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Gov. Rick Scott has a new focus on the "River of Grass." His promise to work on restoration is welcome news to environmentalists and other concerned with the Everglades' future. Still, many are skeptical, given the big cuts to Everglades programs during the Republican's first year in office.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Nicolas Sarkozy now agree that European treaties will have to be altered to give institutions the firepower to deal with the euro crisis, but many differences remain — and time is running out.

Though Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party lost dozens of seats in Russia's parliament, he's still considered a sure-thing in the March presidential election, analysts say. But now he may have to work with other parties.

The Georgia businessman suspended his campaign on Saturday. Now, Cain's former Republican rivals are courting his support and an Atlanta TV station says former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will win it.

The leaders of Germany and France are trying to hammer out a deal to save the euro. They're meeting in advance of an EU emergency summit in Brussels on Friday. Some details of a potential deal are being reported.

The International Monetary Fund used to bail out deadbeat nations in Latin America. Now, in a role reversal, the IMF's new director, Christine Lagarde, is seeking the region's help in containing Europe's worsening debt crisis. Officials in Brazil, now the world's seventh-biggest economy, say they're putting together an IMF loan. And Lagarde says the whole region can provide Europe with lessons on how to manage the economy.

Other top stories of the morning include: a report that Herman Cain will endorse Newt Gingrich's bid for the GOP presidential nomination; details of upcoming Post Office cuts; run-off elections begin in Egypt.

In terms of political affiliation, the 1 percent are a "mirror image" of the 99 percent. The biggest difference is in educational attainment.

As the British government looks for ways to cut costs and get its budget back in balance, it has capped the money that goes to Queen Elizabeth II until at least 2015. She'll still get about $50 million a year to run her palaces and other expenses.

Vladimir Putin's party didn't do as well as it has previously in parliamentary elections, and that suggests he will face growing challenges running up to the presidential poll in March. Following his two terms as president during the last decade, Putin is currently serving as prime minister and has been the most powerful figure in the country since 2000.