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3:41pm

Wed October 17, 2012
The Two-Way

Billy Graham's Website Stops Saying Directly That Mormons Are In A 'Cult'

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Just days after Rev. Billy Graham endorsed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's bid for the White House, the website of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has stopped overtly listing the candidate's religion among what it says are "cults."

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2:36pm

Wed October 17, 2012
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Guilty Plea In Plot To Murder Saudi Ambassador

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Manssor Arbabsiar, an Iranian-born naturalized American citizen, has pleaded guilty to conspiring with Iranian military officials in a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States, the Justice Department says.

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2:05pm

Wed October 17, 2012
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Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Bomb N.Y. Federal Reserve

Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 3:50 pm

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"Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, was arrested this morning in downtown Manhattan after he allegedly attempted to detonate what he believed to be a 1,000-pound bomb at the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan's financial district," the FBI confirms an email just sent to reporters.

It adds that:

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1:07pm

Wed October 17, 2012
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Livestrong CEO: 'We're Proud' Lance Armstrong Founded Organization

Originally published on Wed October 17, 2012 5:09 pm

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  • Livestrong's Doug Ulman on being proud of Armstrong
  • Livestrong's Doug Ulman on the charity's mission

The CEO of the Lance Armstrong-founded cancer charity Livestrong tells NPR his organization remains proud that the cyclist and cancer survivor founded Livestrong in 1997 and wants him to remain involved in its work.

"He's our founder. He's been the inspiration for our work for so many years," Doug Ulman told All Things Considered host Melissa Block this afternoon.

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12:57pm

Wed October 17, 2012
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Australian PM's Fiery Speech, Prompts Change In Definition Of 'Misogyny'

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