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January 27, 2012
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Gingrich Leading as Fight Intensifies
Gingrich is outpacing Romney among GOP voters, but he also is showing evidence of vulnerabilities that could hurt him in a general election, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
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Middle East News
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Egypt Blocks American Workers' Exit
Egypt blocked the U.S. transportation secretary's son and five other American pro-democracy workers from leaving the country, in an apparent rebuke to Obama by Cairo's military leaders.
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Business
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The CEO Bankruptcy Bonus
As companies struggle through bankruptcy court, many still pay significant bonuses to top executives – despite a federal rule designed to curb such pay.
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Email Disclaimers Proliferate, but Some Question Purpose
Email disclaimers, those wordy notices at the end of emails from lawyers, bankers, analysts and others, have become ubiquitous—so much so that many recipients, and even senders, are questioning their purpose.
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WellPoint is shaking up its approach to paying doctors, putting a major investment behind the idea thatspending more for better primary care can save the nation'ssecond-largest health insurer money down the road.
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BP must indemnify Transocean against compensatory damages related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a judge ruled, relieving the rig owner of some liability.
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The European Commission plans to complain to Geithner that the "Volcker rule" could discourage banks from trading European sovereign bonds.
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European banks are faced with the dilemma of deciding whether to invest ECB loans in risky government bonds or hoard the cash at a loss.
WORLD-WIDE
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Gingrich is leading Romney nationwide, a poll showed.The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey found Republicans favoring the former speaker 37% to 28% over Romney. But the poll also found that many Americans overall hold negative feelings about Gingrich, and that Romney fares considerably better in a hypothetical matchup against Obama.
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Gingrich and Romney sparred over immigration, housing and other issues in the final debate before Florida's pivotal primary.
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Egypt blocked the U.S. transportation secretary's son and five other American pro-democracy workers from leaving the country, in an apparent rebuke to Obama by Cairo's military leaders.
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Panetta said his Pentagon budget plan, which calls for deep cuts, would let the U.S. fight a land war with North Korea and prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. NEWS
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Economy
Both Sides in Labor Fight Point to Oklahoma
As Indiana moves closer to adopting a right-to-work law, both sides in the debate are zeroing in on the experience of Oklahoma, the last state to ease union-dues requirements under a similar law.
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Business
Rig Owner Spared Some Spill Costs
The owner of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig won't have to pay compensatory damages related to oil spilled under the ocean in the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, a judge ruled.
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Prisons Strain Under Aging Inmates
The fastest-growing population in federal and state prisons are those 55 and older, a trend that is forcing cash-strapped local governments to wrestle with the growing cost of caring for the aging inmates.
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Businesses Ramp Up Spending on Goods
American businesses stepped up their spending going into the new year, propelled by an economic upswing that has yet to lift much of the housing market.
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Economy
Recovery Doesn't Show Typical Growth
The U.S. economy has taken more than two years to claw its way back to producing the amount of goods and services it did just before the last recession. After slumps, growth usually sprints forward.
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Panetta Outlines Pentagon Cutbacks
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the defense budget would enable the U.S. to simultaneously fight a land war with North Korea and prevent Iran from closing the Strait of Hormuz, despite cuts.
ELECTION 2012
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Gingrich, Romney Take Off Gloves in Debate
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich sought both to settle old scores and unfurl new attacks Thursday night in the final high-stakes debate before Florida's pivotal primary.
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Politics
North Carolina's Governor Won't Run
Gov. Bev Perdue said she wouldn't seek re-election, an unexpected development that could complicate Democrats' efforts to hold on to the office and President Barack Obama's chances of carrying the state.
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Gingrich Blends Potential With Peril
Newt Gingrich's impulsiveness and self-confidence, on vivid display in the GOP primary, led both to triumph and downfall when he was in Congress.
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Maine Poised for Gay-Marriage Vote
Gay-rights leaders on Thursday took some of the most direct steps yet to make Maine the seventh state to permit same-sex marriage, as proponents of gay-marriage rights press their case from coast to coast.
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Santorum's Main Backer Plans to Keep on Funding
While Rick Santorum is in Florida seeking to revive his presidential campaign, a man in Wyoming might hold the key to extending his candidacy, and the entire fight for the Republican nomination.
WORLD NEWS
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Reporter's Journal.
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Strife Closer to Home in Damascus
In a country roiled by protests and violence, Syria's capital remains an island of determination to go about life as always. But the country's 11-month-old uprising is lapping up against Syria's most-important city.
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Middle East News
Iran Blasts West Over Oil Embargo
Iran's president attacked Western powers for sanctions against Iran but offered no clear indication on whether his country would return to negotiations on its nuclear program.
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Nuclear Reactors in Japan Examined
Japan welcomed an International Atomic Energy Agency delegation it invited to check safety procedures at its third-largest nuclear-power plant, a move designed to pave the way for the restart of dozens of reactors.
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Deadly Building Collapse Tests Rio
Investigators searched for clues to explain the deadly collapse of three buildings in downtown Rio de Janeiro the night before, which killed at least five people.
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Africa News
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Nigeria Seeks Talks With Militants
Envoys of Nigeria's president are in negotiations with elements of Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgency behind an onslaught of attacks that has destroyed government buildings and killed hundreds of people.
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Africa News
Kenyan Finance Minister Exits Post After Charges
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's richest man and a presidential aspirant, resigned as finance minister four days after the International Criminal Court charged him with inciting political violence after the 2007 elections.
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World News
World Watch
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Protesters Attack Australian Premier
Police rescued Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday from a group of angry protesters brandishing sticks and rocks surrounding a Canberra restaurant where she was attending an official function.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
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Markets
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EU Official Sees Bailout-Fund Boost
A senior European policy maker said euro-zone governments may have to increase their contributions to Greece's debt deal, and said he was hopeful agreements could be struck soon to increase euro-zone bailout funds and IMF resources.
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U.K. Leader Backs Broad Trade Deals
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron called for bold action to fuel economic growth in Europe by boosting competitiveness, developing the single market, reducing regulation and entering free-trade deals.
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Europe News
Mexico's Calderón Calls Europe a 'Time Bomb'
The euro-zone crisis is a ticking time bomb threatening the world economy and the international community must act urgently and aggressively to defuse it, Mexican President Felipe Calderón said Thursday.
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Latin America News
Brazil Bank Warns of Possible Rate Cut
Brazil's central bank made an unusually forthright statement on interest rates, saying the benchmark Selic rate could be lowered to single digits after a sharp slowdown in domestic economic growth.
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Europe News
Central Banks Diversify Arsenals
For the world's largest central banks, the balance sheet has been the weapon of necessity in a crisis-riddled global economy – a weapon they appear likely to keep using.
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Dispatches From Davos
How would you invest China's forex reserves? One panel at Davos discussed the options.
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