Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Romney eyes Florida victory; Gingrich to fight on (AP)

Romney eyes Florida victory; Gingrich to fight on (AP)

Romney eyes Florida victory; Gingrich to fight on (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:05 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives a thumbs up as he greets volunteers at his campaign office in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, during Florida's primary election day. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney collided with Newt Gingrich on Tuesday in the Florida primary, by far the biggest so far, in a Republican presidential race growing steadily more negative with no quick end in sight.

Santorum, Paul campaign out West as Florida votes (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:05 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum gives a thumbs-up during a campaign stop, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at the Lone Tree Golf Club in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Certain to lose in Florida, Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Ron Paul courted voters Tuesday in Western states that hold upcoming contests — and made clear they're not going anywhere.

Experts say Gingrich moon base dreams not lunacy (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:05 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks with members of the media outside a polling place at the First Baptist Church of Windermere in Orlando, Fla.,Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And he's warned about electromagnetic pulse attacks leaving America without electricity.

Al-Qaida in decline, but threats to US multiply (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:05 PM PST

From left, FBI Director Robert Mueller, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, and CIA Director David Petraeus take their seats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, prior to testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to assess current and future national security threats. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Al-Qaida is in decline around the world but is still a leading threat to the United States, joined by others like Iran, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday in an annual report to Congress on threats facing America.

Syria troops push back rebels as UN fight looms (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:08 PM PST

A Syrian rebel takes his position as he points his gun during a battle with the Syrian government forces, at Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2012. Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus, fueling some of the bloodiest fighting of the 10-month-old uprising, as Western diplomats tried to overcome Russia's rejection of a draft U.N. resolution demanding President Bashar Assad halt the violence and yield power. (AP Photo)AP - Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus as Western diplomats took up a U.N. draft resolution demanding President Bashar Assad halt the violence and yield power.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Many resist census race labels (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:01 PM PST

AP - When the 2010 census asked people to classify themselves by race, more than 21.7 million — at least 1 in 14 — went beyond the standard labels and wrote in such terms as "Arab," "Haitian," "Mexican" and "multiracial."

Los Angeles teacher charged with molesting 23 kids (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 01:04 PM PST

Students are escorted to a waiting bus as they leave Miramonte Elementary school after classes Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 in Los Angeles. Veteran Miramontes Elementary school teacher Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested Monday, Jan. 30, on charges of lewd conduct with 23 children after a film processor gave police photos showing blindfolded children with their mouths taped and cockroaches on their faces. Berndt remained jailed Tuesday on $2.3 million bail. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - A veteran elementary school teacher was arrested on horrifying child molestation charges after a film processor gave police photos showing blindfolded children with their mouths taped and cockroaches on their faces, authorities said Tuesday.

NJ parents see hope after transplant denial outcry (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, Chrissy and Joseph Rivera pose with their 3-year-old mentally disabled daughter, Amelia Rivera, at their home in Stratford, N.J. The Riveras, who had claimed their daughter was denied a kidney transplant at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia because of her mental disability, say she is now being considered for the procedure. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - A 3-year-old girl whose parents claimed she was denied a kidney transplant at one of the nation's top children's hospitals because of her mental disability is now being considered for the procedure, her father said Tuesday.

Colbert's Super PAC has raised over $1 million (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:11 PM PST

FILE- This Thursday, June 30, 2011 file photo shows comedian Stephen Colbert as he appears before the Federal Election Commission in Washington. Colbert's “super” PAC has raised a staggering $1 million. Political action committees were required to submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday. Colbert disclosed that as of Monday, his Americans for a Better Tomorrow PAC has raised $1,023,121.24. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Stephen Colbert's sway in the presidential election might be a joke, but he's got some real financial muscle.

Paula Abdul exits 'X Factor'; third to leave show (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2011 file photo, singer Paula Abdul poses on the red carpet at The X Factor Finale show in Los Angeles. Abdul said she's leaving 'The X Factor' after one season as judge. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Paula Abdul joined the exodus from Fox's disappointing "The X Factor," attributing her departure to business trumping all else.

Romney confident as Florida votes in high-stakes primary (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST

Reuters - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney held a comfortable double-digit lead in polls over struggling rival Newt Gingrich as Florida's Republican voters cast ballots on Tuesday in a high-stakes presidential primary election.

Home prices drop, consumers turn gloomier (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:01 PM PST

Reuters - Home prices fell more steeply than expected in November, and consumers turned less optimistic in January, highlighting the hurdles still facing the bumpy economic recovery.

Greece must pledge tough reforms for debt swap deal (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST

Reuters - Greece must make "difficult" decisions in the coming days to clinch a debt swap agreement and a 130 billion euro bailout package needed to avoid an unruly default, the government said on Tuesday.

Apple hires Dixons chief to drive global retail (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:48 AM PST

FILE - In this June 7, 2010, file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs smiles with a new iPhone at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. In the white-hot competition for tech talent, some workers are alleging Silicon Valley's top companies conspired to keep employees from switching teams. A federal class-action suit claims that senior executives at Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Lucasfilm, Pixar and Apple entered into secret anti-poaching agreements not to hire each other's best workers. And plaintiffs say e-mails uncovered during a U.S. Justice Department investigation put Steve Jobs at the center of the alleged conspiracy of so-called 'gentlemen's agreements.' The defendants say there was no conspiring, just one-to-one pacts between individual companies in the course of doing business and collaborating on innovative products. Apple is seeking to have the case thrown out. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Reuters - Apple Inc has hired Dixons Chief Executive John Browett, who revived the British electronics retailer by emphasizing customer service, to lead the iPad maker's global retail expansion.

Analysis: Oil reports may offer Obama an out on Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will soon get regular, albeit incomplete, reports on how oil markets are coping ahead of broader sanctions on Iran that could help him justify easing off sanctions to prevent a politically damaging jump in crude prices.

Iran keeping option open on nuclear weapon: U.S. spy chief (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:52 AM PST

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington February 16, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Iran is keeping the option open to develop a nuclear weapon but U.S. intelligence agencies do not know whether it will eventually decided to build one, the U.S. intelligence chief said on Tuesday.

U.S. assessing risks of Taliban transfer: Petraeus (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:45 AM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration asked intelligence agencies for additional assessments of the risks of transferring five senior Taliban detainees to a third country as part of efforts to broker peace with Afghan militants, U.S. spy chiefs told Congress on Tuesday.

Exxon narrowly beats, but production falls short (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 12:22 PM PST

A motorist fills up her car at an Exxon gas station in Arlington, Virginia, August 10, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Exxon Mobil Corp reported quarterly earnings that narrowly beat expectations, on higher oil prices and asset sales of about $1 billion, but the company's shares dropped nearly 2 percent as its oil and gas production fell short of estimates.

Weekend violence in Oakland: Is Occupy movement back, or broken? (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As Oakland puts the Occupy movement back in the national spotlight with TV images of flag burning and violent police clashes, there is a media war going on to define the very nature of the Occupy movement itself, with Oakland as its potential flag-bearer.

Who's behind 'toxic' super PAC ads? We may never know. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:39 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The secret donors funding a flood of negative ads in the 2012 presidential race are supposed to go public Tuesday. But loopholes in federal disclosure rules mean that Americans will still be left largely in the dark about who is financing what, campaign watchdogs say. 
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