Today: YAHOO News, Jul 12, 2012

Jul 12, 2012

YAHOO News, Jul 12, 2012

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves as he leaves the stage after speaking at the NAACP convention in Houston

Romney speech to NAACP draws boos, raises questions on strategy

While abortion opponents pray, left, Jackson Women's Health Organization owner Diane Derzis poses at the gate of Mississippi's only abortion clinic in Jackson, Miss., Monday, July 2, 2012, after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order Sunday, that blocked enforcement of a law that could regulate it out of business. The law would require any physician doing abortions at the clinic to be an OB-GYN with privileges to admit patients to a local hospital. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi's last abortion clinic stays open — for now

Jesse Jackson Jr. Takes Medical Leave From Congress

Jesse Jackson Jr. being treated for ‘mood disorder’

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Five Dems side with GOP to repeal health care law The Ticket - 9 hrs ago

Five House Democrats Wednesday bucked their party and voted with Republicans to repeal Obamacare. The vote, 244 to 185 with no Republicans voting against a repeal, was mostly symbolic, given that House Republicans have orchestrated …
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In this photo taken Thursday June 21, 2012, a marijuana plant grows in a greenhouse at a medical marijuana co-op in Ontario, Ore. At the 45th Parallel marijuana clinic, patients stream in weekly to take advantage of Oregon's medical marijuana program. At this small town on the Idaho border, many of the patients aren't Oregonians. It's perfectly legal under Oregon law, but the Idaho State Police who conduct "interdiction emphasis patrols" at the state line make the path back to Idaho a tricky one. The situation has led some Idaho families to relocate to Oregon, and others who seek medical marijuana to face a harrowing journey back to their home state. Idaho police and politicians say the Oregon law creates a public-safety hazard in their state. (AP Photo/Nigel Duara)

U.S. cracks down on 'world's largest' medical marijuana dispensaryReuters - 3 hrs ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors have filed civil forfeiture actions against an Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest, as part of a crackdown by U.S. authorities on California's … More »U.S. cracks down on 'world's largest' medical marijuana dispensary

Sun Turns NYC into 'Manhattanhenge' Thursday

Sun will turn NYC into 'Manhattanhenge' Thursday LiveScience.com - 18 hrs ago

New Yorkers will be treated to a special sight Thursday evening (July 12): It's one of two days a year when the setting sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan's street grid. As the sun sets on the Big Apple, it will light up … More »Sun will turn NYC into 'Manhattanhenge' Thursday

Srebrenica memorial and more photos of the day 11 hrs ago

Freight train derails, causing fiery blast in Ohio; witness says looked like 'sun exploded' AP - 1 hr 12 mins ago

Dozens of evacuated homes, vehicles looted in Colorado wildfire Reuters - 4 hrs ago

Obama spokesman: Iran won’t play helpful role in Syria crisis The Ticket - 8 hrs ago

Tom Cruise attorney threatens National Enquirer with lawsuit Reuters - 2 hrs 28 mins ago

Texas man finds stolen car 42 years later ABC News - 9 hrs ago

Sorrow in Srebrenica: Bosnians bury 520 victims AP - 8 hrs ago