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Click to View in Browser 05/29/2012 Day seven for jurors in former Senator Edwards' trial GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A jury in North Carolina was to reconvene Tuesday for a seventh day of deliberations about whether former U.S. Senator John Edwards broke federal campaign finance laws as he tried to conceal an affair while running for president in 2008. Obama calls treatment of Vietnam War veterans "a disgrace" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the treatment decades ago of returning Vietnam War veterans a "national shame" on Monday and promised as commander-in-chief not to send U.S. troops back into harm's way without a clear mission and strategy. Spring revival for America's housing market NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kate Carpenter and her husband waited for two years before sensing the time was right to look to buy a home in the suburbs of New York. Wounded war veterans find brotherhood in softball COOPERSTOWN, New York (Reuters) - When Saul Bosquez, a 27-year-old U.S. Army veteran who lost part of his left leg in Iraq, stepped up to the plate during a softball game this Memorial Day weekend, he knew he needed a big hit. New Mexico historic sites at risk in forest fire SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Firefighters in New Mexico were working on Monday to protect several Depression-era landmarks from a blaze burning through the rugged high country of the Gila National Forest, fire officials said. Beryl cuts soggy path across U.S. southeast ATLANTA (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Beryl cut a soggy path across the U.S. southeast on Monday after swirling ashore in Florida at near hurricane strength. Miami witness describes horror of cannibalistic attack MIAMI (Reuters) - A Miami man on Monday described how he watched in horror after spotting a naked man gnawing away at the face and neck of another man in a ghoulish attack on a highway ramp in downtown Miami. Fallout from Dewey collapse hits clients NEW YORK (Reuters) - For eight years, hundreds of victims of militant attacks in Israel have pursued litigation against a Jordanian bank they claim provided financial services to Hamas and other militant groups. Now the plaintiffs have a new legal hurdle to overcome: the collapse of law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. Golden Gate Bridge marks 75 years since opening against steep odds SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Golden Gate Bridge was a larger than life engineering project undertaken against dangerous odds and it opened 75 years ago on Sunday against vehement protest, at the cost of 11 lives. Two years after BP oil spill, tourists back in Gulf Coast NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The Gulf Coast is a hot destination again two years after the massive BP Plc oil spill made the region a tourist dead zone, with the petroleum giant pumping more than $150 million into promotions to help the region recover. Related Video German tourist shot in Indonesia Samsung vs Apple: The Galaxy strikes back Great Debate A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend