| Tuesday 14 February 2012 |
Whitney Houston to be buried Saturday in small family funeral
Feb 14, 2012, 22:31 GMT
New York/Los Angeles - Singer Whitney Houston's family has planned a small family funeral and burial Saturday in New Jersey, quashing earlier discussions of a large concert to celebrate her life, as followed the 2009 death of Michael Jackson. ....more |
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Obama, Democrats get Republican raspberries for Valentine's Day
Feb 14, 2012, 18:35 GMT
Washington - An email Tuesday from the Republican Party to its supporters offered free Valentine's Day e-cards, which can be forwarded to loved ones. ....more |
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Obama calls for quick passage of payroll tax holiday extension
Feb 14, 2012, 17:39 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to extend to the end of 2012 a reduction in the payroll tax that is levied against US workers to pay for pensions. ....more |
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Report: Director Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam
Feb 14, 2012, 15:01 GMT
Tehran - US filmmaker Sean Stone, the son of Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, has converted to Islam and chosen Ali as his Muslim first name, the Iranian news agency Fars reported Tuesday. ....more |
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| Monday 13 February 2012 |
US Supreme Court justice robbed at machete-point
Feb 13, 2012, 23:14 GMT
Washington - US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and his wife were robbed during a vacation on the Caribbean island of Nevis by an intruder armed with a machete, the Washington Post reported Monday. ....more |
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Obama budget provides election fodder
Feb 13, 2012, 21:56 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed additional taxes on the wealthy and new spending on jobs programmes in his 2013 budget plan, setting up an inevitable showdown with Congress and the Republicans seeking to unseat him in November elections. ....more |
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Grammy show gets huge ratings boost from Whitney Houston tribute
Feb 13, 2012, 21:10 GMT
Los Angeles - Near record numbers of music fans tuned in to watch Sunday night's Grammy Awards which were dominated by tributes to Whitney Houston, according to ratings figures released Monday. ....more |
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Whitney Houston music sales soar after death
Feb 13, 2012, 19:33 GMT
Los Angeles - Whitney Houston was back on top of the US charts Monday, two days after she died at age 48 in the bathtub of a Beverly Hills hotel room. ....more |
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Obama budget would hike taxes on rich, boost jobs spending
Feb 13, 2012, 18:10 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama proposed additional taxes on the wealthy and new spending on jobs programmes in his 2013 budget plan, which he sent Monday to Congress. ....more |
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Prescription drugs and alcohol blamed for Houston's death
Feb 13, 2012, 17:09 GMT
Los Angeles - Whitney Houston died from a combination of prescription drugs and alcohol, celebrity website TMZ.com reported Monday. ....more |
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Obama calls for "tough choices" as he outlines budget
Feb 13, 2012, 16:37 GMT
Washington - President Barack Obama on Monday called for the United States to make 'tough choices' as he outlined a 3.8-trillion-dollar budget proposal. ....more |
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Stars honour Houston as Adele wows at Grammy Awards
Feb 13, 2012, 10:27 GMT
Los Angeles - America's music stars paid tribute to Whitney Houston Sunday night as the Grammy Awards opened with a tribute to the celebrated singer a day after her surprising death. ....more |
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Obama budget would up taxes on rich, boost jobs spending
Feb 13, 2012, 2:22 GMT
Washington - US President Barack Obama on Monday sent his 2013 budget proposal to Congress laying out additional taxes on the wealthy and further spending on jobs programmes. ....more |
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| Sunday 12 February 2012 |
Music world in mourning for Whitney Houston before Grammys
Feb 12, 2012, 22:25 GMT
Los Angeles - The music world was in mourning Sunday for pop diva Whitney Houston, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Los Angeles hotel on the eve of the annual Grammy Awards. ....more |
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Music world in mourning for Whitney Houston ahead of Grammys
Feb 12, 2012, 16:05 GMT
Los Angeles - The music world was in mourning Sunday for pop diva Whitney Houston, who died under mysterious circumstances in a Los Angeles hotel on the eve of the annual Grammy Awards. ....more |
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Celebrities react to Whitney Houston's death
Feb 12, 2012, 5:54 GMT
Los Angeles - Celebrities reacted with shock late Saturday to the news that singer Whitney Houston had died at the age of 48 in a Beverly Hills hotel room. ....more |
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OBITUARY: Whitney Houston almost had it all
Feb 12, 2012, 5:49 GMT
Los Angeles - Whitney Houston's death Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room on the eve of the Grammy Awards deprived her fans and the music world of one of its most successful female artists. ....more |
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Background: Whitney Houston's major songs and movies
Feb 12, 2012, 3:44 GMT
Los Angeles - Whitney Houston was one of the most successful recording artists ever and also a major Hollywood movie star. ....more |
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Romney tallies narrow victory in Maine
Feb 12, 2012, 3:30 GMT
Washington - Mitt Romney notched his fourth Republican state primary victory with 39 per cent in the north-eastern state of Maine's presidential preference caucus. ....more |
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Singer Whitney Houston dead at 48 on eve of Grammy Awards
Feb 12, 2012, 2:54 GMT
Washington - Pop singer and actress Whitney Houston has died at age 48 of unknown causes, on the eve of the Grammy Awards. ....more |
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Singer Whitney Houston dead at 48 in Beverly Hills
Feb 12, 2012, 2:16 GMT
Washington - Pop singer and actress Whitney Houston died Saturday at age 48 of unknown causes, officials in Los Angeles said. ....more |
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| Saturday 11 February 2012 |
Romney wins Maine caucus
Feb 11, 2012, 23:32 GMT
Washington - Mitt Romney notched his fourth victory in the Republican state primary process on Saturday, fetching 39 per cent in the north-eastern state of Maine in an informal presidential preference caucus poll. ....more |
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Romney clinches support from die-hard conservatives in US confab
Feb 11, 2012, 21:31 GMT
Washington - Mitt Romney Saturday clinched a surprising majority of votes in an informal 'straw' poll of core conservative activists gathered in Washington at an annual meeting. ....more |
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Romney: Future US president or wolf in sheep's clothing?
Feb 11, 2012, 3:06 GMT
Washington - The group of young Mitt Romney fans outside the hotel ballroom waved signs and chanted, 'Mitt, Mitt, Mitt.' ....more |
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Mexican music craze prompts tuba thefts in California schools
Feb 11, 2012, 0:41 GMT
Los Angeles - A resurgence in the popularity of the Mexican style of music called banda has sparked a surge in thefts of tubas from school bands in southern California. ....more |
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| Friday 10 February 2012 |
Presidential hopefuls jostle at conservative confab
Feb 10, 2012, 23:23 GMT
Washington - Republican presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich vied Friday for the support of thousands of US conservatives at a conference in Washington, painting the November presidential elections as a battle for the soul of America. ....more |
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Romney, Santorum appeal to conservative principles
Feb 10, 2012, 19:00 GMT
Washington - Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney vied Friday for the support of thousands of US conservatives at a conference in Washington, painting the November presidential elections as a battle for the soul of America. ....more |
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Madonna stalker escapes from mental hospital
Feb 10, 2012, 17:55 GMT
Los Angeles - A man jailed for stalking Madonna and described as psychotic and violent has escaped from a mental hospital, police in Los Angeles said Friday. ....more |
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Santorum tells conservatives to stand by principles
Feb 10, 2012, 16:43 GMT
Washington - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum told thousands of US conservatives gathered for an annual conference in Washington on Friday to stand by their principles and not simply settle for a candidate they think is electable. ....more |
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Paul McCartney gets Hollywood star
Feb 10, 2012, 1:15 GMT
Los Angeles - Paul McCartney became the last Beatle to get a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in a ceremony Thursday, in which he paid tribute to his bandmates in the legendary rock group. ....more |
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