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(Photo: AP / Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force)US military to cut troop numbers, invest in future
100914-F-6350L-496 U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division walk out to a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft prior to a parachute drop during a joint forcible entry exercise at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Sept. 14, 2010. A joint forcible entry training event is held six times a year in order to enhance cohesiveness between the Air Force and the Army. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Angelita M. Lawrence, U.S. Air Force. (Released)...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)US, Philippines discuss increased military cooperation
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles while she waits to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011....Full Story

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Republican senator wants Keystone XL bill
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John Hoeven is set to introduce legislation on Monday seeking to bypass President Barack Obama and empower Congress to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, an aide said on Friday. | Obama put TransCanada's $7 billio...Full Story
Native Americans originated in Russia
| Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Russia have confirmed the region in Russia that the original native American ancestors came from through an exhaustive genetic analysis according to an article in the January 26, 2012, journal American Journal of Hum...Full Story
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
| RYAN NAKASHIMA | AP Business Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Am...Full Story
U.S. fourth-quarter GDP falls short of expectations
Reporting from Washington— The U.S. economy ended last year on firmer footing with modestly stronger growth. But output fell short of what analysts expected, and signs point to weakness ahead. | The gross domestic product rose at a 2.8% annual rate in the fourth q...Full Story
Arab Gulf States Urged to Increase Pipelines After Iran's Oil Threats
| As Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz intensify, some energy experts are calling on Arab Gulf states to find alternative ways to export their petroleum. Experts differ, however, on whether proposed pipelines are economically feasible or whether Iran will fo...Full Story
U.S. Has 'No Desire' for New Bases in Pacific
| A top U.S. military commander for Asia and Pacific says there is no desire to build new military bases in the region. Admiral Robert Willard, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, told reporters in Washington Friday that the military's goal is to have a network of places ...Full Story
Russia ready to engage on U.N. Syria draft resolution
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said a European-Arab draft resolution on Syria circulated to the U.N. Security Council on Friday was unacceptable in parts, but Russia was ready to "engage" on it. | Churkin spoke to reporters after Mo...Full Story
Energy-Efficiency Group Pushes for Carbon Tax
| The has begun a series of papers in which they make their case for a federal tax on pollution. Here are the details. | * According to a recently published white paper at ACEEE's website -- the first in a planned series -- the organization is proposing that tax rat...Full Story
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
| When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America. | The Wal...Full Story
US seeks greater military ties with China
WASHINGTON ' The US commander handling Asia on Friday called for greater military relations with China, saying that dialogue between the Pacific powers has not advanced beyond broad strategic issues. | Admiral Robert Willard, head of the US Pacific Command, voiced satis...Full Story
Jobs, jobs and cars
| Mitch Daniels, the former Bush budget director who is now Indiana’s governor, made the Republicans’ reply to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. His performance was, well, boring. But he did say something thought-provoking — and I mean that in...Full Story
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US stocks closed mixed after GDP reading falls short of expectations
European stocks fall on US growth data
US stocks fall as GDP disappoints
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Weekly US oil, gas rig count unchanged at 2,008
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Sat 28 Jan 2012
Battlefield of the future
NZ Herald | A secret war is being waged that is changing the nature of conflict. The internet is the new combat zone, where nation strikes against nation, spy against spy and corporation raids corporation. Phil Taylor reports | Late last year Australia and the...
Syrian make-over awaits league's next peace pitch
Canberra Times | WASHINGTON: Dictators and autocrats seeming to promote democracy should be treated with scepticism. But, as an Arab League delegation heads to New York to brief the United Nations on its latest pitch for peace in Syria, it needs to be heard - caref...
Syria violence kills 37, U.N. Security Council to meet
The Star | AMMAN (Reuters) - Security forces killed 37 people in Syria Friday, activists and residents said, as people in Homs mourned 14 members of a family they said were slain by militiamen in one of the worst sectarian attacks in a revolt against Presiden...
Tin pot dictator's son best hope for new Korean calm, writes Kevin Rudd
The Daily Telegraph Australia | IN LATIN America, banana republics - with tin pot dictators backed by military juntas - are a thing of the past. | In the Middle East, we are seeing dramatic and unexpected change that is bringing new freedoms. Even in Africa, the sort of crazy but...
Fri 27 Jan 2012
Romney, Gingrich seek Latino vote in Florida
Kansas City Star | MIAMI -- Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich dueled for Florida's Latino voters as they raced across the state Friday - with Romney netting the backing of Puerto Rico Gov. Luis G. Fortuno and Gingrich announcing his support for legislation allowing child...
Business Highlights
Kansas City Star | --- | Economy grew 2.8 percent in Q4, but outlook is hazy | WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy grew late last year at a pace that in normal times would suggest it's healthy. | But the 2.8 percent annualized growth rate in the October-December quarter - ...
Romney, Gingrich seek Latino vote in Florida
The Tribune San Luis Obispo | Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich dueled for Florida's Latino voters as they raced across the state Friday - with Romney netting the backing of Puerto Rico Gov. Luis G. Fortuno and Gingrich announcing his support for legislation allowing children broug...
An exquisite Mexico beach, cursed by plastic
Chicago Tribune Reporting from Mahahual, Mexico— Just off a rutted dirt road, a beach as white as flour pops into view from behind a wall of sea grape and rustling palms. Pelicans slice over turquoise waters, and not a single person stirs the quiet. | The tabl...
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
STL Today | When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank o...
New California rules require cleaner cars
The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By DON LEE - Tribune Washington Bureau By DON LEE | WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy ended last year on firmer footing with modestly stronger growth. But output fell short of wh...
Russia ready to engage on U.N. Syria draft resolution
Daily Press | UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said a European-Arab draft resolution on Syria circulated to the U.N. Security Council on Friday was unacceptable in parts, but Russia was ready to "engage" on it. | Churkin spoke t...
State of the Union: government in increments
Seattle Times | The Simpson-Bowles report wasn't just a policy document. For a few months, it expanded the national debate. Everybody seemed to realize that the country was beset by large challenges that could no longer be neglected: soaring debt, lagging growth, ...
U.N. weapons experts going to Tehran
Seattle Times VIENNA - | The U.N. nuclear agency is including two senior weapons experts on its next mission to Tehran in an unusually clear statement on the team's prime focus - wresting information from Iranian officials about suspicions the country has secretly...
As US slows, P&G turns to developing markets
Dayton Daily News | NEW YORK — Emerging markets are playing a bigger role in Procter & Gamble Co.'s growth, in another sign that U.S. companies are courting new customers overseas as American shoppers get tapped out. | The maker of Tide laundry detergent, Crest ...
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
The Washington Times | LOS ANGELES (AP) - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald's...
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
Newsvine | LOS ANGELES — When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald's, A...
North America boosts Ford sales in 4Q
Clarion Ledger | DEARBORN, MICH. - Ford has shown it can make money even with U.S. car sales at depressed levels. Now it needs to show it can manage a myriad of challenges outside its home region. | North America was the only region where Ford Motor Co. saw profits...
Facebook IPO could value it among top companies
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the top ranks of the largest public companies in the world, on par with the likes of McDonald's, Ama...
DealBook’s Week in Review
The New York Times | A look back on our reporting of the past week’s highs and lows in finance. | Davos Diary | DEALBOOK COLUMN Andrew Ross Sorkin notes that the sky-high corporate fees at Davos are waived for heads of state and other high-ranking government offi...
North America boosts Ford in 4Q
Yahoo Daily News | DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford has shown it can make money even with U.S. car sales at depressed levels. Now it needs to show it can manage a myriad of challenges outside its home region. | North America was the only region where Ford Motor Co. saw ...
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