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• Mitt Romney ‘had no desire to run,’ son says
• Ryan Lanza: ‘I am a victim’
• Senators: Hagel would face tough confirmation
• Santa tracker race: Google against NORAD
• NRA’s defiant LaPierre dismisses critics of school gun plan
• Ohio holiday travel collision of minivans kills four
• Dental assistant fired for being 'irresistible' is 'devastated'
• Fragile Egypt economy overshadows Mursi's vote win
• Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal
• UN envoy to Syria on way to Damascus
• Monti says he won't run for Italian premier
• Egypt's constitution approved in vote, say rival camps
• Ho Ho Holy Discount: Vatican tax-free store busy
• How fiscal cliff talks broke down
• Former SC Gov. Sanford eyes US House bid
• Lions WR Calvin Johnson has record-breaking game
• Lions WR Calvin Johnson has record-breaking game
• Official: North Korea could have U.S. within missile range
• Egypt's draft charter gets 'yes' majority in vote
• How fiscal cliff negotiations fell apart behind closed doors
• Police probe motive in deadly Pennsylvania shooting spree
• Obama starts Hawaiian vacation, leaving Washington on ice
• India police use water cannon, tear gas as gang-rape protests intensify
• Conn. town in mourning inundated with gifts, money

Mitt Romney ‘had no desire to run,’ son says Posted: 23 Dec 2012 11:52 AM PST Mitt Romney didn't want to be president, anyway. That's what Tagg Romney, Mitt's oldest son, told the Boston Globe for its big post-mortem on his father's failed presidential bid published on Sunday. "He wanted to be president less than anyone I've met in my life," Tagg Romney told the paper. "He had no desire to [...]

Ryan Lanza: ‘I am a victim’ Posted: 23 Dec 2012 10:47 AM PST Adam Lanza's brother has taken to Facebook to mourn the 27 people--including his mother and 20 schoolchildren--killed by Adam in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, before the younger Lanza turned the gun on himself. "I am a victim," Ryan Lanza told the New York Post via Facebook on Saturday. "I [lost] my mom and brother." [...]

Senators: Hagel would face tough confirmation Posted: 23 Dec 2012 10:31 AM PST Two senators say former Sen. Chuck Hagel would face a difficult confirmation if nominated by President Barack Obama to be defense secretary.

Santa tracker race: Google against NORAD Posted: 23 Dec 2012 09:57 AM PST Only on the Internet could you find two tech companies competing to track Santa. Last week NORAD, which has tracked Santa since 1955, announced its new Internet Santa service. While it still tracks Santa and his reindeer on Christmas, it replaced Google Maps with Microsoft's Bing Maps.

NRA’s defiant LaPierre dismisses critics of school gun plan Posted: 23 Dec 2012 09:25 AM PST Two days after suggesting a "good guy with a gun" be stationed at every school in the country in response to the deadly shootings in Newtown, Conn., National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre criticized critics of his plan. In an interview broadcast on Sunday's "Meet The Press," LaPierre reiterated the statements he made [...]

Ohio holiday travel collision of minivans kills four Posted: 23 Dec 2012 09:08 AM PST CINCINNATI (AP) — Four people were killed when a minivan carrying a family leaving a Christmas party went the wrong way on a southwestern Ohio highway and hit another minivan whose driver and family were going to see grandparents for the holidays, police said.

Dental assistant fired for being 'irresistible' is 'devastated' Posted: 23 Dec 2012 08:39 AM PST After working as a dental assistant for ten years, Melissa Nelson was fired for being too "irresistible" and a "threat" to her employer's marriage. "I think it is completely wrong," Nelson said. "I think it is sending a message that men can do whatever they want in the work force."

Fragile Egypt economy overshadows Mursi's vote win Posted: 23 Dec 2012 06:22 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will have little time to savor victory in pushing through a new constitution as it may have cost the Islamist leader broader support for urgent austerity measures needed to fix the creaking economy. By fast-tracking the constitution through to a referendum that the opposition said was divisive, he may have squandered any chance of building a consensus on tax rises and spending cuts that are essential to rein in a crushing budget deficit. Unofficial tallies from Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood showed the charter was approved by a 64 percent ...

Anti-tax conservatives say no to tax-increase deal Posted: 23 Dec 2012 06:05 AM PST Boston is where a protest over tax policy sparked one revolution.

UN envoy to Syria on way to Damascus Posted: 23 Dec 2012 05:49 AM PST BEIRUT (AP) — The international envoy for Syria's civil war arrived in Beirut on Sunday and planned to travel by land to Damascus to meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Lebanese airport officials said.

Monti says he won't run for Italian premier Posted: 23 Dec 2012 04:47 AM PST ROME (AP) — Italy's caretaker Premier Mario Monti said Sunday he won't run in February elections, but if political parties that back his anti-crisis agenda ask him to head the next government he would consider the offer.

Egypt's constitution approved in vote, say rival camps Posted: 23 Dec 2012 01:26 AM PST CAIRO (Reuters) - A constitution drafted by an Islamist-dominated assembly was approved by a majority of Egyptians in a referendum, rival camps said on Sunday, after a vote the opposition said drove a wedge through the Arab world's most populous nation. The Muslim Brotherhood, which propelled President Mohamed Mursi to power in a June election, said an unofficial tally showed 64 percent of voters backed the charter after two rounds of voting that ended with a final ballot on Saturday. An opposition official also told Reuters their unofficial count showed the result was a "yes" vote. ...

Ho Ho Holy Discount: Vatican tax-free store busy Posted: 23 Dec 2012 12:59 AM PST VATICAN CITY (AP) — Anyone left on your Christmas list just aching for a 65-inch Samsung 3D flat-screen television? Just your luck. The Vatican's duty-free department store has one on sale for €2,899 ($3,840) — a nifty savings over the €3,799 ($5,032) it costs at Italy's main electronics chain Euronics.

How fiscal cliff talks broke down Posted: 23 Dec 2012 12:05 AM PST Obama holds out hope for a "small deal" if the "big deal" can't be done

Former SC Gov. Sanford eyes US House bid Posted: 22 Dec 2012 11:32 PM PST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who left public life two years ago after mysteriously disappearing to visit his then-mistress in Argentina, is poised to re-enter the political arena.

Lions WR Calvin Johnson has record-breaking game Posted: 22 Dec 2012 10:44 PM PST Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson fumbles the football, which was recovered Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert McClain, not seen, during the second quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Lions WR Calvin Johnson has record-breaking game Posted: 22 Dec 2012 10:11 PM PST Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson fumbles the football, which was recovered Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert McClain, not seen, during the second quarter of an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

Official: North Korea could have U.S. within missile range Posted: 22 Dec 2012 09:39 PM PST North Korea's rocket launch this month showed it has likely developed technology, long suspected in the West, to fire a warhead more than 10,000 kilometers, South Korean military officials said on Sunday, putting the U.S. West Coast in range. North Korea said the December 12 launch put a weather satellite in orbit but critics say it was aimed at nurturing the kind of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a long-range missile. North Korea is banned from testing missile or nuclear technology under U.N. ...

Egypt's draft charter gets 'yes' majority in vote Posted: 22 Dec 2012 08:16 PM PST Egypt's Islamist-backed constitution received a "yes" majority in a final round of voting on a referendum that saw a low voter turnout, but the deep divisions it has opened up threaten to fuel continued turmoil.

How fiscal cliff negotiations fell apart behind closed doors Posted: 22 Dec 2012 07:59 PM PST Talks to avoid the fiscal cliff are apparently gridlocked, but President Obama and Congress are taking a break for the holidays.

Police probe motive in deadly Pennsylvania shooting spree Posted: 22 Dec 2012 07:48 PM PST Investigators are searching for a possible motive in a shooting spree that left four people dead in rural Pennsylvania, including two apparent neighbors of the gunman, state police said on Saturday. The violence erupted on Friday when a man with a pistol fatally shot three people in Frankstown Township, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh, before he was killed in a shootout with state troopers as he tried to flee in a pickup truck, authorities said. Officials identified the gunman as Jeffrey Lee Michael, 44. ...

Obama starts Hawaiian vacation, leaving Washington on ice Posted: 22 Dec 2012 05:32 PM PST Taking what promised to be a very brief Christmas break from the ongoing struggle to avoid the "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts, President Barack Obama relaxed with his family on Saturday at a beach retreat in Hawaii. Congress was to return to Washington next Thursday and Obama has pledged to work with lawmakers to strike a deal to avoid the economic shock from tax and spending measures set to take effect on January 1 if a deal can't be reached, which many economists say could push the U.S. economy back into recession. ...

India police use water cannon, tear gas as gang-rape protests intensify Posted: 22 Dec 2012 02:04 PM PST NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian police used batons, tear gas and water cannon to turn back thousands of people marching on the presidential palace on Saturday in intensifying protests against the gang-rape of a woman on the streets and on social media. The 23-year-old victim is battling for her life in hospital after she was beaten, raped for almost an hour and thrown out of a moving bus on a busy New Delhi street last Sunday. Five people have been arrested. The protesters, largely college students, are demanding the death penalty for the accused and safety assurances for women. ...

Conn. town in mourning inundated with gifts, money Posted: 22 Dec 2012 01:10 PM PST NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Peter Leone was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman who wanted to give him her credit card number.

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