Christian Science Monitor
Obama returns $200000 from family of Mexican fugitive
Christian Science Monitor
President Obama's campaign will return more than $200000 donated by brothers of Juan Jose Rojas Cardona (Pepe Cardona), who faces drug and fraud charges but fled the US in 1994. By JoAnne Allen, Reuters / February 7, 2012 President Barack Obama speaks ...
Obama Campaign to Refund Donations from Brothers of Mexican FugitiveFox News
Obama campaign returning $200K tied to fugitiveCBS News
Obama returns tainted fundsSydney Morning Herald
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USA TODAY
Washington father who killed self, sons in blaze left voicemail
Fox News
The monster who killed himself and his two young sons in a Washington house fire two years after his wife vanished reportedly attacked the boys with a hatchet before setting the blaze. The sons of Josh Powell, who were just 7 and 5, suffered what ...
Authorities: Powell kids struck with hatchet before blazeCNN International
Authorities: Powell spread gasoline, sent e-mails ahead of fatal fireCNN
Powell boys suffered "chop" injuries: officialsCBS News
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USA TODAY
Gay marriage: Court ruling on Prop. 8 has far-reaching implications
Los Angeles Times
More than three years after California voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage, an appeals court on Tuesday is set to decide whether Proposition 8 violates the federal Constitution. During oral arguments more than a year ago, the three-judge panel ...
Proposition 8 ruling to be issued todayKGO-TV
Long-awaited ruling on CA gay marriage ban due7Online.com
Court To Rule On Constitutionality Of Proposition 8KGTV San Diego
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TIME
Lavrov says seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs
Reuters
By Khaled Yacoub Oweis | AMMAN (Reuters) - Russia's foreign minister said he told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday that Moscow wanted to see peace in the Arab world as Syrian forces resumed a bombardment of Homs, a hub of protest and ...
Russian official visits Syria as violence ragesCNN
Amid Pressure for Solution, Russian FM Meets Syrian PresidentVoice of America
Russian Envoy Arrives in Syria as Fighting ContinuesNew York Times
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USA TODAY
Dems: We won't "unilaterally disarm" super PACs
CBS News
Monday night for the first time, President Obama's campaign began asking major contributors to give money to a super PAC that supports his re-election. In an email the president's campaign manager Jim Messina said that GOP-supporting super PACs are ...
Republicans Finally Realize They're Helping ObamaNew York Magazine
Obama Yields in Marshaling of 'Super PAC'New York Times
Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PACThe Associated Press
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Fox News
Entire Staff Replaced at School Rocked by Accusations of Lewd Acts
Fox News
Los Angeles Unified School District police guard the front door of Miramonte Elementary school as parents protest outside in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP2012 Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet LOS ANGELES ...
LA to remove all teachers from school amid sex investigationLos Angeles Times
LA to remove entire staff of sex scandal schoolCBS News
All Staff Replaced at Sex-Probe SchoolDaily Beast
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Los Angeles Times
Likeable Rick Santorum attracts independents Romney is losing
Los Angeles Times
By David Horsey Is Mitt Romney the Republicans' man of destiny or will Rick Santorum finally get his moment in the sun? You remember Rick Santorum, the guy who, in last summer's Republican debates, was placed at the end of the row near the exit sign ...
Poll: Santorum poised for 'big day' in GOP contestsUSA TODAY
Romney intensifies fight for social conservativesSan Francisco Chronicle
Polls open until 7 pm for Missouri's 'beauty contest' todaySTLtoday.com
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USA TODAY
Maldives president quits after mutiny on paradise islands
Reuters
* President quits after protests and police mutiny * Aide says president ousted in a "coup" * President said to have asked India for assistance (Adds Nasheed said to have asked India for help, paragraph 5) By JJ Robinson MALE, Feb 7 (Reuters) ...
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrestBBC News
Maldives' VP Hassan Takes Oath as PresidentTIME
Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed resigns in stunning fall from graceTelegraph.co.uk
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Financial Times
Clint Eastwood gives America a pep talk
CBS News
Did the first Obama re-election ad run during the Super Bowl? You might have missed it since the president wasn't even mentioned. It was a Chrysler ad, although even that wasn't obvious. Instead, more than 111 million viewers were greeted by that ...
Eastwood defends Super Bowl ad: I am not affiliated with Obama!New York Daily News
Script: Chrysler's 2012 Super Bowl ad 'It's Halftime in America'Detroit Free Press
'Halftime in America' ad creates political debateSTLtoday.com
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ABC News
Iran Calls New US Sanctions 'Psychological War'
ABC News
Iran has dismissed the new US sanctions on Tehran, with the Foreign Ministry spokesman saying Tuesday they are part of a "psychological war" meant to sow discontent among Iranians and insisting the measures would not halt the country's nuclear program.
Sanctions won't effect Iran's nuclear policyTimes of India
Iran shrugs off latest US sanctions, trade suffersReuters UK
Iran: Latest US Sanctions Nothing NewFox Business

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The Hindu
Romney looks to cement frontrunner status
CBS News
Mitt Romney wants to lock up his status as frontrunner, while Newt Gingrich is looking for a way to stay in the race. After taking a beating in the last two states, Gingrich says he's retooling his campaign and getting back to what he does best ...
Minnesota offers Gingrich best shot to add delegates this weekAtlanta Journal Constitution
AP News in Brief at 5:58 am ESTWashington Post
Santorum stumps in MontroseThe Daily Planet
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BBC News
Pakistan factory collapse rescue operation continues
BBC News
Rescue workers are still searching for survivors in the debris of a factory that collapsed after a gas explosion in the Pakistani city of Lahore. At least 17 bodies, including 10 women and three children, were recovered by search teams who worked ...
Pakistani Woman Saved After 31 Hours Under RubbleABC News
Fatalities in Pakistan factory collapseCNN International
Death Toll From Pakistan Factory Collapse Rises To 18RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

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Telegraph.co.uk
Obama should amend birth-control order
TheDay.com
If the Obama administration's goal was to come up with a policy decision that in one fell swoop could reinforce the worst fears about the Affordable Care Act, while at the same time damaging the president's re-election chances in some key toss-up ...
Catholic outcry over Obama administration's birth control decision could be ...Fox News
Romney Says Obama Infringing Upon ReligionKMBC Kansas City
Bishop Galante urges protest of health care policyCherry Hill Courier Post
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USA TODAY
In Norwegian massacre, that left 77 dead, killer says: I should get a medal ...
Detroit Free Press
The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor and demanded to be set free. Anders Behring Breivik, 32, smirked as he was led in to the Oslo ...
Norway mass killer decries "cultural destruction"Reuters
Saying he deserves a medal, Norway mass shooting suspect stays jailedCNN
Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearingThe Associated Press
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Austin American-Statesman
Rick Perry "not slipping off into the sunset"
CBS News
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, on the campaign trail in late January, 2012, in North Charleston, South Carolina. (Getty Images) ROUND ROCK, Texas - Rick Perry acknowledged Monday that he's not used to losing but also vowed "I'm not slipping off into the ...
With Perry away, acting governors cost Texas $32KHouston Chronicle
Texas governor remains determined to help defeat ObamaFort Worth Star Telegram
In first appearance since presidential run, Perry says he'll fight tax ...Austin American-Statesman
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Telegraph.co.uk
Catholic outcry over Obama administration's birth control decision could be ...
Fox News
Catholic pulpits and pews are increasingly inflamed with talk of a war on religion after the Obama administration's recent decision on employers' birth control coverage. “There can be no doubt that religious liberty in our country is in jeopardy,” ...
Catholic hospitals split on giving contraceptivesSan Francisco Chronicle
Romney joins fight on contraception rulesCBS News
Mitt Romney attacks Obama on contraceptionPolitico
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USA TODAY
Democrats' chances of re-taking the House improve
Washington Post
Democrats have been saying for a long time that control of the House of Representatives could be in play in 2012, and some Republicans are starting to agree with them. Former congressman Tom Davis believes that Democrats would need a wave, ...
Congress starts new duel over payroll tax breakLos Angeles Times
Reid signals little progress on payroll tax cut extensionUSA TODAY
Payroll tax cut extension a mess in the makingPolitico
The Hill (blog) -New York Times -Reuters
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New York Times
Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge
The Associated Press
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked ...
Romney campaign takes aim at rival SantorumReuters
Romney tries to beat back possible Santorum surge in trio of statesWashington Post
As Campaign Heads to Midwest, Romney Turns His Focus to SantorumNew York Times
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AFP
Bill Financing FAA Passes, Ending Years of Stopgap Steps
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Monday passed a four-year, $63 billion compromise bill to renew and extend federal aviation programs through 2015, speeding the modernization of the air traffic control system toward the era of satellite navigation.
Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPSBoston.com
Aviation Measure Set to Become US Law After Senate ApprovesBusinessWeek
Congress passes bill to speed air traffic control switch to GPS, open skies to ...Washington Post
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Globe and Mail
PM: Fatah-Hamas deal will end diplomatic process
Jerusalem Post
By HERB KEINON 02/06/2012 23:08 Israel wants world to pressure Abbas not to sign with Hamas; Abbas implementing reconciliation deal will "abandon path of peace." By Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu blasted the ...
Unity Deal Brings Risks for Abbas and IsraelNew York Times
Hamas and Fatah overcome key roadblock to reconciliation (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Qatar orchestrates creation of unity government in PalestineGlobe and Mail
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