Friday, January 20, 2012

On primary eve, Romney says SC race neck-and-neck (AP)

On primary eve, Romney says SC race neck-and-neck (AP)

On primary eve, Romney says SC race neck-and-neck (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:06 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands with supports during a campaign stop at Harmon's Tree Farm in Lexington, S.C., Friday, Jan., 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Mitt Romney pronounced himself in a neck-and-neck race with Newt Gingrich on the eve of South Carolina's pivotal presidential primary and pressed his chief rival Friday to release more details about his ethical problems as House speaker. Gingrich's camp countered that Romney's campaign was "on a panic-attack" after losing ground in recent polls.

France mulls early Afghanistan pullout as 4 killed (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:22 AM PST

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech to present his New Year wishes to the foreign diplomatic corps at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. France is suspending its training operations in Afghanistan and threatening to withdraw its entire force from the country early, after an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops Friday and wounded several others. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau, pool)AP - France suspended its training operations in Afghanistan and threatened to withdraw its entire force from the country early after an Afghan soldier shot and killed four French troops Friday and wounded 15 others.

Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:48 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 24, 2008 file photo Etta James arrives at the premiere of 'Cadillac Records' in Los Angeles. James, the feisty rhythm and blues singer whose raw, passionate vocals anchored many hits and made the yearning ballad 'At Last' an enduring anthem for weddings, commercials and even President Barack Obama, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. She was 73. James had been suffering from dementia and kidney problems, and was battling leukemia. In December 2011, her physician announced that her leukemia was terminal. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)AP - Etta James' performance of the enduring classic "At Last" was the embodiment of refined soul: Angelic-sounding strings harkened the arrival of her passionate yet measured vocals as she sang tenderly about a love finally realized after a long and patient wait.

After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST

Megaupload.com employees Bram van der Kolk, also known as Bramos, left, Finn Batato,second from left, Mathias Ortmann and founder, former CEO and current chief innovation officer of Megaupload.com Kim Dotcom (also known as Kim Schmitz and Kim Tim Jim Vestor), right, appear in North Shore District Court in Auckland, New Zealand, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. The four appeared in court in relation to arrests made to Megaupload.com, which is linked to a U.S. investigation into international copyright infringement and money laundering. (AP Photo/Greg Bowker, New Zealand Herald) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies billions of dollars every year. Critics said the bills would result in censorship and stifle Internet innovation.

Cruise ship threatens marine paradise off Italy (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:26 AM PST

In this photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012 ships are moored at the Porto Ercole harbor, Argentario coast, Italy. A half-million gallons (2,400 tons) of fuel inside the capsized Costa Concordia cruiser liner risk polluting some of the Mediterranean's most pristine sea, where dolphins are known to chase playfully after sailboats and where fishermen's catches are so prized, wholesale fishmongers come from across Italy to scoop up cod, lobsters, scampi, 90-kilo (200-pound) swordfish and other delicacies for pricey markets. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP - Stone fortresses and watchtowers that centuries ago stood guard against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened by a modern peril: fuel trapped within the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner.

High court throws out Texas electoral maps (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:58 AM PST

AP - The Supreme Court on Friday threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The decision ultimately could affect control of the U.S. House of Representatives and leaves the fate of Texas' April primaries unclear.

6 killed in Afghanistan were Hawaii-based Marines (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:19 AM PST

AP - All six Marines killed in the crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan were based in Hawaii, a Hawaii congresswoman said Friday.

CEO: Costa captain misled company, crew (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:50 PM PST

In this undated underwater photo released by Carabinieri (Italian paramilitary police) Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 two Carabinieri scuba divers swim next to the Costa Concordia cruise ship's bell, off the tiny Giglio island, Italy. The $450 million Costa Concordia was carrying more than 4,200 passengers and crew when it slammed into well-marked rocks off the island of Giglio after the captain made an unauthorized diversion from his programmed route. The ship then keeled over on its side. (AP Photo/Carabinieri)AP - The chief executive of the company that owns the Costa Concordia cruise ship says the captain who grounded it off the coast of Tuscany did not relay correct information to the company or the crew after the vessel hit rocks.

Comedian Colbert campaigns day before SC primary (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST

Kelley Dailey, a College of Charleston student, holds a sign as fans line up to attend comedian Stephen Colbert's 'Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-olina Primary Rally' at the college in Charleston, S.C., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Colbert is appearing Friday with former presidential candidate Herman Cain at the College of Charleston. Colbert says a vote for Cain would be a strong message that people want Colbert on the ballot.(AP Photo/Bruce Smith)AP - Comedian Stephen Colbert, who says he's running for president of "The United States of South Carolina," is urging voters there to cast their ballots in Saturday's presidential primary for former GOP hopeful Herman Cain.

PSU trustees install new leadership (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:50 PM PST

Penn State Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Garban, right, looks on as Penn State President Rodney Erickson, left, answers a Board of Trustees member's question during the board's regularly scheduled meeting in State College, Pa., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. Erickson is using the meeting as an opportunity to address the perception that the university isn't being as open and honest as it could be in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)AP - A banking executive has been selected to guide Penn State's Board of Trustees through the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Hours before key primary, Romney lowers expectations (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:12 AM PST

Reuters - With the crucial Republican presidential primary in South Carolina just hours away, front-runner Mitt Romney on Friday lowered expectations for how well he will do and acknowledged he is in a neck-and-neck race with Newt Gingrich.

Supreme Court throws out Texas election maps (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:53 AM PST

Reuters - The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory in a partisan fight over election redistricting that has erupted after a huge increase in the state's Hispanic population.

Megaupload site wants assets back, to fight charges (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:40 AM PST

German internet millionaire Kim Schmitz is seen in Hong Kong in 1999. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - The Internet website Megaupload.com, shut down by authorities over allegations that it illegally peddled copyrighted material, is trying to recover its servers and get back online, a lawyer for the company said on Friday.

Home sales hit 11-month high (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:29 AM PST

Reuters - Home sales hit an 11-month high in December and the number of properties on the market was the fewest in nearly seven years, pointing to a nascent recovery in the housing sector.

Major powers signal openness to Iran talks (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:54 AM PST

Reuters - Major powers seeking to negotiate an end to Iran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons on Friday signaled their openness to renewed talks with Tehran but diplomats said the powers remain divided on their approach.

Violence keeps Syria on edge, Arab mission in doubt (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 08:17 AM PST

Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Marat al-Numan, near the northern province of Idlib, January 17, 2012. Picture taken January 17, 2012. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - At least six people were killed in Syria on Friday and the bodies of six others were turned over to their families, activists said, two days before the Arab League decides whether to keep monitors there despite their failure to halt bloodshed.

Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

Reuters - The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to get thousands of people off a giant cruise ship into lifeboats quickly.

Greece, creditors close in on debt cut deal (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2012 06:30 AM PST

Reuters - Greece was closing in on an initial deal with private bond holders on Friday that would prevent it from tumbling into a chaotic default but lose investors up to 70 percent of the loans they have given to Athens.

Keystone XL oil pipeline ensnared in political gamesmanship (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:34 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - No doubt about it, the proposed 1,700-mile-long Keystone XL oil pipeline has become a political ping-pong ball, with congressional Republicans and President Obama batting it back and forth with rising election-year ferocity.

South Carolina debate: Gingrich and Romney face each other - and their baggage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:10 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Thursday night's GOP presidential debate in South Carolina sees a candidate line-up whittled down to just four contestants. Texas Gov. Rick Perry is history, having dropped out early in the day and thrown his unqualified support to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
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