Legacy, political calendar frame State of the Union
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union address with one eye on the political calendar as time ticks down on his bid to advance an agenda that will help shape his White House legacy. Full Article | Video
Comcast to buy GE's stake in NBCUniversal for $16.7 billion
- Comcast Corp said it would buy General Electric's 49 percent equity stake in their NBCUniversal joint venture for about $16.7 billion.
U.N. may add to North Korea sanctions
UNITED NATIONS - The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's third nuclear test and vowed to take action against Pyongyang for an act that all major world powers, including traditional ally China, have denounced. Full Article
Apple CEO calls Einhorn lawsuit a "sideshow"
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Rising power Qatar stirs unease
DOHA - In Egypt, Libya and Syria, where Qatar tried to play a role after the Arab Spring, it finds itself blamed for much that has gone wrong on a local level and suspected of using the Muslim Brotherhood to attempt to redraw the region. Full Article
Senate panel mulls future of natural gas policy
WASHINGTON - U.S. natural gas policy, from hydraulic fracturing to exports, came under the microscope as environmental and industry groups presented their views on the issue to Congress and divided along mostly familiar lines. Full Article
Air base falls as Assad's forces pressured
BEIRUT - Syrian opposition fighters captured a military airport near the northern city of Aleppo in another military setback for President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Full Article | Video
The pope's newly renovated retirement home
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict may be retreating into a life of prayer but the first retired pontiff since the Middle Ages will, physically at least, remain at the very heart of the Vatican. Full Article | Interactive Timeline: Pope Benedict's reign
Don't say nay to horsemeat: French eaters
PARIS - If the thought of having eaten Romanian cart horses in mislabeled frozen lasagne is making Britons choke, a loyal minority in France laments a dwindling appetite for a meat they say is a tastier and healthier alternative to beef. Full Article
WH Adviser-Obama's focus-jobs, gun control and immigration
Feb. 12 - Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, outlines the economic priorities President Obama will present in his State of the Union speech in an interview with Mark Felsenthal.
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