Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida (AP)

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• Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida (AP)
• The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida (AP)
• Syrian troops storm areas near capital of Damascus (AP)
• Florida highway pileup kills at least 10 people (AP)
• Oakland to assess damage after Occupy protests (AP)
• UN nuclear inspection gets under way in Iran (AP)
• Up to 10 months to remove capsized cruise ship (AP)
• Candidate barred for English deficit vows appeal (AP)
• Neeson's 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M (AP)
• Djokovic wins Australian Open in longest final (AP)
• Detroit's best-dressed man aims to mend Motown (Reuters)
• Iran says to stop some oil sales, inspectors visit (Reuters)
• Gingrich struggles to stop surging Romney in Florida (Reuters)
• Greece should give up budget control: Germany (Reuters)
• French 2011 deficit to be under 5.4 percent GDP: Sarkozy (Reuters)
• Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs (Reuters)
• Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal (Reuters)
• Putin critics take to cars to demand fair elections (Reuters)
• As GOP presidential contenders dogfight, how's Obama doing? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• 'The Grey': Is film's portrayal of wolves as man-killers too dramatic? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Time short for Gingrich to close gap in Florida (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST AP - Newt Gingrich slammed GOP rival Mitt Romney on Sunday for the steady stream of attacks he likened to "carpet-bombing," trying to cut into the resurgent front-runner's lead in Florida in the dwindling hours before Tuesday's pivotal presidential primary.

The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:30 PM PST AP - If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday's primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive races, and Romney has strong support among the influential Cuban-American establishment.

Syrian troops storm areas near capital of Damascus (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:28 PM PST AP - In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. At least 62 people were killed in violence nationwide, activists and residents said.

Florida highway pileup kills at least 10 people (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:33 PM PST AP - A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another early Sunday on a dark Florida highway so shrouded in haze and smoke that drivers were virtually blinded. At least 10 people were killed.

Oakland to assess damage after Occupy protests (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST AP - Oakland officials assessed damage to City Hall caused by Occupy protesters while leaders of the movement claimed Sunday that police acted illegally in arresting hundreds of demonstrators and could face a lawsuit.

UN nuclear inspection gets under way in Iran (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST AP - Iran's foreign minister expressed optimism Sunday that a visit by U.N. inspectors to Iran's nuclear facilities would produce an understanding, despite world concerns that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Up to 10 months to remove capsized cruise ship (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:59 PM PST AP - The cruise ship that capsized off Italy's coast will take up to 10 months to remove, officials said Sunday, as rough seas off the Tuscan coast forced the suspension of recovery operations.

Candidate barred for English deficit vows appeal (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:53 PM PST AP - A city council candidate in Arizona who was barred from running because she doesn't speak English proficiently is vowing to appeal the judge's ruling.

Neeson's 'The Grey' tops box office with $20M (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST AP - Beware the Liam in Winter. Liam Neeson's "The Grey" topped the weekend box office with $20 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, continuing the actor's success as an action star in the winter months.

Djokovic wins Australian Open in longest final (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST AP - Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round knockout.

Detroit's best-dressed man aims to mend Motown (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:39 PM PST Reuters - The Big Three automakers may be on the rebound but the original Motor City, Detroit, is still battling to turn the tide of decline. One of the people leading the fight is Charles Pugh.

Iran says to stop some oil sales, inspectors visit (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:11 AM PST Reuters - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions on Sunday, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to such sales to the European Union.

Gingrich struggles to stop surging Romney in Florida (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:06 AM PST Reuters - Republican Newt Gingrich struggled to halt surging rival Mitt Romney's momentum on Sunday, accusing him of launching false attacks as polls showed Romney widening his lead two days before Florida's presidential primary.

Greece should give up budget control: Germany (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 08:51 AM PST Reuters - Greece must surrender control of its budget policy to outside institutions if it cannot implement reforms attached to euro zone rescue measures, the German economy minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.

French 2011 deficit to be under 5.4 percent GDP: Sarkozy (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:23 AM PST Reuters - France's public deficit could come in at 5.4 percent, or even 5.3 percent of gross domestic product for 2011, well below the government's initial forecast, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Sunday.

Syria troops battle to retake Damascus suburbs (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST Reuters - Around 2,000 Syrian troops backed by tanks launched an assault to retake Damascus suburbs from rebels on Sunday, activists said, a day after the Arab League suspended its monitoring mission in Syria because of worsening violence.

Republican leaders expect payroll tax deal (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:16 AM PST Reuters - Top Republican lawmakers on Sunday said they expect to forge a deal with Democrats to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of February but offered no specifics on how they would pay for it.

Putin critics take to cars to demand fair elections (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 12:32 PM PST Reuters - Critics of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drove in their hundreds around central Moscow on Sunday in cars trailing white ribbons, a symbol of Russia's protest movement, staging a mobile demonstration to demand fair elections.

As GOP presidential contenders dogfight, how's Obama doing? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Jan 2012 01:39 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - It’s way too early in the presidential campaign to make predictions about the 2012 outcome. But at this point, President Obama might confidently say, “I’ve got ‘em right where I want ‘em.”

'The Grey': Is film's portrayal of wolves as man-killers too dramatic? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Jan 2012 10:12 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Any casual reader of Jack London will get a stab of recognition from the portrayal in the movie “The Grey” of battered survivors defending with flaming torches against snarling, snapping wolves.

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