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Govt Minister Almost Killed By Crispy Cake
Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson collapses after eating a chocolate crispy cake while driving home from a charity event. Continue reading
Austerity-Weary Iceland Votes in National Election
By JENNA GOTTLIEB and JILL LAWLESS REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) Co REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) – Five years after Iceland’s economic collapse, early returns signaled that voters are favoring the return of a center-right, Eurosceptic government, widely blamed for the nation’s financial woes. Ousting the incumbent, liberal Social Democrat/Left Green coalition, Icelanders appear to be opting for the conservative Independence Party. .. Continue reading
Newsmaker: U.S. Attorney Bharara familiar with the limelight
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – Manhattan U.S. Continue reading
Bloomberg candidate wins Dem primary in Illinois
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg spent $2.1 million to target a pro-gun Democrat. Continue reading
Report: Jesse Jackson Jr. reaches plea agreement
The Democrat resigned from Congress in November. Continue reading
Center left ousts Merkel coalition in cliffhanger state vote
HANOVER (Reuters) – Germany's center-left opposition edged Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives from power in a regional vote in Lower Saxony on Sunday, reviving its flagging hopes of defeating her in September's national election. The Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens won by a single seat after a close race for power in Germany's fourth most populous state Continue reading
Merkel’s CDU hoping for comeback win in key state vote
HANOVER (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats are hoping for victory in a state contest on Sunday that could end a long losing streak and set the tone for September's federal election. Citizens in the northern state of Lower Saxony will begin voting at 8 a.m Continue reading
Britain’s coalition leaders seek to regain voters’ trust
LONDON (Reuters) – The leaders of Britain's fractious coalition pledged on Monday to cap the cost of long-term care for the elderly and to improve state pensions in an effort to re-engage with electors midway into their five-year government. Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron and his Liberal Democrat deputy, Nick Clegg, have seen popular support fall away as voters suffer squeezed incomes and the economy fails to stage a stable recovery from the 2008/2009 financial crisis. Continue reading
Barney Frank says he’s interested in Senate job
A day after retiring, the Mass. Democrat expresses interest in a temporary Senate gig. Continue reading
U.S. stocks cut most losses; yen hits two-year low
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks recovered from sharp losses to end only slightly lower on Thursday after the U.S. House of Representative said it would come back to work this weekend in a last-ditch effort to avoid the “fiscal cliff,” while the yen hit a two-year low on expectations of bold monetary stimulus in Japan. Continue reading
