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U.S. Top News: Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin inspires tragedy-hit Colorado

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08/2/2012
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
Olympic swimmer Missy Franklin inspires tragedy-hit Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) - For a state that has seen a deadly movie theater shooting and devastating wildfires this summer, the performance of Colorado resident and Olympic gold-medal swimmer Missy Franklin has been one bright spot - in and out of the pool.
Psychiatrist warned university about accused Colorado gunman: report
DENVER (Reuters) - A psychiatrist who treated the former graduate student accused of killing 12 people in a shooting rampage at a movie theater in Colorado warned her university about him more than a month before the massacre, a published report said on Wednesday.
San Bernardino, California, files for bankruptcy with over $1 billion in debts
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday citing more than $1 billion of debts and making it the third California city to seek protection from creditors.
University of Montana pledges to protect women after rape charges
(Reuters) - The University of Montana pledged to ensure the safety of women on the 15,600-student campus in Missoula on Wednesday, a day after quarterback Jordan Johnson became the second member of the football team to be charged with rape.
California professor accused of threatening rampage at son's school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California professor accused of setting a string of fires following his son's suicide has been ordered held without bail after prosecutors said he wrote emails threatening to burn down the boy's school and kill administrators and students in a shooting rampage.
Thousands of Florida ex-felons may not know they can vote
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - More than 13,000 ex-felons may be eligible to vote in Florida but don't know it because the notices the parole board mailed to them were returned as undeliverable, the American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday.
Tanker on fire at HollyFrontier's Tulsa refinery: report
(Reuters) - A tanker was on fire at HollyFrontier Corp's Tulsa, Oklahoma, refinery early on Thursday, the krmg.com news website reported.
Los Angeles to city workers: Stop watching Olympics on the clock
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles asked city workers to stop watching the Olympics online because it has caused a worrying spike in Internet traffic on municipal servers.
Former Senator Mitchell tapped to monitor Penn State
(Reuters) - The governing body of U.S. college sports on Wednesday appointed former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell to monitor Penn State's compliance with sanctions it faces for failing to stop coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children.
Two sentenced in plot to smuggle guns to Mexico's Zetas cartel
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - Two men were sentenced to 70 and 80 months in prison on Wednesday in a foiled plot to smuggle 147 assault rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition to Mexico's Zetas drug cartel, federal officials in Texas said.
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