Pelosi says no budget deal without tax rate hikes AP - 1 hr 33 mins agoHouse Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she's hopeful lawmakers can come to a deal to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff" but any agreement has to include tax rate increases for the wealthy. More »Pelosi says no budget deal without tax rate hikes
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she's hopeful lawmakers can come to a deal to avoid a year-end "fiscal cliff" but any agreement has to include tax rate increases for the wealthy.
Obama speech in Yangon touches opposition history AP - 54 mins agoThe soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as his friends died. "I heard the shouting," he recalled. "They shot whoever they saw." More »Obama speech in Yangon touches opposition history
The soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as his friends died. "I heard the shouting," he recalled. "They shot whoever they saw."
Big city slowly returns to bright lights after Sandy Reuters - 1 hr 42 mins agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Few thought it would take quite so long to fully restore the dimmed lights of the famed skyline of New York City's Financial District. At last, however, firms displaced by the flooding and power outages … More »Big city slowly returns to bright lights after Sandy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Few thought it would take quite so long to fully restore the dimmed lights of the famed skyline of New York City's Financial District. At last, however, firms displaced by the flooding and power outages brought on by Superstorm Sandy seem ready to return downtown, if a little warier of the rivers and …
NJ Gov. Christie makes cameo appearance on 'SNL' AP - 19 mins agoNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can't get enough of "Saturday Night Live." More »NJ Gov. Christie makes cameo appearance on 'SNL'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can't get enough of "Saturday Night Live."
- Benghazi attack: Was it carried out by terrorists or extremists? Christian Science Monitor - 15 hrs ago
Was the 9/11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, carried out by “terrorists” or by “extremists”? In the supercharged political atmosphere following a violent episode in which a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans were killed, the chosen rhetoric definitely matters.
- Super-rich flight from California? Not so fast Reuters - 36 mins ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Warnings that a new millionaires' tax would send California's wealthy stampeding for the state line began before the results were final. But the super-rich may well stand their ground. "Anyone know a good realtor in Incline Village?" Aaron McLear, the spokesman for California's anti-tax campaign, …
- German Greens go mainstream in bid for power Reuters - 1 hr 17 mins ago
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's Greens have gone grey. The world's most successful pro-environment party has turned deadly serious about gaining power by stealing votes from Chancellor Angela Merkel - and perhaps by joining her. The muesli, woolly sweaters, thick beards and endless debates about abstract issues that …
- Chalk, blackboard... teargas? Italy protests start at school Reuters - 1 hr 37 mins ago
ROME (Reuters) - At dawn before lessons could start last week, high school pupils at the Nomentano Science School in a northern suburb of Rome slipped chains around the gates and blocked the doors with chairs taken from classrooms. Between the ragged European Union flag and Italian tricolour over the entry they hung a new …
- Southeast Asia to adopt human rights declaration AP - 8 hrs ago
Diplomats say Southeast Asian leaders have decided to launch a human rights declaration despite last-minute calls for a postponement by critics, including Washington, who say the pact contains loopholes that can allow atrocities to continue.
- SE Asia to ask China to start talks over islands AP - 17 mins ago
Southeast Asian leaders decided Sunday to ask China to start formal talks "as soon as possible" on crafting a legally binding accord aimed at preventing an outbreak of violence in disputed South China Sea territories, a top diplomat said.
Canadian Press HeadLine Package AP - 4 mins 25 secs ago
BANGKOK - President Barack Obama says Israel has a right to defend itself from missiles being aimed at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip. More »Canadian Press HeadLine Package
BANGKOK - President Barack Obama says Israel has a right to defend itself from missiles being aimed at the country by militants in the Gaza Strip.
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