Concerns about Romney's faith quieter but not gone AP - 4 hrs agoThe second time around, the shock has worn off. More »Concerns about Romney's faith quieter but not gone
The second time around, the shock has worn off.
France seeks to brush off S&P's downgrade AP - 19 mins agoFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy secured a small boost from Moody's rating agency Monday following a bruising downgrade last week of the way the country had been handling its economy and the wider European debt crisis. More »France seeks to brush off S&P's downgrade
French President Nicolas Sarkozy secured a small boost from Moody's rating agency Monday following a bruising downgrade last week of the way the country had been handling its economy and the wider European debt crisis.
Pakistani court orders contempt notice against PM AP - 1 hr 1 min agoPakistan's Supreme Court ramped up the pressure on the nation's beleaguered government Monday, beginning contempt proceedings against the prime minister for failing to carry out its order to reopen a corruption case against … More »Pakistani court orders contempt notice against PM
Pakistan's Supreme Court ramped up the pressure on the nation's beleaguered government Monday, beginning contempt proceedings against the prime minister for failing to carry out its order to reopen a corruption case against the president.
Tax cut talks focus on budget cuts, new fees AP - 4 hrs agoRepublicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. More »Tax cut talks focus on budget cuts, new fees
Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery.
Paul fights Washington spending, flies first class AP - 2 hrs 59 mins agoRepublican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state. More »Paul fights Washington spending, flies first class
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state.
- Car bomb kills 8 in northern Iraq AP - 2 hrs 44 mins ago
A car bomb killed at least eight people outside the northern city of Mosul on Monday, Iraq officials said, in the latest in a series of attacks to target the country's Shiites since the U.S. withdrawal last month.
- Eleven more killed in Syria despite Arab monitors Reuters - 28 mins ago
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed in Syria on Monday in a 10-month-old struggle between President Bashar al-Assad and his foes that a peace plan monitored by Arab observers has failed to quench. Arab foreign ministers will meet on Sunday to discuss the future of the mission sent last month to check if Syria is …
- Al-Qaida in Yemen captures town south of capital AP - 2 hrs 57 mins ago
Al-Qaida militants seized full control of a town south of the Yemeni capital on Monday, overrunning army positions, storming the local prison and freeing at least 150 inmates, security officials said.
- Death toll in Beirut building collapse rises to 18 AP - 1 hr 59 mins ago
Lebanese security officials say the death toll from the collapse of a five-story residential building in Beirut has risen to 18, most of them foreigners.
- Official: 59 Romanians injured in violent protests AP - 3 hrs ago
A Romanian medical official says 59 people suffered injuries as days of protests against the government and austerity measures turned violent.
- Ricky Gervais roasts Hollywood: Golden Globes host's best burns ABC News - 12 hrs ago
That’s what he said! Really, it is. Ricky Gervais has transformed the Golden Globes from Hollywood’s informal awards season opener — albeit the “fun one” where actors can drink and permit themselves, for once, a good time – into the entertainment industry’s most high prof …
- Why gay parents may be the best parents LiveScience.com - 25 mins ago
Gay marriage, and especially gay parenting, has been in the cross hairs in recent days.
- Man in stable condition after $44 million hospital bill ABC News - 5 hrs ago
ABC News’ Ben Waldron reports: A Bronx man says he nearly had an asthma attack after opening his mail to find a $44 million medical bill from a local hospital. Unemployed doorman Alexis Rodriguez, 28, received the astronomical bill after receiving successful treatment for pneumonia...
Wary banks boost ECB deposits; reserve change due Reuters - 2 hrs 52 mins ago
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commercial banks parked almost half a trillion euros at the European Central Bank, the highest on record, as the mix of debt crisis worries and … More »Wary banks boost ECB deposits; reserve change due
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commercial banks parked almost half a trillion euros at the European Central Bank, the highest on record, as the mix of debt crisis worries and a recent giant injection of ECB cash left banks awash with money but too scared to lend it. Overnight deposits at the ECB have regularly hit new records in …
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