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Romney pulled off a close victory over Ron Paul in Maine, getting a much-needed win after Santorum's 3-win day. Paul said that by the time the convention roles around they will control the Main caucus. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/12/us-usa-campaign-idUSTRE80Q2AQ20120212

Mario Draghi of Italy took over as ECB President on Nov 1st as Trichet's term ended. In his first meeting, he somewhat unexpectedly agreed with the central bank to reduce the main policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%. This came as a surprise to markets as Trichet has always preferred to...

Anti-Gaddafi protesters are now on the streets of Tripoli as unrest against the ruler continues. There is some speculation that the regime could collapse soon. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/20/us-libya-idUSTRE77A2Y920110820

As the USPS continues to face a bleak budget, the government-run organization is going to be cutting 3,700 locations across the nation, which amounts to over 10% of current locations. Decisions on which ones will be cut are made partly on which regions have sufficient private sector...