GOP Mourning for Mitt Romney? Not So Much

Republicans are over it.And most of them aren't doing much mourning for Mitt Romney.Just over a week since the two-time Republican presidential hopeful failed to deny President Obama a second term, instead of offering up condolences for a candidate who garnered 48 percent of the popular vote, GOP leaders seem to be keeping Romney at arm's length."I've never run for president --...

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Israel hits Hamas buildings, shoots down Tel Aviv-bound rocket

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza, and the "Iron Dome" defense system shot down a Tel Aviv-bound rocket on Saturday as Israel geared up for a possible ground invasion. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that runs the Gaza Strip, said Israeli missiles wrecked the office building of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh - where he had met on...

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Golf: Choi takes lead at LPGA season finale

NAPLES, Florida: South Korea's Na Yeon Choi bounced back from an early bogey to fire a three-under par 69 on Saturday and seize a one-stroke, third-round lead at the LPGA's season-ending Titleholders.Choi, the reigning US Women's Open champion, moved atop the leaderboard early Saturday after overnight leader Ai Miyazato of Japan made a double-bogey on the par-five second hole.Choi three-putted...

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What now for Shiv Sena?

In the uncertain scenario prevailing after Bal Thackeray's death, Shiv Sena watchers are fairly sure of one thing: united in grief, the Thackeray cousins could well sink their differences and make common political cause. Many in the Sena and MNS are of the view that popular sentiment and pressure from grass-roots workers will compel Uddhav and Raj to team up. "There will be a groundswell of feeling...

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EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot

LONDON (AP) — Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.There are five types of bacterial meningitis. While vaccines exist to protect against the other four, none has previously been licensed for type B meningitis. In Europe, type B is the most common, causing 3,000 to 5,000 cases every year.Meningitis mainly affects infants...

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Cops Stop Alleged 'Twilight' Movie Theater Gun Plot

A Missouri man is accused of planning a movie theater massacre at a screening of the final "Twilight" movie.Blaec Lammers, 20, was charged Friday with first-degree assault, making a terroristic threat and armed criminal action after his mother alerted police that he had purchased 400 rounds of ammunition and two assault rifles "very similar to the ones in Aurora, Colo., movie theater...

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China's commerce minister voted out in rare congress snub: sources

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commerce minister was surprisingly blocked from a spot on the ruling Communist Party's elite body during a conclave this week, sources said, a rare snub for an official that could raise questions about trade policies during his tenure. The failure of Chen Deming to secure a seat on the 25-member Politburo marks one of the few surprises to emerge from the party's...

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Golf: Ai Miyazato seizes LPGA lead

NAPLES, Florida: Japan's Ai Miyazato collected nine birdies in an eight-under par 64 on Friday to take a one-shot lead midway through the LPGA tour's season-ending Titleholders tournament.Miyazato, seeking a third victory this season, had just one blemish on her card, a bogey at the par-five second hole.She more than atoned, with five birdies on the front nine and four more on the back...

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EU drug regulator OKs Novartis' meningitis B shot

LONDON (AP) — Europe's top drug regulator has recommended approval for the first vaccine against meningitis B, made by Novartis AG.There are five types of bacterial meningitis. While vaccines exist to protect against the other four, none has previously been licensed for type B meningitis. In Europe, type B is the most common, causing 3,000 to 5,000 cases every year.Meningitis mainly affects infants...

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