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Drone Strike Said to Kill 10 Militants in Pakistan - New York Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan, (Reuters) - Missiles fired from a United States drone killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghanistan border on Wednesday, residents and Pakistani security officials said....
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CPS Worker Pleaded for Cops to Come Before Powell Blew Up House - ABC News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Moments before Josh Powell ignited a gas-fueled explosion at his home, killing himself and his two children, a locked-out child services worker pleaded with a 911 operator to get police to the home because she feared for the two boys' lives....
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California Gay Marriage Ban Case May Be Headed to Supreme Court - BusinessWeek |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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By Karen Gullo and Andrew Harris Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The striking down of California's Proposition 8 voter initiative banning same-sex couples from marrying sets up what may be a quick appeal to the US Supreme Court. The US Court of Appeals in San ....
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Syria opposition dismisses Assad assurances - BBC News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Syria's opposition has dismissed assurances that President Bashar al-Assad is committed to ending the violence sweeping the country. Mr Assad told visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov he was prepared to co-operate with plans for stability....
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Maldives installs new president amid coup allegations - Reuters |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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By C. Bryson Hull | MALE (Reuters) - The Maldives, one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations, installed a new president after the man credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands resigned, apparently under military pressure ....
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Man faces charges in death of Arizona couple, four others arrested, police say - Fox News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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PHOENIX ' Police said Tuesday that they have arrested five people in the shocking deaths of an Arizona couple found tied up and burned beyond recognition in their stylish stucco home in a posh Phoenix suburb. The murders of Lawrence and Glenna Shapiro, ....
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Santorum Delivers a GOP Stunner - Wall Street Journal |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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By NEIL KING JR. And DANNY YADRON DENVER'Rick Santorum jolted the Republican presidential race Tuesday with a three-state sweep of nominating contests in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota, puncturing Mitt Romney's claim to be the unstoppable ....
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Officials: US drone - fired missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan - Washington Post |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan ' US drone-fired missiles hit a house in Pakistan's northwest tribal region near the Afghan border Wednesday, killing eight people, Pakistani intelligence officials said. The attack occurred in Spalga village in the North Waziristan ....
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Unleashed, Democrats Hunt for 'Super PAC' Donors - New York Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Leading Democrats have commenced a furious drive to galvanize and expand the network of wealthy liberal donors that has been largely dormant since 2004, hoping to recruit them to Democratic-leaning 'super PACs' that President Obama now believes will be ....
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Obama Tries to Ease Ire on Contraception Rule - New York Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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WASHINGTON ' Facing vocal opposition from religious leaders and an escalating political fight, the White House sought on Tuesday to ease mounting objections to a new administration rule that would require health insurance plans ' including those ....
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Jubilant Santorum wins Minnesota, leads in Colo. - Boston.com |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, signs an autograph on a dollar bill as he visits a caucus site Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in Coon Rapids, Minn. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) By David Espo and Philip Elliott Associated Press ....
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Obama welcomes rocket launchers, kids and robots to White House Science Fair - Washington Post |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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You can almost imagine the conversation at the White House dinner table last night. Sasha: 'What did you do at work today, Dad?' President Obama: 'I fired a marshmallow cannon in the State Dining Room.' The conversation may not have actually happened, ....
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House panel advances Keystone pipeline plan - Reuters |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A plan to fast-track the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline was passed by a key committee in the US House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has ....
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No Libya play for the West in Syria - CNN |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By Tim Lister, CNN Syrian children hold up portraits of President Bashar al-Assad during a pro-regime rally in Damascus. (CNN) -- Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect ....
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No charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claim - The Associated Press |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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NEW YORK (AP) ' The police commissioner's TV host son won't face criminal charges of sexually assaulting a woman who said he attacked her after a date last fall, prosecutors said Tuesday. 'After reviewing all of the evidence, we have determined that ....
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Divided court rejects Proposition 8 - Los Angeles Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By Maura Dolan and Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times Reporting from San Francisco and Los Angeles -- A federal appeals court has declared California's 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, concluding that the prohibition ....
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Will LA Unified's response to abuse allegations pass muster? - Los Angeles Times |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Administrators removed Mark Berndt from the classroom last year, long after complaints were first raised. Now, parents are mixed on transferring the entire staff as the investigation continues and upset that information was kept from them....
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Obama sees Detroit school project at science fair - Chicago Tribune |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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DETROIT' A Detroit school's science project got the attention of President Barack Obama on Tuesday. The White House hosted a science fair, featuring projects by more than 100 students from across the country. Obama visited the exhibits in the State .... Read more...
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