Vitter: Harry Reid "an idiot" for Katrina comments

Sen. David Vitter, R-La, took to Twitter to slam Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., for comments he made comparing Hurricane Katrina victims to superstorm Sandy victims. "Sadly, Harry Reid has again revealed himself to be an idiot, this time gravely insulting Gulf Coast residents," Vitter wrote today. He's referring to comments Reid made on the floor of the Senate Friday where expressed...

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Accused Shooter Was 'Relaxed' After Massacre

Accused movie theater gunman James Holmes was "relaxed" and "detached" when police confronted him just moments after he had allegedly killed 12 people and wounded dozens more in the Aurora, Colo., massacre, a police officer testified today.A preliminary hearing for Holmes began today in Colorado, with victims and families present. One family member likened attending the hearing...

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Five accused in India rape case charged in court

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Five men accused of raping and murdering an Indian student were read the charges in a near-empty courtroom on Monday after the judge cleared out lawyers for bickering over whether the men deserved a defense. The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died two weeks after being gang-raped and beaten on a moving bus in New Delhi, then thrown bleeding onto the street. Protests...

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Colorado gunman 'relaxed' after theatre massacre

CENTENNIAL: The alleged gunman behind the Colorado theatre shooting was relaxed and cooperative when arrested after the massacre which killed 12 people, an officer told a court hearing Monday.James Holmes, who was wearing body armour and a mask, told police his name and volunteered that there were improvised explosive devices rigged up in his apartment, when detained after the shooting...

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Adobe releases Creative Suite 2 for free

If you have an older computer and wish to install Adobe's popular Creative Suite on it, you can now do so for free; the catch is the version available is Adobe's older CS2.Adobe's CS has been developed way beyond the capabilities of the initial versions of the software; however, the older versions of the programs are still very powerful image-manipulation and content-creation tools. Still, they are...

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Obama signs Sandy aid bill

President Barack Obama signs H.R. 41, which temporarily increases the Federal Emergency Management Agency's borrowing authority for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. / White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has signed into law a $9.7 billion bill to pay flood insurance claims...

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GOP Leader McConnell: 'Tax Issue Is Finished'

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Assad "peace plan" greeted with scorn by foes

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected peace talks with his enemies on Sunday in a defiant speech that his opponents described as a renewed declaration of war. Although the speech was billed as the unveiling of a new peace plan, Assad offered no concessions and even appeared to harden many of his positions. He rallied Syrians for "a war to defend the nation" and...

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Football: Ronaldo rescues Madrid on dramatic Casillas day

MADRID: Goalkeeper Iker Casillas came off the bench after just five minutes for 10-man Real Madrid who needed a second half double from Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Real Sociedad 4-3 on Sunday.The Madrid captain was left out for the second consecutive game but was called upon in the opening minutes following a penalty conceded by his replacement Adan Garrido who was red carded.Xabi Prieto,...

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LG at CES 2013: Join us Monday, 8 a.m. PT (live blog)

The LG Optimus L9. A new Optimus could be on the horizon.(Credit:Lynn La/CNET)LG takes its turn on the CES stage on Monday morning. The event kicks off at 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET) on Monday, January 7, and CNET will be there to cover it live. We'll have a live video stream, along with a live blog chock full of news and analysis, as it happens.You can tune in to the blog and video stream here:CNET's...

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