Read more about Lady Liberty’s 125th birthday celebration and check out more historical photos here.

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