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State of the Union Address 2012: Live Stream Available (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union Address 2012 on Tuesday night and a live stream is available online. The State of the Union Address will be delivered on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 9 p.m. EST in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. The theme is, America Built to Last.

Republican Debate in Florida: LIVE COVERAGE

Tampa, Fla, debate.
With the Florida primary just eight days away, GOP candidates Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul will meet at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. tonight for the first of two debates before the Republican primary. After Gingrich's upset in South Carolina, the race is no longer Romney's to win, making the Southern state a battleground for the four remaining candidates.
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Protests Intensify as Mortgage Settlement Nears

As state and federal officials near a deal with top banks to settle claims of foreclosure abuses, left-leaning activist groups have stepped up pressure on the officials to reach a deal that demands more from the banks.
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Senator Mark Kirk

Senator Mark Kirk Hospitalized With Stroke, Undergoes Successful Surgery

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk was hospitalized with a stroke Saturday after checking himself into a hospital in Chicago, Ill. The Senator's Illinois office confirms that he had surgery this morning to relieve swelling from his brain. The surgery was successful and he should be on the path to recovery.
Jobseekers pass their resumes to representatives from Foxconn at a job fair in Zhengzhou

iPhone: Why Can't it be 'Made in U.S.A.' ?

If you look at the back of any iPhone, you're likely to come across the words, Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China. Indeed, from the very first generation iPhone to the latest iPhone 4S, the world's most popular smartphone have come to be made in China and not in the U.S. An analysis, based on interviews with Apple's former and current executives and employees at Apple's supply chains and manufacturing experts by The New York Times, has now revealed why the wo...
Chinese New Year 2012

Chinese New Year 2012: Feng Shui Master Warns of Conflict and Natural Disasters in Year of Dragon

The year, however, will not be completely bad. There will be presidential elections in the United States, Russia, Taiwan, France and India, as well as the election of Hong Kong's Chief Executive, he said on the publication. So there will be changes bringing about a new phase to the politics of these countries and this is also a sign of bold progress and reform brought about by the powerful ocean water of the year, he added.
Obama at Disney World

Obama Calls for Easing Visa Norms to Create Jobs in Tourism

Following a visit to the Disney World in Orlando, Fl., on Thursday, to speak about boosting the country's economy through tourism, U.S. President Barack Obama announced steps, over the weekend, to cash in on the country's tourism potential.
Mitt Romney Wins Arizona and Michigan 2012 Republican Primaries

Humbled Romney Vows to Release Tax Returns

Humbled by a stunning loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said on Sunday he would release this week the tax returns demanded by rivals as he bids to regain the upper hand in the volatile Republican presidential race.
"When Mitt Romney Came to Town": What to Know About Gingrich Attack Ad

Stung By Defeat, Romney Ready to Right Tax Mistake

Humbled by a stunning loss in South Carolina, Mitt Romney said on Sunday he would release this week the tax returns demanded by rivals in his bid to regain the upper hand in the volatile Republican presidential race.
Newt Gingrich

Who is Saul Alinsky? Newt Gingrich Knows...

Who is Saul Alinksy? Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich knows. And, Gingrich thinks, Democratic President Barack Obama does, too. Gingrich, who won the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday, has repeatedly invoked Alinsky's name recently.
Facebook Hack on Jan 28: Anonymous Denies Plans, Says it's Another Media Ploy (Controversial VIDEO)

Epic Clash: Silicon Valley Blindsides Hollywood on Piracy

The massive online protest last Wednesday, in which Wikipedia and thousands of other Web sites closed down or otherwise protested and helped to kill controversial online piracy legislation, was widely heralded as an unprecedented case of a grassroots uprising overcoming backroom lobbying.
Republican presidential candidates (L-R) former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and U.S. Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

Republican U.S. Presidential Hopefuls Take Fight to Florida

After a bruising clash in South Carolina, Republican presidential front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich will take their battle to a bigger stage when the campaign moves to Florida on Sunday. The Palmetto State's primary-election results indicate their fight may last quite a few more rounds.
Undated handout image courtesy of the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft.

How Pakistan Helps the U.S. Armed-Drone Campaign

Appearance Vs. Reality: The recent death of a senior al-Qaida leader as the result of a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal badlands -- the first such strike in almost two months -- signaled that the U.S.-Pakistan intelligence partnership is still in operation despite political tensions.
An F/A-18F fighter jet launches off the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis during maneuvers in the Arabian Gulf in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated Nov. 23, 2011

Threats? What Threats? Iran Plays Down U.S. Naval Moves

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Saturday it considered the likely return of U.S. warships to the Persian Gulf more or less routine activity, backing away from previous warnings to Washington not to re-enter the area.
Alabama GOP Primary Results 2012: LIVE COVERAGE

Mitt Romney Vs. Newt Gingrich in Crucial South Carolina Fight

The winner of South Carolina's Republican presidential primary has gone on to secure the party's nomination in every election since 1980. Mitt Romney must overcome Newt Gingrich in the South Carolina primary on Saturday to retain his aura of inevitability as the GOP's eventual nominee.

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