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Saturday, February 25, 2012 8:30 PM PST

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News - Latest News & Headlines: Violence across Syria on eve of constitution vote GOP governors wary of extended nomination battle Down to the wire in GOP Michigan race NATO withdraws staff from Afghan ministries after shooting Fire at Brazil's Antarctic research station kills 2, injures 1 Pressure on Europe grows at Mexico G-20 meeting Sometimes even Warren Buffett gets it wrong Panic after 5.9 quake hits Taiwan; no reports of damage Kim Jong Un issues threat before South Korea drills Egypt presses ahead with trial of 16 Americans, 27 others Israel strikes Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks Rupert Murdoch unveils new Sunday tabloid with decency vow Marine credits karma for winning $2.9 million jackpot Bloomberg Businessweek gives Romney the Springsteen treatment Gingrich fights for home state a month after being on top Obama welcomes new Yemen leader, pushes for reform Demolition begins on Osama bin Laden's compound Nelson Mandela comfortable after hospital procedure Rick Santorum talks faith, freedom, and fish in Michigan Prosecutor seeks probation for 9-year-old shooter Two screeners removed after airport metal detector left unattended Robert Kennedy son facing charges after struggle with nurses 'Bad' cocaine killed American TV producer in Uganda Violence across Syria on eve of constitution vote Sat,25 Feb 2012 04:29 PM PST Associated Press - Syria defied international calls to halt attacks on rebel enclaves as at least 89 people were killed nationwide Saturday on the eve of a constitutional referendum that the opposition sees as a ploy by President Bashar Assad's regime. Full Story Top GOP governors wary of extended nomination battle Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:28 PM PST The Ticket - The ongoing race for the Republican presidential nomination appears to be causing heartburn among some party leaders who are eager to start taking on a president who has begun to feel the political benefit of a rehabilitating economy and a divisive GOP primary process. "I definitely would like to see it finished before the [...] Full Story Top Down to the wire in GOP Michigan race Sat,25 Feb 2012 06:23 PM PST Associated Press - Republican Mitt Romney fought Saturday to prove he is the strongest challenger to President Barack Obama, an increasingly difficult task given the tight race in his native state of Michigan against surging conservative Rick Santorum. Full Story Top NATO withdraws staff from Afghan ministries after shooting Sat,25 Feb 2012 02:52 PM PST AFP - NATO on Saturday pulled all its staff out of Afghan government ministries after two US military advisors were shot dead in the interior ministry, as anti-US protests raged for a fifth day. Full Story Top Fire at Brazil's Antarctic research station kills 2, injures 1 Sat,25 Feb 2012 04:55 PM PST Associated Press - A fire at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday killed two navy personnel and forced the evacuation by helicopter of 44 people, the Brazilian navy said. Full Story Top Pressure on Europe grows at Mexico G-20 meeting Sat,25 Feb 2012 06:52 PM PST Associated Press - Pressure mounted on Europe Saturday to build an even bigger financial stabilization fund to head off sovereign debt concerns, with the United States, Brazil, and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development all urging an increase. Full Story Top Sometimes even Warren Buffett gets it wrong Sat,25 Feb 2012 04:29 PM PST Associated Press - The Oracle of Omaha earned his nickname — and more than a few billion dollars — by spotting investments that others overlooked, but Warren Buffett makes mistakes. Full Story Top Panic after 5.9 quake hits Taiwan; no reports of damage Sat,25 Feb 2012 07:50 PM PST AFP - A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake sent panicked people fleeing onto the streets in Taiwan's second-largest city of Kaohsiung as rail services were temporarily suspended. Full Story Top Kim Jong Un issues threat before South Korea drills Sat,25 Feb 2012 07:42 PM PST Associated Press - North Korea says its new leader, Kim Jong Un, has ordered troops to launch a powerful retaliatory strike against South Korea if provoked. Full Story Top Egypt presses ahead with trial of 16 Americans, 27 others Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:37 PM PST Associated Press - The trial of 16 Americans and 27 others opens Sunday at a Cairo courthouse in what critics say is a politically charged case linked to a government crackdown on nonprofit groups that has touched off the deepest crisis in U.S.-Egyptian relations in decades. Full Story Top Israel strikes Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks Sat,25 Feb 2012 05:40 PM PST AFP - Israeli warplanes early Sunday carried out an attack on the south of the Gaza Strip after rockets were fired at Israel, according to the army. Full Story Top Rupert Murdoch unveils new Sunday tabloid with decency vow Sat,25 Feb 2012 06:21 PM PST Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch bid to grab back the huge audience his News Corp lost when it closed Britain's best-selling News of the World over a phone-hacking scandal with a new Sunday edition of his Sun tabloid filled with gossip, girls and celebrities. With a front page splashing on a female TV presenter's birthing difficulties - "My heart stopped for 40 seconds" - the top-selling daily Sun made its Sunday debut, aiming to win back the 2.7 million people who had read News of the World until its closure in July in Britain's biggest recent press scandal. ... Full Story Top Marine credits karma for winning $2.9 million jackpot Sat,25 Feb 2012 06:25 PM PST Associated Press - Marine Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt is crediting karma for landing a $2.9 million progressive slot jackpot in Las Vegas. Full Story Top Bloomberg Businessweek gives Romney the Springsteen treatment Sat,25 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST The Cutline - A month after nearly publishing a cover featuring a bloody Mitt Romney, Bloomberg Businessweek finally pulled the trigger--albeit without the blood. The cover of the Feb. 27 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek features an image of Romney, his back turned to the camera. An outstretched arm holds the iconic cover of Bruce Springsteen's 1984 album "Born [...] Full Story Top Gingrich fights for home state a month after being on top Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:43 PM PST Reuters - Only a month ago, Newt Gingrich was atop the Republican presidential race. Now he is struggling for a win even in his home state of Georgia as his campaign stakes its future on the Super Tuesday primaries. Full Story Top Obama welcomes new Yemen leader, pushes for reform Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:56 PM PST Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Yemen's new president on Saturday the United States would be a steadfast partner and urged him to follow through on promises for a broad national dialogue, political reforms and elections by 2014. "I told President (Abd-Rabbu Mansour) Hadi that the United States will stand with the people of Yemen as they continue their efforts to forge a brighter future for their country," Obama said in a statement. ... Full Story Top Demolition begins on Osama bin Laden's compound Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST Associated Press - Pakistan on Saturday began demolishing the three-story compound where Osama bin Laden lived for years and was killed by U.S. commandos last May, eliminating a concrete reminder of the painful and embarrassing chapter in the country's history. Full Story Top Nelson Mandela comfortable after hospital procedure Sat,25 Feb 2012 09:04 AM PST Reuters - Former South African president Nelson Mandela was comfortable in a hospital on Saturday after undergoing a "diagnostic procedure" for abdominal pains, the government said, telling people not to panic about the health of the 93-year-old anti-apartheid leader. Full Story Top Rick Santorum talks faith, freedom, and fish in Michigan Sat,25 Feb 2012 08:16 AM PST The Ticket - The Republican presidential candidate dropped in on a time-honored Catholic tradition of fishy fellowship to celebrate the first Friday of Lent fasting. Full Story Top Prosecutor seeks probation for 9-year-old shooter Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:08 PM PST Associated Press - A Washington state prosecutor says his office will seek probation and treatment for a 9-year-old boy who took to school a gun that accidentally discharged and critically injured a classmate this past week. Full Story Top Two screeners removed after airport metal detector left unattended Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:52 PM PST Associated Press - Federal transportation officials have removed two officers from screening duties at Sacramento International Airport after a metal detector was left unattended and five people were suspected of going through ... Full Story Top Robert Kennedy son facing charges after struggle with nurses Sat,25 Feb 2012 01:36 PM PST Associated Press - A son of Robert F. Kennedy is facing misdemeanor charges after he struggled with nurses who tried to stop him from carrying his newborn son out of the maternity ward at a hospital near New York City. Full Story Top 'Bad' cocaine killed American TV producer in Uganda Sat,25 Feb 2012 03:22 PM PST Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - An American television producer found dead on a hotel balcony in Uganda last week died after taking contaminated cocaine, police and a private investigator said on Saturday. An official toxicology report confirmed the narcotic was in Jeff Rice's blood, dispelling initial suspicions the father-of-two known for his work on the U.S. show "The Amazing Race," had been poisoned by attackers. Rice, who was found slumped over a table bleeding through the nose and mouth, died of asphyxiation, a post mortem showed. Drug users who fall unconscious risk inhaling vomit. "Rice ... ... Full Story Top

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