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	New pope must deal with divided church in United.... CHICAGO - Pope Francis will face a divided Church in the United States, with the faithful at odds over issues like contraception, same-sex marriage and married priests. Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was chosen to lead the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday. He took the name Pope Francis. "Intense prayer from all around the world surrounded the election of Pope Francis I," Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement. "The ....

	10 Top Cities to Work and Live In Several decades ago, the greatest cities to work in the United States were obvious, classic choices – New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago or Detroit. Times, however, have changed rapidly and mercilessly. After the collapse of the banking system, the demise of print media, and the bankruptcy of Motor City, these places are vulnerable to the lure of more modern cities. The tech revolution made San Francisco and Silicon Valley the hottest places to live and work, and as these companies expande....

New Congress will take fresh crack at old problems WASHINGTON) - The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convenes on Thursday, is set to take a fresh crack at a number of old, and highly contentious, issues, such as gun control, immigration, the record debt, tax reform and the farm bill. Here's a look: GUN CONTROL President Barack Obama vows to crack down on gun violence in the wake of the school massacre last month in Newtown, Connecticut, the latest in a series of shooting rampages over the past decade. According to a USA Today/Gallup Poll, 5....

'Cliff' crash may clear way for deal in January WASHINGTON-To get to "yes" on a "fiscal cliff" accord, Congress and the White House first might have to get to "no." That is, an impasse that sends them over the cliff by missing their Dec. 31 deadline to pass a major deficit-reduction plan. Such a breach would immediately change the political dynamics, making it easier for many lawmakers — especially Republicans — to agree to a second-chance compromise in the new year. This scenario strikes a good number of Washington insiders as irrespons....

U.S. SENATE PASSES GILLIBRAND LEGISLATION PUSHIN.... After Two Hazing Cases Involving New York Servicemen, Gillibrand Proposal Calls on Armed Services to Track, Respond to and Hold Accountable Hazing Incidents in the Military, Calls for a Comprehensive Review of the Military’s Policies on Hazing Prevention and Response and Pushes for Anonymous Reporting Procedures Senator’s Measure to Promote Women and Minorities in Military Leadership Positions Included In National Defense Bill Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Senat....

Obama warns Iran, denounces Libya attack at UN President Barack Obama will warn Iran on Tuesday that America will "do what we must" to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and will scold violent demonstrators who have targeted American diplomatic posts across the Muslim world. "The attacks of the last two weeks are not simply an assault on America. They are also an assault on the very ideals upon which the United Nations was founded," Obama said in excerpts of his speech to the annual United Nations General Assembly, released b....

Jobs rut tips scales in favor of Fed stimulus The Federal Reserve looks set to launch a third round of bond purchases this week to try to drive borrowing costs lower and breathe more life into an economy that is not growing fast enough to lower unemployment. Despite political opposition and some internal dissent, economists said a weak report on jobs growth for August was likely enough to convince the U.S. central bank a looser monetary policy was needed. "The Federal Reserve will ease again," said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor ....

Julian Castro: Mitt Romney ‘has no idea how good.... CHARLOTTE, N.C.—In a speech that instantly invoked comparisons to Barack Obama's star-making turn at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro invoked his personal story as the descendent of Mexican immigrants to press the case that Mitt Romney "just doesn't get it" when it comes to the struggles of average Americans. Castro, the first Latino to deliver the DNC keynote, spoke of the "unlikely journey" that led him from a poor upbringing in Texas to a rising star....

Chris Christie to deliver GOP convention keynote New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been selected to deliver the keynote address at the Republican National Convention later this month in Tampa. Christie told USA TODAY in an interview posted on the newspaper's website early Tuesday morning that his speech will focus more on making the case for electing Mitt Romney than on bashing President Obama. The tough-talking first-term governor said he's been "grinding away" on the speech in the past few days since Romney contacted him about the h....

Mitt Romney: Health care mandate is a tax Mitt Romney steered his campaign message back in line with other top Republicans on Wednesday, insisting that the health care law's individual mandate that requires most Americans to buy health insurance was "a tax." "The majority of the court said it is a tax, and therefore it is a tax," Romney said in an interview with CBS Wednesday, citing the Supreme Court's health law ruling last week that the individual mandate fell under the federal government's authority to levy taxes and was therefor....

Romney won't say he'll overturn immigration order Mitt Romney in an interview aired Sunday repeatedly refused to say that he would overturn President Barack Obama's new policy allowing some young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. He claimed Obama's decision was political, while senior White House adviser David Plouffe said the move wasn't motivated by politics. The Republican presidential candidate was asked several times in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation" whether he would overturn the executive order issued Friday if....

Obama signs small business legislation WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed bipartisan jobs legislation Thursday that will help small businesses and make it easier for startups to raise capital, saying it could be a "game-changer" for entrepreneurs dreaming of founding the next Microsoft or Facebook. "When their ideas take root, we get inventions that can change the way we live," Obama said in the Rose Garden, flanked by lawmakers of both parties who backed the bill. "And when their businesses take off, more people become....

Monica Lewinsky reclaims public attention thanks.... Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern made famous for her sexual encounters with President Bill Clinton, is again in the spotlight thanks to a four-hour PBS documentary, "Clinton," which will air in a pair of segments on the evenings of February 20th and 21st as part of the network's 'American Experience' program. As news of the television special spread last week, Yahoo! searches on "Monica Lewinsky" spiked. Search terms also included "bill and monica," "monica Lewinsky now," and ....

Rick Santorum questions Obama's Christian values Rick Santorum questions Obama's Christian values COLUMBUS, — Lashing out on two fronts, Rick Santorum on Saturday questioned President Barack Obama's Christian values and attacked GOP rival Mitt Romney's Olympics leadership as he courted tea party activists and evangelical voters in Ohio, "ground zero" in the 2012 nomination fight. Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator known for his social conservative views, said Obama's agenda is based on "some phony theology. Not a theology based....

Biggest Holders of US Government Debt As the U.S. government spends an unprecedented amount of money to fix the economy, there is an equally great need to raise the cash to pay for it. This is accomplished through borrowing, whereby Uncle Sam sells Treasury securities of varying maturity. For investors, government bills, notes and bonds are considered safe because they have a guaranteed rate of return, based on faith in future U.S. tax revenues. The government has been partially funding operations via Treasury securities for de....