Friday, February 24, 2012

Romney would raise Medicare eligibility age (AP)

Romney would raise Medicare eligibility age (AP)

Romney would raise Medicare eligibility age (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST

AP - Days before a pivotal primary, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Friday he would raise the eligibility age for Medicare as he looks to show he's willing to curtail government benefits in the long run.

Clinton blasts Russia, China, predicts Syria coup (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:33 PM PST

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton blasted Russia and China on Friday for opposing U.N. Security Council action on Syria, calling it "despicable," and predicted an internal coup in the Arab nation.

More Quran protests leave 7 dead in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:23 PM PST

Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha writes in a condolence book for Albanian Captain Feti Vogli, 31, at the Palace of Congress in Tirana February 24, 2012. Afghan gunmen clad in police uniforms opened fire on NATO troops in southern Afghanistan, killing Vogli and injuring two other foreign soldiers on February 20, 2012, according to Albania's Defense Ministry. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)AP - The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called on his troops to resist any urge to avenge the death of two American soldiers killed in riots over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base, even as renewed protests Friday claimed at least seven lives.

FACT CHECK: Gingrich energy ad errs on facts (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST

AP - A 28-minute political ad offers a candidate something sound bites can never capture — a chance to explore a subject in depth.

UN atomic agency: Iran rapidly expands nuke work (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:23 PM PST

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. An Iranian woman walks past electoral posters for Iran's upcoming parliamentary election in central Tehran February 23, 2012. Iran's week-long parliamentary election campaign began on Thursday, the official IRNA news agency said, a vote likely to highlight the popularity of the clerical establishment as it stands firm against Western pressure to curb its nuclear work. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)AP - Iran has rapidly ramped up production of higher-grade enriched uranium over the last few months, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday, in a confidential report that feeds concerns about how quickly the Islamic republic could produce an atomic bomb.

Oil prices rising to near 2011 highs (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012 file citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, anti-Syrian regime activist Khaled Abu-Salah stands in front of flames and black smoke from a bombed oil pipeline, in Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, central Syria. Syrian troops intensively shelled rebel-held neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs, on Friday and killed at least five people, activists said. Britain and France urged the opposition to unite and said it needs more international support to resist the deadly government crackdown. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Oil prices are approaching last year's highs as tensions increase over Iran's nuclear program. The rise pushed gasoline prices on Friday to a national average of $3.65 per gallon, the highest ever for this time of year.

Classmate testifies in Rutgers webcam spying trial (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:01 PM PST

AP - A Rutgers University student who says she saw a webcast of a classmate's intimate encounter with another man says one of the men had his shirt off but nothing more graphic than kissing was shown.

GOP-allied groups see Senate as good bet (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:08 PM PST

AP - Republicans' clear shot at winning control of the Senate is attracting tens of millions of dollars from GOP-allied outside groups eager to spend on a surer bet than a White House race with a resurgent President Barack Obama and an unsettled GOP field.

Shipwrecked silver begins voyage back to Spain (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST

AP - A 17-ton haul of silver coins, lost for two centuries in the wreck of a sunken Spanish galleon, began its journey back to its home country on Friday after the deep-sea explorers who lifted it to the surface lost their claim to ownership.

New Nike shoe with outer space theme causes frenzy (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 12:49 PM PST

AP - Sneaker fanatics who lined up outside stores overnight for a first crack at a new outer-space themed Nike basketball shoe have become so unruly in some cities that police have been called to restore order.

Twelve killed in protests across Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:14 AM PST

Afghan anti-raid policemen stand guard amid three days of violent protests since Korans were burned at the U.S. base in Bagram north of Kabul February 23, 2012. In a small room near NATO's sprawling Bagram Airbase, Sayed Jamil fumes as he remembers how three U.S. soldiers ignored the pleas of fellow labourers not to burn dozens of copies of the Koran, the Muslim holy book. REUTERS/Mohammad IsmailReuters - Twelve people were killed on Friday in the bloodiest day yet in protests that have raged across Afghanistan over the desecration of copies of the Muslim holy book at a NATO military base with riot police and soldiers on high alert braced for more violence.

Housing, confidence data bolster growth outlook (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:43 AM PST

Reuters - New U.S. home sales fell in January but upward revisions to the prior months' data and a drop in the supply of properties on the market added to signs of a budding housing recovery.

Romney's rugged Mormon ancestors sowed riches in Mexico (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 09:49 AM PST

Reuters - In the craggy desert of northern Mexico, U.S. presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's relatives turned an arid valley into lush agricultural land and prospered after being chased from the United States for their Mormon beliefs.

Greece launches long-awaited debt swap offer (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:12 AM PST

Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos makes statements after a meeting with President Karolos Papoulias in Athens February 22, 2012. Greece must complete a swap of private holdings of its debt as part of a 130-billion-euro EU/IMF bailout package by around March 10 at the latest, caretaker Prime Minister Papademos said on Tuesday. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - Greece formally launched a bond swap offer to private holders of its bonds on Friday, setting in motion the largest-ever sovereign debt restructuring in the hope of getting its messy finances back on track.

U.S. weighs release of oil reserves, world frets about Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:31 AM PST

Reuters - The United States is considering a release from its strategic oil reserves, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday, acknowledging the harm that supply disruptions from Iran could have on the global economy.

Medical evacuation of women, children from Homs underway: ICRC (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:59 AM PST

Reuters - The Syrian Arab Red Crescent began evacuating wounded or sick women and children from the Baba Amro district of the besieged city of Homs on Friday as international pressure mounted on the Syrian government to open the country up to humanitarian aid.

Iran rapidly expands sensitive nuclear work: IAEA (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST

Reuters - Iran has sharply stepped up its controversial uranium enrichment drive, the United Nations' nuclear agency said on Friday in a report that will further inflame Israeli fears that the Islamic Republic is pushing ahead with an atomic weapons program.

Fed says policy appropriate, few hints of new stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2012 11:33 AM PST

Reuters - Top Federal Reserve officials said on Friday the U.S. central bank's ultra-easy monetary policy is appropriate for a sluggish economy but one policymaker said further easing would only be warranted if conditions worsen.

Is taking DNA a reasonable search? US judges uphold California law. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:40 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Thursday that a California law requiring the taking of a DNA sample from every adult arrested for a felony does not violate the Constitution̢۪s prohibition on unreasonable searches.

National Enquirer ignites furor with Whitney Houston casket photo (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The National Enquirer̢۪s decision to feature cover photos of the late Whitney Houston, in a casket, has touched off a furor, raising anew a debate over professional ethics, taste, morality, greed, and privacy.
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