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Will Nevada give Romney a 2nd straight win?

CNN - Politics - 1 hour 43 min ago
Mitt Romney has a chance on Saturday to do what no Republican presidential candidate has done so far this cycle: win two contests back to back.
Categories: CNN, Issues, Politics

Iran begins military exercises in southern Iran

AP - World News - 2 hours 42 min ago
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard began military exercises Saturday in the country's south, the latest show of force after threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for tougher Western sanctions....

Thousands in rival Moscow marches

BBC - News - 2 hours 52 min ago
Thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Valdimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia's capital.
Categories: BBC, News

Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants

AP - World News - 2 hours 52 min ago
MUNICH (AP) -- The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis....

Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants

AP - U.S. News - 2 hours 52 min ago
MUNICH (AP) -- The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Snowfall still a risk for weekend

BBC - News - 2 hours 56 min ago
Forecasters say snow is likely to fall in parts of Wales over the weekend, but a change in temperatures should see it turn to rain later.
Categories: BBC, News

Taliban deny their leader sent letter to Obama

AP - World News - 3 hours 4 min ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Afghan Taliban on Saturday denied that their leader Mullah Omar had written to President Barack Obama last July....

Afghan officials try to open Kabul airport

AP - World News - 3 hours 6 min ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials say they are hopeful that the country's largest airport will reopen after being closed due to heavy snowfall....

Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault

AP - World News - 3 hours 7 min ago
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs on Saturday, killing more than 200 people in what appears to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said....

Romney using Nev. as springboard for Feb. contests

AP - Politics - 3 hours 8 min ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Mitt Romney expects Nevada's caucuses to kick off a month of primary and caucus contests to keep momentum on his side in the race for the GOP presidential nomination....

UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high

AP - World News - 3 hours 14 min ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians with 3,021 killed, a rise of 8 percent from the year before as insurgents ratcheted up violence with roadside bombs and suicide attacks, the United Nations said Saturday....

Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud

AP - U.S. News - 3 hours 17 min ago
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday, leaving in flux the fate of one of the state's most powerful positions....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

State election has big implications for all India

AP - World News - 3 hours 27 min ago
SITAPUR, India (AP) -- One of India's most powerful and controversial politicians rises from a throne-like armchair, a clutch of candidates standing deferentially behind her and two large portraits flanking the stage. A gated semicircle keeps tens of thousands of supporters 20 yards (meters) away....

2 more charges pending for suspected serial killer

AP - U.S. News - 3 hours 27 min ago
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- Eder Herrera spent three months in jail for the stabbing deaths of his mother and brother. Charges against him were dropped Friday, shortly before prosecutors announced that an ex-Marine accused of killing four homeless men would be charged with the double murder....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Russia warns UN vote on Syria will end in scandal

AP - World News - 3 hours 28 min ago
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's foreign minister sternly warned Washington Saturday that any attempt to put a draft resolution on Syria to vote at the United Nations would lead to "scandal," a blunt warning that Moscow is prepared to use its veto power....

LA school reeling from arrest of 2nd teacher

AP - U.S. News - 3 hours 29 min ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A bizarre case at an inner-city elementary school where a teacher was charged with taking bondage-style photographs of children has expanded with the arrest of a second teacher suspected of fondling two girls in his classroom....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

NYT: Rhodes gives details on Yale athlete, honor

AP - U.S. News - 3 hours 42 min ago
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Rhodes Trust officials suggest a Yale University quarterback would have known that his candidacy for the prestigious scholarship was in jeopardy because of a sexual misconduct allegation, contrary to what he has said, a newspaper reports....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Nev. caucuses offer state a rare say in nomination

AP - Politics - 3 hours 53 min ago
RENO, Nev. (AP) -- With its 24-hour casino gambling, legalized prostitution and drive-through wedding chapels, Nevada seems anything but conventional. When it comes to voting in presidential elections, it's as mainstream as it gets....

Injuries reported in explosion near CA Marine base

AP - U.S. News - 4 hours 9 min ago
COLEVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say up to five people have been injured in an explosion in military housing near the U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Coleville....
Categories: Associated Press, News, US

Death toll in Egypt clashes climbs to 7

AP - World News - 4 hours 15 min ago
CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian security official says the number of protesters killed in clashes with security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot has risen to seven....
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