News 1st Look: CNN projects two wins for former GOP senator

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

CNN projects two wins for former GOP senator

CNN projects two wins for former GOP senator
U.S. envoy: al-Assad's days numbered
How can al-Assad hang on?
Calif. same-sex marriage ban rejected
Opinion: Teaching moment on Komen
Payroll tax cut extension stalls again
Vets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?
New feud over Falklands heats up
Popular islands in chaos after mutiny
Don Cornelius death ruled a suicide

CNN projects two wins for former GOP senator

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:49 PM PST

It's a bad night for Mitt Romney so far. Rival Rick Santorum will win Minnesota's caucuses and Missouri's nonbinding primary, CNN projects. Colorado's delegates are up for grabs. FULL STORY

U.S. envoy: al-Assad's days numbered

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:35 PM PST

As Syria's indiscriminate crackdown continues, U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice made clear on CNN that the U.S. has lost patience with President Bashar al-Assad.

How can al-Assad hang on?

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:01 AM PST

When the Tunisian revolt erupted last year, Tunisia's president fled power in weeks. When Egyptians took to the streets, longtime leader Hosni Mubarak was swiftly ousted as well.

Calif. same-sex marriage ban rejected

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:52 PM PST

The 2-1 decision is expected to be appealed, possibly to the U.S. Supreme Court, and no same-sex marriages will be granted as that process continues.

Opinion: Teaching moment on Komen

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST

Samantha King says now that we all realize that foundations, like Komen for the Cure, trade in influence and politics, can we direct new attention to finding directing that towards real progress fighting breast cancer?

Payroll tax cut extension stalls again

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 05:22 PM PST

Deja vu, round two, a bad sequel or simply "here we go again" are some ways to describe the latest fight over extending the payroll tax cut. But even facing an end-of-month deadline before the 2% tax holiday expires, lawmakers appear no closer to a deal.

Vets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:33 PM PST

On a day when New York City threw a parade to celebrate the New York Giants for their Super Bowl victory, at least one veterans' group is using the occasion to ask: What about a parade to honor the soldiers who fought in Iraq?

New feud over Falklands heats up

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:42 PM PST

Amid escalating tensions over the Falkland Islands, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner accused Great Britain of militarizing the South Atlantic and said Tuesday her country would file a protest at the United Nations.