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Asian shares rose on Tuesday on hopes that euro zone officials will act to corral Greece's debt woes and prevent another full-blown banking crisis, but the euro failed to hold on to all its gains.

Asian shares rose on Tuesday on hopes that euro zone officials will act to corral Greece's debt woes and prevent another full-blown banking crisis, but the euro failed to hold on to all its gains.

Euro-zone officials are working to magnify the firepower of the region's rescue fund, European Central Bank policymakers said on Monday, while President Barack Obama piled on pressure for Europe to staunch a sovereign debt crisis that threatens the world economy.

President Obama criticized GOP candidates and audiences for taking shots at those who might die without healthcare and gay soldiers.

President Barack Obama said on Monday the debt crisis in Europe was scaring the world and that leaders in the euro zone were not dealing with the issue quickly enough.

A federal judge in Chicago announced that the sentencing hearing of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich -- who was found guilty of 17 corruption charges in June -- has been delayed indefinitely.

Maathai led a grassroots movement of reforestation in Africa that empowered African women.

President Barack Obama is facing mounting resistance to a settlement from liberal supporters and a growing number of state attorneys general who say a deal would exonerate banks for their role in the subprime mortgage crisis.

New single-family home sales in the United States fell in August to a 6-month low in a sign the crippled housing market will not provide much support for the flagging economy anytime soon.

The 2012 GOP presidential candidate field has dominated much of the political discourse over the past six months, but one prominent, former Republican isn't that impressed -- in fact he's a little alarmed by selected positions: he being New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

President Barack Obama harshly criticized Republican opponents on Sunday as he began a West Coast fundraising tour, accusing them of ideological pushback at a time of national crisis.

President Barack Obama combined a pitch for his jobs plan with a fierce attack on his Republican rivals for president during a series of speeches on Sunday.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Christie has been inundated by a relentless stream of calls to run for the White House.

During an appearance on CBS' Face the Nation, Democratic National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said all of the GOP candidates for the 2012 presidential election are the same because they are controlled by the far-right platforms of the Tea Party

In Michigan, the state where Mitt Romney was born and raised and where his father, George, served as governor, the former Massachusetts governor won the Michigan Straw Poll 2011. Romney claimed an easy victory over Texas Governor Rick Perry.

So maybe Herman Cain is the secret weapon the Republican party had all along in the bid to take down Democrat Barack Obama. Republicans just didn't know they it.

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain hit back at Morgan Freeman for calling the Tea Party racist, saying the Oscar-winning actor's remarks were short-sighted.

Bringing a blow to Texas Governor Rick Perry's favorite status, former Godfather Pizza CEO Herman Cain has emerged as the winner of the Presidency 5 straw poll Saturday. Cain received 37 percent of the 2,657 votes cast.

Morgan Freeman has stirred controversy by calling the Tea Party racist, for having an anti-Obama agenda based on his skin color.

A new word is needed in the political lexicon to describe the phenomenon of Republican presidential candidates tripping over one another in their rush to the right: out-conservativing.

In 2008, Americans ushered in a new era when they voted the first black president into the White House. But if you ask Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman, racism has only gotten worse, not better, once President Barack Obama took office in 2009.