Monday, March 26, 2012

USA - Rick Santorum: I Can 'Repeal' Obama's Health Care

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GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum was outside the Supreme Court, where the justices are hearing arguments over President Barack Obama's health care. Santorum says he's the best candidate to challenge Obama on the health care issue. (March 26)

Spain - PM Rajoy fails to land big regional endorsement

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http://www.euronews.com/ Spain's ruling centre-right People's Party has been dealt a blow ahead of launching a new austerity budget on Friday. Despite being tipped to win, it has failed to secure an outright majority in the Andalucian regional election.

The Socialists have been in power in the region for three decades, but the result suggests the electorate is tired of corruption scandals and high unemployment.

The PP won 50 of the 109 seats in Andalucia, still the most it has ever won. However, the combined totals of the Socialists, with 47, and the United Left on 12 open the possibility of a leftist ruling coalition.

Now it is down to the region's United Left candidate to play kingmaker to the Socialists, a role Diego Valederas says he is going to relish.

Victory in Andalucia was seen as key as it also has the country's highest level of unemployment. Spain's plans to deepen cutbacks in public spending will be felt particularly hard here as it tries to pull itself out of the eurozone debt crisis.

A solid win would have put the PP in control of 12 of Spain's 17 autonomous regions and also strengthened Prime

India - Tibetan sets himself on fire over Hu's visit to India in New Delhi

Published on Mar 26, 2012 by
http://www.euronews.com/ A Tibetan man has set himself on fire in New Delhi in protest against a visit by China's President Hu Jintao later this week.

The man was quickly rushed to hospital with severe burns but his condition remains unclear.

Around 30 Tibetans have set themselves on fire, mostly in southwestern China, in the past year to protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, according to Tibetan rights groups. At least 20 of them have died.

James Cameron back from the deep - the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench

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Titanic film director James Cameron successfully completes the world's first solo dive to the deepest point on Earth, returning from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean's Mariana Trench in a specially designed submarine.

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South Korea - Raw Video: Obama, Hu Meet in Seoul

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President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Seoul, South Korea, at the beginning of a summit on nuclear security. (March 26)

USA - ABC World News Now: Amway Arena Demolition

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The 23-year-old building was demolished Sunday morning in Florida.

Syria - refugee crisis

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Syria's refugee crisis appears increasingly critical. Despite tens of thousands already fleeing violence inside their country, aid agencies are warning the situation is about to get much worse.