Nov
27

Egypt Erupts Over Morsi's 'First Step for Tyranny'

Nov 27, 2012 1:33pm Khalil Hamra/AP PhotoCAIRO – Waves of protesters poured into Cairo’s Tahrir Square today to protest the far-reaching constitutional declaration made by President Mohammed Morsi last week that has essentially granted him unchecked power.Click here for images of the demonstrations in Tahrir Square.The new declaration frees Morsi from judicial oversight...
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Nov
26

FAA nominee in the clear after DeMint lifts objection

Sen. Jim DeMint is lifting his hold on an FAA nominee. (Jonathan Ernst - Reuters) After a deep freeze, it looks like things might be moving again in the Senate: Sen. Jim De Mint is no longer blocking the nomination of Michael Huerta to be Federal Aviation Administration administrator. The South Carolina Republican had put a hold on Huerta last summer, reasoning that Republicans...
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Football: Napoli close on Juve, Inter stumble

ROME: Napoli climbed to second in Serie A, two points behind Juventus, by defeating Cagliari 1-0 on Monday. The win moved them ahead of Inter Milan who lost 0-1 at Parma in a later game.As Juventus had lost 0-1 to city rivals AC Milan on Sunday, a win for Inter would have moved them to within one point of the Turin side, but in Parma they were up against a side unbeaten at home in eight...
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Ex-NSG commando Surender Singh holds forth on 26/11 symbolism

NEW DELHI: Anti-graft crusader Arvind Kejriwal was not the only one to tug at the hearts of people gathered at his party launch on Monday. There was a soldier, who seemed to exemplify the popular slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.' Ex-NSG commando Surender Singh made his public speaking debut at the gathering, but narrated his plight in an articulate manner. Born in a poor farmer's family in Haryana's...
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Space Pictures This Week: Space "Horse," Mars Rover, More

High Horse Photograph by Greg Parker, Your Shot The Horsehead Nebula rears its pretty head in a November 17 photograph submitted to National Geographic's Your Shot photo community.Taken...
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Mom Fears Dad in Boy's Disappearance

The mother of 13-year-old boy Dylan Redwine, who disappeared a week ago during a court ordered visit to his father, fears that the dad may have done something to "remove Dylan from the situation."Dylan Redwine was last seen at the home of his father, Mark Redwine, when he vanished seven days ago."I was married to Mark for a lot of years, and I know the way he reacts to things,"...
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Nov
25

Football: Messi reaches 82 goals as Barca stay clear

MADRID: Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona won 4-0 at Levante on Sunday to remain three points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga.Messi's goals were both laid on by Andres Iniesta who also hit the target himself before supplying Cesc Fabregas for the fourth.The Argentine's brace means he now has 82 goals in 2012, just six short of German legend Gerd Mueller's all-time calendar...
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Colleagues remember CBI DIG Suresh Kumar Palsania

NEW DELHI: A condolence meeting was held on Sunday at the CBI headquarters in memory of DIG Suresh Kumar Palsania, who led the probe in the 2G spectrum allocation case. Palsania, a 1996-batch IPS officer of Odisha cadre, passed away earlier this month at the age of 44 after an acute illness. Remembering him as a gritty officer, minister of state for personnel V Narayanasamy said, "When he was battling...
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Distant Dwarf Planet Secrets Revealed

Orbiting at the frozen edges of our solar system, the mysterious dwarf planet Makemake is finally coming out of the shadows as astronomers get their best view yet of Pluto's little sibling. Discovered in 2005, Makemake—pronounced MAH-keh MAH-keh after a Polynesian creation god—is one of five Pluto-like objects that prompted a redefining of the term "planet" and the creation of a new group...
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No Powerball Winner; Jackpot Grows to $425 Million

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