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Wall St edges lower after string of gains
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Stocks closed slightly lower on Monday as lingering questions about Europe's debt crisis and corporate earnings overshadowed growing optimism about economic growth after a five-week rally.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:20:55 GMT
| Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action
(Reuters)
 Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:34 GMT
| IMF's Blanchard sees "very large" Greek haircut
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Reuters - The IMF's chief economist, Olivier Blanchard, said on Monday it looks like the 'haircut' on Greek private debt will be "very large" as negotiations between bondholders and the government drag on to cut Greece's debt burden.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:56:52 GMT
| Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal
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Reuters - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:54:49 GMT
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Manning drives Giants past Pats again (AP)
Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish. Uh-uh, Tom. Not in this city, and not in this game. Indianapolis is a Manning town, whether it's Peyton or Eli pulling out the wins. And the Super Bowl is suddenly the province of the New York Giants, who have figured out how to topple Brady and the New England Patriots in the biggest...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:50:34 PST
| Manning wins second Super Bowl MVP (AP)
Back in August, back before the season began, Eli Manning was asked whether he considered himself an "elite" quarterback a la Tom Brady. Manning replied simply that he belonged "in that class." He was questioned and criticized for that, and -- shocking, right? -- it all became quite a big deal in New York.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:18:29 PST
| Contador's Tour de France title stripped (AP)
Three days after Lance Armstrong claimed victory in his long-running doping battle, another Tour de France champion was on the losing end of a high-profile drug scandal that has tainted cycling's image. About 18 months after Alberto Contador failed a doping test while winning the 2010 Tour de France, the Spanish rider was stripped of his title Monday and banned for two years after sport's...
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:32:19 PST
| Coughlin says he'll coach again in 2012 (AP)
Tom Coughlin is looking forward to the parade and a couple weeks off to reflect on the Giants' second championship in five seasons. Then he will begin preparations for defending the title. The 65-year-old coach sees no reason to retire now. "I mean, it's what I do," Coughlin said Monday morning, hours after New York beat the New England Patriots 21-17 in the Super Bowl.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:14:29 PST
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Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy
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 Reuters - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:46 GMT
| U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes
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Reuters - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:01:46 GMT
| Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government
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Reuters - The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar on Monday to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:33:38 GMT
| Victims weep, ridicule Norway killer's court speech
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 Reuters - Survivors and relatives of those killed in a Norwegian mass-murder rampage wept and ridiculed the smiling attacker in court Monday as he defended his acts by issuing a tirade against immigration.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:14:43 GMT
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