Romney rolls to easy win in Nevada GOP caucuses
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:54:56 GMT
AP - Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.
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Gingrich says he's staying in GOP race
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:24:10 GMT
AP - Defeated in the Nevada caucuses, Newt Gingrich brushed aside all talk of quitting the Republican presidential race and said he hopes a series of victories will enable him to catch up with front-runner Mitt Romney by the Texas primary in early April.
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Protesters attack 7 Syrian embassies around world
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:06:05 GMT
AP - Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus' nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent. Mobs trashed diplomats' offices from London to Australia and set the embassy in Cairo on fire.
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Bomb explodes in southern Afghan city, 6 killed
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:15:46 GMT
AP - A large explosion hit just outside the police headquarters in a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least six police officers, officials said.
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Navy: 8 Calif.-based sailors discharged for hazing
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:48:59 GMT
AP - Eight sailors have been discharged from the Navy after a hazing incident aboard a San Diego-based amphibious assault ship that was captured on video and included the choking of a fellow sailor, a Navy spokesman said Saturday.
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3 Ore. mushroom pickers rescued after 6 days lost
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:42:45 GMT
AP - A family of three huddled on the edge of an old-growth Oregon forest for six days, lost and cold, unable to signal search helicopters flying low and slow overhead.
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11 injured in massive crowd for band LMFAO
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:25:33 GMT
AP - Overwhelming "human gridlock" in Indianapolis' Super Bowl Village was causing police to rethink crowd control Saturday on the eve of the big game.
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'Tebowing' Alec Baldwin hosts NFL Honors
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:24:52 GMT
AP - Trying to do his best "Tebowing," Alec Baldwin got a bit of help on stage.
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Stun gun used on woman who blocked NC drive-thru
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:13:05 GMT
AP - North Carolina deputies say they used a stun gun on a woman who blocked a McDonalds drive-thru for 20 minutes after employees refused to serve her because she broke in line. |
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Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame
(AP) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:13:30 GMT
AP - Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Romney sails to easy win in Nevada
(Reuters) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:23:06 GMT
Reuters - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to an easy victory in Nevada on Saturday, crushing his three remaining rivals and taking firm command of the party's volatile presidential nominating race.
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China's Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
(Reuters) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:27:02 GMT
Reuters - China has a stake in helping the euro zone countries get through their debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in comments published on Sunday, pointing to Europe's importance as an export market and as a source of technology. |
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Russia, China veto U.N. plan for Syria
(Reuters) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:40:14 GMT
Reuters - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. |
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Olympus to hold shareholder meeting on April 20
(Reuters) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:05:41 GMT
Reuters - Japan's troubled Olympus Corp said on Sunday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 20, when it is expected to seek approval of a new management team. |
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Euro zone loses patience with Greece
(Reuters) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:38:54 GMT
Reuters - Euro zone finance ministers told Greece on Saturday it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately-held debt until it guaranteed it would implement reforms needed to secure a second financing package from the euro zone and the IMF. |
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Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control
(Reuters) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:19:03 GMT
Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control. |
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Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
(Reuters) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:07:08 GMT
Reuters - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally leave. |
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Micron appoints Durcan CEO after Appleton's death
(Reuters) Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:16:19 GMT
Reuters - Memory chipmaker Micron Technology's board appointed company veteran Mark Durcan as chief executive a day after longtime Chairman and CEO Steve Appleton was killed in a plane crash. |
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Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside
(The Christian Science Monitor) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:49:41 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - The decision by US prosecutors to drop a two-year doping investigation of legendary Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong could mark a stalemate in the debate over how to deal with the use of anabolic steroids in sport. |
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Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why
(The Christian Science Monitor) Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:48:54 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in todayâ??s Republican caucuses in Nevada: Momentum (and fund-raising chops) from his big win in Floridaâ??s primary election Tuesday. A fractured and therefore ineffectual tea party movement. And a lot of Mormon coreligionists. |
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