South Carolina primary 101 ABC News - 2 hrs 42 mins agoThe primary, the third voting contest of the 2012 election season and the second to award delegates, is considered to be a make-or-break moment for the GOP candidates. More »South Carolina primary 101
The primary, the third voting contest of the 2012 election season and the second to award delegates, is considered to be a make-or-break moment for the GOP candidates.
‘Nightline’ nukes Newt The Daily Beast - 3 hrs agoWill the ABC exposé hurt or help Gingrich with South Carolina’s Republicans? By Lloyd Grove More »‘Nightline’ nukes Newt
Will the ABC exposé hurt or help Gingrich with South Carolina’s Republicans? By Lloyd Grove
AP source: All 6 killed in crash were US Marines AP - 47 mins agoA senior U.S. defense official says all six reported killed in the crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan were U.S. Marines. More »AP source: All 6 killed in crash were US Marines
A senior U.S. defense official says all six reported killed in the crash of a helicopter in Afghanistan were U.S. Marines.
More than 20 homes destroyed by Reno wildfire AP - 1 hr 15 mins agoFirefighters worked early Friday to hold the line on a fast-moving brush fire that tore through the Reno area, destroying more than 20 homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee. More »More than 20 homes destroyed by Reno wildfire
Firefighters worked early Friday to hold the line on a fast-moving brush fire that tore through the Reno area, destroying more than 20 homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee.
Campaign ad spending surges past $12 million in SC AP - 3 hrs agoThe crush of campaign ad spending in South Carolina has swollen to more than $12 million so far, with candidates and independent groups paying top dollar to elbow for room in the state's crucial advertising marketplace. More »Campaign ad spending surges past $12 million in SC
The crush of campaign ad spending in South Carolina has swollen to more than $12 million so far, with candidates and independent groups paying top dollar to elbow for room in the state's crucial advertising marketplace.
- Obama to press Congress to revisit $1.2T in cuts AP - 3 hrs ago
In its budget submission next month, the Obama administration will urge lawmakers to revisit the failed attempt by a congressional supercommittee to cut the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, the White House says.
- Top CIA lawyer never approved NYPD collaboration AP - 33 mins ago
The CIA's top lawyer never approved sending a veteran agency officer to New York, where he helped set up police spying programs, The Associated Press has learned. Such approval would have been required under the presidential order that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said authorized the unusual assignment.
- Is Romney really a job creator? What his record shows Christian Science Monitor - 44 mins ago
Before Mitt Romney’s Bain Capital bought the rambling SCM factory in Marion, Ind., it was running three shifts a day, making hanging file folders and other office supplies. But on July 5, 1994, everything changed.
- Officials: Arabs likely to extend Syria mission AP - 39 mins ago
The Arab League is likely to extend the organization's observer mission in Syria, despite complaints from the Syrian opposition that it has failed to curb bloodshed in the country, two League officials said Friday.
- North Korea credits new leader with nuke testing AP - 2 hrs 49 mins ago
North Korea on Friday credited new leader Kim Jong Un with spearheading past nuclear testing, as it adds to a growing personality cult that portrays the young son of late leader Kim Jong Il as a confident military commander.
- Trusties booted from Governor's Mansion in Miss. AP - 1 hr 57 mins ago
Amid controversy over pardons issued by then-Gov. Haley Barbour, state prison trusties in Mississippi are no longer working at the Governor's Mansion under Gov. Phil Bryant.
- Sexual assault in the military up dramatically Christian Science Monitor - 43 mins ago
There has been a startling and consistent increase in violent sex crimes within the US Army since 2006, according to a new Pentagon report released Thursday.
- When penicillin pays: Why China loves antibiotics a little too much Time.com - 5 hrs ago
Every year when the wet winter weather sweeps through southern Anhui province, Ling Cheng gets a niggling cough that she just can't shake. But instead of heading to the medicine cabinet, Ling, like millions of other Chinese, heads instead to her local hospital for a dose of IV antibiotics. "When the coughing gets annoying, …
- Portugal's restaurants down in dumps as crisis bites Reuters - 1 hr 43 mins ago
ARRUDA DOS VINHOS, Portugal (Reuters) - The last thing the Portuguese will go without is a hearty meal at one of the country's thousands of restaurants to enjoy specialties like suckling pig, grilled sea bass or 'bacalhao' cod. That could be about to change as Portugal wallows in its deepest recession since returning to …
- Agency: Iran shuts down shops selling Barbie dolls AP - 2 hrs 25 mins ago
Police have closed down dozens of toy shop for selling Barbie dolls, part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr news agency reported Friday.
- 3 shark attacks in Australia in less than 3 weeks AP - 2 hrs 25 mins ago
A snorkeling guide was attacked by a 10-foot (3-meter) tiger shark off a remote beach in Australia's third attack this month. That's as many attacks as the country generally sees in an entire year.
- Gay "honor killing" movie shakes Turkey up Reuters - 46 mins ago
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - On a hot summer's day in 2008, 26-year-old physics student Ahmet Yildiz was shot dead when he popped out from his Istanbul apartment to buy ice cream. The main suspect in the killing, a fugitive still wanted by Turkish police, is Yildiz's father, who could not accept that his only son was in a homosexual …
- Twin gravity probes to start mapping moon's pull SPACE.com - 1 hr 6 mins ago
It may still be early in the year, but NASA already has a reason to celebrate 2012: two gravity probes are successfully in orbit around the moon, and their science mission is ready to get under way.
Analysis: Italy refunding ordeal looks a little less daunting Reuters - 4 hrs ago
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's goal of refinancing some 90 billion euros of long-term debt by the end of April is beginning to look within reach after months when the weight … More »Analysis: Italy refunding ordeal looks a little less daunting
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's goal of refinancing some 90 billion euros of long-term debt by the end of April is beginning to look within reach after months when the weight of its debt burden looked likely to tip the euro zone even deeper into crisis. In spite of this month's mass downgrade of most euro countries by credit …
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