Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Latinos sticking with Obama, Democrats, survey finds

Latinos sticking with Obama, Democrats, survey finds


Latinos sticking with Obama, Democrats, survey finds

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:18 PM PST

Latino voters strongly support President Obama and the Democratic Party, despite dissatisfaction with the administration's deportation policies, according to a Pew Hispanic Center survey.

Will 'Paulbots' torpedo Ron Paul in Iowa?

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:09 PM PST

Four years ago, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul had raised $8.3 million by the end of the third quarter of 2007. One-third of that came in small, unitemized contributions of under $200 each -- the proverbial "small donor" giving that is the mark of a grass-roots based campaign.

Report: 20 die in Myanmar explosion

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:47 PM PST

An explosion early Thursday in a neighborhood of the Myanmar city of Yangon killed 20 people and injured more than 95, state-run television MR TV reported.

$17.8M for kin of military crash victims

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:51 PM PST

A federal judge Wednesday ordered the government to pay more than $17 million to a family that lost four members when a U.S. Marine Corps jet crashed into a California house in 2008.

Deaths of law officers up 13% in 2011

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:24 PM PST

A total of 173 federal, state and local officers have been killed in the U.S. so far this year, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund says. Gunfire accounted for more than a third of the deaths.

Ethnic studies in Tucson ruled illegal

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:45 PM PST

Public schools in Tucson, Arizona, face millions of dollars in penalties after a ruling that the district's Mexican-American studies program violates state law.

Chavez: Is U.S. behind bout of cancer?

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:20 PM PST

Following the cancer diagnosis of Argentina's president this week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday wondered if United States could be infecting the region's leaders with the illness.

U.S. warns Iran on Strait of Hormuz

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:03 PM PST

The U.S. Navy said Iran's threat to block the strategically and economically important Strait of Hormuz is unacceptable.

Hours left to claim $10.75 million jackpot

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:45 PM PST

Officials with the Iowa Lottery are seeking the winner of a $10.75 million Hot Lotto jackpot who has until 4 p.m. Thursday to claim it.

Nearly 300,000 teddy bears recalled

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:58 PM PST

The Build-A-Bear Workshop company is recalling nearly 300,000 Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears sold in the United States and Canada due to risks of choking, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced.

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