![]() Sydney Morning Herald | In Miami, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney court Hispanic vote MiamiHerald.com By Patricia Mazzei and Scott Hiaasen After bashing each other in the final debate before the crucial Florida primary, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traveled south to Miami on Friday to woo Hispanic power brokers. But before either candidate could utter ... Romney Goes on Offensive in Florida, Bolstered by Debate Performance GOP candidates make their pitches to Latino voters Mitt Romney leading polls in Florida |
![]() Globe and Mail | Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters New York Times SAQBA, Syria — If the scene here on Friday was anything to judge by, the armed opposition to the Syrian government was making inroads and had won control of this town at the doorstep of the capital, Damascus, and perhaps of several other neighborhoods, ... Battles Put Damascus On the Edge Syrian bloodbath continues: Children among 74 dead in 2 days UN Security Council discusses crisis in Syria, reviews Arab-European draft ... |
![]() The Guardian | "Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time Reuters By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a ... 'Barefoot Bandit' apologizes at federal sentencing 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years 'Barefoot Bandit' gets federal sentence |
![]() New Yorker | Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates say Washington Post Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, said three people ... Paul hunts for GOP delegates in Maine Ron Paul comes to Maine Paul denies report that he approved newsletters |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Navy converting ship into floating commando base in Middle East Fox News The US Navy is working to place a 'mothership' for Special Operations Forces in the Middle East, Fox News confirms. The USS Ponce, which was most recently being used as a dock in the Mediterranean Sea for the Libyan operation, was scheduled to be ... Navy wants commando 'mothership' in Middle East Pentagon Sends Floating Base Floating US base to be deployed in Mideast |
![]() Boston Globe | Former Mayor Kevin Hagan White dies at 82 Boston.com By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff Kevin Hagan White, a political figure who helped transform Boston into a world-class city during 16 often turbulent years as mayor, died at 7 tonight in his Beacon Hill home, his family said in a statement. Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82 Ex-Boston Mayor White, led in turbulent '70s, dies Remembering Kevin White |
![]() CTV.ca | Accused Utah school bomb plotter said inspired by Columbine Reuters By James Nelson | ROY, Utah (Reuters) - One of two Utah teenagers accused of plotting to set off a bomb at a school assembly was inspired by the 1999 Columbine massacre in Colorado and visited the high school there to interview its principal, ... 2 Utah teens arrested in school bombing plot Police: Release of juvenile's name helped reveal more in Roy High bomb plot case Student charged in Utah school bomb plot |
![]() Wall Street Journal | Costa Backs Passengers Wall Street Journal AP ROME—Costa Crociere SpA is offering uninjured passengers €11000, or around $14460 each, to compensate them for lost baggage and psychological trauma after its cruise ship ran aground and capsized off Tuscany when the captain deviated from his route. Despite compensation offer, Italian cruise ship survivors sue for damages Settlement offered to Costa Concordia shipwreck survivors Costa offers cruise ship crash survivors a settlement deal |
![]() ABC News | Workers Hurt in Collapse at Cincinnati Casino Site ABC News A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others. The collapse occurred shortly before 8 am as a ... Casino collapse to delay building's construction |
![]() New York Times | Obama pushes college cost reduction plan San Francisco Chronicle President Obama climbs the stage at the University of Michigan to deliver a speech before 4000 students. Mich. - President Obama offered a plan Friday to reduce the costs of higher education by increasing the amount of federal grant money available in ... Obama Plan Links College Aid With Affordability Obama outlines incentive plan to rein in college tuition costs President's tuition, student aid proposal raises hopes and concerns |