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Gillard Calls Australia Leadership Vote After Rudd Resigns - Bloomberg
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:56 pm
BloombergGillard Calls Australia Leadership Vote After Rudd ResignsBloombergEnlarge image Kevin Rudd Kevin Rudd Win McNamee/Getty Images Kevin Rudd speaks at a news conference at the Willard Hotel February 22, 2012 in Washington, DC. Play Video Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a leadership ballot for Feb.Gillard, Rudd on course for leadership showdownABC OnlineAustralian PM Calls Party Vote as Challenger RisesABC NewsJulia Gillard calls Australia leadership ballot to end 'once and for all ...Telegraph.co.ukSydney Morning Herald -BusinessWeekall 5,884 news articles »
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Va. House scraps requirement that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ... - Washington Post
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:54 pm
USA TODAYVa. House scraps requirement that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ...Washington PostRICHMOND, Va. — Amid a public uproar that prompted Virginia's governor to withdraw his support, Republican legislators on Wednesday dropped a bitterly contested proposal to require that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ultrasound imaging, ...Governor of Virginia Reverses Position on Abortion BillNew York TimesVirginia lawmakers pass revised ultrasound requirementReutersVa. scraps invasive pre-abortion procedureUSA TODAYChicago Tribune -STLtoday.comall 1,129 news articles »
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FDA Advisers Bless New Diet Drug - Wall Street Journal
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:46 pm
Baltimore SunFDA Advisers Bless New Diet DrugWall Street JournalBy JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN A federal advisory panel overwhelmingly backed the weight-loss drug Qnexa, clearing the way for the Food and Drug Administration to potentially approve a prescription diet drug for the first time in more than a decade.US advisers back experimental obesity pillReutersFDA Panel Backs Previously Rejected Obesity PillABC NewsFDA panel backs weight loss drug, despite risksCBS NewsLos Angeles Times -San Francisco Chronicle -New York Timesall 369 news articles »
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Mitt Romney quickly attacks Santorum on spending in GOP debate - Los Angeles Times
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:44 pm
Los Angeles TimesMitt Romney quickly attacks Santorum on spending in GOP debateLos Angeles TimesBy Michael A. Memoli Mitt Romney quickly targeted Rick Santorum's Washington rap sheet in tonight's CNN debate, a clear effort to blunt his momentum with conservatives in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination. In response to the opening ...Opening GOP debate, Romney pounces on SantorumBoston.comLive blog: GOP candidates spar in Arizona debateUSA TODAYSantorum at center stage in crucial Arizona debateReutersThe Associated Press -CNN -Washington Postall 8,024 news articles »
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Police: 8-year-old girl shot at Wash. elementary school - USA TODAY
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:40 pm
USA TODAYPolice: 8-year-old girl shot at Wash. elementary schoolUSA TODAYSEATTLE (AP) – An 8-year-old girl was in critical condition Wednesday after she shot in the abdomen at her elementary school near Seattle, and one of her classmates was detained, authorities said Wednesday. By Larry Steagall, AP Armin Jahr Elementary ...8-Year-Old Critical After Wash. School ShootingABC NewsGirl, 8, critical after elementary school shootingCBS News8-year-old in critical condition after shooting at Washington schoolFox NewsChicago Tribuneall 360 news articles »
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Syria violence intensifies amid journalist deaths - CBS News
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:32 pm
CBS NewsSyria violence intensifies amid journalist deathsCBS NewsBEIRUT - Syrian forces intensely shelled the opposition stronghold of Homs as President Bashar Assad's regime also escalated attacks on rebel bases elsewhere, with helicopter gunships strafing areas in the northwest, activists said.Rights Groups: Syria Escalating Violent Campaign Against JournalistsVoice of AmericaRecalling Her Determined Daughter, a Journalist Killed in SyriaNew York TimesSyria unrest: Reporters' deaths spark Western outrageBBC NewsWall Street Journal -ABC Online -Los Angeles Timesall 3,561 news articles »
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George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder - Washington Post
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:29 pm
USA TODAYGeorge Huguely guilty of second-degree murderWashington PostCHARLOTTESVILLE — A jury here on Wednesday evening convicted George Huguely V of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his onetime girlfriend Yeardley Love. Huguely faces up to 40 years in prison on the murder charge. In addition, he faces up to 20 ...2nd degree murder verdict in lacrosse death trialThe Associated PressLacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder in ex's slayingChicago Sun-TimesEx-UVA Student Huguely Guilty of Murdering Yeardley LoveBusinessWeekTIME -Bloombergall 1,046 news articles »
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Obama proposes cutting corporate tax rate to 28% from 35% - Los Angeles Times
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:19 pm
Los Angeles TimesObama proposes cutting corporate tax rate to 28% from 35%Los Angeles TimesThe president says the corporate tax system is unfair, adding his voice to the bipartisan chorus calling for a break. But Democrats and Republicans differ sharply on the extent of the cut. "Our current corporate tax system is outdated, ...Obama urges US corporate tax cut, closing loopholesReutersObama signs payroll tax agreement into lawCNNObama Tax Plan Gets PushbackWall Street JournalNPRall 2,216 news articles »
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Congress members threatened with biological attack - Reuters
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 13:10 pm
KGMICongress members threatened with biological attackReuters| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several members of the Congress received mail threatening a biological attack and containing a suspicious powder later found to be harmless as law enforcement officials warned on Wednesday that more letters could be on their ...Lawmakers receive threatening letters -- officialsCBS NewsPowder in Letters Proves HarmlessNew York TimesCongressional offices receive threatening letters, suspicious powder found not ...Washington PostBoston.comall 362 news articles »
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Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case - The Associated Press
Top Stories - Google News 22 Feb 2012 12:22 pm
Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits caseThe Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the US government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions.and more »
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