Meant to Be Broken? Maybe Not This Time

Meant to Be Broken? Maybe Not This Time


Meant to Be Broken? Maybe Not This Time

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST

Under a Senate rules truce, Republicans did not filibuster, and Democrats let them offer amendments, one of which would have repealed the health law.


Who’s the Boss, You or Your Gadget?

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:40 PM PST

As more workers find it harder to ever go without their smartphones and other devices, the borders between the office and the home may be forever destroyed.


Bush trip to Switzerland called off amid threats of protests, legal action

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST

A planned trip to Switzerland next week by George W. Bush was canceled after human rights activists called for demonstrations and threatened legal action over allegations that the former president sanctioned the torture of terrorism suspects.


Two dead after Tunisian police fire at protesters

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:07 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 17 others were wounded in northern Tunisia on Saturday after police opened fire to quell protesters who threw fire bombs and stones at a police station, an interior ministry source said.


In Big Games, a Better Roethlisberger

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST

A victory in the Super Bowl would give Ben Roethlisberger three titles and put him one behind the former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw.


British tourists back from Egypt

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:13 PM PST

More than 70 British tourists are due to arrive back in the UK from strife-torn Egypt.


Mubarak meets with economy team

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:40 AM PST

Egyptian president meets key ministers as concerns grow over economy following continuing anti-government protests.


UK soldier killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan by a roadside bomb, the Ministry of Defence says.


Colombian ex-policemen arrested

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:46 AM PST

Security forces in Colombia arrest eight former policemen on charges of colluding with a drug gang and turning a blind eye to the gang's attacks on civilians.


The front line of Egypt's protests

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:56 AM PST

Protesters are still out on the streets as reports from Egypt say the leadership of the ruling National Democratic Party have resigned - but is the opposition losing momentum?


Wolves 2-1 Man Utd

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:24 AM PST

Below-par Manchester United fall to a first league defeat of the season as bottom-of-the-table Wolves prove that relegation is not a formality.


Nasdaq Was Hacked, but Not Trades

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:36 PM PST

Hackers have repeatedly breached the systems of the company that runs the Nasdaq, according to several law enforcement officials.


Bush Trip Canceled for Security Concerns

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:00 AM PST

A visit by former President George W. Bush to Switzerland has been canceled because of security concerns and the possibility emerged of a legal case against him for ordering torture.


A Dot on the Map, Until the Earth Started Shaking

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST

Thousands of tremors in an area of Arkansas have created a phenomenon now called the Guy earthquake swarm.


France 34-21 Scotland

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST

Reigning Six Nations champions France open their campaign with a stylish win over a spirited Scotland at the Stade de France.


Fighting erupts in southern Sudan

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:31 AM PST

Rebellion by former pro-Khartoum fighters against giving up their heavy weapons leaves 20 people dead and many injured.


News Analysis: In Turkey’s Example, Some See a Map for Egypt

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:50 AM PST

In politics and economics, Turkey provides a powerful illustration of success in the region.


U.S. hikers to stand trial Sunday in Iran

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:38 AM PST

The lawyer representing two U.S. hikers jailed in Iran has been denied a request to visit his clients on the eve of their trial, he told CNN on Saturday.


Iraq's Maliki says he won't seek 3rd term, in possible reverberations from Egypt

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:48 AM PST

BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday he would not seek a third term in office, in a sign that even Iraq's newly installed and democratically elected government may be feeling the heat from the tumult in the streets of Cairo.


Prime Minister Criticizes British ‘Multiculturalism’

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron said that "multiculturalism" had encouraged "segregated communities" where Islamic extremism thrives.


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