US closes Syrian embassy, presses Assad to go
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:15 GMT
AP - The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy Monday and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus in a dramatic escalation of Western pressure on President Bashar Assad to give up power, just days after diplomatic efforts at the United Nations to end the crisis collapsed.
Few answers in death of sons of missing Utah mom
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:24:54 GMT
AP - Josh Powell's note was simple and short, a farewell to the world after two years of being scrutinized in the media, hammered by police and questioned by judges, prosecutors and social workers, living his life under a microscope since the day his wife vanished.
Defense cuts test lawmakers' resolve on deficits
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:59 GMT
AP - Lawmakers who came to Washington demanding budget cuts face a tough test now that President Barack Obama and military leaders want to shrink the force, shut down bases and cancel weapons to achieve them.
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:08:52 GMT
AP - The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in the worst peacetime massacre that Norway has ever seen told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.
Palestinians move toward end of political rift
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:05:01 GMT
AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday took a decisive step toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant Hamas, agreeing to head an interim unity government that would prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Ga. court overturns assisted suicide restrictions
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:20:36 GMT
AP - Georgia's top court struck down a state law that restricted assisted suicides, siding on Monday with four members of a suicide group who said the law violated their free speech rights.
Apologies from NFL, NBC after M.I.A. flips bird
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:53:40 GMT
AP - British hip-hop artist M.I.A.'s obscene gesture in the Super Bowl halftime show is prompting apologies from NBC and the NFL. But it isn't immediately registering as a moment that viewers latched on to.
Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:53:42 GMT
AP - Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history.
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:39 GMT
AP - Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
Queen celebrates 60 years on throne
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Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:15 GMT
AP - Tributes poured in to Queen Elizabeth II on Monday as she marked 60 years on the throne with a message vowing to continue serving the British people.