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And they’re off: Papal campaigning gets under way
VATICAN CITY (AP) — It's a political campaign like no other, with no declared candidates or front-runners and a strict taboo against openly gunning for the job. But the maneuvering is already under way, with one African contender declaring Tuesday it was time for a pope from the developing world — and he was free if God wanted him. Continue reading
After another emergency, FAA grounds Boeing 787s
The federal government grounded Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced jetliner Wednesday, declaring that U.S. Continue reading
Egypt’s highest court joins judicial strike
Egypt's highest court joined a judicial rebellion against President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday by declaring an open-ended strike on the day it was supposed to rule on the legitimacy of two key assemblies controlled by allies of the Islamist leader. Continue reading
Cornerstone Funds Announce Continuing Monthly Distributions and Reset Distribution Amounts for 2013
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – Nov 9, 2012) – Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. ( NYSE MKT : CLM ) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. Continue reading
Egypt’s Morsi assumes major role in Mideast
Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East on Wednesday, declaring in his first speech to the United Nations that the civil war raging in Syria is the “tragedy of the age” and must be brought to an end. Continue reading
Simon Cowell — ‘The Voice’ is Afraid of Britney Spears
Simon Cowell is furious at NBC for trying to sandbag next week’s premiere of “X Factor” by adding a Wednesday installment of “The Voice” … declaring, “This is a cynical, cold-hearted, unprofessional way of doing business.”Simon tells TMZ, he… Continue reading
Rising foreclosure risk clouds housing outlook
Many experts, from Warren Buffett to the Wall Street Journal, have been declaring lately an end to the longest and deepest housing bust since the Great Depression. Continue reading
Egypt’s president-elect to rally Tahrir protesters
Thousands of Islamists flowed into Cairo's Tahrir Square to hear Egypt's president-elect make his first public speech since declaring victory in a clear bid to rally popular support as he faces a struggle for power with the country's ruling generals. Continue reading
Whitney Houston’s Friend — Threatening Legal Action Over Drug Dealer Claims
One of Whitney Houston’s close friends — a mysterious man who’s been widely accused of supplying the singer with coke before her death — is declaring war on media outlets that ran with the drug story … Continue reading
Sarkozy’s chances fade two days before French runoff
PARIS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Sarkozy’s chances of clinging to power were fading two days before France’s election runoff after far-right and centrist leaders deserted him, despite polls putting Socialist Francois Hollande’s lead at its narrowest so far. Centrist Francois Bayrou appeared to drive a nail into the conservative president’s political coffin by declaring on Thursday he would vote for Hollande, and accusing Sarkozy of pandering to the xenophobic, anti-European far-right and being obsessed with immigration. Continue reading
