As Mexicans vote, comeback beckons for old rulers

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• As Mexicans vote, comeback beckons for old rulers
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 2, Italy 0
• Reports: Barclays chairman to resign this week
• Jordan's king urges Islamists to contest election
• Militiamen attack Libya election commission
• Militiamen, protesters attack election commission
• Hurricanes sign Jordan Staal to 10-year, $60M deal
• Barclays chairman to quit; Libor discussed with BoE
• Parise and Suter hit the NHL free-agent market
• Kenya police: church attacks kill 15, wound 40
• 'Unreal': Residents tour Colo. blaze devastation
• Euro 2012 Final Spain vs Italy: Live Report
• Armstrong caliber? Not just yet, says Slovak star
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 1 Italy 0
• Support for Obama healthcare law rises after ruling
• 5 killed, 4 injured in head-on crash in Wyoming
• AT&T, AMC make deal that keeps channels on
• EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain vs. Italy
• Taliban bomb hit passenger bus, kills five
• Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
• Torres moves on in 50 free at US trials
• Rangers, Yanks and Giants get 3 All-Star starters
• Jonathan Horton makes 2nd Olympic gymnastics team
• Iran feels pinch of new EU oil sanctions
• Lanvin, Paul Smith give a strong menswear finale
• Algeria energy minister says OPEC may meet
• Mexico could return old ruling party to power
• Scientists sorting out beetle-fire relationship
• Rocket Booster: Torre says Clemens belongs in Hall
• People return to charred cities after Colorado wildfires
• GOP: Voters will have final say on health care law
• Analysis: Plan to end Syria crisis falls flat
• 'Ted' outstrips 'Mike' in big box-office weekend
• Joe Torre says Clemens belongs in Hall of Fame
• Much-hyped plan to end Syria crisis falls flat
• NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather
• ECB official: Greece must deliver '100 pct'
• No one-size-fits-all approach to wooing Hispanics
• Syrian opposition rejects new international plan
• Texas DA accused of allowing killer to escape

As Mexicans vote, comeback beckons for old rulers Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:58 PM PDT MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's old rulers were on track for a comeback as voters chose a new president on Sunday, after a grisly war with drug cartels and a sluggish economy wore down the ruling conservatives. Twelve years after the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost power, opinion polls showed its candidate, Enrique Pena Nieto, heading into the vote with a double-digit lead over his opponents. Voters ousted the PRI in 2000 after 71 years of virtual single-party rule that was tainted by corruption, electoral fraud and authoritarianism. ...

EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 2, Italy 0 Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT It's the final day of Euro 2012, with Italy and Spain going head to head for the cup. Follow the best of the action, photos and pre-match buildup here. Want to have your say? Contact (at)phillipsian and (at)simonhaydon via Twitter. All times are Ukrainian.

Reports: Barclays chairman to resign this week Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:57 PM PDT Two British media outlets are reporting that the chairman of U.K.-based Barclays bank plans to resign this week following the scandal regarding the manipulation of data by his bank.

Jordan's king urges Islamists to contest election Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT Jordan's king urged his country's Islamist opposition Sunday to take part in upcoming elections, despite their dissatisfaction with reforms.

Militiamen attack Libya election commission Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT A Libyan militia commander says protesters have stormed the headquarters of the election commission in eastern city of Benghazi, setting voting slips on fire.

Militiamen, protesters attack election commission Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:49 PM PDT A Libyan militia commander says protesters have stormed the headquarters of the election commission in eastern city of Benghazi, setting voting slips on fire.

Hurricanes sign Jordan Staal to 10-year, $60M deal Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:44 PM PDT The Carolina Hurricanes started free agency by locking up their big trade acquisition for the long haul and bringing back a familiar face. They might not be done there.

Barclays chairman to quit; Libor discussed with BoE Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:43 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays Plc Chairman Marcus Agius is set to quit on Monday as the interest rate rigging scandal takes its first major scalp and threatens to widen to other banks, raising questions about the involvement of the Bank of England. Agius, chairman at Barclays for 5-1/2 years, is expected to resign on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said. Pressure has built on CEO Bob Diamond and Agius to quit following a $453 million (288.6 million pounds) fine for Barclays by British and U.S. regulators last week for submitting inaccurate submissions on the Libor interest rate. ...

Parise and Suter hit the NHL free-agent market Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:39 PM PDT Let the bidding begin.

Kenya police: church attacks kill 15, wound 40 Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT Gunmen killed two policemen guarding a church, snatched their rifles and then opened fire on the congregation from inside and out on Sunday, killing 15 people and wounding 40, security officials said.

'Unreal': Residents tour Colo. blaze devastation Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT Melted bowling balls in the front yard were among the strange sights that met C.J. Moore upon her return Sunday to her two-story home, now reduced to ashes by the worst wildfire in Colorado history.

Euro 2012 Final Spain vs Italy: Live Report Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:26 PM PDT 35 mins: "Whose fans are chanting the loudest at the moment? Poland's, that's whose!" says AFP's Barnaby Chesterman at the Olympic Stadium.

Armstrong caliber? Not just yet, says Slovak star Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT Peter Sagan blushed, giggled and eventually brushed off comparisons to Lance Armstrong on Sunday after becoming the youngest rider to win a Tour de France stage since the Texan nearly a generation ago.

EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 1 Italy 0 Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT It's the final day of Euro 2012, with Italy and Spain going head to head for the cup. Follow the best of the action, photos and pre-match buildup here. Want to have your say? Contact (at)phillipsian and (at)simonhaydon via Twitter. All times are Ukrainian.

Support for Obama healthcare law rises after ruling Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voter support for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul has increased following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding it, although majorities still oppose it, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed. Among all registered voters, support for the law rose to 48 percent in the online survey conducted after Thursday's ruling, up from 43 percent before the court decision. Opposition slipped to 52 percent from 57 percent. ...

5 killed, 4 injured in head-on crash in Wyoming Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT Five people were killed and four others were injured when a vehicle returning to Colorado from a Boy Scout camp in northwest Wyoming veered into oncoming traffic and slammed head-on into a motor home, according to the Wyoming Highway Patrol.

AT&T, AMC make deal that keeps channels on Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT AT&T says it has reached an agreement with AMC Networks and will keep showing its AMC, IFC Sundance and WE channels.

EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain vs. Italy Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT It's the final day of Euro 2012, with Italy and Spain going head to head for the cup. Follow the best of the action, photos and pre-match buildup here. Want to have your say? Contact (at)phillipsian and (at)simonhaydon via Twitter. All times are Ukrainian.

Taliban bomb hit passenger bus, kills five Posted: 01 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT A Taliban roadside bomb tore through a bus on a highway in militant-plagued southern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing five passengers, including women and children, officials said.

Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:52 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, after violent storms that took at least a dozen lives and knocked out power to more than 3 million customers. Emergencies were declared in Maryland, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Saturday because of damage from storms that unleashed hurricane-force winds across and a 500-mile (800-km) stretch of the mid-Atlantic region. ...

Torres moves on in 50 free at US trials Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:43 AM PDT Jessica Hardy was the leading qualifier in the 50-meter freestyle preliminaries at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Sunday, while Dara Torres had the fifth-fastest time in her bid to make a record sixth Olympic team at age 45.

Rangers, Yanks and Giants get 3 All-Star starters Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT Slugger Josh Hamilton led seven Texas players chosen for the All-Star game, while three San Francisco Giants rallied in the final week of fan voting to claim starting spots.

Jonathan Horton makes 2nd Olympic gymnastics team Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:32 AM PDT Jonathan Horton is heading back to the Olympics with a bunch of rookies in tow.

Iran feels pinch of new EU oil sanctions Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:20 AM PDT As new European Union sanctions targeting Iran's vital oil industry took effect Sunday, Tehran acknowledged the measures aimed at reining in its disputed nuclear program were taking a toll. The vice president said authorities had stockpiled imported goods and hard currency to help cushion the blow to the economy.

Lanvin, Paul Smith give a strong menswear finale Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:18 AM PDT The final day of spring-summer 2013 menswear shows saw the return of legendary designer Pierre Cardin.

Algeria energy minister says OPEC may meet Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:07 AM PDT Algeria's energy minister has raised the possibility of an extraordinary meeting of OPEC countries to discuss falling oil prices.

Mexico could return old ruling party to power Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:06 AM PDT Mexico's voters appeared poised to bring the old guard back to power on Sunday, a dozen years after the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party lost the presidential seat it held for more than seven decades in a contest that proved the country was finally a democracy.

Scientists sorting out beetle-fire relationship Posted: 01 Jul 2012 11:03 AM PDT Inside university laboratories and government research facilities across the country, scientists are playing with dozens of variables — mixing and matching and rearranging — to gain a better understanding of what makes wildfire go.

Rocket Booster: Torre says Clemens belongs in Hall Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:52 AM PDT Joe Torre believes pitcher Roger Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame even though the seven-time Cy Young Award winner has been connected to performance-enhancing drugs.

People return to charred cities after Colorado wildfires Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:48 AM PDT (Reuters) - Residents began returning to charred communities on Sunday after the most destructive wildfires in Colorado history forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and left the landscape a blackened wasteland. Bears and burglars posed further danger to home owners who headed back to towns and cities after the fires, which killed two people. The so-called Waldo Canyon Fire scorched nearly 17,000 acres and devastated communities around Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city. ...

GOP: Voters will have final say on health care law Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:47 AM PDT Republican congressional leaders said Sunday that voters — not the Supreme Court — will have the final word on President Barack Obama's health care law come November. And they are betting that the law's unpopularity will be enough to drive Democrats from power.

Analysis: Plan to end Syria crisis falls flat Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:45 AM PDT The much-hyped plan to end Syria's misery and guide its transition to democracy appears to have fallen flat despite the endorsement of Western powers.

'Ted' outstrips 'Mike' in big box-office weekend Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT It's both a bear and bull market for Hollywood.

Joe Torre says Clemens belongs in Hall of Fame Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:43 AM PDT Joe Torre thinks pitcher Roger Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame even though the seven-time Cy Young Award winner has been connected to performance-enhancing drugs.

Much-hyped plan to end Syria crisis falls flat Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:41 AM PDT The much-hyped plan to end Syria's misery and guide its transition to democracy appears to have fallen flat despite the endorsement of Western powers.

NY utility, union talks collapse amid hot weather Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT Consolidated Edison closed walk-in centers, suspended meter readings and limited work on major construction projects in New York on Sunday after contract talks between the utility and its unionized workers broke down in the middle of a wave of extremely hot weather.

ECB official: Greece must deliver '100 pct' Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:39 AM PDT Greece must fulfill the targets of its austerity and reform program "100 percent" to stay in the euro, a top European Central Bank official said Sunday — offering little hope of substantial wiggle room for Athens and questioning whether it can be given more time to comply.

No one-size-fits-all approach to wooing Hispanics Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:38 AM PDT In New Mexico, Tomasita Maestas says she will pick the presidential candidate who has the best plan to fix education and the economy.

Syrian opposition rejects new international plan Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:33 AM PDT Syria's main opposition groups rejected on Sunday a new international plan that calls for a transitional government because the compromise agreement did not bar President Bashar Assad from participating.

Texas DA accused of allowing killer to escape Posted: 01 Jul 2012 10:26 AM PDT Shortly after her daughter was shot to death by a former lover, Hermila Garcia remembers hearing these comforting words from the local Texas prosecutor: "I am the state. I am the law. I am going to represent and defend your daughter."

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