Stocks slump as slow eurozone growth raises stakes AP - 2 hrs 21 mins agoInvestors fled global stocks on Tuesday as poor growth figures reinforced how difficult it will be for European countries to reduce their piles of debt and balance their budgets. More »Stocks slump as slow eurozone growth raises stakes
Investors fled global stocks on Tuesday as poor growth figures reinforced how difficult it will be for European countries to reduce their piles of debt and balance their budgets.
Newt's 15 seconds in the sun The Daily Beast - 3 hrs agoMichael Tomasky on the GOP’s endless quest for a candidate more right-wing than Mitt Romney. More »Newt's 15 seconds in the sun
Michael Tomasky on the GOP’s endless quest for a candidate more right-wing than Mitt Romney.
Giffords shows great progress, but still struggles AP - 44 mins agoSmiling and cheerful, fussing with her interviewer's hair and nestled in the arms of her husband, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords displayed remarkable progress from the shocking images of her the day after she was shot in the forehead … More »Giffords shows great progress, but still struggles
Smiling and cheerful, fussing with her interviewer's hair and nestled in the arms of her husband, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords displayed remarkable progress from the shocking images of her the day after she was shot in the forehead outside a Tucson supermarket.
How 'Obamacare' could lose The Daily Beast - 18 hrs agoThe Supremes have decided to tackle health-care reform. Law professor Adam Winkler on why the case will be a nail-biter. More »How 'Obamacare' could lose
The Supremes have decided to tackle health-care reform. Law professor Adam Winkler on why the case will be a nail-biter.
GOP candidates take aim at foreign aid ABC News - 2 hrs 42 mins agoForeign aid may account for a mere 1 percent of the federal budget, but talk of eliminating it consumed a much higher percentage of the most recent GOP presidential primary debate. Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he would make … More »GOP candidates take aim at foreign aid
Foreign aid may account for a mere 1 percent of the federal budget, but talk of eliminating it consumed a much higher percentage of the most recent GOP presidential primary debate. Texas Gov. Rick Perry said he would make every country “come in at zero...
- Cain's 'Oops' moment on Libya ABC News - 15 hrs ago
ABC News’ Michael Falcone reports: Even Rick Perry acknowledged that his brain freeze at last week’s presidential debate was embarrassing. But, Herman Cain’s interview with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel editorial board on Monday may have topped it. A video posted by the newspaper shows Cain struggling through the answ …
- Stop Congress's insider trading! The Daily Beast - 3 hrs ago
Congress members who do insider trading should face prosecution or ethics censure—or be voted out of office.
- Huntsman super PAC going on air in New Hampshire AP - 23 mins ago
Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman is getting a boost in New Hampshire from outside supporters who are paying for television ads to begin airing Tuesday that promote his two terms as Utah governor and service as U.S. ambassador to China.
- Another White House executive move: cutting waste AP - 2 hrs 37 mins ago
Pounding away with executive actions, the White House is laying out new steps to cut fraud in Medicare and Medicaid, keeping up its campaign of acting without Congress as President Barack Obama tends to diplomacy — and relaxation — far from Washington.
- House-Senate negotiators unveil spending bill AP - 4 hrs ago
House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bundle of spending measures for the ongoing budget year, blending cuts to NASA and community development programs while averting cuts to nutrition programs.
- A Penn State trustee searches for answers Time.com - 2 hrs 19 mins ago
Pennsylvania Secretary of Education and Penn State trustee Ron Tomalis spoke with TIME about the special committee the university's board of trustees created on Friday to investigate the culture at Penn State and what led to the grand jury indictments of two school officials and former football coach Jerry Sandusky regarding …
- NBA players meet to discuss league's proposal AP - 2 hrs 6 mins ago
Two years at the bargaining table led nowhere, so NBA players are ready to take their chances in a courtroom.
- Romney's dangerous ploy on foreign policy: Obama is weak on security Christian Science Monitor - 22 hrs ago
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the weakest of them all? According to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, it is President Obama who is endangering American national security – despite the fact that this president increased military spending in each of his three years in office, ordered more drone attacks on …
- Poll: Afghan support for Taliban declining AP - 4 hrs ago
Support for the Taliban among Afghans has steadily declined in recent years and people strongly back a government peace initiative, according to a survey funded in part by the U.S. government.
- Turkey slams Assad over crackdown on opposition AP - 40 mins ago
Turkey no longer has confidence in the Syrian regime, its prime minister said Tuesday, warning Syrian President Bashar Assad that his brutal crackdown on opponents threatens to place him on a list of leaders who "feed on blood."
- Neo-Nazi cell shines light on far-right extremism in Germany Christian Science Monitor - 19 hrs ago
Ten days ago, police in the town of Eisenach in southeast Germany found the scarred bodies of two men with gunshot wounds to the head in a burned-out recreational vehicle. At the time, it looked like a double suicide of two bank robbers who had just stolen 10,000 euros at gunpoint from a local bank and then been cornered …
- Oceana: Atlantic sharks threatened by overfishing AP - 3 hrs ago
Half of the 48 countries that fish the Atlantic did not report any shark catches in 2009, a sign that they are failing to adequately assess the impact of fisheries on threatened shark species, an environmental advocacy group said Tuesday.
- Best wine for Thanksgiving? Not one but many Reuters - 3 hrs ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thanksgiving, the U.S. holiday that anyone who likes to eat loves to celebrate, is just a week away and experts agree there is not one perfect wine to accompany the feast, but many.
- Milk does a body good _ even when worn AP - 2 hrs 56 mins ago
Wear Milk? Anke Domaske says why not.
- NYPD clears park of Occupy Wall St. protesters AP - 1 hr 40 mins ago
Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided Zuccotti Park early Tuesday, evicting dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters from what has become the epicenter of the worldwide movement protesting corporate greed and economic inequality.
- Syrian soldiers killed in clash with defectors AP - 26 mins ago
Dozens of soldiers and security forces were gunned down by suspected army defectors in southern Syria, a deadly ambush that comes as President Bashar Assad increasingly appears unable to manage the crisis, activists said Tuesday.
- Justices unlikely to have last word on health care AP - 4 hrs ago
The weight of a Supreme Court decision isn't likely to settle the contentious debate over health care in America, a nation disdainful of big government and historically unable to guarantee affordable basic coverage to all its citizens.
Chelsea probing racism claims against own fans @ Yahoo! Sports - 7 mins ago
LONDON (AP) -- Chelsea became embroiled in another racism storm on Tuesday whenit launched an investigation into allegations its striker Daniel Sturridge wasracially abused by one or a number of the team's … More »Chelsea probing racism claims against own fans
LONDON (AP) -- Chelsea became embroiled in another racism storm on Tuesday whenit launched an investigation into allegations its striker Daniel Sturridge wasracially abused by one or a number of the team's supporters during a ChampionsLeague match. The English Premier League club said in a statement it has received"several …
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