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Obama's new budget: Higher taxes for the wealthy (AP) 2/13/2012 11:28 AM

Copies of President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget arrive at the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan on Monday for 2013 that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade but does little to restrain growth in the government's huge health benefit programs, a major cause of future deficits.


Cause of Whitney Houston's death could take weeks (AP) 2/13/2012 1:44 PM

FILE -- In a March 28, 1998 file photo Whitney Houston and her husband Bobby Brown arrive for the Versace Fall 1998 fashion show in New York. Whitney Houston's life of glorious song ended Beverly Hilton Hotel Saturday Feb. 11, 2012, on Grammy weekend.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was found in a hotel bathtub, Beverly Hills police said Monday.


Bombers target Israeli diplomats in India, Georgia (AP) 2/13/2012 2:01 PM

ALTERNATE CROP TO DEL847- An injured person is carried from a burning car belonging to the Israeli Embassy as it is in flames after an explosion, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured in the explosion, the same day as an Israeli Embassy staffer in Georgia found a bomb underneath his car, which was dismantled before exploding, according to Indian and Israeli media reports. (AP Photo/Joji Thomas, Economic Times) INDIA OUT- FULL CREDIT MANDATORYAP - Israel blamed Iran on Monday for bomb attacks on its diplomats' cars in India and Georgia, heightening concerns that the Jewish state was moving closer to striking its archenemy.


Activists: Syrian rebels repel attack on key town (AP) 2/13/2012 12:21 PM

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. An activist group says Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime. The Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTAP - Syrian rebels repelled a push Monday by government tanks into a central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime in an 11-month conflict that looks increasingly like a civil war.


Greece surveys riot damage after austerity vote (AP) 2/13/2012 1:56 PM

A firefighter extinguishes one of the capital's oldest restored cinemas in central Athens on Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Firefighters are dousing smoldering buildings and cleanup crews are sweeping rubble following a night of rioting in central Athens after lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens on Monday following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy.


NJ Senate OKs gay marriage bill in milestone vote (AP) 2/13/2012 1:23 PM
AP - New Jersey lawmakers gave their blessing to legalizing gay marriage for the first time Monday as the state Senate passed a bill that would allow nuptials for same-sex couples, despite Gov. Chris Christie's insistence that he will veto such legislation.
Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers (AP) 2/13/2012 12:26 PM

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012 file photo, Sarah Ryan, left, and Shelby Knox, with Change.org arrive at the Apple store at Grand Central to deliver petitions asking Apple to change its manufacturing practices and to address criticism of worker conditions at manufacturing partners operating in China, in New York. Apple said Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting the working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled.


Interview offers glimpse into killer's mind (AP) 2/13/2012 12:05 PM

In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo made from video and provided by the Cherokee (Ga.) Sheriff Department, convicted child killer Ryan Brunn is interviewed by authorities after his arrest near Kennesaw, Ga. In a candid, three-hour interview, Brunn goes into detail about how and why he lured a girl to an empty apartment and when he made the decision to kill her. Brunn pleaded guilty to molesting the child and slitting her throat. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Two days after his detailed interview, he hung himself in his cell. (AP Photo/Cherokee (Ga.) Sheriff Department)AP - "I didn't have, like, the intention of killing a kid," Ryan Brunn told police after he pleaded guilty to molesting a girl, slashing her throat and dumping her body in a trash bin. In a candid, three-hour interview, Brunn went into detail about how and why he lured the girl to an empty apartment — and when he made the decision to kill her.


US envoy to hold talks with NKorea in Beijing (AP) 2/13/2012 12:33 PM
AP - A U.S. envoy will hold talks with North Korea on its nuclear program in Beijing next week, the first such negotiations since the death of the nation's longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
Judge: Sandusky can see grandkids, have local jury (AP) 2/13/2012 11:48 AM

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2012 file photo, Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, speaks to the media at the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing, in Bellefonte, Pa. The judge overseeing the case says  Sandusky can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial. The judge ruled Monday, Feb. 13, 2012  that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - The judge in Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial on Monday granted the former Penn State assistant coach's request to have a jury composed of residents of State College and the surrounding area and gave him permission to visit with most of his grandchildren.


Obama unveils big spending election-year budget (Reuters) 2/13/2012 11:30 AM

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/PoolReuters - President Barack Obama called on Monday for aggressive spending to boost growth and for higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for America in a budget that drew heavy fire from Republicans for failing to curb huge deficits.


Greece still to convince Europe over rescue deal (Reuters) 2/13/2012 9:36 AM
Reuters - Europe gave Greece until Wednesday to convince skeptical international creditors that it would stick to the punishing terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package, endorsed by parliament as rioters torched downtown Athens.
Google wins EU okay for Motorola buy (Reuters) 2/13/2012 1:22 PM
Reuters - Google Inc won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its planned $12.5 billion purchase of mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility.
Diplomatic inaction fuelling Syria crackdown: U.N. (Reuters) 2/13/2012 1:10 PM

A demonstrator waves a Syrian flag during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, upon the meeting of the Arab Foreign ministers in Cairo February 12, 2012. REUTER/Mohammed SalemReuters - The U.N. human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.


Murdoch facing battle with staff in Sun showdown (Reuters) 2/13/2012 12:46 PM
Reuters - Rupert Murdoch will face hostile and angry staff when he arrives in Britain this week seeking to face down a growing rebellion within his newspaper business and end the talk that his flagship Sun could close following a string of arrests.
As diplomats targeted, Israel blames Iran (Reuters) 2/13/2012 12:26 PM
Reuters - Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted embassy staff in India and Georgia on Monday, wounding four people.
Asia key as U.S., EU tighten sanctions against Iran (Reuters) 2/13/2012 12:17 PM
Reuters - Western states hope new oil sanctions will deter Tehran from pursuing its disputed nuclear program but ultimately it will be China, India and other Asian powers that determine their effectiveness impact on already volatile Iranian politics.
Obama seeks to cut municipal bond tax breaks (Reuters) 2/13/2012 1:44 PM
Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed limiting tax breaks given to high-income earners on the interest paid by municipal bonds, a change that could rock the $3.7 trillion market if approved.
Santorum opens wide lead over Romney in latest poll (The Christian Science Monitor) 2/12/2012 3:34 PM
The Christian Science Monitor - Sunday’s headlines were all about Mitt Romney winning the Maine caucuses and the CPAC straw poll of conservative activists, both on Saturday. But the sounds coming out of the Romney camp more likely were sighs of relief than victory cheers. And the real political energy seemed to have shifted to his chief Republican rival Rick Santorum.
As birth control flap goes on, who benefits most? Santorum? Obama? (The Christian Science Monitor) 2/12/2012 12:29 PM
The Christian Science Monitor - The controversy over President Obama’s order on contraception and religious institutions is not going away as a political issue.
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