Agencies face budget curbs in $1 trillion bill AP - 1 hr 49 mins agoFacing a weekend deadline to avoid a government shutdown, a combative Congress appears on track to advance a massive $1 trillion-plus yearend spending package that curbs agency budgets but drops many policy provisions sought … More »Agencies face budget curbs in $1 trillion bill
Facing a weekend deadline to avoid a government shutdown, a combative Congress appears on track to advance a massive $1 trillion-plus yearend spending package that curbs agency budgets but drops many policy provisions sought by GOP conservatives.
Jon Corzine testifies again, $1.2 billion still missing ABC News - 23 hrs agoFormer MF Global CEO Jon Corzine Questioned About $1.2 Billion in Missing Funds More »Jon Corzine testifies again, $1.2 billion still missing
Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine Questioned About $1.2 Billion in Missing Funds
House and Senate agree on sweeping defense bill AP - 5 hrs agoCongress is pressing ahead with a massive $662 billion defense bill that requires military custody for terrorism suspects linked to al-Qaida, including those captured within the U.S. Lawmakers hope their last-minute revisions … More »House and Senate agree on sweeping defense bill
Congress is pressing ahead with a massive $662 billion defense bill that requires military custody for terrorism suspects linked to al-Qaida, including those captured within the U.S. Lawmakers hope their last-minute revisions will satisfy President Barack Obama and erase a veto threat.
Army helicopters crash on Washington base, 4 dead AP - 13 mins agoTwo Army helicopters crashed Monday night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in an accident that killed four soldiers, a military spokesman said late Monday. More »Army helicopters crash on Washington base, 4 dead
Two Army helicopters crashed Monday night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in an accident that killed four soldiers, a military spokesman said late Monday.
Obama: Headed for a landslide? The Daily Beast - 3 hrs agoNew polls prompt Michael Tomasky to ask: could the GOP be headed for disaster? More »Obama: Headed for a landslide?
New polls prompt Michael Tomasky to ask: could the GOP be headed for disaster?
- Syria death toll hits 5,000 as insurgency spreads Reuters - 1 hr 17 mins ago
AMMAN (Reuters) - More than 5,000 people have been killed in nine months of unrest in Syria, the U.N. human rights chief said, as an insurgency began to overshadow what had initially been street protests against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule. Navi Pillay reported the death toll to the U.N. Security Council as …
- While Gingrich debates, Romney earns cold, hard, cash in N.J. ABC News - 10 hrs ago
While GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich participated in a Lincoln-Douglas debate with Jon Huntsman in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney had already slipped out of the Granite State after a day of campaigning and into the arms of some very generous supporters. As much as $1.1 million...
- Obama calls on Iran to give back downed US drone AP - 37 mins ago
President Barack Obama is pressing his request that Iran return the U.S. surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces.
- Protesters halt operations at some Western ports AP - 3 mins 10 secs ago
More than 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters blocked cargo trucks at some of the West Coast's busiest ports Monday, forcing terminals in Oakland, Calif., Portland, Ore., and Longview, Wash., to halt operations.
- Police remove Occupy Baltimore protesters AP - 19 mins ago
Occupy Baltimore demonstrators who spent 10 weeks protesting economic disparity were removed peacefully from a downtown plaza near the Inner Harbor tourist district during a pre-dawn raid Tuesday.
- Opinion: Iraq after US pullout – not a doomsday scenario Christian Science Monitor - 59 mins ago
As President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki prepare for the withdrawal of American combat forces from Iraq by the end of this year, the chattering classes in Washington and the Middle East confidently predict the collapse of the democratic experiment in the "cradle of civilization."
- New member Palestine raises flag at UNESCO AP - 37 mins ago
Palestinians raised their flag at the headquarters of the U.N. cultural agency in Paris on Tuesday in a historic move and symbolic boost for their push for an independent state.
- Chelsea's cautious TV debut The Daily Beast - 3 hrs ago
She’s a bit reserved for television but has that classic Clinton poise, says Howard Kurtz.
- Why the US teen birthrate hit a record low in 2010 Christian Science Monitor - 58 mins ago
Increased use of birth control, and, some say, other wide-ranging variables such as abstinence-only education and a poor economy, are playing key roles in driving the US teen birthrate to a record low, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Canada first nation to pull out of Kyoto protocol Reuters - 2 hrs 13 mins ago
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Monday became the first country to announce it would withdraw from the Kyoto protocol on climate change, dealing a symbolic blow to the already troubled global treaty. Environment Minister Peter Kent broke the news on his return from talks in Durban, where countries agreed to extend Kyoto for …
- CERN scientists haven't found the Higgs Boson... yet The Atlantic Wire - 2 hrs 45 mins ago
Physicists at CERN will unveil their highly anticipated announcement about the search for the Higgs boson today, but like most major scientific breakthroughs, the new details will raise more questions than they answer.Related: CERN Gets Closer to Proving It Broke the Light Speed Barrier
- NASA's Mars Rover finds mineral traces left by water Time.com - 4 hrs ago
Say this for earthlings: we've grown up a lot since the time we went nuts over the mysterious face on Mars. The face was discovered in 1976, as the orbiting Viking 1 spacecraft looked down on the planet's Cydonia region and found what appeared to be a dark-eyed set of stony features staring back at it. This gave rise to …
- December's Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight SPACE.com - 1 hr 34 mins ago
The Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight (Dec. 13), but interested skywatchers might have to battle chilly temperatures and bright moonlight.
Tuberville fires 2 Texas Tech assistants @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has fired twoassistants and moved a third to another position following the program's firstlosing season in 19 years. More »Tuberville fires 2 Texas Tech assistants
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville has fired twoassistants and moved a third to another position following the program's firstlosing season in 19 years.
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