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01/17/12--15:21: The ultimate example of preventive medicine (chan 1409046)

Few of us expect to be confronted with our own mortality during the course of your average workday, but that's exactly what happened to Bill Weir last Friday, January 13th. The day before, Bill was in Las Vegas covering the Consumer Electronics Show for This Could Be Big. That afternoon he was on a flight [...]


01/17/12--19:29: Sarah Palin: 'I'd vote for Newt' (chan 1409046)

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she would vote for Gingrich “if I were a South Carolinian.”





Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said she would vote for Gingrich “if I were a South Carolinian.”





01/17/12--19:37: WH smoke bomb as Obamas dine out (chan 1409046)

While the Obamas were dining at one of DC’ finest steak houses,  Occupy DC protesters gathered in front of the White House and for a couple of hours, drew dozens of police cars to Pennsylvania Avenue and briefly kept the press on lockdown inside the...


01/17/12--21:01: Poll: Americans say economy on wrong track (chan 1409046)

The nation’s economic ice jam is showing tentative signs of a thaw, warming some political sentiment along with it.





The nation’s economic ice jam is showing tentative signs of a thaw, warming some political sentiment along with it.





01/18/12--00:18: Paul addresses boos from South Carolina GOP debate (chan 1409046)

Ron Paul questioned those who booed him at Monday’s GOP presidential debate.





Ron Paul questioned those who booed him at Monday’s GOP presidential debate.





01/18/12--00:27: World Bank warns of global growth slowdown (chan 1409046)

The World Bank warned Wednesday of a possible slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to prepare for shocks that could be more severe than the 2008 crisis.





The World Bank warned Wednesday of a possible slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to prepare for shocks that could be more severe than the 2008 crisis.





01/18/12--01:45: Opinion: Santorum’s bogus marriage attack (chan 1409046)

The Pennsylvania conservative keeps bashing Obama for undermining the institution of marriage. Michelle Goldberg on what Rick gets wrong.





The Pennsylvania conservative keeps bashing Obama for undermining the institution of marriage. Michelle Goldberg on what Rick gets wrong.





01/18/12--03:19: Analysis: Not-so-covert Iran war buys West time, raises tension (chan 1409046)

LONDON (Reuters) - A backseat passenger on a motorcycle weaving through the crush of Tehran's morning traffic reaches out and places a small magnetic device on the door of a silver-grey Peugeot 405. When the directional bomb explodes seconds later, blasting through the sedan's door and instantly killing nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, a 32-year-old father of one, the motorcycle has already vanished, accelerating into the ranks of the Iranian capital's rush hour. ...





LONDON (Reuters) - A backseat passenger on a motorcycle weaving through the crush of Tehran's morning traffic reaches out and places a small magnetic device on the door of a silver-grey Peugeot 405. When the directional bomb explodes seconds later, blasting through the sedan's door and instantly killing nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, a 32-year-old father of one, the motorcycle has already vanished, accelerating into the ranks of the Iranian capital's rush hour. ...





01/18/12--04:55: Cruise ship wreck: Search suspended after ship moves (chan 1409046)

Apparent Shift in Position Might Pose a Threat to Dive Teams





Apparent Shift in Position Might Pose a Threat to Dive Teams





01/18/12--05:02: Gingrich to S.C.: You’re my only hope (chan 1409046)

In a nutshell, here's Newt Gingrich's pitch to South Carolina this week, in four easy steps: 1. If you don't elect Gingrich on Saturday, he will lose the Republican presidential nomination. 2. If Gingrich loses the nomination, Mitt Romney will win it. 3. If Romney wins the nomination, he will lose to President Barack [...]





In a nutshell, here's Newt Gingrich's pitch to South Carolina this week, in four easy steps: 1. If you don't elect Gingrich on Saturday, he will lose the Republican presidential nomination. 2. If Gingrich loses the nomination, Mitt Romney will win it. 3. If Romney wins the nomination, he will lose to President Barack [...]





01/18/12--05:22: All terms on table as Greek debt talks resume: official (chan 1409046)

ATHENS (Reuters) - All terms in a planned debt swap -- including the coupon rate -- are being discussed as talks between Greece and its private creditors resume on Wednesday, a Greek government official said. "All variables are being considered," the official said. "The coupon is the most visible aspect but not the only one." The official also confirmed that Greece may opt to draft a law to enforce investor losses if it felt participation in the debt swap was not high enough. ...





ATHENS (Reuters) - All terms in a planned debt swap -- including the coupon rate -- are being discussed as talks between Greece and its private creditors resume on Wednesday, a Greek government official said. "All variables are being considered," the official said. "The coupon is the most visible aspect but not the only one." The official also confirmed that Greece may opt to draft a law to enforce investor losses if it felt participation in the debt swap was not high enough. ...





01/18/12--05:31: Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigns (chan 1409046)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who had blasted the Internet pioneer for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and impeding investment deals that could have transformed the struggling company. Yang's abrupt departure comes two weeks after Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson its new CEO, with a mandate to return the once-leading Internet portal to the heights it enjoyed in the 1990s. ...





SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the company he started in 1995, appeasing shareholders who had blasted the Internet pioneer for pursuing an ineffective personal vision and impeding investment deals that could have transformed the struggling company. Yang's abrupt departure comes two weeks after Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson its new CEO, with a mandate to return the once-leading Internet portal to the heights it enjoyed in the 1990s. ...





01/18/12--05:33: From US private school student to al-Qaida agent (chan 1409046)

Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew up in a well-off Texas household, attended a pricey boarding school and graduated from one of the state's most respected universities.





Moeed Abdul Salam didn't descend into radical Islam for lack of other options. He grew up in a well-off Texas household, attended a pricey boarding school and graduated from one of the state's most respected universities.





01/18/12--06:32: Nadal, Federer advance at Australian Open (chan 1409046)

Rafael Nadal didn't drop a set and Roger Federer didn't pick up a racket. Both reached the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday along with several of the top women.





Rafael Nadal didn't drop a set and Roger Federer didn't pick up a racket. Both reached the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday along with several of the top women.





01/18/12--06:39: Romney urged by ally Christie to release tax return (chan 1409046)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a key ally of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, on Wednesday joined Romney's rivals in urging the candidate to release his income tax forms after he said he pays roughly a 15 percent tax rate. "Let's get all of the facts out there. See what the tax returns say," Christie told MSNBC's program "Morning Joe," although he downplayed that the forms would reveal much and that all the attention would probably be "much ado about nothing. ...





WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a key ally of Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, on Wednesday joined Romney's rivals in urging the candidate to release his income tax forms after he said he pays roughly a 15 percent tax rate. "Let's get all of the facts out there. See what the tax returns say," Christie told MSNBC's program "Morning Joe," although he downplayed that the forms would reveal much and that all the attention would probably be "much ado about nothing. ...





01/18/12--06:40: Fujifilm considering supporting Olympus (chan 1409046)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm Holdings said on Wednesday it is considering supporting scandal-hit endoscope maker Olympus Corp although neither side looks likely to move quickly on an equity alliance that Olympus needs to shore up its finances. A $1.7 billion accounting fraud has severely depleted Olympus' net assets, but it is being supported by major Japanese shareholders who prefer bringing in an equity partner to selling the whole company or its assets. ...





TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujifilm Holdings said on Wednesday it is considering supporting scandal-hit endoscope maker Olympus Corp although neither side looks likely to move quickly on an equity alliance that Olympus needs to shore up its finances. A $1.7 billion accounting fraud has severely depleted Olympus' net assets, but it is being supported by major Japanese shareholders who prefer bringing in an equity partner to selling the whole company or its assets. ...





01/18/12--06:46: Weather service scales back Seattle snow forecast (chan 1409046)

As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event.





As snow started falling on Seattle Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service scaled back the amount expected in western Washington but said it would still be a significant event.





01/18/12--06:49: IMF seeks to boost lending war chest by up to $600 billion (chan 1409046)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is estimating it needs to raise up to $600 billion in new resources to lend to countries struggling with the fallout from the growing euro zone debt crisis, IMF sources said on Wednesday. While the IMF estimates it will need $500 billion of the money to lend to member countries in need, the remaining $100 billion will be used as a "protection buffer," the sources, who were present at an IMF board meeting on the issue on Tuesday, told Reuters. ...





WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund is estimating it needs to raise up to $600 billion in new resources to lend to countries struggling with the fallout from the growing euro zone debt crisis, IMF sources said on Wednesday. While the IMF estimates it will need $500 billion of the money to lend to member countries in need, the remaining $100 billion will be used as a "protection buffer," the sources, who were present at an IMF board meeting on the issue on Tuesday, told Reuters. ...





01/18/12--06:51: Garth Brooks sues hospital over $500,000 donation (chan 1409046)

Country music star Garth Brooks has sued his hometown hospital for allegedly not using his $500,000 gift for what he says he and the hospital agreed it would


01/18/12--06:53: Gov. Haley: Romney doesn’t have to release tax returns (chan 1409046)

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley say's Perry's challenging Romney to release his tax returns is a “distraction” and “nothing but a political ploy.”





S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley say's Perry's challenging Romney to release his tax returns is a “distraction” and “nothing but a political ploy.”





01/18/12--06:58: Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner (chan 1409046)

GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted slightly, but officials said they are hoping to resume as soon as possible. Five days after the 114,500 tonne cruise ship struck a rock and capsized off the picturesque Tuscan island of Giglio, hopes of finding anyone alive have faded and salvage experts are preparing to pump 2,300 tonnes of fuel from the hulk. ...





GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted slightly, but officials said they are hoping to resume as soon as possible. Five days after the 114,500 tonne cruise ship struck a rock and capsized off the picturesque Tuscan island of Giglio, hopes of finding anyone alive have faded and salvage experts are preparing to pump 2,300 tonnes of fuel from the hulk. ...





01/18/12--07:08: Poland to put Hitler's forest lair on tourist trail (chan 1409046)

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is looking for an investor to turn the "Wolf's Lair" of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler into a tourist attraction. The ruins of Hitler's fortress complex deep in the woodlands of northeastern Poland is famed as the site of an assassination attempt on Hitler by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg and popularized by a 2008 film starring Tom Cruise. The Wolf's Lair served as one of Hitler's military headquarters during World War Two and was destroyed by the Nazi forces as they retreated in early 1945. The site -- whose name refers to Hitler's nickname, "Mr. ...


01/18/12--07:12: Wikipedia, Google protest US antipiracy proposals (chan 1409046)

January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in protesting pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content.





January 18 is a date that will live in ignorance, as Wikipedia started a 24-hour blackout of its English-language articles, joining other sites in protesting pending U.S. legislation aimed at shutting down sites that share pirated movies and other content.





01/18/12--07:16: Tourists from 5 nations victims in Ethiopia attack (chan 1409046)

Gunmen in Ethiopia's arid north attacked a group of European tourists traveling in one of the world's lowest and hottest regions, killing five, wounding two and kidnapping two, an Ethiopian official said Wednesday.


01/18/12--07:24: Schools close, flights canceled as storm nears NW (chan 1409046)

Schools preemptively closed, crews salted down streets and more than two dozen flights into two Pacific Northwest cities were canceled as the region prepared for a potentially major snowstorm on Wednesday.





Schools preemptively closed, crews salted down streets and more than two dozen flights into two Pacific Northwest cities were canceled as the region prepared for a potentially major snowstorm on Wednesday.





01/18/12--07:33: USDA announces $308 million in aid to states (chan 1409046)

The nation's top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across the U.S.





The nation's top agriculture official is expected to announce Wednesday more than $300 million in emergency assistance to 33 states and Puerto Rico to help them recover from an unusually intense year for natural disasters across the U.S.





01/18/12--07:33: Supreme Court upholds copyright law (chan 1409046)

The Supreme Court has upheld a law that extended U.S. copyright protection to books, musical compositions and other works by foreign artists that had been available without paying royalties.


01/18/12--07:39: Plans for Diamond Jubilee river pageant unveiled (chan 1409046)

Palace officials Wednesday announced details of a massive pageant on London's River Thames to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year.





Palace officials Wednesday announced details of a massive pageant on London's River Thames to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year.





01/18/12--07:39: Wikipedia editors question site blackout (chan 1409046)

The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work.





The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work.





01/18/12--07:41: 480 homeless after heavy rains in Mozambique (chan 1409046)

Nearly 500 people were flooded out of their homes in Mozambique's capital after a tropical depression brought torrential rain and high winds, city officials said Wednesday.


01/18/12--07:45: Florida man guilty of DUI manslaughter sues victim (chan 1409046)

A man who had pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter stemming from a crash near Tampa, Fla., on Christmas Day 2007 now denies causing the crash that killed three of the four people in the vehicle he hit. David Belniak has sued the estate of Ray...


01/18/12--07:49: IMF seeks up to $500 billion in new funds (chan 1409046)

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it's aiming to increase its financial firepower by around $500 billion so it can give out new loans to help mitigate a worsening financial crisis.





The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it's aiming to increase its financial firepower by around $500 billion so it can give out new loans to help mitigate a worsening financial crisis.





01/18/12--07:51: Goldman beats Street on lower expenses (chan 1409046)

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's fourth-quarter profit fell 56 percent as trading and investment banking revenue plunged, but the bank managed to beat analysts' expectations through cost cutting and lower taxes, sending its shares higher. Chief Financial Officer David Viniar said Goldman is targeting $1.4 billion in annual cost savings, up from an earlier goal of $1.2 billion, and has a "small amount" left to do in 2012. Viniar, speaking on a conference call with analysts, also said profit growth must come from higher revenue and not cost cuts. ...





(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's fourth-quarter profit fell 56 percent as trading and investment banking revenue plunged, but the bank managed to beat analysts' expectations through cost cutting and lower taxes, sending its shares higher. Chief Financial Officer David Viniar said Goldman is targeting $1.4 billion in annual cost savings, up from an earlier goal of $1.2 billion, and has a "small amount" left to do in 2012. Viniar, speaking on a conference call with analysts, also said profit growth must come from higher revenue and not cost cuts. ...





01/18/12--07:58: Italians name 28 missing cruise passengers, crew (chan 1409046)

Italian rescue workers suspended operations Wednesday after a stricken cruise ship shifted slightly on the rocks near the Tuscan coast, creating deep concerns about the safety of divers and firefighters searching for the 22 people still missing.





Italian rescue workers suspended operations Wednesday after a stricken cruise ship shifted slightly on the rocks near the Tuscan coast, creating deep concerns about the safety of divers and firefighters searching for the 22 people still missing.





01/18/12--07:58: Slow response to East Africa hunger 'cost lives' (chan 1409046)

Thousands of people, more than half of them children, died needlessly and millions of dollars were wasted because the international community did not respond to early warnings of an impending famine in East Africa, aid agencies said Wednesday, even as they warned of a new hunger crisis in West Africa.


01/18/12--07:59: More arrests in insider trading probe (chan 1409046)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Authorities arrested four people and will announce charges against several more on Wednesday as part of the government's sweeping probe into insider trading at hedge funds, an FBI spokesman said. The charges are part of the government's long-running investigation into the alleged sharing of confidential information on publicly traded corporations with hedge fund managers and analysts. In the biggest case so far, onetime billionaire and hedge fund tycoon Raj Rajaratnam was convicted of insider trading and is now serving an 11-year prison term. ...


01/18/12--08:05: Iranian lawmaker says Obama proposed talks (chan 1409046)

U.S. President Barack Obama has called for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader that also warned Tehran against closing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a conservative Iranian lawmaker was quoted as saying Wednesday.


01/18/12--08:12: Italy enthralled by ship's tale of two captains (chan 1409046)

(Reuters) The Coast Guard officer who ordered the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to go back aboard unwittingly became an instant hero on Wednesday, credited with saving the national honor on one of its darkest nights.





(Reuters) The Coast Guard officer who ordered the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to go back aboard unwittingly became an instant hero on Wednesday, credited with saving the national honor on one of its darkest nights.





01/18/12--08:16: Russia warns West against military action in Syria (chan 1409046)

Syria's powerful ally Russia said Wednesday it would block any attempt by the West to secure U.N. support for the use of force against the regime in Damascus, which is under intense international pressure to end its deadly crackdown on dissent.





Syria's powerful ally Russia said Wednesday it would block any attempt by the West to secure U.N. support for the use of force against the regime in Damascus, which is under intense international pressure to end its deadly crackdown on dissent.