President Barack Obama has offered a brief glimpse into his State of the Union address next week, when he says he will announce a new “economic blueprint” intended to benefit all Americans. In a video message to his political supporters, Mr. Obama said his plan will help the manufacturing and energy sectors of the nation’s […]
Obama Promises New ‘Economic Blueprint’ in State of the Union Address
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 11:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Gingrich Wins South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. congressman Newt Gingrich has won the Republican presidential primary in the southeastern state of South Carolina, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. With more than 95 percent of the precincts reporting, vote tallies showed Gingrich with about 40 percent of the vote. Former Massachusetts governor […]
Gingrich Leads Romney in South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 9:30 pm (UTC-5)
Former U.S. congressman Newt Gingrich is projected to have won the Republican presidential primary in the southeastern state of South Carolina, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. With more than 75 percent of the precincts reporting, vote tallies showed Gingrich with about 40 percent of the vote. […]
Gingrich Has Early Lead in South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
Former congressman Newt Gingrich is projected to have won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, shaking up the party’s campaign to find a candidate for this year’s presidential election. Several national news organizations said their exit surveys of voters leaving polling places projected a solid victory for Gingrich. The polls closed at 7 p.m. and […]
Ship Search off Italy Finds 12th Body, Hard Disk
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Italian media say police divers searching the Costa Concordia cruise liner, which ran aground earlier this month off the Italian island of Giglio, have found a hard disk containing data of the voyage, as another body was pulled from the wreckage, bringing the death toll to 12.. Media reports say the disk retrieved late Saturday […]
Final Four: A Look at the US Republican Presidential Candidates
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Four candidates remain in the race to determine the U.S. Republican Party’s challenger to Democratic President Barack Obama. Mitt Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, had a successful career as a businessman before becoming a politician. This is his second time running for the Republican presidential nomination after an unsuccessful bid in 2008. This time, […]
Polls Close in Key South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
With the polls closing just a short time ago in South Carolina, news organizations are projecting that former congressman Newt Gingrich has won the Republican presidential primary. The primary was seen as essentially a two-man race – Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Just a week ago, it appeared Romney, who won last […]
Croatia Holds Referendum on EU Membership
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:20 pm (UTC-5)
Croatians go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to become the 28th member of the European Union. The referendum on joining the bloc comes as the grouping faces one of its biggest challenges ever — the sovereign debt and banking problems that have moved from one eurozone country to another. Polls indicate that a […]
Activists: Syrian Rebels Seize Town Near Damascus
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian activists said Saturday a group of army deserters seized the town of Douma on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, and that heavy fighting continued into the night. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rebels were fighting the government troops at the entrances to Douma suburbs, which have been a continuing […]
Voting Nearly Over in Tight South Carolina Presidential Primary
Posted January 21st, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Voting will be over in a few hours in the Republican presidential primary in South Carolina. The race turned tense in the past two days, as new opinion polls suggest former congressman Newt Gingrich could defeat former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. Just a week ago it appeared Romney, who won last week’s key primary election […]
