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Iran flaunts nuclear program

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:54 EST

President Ahmadinejad, clad in a white lab coat, watched technicians load Iran's first homemade fuel rods into a reactor core.

Syria vote called 'window dressing'

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:54:11 EST

A massive plume of thick, black smoke billowed from the city of Homs today, punctuating the chaos that has plagued the opposition stronghold for months.

Paid killer in Syria describes his work

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:21:50 EST

Out of fear, his captors keep Sa'er blindfolded. The self-described assassin says he has fired on Syrian protesters, killed 70 people and slit a man's throat.

Nearly 300 dead in Honduras prison fire

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:32:29 EST

Families rushed to the scene of the fire in Comayagua to learn if loved ones were alive. The blaze killed at least 272 prisoners, and the fate of 105 inmates is unknown.

Deal reached on payroll tax cut

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:14:35 EST

Negotiators reached a tentative deal to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while avoiding a fee cut for Medicare doctors, GOP legislators and aides say.

Opinion: Don't ignore Social Security

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:54:28 EST

Senator Kay Hutchison says entitlement programs as we know it may not exist in coming years if our politicians do not act now.

Avlon: Independents don't like Romney

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:59:04 EST

Mitt Romney is learning that there are costs to an ugly, extended primary fight marked by a rush to the far right. Independent voters get alienated by the extremism.

China's heir apparent visits Congress

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:48:08 EST

China's presumptive leader, Xi Jinping, is expected to meet with U.S. congressional leaders Wednesday on the third day of a visit that could influence relations between the two world powers for years to come.

Web passwords a thing of the past?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:37:24 EST

My neighbor recently discovered a four-digit passcode that unlocks the front doors to our apartment building.