Arizona’s Quiet Battleground The Republican presidential race in Arizona is quiet compared with the intensity in Michigan and in states that vote on Super Tuesday. But polls in Arizona show Santorum nipping at Romney’s heels.
Ohio Conservatives Find Their Man After Rick Santorum’s GOP presidential campaign was revived this month with a trio of victories west of the Mississippi, his surge has lit a fire under Ohio’s social conservative activists.
Continue reading …Singapore Hot Stocks-NOL jumps as Maersk eyes capacity cut SINGAPORE, Feb 20 (Reuters) – Shares of Singapore’s Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) rose as much as 4.8 percent to their highest since July after Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container shipping firm,…
Continue reading …Romney’s Win in Maine Is Challenged Mitt Romney’s squeaker victory in Maine’s GOP presidential caucuses is being challenged by Ron Paul, who asks: Was it a heavy snowstorm or just a light dusting that fell Saturday night in the easternmost reaches of the state?
Continue reading …House GOP Leaders Pivot on Payroll Tax In a major policy shift, House GOP leaders said they would introduce a bill extending the payroll-tax break for the rest of the year without finding offsetting spending cuts.
Continue reading …Singapore Hot Stocks-Yamada jumps on strong earnings SINGAPORE, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Shares of Singapore-listed Chinese mushroom grower Yamada Green Resources Ltd soared by as much as 12 percent on Monday after reporting a jump in quarterly earnings.
Continue reading …Obama Retreats on Contraception Obama, hoping to quell a political backlash, announced a new policy that no longer requires religious organizations to provide employees with contraception coverage.
Continue reading …Shares of S’pore’s Tiger Air surge after chairman ups stake SINGAPORE, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Shares of Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways Holdings Ltd surged as much as 9.2 percent on Friday after its chairman, Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay, bought 200,000 shares in…
Continue reading …Rivals Seek to Slow Romney Voters in three more states are casting ballots in the latest round of GOP presidential contests, as rivals of Romney seek to reverse his recent momentum.
Continue reading …Ruckus Over Designer Gear for Obama Obama’s re-election campaign plans to begin selling campaign-themed items designed by more than two dozen famous designers. Republicans contend the sale might violate campaign-finance rules.
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