Brazil's Rousseff loses last-ditch move to stop impeachment

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch attempt by President Dilma Rousseff to halt the impeachment process against her, clearing the way for a key vote in Congress. Justices refused a request for an injunction against proceedings that the government lawyer called "Kafkaesque" and said amounted to denying Rousseff the opportunity to defend herself against allegations of illegally fudging government budget numbers to boost her re-election chances in 2014. Th