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• SPIN METER: Obama's 'You didn't build that' echoes
• FACT CHECK: Romney ignores other budget players
• Obama negative ads could hurt personal popularity
• Philadelphia monsignor imprisoned for covering up child sex abuse
• House Observes Moment of Silence for Colorado Victims
• Syria general says army must reject "regime crimes"
• White House says Obama could address gun control issue
• Romney seeks independent probe of White House leak
• Health, housing get greatest federal subsidies
• Democratic Senators' Comments on National Security Leaks Emerge as Campaign Issue
• Syria sends armored column to Aleppo, strikes from air
• Obama Accuses Romney of 'Twisting My Words'
• Airline bid to block consumer protections rejected
• Massachusetts asks U.S. high court to take on gay marriage case
• Colorado shooting victim's wife has baby; 20 still hospitalized
• U.S. sees no trade sanctions violations by U.N. agency
• Judge orders alleged Somali pirate released
• Draft U.N. arms trade treaty full of holes, activists say
• Iraq blacklists Chevron for Kurdish oil deals
• GOP challenges military march in gay parade
• Canada PM says CNOOC's Nexen bid to be well scrutinized
• Ann Romney Cites Humble Welsh Roots in Campaign
• Budget office: Obama's health law reduces deficit
• House acts to stop rules for child labor on farms
• Netanyahu urges better Turkey ties, cites regional turmoil
• Republicans Endorse Democrats in Senate Races
• CBO says healthcare ruling could save $84 billion
• EU warms to Google antitrust concessions
• FACT CHECK: Romney ignores other budget players
• Obama Appears in Ad to Rebut 'You Didn't Build That' Attacks
• A brief look at Mitt Romney's foreign policy plan
• Feinstein regrets speculating about leaks
• Canadian province threatens to stop proposed oil pipeline

SPIN METER: Obama's 'You didn't build that' echoes Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT Mitt Romney says Barack Obama doesn't think entrepreneurs built their businesses. The problem is that's not what the president said.

FACT CHECK: Romney ignores other budget players Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:34 PM PDT As he blames the president for the prospect of large cuts in defense spending next year, Republican Mitt Romney is ignoring the role that Congress and members of his own party played in setting up that possibility.

Obama negative ads could hurt personal popularity Posted: 24 Jul 2012 01:43 PM PDT President Barack Obama's campaign has been running television commercials that suggest Mitt Romney might be a tax cheat. Another ad uses a clip of the Republican singing an off-key rendition of "America the Beautiful" to ding him for having overseas bank accounts. Another Obama-sponsored spot states flatly: "Mitt Romney's not the solution. He's the problem."

Philadelphia monsignor imprisoned for covering up child sex abuse Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:07 PM PDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Monsignor William Lynn, the highest-ranking clergyman convicted in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church scandal, was sentenced on Tuesday to up to six years in prison for covering up child sex abuse by priests in Philadelphia. Judge M. Teresa Sarmina told Lynn, 61, the former secretary of the clergy for the Philadelphia Archdiocese, that he protected "monsters in clerical garb who molested children. ...

House Observes Moment of Silence for Colorado Victims Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:02 PM PDT The House of Representatives observed a  moment of silence today to honor the 12 killed and 58 wounded in last Friday's shooting in Aurora, Colo. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, the Colorado Democrat who represents the district where the tragedy struck, spoke  on behalf of Colorado's entire House...

Syria general says army must reject "regime crimes" Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT AMMAN (Reuters) - Defected Syrian brigadier general Manaf Tlas called on Tuesday for the Syrian military to denounce what he described as crimes committed by President Bashar al-Assad's forces. "I address you...as one of the Syrian Arab Army's sons who reject the criminal behavior of this corrupt regime. The honourable people in the military would not accept these crimes," Tlas said in a televised statement on al-Arabiya television. ...

White House says Obama could address gun control issue Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:57 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House hinted on Tuesday that President Barack Obama may address the politically sensitive issue of gun control more broadly in the aftermath of the recent shootings in Colorado. Gun control is a tricky issue in the United States, especially during presidential campaigns, and the Democratic president has been cautious in expressing any support for gun-law changes that could alienate voters in key battleground states he needs to win in the November 6 election. ...

Romney seeks independent probe of White House leak Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into claims the White House had leaked national security information for President Barack Obama's political gain, part of a searing speech that marked a wholesale indictment of the Democrat's foreign policy.

Health, housing get greatest federal subsidies Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:28 PM PDT A study of federal subsidies of various sectors of the economy released Tuesday says that health care and housing combined to reap almost $1 trillion in support in the most recent year for which data was available.

Democratic Senators' Comments on National Security Leaks Emerge as Campaign Issue Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:54 PM PDT In remarks at the World Affairs Council yesterday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, expressed concern about leaks of national security information, saying, "the White House has to understand that some of this is coming from its ranks. I don't...

Syria sends armored column to Aleppo, strikes from air Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:52 PM PDT AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria sent thousands of troops surging towards Aleppo in the early hours of Wednesday, where its forces have been pounding rebel fighters from the air, engulfing the country's largest city in total warfare to put down a revolt. Recent days have seen Syria's 16-month-old uprising transformed from an insurgency in remote provinces into a battle for control of the two main cities, Aleppo and the slightly smaller capital Damascus, where fighting exploded last week. President Bashar al-Assad's forces have launched massive counter assaults in both cities. ...

Obama Accuses Romney of 'Twisting My Words' Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO — For the past week Mitt Romney has slammed President Obama for  his "you didn't build that" line. Tonight Obama responded, accusing his GOP rival of "splicing and dicing" his words for political gain. "Earlier today Gov.  Romney was at it again, knowingly...

Airline bid to block consumer protections rejected Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:51 PM PDT The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer protection regulations.

Massachusetts asks U.S. high court to take on gay marriage case Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:49 PM PDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a recent appeals court decision striking down parts of the federal law that defines marriage solely as the union of a man and a woman. The request sets up a potential first consideration of a gay marriage case by the Supreme Court. "The Defense of Marriage Act is a discriminatory and unconstitutional law that harms thousands of families in Massachusetts and takes away our state's right to extend marriage equality to all couples," Coakley said in a statement. ...

Colorado shooting victim's wife has baby; 20 still hospitalized Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:48 PM PDT AURORA, Colorado (Reuters) - A 21-year-old woman who escaped injury in the Aurora theater shooting rampage gave birth to a boy on Tuesday while her husband was in the same hospital in a medically induced coma with a gunshot wound to the head. Katie Medley and her husband, Caleb, 23, both wearing Batman apparel, were at a showing of the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora when a gunman in tactical body armor, helmet and gas mask and carrying three guns opened fire. Twelve people were killed and 58 wounded. Twenty people remained hospitalized on Tuesday. ...

U.S. sees no trade sanctions violations by U.N. agency Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) - A preliminary U.S. assessment has concluded that the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) did not violate U.N. sanctions when it sent technical equipment to North Korea and Iran, the State Department said on Tuesday. As two senior U.S. lawmakers accused the Geneva-based agency of stonewalling a U.S. probe into the transfers, the State Department indicated it was satisfied with WIPO's cooperation on the issue. ...

Judge orders alleged Somali pirate released Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:45 PM PDT A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of an alleged Somali pirate to home confinement while the government pursues an appeal that could delay his trial until next year.

Draft U.N. arms trade treaty full of holes, activists say Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:44 PM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The first draft of a U.N. treaty to regulate the $60 billion global arms trade was slammed on Tuesday by activists as having "more holes than a leaky bucket" as negotiators scramble to reach a consensus by Friday. One person every minute dies from armed violence around the world, and arms control activists say a convention is needed to prevent illicitly traded guns from pouring into conflict zones and fueling wars and atrocities. Conflicts in Syria and elsewhere show a treaty is necessary, they add. ...

Iraq blacklists Chevron for Kurdish oil deals Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:43 PM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq hit out at Chevron Corp over its just-signed oil contract with Kurdistan, barring it from any oil agreements with the central government in a move meant to deter other companies from dealing directly with the semi-autonomous northern region. Baghdad has long held that contracts signed by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are illegal, and last year Exxon Mobil Corp aroused its anger by striking a deal with the region while also running a project at a supergiant oilfield in the south. Baghdad retaliated by banning Exxon from an exploration tender in May. ...

GOP challenges military march in gay parade Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:42 PM PDT Congressional Republicans challenged Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday to explain why the Defense Department allowed active-duty troops to wear their uniforms while marching in San Diego's gay pride parade last weekend.

Canada PM says CNOOC's Nexen bid to be well scrutinized Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:41 PM PDT OSHAWA, Ontario (Reuters) - Canada will study Chinese oil company CNOOC Ltd's bid for Nexen Inc carefully and no one should make assumptions about whether the proposed takeover will be approved, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. CNOOC announced on Monday it was launching a $15.1 billion friendly bid for Canadian oil company Nexen. The government must now decide under the terms of the Investment Canada Act whether the takeover would be of net benefit to Canada. ...

Ann Romney Cites Humble Welsh Roots in Campaign Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:41 PM PDT Ann Romney, who will soon cheer on her dressage horse and trainer at the London Summer Olympics, is starting her trip this weekend with a trip to Porthcawl, a seaside resort on the south coast of Wales, according to a report in the Guardian. Romney's grandfather was...

Budget office: Obama's health law reduces deficit Posted: 24 Jul 2012 03:14 PM PDT President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shrink rather than increase the nation's huge federal deficits over the next decade, Congress' nonpartisan budget scorekeepers said Tuesday, supporting Obama's contention in a major election-year dispute with Republicans.

House acts to stop rules for child labor on farms Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:39 PM PDT The House on Tuesday barred the labor secretary from imposing new safety rules for children working on farms, putting a legal stamp on a Labor Department decision to put off action on the rules.

Netanyahu urges better Turkey ties, cites regional turmoil Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:38 PM PDT JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the Jewish state and its former ally Turkey must repair their relationship because of the instability in their region. Turkey cut its once extensive ties with Israel after Israeli marines killed nine Turkish pro-Palestinian activists in May 2010 on a vessel trying to breach Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave run by Hamas Islamists. "Turkey and Israel are two important, strong and stable states in this region ... We must find ways to restore the relations we once had ... ...

Republicans Endorse Democrats in Senate Races Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:37 PM PDT With majority control of the Senate within reach for Republicans this November, one might presume that conservative party elders are doing everything within their power to elect GOP senators this fall. You'd be wrong. Over the past two days, two veteran GOP lawmakers have gone...

CBO says healthcare ruling could save $84 billion Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Last month's Supreme Court ruling that upheld President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law could save the U.S. government some $84 billion over 11 years, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday. The savings would come primarily from a portion of the ruling giving the states an escape hatch from the law's expanded program of healthcare coverage for the poor. That expansion of the Medicaid program would be funded mostly by the federal government, but eventually states would have to pick up a portion of that cost. ...

EU warms to Google antitrust concessions Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:34 PM PDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google took a significant step toward resolving its antitrust problems in the EU after regulators warmed to new concessions offered to settle an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour and avert a possible fine. The European Commission said on Tuesday that there was a "level of good understanding" with the world's most popular search engine regarding its latest proposals that would form the basis of discussions before the Commission makes a final decision whether to accept them. ...

FACT CHECK: Romney ignores other budget players Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:34 PM PDT As he blames the president for the prospect of large cuts in defense spending next year, Republican Mitt Romney is ignoring the role that Congress and members of his own party played in setting up that possibility.

Obama Appears in Ad to Rebut 'You Didn't Build That' Attacks Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:27 PM PDT PORTLAND, Ore. — After ten days of relatively muted response to Mitt Romney's "you didn't build that" attacks, the Obama campaign is now on full-court-press defense, with the president appearing in a new battleground state TV ad to offer a personal rebuttal. Speaking directly to...

A brief look at Mitt Romney's foreign policy plan Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney outlined his vision of U.S. national security policy on Tuesday, challenging President Barack Obama over everything from classified information leaks to his handling of the war in Afghanistan.

Feinstein regrets speculating about leaks Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:26 PM PDT The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee says she shouldn't have speculated that White House appeared to be responsible for some of the national security leaks because she doesn't know the source of those disclosures.

Canadian province threatens to stop proposed oil pipeline Posted: 24 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT (Reuters) - The Canadian province of British Columbia on Tuesday threatened to block Enbridge Inc's plan to build a C$6 billion ($5.90 billion) pipeline bringing crude from Alberta to the Pacific Coast unless its neighbor shares more of the revenue generated by the project. The Northern Gateway pipeline is designed to take oil from Alberta's tar sands to a port in British Columbia for transport to lucrative Asian markets. But the British Columbia government complains it would have to bear the brunt of any oil spill while receiving too little of the revenue. ...

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