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Gold falls as euro rally runs out of steam - Reuters

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:46:16 +0800

Gold falls as euro rally runs out of steam
Reuters
By Jan Harvey | LONDON (Reuters) - Gold eased on Tuesday as a brief recovery in the euro ran out of steam and Moody's warned that the agency may cut its triple-A credit ratings of France, Britain and Austria. Spot gold was at $1714.41 an ounce at 1310 ...
European Stocks Pare Advance as ThyssenKrupp Falls; Shell GainsBusinessWeek
Britain Defends Austerity Drive Despite Downgrade ThreatNew York Times
European stocks stable after Moody's downgradesAFP
BBC News -Bloomberg -San Francisco Chronicle
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:46:12 +0800

Obama asks public to push Congress on tax cuts
Boston.com
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is turning to the American people for help in pushing Congress to extend a payroll tax cut due to expire at the end of February. The White House says the average family would lose about $40 per paycheck if the cuts are ...
Obama to backers: Pressure Congress on payroll tax cutUSA TODAY
Capitol Hill weighs GOP payroll tax gambitBeaver County Times

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:46:07 +0800

Xi Jinping: Cave dweller or princeling?
BBC News
Will Xi Jinping be China's next leader? Damian Grammaticas reports on what we know of the man in line to steer China through the coming years Who is Xi Jinping? It's not an easy question to answer. The man the Communist Party is busy grooming to be ...
Xi Jinping, future Chinese president, faces test on first White House visitChristian Science Monitor
China's likely next leader makes trip to White House (3:18)Washington Post
China's Vice President Xi to Meet with Obama, BidenVoice of America
NPR -ABC News -Telegraph.co.uk
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:44:24 +0800

Obama's budget calls for pay raises; federal workforce size would remain flat
Washington Post
President Obama wants to give raises to people collecting federal paychecks, but in his new budget proposal, troops would get a larger pay boost than civilian employees. The White House budget plan released Monday would increase federal civilian pay by ...
FACT CHECK: There are budget phantoms in the roomSan Francisco Chronicle
Obama Misses His Chance to Tackle Tax Reform in $3.8 Trillion Budget: ViewBloomberg
Analysis: Obama sets up clash with GOP in budgetBoston.com
MiamiHerald.com -New Philadelphia Times Reporter
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:34:10 +0800

Police: Iranian blows off own legs in Bangkok blasts
USA TODAY
BANGKOK (AP) – An Iranian man carrying grenades blew off his own legs and wounded four civilians in a trio of blasts that shook a busy Bangkok neighborhood on Tuesday, Thai authorities said. By Apichart Weerawong, AP A Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal ...
Bangkok blasts wound Iranian attacker, 4 othersThe Associated Press
Barak blames Iran for bomb blasts in BangkokJerusalem Post
Bangkok blast wounds Iranian attacker, 4 others a day after India bomb; more ...Washington Post
New York Times -CNN International -Telegraph.co.uk
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:28:38 +0800

Syrian forces in all-out assault on Homs
CBS News
Syrian Army tanks are seen stationed at the entrance to the Baba Amr neighbourhood of Homs, February 13, 2012. Syria ignored a new Arab initiative to end the bloodshed, with its troops pounding the city of Homs, as Russia said a ceasefire is needed ...
Violence in Syria, UN Warns of Civil WarTIME
Syria Army Shells Homs as UN Urges International ActionBusinessWeek
Syrian residents say they're bracing for full-blown warCNN
Sydney Morning Herald -USA TODAY -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:25:28 +0800

Questions surrounding Houston death echo past
CBS News
Singer Whitney Houston performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute to industry icons with Clive Davis honoring David Geffen in Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) LOS ANGELES - Whitney Houston's life was a doleful cover of ...
Investigators look into Whitney Houston's prescriptions as family prepares funeralFox News
Whitney Houston's Body Flown East For FuneralMTV.com
How Much Was Whitney Houston Worth When She Died?E! Online
Chicago Sun-Times -Hollywood Reporter -Kansas City Star
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:18:44 +0800

Poll: Rick Santorum takes slight lead in GOP race
CBS News
CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. Rick Santorum has pulled slightly ahead of Mitt Romney in Republican primary voters' preference for the presidential nomination, ...
Poll: Santorum tied with Romney nationallyUSA TODAY
Conservatives Rally Around Rising Santorum in Republican ContestSan Francisco Chronicle
Poor Mitt Romney; Rick Santorum is getting the Valentine's loveLos Angeles Times
ABC News -Brevard Times -New York Times (blog)
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:17:29 +0800

Romney criticizes Obama on auto bailouts
USA TODAY
By Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Mitt Romney is criticizing President Obama's handling of the auto industry bailouts, saying in an op-ed column today that it was "crony capitalism on a grand scale." "The president tells us that without his intervention ...
Mitt Romney, defending bailout position, says he'd be a 'Detroiter in the ...Washington Post (blog)
Romney: Auto bailout was 'crony capitalism,' taxpayers should get reimbursedThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Michigan to Romney: Go awayCNN International
NewsOK.com -TPM -National Journal
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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:03 +0800

Same-Sex Marriage Boosted in Two States
TIME
By AP / GEOFF MULVIHILL Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 Supporters of same sex marriage celebrate after Senate members voted and approved same-sex marriage at the Capitol in Albany, NY, Friday, June 24, 2011. Hans Pennink / AP (TRENTON, NJ) — In a move that ...
N.J. Senate passes gay marriage billPhiladelphia Inquirer
Washington gov signs gay marriage bill into lawBusinessWeek
Poll: New Jersey backs gay marriage referendumPolitico
The Mercury -Huffington Post -Courthouse News Service
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