Posts Tagged ‘record’

UN: Civilian deaths in Afghan war hit record high (AP)

An Afghan woman wearing a burqa waits for alms with her child during a snowstorm in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.  (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)AP – Last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians with 3,021 killed, a rise of 8 percent from the year before as insurgents ratcheted up violence with roadside bombs and suicide attacks, the United Nations said Saturday.


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For Eli, a record day may come to pass 

INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Manning will pick up his second Super Bowl trophy on Sunday night against the defensively challenged Patriots. While he’s at it, he could make a place for himself in the Super Bowl record book for most passing yards.

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Mixed record for Obama’s State of the Union goals (AP)

AP – As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his annual address to Congress, many goals he outlined in previous State of the Union speeches remain unfulfilled. From reforming immigration laws to meeting monthly with congressional leaders of both parties, the promises fell victim to congressional opposition or faded in face of other priorities as the unruly realities of governing set in.

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Romney rivals keep up business record criticism (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks to members of the media after a GOP forum at Byrnes High School, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Duncan, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP – Two of Mitt Romney’s rivals said Sunday the GOP front-runner needed to better respond now to criticism of his record at a private equity firm or face unrelenting attacks on the issue from President Barack Obama if he were the party’s nominee.


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Romney defends business record in face of attacks (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney  is greeted by a crowd after a campaign stop at the Opera House, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012 in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP – Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Sunday defended his time in private business and insisted he understands the country’s tough economic times because he once feared losing his job.


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Gingrich plots an attack on Romney’s record (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, campaigns at Elly's Coffee Tea and Coffee House in Muscatine, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Newt Gingrich and his allies are planning to hit back hard at Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential campaign moves east.


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It’s never been safer to fly; deaths at record low (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2011 file photo, travelers check their luggage at a United Airlines express check-in area at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. Boarding an airplane has never been safer. In the last 10 years, there were 153 fatalities in U.S. airline crashes. That's 2 deaths for every 100 million passengers and the safest decade in the countryís aviation history, according to an Associated Press analysis of government accident data. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)AP – Boarding an airplane has never been safer.


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