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Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada

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LAS VEGAS - With a huge lead in the polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race. | Video

Russia, China veto U.N. draft backing Arab plan for Syria

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UNITED NATIONS - Russia and China vetoed on Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs. | Video

Protesters pray as their compatriots stand guard to prevent them from throwing stones at riot police during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

Egypt's military rulers face calls for earlier vote

CAIRO - Clashes between rock-throwing protesters and riot police eased in Egypt as activists argued over how to build momentum in their push to oust the country's ruling generals.  Full Article 

An uncased battery for a 2012 Chevrolet Electric Volt vehicle is seen at a design studio in Troy, Michigan January 18, 2012.  REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Under the hood: GM blueprint for Volt 2.0

TROY, Michigan - The Chevrolet Volt stands as the most heavily promoted - and harshly scrutinized - vehicle from General Motors in decades. And that's just version 1.0.  Full Article 

An elderly protestor looks on during a demonstration for fair elections in the southern Russian city of Stavropol February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko

Russians stage competing protests over Putin

MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, and supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.  Full Article 

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg presents the Fiscal Year 2013 preliminary budget in New York February 2, 2012. REUTERS/Mary Altaffer/Pool

Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control

NEW YORK - Though gun control advocacy draws fire from the Second Amendment's powerful supporters, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading a strong activist campaign to close gun ownership loopholes and secure the movement's gains.  Full Article 

Women celebrate the passing of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after Friday prayers at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, October 21, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Libya sees political flowering ahead of elections

GHARYAN, Libya - Libya is experiencing something of a political awakening, as dozens of new parties -- offering a vibrant mix of democratic, Islamist, free market and nationalist agendas -- spring up after a four-decade ban.   Full Article 

A rickshaw puller is reflected on the installed mirrors of his rickshaw as he waits for passengers on a street in the eastern Indian city of Patna, in Bihar state, January 21, 2012.   REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

A troubled Indian state experiences turnaround

PATNA, India - Bihar, a sprawling state on the Gangetic plains of eastern India that for decades held the dubious honor of being the most violent, poverty-stricken and corrupt in the land, is now experiencing tremendous growth.   Full Article 

The College Street sign is seen on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, October 7, 2009.  REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

College ratings game set for shakeup

An elite California college's admission that it tried to boost its reputation by inflating the test scores of incoming freshmen has stoked a heated debate over the outsized influence and controversial methodology of commercial "best college" lists.  Full Article 

Putin surprised by large show of support

Feb. 4 - Russia's Putin says he is surprised with tens of thousands rallying in Moscow to support him. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Suzy and Jack Welch

Mitt Romney's Kodak moment

Kodak, which once upon a time held a mighty 90 percent market share, has declared bankruptcy. Business leaders, take heed. Figure out what’s going to blow you apart before the competition does. Stare into the future – and be very afraid. Hello, Mitt Romney, are you listening?  Commentary | Video 

David Cay Johnston

Newt and the NEWT Act

The Narrowing Exceptions for Withholding Taxes (or NEWT) Act, proposed by U.S. congressman Pete Stark shortly after Newt Gingrich released his 2010 tax return, would be a good addition to our tax laws, closing a significant Medicare tax loophole of which Gingrich took advantage.  Commentary 

David Rohde

Mitt and the middle class

With astonishing speed, the 2012 presidential election is becoming a referendum on how best to help the American middle class. So far, Romney's solutions are likely to be far more pleasing to the Republican base than the general electorate.  Commentary 

Chrystia Freeland

The economy’s ‘China Syndrome’

We are no longer living in “one nation under God”; we are living in one world under God. Globalization is working — the world overall is getting richer. But a lot of the costs of that transition are being borne by specific groups of workers in the developed West.  Commentary 

Paul Smalera

Facebook.coop

If Mark Zuckerberg really wants to accomplish his social mission with Facebook, he should share the company’s ownership with the people who helped him create it. Facebook should be a user-owned, user-managed company, run for the benefit of users. The company should be a cooperative.  Commentary 

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    Today we launched Social Pulse, our new social media hub on Reuters.com designed to show you the most talked-about news, companies and influencers across the Web.  See what people are talking about