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06/15/2012
Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between
Drinks bet lands Ukraine PM in trouble
KIEV (Reuters) - It seemed a light-hearted gesture of soccer goodwill at the time, but a drinks bet Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov had with a Swedish fan at Euro 2012 has brought the wrath of the opposition down on him.
"Forest boy" made up story: German police
BERLIN (Reuters) - A young English-speaking male who showed up in Berlin last year saying he had lived in woods for five years with his father and knew only his first name and age has now acknowledged making up the story, German officials said on Friday.
Bulgaria backs battered Brussels with metro stop
SOFIA (Reuters) - The European Union's reputation may be taking a battering from the debt crisis, but Brussels can at least be grateful for a vote of confidence from its newest and poorest member, Bulgaria.
Arizona fights highway dust storms with haiku
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Dust storms that turn day into night are a hazard to Arizona drivers. But this year, authorities are throwing down a novel literary challenge to raise awareness of the dangers.
Bulgaria puts "vampire" skeleton on display
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's history museum plans to display a "vampire" skeleton next week after unearthing the 700-year-old remains of two men stabbed through the chest with iron rods.
Kozlowski's $6,000 shower curtain to find new home
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dennis Kozlowski's infamous $6,000 shower curtain will soon have a new home.
Public swearing outlawed in Massachusetts town
(Reuters) - Lobbing F-bombs and other curses across the leafy streets of Middleborough, Massachusetts is now an offense punishable by a $20 ticket.
Cameron left eight-year-old daughter in pub
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch with friends following a mix-up over which car she was meant to be going home in, his Downing Street office said on Monday.
Nobel cuts prize money after years of overspending
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The prize money given to Nobel laureates is to be cut by a fifth, the foundation behind the prestigious awards said on Monday, after a decade of overspending that has stretched its finances.
Can bolting bovine replace Germany's oracle octopus?
BERLIN (Reuters) - Could a runaway celebrity cow replace the late Paul the "oracle" octopus as the next animal with the ability to foretell the fortunes of Germany's national soccer team?
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