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Iraq's al-Qaida claims 2 deadly attacks on Shiites (AP)
AP - An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an escalating sectarian security and political crisis that threatens to drive the country toward civil war.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:29 pm
Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication (AP)
AP - Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pm
Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird (AP)
AP - For all the finger pointing over M.I.A.'s obscene gesture during the Super Bowl halftime show, it may have happened so quickly that many viewers didn't notice or think much of it if they did.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:25 pm
Romney campaign zeroes in on Santorum (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's firepower on Rick Santorum to head off his surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:24 pm
US levies tougher sanctions on Iran's Central Bank (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama levied tough new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Monday amid increased tensions over Tehran's nuclear program and the specter of an Israeli attack on the Islamic republic.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:23 pm
Russia Aims to Prod Assad After Vetoing UN Action on Syria Power Transfer - Bloomberg
 Globe and Mail | Russia Aims to Prod Assad After Vetoing UN Action on Syria Power Transfer Bloomberg Russia will seek to prod President Bashar al-Assad toward a political settlement at talks in Damascus after blocking United Nations action over his 11-month- old crackdown. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service ... Syria's Splintered Opposition: Who Is Running the War Against the Regime? South Africa's cautious UN vote for Syrian action Syria envoys recalled by Britain and the US in protest at 'murderous' regime |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:19 pm
Appeals court expected to rule Tuesday on Prop. 8 - San Francisco Chronicle
 Fox News | Appeals court expected to rule Tuesday on Prop. 8 San Francisco Chronicle (02-06) 12:01 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court plans to decide Tuesday whether same-sex couples have the right to marry in California. The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said today it would issue its ruling at 10 am ... Gay marriage: Appeals court to decide fate of Prop. 8 on Tuesday Long-awaited appeals court ruling is near on California's same-sex marriage ban |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:12 pm
U.S. shuts embassy as fighting rages
Intense blasts echo through the Syrian city of Homs after a weekend bloodbath ended in hundreds of deaths, activists say.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:08 pm
Queen meets with crowds for Accession Day - CBS News
 CTV.ca | Queen meets with crowds for Accession Day CBS News Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves to wellwishers during a visit to Kings Lynn Town Hall in eastern England on Feb. 6, 2012. (CBS) Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has started what will be quite a busy year ahead as she marks the 60th anniversary of her ... Queen Elizabeth marks 60-year reign Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years on throne (+video) Queen Celebrates 60 Years on Throne |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:03 pm
Romney continues Republican line of attack on Obama over "religious liberty" - CBS News
 CTV.ca | Romney continues Republican line of attack on Obama over "religious liberty" CBS News Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday stepped up the Republican charge that President Obama is infringing upon "religious liberty" by requiring faith-based organizations provide birth control coverage for their employees. Poll: Obama Leads Romney in Hypothetical Matchup Never mind Mitt Romney, don't bet on any party to care about the poor With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:01 pm
After Giants' Surreal Touchdown, Debates on the Strategy - New York Times
 New York Times | After Giants' Surreal Touchdown, Debates on the Strategy New York Times INDIANAPOLIS — On a night that featured a variety of surprising moments — including a safety, several critical dropped passes and Tom Coughlin, the 65-year-old Giants coach, embracing the rapper Flavor Flav in celebration — the most bizarre moment ... The Giants are getting a ticker tape parade Tuesday but New York has hailed ... New York celebrates Super Bowl, New England suffers Patriots fans not given chance to riot |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:54 pm
Palestinian Factions Reach Unity Deal - New York Times
 New York Times | Palestinian Factions Reach Unity Deal New York Times JERUSALEM — President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority embraced reconciliation with the Islamist movement Hamas on Monday, agreeing to head a unity government to prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu condemns Palestinian unity plan Abbas to Head Palestinian Unity Govt. Hamas and Fatah overcome key roadblock to reconciliation |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:54 pm
Israel's Netanyahu tells his Cabinet to stop 'chitchat' about potential strike ... - Washington Post
 Telegraph.co.uk | Israel's Netanyahu tells his Cabinet to stop 'chitchat' about potential strike ... Washington Post JERUSALEM — An Israeli official says the country's prime minister has told his Cabinet to quit the “chitchat” about Iran. Israeli political and military leaders have been increasingly candid recently on the subject of Israeli action against the Iranian ... US Toughens Sanctions on Iran's Central Bank Prices rise, patience thins in sanctions-hit Iran Obama tightens US sanctions on Iran |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:47 pm
Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK - Reuters
 BBC News | Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK Reuters (Reuters) - A former White House intern is speaking out about an 18-month affair she had with President John F. Kennedy while he was in office, revealing intimate details in a new book to be published on Wednesday. Mimi Alford, who was 19 when she ... White House intern says she had 18-month affair with JFK 'Once Upon a Secret' describes intern's alleged affair with JFK JFK Affair With Teenage White House Intern Detailed In New Book |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:45 pm
Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action (Reuters)
Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:44 pm
Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama's call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:41 pm
Lawyer: Powell boy spoke of mommy "in the trunk" - CBS News
 USA TODAY | Lawyer: Powell boy spoke of mommy "in the trunk" CBS News Mark and Pam Figliola place flowers and a card at a candle-light memorial for the two sons of Josh Powell and Susan Cox, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at Carson Elementary School in Puyallup, Wash., where the older of the boys attended school. Husband of missing Utah mom kills sons, self; kids 'verbalized' about mom in ... Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom Grandparent of dead boys calls Josh Powell 'cowardly' |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:37 pm
One dead, dozens injured in fifth day of Egypt clashes
Protesters are angry with police handling of a deadly riot at a soccer stadium last week in which 80 people died.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:16 pm
Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely (AP)
AP - Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax?
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:16 pm
SDakota inmate sentenced to death in guard killing (AP)
AP - A judge on Monday sentenced a South Dakota inmate to death for killing a prison guard by bashing him with a pipe and covering his mouth with plastic wrap during a failed escape attempt.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:09 pm
'Goodbye' e-mail, then deadly blast
A person of interest in his wife's disappearance set his home on fire, killing himself and his two sons, police say. Just prior, he had e-mailed his lawyer.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:09 pm
Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom (AP)
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:06 pm
Wall Street edges lower after string of gains (Reuters)
Reuters - Stocks edged lower on Monday as investors found little reason to extend a five-week rally on lingering uncertainty over whether Greece would accept the terms of a bailout.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:05 pm
DC workers face firing for unemployment fraud - Washington Post
 WJLA | DC workers face firing for unemployment fraud Washington Post Nearly 90 District government employees were placed on leave Monday in a prelude to their potential firing and prosecution after officials determined they had received fraudulent unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs. 90 DC Workers Face Firing for Unemployment Fraud DOES Announces Major Crackdown on Unemployment Fraud Featured |
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:38 pm
US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses (AP)
AP - The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus Monday in a dramatic new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power as diplomatic efforts to resolve one of the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring collapsed.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:27 pm
Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:09 pm
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing (AP)
AP - The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:04 pm
Romney targets Santorum remarks
Front-runner Mitt Romney's criticisms suggest he's concerned that the conservative Rick Santorum could perform well in this week's GOP presidential contests.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:54 am
U.S. orders new Iran sanctions
The United States has moved to block assets of Iran's government and financial institutions, saying they had engaged in "deceptive practices," President Barack Obama's administration announced Monday.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:43 am
Frum: Gingrich's limited options
David Frum: After a bad defeat in the Nevada and possible humiliation ahead, the best option for Newt Gingrich's future might be Mitt Romney's defeat.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:35 am
With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll (Reuters)
Reuters - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:34 am
U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure (Reuters)
Reuters - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 11:16 am
Woman vying for Mexican presidency
Mexico's conservative ruling party has picked a former education secretary as its nominee for the nation's top job. If she wins, she will become Mexico's first female president.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:46 am
Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack (Reuters)
Reuters - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 9:03 am
Contador loses Tour de France title
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been stripped of his 2010 title and retroactively banned from cycling for two years following Monday's ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Source: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:31 am
Zelizer: Why Romney is winning
Julian Zelizer says the former Massachusetts governor has put together a campaign that raises money effectively and has avoided many pitfallsSource: CNN.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 6:42 am
Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath (Reuters)
Reuters - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:14 am
Carl Levin calls Romney's defense budget criticism "just a political statement" (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Michigan Senator Carl Levin, a Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. He was the guest speaker at the Jan. 26 Monitor breakfast in Washington.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:00 pm
Are new unemployment figures a boost for Obama? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Friday’s good news on the economy – an unemployment rate that dropped to 8.3 percent in January as the economy added 243,000 jobs – might have caused the White House staff to do cartwheels. If you’re going to get blamed when things are rough, why not celebrate when they go well?Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 5 Feb 2012 | 3:26 pm
Why China, Russia won't condemn Syria
Questions linger about the motivations of China and Russia, who vetoed a U.N. Security Council draft resoultion on Syria.Source: CNN.com | 5 Feb 2012 | 7:57 am
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