THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND

Gingrich: I would call Palin for advice

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During an appearance Wednesday on CNN, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich suggested he would ask former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be member of his Cabinet if he was elected President of the United States. [...]

Romney gets confronted about opposition to Dream Act

Mitt Romney in New York City. Screenshot via Youtube.

GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney received a stern question from an unexpected source Tuesday evening.

DEPORTATION NATION

Supreme Court considers rights of U.S. permanent residents

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in three cases on the rights of foreign-born permanent residents of the United States, two of whom face deportation and a third who was denied re-entry after traveling abroad.

FIGHT THE POWER

Ron Paul proposes bill to repeal indefinite detention

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Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) introduced legislation to the U.S House on Wednesday that would repeal Section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.

AMERICANS FOR COLBERT

Colbert polling at 13 percent nationally

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Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert has quickly gained traction with voters across the United States after he announced he was exploring a possible presidential run.

Economists pan idea of new U.S. gold standard

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As Republican presidential hopefuls entertain calls to fix the value of the dollar to the price of gold, a panel of leading economists on Wednesday roundly panned the idea of a return to the gold standard.

Science

Meteorite from Mars fell in Morocco: scientists

Rare and expensive fragments of a Mars meteorite fell from the sky in July over Morocco, a team…

One in three U.S. adults is obese: study

WASHINGTON — One in three American adults is obese, a national level that has stayed…

Tech News

Koobface computer virus gang unmasked

WASHINGTON — Online security researchers claimed Tuesday to have identified the members of a Russian…

MPAA calls blackout protest a ‘dangerous gimmick’

The Motion Picture Association of America, the film industry’s largest lobby, is not happy about…

Media

French version of Huffington Post online on Monday

The French version of the US socialite blogger Arianna Huffington’s news website, the Huffington Post, will go…

Newspapers in Japan defy West’s media malaise

Printed newspapers may be in crisis in the West but circulations remain enormous in high-tech Japan –…

World

Italy cruise wreck search resumes amid fuel fears

Italian rescuers resumed their search on board a crashed cruise ship on Thursday, as salvage workers prepared to pump out…

Escaped dissident warns of China role in world politics

WASHINGTON — A prominent Chinese dissident who fled last week to the United States cautioned Wednesday over Beijing’s influence in…

Woman ‘sold into slavery’ returns to Taiwan

AIPEI — A Taiwanese woman who was allegedly sold into “slavery” as a child returned from the United States to…

IMF seeks $500 bn more as euro crisis rages

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it needs up to $500 billion more to pad its war chest as the European debt…

U.S. News

Poll boost for White House hopeful Gingrich

WASHINGTON — Opinion polls Wednesday showed a surge in support for Republican presidential hopeful Newt…

GOP congressman takes up Buffett tax dare

WASHINGTON — Warren Buffett will have to contribute $49,000 from his multi-billion dollar fortune after…

Top U.S. court upholds copyright law protecting foreign works

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a law extending copyright protection to foreign works — everything…

Seven charged in U.S. insider trading probe

US authorities announced Wednesday the break-up of an alleged $78 million hedge fund insider trading scheme and said…

Obama rejects contested Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from…