![]() ABC News | GOP Insiders Rise up to Cut Gingrich Down to Size ABC News Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall. The gathering criticisms are bitingly sharp, as if edged by a touch ... In Miami, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney court Hispanic vote GOP candidates make their pitches to Latino voters Romney Goes on Offensive in Florida, Bolstered by Debate Performance |
![]() Globe and Mail | Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters New York Times SAQBA, Syria — If the scene here on Friday was anything to judge by, the armed opposition to the Syrian government was making inroads and had won control of this town at the doorstep of the capital, Damascus, and perhaps of several other neighborhoods, ... Security Council Debates Syrian Resolution Battles Put Damascus On the Edge UN Security Council discusses crisis in Syria, reviews Arab-European draft ... |
![]() CBC.ca | "Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time Reuters By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a ... 'Barefoot Bandit' apologizes at federal sentencing 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years 'Barefoot Bandit' gets federal sentence |
![]() Globe and Mail | Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates say Washington Post Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, said three people ... Paul hunts for GOP delegates in Maine Ron Paul comes to Maine Paul denies report that he approved newsletters |
![]() Kansas City Star | Ex-Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82 CBS News In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1970, Sen. Edward Kennedy, center, and his wife, Joan, left, greet Boston Mayor Kevin White and his wife, Kathryn White, at their Charles street polling place in Boston Mass. Former Boston Mayor Kevin White died Friday, Jan. Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies Kevin H. White, Mayor Who Led Boston in Busing Crisis, Dies at 82 |
![]() Christian Science Monitor | College tuition costs: Hold 'em down or else, Obama says Christian Science Monitor College tuition costs could determine how much federal aid colleges and universities get, President Obama says in a speech at the University of Michigan. College tuition costs rose 7 percent at the university this year. By David Jesse, Detroit Free ... Obama college cost proposals may jibe well with Texas plans Obama pushes college cost reduction plan Obama Plan Links College Aid With Affordability |
![]() msnbc.com | France will speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by one year Washington Post PARIS — France announced Friday that it will pull its combat forces out of Afghanistan one year ahead of the scheduled NATO withdrawal and said it would urge the rest of the alliance to do the same. President Nicolas Sarkozy made the unexpected ... France, Breaking With NATO, Will Speed Afghan Exit France to withdraw from Afghanistan early: Nicolas Sarkozy Afghan president in UK to discuss French troop withdrawal |
![]() The Guardian | Alleged rape by Kelly prompted paralegal's abortion, source says CNN Greg Kelly, 43, has taken a leave of absence from his co-anchoring job on WNYW's "Good Day New York." New York (CNN) -- A paralegal who accused the New York police commissioner's son of raping her inside a Manhattan law firm said the incident left her ... Kelly Says Anti-Muslim Film Shouldn't Have Been Screened Police Chief Admits Film Goes Too Far Probe of NYPD Boss' Son Puts DA in Spotlight, Too |
![]() Wall Street Journal | Costa Backs Passengers Wall Street Journal AP ROME—Costa Crociere SpA is offering uninjured passengers €11000, or around $14460 each, to compensate them for lost baggage and psychological trauma after its cruise ship ran aground and capsized off Tuscany when the captain deviated from his route. Despite compensation offer, Italian cruise ship survivors sue for damages Dear Diary: Rough seas for Costa Cruises CEO Pier Luigi Foschi 'Everyone could have been saved' – Concordia tragedy survivors |
![]() msnbc.com | Accused Utah school bomb plotter said inspired by Columbine Reuters By James Nelson | ROY, Utah (Reuters) - One of two Utah teenagers accused of plotting to set off a bomb at a school assembly was inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre in Colorado and visited the high school there to interview its principal, ... 2 Utah teens arrested in school bombing plot Two Utah students charged in plot to bomb school<p></p> Police say pair's plan had "front end" and "escape end" |