Romney rejoins board of Marriott

Romney, a career investment company chief and former Republican Massachusetts governor before his challenge for the White House, has twice before served on the global hotel chain's board of directors.

"Governor Romney has proven to be an astute, independent director who is fluent in the demands and opportunities of our highly competitive industry. We are fortunate to have him back on our board," said Marriott chief executive Arne Sorenson.

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Obama warns Assad on chemical weapons

President Obama warned Syrian dictator Bashar Assad on Monday that the use of chemical weapons is "totally unacceptable," and he will be punished if they are deployed against rebel forces.

"The world is watching," Obama said of Assad during a Washington symposium on nuclear non-proliferation. "If you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences, and you will be held accountable."

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Vampire on the loose in Serbia?

ZAROZJE, Serbia (AP) — Get your garlic, crosses and stakes ready: a bloodsucking vampire is on the loose.
Or so say villagers in the tiny western Serbian hamlet of Zarozje, nestled between lush green mountain slopes and spooky thick forests. They say rumors that a legendary vampire ghost has awakened are spreading fear — and a potential tourist opportunity — through the remote village.

A local council warned villagers to put garlic in their pockets and place wooden crosses in their rooms to ward off vampires, although it appeared designed more to attract visitors to the impoverished region bordering Bosnia.

Many of the villagers are aware that Sava Savanovic, Serbia's most famous vampire, is a fairy tale. Still, they say, better to take it seriously than risk succumbing to the vampire's fangs.

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Egypt's top court suspends work indefinitely

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's top court says it has suspended its work indefinitely to protest "psychological pressures."
The Supreme Constitutional Court's announcement Sunday comes hours after it postponed a ruling on the legitimacy of an Islamist-dominated panel that drafted a disputed new constitution for the country.
Several thousand supporters of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi have gathered outside the Nile-side courthouse in Cairo to prevent the judges from entering.


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Microsoft, Google vie for online shoppers

MICROSOFT and Google are bitterly fighting over who is the fairest of them all for online shopping this Christmas. 
 
Microsoft threw the first punch when it launched a campaign for its Bing search engine "to highlight Bing's commitment to honest search results."
The campaign also seeks "to help explain to consumers the risks of Google Shopping's newly announced 'pay-to-rank' practice," a Microsoft statement said.

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