With time, money running out, SC often turns nasty (AP)

Santorum blasts Obama's motives on power, abortion (AP)
AP - A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values.

Justices will review racial preference for college (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court is setting an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative action...

Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since '08 crisis (AP)
AP - The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and...

Source: Greece to get $170B bailout, reduce debt (AP)
AP - After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use to euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece euro130 billion ($170 billion) in extra bailout loans to save it from...

Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold (AP)
AP - Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce and bloody...