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Opinion: Michigan to Romney...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:36:54 +0800

One very clear reason why Mitt Romney is far from a lock to win the Michigan primary, despite his ties to the state, is that he's not really tied to the state.He was born here, he lived here. But he's not family. Not anymore. That's why the characterization of Rick Santorum polling well in Romney's backyard is a bit misguided. The truth is, many of us disowned that two-faced liar years ago. We remember how, back in 2008, Romney came home promising to do all he could to save the auto industry. And we believed him and voted for him and he won the primary here. Then, after he dropped out of the race, he wrote a New York Times op-ed that carried the headline "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt."

Explosions rock parts of Thai...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:00:52 +0800

Bangkok police reported three separate explosions in the Thai capital Tuesday, seriously injuring one man, authorities said.One bomb went off in a rental house, believed to be leased by three foreigners, according Police Maj. Gen. Pisit Pisutthisak. At least two of the men left the scene and are unaccounted for, he said.A third man, who also fled the house, detonated two more bombs. One of the blasts went off when a taxi driver refused to give him a ride, and there was another explosion when he tried to throw a bomb at police as they closed on him.

Obama continues push for...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:01:03 +0800

President Barack Obama continues his push Tuesday to get Congress to extend a payroll tax cut, a day after House Republican leaders agreed to remove an obstacle in the passage of the tax cut extension.Obama released Tuesday a video about what he called the need to extend the tax cut by the end of the month or a family making about $50,000 a year could lose $40 in every paycheck.In the video, Obama urges people to go to social networking sites to speak about how this loss of income would affect them.

Syrian residents brace for...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:32:48 +0800

Fear and horror paralyzed residents in the Syrian city of Homs Tuesday, with snipers preventing anyone from moving and heavy shelling blasting through the air, opposition activists said."The snipers are even targeting those who intend to get bread from the bakeries," said one activist, who uses the pseudonym Abu Omar."They are shelling randomly -- why, I don't know," said another activist, identified only as Omar for security reasons. "There is no place here in this city that is a safe house or shelter or a basement. You have to be lucky to stay safe."

China's leader-in-waiting to...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:17 +0800

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the man set to become the country's next paramount leader, is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama and other officials at the White House on Tuesday during a U.S. visit that is likely to help burnish Xi's statesmanly credentials at home and abroad.The planned meetings have thrust Xi, who is expected to become head of the ruling Communist Party later this year, onto center stage in both the American and Chinese news media. President Hu Jintao undertook a similar visit 10 years ago as he was being groomed for the top job.But beneath the carefully choreographed presentation of the high-profile meetings lies a range of contentious issues on which Xi has little incentive to give ground, including trade and China's growing military presence.