Monday, January 23, 2012

Romney looks to hit back at Gingrich in Florida (AP)

Romney looks to hit back at Gingrich in Florida (AP)

Romney looks to hit back at Gingrich in Florida (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:07 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to reporters after a discussion on housing and foreclosure, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Rocked in South Carolina over the weekend, an increasingly aggressive Mitt Romney looked to take the fight to Newt Gingrich in debate Monday night as the combative Republican presidential contest shifted farther south to Florida.

Giffords says farewell to Tucson constituents (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

This video image provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows Giffords announcing her plans to resign, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Giffords announced Sunday she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago. (AP Photo/Office of Gabrielle Giffords)AP - On a bittersweet day for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the outgoing congresswoman spent her final hours in Tucson as the city's U.S. representative, finishing the meeting she started on the morning she was shot and bidding farewell to constituents who supported her through a long recovery.

Iran revives Gulf threats after EU sanctions (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

In this Jan. 18, 2012 photo, a tourist couple watches the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. Even as sanctions squeeze Iran ever tighter, there's one clandestine route that remains open for business: A short sea corridor connecting a rocky nub of Oman with the Iranian coast about 35 miles (60 kilometers) across the Gulf. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers stepped up threats Monday that Islamic Republic warships could block the Persian Gulf's oil tanker traffic after the latest blow by Western leaders seeking to rein in Tehran's nuclear program: A punishing oil embargo by the European Union that sharply raises the economic stakes for Iran's defiance.

High court: warrant needed for GPS tracking (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

File - This Jan. 5, 2011 file photo shows Yasir Afifi at his home in San Jose, Calif., where a GPS tracking device was placed on his car. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)AP - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that police must get a search warrant before using GPS technology to track criminal suspects.

Sen. Rand Paul stopped by Tenn. airport security (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2011 file photo, Sen. Rand Paul addresses a town hall meeting in Hartford, Ky. Paul says he was stopped briefly by security at the Nashville airport, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, when a scanner found an 'anomaly' on his knee. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)AP - Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and a frequent critic of the Transportation Security Administration, was stopped by security at the Nashville airport Monday when a scanner set off an alarm and Paul declined to allow a security officer to subsequently pat him down. The White House said airport security acted appropriately.

Marine accepts plea deal in Iraqi civilian deaths (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2012 file photo, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich arrives for a court-martial session at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Wuterich, accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children in the Iraqi town of Haditha in 2005, pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, reaching a plea deal and ending the largest and longest-running criminal case against U.S. troops to emerge from the Iraq War. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)AP - A Marine accused of killing unarmed Iraqi women and children pleaded guilty Monday to dereliction of duty in a deal that will mean a maximum of three months confinement and end the largest and longest-running criminal case against U.S. troops to emerge from the Iraq War.

2 dead, 100 hurt in Ala. as storms pound South (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST

Residents walk around through the debris of their neighborhood after a severe storm ripped through the Trussville, Ala., area in the early hours of Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. Jefferson County sheriff's spokesman Randy Christian said the storm produced a possible tornado that moved across northern Jefferson County around 3:30 a.m., causing damage in Oak Grove, Graysville, Fultondale, Center Point, Clay and Trussville. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)AP - Violent weather including possible tornadoes roared across the heart of Alabama on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 100 others. Searchers went door-to-door calling out to residents, some of whom lived along a path near the deadly twisters that devastated the area last year.

Sen. Mark Kirk suffers stroke affecting left side (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:13 PM PST

In this Nov. 1, 2010 photo, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., looks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally in Wheaton, Ill. A spokesperson for Sen. Mark Kirk says the Illinois Republican has suffered a stroke and has undergone surgery early Monday, Jan. 23 2012 to relieve swelling around his brain. The 51-year-old Kirk checked himself into Lake Forest Hospital in Illinois. He was later transferred to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where tests showed that he had suffered a stroke. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)AP - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk was in intensive care Monday after undergoing surgery to relieve swelling on his brain from a stroke that doctors said likely would make it "very difficult" for him to regain movement in his left arm and could result in facial paralysis.

Strongest solar storm since 2005 hitting Earth (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

This colorized NASA image, taken Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows a flare shooting out of the top of the sun. It was taken in a special teal wavelength to best see the flare. Space weather officials say the strongest solar storm in more than six years is already bombarding Earth with radiation with more to come. The Space Weather Prediction Center in Colorado observed a flare Sunday night at 11 p.m. EST. Physicist Doug Biesecker said the biggest concern from the speedy eruption is the radiation, which arrived on Earth an hour later. It will likely continue through Wednesday. It's mostly an issue for astronauts' health and satellite disruptions. It can cause communication problems for airplanes that go over the poles. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving eruption.

Aretha Franklin calls off her wedding (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2012 file photo, singer Aretha Franklin performs during the BET Honors at the Warner Theatre in Washington. In a statement released on Monday, Jan. 23, her representative said that her wedding to Willie Wilkerson was not going to happen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)AP - Aretha Franklin won't be getting fitted for a wedding gown after all: She's called off her engagement. A statement released Monday by her representative said Franklin's wedding to Willie Wilkerson wasn't going to happen.

Germany, France press for rapid Greek debt deal (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:21 PM PST

Reuters - Germany and France pressed Monday for a rapid deal between Greece and its private creditors that cuts its soaring debt to sustainable levels and said they were committed to a sealing a new bailout for Athens by March to avert a disastrous default.

Romney puts Gingrich on defensive before debate (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 10:47 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney bows pauses while his wife Ann (L) and other relatives look on as he address supporters at his South Carolina Primary night rally in Columbia, South Carolina, January 21, 2012. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday sharpened his attacks on rival Newt Gingrich's business past and character ahead of a crucial debate in which Romney needs a strong performance to recharge his bid for the White House.

Iran slams EU oil embargo and warns could hit U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:14 PM PST

Reuters - Iran accused Europeans on Monday of waging "psychological warfare" after the EU banned imports of Iranian oil, joining the United States in new sanctions aimed at preventing Tehran from getting nuclear weapons.

RIM's new leader raises doubts among investors (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:11 PM PST

Reuters - The new leader at Research In Motion on Monday dismissed talk of drastic change at the BlackBerry maker, a declaration seized on by impatient investors who say Thorsten Heins has only 12 to 18 months to turn RIM around.

Ex-CIA officer charged over classified leaks (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST

The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is shown in the lobby of the CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005.Reuters - A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has been arrested and charged with illegally disclosing classified information to journalists, including the identity of a covert officer and details about the capture of terrorism suspect Abu Zubaydah, the Justice Department said on Monday.

Chinese vice president Xi to visit White House February 14 (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will meet Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the country's likely next ruler, at the White House on February 14, the White House said on Monday.

U.S. flouts law at Guantanamo, despite Obama vow: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 04:02 AM PST

Reuters - The United States is still flouting international law at Guantanamo Bay, despite President Barack Obama's election pledge to shut the facility, the United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Monday.

Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off central Chile (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 09:58 AM PST

Reuters - A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off the central Chilean town of Concepcion on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

What now for Ron Paul after finishing last in South Carolina? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 03:02 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Ron Paul came in fourth in the South Carolina primary election. That would have been a respectable finish for the libertarian Republican, if there had been the seven candidates in the race a couple of weeks ago.

Mitt Romney now says he'll make public his tax returns (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Jan 2012 01:01 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Under pressure over his wealth at a time when many Americans are struggling, and coming off a drubbing in the South Carolina primary, Mitt Romney says he’ll release his tax returns this week.
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