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Will U.S. End Up in War With Iran in 2012?

US Aircraft Carrier near Strait of Hormuz
The latest threat comes days after U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law sanctions against Iran's central bank which processes most of the country's oil-export payments. Obama and other leaders, including European Union foreign ministers set to meet in Brussels on Jan. 30 to consider a oil-export ban on Iran, hope more sanctions will slow the country from further developing its nuclear weapons program.
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Rupert Murdoch splashes opinions on Twitter

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has rung in the New Year with a new Twitter account that includes praise for Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum and opinions on President Barack Obama's policies and the Steve Jobs biography.
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum

Santorum sends Iowa caucus rivals scrambling

With time running out, rivals of surging Republican Rick Santorum raised doubts about his conservative record on Monday in hopes of heading off a last-minute victory by the former senator a day before Iowa kicks off the 2012 presidential election season.
U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama Strikes Hopeful Note in Year-End Address

President Barack Obama, striking a hopeful note in a year-end weekly address, hailed foreign policy milestones while keeping pressure on Congress to further extend payroll tax cuts through the end of 2012.
Protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement stand with signs outside Duarte Square in New York

Occupy makes annual list of most overused words

Occupy this: the trash bin. At least, so say students at Michigan's Lake Superior State University who released an annual list of words they deem so misused, overused and cliched they should be banished in the year ahead.
American GOP Nomination Primary Iowa 2012

Republicans Scour Iowa for Undecided Voters

Republican White House hopefuls scoured Iowa for undecided voters on Saturday and front-runner Mitt Romney argued that he is the best to take on President Barack Obama as time ran short before the first votes of the 2012 election season.
Matt Romney's Birther Gaffe

Matt Romney's Birther Gaffe: Obama, DNC Strike Back at Romney's Son [VIDEO]

Mitt Romney's son Matt made a colossal gaffe in New Hampshire yesterday when he said his father would release his tax records as soon as Obama releases his birth certificate. Though he's since apologized for the dumb joke, both the Obama campaign and the DNC are accusing the Romneys of pandering to the extreme fringes of the GOP, and DNC head R.T. Ryback is demanding Mitt Romney condemn his son's statements.
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Kodak loses third director in a week

The third director in a week has resigned from Eastman Kodak Co as the former film giant struggles to survive the dominance of digital photography.

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