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Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 04:01 AM

AP - The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader.

Feisty Gingrich stakes campaign on electability (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 03:52 AM

AP - Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt Romney's efforts to undercut him may be working.

AP Interview: Roubini warns of tough times ahead (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 03:37 AM

AP - Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions in the run-up to the financial meltdown four years ago, says the fallout from that crisis could last the rest of this decade.

Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 03:57 AM

AP - A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.

Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 03:03 AM

AP - One marker in hand and one in his mouth, Lou Chukman glances up and down from a sketchpad to a reputed Chicago mobster across the courtroom — drawing feverishly to capture the drama of the judge's verdict before the moment passes.

'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:13 AM

AP - After a two-year international crime spree in which he survived a handful of crash landings, Colton Harris-Moore — the infamous "Barefoot Bandit" — says he's lucky to be alive.

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:58 PM

AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

911 call reveals frantic efforts to help Moore (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 03:31 AM

AP - A 911 recording revealed frantic efforts by friends of Demi Moore to get help for the actress who was convulsing as they gathered around her and tried to comfort her.

Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana celebrate at Sundance (AP)

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2012 03:31 AM

AP - Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana are in Park City to promote their film, "The Words," which is closing the Sundance Film Festival.

James, Wade lead Heat over Knicks, 99-89 (AP)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 10:59 PM

AP - LeBron James scored 31 points, Dwyane Wade scored 28 in his return from a sprained right ankle, and the Miami Heat beat the 3-point-obsessed New York Knicks 99-89 on Friday night.

Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 08:12 PM

Reuters - Newt Gingrich struggled to regain momentum in the Republican presidential race on Friday as two new polls showed him falling behind rival Mitt Romney, who was seen as the winner of the final debate before the Florida primary.

Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 11:35 PM

Reuters - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.

Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 04:48 PM

Reuters - The economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012.

Syria violence kills over 40 (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 07:28 PM

Reuters - Security forces killed over 40 people in Syria on Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a 10-month revolt.

Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 06:57 PM

Reuters - The Justice Department issued civil subpoenas to 11 financial institutions as part of a new effort to investigate misconduct in the packaging and sale of home loans to investors, Attorney General Eric Holder said on Friday.

Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 06:37 PM

Reuters - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default.

In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over fees (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 05:15 PM

Reuters - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business.

Apple not turning "blind eye" to supply chain problems: CEO (Reuters)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 03:32 PM

Reuters - Apple Inc has never turned "a blind eye" to the problems in its supply chain and any suggestion it does not care about the plight of workers is "patently false," Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said in an email to employees.

How Pentagon budget cuts will reshape the Army (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 04:48 PM

The Christian Science Monitor - Military officials moved quickly Friday to counter the perception that the Army was the big loser in the new Pentagon budget unveiled Thursday.

Obama outlines plan to cut college costs. Could it backfire on students? (+video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Published: Friday, January 27, 2012 12:48 PM

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama Friday made a set of bold proposals to tie federal aid to efforts by states and colleges to keep tuition under control and provide a good value to students.