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The Two-Way
1:31 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

Wal-Mart Pulls Out Of Group That Advocates 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

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Selina Gray of Sanford, Fla., at a protest there on March 31.
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Wal-Mart has joined the list of major corporations withdrawing their support from a conservative political group that advocates the "Stand Your Ground" laws that came under intense focus after the Trayvon Martin killing became a national story.

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The Salt
1:18 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

Bloomberg's Sugary Drink Ban May Not Change Soda Drinkers' Habits

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Will reducing the size of New York city's sodas impact the obesity problem?
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New York City food carts would also be affected by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposal to ban sugary drinks 16 oz. and larger.
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Originally published on Thu May 31, 2012 9:58 pm

When New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced last night he wants to ban sodas and many other sugary drinks in 16 ounce servings sizes and up, the reaction was swift and predictable.

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Music Interviews
1:00 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

Chely Wright: From Nashville Star To Outcast Activist

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Chely Wright performs at the "Reading, Writing, Rhythm" show in Nashville, Tenn.
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Originally published on Fri June 1, 2012 10:54 am

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The Two-Way
12:45 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

President Obama Hosts President Bush For Unveiling Of Official Portrait

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Meetings of current, former and future presidents are uncommon, and this one, on Jan. 7, 2009, was a once-in-28-years affair. From left, George H.W. Bush joins then-President-elect Obama, then-President George W. Bush and fellow former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter for lunch. It was the first time since 1981 that all living presidents had been together at the White House.
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President Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and former Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman attend funeral services for Sam Rayburn in Bonham, Texas on Nov. 18, 1961.
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Former presidents often gather for significant events, such as funerals of heads of state and other major figures. Here, President George W. Bush, his wife Laura, former President George H.W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice kneel by the body of Pope John Paul II inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on April 6, 2005.
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President George H.W. Bush stands with former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon before the dedication ceremonies for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., Nov. 4, 1991.
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President Ronald Reagan and former Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter, offer a toast at the White House on Oct. 8, 1981 as the four met prior to the departure of the three former Presidents to Cairo for the funeral of President Sadat.
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President Obama and his wife Michelle host a rare get-together with their White House predecessors on Thursday, as former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura had their official portraits unveiled.
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President Barack Obama gestures toward former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and first lady Michelle Obama, at the White House in Washington, Thursday, during a ceremony where the Bushs' portraits were unveiled.
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President George Walker Bush by John Howard Sanden.
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Laura Welch Bush by John Howard Sanden.
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Originally published on Thu May 31, 2012 4:06 pm

In a rare moment of harmony in Washington, President Obama hosted former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush for the unveiling of the couple's official portraits.

It's a tradition that dates back to 1800, when the White House acquired its first work of art: a full-length portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart.

During a ceremony in East Room of the White House, President Obama noted that fact saying that while Washington is constantly engulfed in partisan bickering, the "Presidency transcends those differences."

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The Two-Way
12:39 pm
Thu May 31, 2012

Russia Is 'Propping Up' The Assad Regime, Secretary Clinton Says

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By resisting efforts at the United Nations to bring concerted pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to end the killing in his country, Russia is "in effect, propping up the [Assad] regime at a time when we should be working on a political transition," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said earlier today in Copenhagen.

Clinton also told an audience that Russia's implicit support for Assad could "help contribute to a civil war" in Syria, The Associated Press reports.

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