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Romney Campaign Tries To Reopen Obama-Clinton Primary Fight Wounds

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President Obama and former President Bill Clinton golf together in September 2011. The former president is campaigning for Obama, four years after the two men exchanged harsh words during the Democratic primary battle between Obama and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton.

By Arnie Seipel

Throughout the Republican primary campaign, opponents of Mitt Romney have handed President Obama lots of potential general-election fodder in their attacks on the front-runner.

And now that Romney is the presumptive GOP nominee, he's dipping back four years to the 2008 Democratic primary battle for some ammunition of his own.

2:27 pm

Mon April 30, 2012

Peace, Justice Elude Rape Victims Of Bosnian War

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Bosnian Muslim women hold posters with the names of the missing during a protest at the U.N. office in Sarajevo in 2008. Hundreds of wartime rape victims were protesting the decision of the U.N. war crimes tribunal to reject the prosecution's request for rape charges to be added against two Bosnian Serbs who were on trial for other war crimes.

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The city lined up 11,541 red chairs in 825 rows representing the 11,541 Sarajevans who were killed during the siege of Sarajevo.

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Sarajevans placed toys and flowers on the chairs, which remained empty through memorial ceremonies.

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Red chairs fill a main street in Sarajevo on April 6, 2012, as the city marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Bosnian war.

By Sylvia Poggioli

Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:50 am

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Nearly two decades after the Bosnian War ended, thousands of Bosnian women who were victims of sexual violence are still seeking justice.

Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the start of the war this month with a young people's choir performing John Lennon's song "Give Peace a Chance." Row after row of empty red chairs marked the more than 11,500 people who died during the siege of the capital.

2:08 pm

Mon April 30, 2012

George Zimmerman's Defense Takes Case To The Web

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George Zimmerman during his bond hearing in a Seminole County, Fla., courtroom on April 20.

By Mark Memmott

The legal defense team for George Zimmerman, the man accused of second-degree murder in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, has created a website, Facebook page and Twitter account to protest his interests.

1:55 pm

Mon April 30, 2012

In Cell Era, Timepieces Are Fashion Trend To Watch

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Even as more people rely on cellphones to tell time, retailer American Apparel has found that novelty watches are selling well.

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Even as more people rely on cellphones to tell time, some retailers, like American Apparel, have found that novelty watches are selling well.

By editor

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 4:34 pm

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Cellphones were once simple tools for making calls on the go. But the phones have quickly become all-purpose devices, used to send email, read articles, find restaurants — and tell time.

And as more people carry that tool in their pocket or purse, fewer are relying on wristwatches to keep on schedule.

Monica Espitia is one of them. "Since I've had a cellphone, I pretty much stopped wearing watches," she says. "Until I went on vacation and I didn't know what time it was."

1:46 pm

Mon April 30, 2012

Obama: U.S. Always Brings Up Human Rights With Chinese

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U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday.

By editor

Originally published on Mon April 30, 2012 2:17 pm

Although he did not directly address the whereabouts of blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, President Obama said when the United States talks to China, it always brings up "the issue of human rights."

"We think China will be stronger if it opens up and liberalizes its own system," the president said.

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