USA TODAY Obama budget to miss deficit goalUSA TODAYBy Richard Wolf, USA TODAY President Obama's proposed 2013 budget will forecast a 1 billion deficit for next year, falling far short of his goal to halve the deficit in four years. The budget, an outline of which was released by the White House …Budget to Focus [...]

continue reading.....

Fox News GOP candidates tout conservative credentials at DC summitFox NewsThe Republican presidential candidates appealed Friday for the hearts and votes of conservatives at the movement's premier conference in Washington, with each trying to gain the edge as the race endures yet another shakeup.Mitt Romney touts conservative bona fides at CPACThe GuardianCrowds Swell for Santorum [...]

continue reading.....

USA TODAY Allies blitzed White House, calling for birth-control compromiseReutersBy Stephanie Simon (Reuters) – As soon as the news hit, the deluge began. Catholics from across the country began calling the White House within hours of the Obama administration's announcement on January 20 that religious institutions would be …President Obama announces compromise on contraceptive mandateThe [...]

continue reading.....

Industrial action has raised concern for the city’s annual carnival celebrations as the federal government prepares to deploy troops

continue reading.....

Authorities in north-eastern Brazil’s booming Bahia state were desperately trying to end a police strike on Thursday night that has led to a wave of homicides

continue reading.....

Vasco da Gama's 14-year-old player Wendel Junio Venancio da Silva suffered what appeared to be a heart stroke during the team's under-15 football practice Thursday. Breaking into convulsions, the teen

continue reading.....

Santos had starlet Neymar to thank for their 4-1 come-from-behind victory over Botafogo in the Brazilian Campeonato Paulista.

continue reading.....