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The Two-Way
6:28 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Blogging On The Lam: McAfee Is Posting Updates From Guatemalan Jail

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John McAfee, with a woman described as his girlfriend, on the way into the Supreme Court in Guatemala City on Tuesday.
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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 12:26 pm

Wanted for questioning in Belize about the murder of a neighbor, anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is sitting in a Guatemalan jail — and blogging about the experience.

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The Two-Way
5:25 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Alan Simpson Goes 'Gangnam Style'

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 8:05 am

How can you get young folks to press their elders to solve the debt and deficit crises?

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The Two-Way
4:48 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Royal Watch: Kate Is Released From Hospital

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Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, as she was released from King Edward VII hospital in central London earlier today.
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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 7:59 am

Sorry, royal fans, we're not planning to follow every bit of news about the Duchess of Cambridge's pregnancy.

But we do want to note that Kate, "holding a bouquet of flowers, left King Edward VII hospital in central London on Thursday morning with her husband, Prince William," the BBC says. "Less than 12 weeks pregnant, she was admitted with acute morning sickness — hyperemesis gravidarum — on Monday."

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The Two-Way
4:30 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Syria: Clinton To Meet With Russian Diplomat; Sarin Fears Continue

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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.
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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 3:27 pm

In one of the sharpest warnings so far to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said today "the whole world is watching" and that if Assad uses chemical weapons against his people, "there will be consequences."

Without saying specifically that the U.S. and its allies would take military action, Panetta said it is "fair enough to say that their use of those weapons would cross a red line."

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Around the Nation
4:14 am
Thu December 6, 2012

'Star Wars' Fan Builds Life-Size Millennium Falcon

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World
4:09 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Perfume Evokes Smell Of Pizza Box Opening

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When you crack open a pizza box, the heat's released and you get that scent from the dough and cheese and sauce. Pizza Hut in Canada has released that scent in a bottle of perfume. The company made 110 bottles and distributed them to its Facebook followers.

The Two-Way
3:48 am
Thu December 6, 2012

In Cairo: Several Killed, Hundreds Injured, Tanks Deployed As Clashes Continue

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Egyptian policemen protect an opposition demonstrator after a scuffle with members of the Muslim Brotherhood outside the presidential palace in Cairo.
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Egyptian army soldiers spread barbed wire near the presidential palace to secure the site after clashes that left several people dead and hundreds wounded.
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Egyptian army tanks deploy near the presidential palace after overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo on Thursday.
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Egyptian riot police stand guard in Cairo on Wednesday during large-scale clashes that marked the worst violence of a deepening crisis over the disputed constitution.
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A man who had been with supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood when he was injured is carried from the scene.
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Protesters throw a flare at the Egyptian riot police. People on both sides lobbed firebombs and rocks at each other as their standoff over Morsi's expanded powers and an Islamist-drafted constitution turned violent.
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Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood attack an opposition protester in front of the presidential palace.
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Egyptian Army tanks deploy near the presidential palace after clashes that left several people dead and hundreds wounded.
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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 3:26 pm

Update at 4:00 p.m. ET. Morsi Calls For National Dialogue:

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi called for national dialogue in a televised address today.

Morsi spoke amid escalating violence over a draft constitution and a presidential decree that granted him near-absolute power.

"I call for a full, productive dialogue with all figures and heads of parties, revolutionary youth and senior legal figures to meet this Saturday," Morsi said according to Al Arabiya.

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Around the Nation
2:12 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Post Sandy: Atlantic City Wants Its Tourists Back

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Atlantic City's boardwalk, with its shops, restaurants, casinos and hotels, was mostly protected during Hurricane Sandy by a dune restoration project. But TV images of one small section that was damaged gave the impression that the whole thing was destroyed.
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Rumors of the demise of Atlantic City's boardwalk were greatly exaggerated — only a small part was damaged. Now city and tourism officials are trying to draw people back.
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At Atlantic City's Tropicana Casino resort, business has been slow since Hurricane Sandy, but it's starting to pick up again.
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At Jay's Souvenirs on the boardwalk, Yaqob Abro says it costs him more to commute to work and keep the lights on than he's making in sales most days.
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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 1:24 pm

A month after Hurricane Sandy pounded the New Jersey Shore, Atlantic City is back in business. Even though most of the casinos and restaurants sustained very little damage in the storm, they're now suffering from a lack of visitors. But the city has launched an effort to change that.

As three young boys roll their skateboards down the "World Famous Atlantic City Boardwalk," it's proof that it is still here, fully in tact, and that rumors of its demise were greatly exaggerated.

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Around the Nation
2:12 am
Thu December 6, 2012

Satellite Colleges Setting Up Shop In Phoenix Suburbs

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Originally published on Thu December 6, 2012 2:41 am

Phoenix suburbs are becoming a magnet for small universities. Five schools — Benedictine, Albright, Wilkes, Upper Iowa and Westminster — have announced plans for satellite campuses in downtown Mesa. And at least three more are coming to Peoria.

Business
2:12 am
Thu December 6, 2012

The Last Word In Business

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DAVID GREENE, HOST:

And our last word in business today is Trump versus Forbes. The Forbes we're talking about is a Scotsman named Michael Forbes. He has the misfortune of living right next to Donald Trump's new golf course in Scotland. Forbes has refused to sell his property to Trump; and what has ensued is the war of words that you probably would expect between the property magnet, and anyone who gets in his way.

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