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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy

France Weakest Link in the Euro's AAA Chain

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's key role in calming the euro zone crisis helps to take some of the heat off his own country's simmering debt troubles in the run-up to a presidential election.

Norway mass killer wants time in court to tell why

Norway Shooting Investigation pictures
Anders Behring Breivik wants to tell Norway and the world why he killed at least 93 people in a bomb attack and shooting rampage, but prosecutors have asked for Monday's custody hearing to be closed to the public.

Lawmakers split as debt deadline looms, markets uneasy

Lawmakers split as debt deadline looms, markets uneasy
A sharply divided Congress pursued rival budget plans on Monday that appeared unlikely to win broad support, pushing the United States closer to a ratings downgrade and debt default that would send shockwaves through global markets.
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Archie and Edith Bunker

‘All in the Family’ Was a Great Show, But…

In honor on the tenth anniversary of Carroll O‘Connor’s death (in June 2001), and the upcoming 89th birthday of show-creator Norman Lear, kindly allow me to list some of my (mild) grievances about “All in the Family.”
Demonstraters chant anti-police slogans outside court building during trial of two police officers charged with causing death of activist Said, in Alexandria

Egypt Dismisses Hundreds of “Dirty” Cops

Egypt's interim government has sacked hundreds of police officers in response to demands by protesters of cleaning up corruption on the force, according to state-controlled TV.

Wisconsin Recall Elections: GOP's 'Fake' Democrats Defeated

Democratic candidates in six Wisconsin recall elections defeated decoy candidates who Republicans encouraged to run, setting the stage for state Senate races widely viewed as referendums on a divisive law that curtailed public unions' collective bargaining rights.
Michele Bachmann

Bachmann Tops Romney in Recent Iowa Poll

Tea Party sweetheart Michelle Bachmann has topped longtime Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney in a recent 2012 presidential election poll of the state of Iowa.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has shown signs of commitment to reforming the Malaysian economy

Update: Malaysia cracks down on protesters; tear gas fired, 1400 arrested

Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur is in the grip of unrest, with protests against Prime Minister Najib Razak's government demanding electoral reforms, in a rare display of spill over effect of the Arab Spring into the Southeast Asian Muslim-dominated nation. Malaysian police fired repeated rounds of tear gas and detained over 1400 people in the capital on Saturday.
Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn arrives with his wife Anne Sinclair at Manhattan Criminal Court for his arraignment in New York

Strauss-Kahn faces new sexual assault case

Just after four days of former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's fortune turning brighter, the French economist and politician will again have to face some more or many more court proceedings.
Apple

Hackers Attack Apple Server

A group of hackers, known as AntiSec, claimed to have a list of 27 usernames and passwords taken from an SQL database from an online surveys hosted on an Apple Inc. Business Intelligence site on Sunday.

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