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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Romney flush with cash as GOP race shifts south (AP)

Romney flush with cash as GOP race shifts south (AP)

Romney flush with cash as GOP race shifts south (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:02 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talks to reporters on his campaign charter plane in Bedford, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, as he traveled to South Carolina the day after winning the New Hampshire primary election. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Anxious to end Mitt Romney's two-state winning streak, his rivals hammered him as unfeeling toward laid-off workers and out of step with conservative Christians. Romney touted $56 million in fundraising, putting his dominance on full display as the presidential campaign barreled into South Carolina Wednesday.

Fed survey shows economy ended 2011 with strength (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

In this Dec. 14, 2011 photo, line worker Jeff Danes demonstrates moving a battery charger for a Ford Focus on the assembly line at the Ford Michigan Assembly plant in Wayne, Mich. The final weeks of 2011 were the economy's strongest since it appeared to be slipping toward recession in late spring. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - The final weeks of 2011 were the economy's best since it seemed to be slipping toward recession in late spring — a shot of optimism for 2012.

Blast kills Iran nuclear expert amid `covert war' (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:11 AM PST

In this photo provided by the semi-official Fars News Agency, people gather around a car as it is removed by a mobile crane in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. Two assailants on a motorcycle attached magnetic bombs to the car of an Iranian university professor working at a key nuclear facility, killing him and wounding two people on Wednesday, a semiofficial news agency reported. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Meghdad Madadi)AP - It seemed a clockwork killing: Motorcycle riders flashed by and attached a magnetic bomb onto a car carrying a nuclear scientist working at Iran's main uranium enrichment facility. By the time the blast tore apart the silver Peugeot, the bike was blocks away, weaving through Tehran traffic after what Iran calls the latest strike in an escalating covert war.

Van der Sloot pleads guilty to killing Peru woman (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:28 AM PST

Joran van der Sloot looks back from his seat after entering the courtroom for the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)AP - Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the 2010 murder of a young Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day after the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect.

Homicide drops off US list of top causes of death (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:45 PM PST

AP - For the first time in almost half a century, homicide has fallen off the list of the nation's top 15 causes of death, bumped by a lung illness that often develops in elderly people who have choked on their food.

Brown winter means more green for many US cities (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:30 PM PST

In a Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 photo, a biker passes a snowplow for sale at a business during the mild winter weather in Clarence, N.Y. The warm, brown winter that has disappointed snow lovers in much of the U.S. has put more green in the pockets of governments and homeowners whose budgets were busted last year by the high cost of plowing and running roaring furnaces. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - The warm, brown winter that has disappointed snow lovers in much of the U.S. has put more green in the pockets of state and local governments that had their budgets busted last year by the high cost of keeping streets and highways clear.

Astronomers see more planets than stars in galaxy (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:04 PM PST

This handout illustration provided by San Diego State University, shows a newly discovered planet, called Kepler 35, that circles not one but two stars. Scientists thought this type of two-sun system — made famous as the home planet of the fictional Luke Skywalker — is too unstable to support planets. But so far they’ve found three of these planets with two suns, showing that planets seem to be everywhere. The study is in this week’s journal Nature. (AP Photo/Lynette R. Cook, San Diego State University)AP - The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it's a crowded and crazy cosmos. They think planets easily outnumber stars in our galaxy and they're even finding them in the strangest of places.

Twinkies maker Hostess seeks bankruptcy protection (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:33 PM PST

Hostess Twinkies are shown in a studio photograph, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 in New York. Twinkies maker Hostess Brands files for Ch. 11 reorganization to deal with high labor costs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The maker of Twinkies, Sno Balls and Wonder Bread is trying to lose the fat.

Anthony says she became pregnant after party (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

AP - Casey Anthony told a psychiatrist that she became pregnant with her daughter, Caylee, after passing out at a party when she was 18 years old, according to depositions in which the doctor said tests gave no indication that Anthony was mentally ill as she faced her murder trial.

Jets hire Tony Sparano as offensive coordinator (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2011 file photo, Miami Dolphins head coach Tony Sparano calls out a play during the first half of an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Miami. The New York Jets have hired Sparano as their offensive coordinator to replace Brian Schottenheimer. The team announced the hiring of Sparano on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, just over 12 hours after announcing that Schottenheimer told the Jets he wouldn't return next season despite having two years left on his contract. (AP Photo/Hans Deryk, File)AP - The future of Mark Sanchez and the Jets' offense is now in Tony Sparano's hands.

Republicans head to South Carolina, guns blazing (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:07 PM PST

Reuters - Republican presidential contenders brought buckets of cash and sharp rhetoric to South Carolina on Wednesday for an intense 10-day battle that may determine whether anyone can stop front-runner Mitt Romney's march to the party's nomination.

Exclusive: Second Arab monitor may quit Syria over violence (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:43 AM PST

Reuters - An Arab monitor said on Wednesday he might quit a fraying Arab League team of observers in Syria because the mission was proving ineffectual in ending civilians' suffering there, exposing rifts in an Arab peace effort.

Santorum runs out of steam in New Hampshire (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:49 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum speaks at his New Hampshire primary election night rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, January 10, 2012. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Rick Santorum never showed up for a scheduled Election Day stop at the busiest voting ward in this New Hampshire city on Tuesday.

Buffett to GOP: You pay and so will I (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:10 PM PST

Reuters - Warren Buffett is willing to put his money where his mouth is, if only congressional Republicans would join him.

Fannie Mae CEO to leave after successor chosen (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:37 AM PST

Reuters - Fannie Mae Chief Executive Michael Williams said on Tuesday he was stepping down from the government-controlled mortgage firm, which is at the center of a fight over how to reduce foreclosures.

Bomb kills Iran nuclear scientist as crisis mounts (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:07 AM PST

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, an Iranian mariner greets a U.S. Coast Guardsman aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 in the Persian Gulf. Monomoy rescued six Iranian mariners who had to abandon their dhow, Ya-Hussayn, after its engine room flooded. It was the second time in less than a week that the American military has come to the aid of Iranians at sea, an official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)Reuters - An Iranian nuclear scientist was blown up in his car by a motorbike hitman on Wednesday, prompting Tehran to blame Israeli and U.S. agents but insist the killing would not derail a nuclear program that has raised fears of war and threatened world oil supplies.

Exclusive: Microsoft Web TV subscription plan on hold (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 11:44 AM PST

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer listens during a presentation at the opening Microsoft keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas, January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Microsoft Corp has put its talks with media companies about an online subscription service for TV shows and movies on hold, according to people familiar with the discussions.

Hostess returns to bankruptcy over pensions (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST

Reuters - Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker Hostess Brands Inc filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than three years, after failing to reach an agreement with workers on pension and health benefits.

New Hampshire primary gives Mitt Romney a historic win-win (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:52 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Five years after launching his first bid for the presidency, Mitt Romney fulfilled a long-held dream Tuesday: victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary.

Alaska's tale of two cities: one desperate for fuel, another for big shovels (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:46 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Two human dramas are continuing to unfold in the nation’s coldest state.
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