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S&P cuts Spain's rating to lowest investment grade

S&P cuts Spain's rating to lowest investment grade
NEW YORK (AP) - Standard & Poor's downgraded its rating on Spain's debt Wednesday by two notches, leaving it on the cusp of junk status. A grinding recession, high unemployment and social unrest are limiting the government's options for stemming the country's financial crisis, S

Confidential records breached at Fla. college

Confidential records breached at Fla. college
By GARY FINEOUTAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Computer hackers broke into a Florida college's computer system and stole the confidential information of nearly 300,000 students statewide and the school's president, officials said Wednesday. The problem that at first involved

Confidential records breached at Fla. college

Confidential records breached at Fla. college
By GARY FINEOUTAssociated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Computer hackers broke into a Florida college's computer system and stole the confidential information of nearly 300,000 students statewide and the school's president, officials said Wednesday. The problem that at first involved

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: OBAMA: Abortion and birth control: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues

Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
By CALVIN WOODWARDAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues: ABORTION and BIRTH CONTROL: Obama: Supports access to abortion. Health care law requires contraceptives to be

Romney's Bain advisers aided China, Russia growth

Romney's Bain advisers aided China, Russia growth
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As Bain & Co. head in the early 1990s, Mitt Romney presided over the corporate strategy firm's expanding operations into China and Russia, helping their initial attempts to move into the world's free market system. Bain's

Romney's Bain advisers aided China, Russia growth

Romney's Bain advisers aided China, Russia growth
By STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - As Bain & Co. head in the early 1990s, Mitt Romney presided over the corporate strategy firm's expanding operations into China and Russia, helping their initial attempts to move into the world's free market system. Bain's

Red Cross launches first Spain crisis fund

Red Cross launches first Spain crisis fund
By CIARAN GILESAssociated Press MADRID (AP) - The Spanish Red Cross on Wednesday launched its first-ever campaign for donations to help Spaniards hit by economic crisis, in a sign of how needy this nation has become. The Red Cross and other aid groups say soaring unemployment and government

US sends forces to Jordan as check on Syria

US sends forces to Jordan as check on Syria
By KARIN LAUB and LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The United States has sent troops to Jordan to bolster its military capabilities in the event Syria's civil war escalates, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday, reflecting U.S. concerns about the conflict