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Stars begin arriving at Golden Globes Awards
Oscar snubs leave Globes with also-ran nominees
Fateful B-52 flight revealed deadly weakness
Senate 'old boy' network is misfiring on Hagel nomination
Colin Powell Approves of Hagel; Doesn't Approve of Racism in the GOP
Colin Powell Approves of Chuck Hagel
Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack on his convoy
Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister
Palestinian premier urges Arabs to pay pledged aid
Fateful Maine flight salvaged B-52s 50 years ago
Oscar snubs leave Golden Globes with also-ran nominees who won't be competing at the big show
Analysis: Mali - one African war France could not avoid
Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress
Iraq Sunni leader urges reforms to end protests
Iraq attacks kill 4, including 7-year-old boy
Solitary confinement: The cruelest punishment
'This Week' Transcript: Sen. Jack Reed, Sen. Bob Corker, Sen. Joe Manchin and Jon Huntsman

Stars begin arriving at Golden Globes Awards

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:38 PM PST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Looking glamorous but feeling frigid, stars from film and television arrived Sunday for the Golden Globes ceremony, battling crisp temperatures on the red carpet.

Oscar snubs leave Globes with also-ran nominees

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:37 PM PST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Hollywood's junior prom for film honors features quite a different cast than the senior prom at next month's Academy Awards.

Fateful B-52 flight revealed deadly weakness

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:31 PM PST

ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) — Flying low over snowy terrain on a Cold War training mission, Lt. Col. Dan Bulli's massive B-52 bomber hit turbulence that shook the plane so violently that he couldn't read the gauges. Pulling back on the yoke and pushing forward on the throttle, he tried to fly out of the severe wind. Then there was a loud bang.

Senate 'old boy' network is misfiring on Hagel nomination

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 02:31 PM PST

Conventional wisdom has it that Senate confirmation hearings go smoothly when the Senate is confirming one of its own. That may well prove to be the case for Sen. John Kerry (D) of Massachusetts, who is expected to windsurf through his confirmation hearing to replace (former Sen.) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) of New York as secretary of state.

Colin Powell Approves of Hagel; Doesn't Approve of Racism in the GOP

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST

Colin Powell gave an exclusive interview to David Gregory on NBC's Meet the Press. We're going to break down the highlights by topic.

Colin Powell Approves of Chuck Hagel

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST

Colin Powell gave an exclusive interview to David Gregory on NBC's Meet the Press. We're going to break down the highlights by topic.

Iraq finance minister escapes bomb attack on his convoy

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:15 PM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb hit Iraqi Finance Minister Rafaie al-Esawi's convoy west of Baghdad as he left a meeting on Sunday, wounding two of his guards, his office and security sources said. It was not clear whether Esawi was the target of the bombing. The Sunni Muslim minister is caught up in a crisis that has triggered protests in Sunni regions and is straining Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's power-sharing government. "A roadside bomb exploded near his convoy. His car was not hit and he is safe, but two guards were wounded," a spokesman for Esawi's office said. ...

Bomb hits convoy of Iraq's Sunni finance minister

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 11:18 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Attackers detonated a bomb Sunday next to a convoy carrying the Iraqi finance minister, a central figure in more than two weeks of protests by minority Sunnis against the Shiite-dominated Baghdad government, police said.

Palestinian premier urges Arabs to pay pledged aid

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:18 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian prime minister warned Sunday that his government could fail to meet its obligations to its people because of a cash crunch, and urged Arab countries to deliver on promised aid.

Fateful Maine flight salvaged B-52s 50 years ago

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:05 AM PST

ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN, Maine (AP) — Flying low over snowy terrain on a Cold War training mission, Lt. Col. Dan Bulli's massive B-52 bomber hit turbulence that shook the plane so violently that he couldn't read the gauges. Pulling back on the yoke and depressing the throttle, he tried to fly out of the severe wind. Then there was a loud bang.

Oscar snubs leave Golden Globes with also-ran nominees who won't be competing at the big show

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:37 AM PST

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Hollywood's Golden Globes features quite a different cast than next month's Academy Awards.

Analysis: Mali - one African war France could not avoid

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 08:21 AM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - Just as its leaders were defining a new "hands-off" strategy for Africa, France has been thrust onto the front line of one of the continent's riskiest battlefields deep in the desert of Mali. President Francois Hollande's backing of air strikes to halt Islamist rebels advancing on the capital Bamako raises the threat level for eight French hostages held by al Qaeda allies in the Sahara and for the 30,000 French expatriates living in neighboring, mostly Muslim states. It could also trigger an attack on French soil. ...

Hindus now have a fellow believer in Congress

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:31 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — When Dr. Uma Mysorekar looks at the members of the new Congress, the Indian immigrant and practicing Hindu can see that, for the first time, there's someone who shares her ethnicity and someone who shares her faith.

Iraq Sunni leader urges reforms to end protests

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 05:38 AM PST

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki should reform laws seen as unjustly marginalizing the country's Sunni Muslims or mass protests could spiral out of control, a top Sunni leader said. Thousands have taken to the streets in Sunni stronghold provinces for three weeks of daily protests, posing the sternest test yet for Maliki's fragile government composed of Shi'ites, Sunnis and ethnic Kurds. ...

Iraq attacks kill 4, including 7-year-old boy

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:07 AM PST

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say insurgent attacks in separate parts of the country have killed four people including a 7-year-old boy and wounded five others.

Solitary confinement: The cruelest punishment

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 12:00 AM PST

More than 80,000 people were in solitary confinement in the United States in 2005