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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Take that: Gingrich, Romney tangle in NH debate (AP)

Take that: Gingrich, Romney tangle in NH debate (AP)

Take that: Gingrich, Romney tangle in NH debate (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:26 PM PST

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, right, spar over Political Action Committee television ads as Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, center, listens during a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - A combative Newt Gingrich accused Mitt Romney of "pious baloney" Sunday and charged him with hiding behind inaccurate attack ads aired by allies in the increasingly rancorous race for the Republican presidential nomination.

FACT CHECK: Promising gain without pain (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, center, walks of the stage after a Republican presidential candidate debate at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, N.H., Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, left, and Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas are seen in the background. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Executing a classic Washington dodge, Newt Gingrich told Americans that Medicare and Medicaid could be kept solid merely by ending fraud in the system, a promise of gain without pain that ignores the aging population and other great forces pressing on the programs.

Hundreds gather at service to recall Tucson attack (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, center, husband Mark Kelly and Nancy Barber, wife of Giffords' district director, Ron Barber, pause at the Davidson Canyon Gabe Zimmerman Trailhead overlooking Tucson, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. They're paying tribute to Zimmerman, who was killed almost one year ago during the Tucson shooting. Zimmerman was the director of community outreach for U.S. Representative Giffords. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Cheryl Evans)AP - Hundreds of people packed a massive Tucson cathedral on Sunday for a service to remember a bloody morning one year ago when a gunman's deadly rampage shook a community and shocked a nation.

Iran reported to enrich uranium at underground lab (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST

FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo provided by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran. Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday, Jan. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File) NO SALESAP - Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site built to withstand possible airstrikes, a leading hard-line newspaper reported Sunday in another show of defiance against Western pressure to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.

Arab League tells Syria again: halt violence (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST

This image made from amateur video and released by Ugarit News purports to show Syrians chanting slogans during a rally in Homs, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTAP - The Arab League demanded Sunday that the Syrian government immediately stop all violence and allow more monitors in, as activists reported at least 10 more civilians, including two teenagers, were killed by regime forces.

Nastiness ahead in SC; Romney in strong position (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaign with South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, center, and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The same forces that aligned for Republican Mitt Romney ahead of his narrow victory in Iowa are working in his favor ahead of South Carolina's pivotal presidential primary. But a lot can happen before the no-holds-barred primary in a state that for decades has picked the eventual Republican nominee.

Boston lawsuit claims DES-breast cancer link (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

In this Dec. 13, 2011 photo, breast cancer survivor Arline MacCormack speaks with a reporter at her home in Newton, Mass. A study has confirmed that the drug DES, which millions of pregnant women took decades ago to prevent miscarriage and complications, has put their daughters at higher risk for breast cancer and other health problems that are showing up now. MacCormack is one of 53 women from around the country who are suing drug companies who made and promoted DES for millions of pregnant women from about 1938 to the early 1970s. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Arline MacCormack first heard about DES from her mother when she was 17. Three decades later, MacCormack believes that the drug her mother took to prevent miscarriages caused her to develop breast cancer at age 44.

Safety of popular air shows, races under scrutiny (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2011, file photo veteran Hollywood stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward's souped-up World War II-era fighter plane, P-51 Mustang, crashes into the edge of the grandstands, sending shrapnel into the crowd, at the Reno Air Show in Reno Nevada. Eleven people died and about 70 more were badly injured. That some victims would still support such events and return to them underscores the powerful fascination of air shows and races Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington will hold a hearing to address and answer questions about safety and acceptable risk. (AP Photo/Ward Howes, File)AP - Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims have told their lawyer they would like to attend future races.

'24' movie to begin shooting this spring (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST

Executive producer and cast member Kiefer Sutherland, right, answers a question next to co-star David Mazouz during the panel discussion for the Fox television show 'Touch' at the Fox Broadcasting Company Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena , Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)AP - Fans of Jack Bauer have something to look forward to. A movie based on the old Fox series "24" is scheduled to begin shooting this spring.

Giants rout Falcons 24-2 in NFC wild-card game (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:26 PM PST

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning waves to spectators after an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Atlanta Falcons Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants defeated the Falcons 24-2. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)AP - Even Eli Manning's feet are dangerous.

Rivals crank up heat on Republican front-runner (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 10:37 AM PST

Reuters - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney emerged on Sunday from back-to-back debates in New Hampshire a bit dinged but not seriously dented as rivals stepped up attacks to slow his march toward the presidential nomination.

Giffords comes home to mark Tucson shooting anniversary (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 11:21 AM PST

Reuters - Bells rang across Tucson early Sunday marking the exact time last year the city was rocked by a deadly shooting spree that left Representative Gabrielle Giffords gravely wounded.

Olympus eyes $1.2 billion suit, president may resign (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 09:14 PM PST

Reuters - Scandal-tainted Olympus Corp is considering suing current and former executives for compensation totaling about 90 billion yen ($1.2 billion), while its new president is considering resigning, a source familiar with the matter said.

Strong data damps Fed need to buy bonds: Bullard (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:35 PM PST

Reuters - Signs the U.S. recovery is gaining strength suggest the Federal Reserve may not need to buy any more bonds to spur growth, a top policymaker said on Saturday.

Insight: On uneasy ANC centenary, a call for cleansing (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST

African National Congress (ANC) supporters dance during the ANC's centenary celebration in Bloemfontein January 8, 2012. REUTERS/Siphiwe SibekoReuters - A black bull bellows and snorts in its death throes, sacrificed with a ceremonial spear in an age-old African cleansing ritual to ward off evil spirits and appease the souls of ancestors.

ECB policymaker wants banks off Greece bailout hook (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

Reuters - European Central Bank policymaker Athanasios Orphanides called for euro zone leaders to abandon plans to make private sector investors help reduce Greece's debts, but his push showed no sign of gaining any traction in Europe's capitals on Friday.

U.S. will have world's strongest military despite cuts: Panetta (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 01:35 PM PST

Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cautioned global rivals on Sunday not to misjudge U.S. plans to slash military spending over the next decade, saying America would still field the world's strongest military and nobody should "mess with that."

China loan growth quickens (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2012 08:42 AM PST

Reuters - China's banks ratcheted up lending in the last month of 2011 on the back of stronger money supply, reinforcing perceptions that the central bank is gently easing policy to cushion the impact of the global economic slowdown.

Ahmadinejad's Latin America trip kicks sand in US eyes, but is it threatening? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:23 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in America’s backyard Sunday for a five-country trip designed to counter perceptions of Iran’s growing international isolation over its nuclear program.

In Republican debate tonight, Romney, Santorum have targets on backs (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 02:13 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - With at least 1 in 3 New Hampshire voters undecided ahead of Tuesday's first-in-the-nation GOP presidential primary, back-to-back debates this weekend could provide opportunity for the emergence of a clear alternative to front-runner Mitt Romney.
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