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Monday, January 16, 2012

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Lohan returns to court for progress report
Tuesday is deadline in Wisconsin governor recall battle
EU expected to decide on controversial Hungary reforms
Manila's forgers graduate with honors from 'Recto University'
Huntsman drops out, Romney takes more shots
At least 20 dolphins found dead in Cape Cod area
Five reasons why the army won't take over Pakistan
Bedouin leaders threaten armed rebellion against Egyptian government
Election-year politics will chart Congress' path this year
Police in California seek boy, 14, in sexual assaults
Romney is pushed again on tax returns, business background at SC debate
Deaths, detentions mount in Syria, activists say
Holder vows to protect voting rights at MLK event in South Carolina
Source: U.S. sent letter to Iran over Strait of Hormuz threat
Controversy puts Mississippi's long-standing 'trusty' program in spotlight
Will Obama move help small businesses?
Italian cruise ship captain to be questioned; 29 remain missing
Duchess of York cancels U.S. trip, raises questions
Spring festival travelers in China frustrated by new online ticketing system

Lohan returns to court for progress report

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 11:05 PM PST

Actress Lindsay Lohan is scheduled to return to court Tuesday for an assessment of the progress she's made in fulfilling her probation requirements.

Tuesday is deadline in Wisconsin governor recall battle

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 11:01 PM PST

The Wisconsin Democratic Party has until Tuesday to submit at least 540,208 signatures in order to seek a recall of first-term Republican Governor Scott Walker, who drew the ire of labor unions and public school teachers after he stripped public employees of their collective bargaining rights.

EU expected to decide on controversial Hungary reforms

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 10:57 PM PST

The European Commission is expected to issue a decision Tuesday on whether it considers certain reforms introduced by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government to be legal.

Manila's forgers graduate with honors from 'Recto University'

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 10:44 PM PST

If you don't have the time, inclination and, more importantly, the money to go to university in Manila, you can still get a degree. It will cost you between $US10 and $US60, it will take about two hours to complete and it will be fake.

Huntsman drops out, Romney takes more shots

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 10:32 PM PST

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman withdrew from the Republican presidential race Monday and endorsed front-runner Mitt Romney, while a supporter of Texas Gov. Rick Perry called for him to also drop out for the sake of conservative unity.

At least 20 dolphins found dead in Cape Cod area

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 10:26 PM PST

At least 20 dolphins have died after washing up near several Cape Cod towns, an International Fund for Animal Welfare spokeswoman said Monday.

Five reasons why the army won't take over Pakistan

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 10:24 PM PST

Pakistan is facing its most serious political crisis in years, with rapidly escalating conflicts between the civilian government, the military and the judiciary, against the backdrop of a faltering economy, widespread poverty, corruption and the bloody war with Islamist militant groups.

Bedouin leaders threaten armed rebellion against Egyptian government

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 10:05 PM PST

Egypt's military-led government, struggling to manage the transition to democracy, has a rising adversary: rebellious Bedouin tribes.

Election-year politics will chart Congress' path this year

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:28 PM PST

The fight over extending a payroll tax cut and long-term unemployment benefits picks back up Tuesday as Congress returns to work after its winter break.

Police in California seek boy, 14, in sexual assaults

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:04 PM PST

Police in Oakland, California, are asking the public for its help in finding a 14-year-old boy wanted in connection with two sexual assaults.

Romney is pushed again on tax returns, business background at SC debate

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 08:42 PM PST

Mitt Romney's rivals put his corporate record under the microscope in a Republican presidential debate Monday, with most of his GOP opponents looking to dislodge the party's frontrunner from his perch ahead of South Carolina's primary on Saturday.

Deaths, detentions mount in Syria, activists say

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 07:25 PM PST

Government forces killed at least 13 people in Syria on Monday, including five soldiers who died trying to defect during a firefight and five people who were shot to death waiting in line at a bakery, opposition groups said.

Holder vows to protect voting rights at MLK event in South Carolina

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:53 PM PST

Attorney General Eric Holder joined NAACP leaders on the steps of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia on Monday, with the Confederate flag fluttering overhead, to promise he will aggressively protect federal voting rights for minorities.

Source: U.S. sent letter to Iran over Strait of Hormuz threat

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:51 PM PST

The U.S. has used multiple means of reaching out to Iran in response to Iran's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a critical transit point for one-fifth of the world's oil.

Controversy puts Mississippi's long-standing 'trusty' program in spotlight

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:35 PM PST

It's triggered an emotional controversy.

Will Obama move help small businesses?

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:20 PM PST

Small business is not to be trifled with. President Barack Obama's announcement last week of a proposal to temporarily elevate the Small Business Administration to Cabinet rank is a move in the right direction.

Italian cruise ship captain to be questioned; 29 remain missing

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:14 PM PST

The captain of the cruise ship that wrecked off Italy's western coast will be questioned by authorities Tuesday at a hearing, his attorney said.

Duchess of York cancels U.S. trip, raises questions

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 05:55 PM PST

The Duchess of York, who faces charges in Turkey for going undercover and secretly filming children at a state-run home for a 2008 documentary, canceled a recent trip to the United States because of the case, a source and her spokesman said.