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  • Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions AP - 18 mins ago

    Georgia's top court on Monday struck down a state law designed to discourage assisted suicides after a legal battle brought by four members of a suicide group who said the law also violated free speech rights. More »Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions

    Georgia's top court on Monday struck down a state law designed to discourage assisted suicides after a legal battle brought by four members of a suicide group who said the law also violated free speech rights.

  • Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, arrives for his meeting with the leaders of the three parties backing Greece's coalition government,  in Athens on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.  They are meeting to consider demands by Greece's creditors for tougher austerity measures, private sector pay cuts and firings of civil servants. At stake is a new euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout deal without which Greece will default before the end of March. (AP Photo.Kostas Tsironis)
    Greece, your time is running out, say Merkel, Sarkozy Reuters - 1 hr 3 mins ago

    The leaders of France and Germany told Greece on Monday time was running out in talks on a broad debt restructuring deal and Athens would only get bailout money from Europe if it lived up to its promise to deliver economic … More »Greece, your time is running out, say Merkel, Sarkozy

    Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, arrives for his meeting with the leaders of the three parties backing Greece's coalition government,  in Athens on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.  They are meeting to consider demands by Greece's creditors for tougher austerity measures, private sector pay cuts and firings of civil servants. At stake is a new euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout deal without which Greece will default before the end of March. (AP Photo.Kostas Tsironis)

    The leaders of France and Germany told Greece on Monday time was running out in talks on a broad debt restructuring deal and Athens would only get bailout money from Europe if it lived up to its promise to deliver economic reforms in return.

  • Cyclist Alberto Contador, is seen before the start of the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge cycling race in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.  (AP Photo/Manu Mielniezuk)
    Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title AP - 55 mins ago

    Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found him guilty of doping. More »Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title

    Cyclist Alberto Contador, is seen before the start of the first stage of the Mallorca Challenge cycling race in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.  (AP Photo/Manu Mielniezuk)

    Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sport's highest court found him guilty of doping.

  • United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaks to reporters after the Security Council voted on a resolution backing an Arab League peace plan that calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down , Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 at United Nations headquarters. Russia and China vetoed the resolution. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

    U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice says China and Russia are running of risk of suffering the same sort of international isolation as Syria's Bashar Assad because of their decision to block a U.N. Security Council vote embracing an Arab League solution for the Syrian crisis.

  • U.S. Republican presidential candidate and former Speaker of the HouseGingrich speaks at news conference after the Nevada caucus in Las Vegas

    Newt Gingrich upped his attacks against President Obama today over his administration’s requirement that some religious hospitals offer co-pay-free birth control under the new health care law. Gingrich’s comments come after a week of outrage from the Catholic Church and his fellow GOP presidential candidates...

  • President Barack Obama’s grandmother, Sarah Obama, is home recovering from an accident that, judging by the condition of the vehicle, could have been much worse. “God is with me, because if you could have seen the wreckage that we came out of safe, one would...

  • Nicki Minaj, left, and M.I.A. perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

    The NFL and a major television network are apologizing for another Super Bowl halftime show.

  • CORRECTS MAGNITUDE - Bartolome Bautista, deputy director of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), points to the epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake which hit central Philippines on Monday Feb. 6, 2012 during a news conference at suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila, Philippines. Officials said the quake in central Philippines killed at least five people as it destroyed buildings, triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents and listed 29 more as missing. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

    A strong earthquake destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents, Monday in the central Philippines.

  • Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the church of St Peter and St Paul at West Newton, eastern England, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The queen braved the cold and snow to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. The 85-year-old monarch marks 60 years on the throne on Monday. The anniversary will be marked by a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012.  Elizabeth ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Radburn) UNITED KINGDOM OUT  NO SALES  NO ARCHIVE

    Queen Elizabeth II marked 60 years on the throne Monday with a message thanking all those who have supported her over her reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.

  • In this photo provided by by the Palestinian President's office, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Khaled Mashal, chief of the Islamic militant group Hamas, right, confer with Qatar's crown prince Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, center, during a reconciliation meeting in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza. (AP Photo/Thaer Ghanaim, Palestinian President's Office)

    The main Palestinian political rivals took a major step Monday toward healing their bitter rift, agreeing that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would head an interim unity government to prepare for general elections in the West Bank and Gaza.

  • An Egyptian man stands in front of riot police blocking the road during clashes with protestors near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in the soccer game violence. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

    Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt has referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.

  • In this photo taken Oct. 8, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington. Three justices will turn 80 before the next presidential term ends: Associate Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, right, who leads the closely divided court's liberal wing, Antonin Scalia, second from left, a conservative, and Anthony Kennedy, second from right, who leans conservative, but on some issues provides a decisive vote for the liberals. A titanic confirmation fight would ensue if it allowed a Republican president to cement conservative control of the court, or a Democrat president to give liberal appointees a working majority for the first time in decades. Others seated are Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, left, and Chief Justice John Roberts, center; standing from left are Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer,  Samuel Alito Jr., and Elena Kagan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

    A second term for President Barack Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals courts, the final stop for almost all challenged federal court rulings.

  • When their mobiles ring, the inhabitants of Port Stanley are learning to check caller ID carefully before answering. If it displays a "long number," meaning it might be from Argentina, they don't pick up. "It's intimidating to be woken in the night to someone shouting at you in Spanish," says Lisa Watson, editor of The …

  • Mitt Romney has solidified his position for the Republican nomination but lost ground in the main event, with improved economic indicators and questions about Romney’s wealth and taxes lifting Barack Obama to a head-to-head advantage for the first time this cycle. Fifty percent of Americans...

  • FILE - This  Dec. 11, 2011 file photo, shows Panama's former strongman Manuel Noriega gesturing while being carried in a wheelchair by a police officer inside El Renacer prison, on the outskirts of Panama City. A police statement issued Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 says Noriega was taken from the El Renacer prison to Santo Tomas hospital after he had high blood pressure and apparently a brain hemorrhage. Noriega returned to Panama on Dec. 11 and is serving three 20-year sentences for the killings of political opponents in the 1980s.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

    Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who was toppled by a 1989 American invasion and later convicted of drug running, was transferred from prison to a hospital on Sunday because of extreme hypertension, health officials said.

  • LAKE WACONIA, Minn. — It might have been Super Bowl Sunday, but a boisterous crowd packed into a winery here to listen to Rick Santorum, without a television set in sight. The event Sunday evening during the face-off between the New England Patriots and the...

  • Workers assemble a pre-production 2013 Dodge Dart during a tour of the Chrysler Belvidere Assembly plant in Belvidere

    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Is what is good for Chrysler good for America? The auto maker courted controversy and won kudos for a two-minute Super Bowl advertisement that was less a car sales pitch than a political message in a presidential election year. Rugged Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood proclaimed it was "Halftime in America" …

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  • In this Dec. 12, 2011 photo, people wait to talk with potential employers at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs, in New York. Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health. According to reports Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, so many jobs are being added that the unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months. At 8.3 percent, it's at a three-year low. Whether the job market actually feels stronger, though, depends on your perspective. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data AP - 20 hrs ago

    Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health. More »From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data

    In this Dec. 12, 2011 photo, people wait to talk with potential employers at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs, in New York. Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health. According to reports Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, so many jobs are being added that the unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months. At 8.3 percent, it's at a three-year low. Whether the job market actually feels stronger, though, depends on your perspective. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

    Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health.

  • Wal-Mart greeters still greet, but duties change AP - 10 hrs ago

    Those who greet customers at the entrance of Walmart stores nationwide are uneasy about a change in their duties. More »Wal-Mart greeters still greet, but duties change

    Those who greet customers at the entrance of Walmart stores nationwide are uneasy about a change in their duties.

  • Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives at his office in Athens for a meeting with top Greek political leaders
    Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears … More »Greek parties face Monday EU bailout deadline

    Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives at his office in Athens for a meeting with top Greek political leaders

    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal as EU patience wears thin with political dithering in Athens over implementing reforms. Technocrat Prime Minister Lucas Papademos put on a brave face as he tried to get leaders …

  • Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits AP - 4 hrs ago

    Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases … More »Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits

    Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them.

  • Greek official says no bailout deadline Monday Reuters - 2 hrs 31 mins ago

    ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government and party leaders must agree on the terms of a second bailout with IMF and EU inspectors before euro zone finance ministers next … More »Greek official says no bailout deadline Monday

    ATHENS (Reuters) - The Greek government and party leaders must agree on the terms of a second bailout with IMF and EU inspectors before euro zone finance ministers next meet, a government official said on Monday. However, he denied that the three coalition parties had to respond on Monday to the EU on whether they accept …

  • The British Telecom tower is seen in central London
    Ofcom proposes new charges for Openreach Reuters - 6 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Telecoms regulator Ofcom proposed cutting the prices former incumbent BT Group can charge other operators for access to its network on Monday. Ofcom … More »Ofcom proposes new charges for Openreach

    The British Telecom tower is seen in central London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Telecoms regulator Ofcom proposed cutting the prices former incumbent BT Group can charge other operators for access to its network on Monday. Ofcom said the price of a fully unbundled line to a property, where a communications provider takes over the line to provide broadband and telephone services, …

  • In this film image released by 20th Century Fox, Dane DeHaan is shown in a scene from "Chronicle." (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Alan Markfield)
    'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M AP - 16 hrs ago

    Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office. More »'Chronicle' edges Radcliffe's 'Woman' with $22M

    In this film image released by 20th Century Fox, Dane DeHaan is shown in a scene from "Chronicle." (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Alan Markfield)

    Some unknown kids with superpowers have nudged out the world's most famous teen wizard at the weekend box office.

  • Passers-by walk in front of a stock quotation board in Tokyo
    Euro, shares fall as Greece enters critical period Reuters - 2 hrs 21 mins ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - The euro and European shares fell on Monday as fears grew that Greece would not accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal needed to avoid a potential … More »Euro, shares fall as Greece enters critical period

    Passers-by walk in front of a stock quotation board in Tokyo

    LONDON (Reuters) - The euro and European shares fell on Monday as fears grew that Greece would not accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal needed to avoid a potential sovereign debt default, taking the shine off a brighter global economic outlook. The three coalition parties in the Greek government are under pressure …

  • FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)
    Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran AP - 8 hrs ago

    For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on … More »Just a bluff? Fears grow of Israeli attack on Iran

    FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over the Iranian nuclear program, it appears that world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent, an action that many fear might trigger war, terrorism and global economic havoc. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)

    For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent — an action that many fear might trigger a wider war, terrorism and global economic havoc.

  • Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford speaks to a reporter from inside a van as he leaves a news conference in Tokyo
    Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according … More »Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations

    Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford speaks to a reporter from inside a van as he leaves a news conference in Tokyo

    TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) - Official investigations into a massive fraud at Japan's Olympus Corp are highly likely to lead to further revelations on the scandal soon, according to the firm's former chief executive, Michael Woodford, who blew the whistle on the affair. The maker of cameras and medical equipment is trying to …

  • A Vodafone logo is seen on a Blackberry phone in London
    Vodafone abandons Greek talks with Wind Hellas Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone has abandoned plans to merge its operations in Greece with Wind Hellas, in a major blow to the debt-laden smallest operator and throwing into … More »Vodafone abandons Greek talks with Wind Hellas

    A Vodafone logo is seen on a Blackberry phone in London

    LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone has abandoned plans to merge its operations in Greece with Wind Hellas, in a major blow to the debt-laden smallest operator and throwing into doubt consolidation elsewhere in Europe. Vodafone Chief Executive Vittorio Colao had warned that the world's largest operator by revenue needed to change …

  • People walk on a promenade during a foggy day in Thessaloniki
    Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack Reuters - 4 hrs ago

    LONDON (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 … More »Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack

    People walk on a promenade during a foggy day in Thessaloniki

    LONDON (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. Germany, with the advantages of scale that go with a population eight times bigger, …

  • Ford asks GM to pull Super Bowl ad AP - 12 hrs ago

    Ford is demanding that rival General Motors pull a Super Bowl commercial that implies the Chevrolet Silverado pickup is more dependable than the Ford F-Series. More »Ford asks GM to pull Super Bowl ad

    Ford is demanding that rival General Motors pull a Super Bowl commercial that implies the Chevrolet Silverado pickup is more dependable than the Ford F-Series.

  • The Boeing Dreamliner 787-800 is hosed down after making its first landing at the Jomo Kenyatta airport in Kenya's capital Nairobi
    Boeing to correct 787 Dreamliner fuselage issue Reuters - 15 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - Boeing has discovered a problem related to the aft fuselage of its 787 Dreamliner planes and is making repairs that will not affect production of the aircraft, … More »Boeing to correct 787 Dreamliner fuselage issue

    The Boeing Dreamliner 787-800 is hosed down after making its first landing at the Jomo Kenyatta airport in Kenya's capital Nairobi

    (Reuters) - Boeing has discovered a problem related to the aft fuselage of its 787 Dreamliner planes and is making repairs that will not affect production of the aircraft, the company said in an emailed statement on Sunday. The 787 Dreamliner is a light-weight, fuel-efficient, carbon-composite aircraft. It was three years …

  • In this image released by NBC, composer Ludovic Bource accepts the award for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture for "The Artist"  during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)
    AP NewsAlert AP - 38 mins ago

    Georgia Supreme Court strikes down assisted suicide restrictions over free speech concerns More »AP NewsAlert

    In this image released by NBC, composer Ludovic Bource accepts the award for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture for "The Artist"  during the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)

    Georgia Supreme Court strikes down assisted suicide restrictions over free speech concerns

  • IMF chief debt inspector Poul Thomsen member of the so-called troika of Greece's creditors _ the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund _ leaves the prime minister's official residence after meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens, Greece on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The troika demanded tougher austerity measures, private sector pay cuts and firings of civil servants. At stake is a new euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout deal without which Greece will default before the end of March.  (AP Photo.Kostas Tsironis)
    Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday AP - 5 hrs ago

    Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday. More »Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday

    IMF chief debt inspector Poul Thomsen member of the so-called troika of Greece's creditors _ the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund _ leaves the prime minister's official residence after meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens, Greece on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The troika demanded tougher austerity measures, private sector pay cuts and firings of civil servants. At stake is a new euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout deal without which Greece will default before the end of March.  (AP Photo.Kostas Tsironis)

    Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday.

  • A "Texas Edition" Silverado pickup truck sits on the lot at a Chevrolet dealership in DeSoto
    GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad Reuters - 14 hrs ago

    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy … More »GM, Ford feud over Super Bowl ad

    A "Texas Edition" Silverado pickup truck sits on the lot at a Chevrolet dealership in DeSoto

    LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A simmering feud between General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co heated up on Sunday as Ford objected to GM's Super Bowl advertisement for its Chevy Silverado pickup truck. The ad, which will run on NBC's television broadcast of the Super Bowl on Sunday, depicts an apocalyptic scene in which Chevrolet …

  • Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    Stock futures dip on worries over Greece Reuters - 45 mins ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Monday, indicating the benchmark S&P 500 index could pull back after a five-week rally on concerns Greece will be unable … More »Stock futures dip on worries over Greece

    Traders gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures fell on Monday, indicating the benchmark S&P 500 index could pull back after a five-week rally on concerns Greece will be unable to avoid a chaotic default as it tries to reach terms on a new bailout package. Greece allowed another deadline to slip as political leaders failed to …

  • Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract Reuters - 8 hrs ago

    LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court … More »Producers on Tom Cruise film sued for breach of contract

    LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (TheWrap.com) - Two producers of Tom Cruise's upcoming thriller "One Shot" were slapped by a breach of contract suit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday by a former producer on the project. Kevin Messick, a producer on "Batman Forever" and "The Other Guys," alleges that Don Granger and Gary Levinsohn …

  • ET, the new alien scaring global markets Reuters - 22 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - The United States is coming to be seen as a global threat, acting unilaterally with aggressive new market rules that critics say will hurt U.S. firms, foreign … More »ET, the new alien scaring global markets

    (Reuters) - The United States is coming to be seen as a global threat, acting unilaterally with aggressive new market rules that critics say will hurt U.S. firms, foreign banks, and international markets in one swoop. The new buzzword in the financial world is "extraterritoriality", or ET. The idea that a government can …

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