Monthly Archives: December 2011

Tight race in Iowa kicks off White House campaign

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

By John Whitesides DES MOINES, Iowa | Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:26am EST DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Republican voters in Iowa open a long and grueling 2012 presidential race on Tuesday, with polls showing Mitt Romney battling Ron Paul … Continue reading →

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Merkel says Europe must cooperate more for euro to succeed

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Business News

BERLIN | Sat Dec 31, 2011 7:23am EST BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe must cooperate more closely if it wants the euro to succeed as its shared currency, and it still has a long way to go to overcome its sovereign … Continue reading →

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China moving to more convertible yuan: Zhou

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Business News

By Koh Gui Qing and Aileen Wang BEIJING | Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:10am EST BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank governor argued in comments published on Saturday that Beijing does not control the yuan’s flow across borders as tightly … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve celebrations start

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 December 2011 Last updated at 09:03 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Fireworks in Auckland were followed by a spectacular display in Sydney

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UK to review breast implant data

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Health News

31 December 2011 Last updated at 07:31 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Andrew Lansley said he was concerned about the quality of some data provided on the implants

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A poll is more thermometer than crystal ball (AP)

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

WASHINGTON – At this point four years ago, national polls taken in the run-up to presidential primaries said to get ready for a faceoff between Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Rodham Clinton. And in 2004, Howard Dean was coasting to the … Continue reading →

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Will Hollywood still shower the love on Obama? (AP)

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

NEW YORK – Hollywood, as everyone knows, loves the Next Big Thing. And four years ago, Barack Obama was certainly that: a political supernova, the equivalent of a breakout movie star. “He is `The One,’” declared Oprah Winfrey, his biggest … Continue reading →

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Iowa leaders Romney, Paul leave stage to rivals (AP)

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - Political News

DES MOINES, Iowa – The two leading Republican presidential candidates in Iowa left the stage to their rivals to make their final pitches to voters just three days before the state’s Republican caucus. Mitt Romney was to campaign in New … Continue reading →

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Iran to test-fire long range missiles in Gulf

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

A picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is erected between Sajjil, right, and Ghadr-F missiles in southern Tehran [AFP] Iran plans to test-fire long range missiles during a naval exercise in the Gulf, following a threat by Tehran to close shipping lanes if the … Continue reading →

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Arab League observer ‘saw snipers in Deraa’

Written on December 31, 2011 by Editor - World News

An Arab League observer has said he saw snipers in the Syrian city of Deraa, as protests against President Bashar al-Assad continued across the country on Friday.   “We saw snipers in the town, we saw them with our own eyes,” … Continue reading →

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