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Aleynikov lawyer says prosecutors, Goldman overreached

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Kevin Marino may be the lawyer of the moment, after persuading a U.S. appellate court panel last week to overturn the criminal conviction of a former Goldman Sachs Group computer programmer. ...  > full story

Congress members receive threatening letters

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Three members of Congress have received threatening mail over the last two days and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming. ...  > full story

U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents. ...  > full story

Private jet shipments slip, but improvement seen

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Worldwide shipments of business jets and other private aircraft fell again last year, but billings rose modestly in a sign of improvement in a tough economy. ...  > full story

Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan

ATHENS, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden. ...  > full story

Boeing says flaw could affect 55 Dreamliners

SINGAPORE, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — About 55 of Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jets could have a recently discovered flaw in the fuselage, the company said on Wednesday, while reiterating that the world's first carbon-plastic passenger plane is safe to fly. ...  > full story

U.S., French journalists killed in Syria

AMMAN/BEIRUT, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said. ...  > full story

Tibetans mark new year under shadow of immolations

LANGMU, China, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Tibetans in northwest China marked a tense traditional new year with prayer, the sounding of a gong and subdued defiance on Wednesday, in the wake of a string of self-immolations and protests against Chinese control. ...  > full story

U.S. proposes to reduce top corporate tax rate: report

Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — The Obama administration will propose slashing the top income tax rate for corporations to 28 percent from the current 35 percent, as part of a corporate tax reform plan that is set to be announced on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal said. ...  > full story

Europe's debt crisis set to dominate G20 talks

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Europe's debt crisis will dominate talks between Group of 20 (G20) policymakers this weekend as the rest of the world looks for pledges that the euro zone will boost its crisis safety net. ...  > full story

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Putin praises Cold War moles for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets

MOSCOW, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Vladimir Putin praised Cold War-era scientists on Thursday for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets so that United States would not be the world's sole atomic power, in comments reflecting his vision of Russia as a counterweight to U.S. power. ...  > full story

U.S., European security officials discount Iran-Al Qaeda links

Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. and European officials are downplaying allegations that Iran and al Qaeda have recently stepped up cooperation in preparation for possible attacks on U.S. and other Western targets. ...  > full story

Judge to rule on Mubarak case on June 2

CAIRO, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — The verdict in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, charged with ordering the killing of protesters in the uprising that swept him from power, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

As Syrians flee Homs, sectarian faultlines deepen

BEIRUT, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — It started a few months ago with neighbors' suspicious looks, then came the threats. Their car was smashed and their front door was painted over with sectarian slurs. ...  > full story

Politics

Listen up voters, Congress is messaging you

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — When is legislation put up for a vote but never expected to become law? ...  > full story

Palin book author pays fine for using confidential emails

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — A former aide to Sarah Palin who wrote an unflattering memoir of his time in her inner circle has paid a $11,900 fine for using confidential state emails without permission, according to the Alaska Department of Law. ...  > full story

Wisconsin's La Follette to file to run for governor

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Longtime Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette said Wednesday he intends to take the first step toward running for governor against Republican Scott Walker if there is a recall. ...  > full story

Congress members receive threatening letters

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Three members of Congress have received threatening mail over the last two days and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming. ...  > full story

Business

Treasury says Europe needs solid debt firewall

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — It is "critical" that Europe put up a convincing firewall against the risk of financial contagion from its debt crisis before more aid from the International Monetary Fund is discussed, a top Treasury Department official said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Burned before, Fed officials cautious on rebound

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — U.S. central bank officials have good reason to be skeptical about the strength of the economy: excessive optimism has caught them flat-footed before. ...  > full story

Analysis: Goldman's top brass gun for cash bonuses

Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — While Wall Street slashes pay and freezes cash awards, Goldman Sachs Group's top five executives may reap special bonuses of $10.5 million apiece if the firm hits historically easy profit targets over the next two years. ...  > full story

Exclusive: Palo Alto Networks, other tech firms tee up IPOs

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — A series of technology companies, including security software maker Palo Alto Networks, are preparing to go public on the heels of Facebook's $5-billion filing, sensing a window of opportunity as the stock market rallies. ...  > full story

Science

Scientists seek partners for medical isotope process

TORONTO, Feb. 21, 2012 (Reuters) — Several companies are in talks with Canadian scientists on commercializing a new method to produce a crucial medical isotope without using feedstock from a nuclear reactor, one of the lead scientists said on Tuesday. ...  > full story

Astronaut Glenn calls historic flight "best day" of his life

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 20, 2012 (Reuters) — Astronaut John Glenn, marking the 50th anniversary on Monday of his historic flight as the first American to orbit the Earth, remembered it as the best day of his life. ...  > full story

Fifty years after Glenn flight, U.S. buying rides to space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Feb. 19, 2012 (Reuters) — Fifty years after John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth, NASA no longer has the ability to fly astronauts in space, a decision Glenn lays squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration. ...  > full story

Deadly bird flu studies to stay secret for now: WHO

GENEVA/LONDON, Feb. 17, 2012 (Reuters) — Two studies showing how scientists mutated the H5N1 bird flu virus into a form that could cause a deadly human pandemic will be published only after experts fully assess the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. ...  > full story

Entertainment

Kodak is out of the picture at Oscars

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co is having its named yanked from Sunday's telecast of the Oscars, the president of the group that gives out the awards said on Wednesday. ...  > full story

Oscars 2012: A year of comfort

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — When the curtain rises on the Oscars this Sunday, nervous anticipation will, as usual, fill the theater at the world's top film awards, but this year movie fans can relax. ...  > full story

Lindsay Lohan pleases judge on "home stretch" of probation

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Actress Lindsay Lohan got high marks from a Los Angeles judge at her penultimate progress hearing on Wednesday, as she entered the "home stretch" of her probation after being convicted for theft last year. ...  > full story

Adele breaks Whitney Houston's chart record

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — The late Whitney Houston was unable to oust Adele from the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the British singer's "21" replaced "The Bodyguard" as the longest running No. 1 album by a woman. ...  > full story

Sports

McDowell singing Match Play blues despite six birdies

MARANA, Arizona, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Former U.S. Open winner Graeme McDowell once again found himself on the wrong side of the vagaries of golf at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship when he lost to Yang Yong-eun 2&1 on Wednesday. ...  > full story

WADA athlete committee warns dopers to avoid London

Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Former swimmer Matt Dunn, who competed in three Olympics for Australia and is now a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's athlete committee, warned those using performance-enhancing drugs to steer clear of this year's London Games. ...  > full story

Dawson eager to finish business in Hopkins rematch

NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — Evergreen boxing champion Bernard Hopkins will return to the ring in April for a rematch against Chad "Bad" Dawson, who vowed on Wednesday to finish the job he started in their controversial title fight last year. ...  > full story

Yang draws first blood, Tiger trails early on

MARANA, Arizona, Feb. 22, 2012 (Reuters) — While three-times winner Tiger Woods was in early trouble, Yang Yong-eun drew first blood in Wednesday's opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Graeme McDowell 2&1. ...  > full story
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