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The Pro Football Hall of Fame will announce its 2012 class on Saturday, the day before Super Bowl XLVI. We take a look at the nomination process.
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UN council to vote on Syria amid new assault
12:52 pm ET - In an unusual weekend session, European envoys to the UN Security Council said they would vote on a resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down. The move came as more than 200 people reportedly were killed in one of the worst episodes of the uprising.
Super Bowl ad makes New York Mayor Bloomberg gun control king
11:36 am ET - The gun control movement has faltered in recent years. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vowed to spend his own fortune to buck that trend, most notably with a Super Bowl ad.
Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why
8:48 am ET - Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in Saturday’s presidential nominating caucuses in Nevada: Momentum from Florida, a splintered tea party, and many fellow Mormons backing him.
The Monitor's 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame picks
The Christian Science Monitor has taken a hard look at the 17 nominees for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and picked seven men who would get our vote.
The simple pleasures of a South Korean ski slope
9:00 am ET - Skiing in China is potentially life threatening, but Muju, Korea, couldn't be more different: courteous customers, organized chairlifts, staff who bow at the waist.
Unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent. Is that a problem for Mitt Romney?
1:07 pm ET - It could become harder for Republicans such as Mitt Romney to blame President Obama for a lack of jobs. In January, the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since February 2009.
Egypt soccer violence highlights instability under military rule
8:29 am ET - Hundreds were injured and at least one reportedly killed in Cairo today in clashes with police. Protesters were upset that police did little to thwart Wednesday's soccer violence.
How did Anonymous hackers eavesdrop on FBI and Scotland Yard?
7:34 pm ET - The FBI and Scotland Yard said no systems were breached, which suggests Anonymous might have hacked an e-mail account and stolen information to listen to a conference call.
Israeli Defense minister implies a strike on Iran nuclear program is near
12:45 pm ET - The current standoff with Iran is similar to the 'fateful' period before the 1967 Arab-Israel war, when Israel launched a preemptive strike, said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
Susan G. Komen Foundation relents: Planned Parenthood grants restored (+video)
1:28 pm ET - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, amid a flurry of controversy, decided to resume grants to Planned Parenthood. Critics say Komen pulled the grants to appease abortion foes.
Can US and Russia cut a deal on Syria action? Both sides to give it a try.
7:05 pm ET - With Russia balking at even a watered down Syria resolution and the Arab League concerned by the UN text's weakening, Hillary Clinton is set to meet with Sergei Lavrov in Germany.
FCC: Chicago station can drop graphic antiabortion ad during Super Bowl
6:56 pm ET - Antiabortion activist Randall Terry, a write-in candidate for president, demanded that a Chicago station run an ad showing aborted fetuses during the Super Bowl. The FCC ruled against him.
What gambling industry money has done on Newt Gingrich's behalf
6:07 pm ET - No single person, outside the candidates themselves, has had more raw impact on the presidential election than casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson, via his donations to a pro-Gingrich 'super PAC.'
Did Donald Trump endorse Mitt Romney because of China?
11:52 am ET - At first glance Mitt Romney and Donald Trump seem an odd couple. Mr. Trump’s pugnacity is more Gingrichian than Romneyesque. Yet there was Trump bestowing a blessing on a smiling Romney.
Facebook on collision course with new EU privacy laws
2:06 pm ET - Proposed EU laws on Internet privacy will target a critical money-maker for Internet companies such as Facebook: their wealth of personal data on users.
Biggest Super Bowl shocker: a tight end could determine who wins
10:55 am ET - In 50 years, the position of tight end has been revolutionized – to the point that the health of Rob Gronkowski could be central to the New England Patriots' chances to win the Super Bowl.
Eastern Europeans resourceful in face of record cold snap
10:50 am ET - Eastern Europe's cold snap has brought temperatures to 100-year lows in some places, but in many places, the buses are still running and people have plenty of canned goods.
Famine ends in Somalia, as drought looms in West Africa
1:01 pm ET - Aid groups say that improved harvests and food donations have ended risk of starvation, but warn that ongoing war in Somalia could still reverse gains made.
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