| Victims of Costa Concordia shipwreck mark anniversary Posted: 13 Jan 2013 01:22 PM PST  Survivors of the Costa Concordia shipwreck and relatives of the 32 people who died marked the first anniversary of the grounding Sunday with the unveiling of memorials to the victims, a tearful Mass in their honor and a minute of silence to recall the exact moment that the cruise ship rammed into a reef off Tuscany.
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| Republican Powell defends Clinton on Benghazi, rips GOP Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:47 AM PST  Former Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell defended current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's handling of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, saying it could've happened under anyone's watch. "I think she's had a distinguished record," Powell said in an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press" broadcast Sunday. "And I don't think [...]
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| Gun lobby: Congress doesn't have the muscle to pass gun control Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST  Nearly a month after the massacre of 27 people in Newtown, Conn., lawmakers on Capitol Hill are dialing back expectations on what Congress can – or should – do on its own to curb gun violence.
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| Violence and TV: Entertainment execs see no connection Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:36 PM PST  If there's any soul-searching among top television executives about onscreen violence contributing to real-life tragedies like the Connecticut school shooting, it isn't readily apparent.All say the horrors ...
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| French jets bomb major Malian city in north Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST  French fighter jets bombed rebel targets in a major city in Mali's north Sunday, pounding the airport as well as training camps, warehouses and buildings used by the al-Qaida-linked Islamists controlling the area, officials and residents said.
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| 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray arrives with edges sharpened Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:56 PM PST  In a rational world, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray wouldn't exist. The very idea of launching a two-seat sports car named after a World War II ship powered by a truck-sized V-8 goes against every trend line on every chart in every automaker's boardroom. Yet here it is, the seventh generation of America's most venerated [...]
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| Pakistan sacks provincial govt. after pool hall attack Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:00 PM PST  Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an attack on minority Shiite Muslims there that killed 86 people.
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| Lance Armstrong awaits 'candid' Oprah interview Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:59 PM PST  Out for a Sunday morning jog in bright sunshine, Lance Armstrong hardly looked like a man about to finally confront the doping scandal that has shadowed his storied career like an angry storm cloud.
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| Newtown weighs fate of Conn. school where 26 died Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:06 PM PST  Talk about Sandy Hook Elementary School is turning from last month's massacre to the future, with differing opinions on whether students and staff should ever return to the building where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators.
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| Six arrested in new rape of a bus passenger in India Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:49 AM PST  Police said Sunday they have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to calls for tougher rape laws.
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| Ex-president George H.W. Bush may leave hospital soon Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:37 AM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Former President George H.W. Bush, who has been hospitalized in Houston since November, may be released from the facility in the coming days, a family spokesman said on Sunday. "We are hopeful that the president can be discharged this coming week, but we're still taking everything one day at a time," spokesman Jim McGrath said in an email. Bush's son, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, said on Saturday that his father was expected to be released from the hospital on Monday, according to TCPalm.com. ...
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| Calif. chills, but dodges crop damage in cold snap Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:04 PM PST  Some normally warm California spots shivered Sunday as early morning temperatures plunged, leaving even polar bears at the San Diego Zoo seeking shelter. But growers in the Central Valley were relieved ...
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| Google's ultrafast Internet draws startups to Kansas City Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST  Inside a small bungalow on the street separating Kansas City, Kan., from its sister city in Missouri, a small group of entrepreneurs are working on their ideas for the next high-tech startup, tapping Google ...
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| Protesters against gay marriage mass at Eiffel Tower Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:57 PM PST  PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred thousand people massed at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday to protest against President Francois Hollande's plan to legalize gay marriage and adoption by June. Three columns of protesters, waving pink and blue flags showing a father, mother and two children, converged on the landmark from different meeting points in Paris. Many came after long train and bus rides from the provinces. ...
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| Japan: Grounded Boeing Dreamliner jet leaked fuel in tests Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:05 PM PST  TOKYO/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co (JAL) said on Sunday that a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet undergoing checks in Tokyo following a fuel leak at Boston airport last week had leaked fuel during tests earlier in the day. An open valve on the aircraft caused fuel to leak from a nozzle on the left wing used to remove fuel, a company spokeswoman said. The jet is out of service after spilling about 40 gallons (roughly 150 litres) of fuel onto the airport taxiway in Boston due to a separate valve-related problem. ...
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| Sen. Corker: Questions exist about Hagel's 'temperament' Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:36 AM PST  This morning on "This Week," Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee expressed concerns about the "temperament" of Chuck Hagel, the man President Obama nominated to be his next Secretary of Defense. " Just his overall temperament and is he suited...
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| Sales tax instead of income tax? States mull major moves Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:04 AM PST  Hopes for overhauling the federal tax system are fading in Washington, but in some state capitals, tax reform experiments - some far-reaching - are fast taking shape. Across the South and Midwest, Republicans ...
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| 'No Labels' movement enters new era by shedding centrist image Posted: 13 Jan 2013 03:00 AM PST  "Patronizing." "The Kumbaya Caucus." "The most boring political movement of all time." And those were some of the kinder jabs lobbed at "No Labels," an organization formed in 2010 by a handful of well-connected but disenchanted political activists to encourage problem solving over ideological gridlock. Such earnestness seemed laudable but a tad incongruous in an [...]
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| Syrian warplanes bomb rebellious Damascus suburbs Posted: 13 Jan 2013 09:53 AM PST  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian fighter jets on Sunday bombed Damascus suburbs in a government offensive to dislodge rebels from strategic areas around the capital, activists said, as clashes raged around army bases and airfields in the country's north.
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| Hitting the debt limit: What bills would be paid? Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:42 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the summer of 2011, when a debt crisis like the current one loomed, President Barack Obama warned Republicans that older Americans might not get their Social Security checks unless there was a deal to raise the nation's borrowing limit.
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