The Caucus: Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’

The Caucus: Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’


The Caucus: Emanuel to Raise Money for Democratic ‘Super PAC’

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The deployment of Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago, gives Democratic groups for the first time a rainmaker of a stature like that of Karl Rove.


Merkel pledges Bundesbank chief support-sources

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:50 PM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged her support for Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann in the debate over the role of the European Central Bank (ECB), sources at a meeting of Merkel and leading German conservatives said on Wednesday.


A journalist's dying moments in Syria

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

An experienced war correspondent was killed within hours of arriving in Syria. Her husband is seen sobbing over her lifeless body, asking, "Did you suffer?"


VIDEO: Close-up look at Nokia's Lumia 920

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Nokia has unveiled its first handsets powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 operating system.


VIDEO: Colombia's 'cocaine queen' shot dead

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:42 AM PDT

Colombian police are investigating the murder of drug dealer Griselda Blanco, known by many as the 'cocaine queen', who was gunned down in the city of Medellin on Monday.


VIDEO: Star for comedian Ellen DeGeneres

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


A Munich survivor tells his story

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Professor Shaul Ladany has a busy schedule to keep these days, but lays down one important condition before agreeing to speak to CNN.


French police find four shot dead, rush girl to hospital

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:11 PM PDT

LYON, France (Reuters) - French police found four people shot dead near a lake in southeastern France on Wednesday, three of them in a British-registered BMW car, public prosecutor Eric Maillaud said.


Arctic melt 'like doubling CO2'

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:20 AM PDT

Ice loss in the Arctic is effectively doubling mankind's contribution to global warming and the ice cap's days are numbered, a scientist says.


Jump in US West Nile virus deaths

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:57 AM PDT

The death toll from US cases of West Nile virus, which has killed scores of people, rises by nearly a third in a week, according to health officials.


Hundreds of Afghan soldiers detained, sacked for insurgent links

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:04 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The Afghan army has detained or sacked hundreds of soldiers for having links to insurgents, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, as it tries to stem the rising number of so-called insider attacks.


Iran hosts Islamic resistance festival

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

ISFAHAN, Iran — Often called one of the world's most beautiful cities, Isfahan is famous for its elegant architecture and formal gardens. It is also the city that 500 years ago was pivotal in transforming Iran from a Sunni-dominated country to a Shiite one.

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Indian prime minister’s office responds to Washington Post’s profile on Manmohan Singh

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:38 AM PDT

The office of India's prime minister objected to The Washington Post's front-page article, published Sept. 5, 2012, on Manmohan Singh's evolution as a leader.

The following is a letter from the Prime Minister's office:

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VIDEO: US parties court the female vote

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:50 AM PDT

With just two months to go until the US presidential election, the First Lady, Michelle Obama, has been trying to woo female voters.


Syrians come together, rebuild

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Residents in Mezzah say they are being punished for supporting the Syrian rebels but they are also coming together as a community for the first time.


Workers March on South African Mine

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:43 AM PDT

Around 2,000 protesting South African mineworkers marched to the site of a recent clash with police in which 34 people were killed, demanding their salaries be tripled, while Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies sought to reassure foreign investors in a series of meetings in London.


Tepco Head Says Nuclear-Free Japan Could Hurt Energy Security

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 09:34 AM PDT

The new head of Japan's biggest electric company aired concerns about the possibility that Japan could phase out nuclear power, saying such a move could be detrimental to the country's energy security.


U.S. Will Hold Part of Afghan Prison After Handover

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

The United States military will continue indefinitely to operate a section of the Parwan detention complex holding foreign combatants, even as the two countries prepare to mark a Sept. 10 handover.


Swiss to block arms issue to "dangerous" recruits

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 11:51 AM PDT

ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government said on Wednesday it wants civil and military authorities to share information to try to cut gun crimes by violent recruits with access to army-issued weapons.


U.S. Will Hold Part of Afghan Prison After Handover

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

The United States military will continue indefinitely to operate a section of the Parwan detention complex holding foreign combatants, even as the two countries prepare to mark a Sept. 10 handover.


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