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2012-02-02 16:17	AP Top News	Egypt police, protesters clash after soccer riot CAIRO (AP) - Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at fans and other protesters who accused police of failing to stop the bloodshed. The violence - which comes as security has been steadily deteriorating - threatened to plunge the country into a new crisis nearly a year after a popular uprising forced former leader Hosni Mubarak to step down....
2012-02-02 16:02	AP Top News	Trump endorses Romney LAS VEGAS (AP) - Donald Trump on Thursday announced his endorsement of Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is "not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country we all love." The reality show host and real estate mogul appeared with Romney and his wife, Ann, at a packed news conference at the Las Vegas hotel that bears Trump's name....
2012-02-02 15:52	AP Top News	AG Holder, Republicans square off over documents WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder squared off Thursday with Republicans on a House committee who are demanding that the Justice Department turn over documents about its handling of congressional inquiries into a flawed gun-smuggling investigation, Operation Fast and Furious. Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will do what is necessary to force the Justice Department to produce the information....
2012-02-02 15:52	AP Top News	Boehner: Feds should back off birth control order Boehner: Feds should back off birth control orderWASHINGTON (AP) - On the defensive, the White House scrambled Thursday to explain its requirement that church-affiliated employers cover birth control after House Speaker John Boehner called it unconstitutional and demanded immediate reconsideration. Under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law, most employers and insurance plans will have to cover birth control free of charge as a preventive service for women. The administration had already ruled that churches and houses of worship do not have to follow that requirement, but officials recently announced that many religious-affiliated institutions such as hospitals, colleges and charities must comply....
2012-02-02 15:52	AP Top News	Madonna channels Victor Cruz with salsa dance INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Madonna won't say who she's rooting for in the Super Bowl. But her spot-on salsa dance in honor of the New York Giants' Victor Cruz may have revealed where her allegiance lies. At a news conference Thursday to promote her halftime Super Bowl performance, Madonna was asked what she thought of the wide receiver's touchdown celebration dance. Madonna said he's inspired her to practice her own salsa steps....
2012-02-02 15:50	Reuters UK	News Corp taps Bloomberg exec to lead Dow Jones
2012-02-02 15:42	AP Top News	Trump: Getting to know Romney led to endorsement LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a surprise twist, Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney - not Newt Gingrich - for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump confirmed Thursday. Gingrich's camp had been so confident of winning the real estate mogul's backing that it had leaked word Trump would support the former House speaker. Trump was set to make the announcement in Las Vegas at the luxury hotel bearing his name, with Romney in attendance. Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday....
2012-02-02 15:42	AP Top News	Philippines: 3 most-wanted terror leaders killed MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine military said it killed three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist leaders in a U.S.-backed airstrike that significantly weakens an al-Qaida-linked network that had used islands in the southern Philippines as a hideout and training base. The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a remote island killed at least 15 people, including Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, a top leader of the regional Jemaah Islamiyah terror network, said military spokesman Col. Marcelo Burgos....
2012-02-02 15:22	AP Top News	Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming early. But with such a mild and relatively snowless winter so far, who can tell the difference?...
2012-02-02 15:12	AP Top News	Egypt police, protesters clash after soccer riot CAIRO (AP) - Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at fans and other protesters who accused police of failing to stop the violence. The bloodshed - which comes as security has been steadily deteriorating - threatened to plunge the country into a new crisis nearly a year after a popular uprising forced former leader Hosni Mubarak to step down....
2012-02-02 15:05	Reuters UK	Sports piracy websites seized pre-Super Bowl
2012-02-02 15:02	AP Top News	NRC: Heavy wear on new tubes at Cal nuke plant NRC: Heavy wear on new tubes at Cal nuke plantLOS ANGELES (AP) - Federal regulators say unusual wear has been found on dozens of virtually new tubes that carry radioactive water at Southern California's San Onofre Unit 2 nuclear plant. The disclosure Thursday comes just two days after a tube leak at the plant's other unit prompted operators to shut down its reactor as a precaution. A tiny amount of radiation could have escaped from that plant, but officials say workers and the public were not endangered....
2012-02-02 15:02	AP Top News	From shipwreck in Italy, a treasure now beckons ROME (AP) - In the chaotic evacuation of the Costa Concordia, passengers and crew abandoned almost everything on board the cruise ship: jewels, cash, champagne, antiques, 19th-century Bohemian crystal glassware and thousands of art objects, including 300-year-old woodblock prints by a Japanese master. Now, a veritable treasure lies beneath the pristine Italian waters where the luxury liner ran aground last month....
2012-02-02 14:57	AP Top News	Authorities reveal past complaint about LA teacher LOS ANGELES (AP) - An elementary school teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, authorities disclosed Thursday. The girl claimed Mark Berndt reached toward her genitals during class, but she pushed his hand away, sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott said....
2012-02-02 14:52	AP Top News	Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers. The Fed chairman told the House Budget Committee Thursday that the central bank's plan is an appropriate step to combat high unemployment while inflation is stable....
2012-02-02 14:42	AP Top News	NYPD document: Gather intel info at Shiite mosques NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document. The document offers a rare glimpse into the thinking of NYPD intelligence officers and how, when looking for potential threats, they focused their spying efforts on mosques and Muslims. Police analysts listed a dozen mosques from central Connecticut to the Philadelphia suburbs. None has been linked to terrorism, either in the document or publicly by federal agencies....
2012-02-02 14:42	AP Top News	AP sources: Trump intends to endorse Romney LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a surprise twist, Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney - not Newt Gingrich - for the Republican presidential nomination, Trump confirmed Thursday. Gingrich's camp had been so confident of winning the real estate mogul's backing that it had leaked word Trump would support the former House speaker. Trump was set to make the announcement in Las Vegas at the luxury hotel bearing his name, with Romney in attendance. Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday....
2012-02-02 14:42	AP Top News	Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers. The Fed chief told the House Budget Committee Thursday that the central bank's plan is an appropriate step to combat high unemployment while inflation is stable....
2012-02-02 14:32	AP Top News	Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming early. But with such a mild and relatively snowless winter so far, who can tell the difference?...
2012-02-02 14:15	Reuters UK	Prince William begins RAF stint in disputed Falklands
2012-02-02 14:07	AP Top News	Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming early. But with such a mild and relatively snowless winter so far, who can tell the difference between?...
2012-02-02 13:55	Reuters UK	Bernanke defends low rate policy for weak economy
2012-02-02 13:50	Reuters UK	Bank's Posen leans towards Â£75 billion in extra QE
2012-02-02 13:42	AP Top News	EU official: Greece needs extra $20 billion EU official: Greece needs extra $20 billionBRUSSELS (AP) - Greece needs about an extra euro15 billion ($20 billion) to get its debt down to manageable levels - and the rest of 17-country eurozone is being asked to help foot the bill. Debt-ridden Greece is close to a deal with private investors to reduce its debt burden by about euro100 billion and that - plus an agreement to enact deep spending cuts - could pave the way for a euro130 billion bailout from its European partners and the International Monetary Fund. But on Thursday a European Union official said this plan was not enough to help fix Greece's problems, which are getting worse as the effects of the recession take hold....
2012-02-02 13:35	Reuters UK	Jefferies faces stiff competition for Hoare Govett clients
2012-02-02 13:32	AP Top News	AP sources: Trump intends to endorse Romney LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a surprise twist, Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney - not Newt Gingrich - for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, three Republican officials told The Associated Press. Gingrich's camp had been so confident of winning the endorsement that it had leaked that Trump would support the former House speaker. Trump was set to make the announcement in Las Vegas at the luxury hotel bearing his name, with Romney in attendance. Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday....
2012-02-02 13:25	Reuters UK	Prosecutors seek trial for ex UniCredit CEO - source
2012-02-02 13:22	AP Top News	Complaint about LA teacher made years ago LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, authorities said Thursday. The incident allegedly occurred in September 1993 but wasn't reported by the girl's mother to officials at Miramonte Elementary School until the following January, said sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott. The girl claimed that Mark Berndt, 61, reached toward her genitals during class but she pushed his hand away, Scott said....
2012-02-02 13:15	Reuters UK	Energy minister to learn if he will be charged
2012-02-02 13:12	AP Top News	Complaint about LA teacher made years ago LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl. Sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott tells The Associated Press on Thursday that the incident allegedly occurred in September 1993 but wasn't reported by the girl's mother to officials at Miramonte Elementary School until the following January....
2012-02-02 13:10	Reuters UK	Precedent warning as Assange extradition case ends
2012-02-02 13:07	AP Top News	Philippines: Most-wanted terror leaders killed MANILA, Philippines (AP) - The Philippine military said it killed Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist and two other senior militants Thursday in a U.S.-backed airstrike marking one of the region's biggest anti-terrorism successes in recent years. The dawn strike targeting a militant camp on a southern Philippine island killed Malaysian Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as Marwan, a top leader of the regional, al Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror network, said military spokesman Col. Marcelo Burgos....
2012-02-02 13:07	AP Top News	Egypt police, protesters clash after soccer riot CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian police fired tear gas Thursday at thousands of demonstrators outside the Interior Ministry protesting the security forces' failure to prevent a soccer riot that killed more than 70 people. Anger has been building as the public and lawmakers blamed the country's military rulers for the bloodshed, the latest to signal rapidly deteriorating security in the country since Hosni Mubarak's fall nearly a year ago....
2012-02-02 13:05	Reuters UK	Rising regulatory risk squashing M&A deals, say advisers
2012-02-02 13:05	Reuters UK	European shares led to 6-month high by Xstrata, Glencore
2012-02-02 12:52	AP Top News	Pa. groundhog 'predicts' 6 more weeks of winter PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not be so bad....
2012-02-02 12:47	AP Top News	NYPD document: Gather intel info at Shiite mosques NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Shiite Muslims and their mosques, based solely on their religion, as a way to sweep the Northeast for signs of Iranian terrorists, according to interviews and a newly obtained secret police document. The document offers a rare glimpse into the thinking of NYPD intelligence officers and how, when looking for potential threats, they focused their spying efforts on mosques and Muslims. Police analysts listed a dozen mosques from central Connecticut to the Philadelphia suburbs. None has been linked to terrorism, either in the document or publicly by federal agencies....
2012-02-02 12:42	AP Top News	AP sources: Trump intends to endorse Romney LAS VEGAS (AP) - In a surprise twist, Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney - not Newt Gingrich - for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, three Republican officials told The Associated Press. Gingrich's camp had been so confident of winning the endorsement that it had leaked that Trump would support the former House speaker. Trump was set to make the announcement in Las Vegas at the luxury hotel bearing his name, with Romney in attendance. Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday....
2012-02-02 12:42	AP Top News	Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record-low levels for the next three years, during a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers. The Fed chief told the House Budget Committee Thursday that the central bank's plan is an appropriate step to combat high unemployment while inflation is stable....
2012-02-02 12:32	AP Top News	Bernanke defends Fed policies against GOP critics WASHINGTON (AP) - Ben Bernanke defended the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at record low levels for the next three years at a contentious hearing before federal lawmakers. The Fed chief told the House Budget Committee Thursday that the central bank's plan is an appropriate step to combat high unemployment while inflation is stable....
2012-02-02 12:30	Reuters UK	Rising regulatory risk squashing M&A deals, say advisers
2012-02-02 12:22	AP Top News	AP sources: Trump intends to endorse Romney LAS VEGAS (AP) - Donald Trump planned to endorse Mitt Romney's bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, three Republican officials told The Associated Press. The real estate mogul and reality TV show host was set to make the announcement in Las Vegas at the hotel bearing his name, with Romney in attendance. Nevada holds its presidential caucuses on Saturday....
2012-02-02 12:22	AP Top News	Egyptians blame military for deadly soccer riot CAIRO (AP) - Egyptians ranging from soccer fans to lawmakers blamed the country's military rulers for a bloody post-match riot Thursday as anger mounted over the failure of police to stop the violence when a narrow stadium exit turned into a death trap in a seaside city north of the capital. A network of soccer fans known as Ultras vowed vengeance, accusing the police of intentionally letting rivals attack them because they have been at the forefront of protests over the past year, first against former leader Hosni Mubarak and now the military....
2012-02-02 12:22	AP Top News	From shipwreck in Italy, a treasure now beckons ROME (AP) - In the chaotic evacuation of the Costa Concordia, passengers and crew abandoned almost everything on board the cruise ship: jewels, cash, champagne, antiques, 19th-century Bohemian crystal glassware and thousands of art objects, including 300-year-old woodblock prints by a Japanese master. Now, a veritable treasure lies beneath the pristine Italian waters where the luxury liner ran aground last month....
2012-02-02 12:20	Reuters UK	Big banker bonuses divide Britain
2012-02-02 12:20	Reuters UK	Spectre of forced selling haunts Italian bonds
2012-02-02 12:20	Reuters UK	Bond benchmarks put investors in undue danger
2012-02-02 12:20	Reuters UK	How to play it - Facebook readies its IPO
2012-02-02 12:20	Reuters UK	Factbox
2012-02-02 12:20	Reuters UK	Facebook's laundry list of risks


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