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Katt Williams — No Jail in 3-Wheeled Cop Chase Case
Katt Williams has dodged jail time almost as well as he dodged cops … TMZ has learned, the comic has narrowly escaped the slammer in his Sacramento police chase case.Katt was in court today, where he pled down to misdemeanor evading police …… Continue reading
Maduro sworn in, Venezuela to review disputed vote
By Daniel Wallis and Brian Ellsworth CARACAS (Reuters) – Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as Venezuela's president on Friday at a ceremony attended by leaders from Iran to Brazil after a decision to widen an electronic audit of the vote took some of the heat out of a dispute over his election. Continue reading
Chavez heir chosen to lead Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan electoral officials say voters have narrowly elected Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor as president in a razor-close special election Sunday. Continue reading
Stocks close mixed as Cyprus crisis continues
Stocks cut their losses in the final hour of trading to close narrowly mixed Tuesday, after lawmakers in Cyprus ov The Dow Jones Industrial Average squeezed out a gain of 3.76 points to finish at 14,455.82, avoiding its first three-day losing streak this year. Continue reading
S&P 500 extends winning streak, but barely
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are closing narrowly mixed on Wall Street as the S&P 500 index notches its seventh straight week of gains. Continue reading
Israel’s Lieberman says Palestinian peace accord impossible
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has no chance of signing a permanent peace accord with the Palestinians and should instead seek a long-term interim deal, the most powerful political partner of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. Continue reading
Asian shares slip on U.S. fiscal worries, Europe woes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares extended losses on Friday as markets fretted over the U.S. fiscal cliff and the risk of it tipping the world's largest economy into recession, as well as ongoing doubts about a workable bailout for Greece Continue reading
Greece passes new spending cuts
Greek lawmakers have narrowly passed a crucial austerity bill by majority vote, but with heavy dissent from within the three-party governing coalition. Continue reading
Greece to vote on austerity, protests intensify
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece's coalition government hopes to overcome its own divisions and defy protesters' fury at parliament's gates on Wednesday to push through an austerity package needed to secure an injection of aid and avert bankruptcy. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is expected to narrowly win support for the cocktail of budget cuts, tax hikes and labor reforms Continue reading
Romney’s momentum ensures a tight race until the end
Romney leads Obama — narrowly –in national polling average for first time ina year. Continue reading
