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APShaya: Sheesh, CNN! There was no better ...

twitter.com — Sheesh, CNN! There was no better way to briefly say President faces criticism? #HeartAttackWhileChannelFlipping pic.twitter.com/8Xao1OVwXz

Press Club Asks For Answers In AP Records Seizure

press.org — National Press Club Requests Explanation for Secret Seizure of Reporters' Records WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013-In the wake of reports today that the Justice Department secretly obtained phone records of several of AP's reporters and four of its offices, the National Press Club requests that the Obama administration publicly explain the reasons behind the action.

'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie engaged

buffalonews.com — NEW YORK (AP) - Bradley Cooper presented her with a dozen roses on the air but, oddly enough, that isn't why "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie is so happy. Guthrie reported Monday that her boyfriend, Mike Feldman, had proposed during a tropical vacation, and she said yes.

Govt obtains wide AP phone records in probe

bigstory.ap.org — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an unprecedented intrusion into newsgathering.Prosecutors took records showing incoming and outgoing calls for work and personal numbers for individual reporters, plus for general AP offices in New York, Washington and Hartford, Conn.

AP IMPACT: Cars made in Brazil are deadly

bigstory.ap.org — SAO PAULO (AP) - The cars roll endlessly off the local assembly lines of the industry's biggest automakers, more than 10,000 a day, into the eager hands of Brazil's new middle class.

Whole Foods mixes up chicken & vegan salads

news.msn.com — Whole Foods' curried chicken salad and vegan curried "chick'n" salad were mislabeled in 15 Northeast stores. The FDA warns of possible allergic reaction if eaten. AUSTIN, Texas - Whole Foods Market Inc. says labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version of the salad were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast.

Judge lets ‘Charlie Brown’ voice actor serve sentence in rehab, says ‘don’t be a blockhead’

washingtonpost.com — "Don't be a blockhead," Superior Court Judge Dwayne Moring told Robbins, borrowing a line from Charlie Brown's friend Lucy. Robbins, 56, choked back tears as he told the judge that treatment for alcoholism and addiction to prescription medications would be a first step toward becoming "the fun-loving person" he was.