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Top Army general backs plan to cut 80,000 troops
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:03:03 -0600
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Army's top general on Friday endorsed plans to reduce the size of his force by 80,000 soldiers over the next six years, pledging a steady drawdown that would take
Fading Gingrich falls behind in polls
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:57:46 -0600
MIAMI (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...
Viacom CEO Dauman's pay drops to $43M in 2011
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:54:33 -0600
Viacom's Philippe Dauman led the list of America's top-paid CEOs in 2010 with an $84.5 million package, but that included stock bonuses for renewing his contract and he got just half as...
Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:44:58 -0600
A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers sliding to the ground and leaving at least a dozen with broken bones, bumps or...
Populist, combative Obama gets love from Democratic lawmakers
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:32:58 -0600
CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats have complained in the past that they have not felt the love from President Barack Obama and accuse the White House of not consulting
Republican Santorum heads home as he lags in Florida
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:32:06 -0600
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Trailing in opinion polls, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum headed home to Pennsylvania on Friday for a short visit, effectively turning his...
Officials vow to replace Kentucky bridge hit by cargo ship
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:31:04 -0600
(Reuters) - Officials in western Kentucky vowed on Friday to quickly rebuild or replace a bridge over the Tennessee River after a cargo ship that carries military rocket parts slammed into...
Special election set for June 12 to fill Giffords' seat
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:29:30 -0600
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday ordered a special general election to be held on June 12 to fill the congressional seat vacated by Tucson Democrat Gabrielle...
Former Groupon sales reps countersue over tactics
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:27:11 -0600
(Reuters) - Former Groupon Inc sales representatives who were sued by that company after deciding to leave for Google Inc have filed a countersuit, claiming their former employer is...
British film "Shadow Dancer" lifts crowd at Sundance
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:19:45 -0600
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - A tense British thriller about a mother deeply entrenched in the IRA and forced to choose between the organization and the family she loves has earned high...
Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:17:35 -0600
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites on Friday in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online...
Vanishing inflation bolsters case for Fed easing
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:16:40 -0600
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It has only been a few days since the Federal Reserve adopted a formal goal for inflation, and already policymakers are missing their target.
Probe of NYPD boss' son puts DA in spotlight, too
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:09:10 -0600
While the city's powerful police commissioner faced questions Friday about a rape allegation against his TV-anchor son, the probe has also put the district attorney in a delicate position....
Romney holds 8-point lead in Florida
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:05:24 -0600
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened up an eight-point lead over rival Newt Gingrich in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in Florida, as he regains...
Subpoenas issued to financial firms in expanded probe
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:49:04 -0600
WASHINGTON (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...
Kerry reaches out on Northern Ireland "Troubles" records
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:47:12 -0600
BOSTON (Reuters) - Senator John Kerry said on Friday he had contacted British officials, hoping to end their quest to subpoena confidential interviews of Irish Republican Army (IRA)...
Long road ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:47:04 -0600
How does a man move on with his life after losing his wife and daughters to two ruthless home invaders who tormented, then killed them? For more than four years, a nation both...
Banks closed in Tenn, Fla; makes 5 failures in '12
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:42:16 -0600
Regulators have closed banks in Tennessee and Florida, lifting to five the number of U.S. bank failures this year following 92 closures in 2011. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on...
Quarterly GDP changes in past 4 years, at a glance
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:41:49 -0600
Need for courtroom artists fade as cameras move in
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:40:46 -0600
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...