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Evening Report: August 21, 2012
A digest of what made news today:
- Rep. Akin brushes off calls to quit Senate race: In several interviews with conservative talk radio, the Missouri Republican challenged Mitt Romney’s calls to exit the race for Senate. (Reuters)
- Assad’s departure from power in Syria “up for discussion:” Syria’s deputy prime minister made the comment during a trip to Moscow on Tuesday. (BBC News)
- Large fire rages near three California towns: 1,900 firefighters are dispatched to battle the blaze, which is currently threatening some 3,000 homes. (Associated Press)
- Aurora, Colorado shooting suspect saw multiple doctors: CBS News reports shooting suspect James Holmes met with three mental health professionals before the massacre that killed 12 and injured nearly five dozen more. (CBS News)
- Phone hacking victims to be named: The identities of hundreds of phone hacking victims will be made public for the first time, most allegedly targeted by the now-defunct News of the World tabloid publication. (The Independent)
- Paralympic competitors head for London: Heathrow Airport is expected to have its busiest day this year as hundreds of competitors in the Paralympic Games fly in on Wednesday ahead of the games. (Sky News)
- Tasmanian government seeks to ban cigarette sales: If passed, the ban would prohibit tobacco sales to people born after the year 2000. (ABC News Australia)
- Court: Texas can sever Planned Parenthood funding: The appellate court found the state can cut off funding for the clinics that provide health services to low-income women. (Associated Press/USA Today)
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