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12012 Presidential Election

Attacks over Bain Capital don't stop Romney's rise in polls

Is Mitt Romney an out-of-touch elitist and bully who led a rapacious business that killed common folks' jobs? That portrayal of the presumptive Republican presidential candidate is the most frequent one painted by President Barack Obama's campaign and its allies, but their line of attack has yet to hit home.

2US Senate

Obama budget defeated 99-0 in Senate

Coupled with the House's rejection in March, 414-0, that means Mr. Obama's budget has failed to win a single vote in support this year.

3Howard University

'Ethnic' babies outnumber whites in U.S.

Hispanic, African-American and Asian births in the majority for the first time after seismic shift in America's demographic make-up. Pictured, a Chinese man feeds his baby in a file photo.

4Tinley Park, IL

Black Hooded Group Attacks Patrons With Bats at Tinely Park Restaurant

Up to 20 people clad in black clothing and wearing black hoods walked into the Ashford House Restaurant in Tinley Park and began attacking patrons inside the restaurant with hammers and clubs, witnesses said.

5US Politics

NAACP endorses same-sex marriage as civil rightA

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's board voted at a leadership retreat to back a resolution supporting marriage equality.

6African-American

BREAKING: NAACP Supports Marriage Equality

Today, the board of directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People endorsed the rights of same-sex couples to marry, stating in a resolution that the national civil-rights organization "support[s] marriage equality consistent with equal protection under the law provided under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution." Although NAACP leaders like former board chair and board member Julian Bond have been on the record as strong supporters of marriage equality, today's move represents the first time the organization took a position in support of marriage equality.

7Offbeat

'Pussy-high Miniskirt' the Newest Craze in China

When a Chinese model tweeted that "some little guy" does not want to her to wear "pussy-high miniskirts," it became an Internet meme in China.

8Illegal Immigration

Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows

She was tiny and trembling and looked so very vulnerable. Barely 15, having already experienced a lifetime of hardships since losing her mother at 5 and crossing the desert with her father, she clutched a microphone before a crowd in New York's Union Square.

9Lozano, TX

Incumbent Lozano says party switch wasn't about electability

The challenge for Lozano, 31, is convincing voters in his new district of Bee, Jim Wells, Kenedy and San Patricio counties that his switch was about their future and not his political aspirations.

10Journalism

Obama Born In Kenya? Alleged 2012 Evidence Unearthed

Andrew Breitbart's website Has Raised Questions About Whether Barack Obama Was Born In Kenya.