Saturday, March 24, 2012

Santorum looks for rebound in Louisiana

Santorum looks for rebound in Louisiana


Santorum looks for rebound in Louisiana

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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, speaks during the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., Saturday March 24, 2012. There's little more than four weeks to go until Pennsylvania's April 24 presidential primary. The conference is the state's largest annual gathering of conservatives. (AP Photo/Jason Minick)Rick Santorum looked for a win in Louisiana's primary Saturday to sustain his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The former Pennsylvania senator badly needed a rebound after a decisive loss to front-runner Mitt Romney earlier in the week that moved party stalwarts to rally around the former Massachusetts governor and urge Santorum to drop out of the race.


Officials: Pakistani Taliban training Frenchmen

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A bullet-hole is seen in a car windscreen in front of Mohamed Merah's apartment building, in Toulouse, Friday March 23, 2012. France's prime minister fended off suggestions Friday that anti-terrorism authorities fell down on the job in monitoring a radical Islamist who gunned down children, paratroopers and a rabbi in a wave of killings that revolted the country. Merah, who claimed allegiance to al-Qaida died Thursday during a gunfight with police following a 32-hour standoff outside his apartment in the southwestern city of Toulouse. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Dozens of French Muslims are training with the Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, raising fears of future attacks following the shooting deaths of seven people in southern France allegedly by a man who spent time in the region, Pakistani intelligence officials said Saturday.


Canary Islands oil plan sparks protests

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The refinery of the petrol firm Repsol, on the Spanish Canary island of TenerifeProtestors smeared with black paint demonstrated Saturday against plans for petrol firm Repsol to drill for oil off the Canary Islands, which they say threaten tourism and wildlife.


8 killed, including 6 kids, in W.Va. house fire

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In this photo provided by Jerry Waters, Mayor Danny Jones and Charleston, W.Va., firefighters look over the scene of a house fire on Saturday, March 24, 2012 in Charleston. Authorities say a fire broke out at the two-story wood frame home, killing six children and two adults. A woman and a baby also were hurt. Bob Sharp, assistant chief for the Charleston Fire Department, say all the children are younger than 8. It was not immediately clear how the blaze started early Saturday morning, or if the victims were related. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (AP Photo/Jerry Waters) MANDATORY CREDITThe eight people killed in a West Virginia house fire included a woman celebrating her 26th birthday and six children, including an 18-month-old boy.


$10,000 reward offered for US black teen's killer

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Mikhail Muhammad (L) of the New Black Panther Party speaks to the mediaA black political group offered a $10,000 reward Saturday for the killer of an African-American teenager, amid a nationwide uproar which has prompted a rethink of America's race issues.


Egypt soccer fans, troops clash; 1 killed

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Egyptian soldiers clashed with thousands of angry soccer fans in a Mediterranean coastal city over the suspension of their club following a deadly riot last month, witnesses said Saturday. A medical official said a teenager was killed and 68 people injured.

Man lives to tell of Florida "Shoot First" horror

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MIAMI (Reuters) - On June 5, 2006, not long after Florida enacted the first "Stand Your Ground" law in the United States, unarmed Jason Rosenbloom was shot in the stomach and chest by his next-door neighbor after a shouting match over trash. Exactly what happened that day in Clearwater, Florida, is still open to dispute. Kenneth Allen, a retired police officer, said he shot Rosenbloom because he was trying to storm into his house. ...

Shooter of Florida teen not a racist, lawyer says

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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (Reuters) - The lawyer representing the man who shot dead a black Florida teenager said the public image of his client is almost completely wrong and that he acted out of self-defense, not racial bigotry. Craig Sonner, a previously little known defense lawyer from Altamonte Springs, Florida, suddenly finds himself thrust into the spotlight as the attorney representing George Zimmerman, who remains free and uncharged over the incident in the town of Sanford, just north of Orlando. ...

Obama gets personal over killing of black Florida teenager

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People gather at WASHINGTON/SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama weighed into the controversial killing of a black teenager in Florida in very personal terms on Friday, comparing the boy to a son he doesn't have and calling for American "soul searching" over how the incident occurred. Seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, dressed in a "hoodie" hooded sweatshirt, was shot dead a month ago in Sanford, Florida by a 28-year-old white Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer who said he was acting in self-defense. ...


Search resumes for Maine toddler missing 3 months

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FILE - This undated file photo obtained from a Facebook page shows missing toddler Ayla Reynolds.About 100 volunteers aided by tracking dogs are renewing their search for Reynolds, a Maine toddler who's been missing three months. Steve McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety says a search and rescue team, firefighters and game wardens met early Saturday, March 24, 2012, with police and are searching several areas in Waterville for any sign of Reynolds. (AP Photo/obtained from Facebook, File)With the ground clear of winter's snow, about 100 searchers aided by tracking dogs failed to turn up any new clues Saturday as they renewed their search for a Maine toddler who's been missing for more than three months.


Egyptian parliament names constitution panel

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Members of Egypt's Parliament attend a session in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 24, 2012. Egyptian parliamentarians on Saturday cast ballots to select a 100-member panel that will draft the country's new constitution, amid deep polarization between liberals and Islamists over the process. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)Egypt's Islamists looked poised Saturday to gain control of a key lever of power that will help steer the country's political future as parliament selected a panel to draw up the country's new constitution. Liberal lawmakers denounced the process as a "farce" and walked out in protest.


US believes accused soldier split killing spree

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American officials say U.S. investigators now believe the U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians split the slaughter into two episodes, returning to his base after the first attack and later slipping away to kill again.

James Murdoch severs all ties with UK newspapers

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(Blank Headline Received)James Murdoch has severed all ties with News Corp's British newspaper business, which is at the centre of multiple investigations over phone and computer hacking and bribery, according to regulatory filings. Murdoch is under scrutiny for his role in failing to uncover systematic illegal interception of phone calls at the News of the World newspaper, which was shut down last July, and stepped down as chairman of News Corp's UK publishing arm last month. ...


Syrian forces shell towns, clash with rebels

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This image made from amateur video and released by Shaam News Network Saturday, March 24, 2012, purports to show a fireball after rockets fell in the Khaldiyeh area of Homs, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTSyrian troops shelled rebellious areas in central and northern Syria on Saturday in the latest push to quash the uprising against President Bashar Assad, but faced fierce resistance from army defectors, activists said.


Tennessee moves past 11th-seeded Kansas 84-73

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Tennessee head coach Pat Summitt looks on during the first half of an NCAA women's tournament regional semifinal college basketball game against Kansas, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)Tennessee was down 14 points against 11th-seeded Kansas, an unheralded bunch that few though could test the mighty Lady Vols.


Syrian tanks enter northern town, Homs pounded again

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Residents are seen near a damaged mosque after heavy shelling by government forces in Sermeen, near the northern city of IdlibSyrian forces pounded the central city of Homs with mortar fire while troops backed by heavy armor stormed rebellious towns across the country on Saturday, leaving six civilians and four soldiers dead, opposition activists said. Ignoring a U.N. Security Council call for an end to hostilities, President Bashar al-Assad's forces clashed with rebel fighters and bombarded several towns and cities, aiming to crush a year-long uprising against the government. ...


French investigators focus on gunman's brother

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An unidentified man with his head covered, believed to be Abdelkader Merah or his companion, sits between masked police officers as they head to the French police's anti-terrorist headquarters in Levallois-Perret, outside Paris, Saturday, March 24, 2012. Merah's brother, Mohamed Merah is blamed for a series of deadly shootings which have shocked France and upended the country's presidential race. Merah, who claimed allegiance to al-Qaida, died in a hail of gunfire Thursday after a dramatic 32-hour-long standoff with law enforcement. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)The brother of an Islamist fanatic behind a deadly shooting rampage in France celebrated his martyr-like death and may have helped him, police and a lawyer said Saturday.


Feds say Wells Fargo won't turn over documents

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Federal securities regulators are asking a federal court to order Wells Fargo & Co. to turn over documents in an investigation of the bank's sale of $60 billion in mortgage-backed securities.

Barcelona cut Real Madrid lead to three points

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Barcelona's defender Gerard Pique celebrates after scoringBarcelona cut Real Madrid's lead in La Liga to just three points on Saturday after Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique scored in a 2-0 win at Mallorca.


Wedding crasher: UK queen drops in on ceremony

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II smiles during her visit to the Manchester Central convention centre, Manchester, England, Friday, March 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super, Pool)Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has become a wedding crasher.


Kazakhstan angry spoof anthem played at event

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Kazakhstan has called the playing of a spoof of its national anthem at an international sporting event "a scandal" and demanded an investigation of the incident.

Report: Sandusky called 'likely pedophile' in '98

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FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. A psychologist who looked into a 1998 allegation against Sandusky told police at the time that his behavior fit the profile of a likely pedophile, NBC News reported Saturday, March 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)A psychologist who looked into a 1998 allegation against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky told police at the time that his behavior fit the profile of a likely pedophile, NBC News reported Saturday.


Pope's arrival in Mexico sparks surprising emotion

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Pilgrims walk along a road toward the site where Pope Benedict XVI will give a Sunday Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico, Saturday March 24, 2012. Benedict arrived in Mexico Friday afternoon, a decade after the late Pope John Paul II's last visit. The pontiff's weeklong trip to Mexico and then to Cuba on Monday is his first to both countries. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)It had become tradition in Mexico. Before daybreak, youths would creep as close as security permitted and serenade their beloved Pope John Paul II with a song of greeting and celebration.


U.S. World Bank pick to win broad support: Geithner

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Obama is flanked by Geithner as he introduces Kim as his nominee to be the next president of the World Bank, at the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jim Yong Kim, the U.S. nominee to lead the World Bank, will win broad international support despite an unprecedented challenge by candidates from emerging economies, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in an interview. Washington's hold on the World Bank presidency is being contested for the first time by candidates from emerging economies. Two respected economists and diplomats, Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian finance minister Jose Antonio Ocampo, have been nominated. ...


Semenya wins first 800 race of Olympic year

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Former world champion Caster Semenya won her first 800-meter race of 2012 but was well outside the Olympic qualifying time in a sluggish season-opening run.

Serena Williams, Andy Roddick win at Key Biscayne

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Serena Williams returns the ball to Roberta Vinci of Italy, during the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Key Biscayne, Fla. Williams won the match 6-2, 6-1. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Serena Williams started early and finished fast Saturday.


Iraqi woman beaten in Calif.; threat note at scene

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A 32-year-old woman from Iraq was critically injured after being severely beaten in her Southern California home, and police said a threatening note was discovered at the scene.

Afghan father tries to cope with shooting rampage

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Afghan villagers pray over the grave of one of the sixteen victims killed in a shooting rampage in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 24, 2012. Mohammad Wazir has trouble even drinking water now, because it reminds him of the last time he saw his seven-year-old daughter. He had asked his wife for a drink but his daughter insisted on fetching it. Now his daughter Masooma is dead, killed along with 10 other members of his family in a shooting rampage attributed to a U.S. soldier. The soldier faces the death penalty but Wazir and his neighbors say they feel irreparably broken. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)Mohammad Wazir can barely take a sip of water because it reminds him of his 7-year-old daughter, who brought him a glass three days before she was killed with 10 other loved ones in a shooting spree allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan.


Reds closer Ryan Madson will miss season

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Cincinnati Reds closer Ryan Madson has a torn ligament in his pitching elbow and will miss the season.

Public camps at US high court for health hearing

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People seeking to get seats for the hearing on the Affordable Care Act get into line, 72 hours ahead of timeA dozen people camped out in front of the US Supreme Court overnight into Saturday to make sure they would get a first glimpse of a historic hearing into the president's health reform law next week.


French gunman's brother quizzed at Paris intelligence HQ

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The brother of an al Qaeda-inspired gunman who murdered seven people was whisked to Paris on Saturday for further questioning and a police source disclosed he had said he was "proud" of his late sibling's killing spree. President Nicolas Sarkozy summoned ministers and police chiefs to a meeting on Saturday to discuss the consequences of Mohamed Merah's massacre, which has raised troubling national security questions four weeks ahead of a presidential election. ...

Ill flock to Brazil 'psychic surgeon' John of God

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In this Feb. 23, 2012 photo, patients sit as they prepare to undergo spiritual cures at the John of God grabs what looks like a kitchen knife from a silver tray and appears to scrape it over the right eye of a believer.


Merck ponders next step for troubled heart drug

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Officials at drugmaker Merck & Co. say they will take more time to decide what to do about an experimental blood thinner that gave disappointing results in a second big study.

French police grill gunman's 'proud' brother

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Merah's older brother Abdelkader has been transferred to Paris along with his girlfriend for questioningThe brother of the gunman who killed seven people including young children in a shooting spree that shocked France, has boasted that he is "proud" of his sibling's actions, police said Saturday.


Mexico beats Trinidad 7-1 in CONCACAF tournament

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Trinidad & Tobago goalkeeper Andre Marchan, right, stops a shot by Mexico's Nestor Calderon during the second half of the 2012 CONCACAF men's Olympic qualifier, Friday, March 23, 2012, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Marco Fabian scored three goals to lead Mexico over Trinidad and Tobago 7-1 Friday night in Olympic qualifying for North and Central America and the Caribbean.


Nasheed seeks plebiscite to end Maldivian crisis

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Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed addresses the mediaFormer Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed called on Saturday for a referendum to test the legitimacy of the new government which he accused of coming to power in a military coup.


BATS exchange withdraws IPO after stumbles

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Joe Ratterman, CEO of BATS Global Markets, speaks at the Reuters Exchanges and Trading Summit in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - In a breakdown that resembled a mini version of the 2010 "flash crash," a series of glitches hit the market debut of BATS Global Markets Inc on Friday, causing the company to take the extremely rare step of withdrawing its initial public offering of shares. The problems caused the shares of exchange operator BATS to plunge from their $16 offering price and briefly trade for less than a penny on Friday morning, creating havoc in the marketplace and again calling into question the stability of high-speed trading. ...


Police: 5 people found dead in San Francisco house

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San Francisco Police officers inspect outside of a home on Howth Street in San Francisco, Friday, March 23, 2012. Five members of a family were found dead inside a home near San Francisco's City College in an apparent murder-suicide, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)The San Francisco medical examiner on Friday wheeled out the bodies of five people found dead inside a home in a quiet, middle-class neighborhood in what police said was a possible murder-suicide.


AP Interview: Mali coup head dismisses countercoup

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Moped drivers seeking petrol crowd a gas station, during fuel shortages following a military coup, in Bamako, Mali Saturday, March 24, 2012. Mali's U.S.-trained coup leader Amadou Sanogo said Saturday that he had no fears of a countercoup and no soldiers were protecting the ousted president Amadou Toumani Toure. (AP Photo/Aliou Sissoko)Mali's U.S.-trained coup leader said Saturday he is in control of the country, has no fears of a countercoup and wants peace talks with the rebels whose northern rebellion was the trigger that led him to oust a democratically elected president.


Turkey: 15 female Kurdish rebels killed

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Turkish forces killed 15 female Kurdish rebel fighters in clashes in southeast Turkey, officials said Saturday, in what is believed to be the largest one-day casualty toll for women since their guerrilla group began fighting for autonomy nearly 28 years ago.

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