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Haunted Harmonies On The xx's 'Coexist'

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The xx's new album, Coexist, comes out Sept. 11.

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Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 3:50 pm

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It's Hard To Tell La Familia You're Gay

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Samantha Moreno, in pink, with her family. "The hardest part of coming out is to know that you're about to hurt someone that you love," she says in a video featured on the website of Familia es Familia, which aims to help Latino families accept their LGBT loved ones.

By Richard Gonzales

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 3:50 pm

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What's Behind That White House Door? Just Ask Ann Romney

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Ann Romney in New York on Friday tapes an interview with Fox's Neil Cavuto. She also spoke with ABC's Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan.

By Padmananda Rama

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 2:11 pm

Along with political agendas and visions for the future, every once in a while along the campaign trail there are potential TMI moments.

Arguably, one occurred Friday when Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, were taping ABC's Live! With Kelly and Michael in New York.

The interview is scheduled to air Tuesday. But notes from a pool reporter traveling with Romney show what happens when an invited White House guest — in this case Ann Romney — decides to do some poking around 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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Dirty Projectors On World Cafe

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Dirty Projectors.

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This past July, the prolific indie-rock band Dirty Projectors returned with a new record, Swing Lo Magellan. Just as accessible as the group's 2009 breakthrough, Bitte Orca, Dirty Projectors' sixth studio album places an added emphasis on the songs' concepts rather than just unique pop arrangements.

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President Obama, Secretary Clinton Receive Bodies Americans Killed In Libya

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President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton return to their seats after speaking during the transfer of remains of the four Americans killed in an attack this week in Benghazi, Libya.

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U.S. Marines carry a casket during the transfer of remains ceremony, marking the return of the remains of the four Americans killed in an attack this week in Benghazi, Libya.

By Eyder Peralta

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 3:42 pm

In a somber ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland a short time ago, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received the bodies of the four Americans killed in an attack on the American consulate in Libya.

"They didn't simply embrace the American ideal they lived it," Obama said.

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Fri September 14, 2012

Penn State's Latest Woes: There's Something In The Ice Cream

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An ice cream recall is the latest in a line of Penn State's woes.

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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 12:44 pm

As if Penn State didn't have enough problems these days, it looks like someone may be spiking its famous ice cream.

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Romney Struggles To Find Foreign Policy Footing

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Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally Thursday in Fairfax, Va.

By Alan Greenblatt

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 2:32 pm

Mitt Romney has sought to distinguish his views on foreign policy and the world from positions held by President Obama. So far, it hasn't gained him much traction.

The Republican presidential nominee has insisted that Obama has not done enough to promote America's values and interests, instead "apologizing" and appeasing the nation's enemies.

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Fri September 14, 2012

Even If You're All-Powerful, It's Hard To Fix The Economy

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This guy lives in a computer. Can you get him a job?

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By David Kestenbaum

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 12:43 pm

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The world inside Mark Zandi's computer model feels pretty familiar. It's full of people who are worried about the economy. Their homes are being foreclosed on. They're paying more for gas. Something like 13 million of them can't find jobs.

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Fri September 14, 2012

Ryan Slams Obama On Social Issues And Foreign Policy

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Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan speaks Friday at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C.

By Liz Halloran

Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 2:31 pm

Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan used an appearance at an annual gathering of his party's social conservatives Friday to pointedly criticize President Obama's foreign policy record and to testify to his own Catholic faith and opposition to abortion.

"We're all in this together," said Ryan, a representative from Wisconsin, echoing a theme of Obama's convention speech. "It has a nice ring."

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Fri September 14, 2012

Britain's Royals Sue Magazine Over Topless Photos Of Kate Middleton

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge during their visit to Singapore Botanical Gardens on Tuesday.

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Originally published on Fri September 14, 2012 1:45 pm

The Brits are in the middle of another scandal involving a semi-nude royal: After issuing a strong condemnation, the royal family said it would sue a French magazine for publishing photos of a topless Duchess of Cambridge.

The Duchess, if you're not a royal watcher, is Kate Middleton, Prince William's wife and ostensible the future queen of England.

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