Is Susan Rice the next Robert Bork? Yahoo! News - 3 hrs agoFor someone who hasn’t been nominated for anything recently, United Nations ambassador Susan Rice seems to be running into an awful lot of confirmation trouble. More »Is Susan Rice the next Robert Bork?
For someone who hasn’t been nominated for anything recently, United Nations ambassador Susan Rice seems to be running into an awful lot of confirmation trouble.
'Fiscal cliff' talks appear to be stalled AP - 1 hr 14 mins agoHouse Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says a bipartisan deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" is more likely if Democrats and Republicans don't try to over-reach on spending cuts. More »'Fiscal cliff' talks appear to be stalled
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says a bipartisan deal to avert a "fiscal cliff" is more likely if Democrats and Republicans don't try to over-reach on spending cuts.
U.S. backs Syrian rebels ahead of conference AP - 3 hrs agoA Syrian opposition spokesman called for "real support" and not just recognition on Wednesday, hours after the U.S. declared that the new Syrian opposition coalition was the "legitimate representative" of its country's … More »U.S. backs Syrian rebels ahead of conference
A Syrian opposition spokesman called for "real support" and not just recognition on Wednesday, hours after the U.S. declared that the new Syrian opposition coalition was the "legitimate representative" of its country's people.
Fed set to expand its monetary stimulus Reuters - 8 hrs agoThe Federal Reserve is expected to announce a fresh round of bond buying as part of its efforts to support a fragile economic recovery threatened by political wrangling over the government's budget. More »Fed set to expand its monetary stimulus
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a fresh round of bond buying as part of its efforts to support a fragile economic recovery threatened by political wrangling over the government's budget.
- Mich. becomes right-to-work state despite protests AP - 1 hr 9 mins ago
In a dizzyingly short time span, Republicans have converted Michigan from a seemingly impregnable fortress of organized labor into a right-to-work state.
- Chavez's cancer surgery successful, Venezuela VP says Reuters - 6 hrs ago
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's cancer operation in Cuba on Tuesday was a success, his vice president said, adding that he would be recuperating for several days.
- Egyptian army abruptly postpones "unity" talks Reuters - 18 mins ago
Egypt's army chief will host national unity talks on Wednesday, seeking to end a growing political and economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation.
- Wednesday in politics: ‘Fiscal cliff’ talk goes on, and more The Ticket - 2 hrs 20 mins ago
Make that 20 days and counting until Washington and the economy are scheduled to go over the "fiscal cliff" and face the double whammy of tax increases and deep spending cuts. There are quiet negotiations going on between the White House and Speaker John Boehner's office, but the results — at least what's known publicly …
- Border agents: Smugglers shoot cans of pot from cannon The Atlantic Wire - 8 hrs ago
Just when you thought drug running couldn't get more extreme, U.S. border patrol officers find 33 cans of marijuana in the desert that they believe were fired from a cannon in Mexico.
- Florida executes ex-cop for killing 9 in 1986 AP - 11 hrs ago
A former police officer who murdered nine people during a 1986 crime spree was executed Tuesday after his attorneys' last-minute appeals were rejected.
Chelsea are tighter under Benitez, says Cahill Reuters - 53 mins ago
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Chelsea have become more compact defensively under interim manager Rafael Benitez as they prepare for the soccer Club World Cup in Japan, defender Gary Cahill said on Wednesday. … More »Chelsea are tighter under Benitez, says Cahill
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Chelsea have become more compact defensively under interim manager Rafael Benitez as they prepare for the soccer Club World Cup in Japan, defender Gary Cahill said on Wednesday. The English Premier League side, who face Mexico's Monterrey in their semi-final in Yokohama on Thursday, took four …
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