By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican Party and presidential candidate Mitt Romney have almost $60 million more in the bank than President Barack Obama and his Democratic Party but campaign finance experts say it … Political firestorm rages around Akin, who vows to stay in race - Kansas City Star
Republican Todd Akin insisted defiantly Monday he won't withdraw from Missouri's Senate race despite hurricane-force pressure from his own party following his weekend remarks on rape. Possible replacement candidates, including two Republicans he … Will Todd Akin quit Senate race? The GOP wants to know. - Christian Science Monitor
Leading Republicans sought Monday to pressure Rep. Todd Akin into quitting the US Senate race in Missouri, fearing his ill-considered remarks on abortion and rape would cost the GOP its shot at controlling the chamber and damage the party's … A cheat sheet to what makes today's college freshmen click - USA TODAY
For this year's crop of college freshmen, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Kurt Cobain have always been dead, women have always piloted warplanes and space shuttles, and M&Ms have never been tan. The class of 2016 grew up in cyberspace, a factor that has … Activists Say Birthplace of Syrian Uprising Is Under Siege - New York Times
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Syrian activists said Monday that the southwestern city of Dara'a was under siege in what seemed to be part of an extended campaign by the Syrian government to regain control of the area, the birthplace of the uprising against … Beloit College's Mindset List for Class of 2016
Every year, Beloit College in Beloit, Wis., releases its Mindset List to give a snapshot of how the incoming freshmen class views the world. The list for the Class of 2016:
Highlights from the 15 Mindset Lists since 1998
For the past 15 years, Beloit College has published an annual Mindset List to help remind professors that cultural references familiar to them might draw blank stares from college freshmen. Here are highlights from each of those lists:
China's leftists dig in for fight over Bo Xilai
BEIJING (Reuters) – Leftist supporters of China's toppled politician Bo Xilai are digging in for an unusually defiant defense of their hero, arguing that he and his wife are victims of a plot that has opened a dangerous schism between them and the Communist Party. A Chinese court handed Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, a suspended death sentence on Monday after finding her guilty of murdering a British businessman, Neil Heywood. … 
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