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  • Police push people out from a square to prevent a protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Triumphal Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Protesters energized by the declining electoral fortunes of Russia's ruling party try for a third straight night of demonstrations in Moscow, facing off against a heavy police contingent.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
    Putin plots his strategy against protesters Time.com - 5 hrs ago

    On Thursday morning, while the Russian opposition was busy preparing another wave of demonstrations in Moscow and more than 70 other cities, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with his team of imagemakers to discuss their … More »Putin plots his strategy against protesters

    Police push people out from a square to prevent a protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Triumphal Square in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Protesters energized by the declining electoral fortunes of Russia's ruling party try for a third straight night of demonstrations in Moscow, facing off against a heavy police contingent.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

    On Thursday morning, while the Russian opposition was busy preparing another wave of demonstrations in Moscow and more than 70 other cities, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with his team of imagemakers to discuss their counterstrategy. They chose to envision their dilemma as a game of chess. "We need to look at the chessboard," …

  • This copy photograph of a paper printout obtained by The Associated Press shows Robert Levinson. Long after he vanished in Iran, the retired FBI agent reappeared in a video and a series of photographs sent to his family over the past year, transforming a mysterious disappearance into a hostage standoff with an unknown kidnapper, The Associated Press has learned. In the video emailed to his family last November, Levinson pleaded with the U.S. government to meet the demands of his unidentified captors. (AP Photo)
    Missing ex-FBI agent in hostage video: 'Help me' AP - 6 mins ago

    The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished years ago in Iran, issued a plea to his kidnappers Friday and, for the first time, released a hostage video they received from his unidentified captors. More »Missing ex-FBI agent in hostage video: 'Help me'

    This copy photograph of a paper printout obtained by The Associated Press shows Robert Levinson. Long after he vanished in Iran, the retired FBI agent reappeared in a video and a series of photographs sent to his family over the past year, transforming a mysterious disappearance into a hostage standoff with an unknown kidnapper, The Associated Press has learned. In the video emailed to his family last November, Levinson pleaded with the U.S. government to meet the demands of his unidentified captors. (AP Photo)

    The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished years ago in Iran, issued a plea to his kidnappers Friday and, for the first time, released a hostage video they received from his unidentified captors.

  • Rushmore by Kelly Savage
    The Signal: Politicians never ‘lie’ The Signal - 2 hrs 47 mins ago

    With even a casually critical reading of the news, it becomes painfully clear that politicians are frequently truth challenged. Across the political spectrum, they all lie at times, regularly traversing the lie taxonomy, … More »The Signal: Politicians never ‘lie’

    Rushmore by Kelly Savage

    With even a casually critical reading of the news, it becomes painfully clear that politicians are frequently truth challenged. Across the political spectrum, they all lie at times, regularly traversing the lie taxonomy, from exaggerations, deceptions and lies by omission, to outright fabrications. Republican George W. …

  • U.S. Republican presidential candidate and Congressman Paul shakes hands with supporter after speaking at Town Hall meeting in Boone
    Paul strength may help Romney in Iowa AP - 22 mins ago

    Mitt Romney may have some help in Iowa: Ron Paul. More »Paul strength may help Romney in Iowa

    U.S. Republican presidential candidate and Congressman Paul shakes hands with supporter after speaking at Town Hall meeting in Boone

    Mitt Romney may have some help in Iowa: Ron Paul.

  • Undocumented immigrants gather in the Maricopa County "Tent City Jail" in Phoenix
    Supreme Court to take a look at Arizona’s immigration law ABC News - 3 hrs ago

    The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors on Friday to take a first look at a challenge to Arizona’s strict immigration law and decide whether or not to take up the case. The law, passed in April 2010, is one of several … More »Supreme Court to take a look at Arizona’s immigration law

    Undocumented immigrants gather in the Maricopa County "Tent City Jail" in Phoenix

    The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors on Friday to take a first look at a challenge to Arizona’s strict immigration law and decide whether or not to take up the case. The law, passed in April 2010, is one of several recent attempts by...

  • Iowa's MIA campaign The Daily Beast - 3 hrs ago
    Iowa's MIA Campaign

    Most GOP candidates prefer cable TV to the small town circuit. Howard Kurtz on the caucuses' slow demise.

  • Jerry Sandusky's wife denies she ignored rapes @ Good Morning America - 46 mins ago
    Jerry Sandusky's Wife Denies She Ignored Rapes

    Victims Will Testify About Dottie Sandusky's Knowledge of Sex Abuse

  • Activists: Syrian forces open fire on rally AP - 2 hrs 27 mins ago
    In this image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, the coffins of three protesters are carried during a march in Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Ugarit News group via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL, TV OUT

    Activists say Syrian forces have opened fire on an anti-government rally in a restive central city, as thousands of protesters demonstrated around the country.

  • UN climate talks on edge heading into final hours AP - 1 hr 30 mins ago
    Protesters, one holding a placard reading: "Trust U.S." are seen during climate conference in Durban, South Africa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. The conference is focusing on efforts to move toward a future agreement to legally bind all nations to emissions targets, including China and the United States. The two-week climate conference is in the final push before Friday's scheduled closing. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

    The United States, China and India could scuttle attempts to save the only treaty governing global warming, Europe's top negotiator said Friday hours before a 194-nation U.N. climate conference was to close.

  • Congress rebuffs easing of Iran sanctions AP - 4 hrs ago
    This photo released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, claims to show US RQ-170 Sentinel drone which Tehran says its forces downed earlier this week, as the chief of the aerospace division of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, right, listens to an unidentified colonel, in an undisclosed location, Iran. (AP Photo/Sepahnews) EDS NOTE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE.

    Republicans and Democrats determined to look tough on Iran and pro-Israel are rebuffing Obama administration pleas to ease proposed sanctions on Iran's Central Bank.

  • More than 2,000 Afghans rally, denounce Pakistan AP - 2 hrs 44 mins ago
    An Afghan man prays at a grave in a cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. The fallout from Tuesday's deadly suicide bombing in Kabul has further splintered Afghanistan's relations with neighboring Pakistan and set back the U.S.-led military campaign to stabilize the region before international troops leave at the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)

    More than 2,000 Afghans are rallying on the last day of a Shiite Muslim holiday to mourn and denounce Pakistan for the deadly bombing at a shrine in Kabul that killed 56 and wounded more than 160 people.

  • Africa reacts to Obama's pro-gay rights foreign policy Christian Science Monitor - 2 mins 18 secs ago

    The enshrinement of equal rights for homosexuals into US foreign policy activities has drawn quick ire from African nations, with one senior figure saying the notion is “abhorrent” across the continent. 

  • Hospital fire kills at least 73 in eastern India Reuters - 21 mins ago
    A fire fighter evacuates a patient from a hospital after it caught fire in Kolkata.

    KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - A fire ripped through a seven-storey hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata before dawn on Friday, killing at least 73 people, most of them patients who were asleep when the blaze started. Thick smoke engulfed the hospital and firefighters smashed windows to evacuate people down ladders …

  • Occupy Wall Street gets some office space in New York City Time.com - 3 hrs ago

    Zuccotti Park is encased in barriers, looking more like a crime scene these days than a hotbed of social activism, but while the drummers and the mike checks and the signs are gone, Occupy Wall Street activists claim their ranks are growing and the movement is stronger than ever.

  • Israeli raids kill 3 Gazans; rockets fired at Israel Reuters - 1 hr 51 mins ago
    The daughter of militant Al-Batsh mourns as she holds her brother during their father's funeral in Gaza City

    GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Violence has flared up between Israel and Gaza, with the Israeli air force killing three Palestinians and militants firing rockets deep across the border. The latest fighting erupted on Thursday when an air strike on a car killed two militants, one of them from Gaza's governing Islamist group …

  • For Geithner, a blur of hotels and motorcades AP - 2 hrs 7 mins ago
    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gestures during a news conference with Italian Premier Mario Monti after their talks in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 8. 2011. Geithner is darting across Europe with a stark message: The continent's leaders must act quickly and convincingly to defuse a debt crisis that is threatening the global economy. His visit this week comes on the eve of a summit of European leaders Friday that could yield a plan for resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner got little down time during his three-day dash through Europe. But what sleep he did get was in some of Europe's finest hotels.

  • Lunar eclipse 2011: How to watch moon disappear Saturday ABC News - 20 hrs ago
    Lunar Eclipse 2011: How to Watch Moon Disappear Saturday

    Best Viewing in United States Is From Western States Before Dawn

  • China's alternative Nobel honors Putin with prize AP - 1 hr 45 mins ago
    FILE - In this file photo taken in April 2008, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo poses for a photographer in China. Five Nobel Peace Prize winners have launched a campaign urging the release of jailed Chinese dissident Liu, a fellow Nobel recipient, a statement from the group said Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

    Two exchange students accepted a Chinese peace prize Friday on behalf of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who was honored for enhancing Russia's status and crushing anti-government forces in Chechnya, the prize organizers said.

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Business News

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  • A man walks near trucks parked in a shipping container area at Shanghai Yangshan port
    October trade gap narrows to lowest in 10 months Reuters - 9 mins ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest in 10 months, but imports from China hit a record high, a government report showed on … More »October trade gap narrows to lowest in 10 months

    A man walks near trucks parked in a shipping container area at Shanghai Yangshan port

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest in 10 months, but imports from China hit a record high, a government report showed on Friday. The trade gap totaled $43.5 billion, in line with a consensus estimate from analysts before the report. However, the Commerce Department revised its …

  • Chinese yuan notes are counted inside a bank in Taiwan
    Exclusive: China to create $300 billion FX investment vehicle Reuters - 1 hr 15 mins ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank plans to create a new vehicle to manage investment funds worth a total of $300 billion to improve returns on the world's largest … More »Exclusive: China to create $300 billion FX investment vehicle

    Chinese yuan notes are counted inside a bank in Taiwan

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank plans to create a new vehicle to manage investment funds worth a total of $300 billion to improve returns on the world's largest stockpile of foreign exchange reserves, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The vehicle, which was planned well before the start of Europe's …

  • An employee works on an assembly line of Toyota Motor Corp's hybrid car "Prius" at its Tsutsumi plant in Toyota.
    Toyota halves profit view Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota, set to lose its crown as the world's top-selling automaker this year, more than halved its annual profit forecast to $2.6 billion, reeling from … More »Toyota halves profit view

    An employee works on an assembly line of Toyota Motor Corp's hybrid car "Prius" at its Tsutsumi plant in Toyota.

    TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota, set to lose its crown as the world's top-selling automaker this year, more than halved its annual profit forecast to $2.6 billion, reeling from a strong yen and Thai floods that severed its supply lines. Toyota Motor Corp's inability to make enough cars - production was also ruptured by the earthquake …

  • A view of the Victoria's Secret store in the Twenty Ninth Street shopping district in Boulder
    U.S. retailers trim Europe plans on region's debt woes Reuters - 30 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - A string of big-brand U.S. retailers may curb their UK and European expansion plans, deterred by the region's bleak consumer outlook and nervousness … More »U.S. retailers trim Europe plans on region's debt woes

    A view of the Victoria's Secret store in the Twenty Ninth Street shopping district in Boulder

    LONDON (Reuters) - A string of big-brand U.S. retailers may curb their UK and European expansion plans, deterred by the region's bleak consumer outlook and nervousness over the unfolding sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone. "With the economic conditions a lot of retailers are asking themselves whether it's worthwhile …

  • Customers purchase noodles at a stall inside a market in Shanghai.
    China data signals pro-growth policy shift Reuters - 43 mins ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output growth dropped in November to its slowest pace in more than two years and inflation tumbled as economic conditions deteriorated, … More »China data signals pro-growth policy shift

    Customers purchase noodles at a stall inside a market in Shanghai.

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output growth dropped in November to its slowest pace in more than two years and inflation tumbled as economic conditions deteriorated, raising expectations that Beijing will pursue a more pro-growth policy to support jobs. Easing inflation pressure on consumers at the same time as …

  • Nuance, not initiative, likely in China 2012 economic plan Reuters - 5 hrs ago

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Top Chinese leaders will likely resist pressure to declare an outright easing in monetary policy when they meet next week to decide economic priorities … More »Nuance, not initiative, likely in China 2012 economic plan

    BEIJING (Reuters) - Top Chinese leaders will likely resist pressure to declare an outright easing in monetary policy when they meet next week to decide economic priorities for 2012, the last full year of President Hu Jintao's tenure ahead of a critical leadership succession. The Central Economic Work Conference is due to …

  • Sports revenues should grow despite economic woes: report Reuters - 2 hrs 28 mins ago

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The global economic slowdown is a concern but sports revenues worldwide should grow by about 3.7 percent to $145.3 billion by 2015, according to … More »Sports revenues should grow despite economic woes: report

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The global economic slowdown is a concern but sports revenues worldwide should grow by about 3.7 percent to $145.3 billion by 2015, according to a research report released on Friday. The "Changing the Game" report, undertaken by financial services and consultancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers, also …

  • British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty AP - 4 mins 55 secs ago

    The European Union's president said Friday that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. … More »All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty

    British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

    The European Union's president said Friday that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. Only Britain remains opposed, creating a deep rift in the union.

  • Belgium's PM Di Rupo, Germany's Chancellor Merkel and Denmark's PM Thorning-Schmidt leave after the signing of the European Union accession treaty of Croatia in Brussels
    What's in the new deal to save the euro? AP - 18 mins ago

    All European Union states except Britain moved toward setting up a new treaty Friday, giving up crucial powers over their own budgets in an attempt to overcome a crippling … More »What's in the new deal to save the euro?

    Belgium's PM Di Rupo, Germany's Chancellor Merkel and Denmark's PM Thorning-Schmidt leave after the signing of the European Union accession treaty of Croatia in Brussels

    All European Union states except Britain moved toward setting up a new treaty Friday, giving up crucial powers over their own budgets in an attempt to overcome a crippling debt crisis.

  • FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2011 file photo, trader Jeffrey Vazquez, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A deal to get the 17 countries that use the euro to tie their economies closer together has got a modest level of support in the markets Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, even though European Union leaders failed to reach unanimity on the plan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    US futures rise on new European budgetary pact AP - 19 mins ago

    Wall Street is pointing higher after 23 European nations agreed to tie their economies closer together in hopes of heading off any future debt crisis. More »US futures rise on new European budgetary pact

    FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2011 file photo, trader Jeffrey Vazquez, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A deal to get the 17 countries that use the euro to tie their economies closer together has got a modest level of support in the markets Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, even though European Union leaders failed to reach unanimity on the plan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    Wall Street is pointing higher after 23 European nations agreed to tie their economies closer together in hopes of heading off any future debt crisis.

  • Turkey urges Assad to punish security forces AP - 2 hrs 1 min ago

    Turkey has urged Syria's president to punish his security forces if he is "sincere" in denying ordering a violent crackdown on his people — the latest in a series of … More »Turkey urges Assad to punish security forces

    Turkey has urged Syria's president to punish his security forces if he is "sincere" in denying ordering a violent crackdown on his people — the latest in a series of moves aimed at pressuring Bashar Assad to halt the attacks.

  • Euro deal gets modest support in markets AP - 2 hrs 9 mins ago

    A deal to get the 17 countries that use the euro to tie their economies closer together has got a modest level of support in the markets Friday, even though European … More »Euro deal gets modest support in markets

    A deal to get the 17 countries that use the euro to tie their economies closer together has got a modest level of support in the markets Friday, even though European Union leaders failed to reach unanimity on the plan.

  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gestures during a news conference with Italian Premier Mario Monti after their talks in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 8. 2011. Geithner is darting across Europe with a stark message: The continent's leaders must act quickly and convincingly to defuse a debt crisis that is threatening the global economy. His visit this week comes on the eve of a summit of European leaders Friday that could yield a plan for resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
    For Geithner, a blur of hotels and motorcades AP - 2 hrs 7 mins ago

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner got little down time during his three-day dash through Europe. But what sleep he did get was in some of Europe's finest hote … More »For Geithner, a blur of hotels and motorcades

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gestures during a news conference with Italian Premier Mario Monti after their talks in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 8. 2011. Geithner is darting across Europe with a stark message: The continent's leaders must act quickly and convincingly to defuse a debt crisis that is threatening the global economy. His visit this week comes on the eve of a summit of European leaders Friday that could yield a plan for resolving the crisis. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner got little down time during his three-day dash through Europe. But what sleep he did get was in some of Europe's finest hotels.

  • Blue Coat agrees to be taken private in $1.3B deal AP - 11 mins ago

    Blue Coat Systems, a provider of Internet networking and security products, says it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a $1.3 billion de … More »Blue Coat agrees to be taken private in $1.3B deal

    Blue Coat Systems, a provider of Internet networking and security products, says it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a $1.3 billion deal.

  • Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa reacts during a press conference releasing new earnings forecasts in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Toyota has sharply downgraded its earnings forecast for this fiscal year through March, blaming a strong yen and the recent flooding in Thailand. Japan's biggest automaker expects to book a net profit of 180 billion yen ($2.3 billion), down from 390 billion yen it projected in August. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
    Toyota cuts profit outlook, Thai floods take toll AP - 4 hrs ago

    Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday sharply downgraded its earnings forecast for this fiscal year through March, blaming a strong yen and the massive flooding in Thailand. More »Toyota cuts profit outlook, Thai floods take toll

    Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa reacts during a press conference releasing new earnings forecasts in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Toyota has sharply downgraded its earnings forecast for this fiscal year through March, blaming a strong yen and the recent flooding in Thailand. Japan's biggest automaker expects to book a net profit of 180 billion yen ($2.3 billion), down from 390 billion yen it projected in August. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday sharply downgraded its earnings forecast for this fiscal year through March, blaming a strong yen and the massive flooding in Thailand.

  • A man buys vegetables at a market Friday Dec. 9, 2011 in Shanghai, China. China's chronically high inflation rate fell to a lower than expected 4.2 percent in November, allowing wider leeway for Beijing to ease credit to support growth. (AP Photo)
    China inflation drops to 4.2 pct in November AP - 3 hrs ago

    China's economy is losing steam, with industrial production dropping to its slowest pace in two years last month and inflation also cooling — raising the likelihood of … More »China inflation drops to 4.2 pct in November

    A man buys vegetables at a market Friday Dec. 9, 2011 in Shanghai, China. China's chronically high inflation rate fell to a lower than expected 4.2 percent in November, allowing wider leeway for Beijing to ease credit to support growth. (AP Photo)

    China's economy is losing steam, with industrial production dropping to its slowest pace in two years last month and inflation also cooling — raising the likelihood of fresh moves to keep growth on track.

  • This photo released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, claims to show US RQ-170 Sentinel drone which Tehran says its forces downed earlier this week, as the chief of the aerospace division of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, right, listens to an unidentified colonel, in an undisclosed location, Iran. (AP Photo/Sepahnews) EDS NOTE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE.
    Congress rebuffs easing of Iran sanctions AP - 4 hrs ago

    Republicans and Democrats determined to look tough on Iran and pro-Israel are rebuffing Obama administration pleas to ease proposed sanctions on Iran's Central Bank. More »Congress rebuffs easing of Iran sanctions

    This photo released on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, claims to show US RQ-170 Sentinel drone which Tehran says its forces downed earlier this week, as the chief of the aerospace division of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, right, listens to an unidentified colonel, in an undisclosed location, Iran. (AP Photo/Sepahnews) EDS NOTE: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE.

    Republicans and Democrats determined to look tough on Iran and pro-Israel are rebuffing Obama administration pleas to ease proposed sanctions on Iran's Central Bank.

  • British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
    All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty AP - 4 mins 55 secs ago

    The European Union's president said Friday that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. … More »All EU nations but UK open to joining new treaty

    British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. European leaders are wrestling over how much of their sovereignty they are willing to give up in a desperate attempt to save the ambitious project of continental unity that grew from the ashes of World War II. At stake at the summit in Brussels, which began Thursday evening, is not only the future of the euro, but also the stability of the global financial system and the balance of power in Europe. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

    The European Union's president said Friday that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. Only Britain remains opposed, creating a deep rift in the union.

  • Fans enter the Air Canada Centre before the Raptors and Bobcats NBA basketball game in Toronto
    Deal reached to sell Toronto sports empire: report Reuters - 7 mins ago

    TORONTO - (Reuters) - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has reached a deal to sell its 80 percent stake in the owner of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Raptors … More »Deal reached to sell Toronto sports empire: report

    Fans enter the Air Canada Centre before the Raptors and Bobcats NBA basketball game in Toronto

    TORONTO - (Reuters) - Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has reached a deal to sell its 80 percent stake in the owner of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Raptors to Rogers Communications Inc and BCE Inc for C$1.3 billion ($1.28 billion), a newspaper reported on Friday. Citing unnamed sources close to the situation, …

  • Highlights: EU leaders' comments after summit talks Reuters - 8 mins ago

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany … More »Highlights: EU leaders' comments after summit talks

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe divided in a historic rift on Friday over building a closer fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to forge ahead with a separate treaty, leaving Britain isolated. Following are highlights of comments by EU leaders and other top …

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