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  • Step Right Up, Romney’s on the Rope Line
    Step right up, Romney’s on the rope line ABC News - 4 hrs ago

    MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the old saying goes, it can’t hurt to try. And when it comes to Mitt Romney trying to guess the age of his supporters on the rope line after his events, try he does. Again and again and again. After … More »Step right up, Romney’s on the rope line

    Step Right Up, Romney’s on the Rope Line

    MANCHESTER, N.H. — As the old saying goes, it can’t hurt to try. And when it comes to Mitt Romney trying to guess the age of his supporters on the rope line after his events, try he does. Again and again and again. After a...

  • British actor Hugh Grant arrives to give evidence at the the Leveson inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
    Parents: Hacking made us think Milly was alive AP - 19 mins ago

    The mother of a murdered girl told a British courtroom Monday she believed her missing 13-year-old was still alive once she reached the girl's previously full voice mailbox — only to learn later that her daughter's phone … More »Parents: Hacking made us think Milly was alive

    British actor Hugh Grant arrives to give evidence at the the Leveson inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

    The mother of a murdered girl told a British courtroom Monday she believed her missing 13-year-old was still alive once she reached the girl's previously full voice mailbox — only to learn later that her daughter's phone had been hacked into by a tabloid.

  • Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a news conference in Bern
    Why Republicans misunderstand Iran's nuclear program Time.com - 3 hrs ago

    The price paid by ordinary Iranians for their country's nuclear program is rising as sanctions bite at their standard of living. More »Why Republicans misunderstand Iran's nuclear program

    Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani speaks during a news conference in Bern

    The price paid by ordinary Iranians for their country's nuclear program is rising as sanctions bite at their standard of living.

  • Former House Speaker, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich gestures during a visit to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
    Gingrich pitches 'growth and opportunity' in NH AP - 4 hrs ago

    Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich is set to introduce a "growth and innovation" plan that would offer younger workers an alternative to Social Security. More »Gingrich pitches 'growth and opportunity' in NH

    Former House Speaker, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich gestures during a visit to the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

    Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich is set to introduce a "growth and innovation" plan that would offer younger workers an alternative to Social Security.

  • Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says US foreign policy was indisputably linked to the September 11 attacks
    Ron Paul's strength in Iowa shows it's too soon to write him off Christian Science Monitor - 19 hrs ago

    To most pollsters and pundits, any mention of Ron Paul typically comes with an implied asterisk. Whether they say it outright or not, they don’t think the Texas congressman has a chance of being the GOP presidential nomi … More »Ron Paul's strength in Iowa shows it's too soon to write him off

    Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says US foreign policy was indisputably linked to the September 11 attacks

    To most pollsters and pundits, any mention of Ron Paul typically comes with an implied asterisk. Whether they say it outright or not, they don’t think the Texas congressman has a chance of being the GOP presidential nominee.

  • Greece: workers blockade state electricity sites AP - 1 hr 59 mins ago
    Protesters padlock the entrance of a Public Power Corporation administrative office, in Athens on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Protesting electricity workers are demanding that pensioners and low-income households do not have their power cut off if they fail to pay a new emergency property tax being levied through electric bills. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

    Protesting power and municipal workers blockaded several state electricity company buildings around Greece Monday, in protest at an emergency property tax being collected through electricity bills.

  • Jordan's king pays rare visit to West Bank AP - 30 mins ago
    King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, is greeted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, as he arrives in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. King Abdullah II is paying a rare visit to the West Bank to show support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Monday's trip comes as the two moderate leaders seek rapprochement with the Islamic militant Hamas. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

    Jordan's King Abdullah II paid a rare visit to the West Bank on Monday to show support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as the two moderate leaders try to engage with previously shunned Islamists now on the rise in the region.

  • UN: AIDS epidemic stabilizing, still work to do AP - 2 hrs 22 mins ago

    The AIDS epidemic is leveling off and the number of people newly infected with the virus that causes it has remained unchanged since 2007, the United Nations said in a report Monday.

  • Gates to testify in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft AP - 1 hr 0 mins ago

    Microsoft's Bill Gates was set to testify Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows 95.

  • Michelle Obama unveils program for student poets Reuters - 4 hrs ago
    First lady Michelle Obama speaks at a job fair "Hiring Our Heroes" at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii

    (Reuters) - First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday launched a new arts program to pick five student poets from U.S. high schools who will spend one year promoting poetry through readings, workshops and other activities. The National Student Poets program is backed by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, of …

  • Inmates harass victims via Facebook AP - 5 hrs ago
    In this photo taken Nov. 4, 2011, Karen Carrisosa is seen with a photo of her and her husband Larry, at the site where he was killed in Sacramento, Calif. Carrisosa became concerned when officials found a Facebook posting from Corcoran State Prison inmate Fredrick Garner who is serving a 22-year, involuntary manslaughter sentence for killing Larry 11 years ago. Carrisosa is a victim of a disturbing trend: Inmates who use smuggled mobile devices or work through third parties to access social networking sites giving them the ability to harass their victims and victim's families. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

    Lisa Gesik hesitates to log into her Facebook account nowadays because of unwanted "friend" requests, not from long-ago classmates but from the ex-husband now in prison for kidnapping her and her daughter.

  • UN: Concentrations of greenhouse gases hit record AP - 19 mins ago
    FILE - In this July 19, 2011 file photograph, Indian army soldiers returning from border posts get a briefing at the Siachen Glacier base camp, in Indian Kashmir on the border with Pakistan. Four Himalayan nations, faced with erratic weather and the threat of melting glaciers and catastrophic floods, are hashing out a plan for preserving the vast mountain range and helping millions living in the foothills cope with climate change. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)

    Global warming gases have hit record levels in the world's atmosphere, with concentrations of carbon dioxide up 39 percent since the start of the industrial era in 1750, the U.N. weather agency said Monday.

  • Ohio Big Boy worker charged with tainting coffee AP - 1 hr 44 mins ago

    An employee at an Ohio Big Boy restaurant is charged with pouring animal medication into customer coffee with the intent to poison.

  • Indian eunuchs mourn 15 killed in fire at ceremony AP - 1 hr 53 mins ago
    Indian eunuchs sit at the scene of a fire at a fairground in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The blaze, which killed more than a dozen people, happened during a gathering of thousands of eunuchs at a prayer ceremony and feast held once every five years at a fairground in the Nandnagary neighborhood of east Delhi. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

    An isolated and shunned community of castrated men, transvestites and transsexuals mourned Monday for 15 comrades killed when a fire blazed through a makeshift tent where they had gathered to honor deceased friends.

  • 'Al-Qaida sympathizer' accused of NYC bomb plots AP - 5 mins ago
    Jose Pimentel is arraigned at Manhattan criminal court, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, in New York. Pimentel, an "al-Qaida sympathizer" accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home, was charged with criminal possession of explosive devices with the intent to use in a terrorist manner. (AP Photo/Jefferson Siegel, Pool)

    An "al-Qaida sympathizer" accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home remained in police custody after an arraignment on numerous terrorism-related charges.

  • American spies outed, CIA suffers in Lebanon AP - 4 hrs ago
    FILE -- In this file photo made available by the Hezbollah Media Office, Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, is seen in Beirut, Thursday June 21, 2007. Current and former U.S. officials say the CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of U.S. spies recently. (AP Photo/Hezbollah Media Office)

    The CIA's operations in Lebanon have been badly damaged after Hezbollah identified and captured a number of U.S. spies recently, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The intelligence debacle is particularly troubling because the CIA saw it coming.

  • Egypt morgue official: 35 dead in 3-day clashes AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago
    Canadian volunteer nurse, Merikel, right, helps an Egyptian medical team to treat an injured protester at a field hospital at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Egyptian riot police clashed Monday with thousands of protesters demanding that the ruling military quickly announce a date to hand over power to an elected government. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

    An Egyptian morgue official says the death toll has climbed to 35 during the third straight day of violence that has turned into the most sustained challenge yet to the rule of Egypt's military.

  • Congress may try blocking cuts if debt panel fails AP - 4 hrs ago
    FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2011 file photo Supercommittee co-chairs Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, left, and Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., center, listen as the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction hears testimony about the history of the national debt by the Congressional Budget Office director on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. At right is Senate Republican Whip Jon Kyl, R-Ariz. Failure by Congress’ debt-cutting supercommittee to recommend $1.2 trillion in savings by Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011, is supposed to automatically trigger spending cuts in the same amount to accomplish that job. But the same legislators who concocted that budgetary booby trap just four months ago could end up spending the 2012 election year and beyond battling over defusing it. (AP Photo/File/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

    Failure by Congress' debt-cutting supercommittee to recommend $1.2 trillion in savings by Wednesday is supposed to automatically trigger spending cuts in the same amount to accomplish that job.

  • Ca. college president vows pepper spraying probe AP - 1 hr 23 mins ago
    In this Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, photo University of California, Davis Police Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray to move Occupy UC Davis protesters while blocking their exit from the school's quad Friday in Davis, Calif. Two University of California, Davis police officers involved in pepper spraying seated protesters were placed on administrative leave Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, as the chancellor of the school accelerates the investigation into the incident. (AP Photo/The Enterprise, Wayne Tilcock)

    The president of the University of California system said he was "appalled" at images of protesters being doused with pepper spray and plans an assessment of law enforcement procedures on all 10 campuses, as two police officers were placed on administrative leave in the incident.

  • IAEA head urges 'fresh thinking' at Mideast talks AP - 3 hrs ago
    Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan talks with Jan Petersen, from left, Norwegian Ambassador to the IAEA and chairperson of the forum on creating a Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East prior to the start at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

    The U.N. nuclear agency chief is urging Israel and Arab nations to come to the table with open minds at a meeting on ways to establish a nuclear-free zone in the Mideast.

  • AP Exclusive: Alleged Iran nuke site being watched AP - 2 hrs 41 mins ago
    Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, on Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. The U.N. atomic agency's new resolution on Iran criticizes Tehran's nuclear defiance but, in a concession to Russia and China, does not set an ultimatum for allowing a probe of its alleged secret work on atomic weapons.(AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

    Satellite surveillance has shown an increase in activity at an Iranian site suspected of links to alleged secret work on nuclear weapons, officials tell The Associated Press.

  • Disgraced ex-Boston archbishop leaves Rome job AP - 4 mins 14 secs ago

    Cardinal Bernard Law, who resigned in disgrace as Boston's archbishop in 2002 after the priest sex abuse scandal exploded in the United States, has retired from his subsequent job as head of a major Roman basilica.

  • Swift unstoppable at American Music Awards AP - 3 hrs ago
    Taylor Swift poses backstage with the awards for country favorite female artist, country favorite album, and artist of the year at the 39th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

    Taylor Swift and Adele tied with three wins at the American Music Awards, but the event belonged to the country superstar after she beat the soulful crooner, as well as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Lil Wayne, to win artist of the year, the ceremony's highest accolade, which the 21-year-old singer-songwriter previously claimed …

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  • Ex-UBS star shakes and stirs at BofA Asia Reuters - 3 hrs ago

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - When some bankers arrived late for work at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's Asia headquarters in Hong Kong earlier this year, they found a Post-It … More »Ex-UBS star shakes and stirs at BofA Asia

    HONG KONG (Reuters) - When some bankers arrived late for work at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's Asia headquarters in Hong Kong earlier this year, they found a Post-It note on their computer screens. The terse message: "Good afternoon" needed little further explanation. The notes were from Matthew Koder, former king of …

  • China's Vice Premier Wang makes a closing statement at the end of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington
    Global economic outlook grim, China tells U.S. trade talks Reuters - 2 hrs 13 mins ago

    CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan warned on Monday the global economy is in a grim state and the visiting U.S. commerce secretary said China … More »Global economic outlook grim, China tells U.S. trade talks

    China's Vice Premier Wang makes a closing statement at the end of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington

    CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan warned on Monday the global economy is in a grim state and the visiting U.S. commerce secretary said China would spend $1.7 trillion on strategic sectors as Beijing seeks to bolster waning growth. Wang said an "unbalanced recovery" may be the best option to deal …

  • Alleghany to buy Transatlantic for $3.4 billion Reuters - 31 mins ago

    (Reuters) - U.S. property and casualty insurer Alleghany Corp said it would buy reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings for $3.4 billion in cash and stock, a day after a source … More »Alleghany to buy Transatlantic for $3.4 billion

    (Reuters) - U.S. property and casualty insurer Alleghany Corp said it would buy reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings for $3.4 billion in cash and stock, a day after a source told Reuters that Alleghany was close to a deal for the company. The agreement puts an end to the months-long buyout battle for Transatlantic, which has …

  • Congressional Super Committee member Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) carries a binder titled Budget Policy Options as he departs the inaugural meeting, as the members search for at least $1.2 trillion in new deficit reductions, in Washington
    Analysis: Deficit deadlock may send chill through markets Reuters - 16 hrs ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A brutal year for global investors may get even worse this week if Congress proves yet again it is too bitterly divided to deliver on its promise … More »Analysis: Deficit deadlock may send chill through markets

    Congressional Super Committee member Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) carries a binder titled Budget Policy Options as he departs the inaugural meeting, as the members search for at least $1.2 trillion in new deficit reductions, in Washington

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A brutal year for global investors may get even worse this week if Congress proves yet again it is too bitterly divided to deliver on its promise to reduce the gaping U.S. budget deficit. The congressional "super committee" created to slash $1.2 trillion in federal spending over 10 years was likely …

  • Global economic outlook grim: China vice-premier Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan said the global economic outlook remains grim, and that China and the United States should work together to … More »Global economic outlook grim: China vice-premier

    CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan said the global economic outlook remains grim, and that China and the United States should work together to achieve balanced economic growth. "Global economic conditions remain grim, and ensuring economic recovery is the overriding priority," Wang said during trade …

  • India federal police raids Bharti, Vodafone offices Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    (Reuters) - India's federal police on Saturday conducted searches at Vodafone's Indian unit and Bharti Airtel's offices seeking details on spectrum allocation by the … More »India federal police raids Bharti, Vodafone offices

    (Reuters) - India's federal police on Saturday conducted searches at Vodafone's Indian unit and Bharti Airtel's offices seeking details on spectrum allocation by the government to operators between 2001-02. The searches were in regard to possible irregularities in allotting spectrum during the previous government led by …

  • Volkswagen logo on display at New York International Auto Show
    Volkswagen says plans to sell over 2 million cars in China Reuters - 11 hrs ago

    GUANGZHOU (Reuters) - Top German automaker Volkswagen AG is confident of selling more than two million cars in China this year and expects its growth to be faster than … More »Volkswagen says plans to sell over 2 million cars in China

    Volkswagen logo on display at New York International Auto Show

    GUANGZHOU (Reuters) - Top German automaker Volkswagen AG is confident of selling more than two million cars in China this year and expects its growth to be faster than the industry's pace in coming years in the world's largest car market, its China chief said on Monday. Karl-Thomas Neumann, president and CEO for Volkswagen's …

  • Gilead Sciences to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion AP - 32 mins ago

    Gilead Sciences Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to pay about $11 billion for drug developer Pharmasset Inc. in a huge bet on its experimental hepatitis C treatments. … More »Gilead Sciences to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion

    Gilead Sciences Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to pay about $11 billion for drug developer Pharmasset Inc. in a huge bet on its experimental hepatitis C treatments. The offer is an 89 percent premium over the stock's latest closing price.

  • Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1 percent to 8,365.04 in the morning session as Asian stock markets headed lower Monday as a change of government in debt-laden Spain and Singapore's warning of a sharp growth slowdown underlined the challenges facing the world economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
    Markets fear failure in US debt talks AP - 57 mins ago

    Fears that talks to reduce the U.S. deficit will collapse added to existing worries about European debt to push global markets lower on Monday. More »Markets fear failure in US debt talks

    Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1 percent to 8,365.04 in the morning session as Asian stock markets headed lower Monday as a change of government in debt-laden Spain and Singapore's warning of a sharp growth slowdown underlined the challenges facing the world economy. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

    Fears that talks to reduce the U.S. deficit will collapse added to existing worries about European debt to push global markets lower on Monday.

  • Oil near $97 after China leader negative on growth AP - 5 hrs ago

    Oil prices fell to near $97 a barrel Monday in Asia after a Chinese leader predicted the world's current economic malaise will be long lasting. More »Oil near $97 after China leader negative on growth

    Oil prices fell to near $97 a barrel Monday in Asia after a Chinese leader predicted the world's current economic malaise will be long lasting.

  • Alleghany buying Transatlantic in $3.4B deal AP - 57 mins ago

    Property and casualty insurer Alleghany Corp. has agreed to buy the reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3.4 billion. More »Alleghany buying Transatlantic in $3.4B deal

    Property and casualty insurer Alleghany Corp. has agreed to buy the reinsurer Transatlantic Holdings Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3.4 billion.

  • Economists see modest growth next year AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago

    The U.S. economy will muddle through the next year without a recession, but growth will be too weak to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate, forecasters beli … More »Economists see modest growth next year

    The U.S. economy will muddle through the next year without a recession, but growth will be too weak to make much of a dent in the unemployment rate, forecasters believe.

  • This Nov. 18, 2011 photo, shows a Tyson food product, in Montpelier, Vt. Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, its fiscal fourth quarter profit was half of last year's level, as higher grain costs hurt profit margins even as sales and prices rose. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
    Tyson Foods 4Q profit falls on higher costs AP - 25 mins ago

    Tyson Foods says its fourth-quarter net income is less than half what it posted last year, with higher grain costs offsetting better prices and revenue. More »Tyson Foods 4Q profit falls on higher costs

    This Nov. 18, 2011 photo, shows a Tyson food product, in Montpelier, Vt. Tyson Foods Inc. said Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, its fiscal fourth quarter profit was half of last year's level, as higher grain costs hurt profit margins even as sales and prices rose. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

    Tyson Foods says its fourth-quarter net income is less than half what it posted last year, with higher grain costs offsetting better prices and revenue.

  • FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, trader Michael Urkonis, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Fears that talks to reduce the U.S. deficit will collapse added to existing worries about European debt to push global markets lower on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    US stock futures fall as debt talks near collapse AP - 15 mins ago

    Stock futures are falling amid reports that a key congressional committee will fail to reach an agreement this week on how to cut the U.S. government's budget defici … More »US stock futures fall as debt talks near collapse

    FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, trader Michael Urkonis, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Fears that talks to reduce the U.S. deficit will collapse added to existing worries about European debt to push global markets lower on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    Stock futures are falling amid reports that a key congressional committee will fail to reach an agreement this week on how to cut the U.S. government's budget deficit.

  • Gates to testify in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft AP - 1 hr 1 min ago

    Microsoft's Bill Gates was set to testify Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows … More »Gates to testify in $1B lawsuit against Microsoft

    Microsoft's Bill Gates was set to testify Monday in a $1 billion antitrust lawsuit accusing the software maker of duping a competitor prior to its rollout of Windows 95.

  • British actor Hugh Grant arrives to give evidence at the the Leveson inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
    Parents: Hacking made us think Milly was alive AP - 20 mins ago

    The mother of a murdered girl told a British courtroom Monday she believed her missing 13-year-old was still alive once she reached the girl's previously full voice mailbox … More »Parents: Hacking made us think Milly was alive

    British actor Hugh Grant arrives to give evidence at the the Leveson inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. The Leveson inquiry is Britain's media ethics probe that was set up in the wake of the scandal over phone hacking at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World, which was shut in July after it became clear that the tabloid had systematically broken the law. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

    The mother of a murdered girl told a British courtroom Monday she believed her missing 13-year-old was still alive once she reached the girl's previously full voice mailbox — only to learn later that her daughter's phone had been hacked into by a tabloid.

  • European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso speaks at the Social Business Conference "Together to Create New Growth", in Brussels, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
    EU study: Eurobonds best way out of crisis AP - 1 hr 3 mins ago

    The European Commission, the EU executive, believes that the joint issuing of eurobonds by the 17 euro nations would be the most effective way to tackle the financial … More »EU study: Eurobonds best way out of crisis

    European Commission President Jose-Manuel Barroso speaks at the Social Business Conference "Together to Create New Growth", in Brussels, Friday, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)

    The European Commission, the EU executive, believes that the joint issuing of eurobonds by the 17 euro nations would be the most effective way to tackle the financial crisis, according to a draft paper seen Monday.

  • Top Olympic tickets for sale, but it will cost you AP - 4 mins 2 secs ago

    There are still tickets on sale for the men's 100-meter finals at the London Olympics — contrary to what most people think. The opening and closing ceremonies too. Even … More »Top Olympic tickets for sale, but it will cost you

    There are still tickets on sale for the men's 100-meter finals at the London Olympics — contrary to what most people think. The opening and closing ceremonies too. Even beach volleyball (but not too many.)

  • Marriott completes spinoff of timeshare business AP - 5 mins ago

    Marriott International Inc. completed the spinoff of its timeshare division as it focuses on its lodging management and franchise business. More »Marriott completes spinoff of timeshare business

    Marriott International Inc. completed the spinoff of its timeshare division as it focuses on its lodging management and franchise business.

  • FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, trader Michael Urkonis, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Fears that talks to reduce the U.S. deficit will collapse added to existing worries about European debt to push global markets lower on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
    US stock futures fall as debt talks near collapse AP - 15 mins ago

    Stock futures are falling amid reports that a key congressional committee will fail to reach an agreement this week on how to cut the U.S. government's budget defici … More »US stock futures fall as debt talks near collapse

    FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, trader Michael Urkonis, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Fears that talks to reduce the U.S. deficit will collapse added to existing worries about European debt to push global markets lower on Monday, Nov. 21, 2011.(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

    Stock futures are falling amid reports that a key congressional committee will fail to reach an agreement this week on how to cut the U.S. government's budget deficit.

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