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Monday, January 30, 2012

Opposition group calls for protests over Senegal election ruling

Opposition group calls for protests over Senegal election ruling
Psychiatrist opposes more time away from hospital for Hinckley
Romney hits 'flailing' Gingrich on eve of Florida primary
Pardoned Mississippi murderer found in Wyoming
Obama hosts Google 'hangout'
Pardoned Mississippi murderer drops out of sight
U.N. to consider call for Syrian president to step down
Iraqi vice president predicts return to sectarian violence
Why Viola Davis gets it right
China cracks down on unrest ahead of Tibetan holiday
WTO: China rare earth trade defies rules
CNN Student News Transcript - January 31, 2012
CNN crew detained amid Chinese Tibet crackdown
It's not your grandpa's Florida
Bill would upend new airline fare advertising rule
Protesters vow to stand their ground at Occupy DC camp
CNN Student News: Daily Discussion
The tricky politics of political discourse in the workplace

Opposition group calls for protests over Senegal election ruling

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 06:55 PM PST

Senegal's opposition June 23rd Movement is calling for a mass rally in Dakar on Tuesday to protest a ruling allowing President Abdoulaye Wade to run for a third term, as well as to demand the release of dozens of government critics arrested in the wake of weekend rioting that followed the decision.

Psychiatrist opposes more time away from hospital for Hinckley

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 06:22 PM PST

A psychiatrist testified on Monday that he is opposed to a plan to allow presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. to be given longer visits away from the mental hospital where he has been treated for three decades.

Romney hits 'flailing' Gingrich on eve of Florida primary

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:57 PM PST

With a healthy lead in final polls the day before the Florida primary, Mitt Romney depicted chief rival Newt Gingrich on Monday as increasingly desperate in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Pardoned Mississippi murderer found in Wyoming

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:37 PM PST

A convicted murderer who was pardoned this month in a controversial move by outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, has been found in Wyoming, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced Monday.

Obama hosts Google 'hangout'

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:35 PM PST

While reaching out to supporters through one of the latest high-tech means, President Obama expanded his social media experience by holding a Google+ video chat room interview on Monday afternoon.

Pardoned Mississippi murderer drops out of sight

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:34 PM PST

The "Reward" sign being nailed above the convenience store counter takes on a little more meaning here in Desoto County, Mississippi. At the Old Road Store, it's personal.

U.N. to consider call for Syrian president to step down

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:01 PM PST

The U.N. Security Council this week will take up a draft resolution proposed by Morocco that calls on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down and transfer power.

Iraqi vice president predicts return to sectarian violence

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:53 PM PST

Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi has lashed out at Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, predicting that Iraq could soon return to widespread sectarian violence that could require the return of U.S. forces.

Why Viola Davis gets it right

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

Viola Davis got a nod for best actress from the Academy this year for her role as Aibileen Clark in "The Help," and she must win, despite the controversy about the movie and the role she plays in it. If you believe what you read on blogs, black women long to be represented on screens large and small as rounded, complex characters, rather than wise, downtrodden burden-bearers and hot-blooded angry sex machines. Some say they want more black people telling black stories, which would be reasonable, if it were true.

China cracks down on unrest ahead of Tibetan holiday

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:42 PM PST

Thousands of Chinese security forces have flooded into an ethnically Tibetan area of southwestern China following large protests that led to violent, sometimes deadly, clashes with the police.

WTO: China rare earth trade defies rules

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:41 PM PST

The EU has demanded that China loosen its policy on sales of rare earth materials after the World Trade Organisation upheld a ruling that Beijing's policies to limit raw material exports violated international trade rules.

CNN Student News Transcript - January 31, 2012

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:30 PM PST

January 31, 2012

CNN crew detained amid Chinese Tibet crackdown

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST

It's after 10 p.m. when we see a light in the distance. We've traveled for more than three hours up a windy, icy road in western China.

It's not your grandpa's Florida

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:19 PM PST

Florida is the traditional tie-breaking primary in the January gantlet -- but there's very little that's traditional about the Sunshine State. It is a sprawling cross section of 10 media markets and one of the most diverse states in the nation, containing communities of voters across the political spectrum.

Bill would upend new airline fare advertising rule

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:06 PM PST

A new rule requiring airlines to include government taxes and fees in their advertised price is continuing to cause turbulence in the travel industry -- and a congressman said Monday he'll introduce a bill to overturn it.

Protesters vow to stand their ground at Occupy DC camp

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:57 PM PST

U.S. Park Police began enforcing a ban Monday on camping in two Washington parks, with Occupy protesters at one site defiantly huddling under a large blue tarp that they dubbed the "tent of dreams."