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02/24/2014
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
Norwegian 10-year-old drives off with second car in two weeks
OSLO (Reuters) - A 10-year-old Norwegian boy who took his parents' car for a joyride last week, claiming he was a dwarf who forgot his driver's license, has hit the road again.
'Catch me if you can' biker nabbed by Texas police
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A motorcyclist who taunted San Antonio police for a week with a Facebook video of himself driving recklessly through traffic along with the message "catch me if you can" was caught while sneaking out of a friend's house, police said on Tuesday.
Obama bemoans growing 'older and creakier'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Like most Americans of a certain age, President Barack Obama is starting to complain about the aches and pains of getting older.
In election year, Romania debates giving human rights to dolphins
CONSTANTA, Romania (Reuters) - Armed with an iPad and a letter of support from an Oscar-winning film director, Remus Cernea is pushing a cause that he acknowledges few of his fellow Romanian lawmakers care about: giving dolphins the same rights as humans.
Crocodiles can climb trees: researchers
ORLANDO (Reuters) - Most people entering crocodile territory keep a wary eye out on water and land, but research suggests they need to look up.
'Catch me if you can' biker leads Texas police on merry chase
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - The fight is on between San Antonio police and a motorcycle rider who posted a video on Facebook that shows him zooming through interstate traffic at speeds up to 100 mph with a message: "Catch me if you can."
Norwegian boy takes parents' car to visit grandparents, claims he's a dwarf
OSLO (Reuters) - A ten-year-old Norwegian boy came up with a novel excuse after he drove his parents' car into a snowy ditch on Wednesday morning: he told police he was a dwarf who forgot his driving license.
German prosecutors charge 10 organizers for Love Parade deaths
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors charged 10 organizers with negligent manslaughter and bodily harm on Wednesday over the 21 people killed and 500 injured in a stampede at a 2010 techno music festival in Duisburg.
Alec Baldwin strikes back at critics, vows to leave N.Y
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin said New York City's tabloid media culture was forcing him to move out of town after a series of headline-grabbing incidents he was involved in last year, according to an article published on Monday.
BBC head defends license fee as critical for quality
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the BBC, Tony Hall, will defend the British broadcaster's use of a license fee paid by the public this week as a debate over funding escalates following a spate of scandals over mismanagement and waste at the corporation.
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