The Christian Science Monitor - When Xavier Alvarez stood up and introduced himself at a local water district meeting in July 2007, he had no idea he was about to commit a federal crime.
2012-02-22 21:09
2012-02-22 21:09
Could Rick Santorum super PAC do more harm than good? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - One point being made repeatedly in the media of late is that super PACs are changing the usual dynamics of the presidential nominating process by allowing underdog Republican candidates to remain in the race.
2012-02-22 21:09
Boeing says flaw could affect 55 Dreamliners (Reuters)
Reuters - About 55 Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jets may have a recently discovered flaw in the fuselage, the company said on Wednesday, while reiterating that the world's first carbon-plastic passenger plane is safe to fly.
2012-02-22 21:09
Greece pores over bailout laws amid protests (Reuters)
Reuters - Trade unionists, communists and pensioners angry at punishing spending cuts in Greece marched through central Athens on Wednesday as lawmakers set to work on legislation needed to secure payment of a second bailout for the debt-laden country.
2012-02-22 21:09
Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests (Reuters)
Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, at NATO's main base in the country.
2012-02-22 21:09
Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission (Reuters)
Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more than 80 people, including two Western journalists.
2012-02-22 21:09
Home resales at 1-1/2 year-high, supply falls (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. home resales rose to a 1-1/2 year high in January, pushing the supply of properties on the market to the lowest level in almost seven years in a hopeful sign for the housing sector.
2012-02-22 21:09
Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan (Reuters)
Reuters - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden.
2012-02-22 21:09
U.S., French journalists killed in Syria (Reuters)
Reuters - American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.
2012-02-22 21:09
Obama urges corporate tax cut, closing loopholes (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama launched a dialogue with corporate America on Wednesday over business tax reform, offering his first clear plan to cut the corporate tax rate, with little prospect of it becoming law in an election year.
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