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02/22/12--22:03: Arizona Republican Debate 2012: Top Quotes From Presidential Contenders [VIDEOS] (chan 1842867)

The stage for the Arizona CNN Republican debate, the 20th and maybe the final debate of the GOP primary, was characteristically different from the ones seen before. There were only four candidates on stage, all were seated and none of them addressed the issue of Americans needing jobs. Here are some of the main quotes from the candidates.


02/22/12--22:25: China Growth Rate for 2012 Can be Less Than 8 Percent (chan 1842867)

A target of less than 8 percent growth for China could be set by Premier Wen Jiabao amid the risk of financial instability, according to a report.


02/22/12--23:06: Molycorp’s Mountain Pass Rare Earths Mine Almost Online (chan 1842867)

China's loss may well be very much the U.S.' gain as American rare earths producer Molycorp, Inc. on Wednesday announced the sequential start-up of its $895-million worth new Project Phoenix rare earth manufacturing facility at its flagship Mountain Pass, California operation, ahead of an April 1 target schedule.


02/22/12--23:28: Philippines' Arroyo pleads not guilty in poll fraud trial (chan 1842867)

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pleaded not guilty on Thursday to electoral fraud on the first day of a trial seen as a landmark test of the government's ability to tackle entrenched corruption in the Southeast Asian nation.


02/23/12--02:04: Republican Debate: It was a 'Surging Santorum vs. Raving Romney' Show [PHOTOS] (chan 1842867)

The Arizona CNN Republican debate, perhaps the last in the roller-coaster campaign to challenge President Barack Obama, saw rivals piling criticism on Rick Santorum, who was apparently trying to build on his surprise rise in recent polls.


02/23/12--02:27: UP Election: Fifth Phase Underway, Acid Test for Mulayam (chan 1842867)

Polling is underway in Uttar Pradesh for the fifth phase of election in the heartland state on Thursday where 49 seats are up for grabs in this round spread across 13 districts.


02/23/12--02:29: Kashmir: Avalanche Kills 11 Soldiers, 8 are Missing (chan 1842867)

At least eleven Indian soldiers were killed and eight were still missing after their camps were swept away by avalanches in Ganderbal and Bandipora districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.


02/23/12--02:30: Home Ministry Opposes Decriminalization of Gay Sex (chan 1842867)

The home ministry has opposed the decriminalization of gay sex at a Supreme Court hearing, television reports said on Thursday.


02/23/12--03:41: Decriminalization of Gay Sex: Home Ministry Has not Taken Any Position (chan 1842867)

After some section of TV news media reports on Thursday about Home Ministry's opposition to the decriminalization of gay sex as "immoral", the ministry has clarified that it has not taken any position on homosexuality.


02/23/12--06:11: Nepali Man Claims to be World’s Shortest Man (PHOTOS) (chan 1842867)

A 72-year-old man in Nepal claims that he is the shortest man in the world and officials from Guinness World Records will arrive in the country this weekend to measure him.


02/23/12--07:00: North Korea, U.S. Restart Nuclear Talks (chan 1842867)

The U.S. would like to ultimately recharge talks on disarmament, a process that would involve as total of six nations -- North Korea, South Korea, U.S., China, Russia and Japan.


02/23/12--07:13: Syria Unrest: Honoring Journalists Killed on Duty (PHOTOS) (chan 1842867)

Two journalists, American Marie Colvin and Frenchman Remi Ochlik, were among dozens killed Wednesday as Syrian forces bombarded the rebel city of Homs for the 19th straight day.


02/23/12--08:20: Italian Diplomat Meets Detained Mariners (chan 1842867)

Top Italian diplomat Staffan De Mistura Thursday met the two Italian security guards who were arrested on charges of killing two Indian fishermen.


02/23/12--10:46: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: The Ugliest Iranian (chan 1842867)

If Teheran wants to improve its image on the global stage, they really need to get rid of this Ahmadinejad character


02/23/12--13:40: Crude Could Hit $125 in Weeks (chan 1842867)

Crude prices are likely to hit $125 a barrel as global tensions, demand and cyclical market factors combine to hike the price ever upward.


02/23/12--14:27: Global Markets Overview - 02/24/2012 (chan 1842867)

U.S. stocks overcame early losses, as a new round of economic data supported the market and strong performance from individual stocks pulled up two of the major indexes.


02/23/12--14:46: Australian Stock Market Leads - 02/24/2012 (chan 1842867)

The Australian stock market is bound to benefit from the overnight gains posted by markets in the U.S. and Europe. The S&P 500 traded near 10-month highs and the Dow once again flirted within the 13,000 level.


02/23/12--15:03: India’s Adani Earmarks $6B for Coal Projects in Australia and Indonesia (chan 1842867)

The Adani Group of India has allotted a $6 billion worth of funds for projected coal mine-related expenditures as it pushes through with its overseas expansion plans in Australia and Indonesia by 2015.


02/23/12--15:03: Australia’s Iron Ore Eyed by Brazil’s Vale (chan 1842867)

Unconfirmed media reports on Thursday circulated that Vale, the world's second largest metals and mining company and global leader in iron ore production, is reportedly eyeing to buy into Australian iron ore resources to strategize its shipment schemes to the Asian market.


02/23/12--16:35: BRICs to Consider Multilateral Development Bank, Brazilian Says (chan 1842867)

Officials from top emerging market countries will discuss fledgling plans to set up a multilateral bank to fund projects in developing nations during upcoming Group of 20 meetings, a senior Brazilian government official said on Thursday.


02/23/12--17:27: Rudd Denies Sabotaging 2010 Election (chan 1842867)

A day after he resigned from his post, former Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd is back in Australia. In a press briefing on Friday morning upon his arrival at Brisbane Airport, Mr Rudd said he would make a statement later within the day on his plans about the Australian Labor Party leadership ballot on Monday.


02/23/12--17:59: Aussie Woman Scams $30,000 from Nigerian Con Artists (chan 1842867)

It takes a fellow con artist to pull off a fast one over another scammer. This was proven on Thursday by an Australian woman who pleaded guilty to cheating Nigerian scammers of $30,000.


02/23/12--18:18: AG Roxon: I Will Not Serve Under a Rudd Government (chan 1842867)

Kevin Rudd was impossible as a boss, according to Attorney General Nicola Roxon, who served as head of the Health Ministry until the former prime minister was booted out in a party coup in 2010.


02/23/12--18:22: Telstra Submits Final NBN Plan to ACCC, Upbeat on Regulator’s Nod (chan 1842867)

The National Broadband Network nears its full realisation as Telstra Corporation submitted on Thursday its revised plan that will pave the way for NBN Co to assume control of the giant telco's national communication network.


02/23/12--19:04: RBA Stands by Overnight Cash Rate Decision as ANZ Hosts Hotel Party (chan 1842867)

Both the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the ANZ Bank are apparently sending mixed signals to the public when it comes to interest rate setting. While RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said on one hand that the large Australian banks are not too profitable, he maintained on the other hand that the overnight cash rate of 4.


02/23/12--19:09: Report: 6 Tech Giants Agreed to Provide Online Privacy Disclosures (chan 1842867)

Pressures coming from U.S. attorney generals compelled six leading tech companies to provide more information to users who may be compromising their privacy whenever they download apps into their mobile devices.


02/23/12--19:13: China, Germany, 2 Others Sought to Develop Tantalum Rare Earth Mine in Ethiopia (chan 1842867)

Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation, wants to sell portions of its state-owned tantalum rare earth mine to foreign countries, and it wants investors from China, Sweden, Germany or South Korea to make a bid on it.


02/23/12--20:40: Rudd Challenges Gillard for Top ALP Post (chan 1842867)

Resigned Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday in a Brisbane press conference that he will challenge Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard for the leadership of the Australia Labor Party (ALP).He arrived earlier on the same day from Washington.


02/23/12--21:07: BRIC member-nations, South Afrcia Mull Own Multilateral Bank (chan 1842867)

Amidst a global financial pandemonium, the group collectively known as BRIC - the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China - in a show of collective strength is contemplating pooling resources and funds together to create a multilateral bank, but only by and for the exclusive use of developing nations such as theirs.


02/23/12--22:16: J K Rowling's New Book Could Be a Crime Novel (chan 1842867)

J K Rowling is turning over a new leaf: she is writing a book focusing on adult audiences nearly five years after her final Harry Potter novel.