Obama, Romney release dueling tax plans

ObamaPresident Obama and Mitt Romney released dueling tax plans Wednesday, and helped define some key differences between the two candidates in this election year.

Romney: Barack Obama has ‘fought against religion’

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a town hall meeting at Eagle Manufacturing Corporation in Shelby Township, Mich., Tuesday, Mich., Feb. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s administration has “fought against religion” and sought to substitute a “secular” agenda for one grounded in faith.

Second Greek bailout in reach, funding gap narrows

Greece's Finance Minister Venizelos, Greece's Prime Minister Papademos and Germany's Finance Minister Schaeuble attend a Eurogroup meeting in BrusselsBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone finance ministers inched towards approving a second bailout for debt-laden Greece on Monday that would resolve Athens’ immediate repayment needs but seems unlikely to revive the nation’s shattered economy. Agreement on a 130-billion-euro rescue package with strict conditions would draw a line under months of uncertainty that has shaken the currency bloc, and avert an imminent bankruptcy. …