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Carville: GOP, your real problem is Mitt

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:36 EST

Memo to the Republican Establishment, Part II.(image)

Human rights group calls for Iraq to end executions

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:07:30 EST

A human rights group expressed alarm Thursday at the pace of executions in Iraq and called for Iraqi authorities to abolish the practice.(image)

At least 137 reported killed as Syrian attacks escalate

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:32:04 EST

A Syrian opposition group reported at least 137 deaths at the hands of government forces Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad escalated a brutal assault against an opposition that wants an end to his regime.(image)

10 states freed from some 'No Child Left Behind' requirements

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:24:02 EST

Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from some requirements of the No Child Left Behind education reform law, with President Barack Obama explaining Thursday that the move aims to "combine greater freedom with greater accountability."(image)

Contraception controversy consumes D.C., campaign

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:10 EST

Congressional Democrats and Republicans escalated their rhetorical war Thursday over a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints emerged of a possible compromise between the White House and conservative religious critics.(image)

Conservatives see tough challenges on road to White House

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:13:58 EST

Republicans looking to take back the White House in November face a challenging political environment, a trio of conservative political observers said Thursday at an annual gathering of conservative activists.(image)

Hacked e-mails reveal Syrian spin used to defend crackdown

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:07:41 EST

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was apparently coached on how to describe his government's brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrators just days before his appearance on an American network, according to purported e-mails of Syrian officials released by the hacking group known as Anonymous.(image)

Choose your own romantic adventure

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:21:34 EST

On that first date, when you bonded over barbecue, the sauce drips on her chin only made her look cuter. You knew it was love when you learned John Donne was his favorite poet, too. What hooked you on the slopes was how she made black diamond runs look easy.(image)

Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:37 EST

Scientists say they "serendipitously" discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.(image)

Doctor in Homs: Everyone is waiting to die

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:58:21 EST

The bodies begin coming in before the sun rises to the sky. Some arrive with heads decapitated or their torsos split open like animals after slaughter. Or their limbs are mangled under the crush of rubble.(image)

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