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RUBIO: FLA WINNER WILL BE NOMINEE

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

• Reid: ‘I’m happy’ with earmarks

  By: SCOTT WONG | 1/31/12 5:07 PM EST

  Banning pork-barrel spending forever will be tough.

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• Mica: Bring your hemorrhoid cream

  By: ADAM SNIDER | 1/31/12 5:00 PM EST

  He made the reccomendation as he stumped for a new surface transportation bill.

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• Obama camp pulls in $40 million

  By: KENNETH P. VOGEL | 1/31/12 4:47 PM EST

  It ends the year with $82 million in the bank.

  Comments (11)

• Romney rises in Florida

  By: BILL NICHOLS | 1/31/12 4:44 PM EST

  With polls closing by 8 p.m. EST, Romney brimmed with confidence on primary day.

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• Obama: ‘U.S. auto industry is back’

  By: DONOVAN SLACK | 1/31/12 4:34 PM EST

  He touts the auto industry bailout while taking a victory lap of sorts at the Washington Auto Show.

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• Obama ended year at 50% in 10 states

  By: TIM MAK | 1/31/12 4:10 PM EST

  The average state had a 3.2 percent drop in approval for the president between 2010 and 2011.

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• Cantor wants tougher STOCK Act

  By: SEUNG MIN KIM | 1/31/12 3:51 PM EST

  He wants to float a stricter version in the House.

  Comments (7)

• Edwards campaign still spending

  By: DAVE LEVINTHAL | 1/31/12 3:45 PM EST

  The committee spent $164,734 to maintain an office and pay staffers and travel expenses.

  Comments (0)

• 9 best hot-mic moments

  By: MJ LEE | 1/31/12 3:39 PM EST

  Every once in a while, we overhear something that we definitely weren’t meant to overhear.

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• Romney helps bail out Pawlenty

  By: ROBIN BRAVENDER and KENNETH P. VOGEL | 1/31/12 2:46 PM EST

  Mitt and his family helped retire debt after Pawlenty endorsement.

  Comments (11)

• 5 things to watch in Florida

  By: REID J. EPSTEIN | 1/31/12 2:26 PM EST

  Primary Day comes to the Sunshine State, following a 10-day, post-South Carolina slog.

  Comments (99)

• Rubio jumps in birth control dispute

  By: JASON MILLMAN | 1/31/12 2:22 PM EST

  He pushes a bill that expands faith-based employers’ ability to opt out of a health reform law.

  Comments (129)

• POLITICO Influence: Money bombs

  By: ANNA PALMER and DAVE LEVINTHAL | 1/31/12 2:15 PM EST

  The FEC filings will reveal where millions of dollars were directed along the campaign trail.

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• Bachmann raised little in campaign

  By: DAVE LEVINTHAL | 1/31/12 2:04 PM EST

  Campaign finance filings show that her fundraising was a disaster in the last quarter of the year.

  Comments (6)

• Strawn resigns as Iowa GOP chair

  By: JUANA SUMMERS | 1/31/12 1:48 PM EST

  Chair since 2009, he leaves his post after the Iowa GOP fumbled the results of the caucuses.

  Comments (0)

• CBO reports another $1 trillion deficit

  By: DAVID ROGERS | 1/31/12 1:43 PM EST

  The newly projected deficit for the fiscal year is actually worse than the CBO predicted in August.

  Comments (434)

• Ex-Gov. Crist: I might vote for Obama

  By: MACKENZIE WEINGER | 1/31/12 1:36 PM EST

  Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday he wouldn’t rule out voting for Obama in November.

REVOLUTION INCOMPLETE

Family Of 15-Year-Old Egyptian Girl Killed By Bullet Awaits Justice

BETTING ON MISERY
Freddie Mac Bets Against American Homeowners

Monday, January 30, 2012

• Cuba offshore oil drilling hearing to access U.S. risks

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/30/12 11:04 AM EST

  MIAMI — Members of the U.S. Coast Guard, experts and U.S. officials will testify on the risk of oil drilling off the coast of Cuba, and whether the U.S. is prepared for any possible spill.

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• Blogs fume over West’s new district

  By: TIM MAK | 1/30/12 11:02 AM EST

  Conservative bloggers say a new redistricting map could harm West’s reelection chances.

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• Senators back bill to OK Keystone

  By: DARREN GOODE | 1/30/12 10:56 AM EST

  The bill would allow Congress to pass it without waiting for Obama to grant a permit.

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• U.S. consumer spending flat, incomes up 0.5 percent

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/30/12 10:25 AM EST

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ income rose last month by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy after a year of weak wage gains. But consumer spending was unchanged.

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• Panetta sparks Osama controversy

  By: CHARLES HOSKINSON | 1/30/12 10:20 AM EST

  He says “somebody, somewhere” in Pakistan knew where bin Laden was hiding.

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• The bipartisan myth

  By: JOHN F. HARRIS and JONATHAN ALLEN | 1/30/12 10:15 AM EST

  Many people, in public and private, say the capital is no longer a city of splittable differences.

  Comments (279)

• Occupy D.C.: Park Service warns of arrests at two Washington sites

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/30/12 10:14 AM EST

  U.S. Park Police plan to begin enforcing a no-camping rule at two Washington sites.

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• Election angst hits Hill Republicans

  By: MANU RAJU and JAKE SHERMAN | 1/30/12 9:59 AM EST

  GOP lawmakers fear the prolonged and bitter primary will doom their party’s chances in 2012.

  Comments (45)

• Obama’s custom-tailored Latino pitch

  By: JOSH GERSTEIN | 1/30/12 9:53 AM EST

  Some of his recent executive actions are garnering huge coverage in the Spanish-language media.

  Comments (89)

• The 5 states of Florida

  By: MAGGIE HABERMAN and EMILY SCHULTHEIS | 1/30/12 9:49 AM EST

  The distinct regions make up the most complicated electorate Romney and Gingrich have faced so far.

  Comments (89)

• Jindal recalls own Obama tarmac tiff

  By: MJ LEE | 1/30/12 9:47 AM EST

  Brewer’s interaction with Obama last week “brought back memories” of another tense exchange, Jindal says.

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• Romney on attack against Gingrich

  By: REID J. EPSTEIN | 1/30/12 9:45 AM EST

  He hits his chief rival’s vulnerabilities.

  Comments (61)

• Newt’s long march

  By: JONATHAN MARTIN and MAGGIE HABERMAN | 1/30/12 9:44 AM EST

  The 2012 hopeful has a message for his detractors: He’s not going anywhere.

  Comments (192)

• Playbook: Purple poll

  By: MIKE ALLEN | 1/30/12 9:39 AM EST

  A survey of 12 states likely to decide election.

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• Trump on Mitt: Great to show success

  By: MJ LEE | 1/30/12 9:34 AM EST

   Trump praises Mitt for releasing his tax records.

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• DWS hits Priebus on Concordia jab

  By: MJ LEE | 1/30/12 9:31 AM EST

  She calls his comparison “unbelievable.”

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• Newt: ‘RomneyCare’ is ‘ObamaCare’

  By: MJ LEE | 1/30/12 9:13 AM EST

  Romneycare specifically refused to exempt Catholic hospitals, Gingrich says on “Good Morning America.”

  Comments (5)

• Mitt: Newt’s ‘sad, painfully revealing’

  By: TIM MAK | 1/30/12 9:07 AM EST

  Mitt Romney scorched fellow presidential candidate Newt Gingrich Monday.

  Comments (11)

• How the right lost its moral compass

  By: NEAL GABLER | 1/30/12 8:47 AM EST

  Opinion: What is happening to America isn’t the rise of a new conservatism. It’s the demise of shame.

  Comments (56)

• King more anti-Newt than pro-Mitt

  By: ALEX ISENSTADT | 1/30/12 8:42 AM EST

  The New Yorker hasn’t actually endorsed Romney — or any Republican presidential contender.

  Comments (28)

• Morning Score: Attack site

  By: JAMES HOHMANN | 1/30/12 8:04 AM EST

  Gingrich launches site to hit his GOP rival.

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• The Huddle: History of Hatch

  By: SCOTT WONG | 1/30/12 8:04 AM EST

  As the Utah senator stares down the possible end of his career, the Salt Lake Tribune’s Matt Canham looks back 36 years to the beginning of the run.

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• Santorum’s daughter improving

  By: JAMES HOHMANN | 1/30/12 7:58 AM EST

  He says she’s had a “miraculous turnaround.”

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• Poll: Mitt, Obama tied in swing states

  By: MJ LEE | 1/30/12 7:46 AM EST

  The two are neck and neck in a dozen key contests.

  Comments (31)

• Newt vs. the GOP establishment

  By: KEITH KOFFLER | 1/30/12 7:45 AM EST

  Opinion: The establishment believes the rebirth of candidate Newt should’ve ended in the cradle

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• Campaigns reject super PAC takeover

  By: KENNETH P. VOGEL and DAVE LEVINTHAL | 1/30/12 7:40 AM EST

  Some operatives and candidates have begun to grumble that the groups are going too far.

  Comments (98)

• Mack relishes Newt-stalker role

  By: DAVID CATANESE | 1/30/12 7:34 AM EST

  Mitt Romney’s top Sunshine State surrogate has become an unapologetic attack dog.

  Comments (8)

• Santorum heads west

  By: JAMES HOHMANN and ROBIN BRAVENDER | 1/30/12 6:59 AM EST

  His rivals will be in Florida for Tuesday’s primary, but he’s heading out the door.

  Comments (18)

• Nuclear inspectors in Iran

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/30/12 6:26 AM EST

  They are there to probe allegations of a secret atomic weapons program.

URBAN WAR

‘Bodies In The Street’ Of Damascus Suburbs.. Arab League Cancels Mission Amid Bloodshed

TOP HEADLINES

 

Sunday, 29 January  2012

• Obama’s targeted Latino appeal

  By: JOSH GERSTEIN | 1/29/12 6:06 PM EST

  A series of actions by his administration received huge coverage in the Spanish-language media.

  Comments (0)

• The 5 states of Florida

  By: MAGGIE HABERMAN and EMILY SCHULTHEIS | 1/29/12 5:59 PM EST

  The distinct regions make up the most complicated electorate Mitt and Newt have faced so far.

  Comments (11)

• Santorum heads west

  By: JAMES HOHMANN and ROBIN BRAVENDER | 1/29/12 4:05 PM EST

  His rivals will be in Florida for Tuesday’s primary, but he’s heading out the door.

  Comments (16)

• Edwin Edwards hospitalized

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/29/12 3:45 PM EST

  The former Louisiana governor is in the hospital with pneumonia.

  Comments (2)

• Nuclear inspectors in Iran

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/29/12 3:01 PM EST

  They are there to probe allegations of a secret atomic weapons program.

  Comments (1)

• Florida’s calendar crashing pays off

  By: ALEXANDER BURNS and EMILY SCHULTHEIS | 1/29/12 12:53 PM EST

  The early primary is a victory in itself, as Republicans declare: mission accomplished.

  Comments (172)

• Campaigns reject super PAC takeover

  By: KENNETH P. VOGEL and DAVE LEVINTHAL | 1/29/12 11:42 AM EST

  Outsiders launch voter-outreach efforts and campaigns aren’t happy.

  Comments (82)

• Top lobbyists nix Egypt contract

  By: JOHN BRESNAHAN | 1/29/12 11:30 AM EST

  PLM Group pulls out amid NGO raid fallout.

  Comments (15)

• POLITICO Playbook: Orange crush

  By: MIKE ALLEN | 1/29/12 10:03 AM EST

  With fewer than 48 hours till Florida polls open, Mitt’s got a comfortable lead.

  Comments (0)

• Sunday shows: Florida preview

  By: POLITICO STAFF | 1/29/12 9:21 AM EST

  Two presidential candidates hit the morning show sets today.

  Comments (0)

• China: Punish Philippines

  By: ASSOCIATED PRESS | 1/29/12 7:43 AM EST

  It’s the penalty for proposing closer military ties with Washington, a Chinese newspaper says.

  Comments (11)

• Sunday talk show tip sheet

  By: ZACK HALE | 1/29/12 7:41 AM EST

  Ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary in Florida, two GOP hopefuls anchor this Sunday’s shows.

  Comments (7)

• Pete King: More anti-Newt than pro-Romney

  By: ALEX ISENSTADT | 1/29/12 7:23 AM EST

  The New Yorker hasn’t actually endorsed Romney — or any Republican presidential contender.

  Comments (24)

• Cain endorses Gingrich

  By: ALEXANDER BURNS and JUANA SUMMERS | 1/29/12 7:10 AM EST

  He says Newt’s the person to address the “crisis of leadership in the White House.”

  Comments (269)

• Mitt finds his mojo

  By: REID J. EPSTEIN | 1/29/12 7:05 AM EST

  He’s ahead in the latest polls and confident in the run-up to Florida’s primary on Tuesday.

 

Costa Cruises Offers $ 14,000 to every Passenger on the Doomed Ship

Iran Crisis: UK Could Send Military Assets To Strait Of Hormuz, Defense Secretary Says

SARKOZY: TROOP KILLINGS IN AFGHANISTAN ‘UNACCEPTABLE’

10 Killed In Deadly 24 Hours.. 6 Die In Helicopter Crash.. Afghan Soldier Shoots 4 French Troops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DIGGING IN HEELS

Egypt’s Military Ruler Issues Warning Ahead Of Uprising Anniversary.. Generals Accused Of Botched Transition.. Techniques Planned For Confronting Protesters

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEADING FOR CIVIL WAR?

Deepening Conflict In Iraq.. Violence Surges Following American Troop Withdrawal.. Police Officers Killed By Insurgents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy cruise ship Costa Concordia: Search for missing

Emergency teams in Italy are racing to rescue those missing after a cruise ship ran aground off the country’s west coast with about 4,000 people on board.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70TH BIRTHDAY FOR ALI In this file photo, Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie shakes hands with guests after a welcoming ceremony for the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Louisville, Ky. The three-time heavyweight boxing champion will celebrate a milestone birthday Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, when he turns 70. Ali will be surrounded by friends who are gathering Saturday evening, Jan. 14, 2012, for a birthday party at the Muhammad Ali Center in his hometown of Louisville.

Muhammad Ali Gears Up For Milestone Birthday Celebration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SYRIA BLOODSHED: Hundreds Killed In Past Week.. French Journalist Reportedly Killed In Homs.. Assad Makes Extremely Rare Public Appearance.. Regime Committing ‘War Crimes’ Against Own People..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BYE BYE BRITAIN

UK Grants Scotland Powers To Sever Ties.. ‘The Biggest Decision Scotland Has Made For 300 Years’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLOODSHED NORTH OF BAGHDAD
9- And 10-Year-Olds Among Latest Victims In Deadly Iraq Violence

Pervez Musharraf ‘to return to Pakistan’

Gen Musharraf addressed his supporters in Karachi via video link from Dubai

Egyptians rally against army over beatings of protesters

Thousands of Egyptians rallied in Cairo and other cities on Friday to demand the military give up power and vent their anger after 17 people were killed in protests where troops beat and clubbed women and men even as they lay on the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘ENTIRE AREAS FLATTENED’
More Than 1,000 Killed In Philippines Floods.. 640,000 People Affected.. U.N. Seeks $28 Million

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following the death of the Czech Republic’s first President, Vaclav Havel, the country is observing a week of mourning and hundreds of candles have been lit in Wenceslas Square – once the focal point of the Velvet Revolution that overthrew the country’s communist regime.

DEADLY CALAMITY

Death Toll From Philippines Floods Nears 1,000.. Morgues Overwhelmed.. Government Ships Coffins

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEAR LEADER DEAD
Kim Jong Il Dies From ‘Great Mental And Physical Strain’.. Heart Attack.. WATCH: State TV Host In Tears.. REPORT: SON NAMED SUCCESSOR

 

 

 

 

 

Russia Protests: Opposition Parties Call For Weekend Rallies

 

 

 

 

CITY BATTLEGROUND

Second Day Of Clashes Between Protesters And Security Forces Rock Cairo.. 8 Killed.. Hundreds Injured

 

 

 

 

 

FEAR & FORECLOSURE
Nevada Sues Mortgage Giant For Foreclosure Fraud

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANTITHEIST INTELLECTUAL DIES AT 62

Cultural Pundit, Author, Bon Vivant, ‘Man Of Ferocious Intellect’ Passes Away

 

 

 

 

Firefighters take part in protests against spending cuts in Catalonia’s public services in Barcelona, Spain. Spain’s unemployment rate stands at a 15-year high and is the highest in the eurozone.

 

 

 

Quarter of Europe Has Never Used the Internet

 

 

 

 

China’s First Aircraft Carrier as Seen From Space

 

 

 

 

 

IT’S OVER
U.S. Formally Ends War In Iraq.. Panetta: ‘Challenges Ahead’.. Was It Worth It?.. TIMELINE.. PHOTOS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al-Aqsa mosque ramp reopens amid controversy

Israel reopened a controversial access ramp to the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on Wednesday, just 48 hours after it was closed amid safety concerns, prompting angry reactions among Muslims. No work has yet been done to reinforce the ramp.

 

 

 

 

 

BACK TO THE POLLS

 

What You Need To Know About Egypt’s Elections.. Big Turnout In Second Round.. Will Islamists Keep Their Lead?

 

 

 

 

 

PEOPLE POWER
Time Magazine Taps ‘The Protester’ As Its Person Of The Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000 DEAD

Syria’s Bloody Crackdown Reaches Grim Milestone

 

 

 

 

Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a Mass celebrating the 200th anniversary of the independence of Latin American countries at St Peter’s Basilica. Pope Benedict announced in his homily that he would make a trip to Mexico and Cuba early next year, before Easter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freeze Frame: The story of the Terra Nova expedition

 

 

 

 

The remains of a figure of a devil are seen after being burned during the traditional Quema del Diablo (Burning of the Devil) celebration in Guatemala City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Militants in Pakistan launched a rocket-propelled grenade at lorries loaded with fuel and other supplies for Nato forces in Afghanistan. Many loaded vehicles remain parked across Pakistan since the country stopped supplies following a Nato air strike that killed 24 Pakistan soldiers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROTESTERS BEAT UP EMBASSY EMPLOYEES

Violence Spills Across Syrian Border.. Vehicles Set Ablaze..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘FIRED UP’
OBAMA GAINS SUPPORT OF ONCE-SKEPTICAL ALLIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘PUTIN OUT’
Tens Of Thousands Of Russians Flock To The Streets To Protest Voter Fraud

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Euro Survives For Now

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Protesting Putin

Russians take to the street to protest the recent parliamentary elections.

 

 

 

 

 

BLAZE ENGULFS INDIAN HOSPITAL, AT LEAST 88 KILLED

 

 

 

 

BRACING FOR THE STORM
After Extreme 2011, Authorities Prepare For Widespread Impact Of Global Warming

 

 

 

Dangcheng, China — A bust of the Chinese philosopher Confucius lies on the ground in an abandoned stone-carving workshop in a town about 155 miles southwest of Beijing. The small town in Hebei province has a history of stone carving dating back more than 2,000 years

 

 

 

 

Out Of Iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘SLAM-DUNK’

NASA Makes HUGE Mars Discovery

 

 

CIA ‘secret prison’ found in Romania – media reports

The CIA operated a secret prison in the Romanian capital Bucharest where terrorism suspects were interrogated, an investigation by the Associated Press and German media has found.

Former CIA operatives identified the building where, they said, detainees were held and tortured.

The building belongs to a Romanian agency, Orniss, which stores classified information from the EU and Nato.

Orniss has denied hosting a CIA prison and the CIA has refused to comment.

The investigation, by the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper and the German TV network ARD, said those held in the secret prison included Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, who has admitted organising the 9/11 attacks.

He was seized in Pakistan in March 2003 under the US programme known as “extraordinary rendition” – the extra-judicial detention and transfer of terrorism suspects.

He has been in the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay since 2006, where he is awaiting trial.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLOODY ATTACKS ON HOLY DAY
Deadly Bombings Target Afghan Shiites, Kill Dozens

 

 

 

 

 

 

‘SYSTEMIC’
Ex-Countrywide Executive: Mortgage Fraud Was Commonplace

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWT VS. NANCY
Pelosi: ‘I Investigated Him, Know A Lot About Him’ Gingrich: Thanks For The ‘Early Christmas Gift’

 

 

 

 

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej (centre) leaves Siriraj hospital to attend a ceremony celebrating his 84th birthday at the Grand Palace in Bangkok

 

 

 

 

 

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny makes a television address to warn the nation that it now faces new spending cuts and tax rises.

 

 

 

Allowing Women To Drive Would Mean No More Virgins, Saudi Arabia Religious Council Says

Allowing Women To Drive Will Mean Less Virgins

 

 

DITCHING THE DRONE BASE

U.S. Heeds Pakistan’s Demand And Vacates

 

 

 

 

 

 

307 CHILDREN DEAD

UN Human Rights Chief Urges World Leaders To Refer Syrian Crimes To International Criminal Court

 

 

 

 

DEATH TOLL SOARS

Assad’s Regime Crackdown Kills ‘Much More’ Than 4,000.. Rights Groups Condemn ‘Crimes Against Humanity’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHAT’S NEXT?

Sweeping Islamist Victory Expected In Egypt.. Massive Election Turnout..

 

 

 

 

BICOASTAL BUST
Cops Raid Occupy Camps Philly and In LA And Arrest Hundreds

 

 

 

 

 

 

What We Really Watch on TV

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador: Tungurahua Volcano Active, Government Urges Evacuations

 

 

 

 

 

LEGALLY INSANE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Iran: When All Hell Breaks Loose

 

 

 

 

 

Transcranial Stimulation Speeding Up Learning

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAIL TO THE BRITS

 Designers & Tastemakers Honored At
The British Fashion Awards

 

 

 

Julian Assange Blasts Press In New Wikileaks

 

 

 

 

 

 

HERE WE GO AGAIN
CAIN ACCUSED OF ‘VERY INAPPROPRIATE’ AFFAIR

RELATIONSHIP ALLEGEDLY LASTED 13 YEARS
WOMAN SAYS SHE HAS PROOF.. CANDIDATE REACTS TO CHARGES

 

 

 

 

SMOOTH SAILING

Day One Of Egypt’s First Free Elections A Pleasant Surprise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Police and Protesters Clash in Cairo

 

 

 Blood Ties: A Photographer Captures Gang Culture In Her Family

 

 

 

 

Camp Pendleton | A decade of service in Afghanistan and Iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As the sun came up Monday morning, many Occupy L.A. protesters were in a good mood, pleased simply to still be camped in front of City Hall hours after it became officially illegal to do so.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egyptians are voting in the opening stage of the first elections since former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February. Queues formed early in many places but there are also reports of polling stations opening late because of administrative problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

People hold candles during a vigil for those killed in a fire earlier in the week, as they participate in the fourth Delhi Pride March. India’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community marched through the streets of Delhi and gathered to protest against harassment, violence and discrimination.