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- Egypt approves new constitution drafted by Mursi allies
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- U.S. urges Egyptians to bridge divisions after constitutional vote
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- Israel revisits ban on female prayer at holy site
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- Egypt constitution passes with 63.8 percent
- New York gunman left note declaring plan to kill people
- DC hotels less busy for Obama's 2nd inauguration
- In Egypt Islamists' bastion, discontent creeps up
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- Egypt's election commission: Constitution passes with 63.8 percent "yes" vote
- Egypt constitution approved with 63.8 percent: election committee
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- Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27
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- SAfrica: Children attend Mandela's Christmas party
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Egypt approves new constitution drafted by Mursi allies Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:43 PM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi's allies, results announced on Tuesday showed, proving that liberals, leftists and Christians have been powerless to halt the march of Islamists in power. Final elections commission figures showed the constitution adopted with 63.8 percent of the vote in the referendum held over two days this month, giving Mursi's Islamists their third straight electoral victory since veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a 2011 revolution. ... |
Authorities: Storm blamed for man's death in Texas Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:41 PM PST |
Body found in burned home of killer of 2 firemen Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:30 PM PST |
Manning, Peterson, Pagano: 2012 a year to remember Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:27 PM PST |
U.S. urges Egyptians to bridge divisions after constitutional vote Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:18 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday urged all sides in Egypt to increase political engagement after Egyptian officials announced that voters had overwhelmingly approved a new constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi's Islamist allies. "President Mursi, as the democratically elected leader of Egypt, has a special responsibility to move forward in a way that recognizes the urgent need to bridge divisions," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said in a statement, noting that many Egyptians had voiced "significant concerns" over the constitutional process. ... |
Ex-President Bush spends Christmas in hospital Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:17 PM PST HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush is spending Christmas in Houston hospital where his wife, Barbara, and other relatives are visiting him. |
Hero dog missing snout seems to have beaten cancer Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:17 PM PST |
Durning, king of character actors, dies in NYC Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST |
Rondo leads Celtics past Nets 93-76 Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:02 PM PST |
Syrian rebels make more gains in north Posted: 25 Dec 2012 12:01 PM PST |
Pope's Christmas message focuses on Mideast, China Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST |
Israel revisits ban on female prayer at holy site Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:48 AM PST JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister has instructed a quasi-governmental Jewish organization to find a solution for non-Orthodox Jewish female groups wishing to pray at one of Judaism's holiest sites. |
Newtown celebrates Christmas and remembers victims Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:44 AM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil in memory of the 20 children and six educators gunned down at an elementary school just 11 days before the holiday. |
Israel to build 942 more homes in east Jerusalem Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST |
Egypt constitution passes with 63.8 percent Posted: 25 Dec 2012 11:16 AM PST CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's disputed Islamist-backed constitution passed with a 63.8 percent "yes" in a referendum, the election commission announced Tuesday, rejecting opposition allegations of significant vote fraud. |
New York gunman left note declaring plan to kill people Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:53 AM PST NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gunman who killed two volunteer firefighters and wounded two others in a Christmas Eve ambush in upstate New York left a typewritten note declaring his plan to burn down his neighborhood and start "killing people," authorities said on Tuesday. The gunman opened fire on volunteer firefighters who responded to a house fire he deliberately set early on Monday morning in Webster, New York, a suburb of Rochester, authorities said. The gunman, William Spengler, 62, shot and killed himself in an ensuing gunfight with police. ... |
DC hotels less busy for Obama's 2nd inauguration Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:48 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Visitors coming to the nation's capital for President Barack Obama's second inauguration can't stay in the one place President Ronald Reagan's family once called an eight-star hotel. That spot is the White House, and it's booked for the next four years. Still, inauguration-goers have a range of lodging options — from crashing on a friend's couch to rooms that cost thousands of dollars a night. |
In Egypt Islamists' bastion, discontent creeps up Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:32 AM PST |
Wis. man's Little Free Library copied worldwide Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:26 AM PST |
Netflix streaming service back online after outage Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve outage. |
Mexico bishop inspires, infuriates with activism Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST |
Report: Iran plans Hormuz Strait naval maneuvers Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:22 AM PST TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is planning naval maneuvers in international waters near strategic Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of world oil supply passes, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. |
US gun support runs far deeper than politics Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:21 AM PST |
Man who killed 2 firemen left note on killing plan Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:21 AM PST |
Storms, tornado threats for Christmas around US Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:10 AM PST |
Egypt's election commission: Constitution passes with 63.8 percent "yes" vote Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:03 AM PST Egypt's election commission: Constitution passes with 63.8 percent "yes" vote. |
Egypt constitution approved with 63.8 percent: election committee Posted: 25 Dec 2012 10:00 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Mursi, has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the supreme election committee said on Tuesday. The result, which followed votes held on December 15 and on December 22, matched an earlier unofficial tally given by Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood. "We have seriously investigated all the complaints," judge Samir Abu el-Matti of the Supreme Election Committee told a news conference. The final official turnout was 32.9 percent. ... |
Egypt fears over currency lead to dollar rush Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:57 AM PST |
VP says Chavez up, walking; doubts persist Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:51 AM PST |
On the back roads of golf, tales from the tour Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:22 AM PST Dave Kindred, a preeminent American sports writer who has worked his trade for the better part of four decades, was walking down the right side of the first fairway at Kiawah Island with the final group at the PGA Championship when he mentioned he had been teaching a writing class to college students. |
Sweden: Foreigner angered over gray Santa outfit Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:18 AM PST STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Sweden had to intervene after a foreign visitor to a spa and conference center grew angry because a visiting Santa Claus was wearing a gray instead of red costume. |
Partial list of taxes and fees in health overhaul Posted: 25 Dec 2012 09:05 AM PST Starting in 2014, President Barack Obama's health care law will expand coverage to some 30 million uninsured people. At the same time, insurers no longer will be allowed to turn away those in poor health, and virtually every American will be required to have health insurance — through an employer or a government program or by buying it on their own. |
Health care tax hikes for 2013 may be just a start Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:59 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — New taxes are coming Jan. 1 to help finance President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Most people may not notice. But they will pay attention if Congress decides to start taxing employer-sponsored health insurance, one option in play if lawmakers can ever agree on a budget deal to reduce federal deficits. |
West Coast girds for more tsunami debris in winter Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:47 AM PST |
Kazakhstan military plane crashes, killing 27 Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:32 AM PST MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's acting border service chief was among 27 people killed in a military plane crash Tuesday near a southern city, another blow to the agency after he was appointed in June to deal with the aftermath of a mass killing involving a conscript. |
Pope decries slaughter of 'defenseless' Syrians Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:30 AM PST |
Christmas provides Connecticut town a break from mourning Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:25 AM PST NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Christmas has helped some people in the grieving Connecticut town of Newtown cope a little better with the shooting tragedy that killed 20 schoolchildren, while others have yet to feel the holiday joy. Smiles returned for those taking a respite from the mourning now that funerals for the victims have concluded. For the crestfallen, the holiday spirit was absent in a town that just buried its children. "We're getting through this with our faith and our prayer. ... |
SAfrica: Children attend Mandela's Christmas party Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST MVEZO, South Africa (AP) — A couple of decades ago, Nelson Mandela grew withdrawn while feasting with his family on Christmas Day in the part of rural South Africa where the anti-apartheid leader lived as a child. Alarmed by the patriarch's silence, some relatives looked at him and asked if anything was wrong. |
Some urge Boehner: let Dems pass fiscal cliff bill Posted: 25 Dec 2012 08:05 AM PST |
Rafael Nadal's comeback delayed by stomach bug Posted: 25 Dec 2012 07:56 AM PST |
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