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• No charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claim - The Associated Press February 8, 2012
  The Associated PressNo charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claimThe Associated PressNEW 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 […]
• Twin victories revive Santorum's White House hopes - Reuters February 8, 2012
  CBC.caTwin victories revive Santorum's White House hopesReutersBy Deborah Charles and John Whitesides | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with overwhelming victories over front-runner Mitt Romney in Republican nominating contests in Missouri and ...Live: Santorum blasts Obama, Romney in vic […]
• Officials: US drone-fired missiles kill 8 people in Pakistan - Fox News February 8, 2012
  Fox NewsOfficials: US drone-fired missiles kill 8 people in PakistanFox NewsPESHAWAR, 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 ...Drone Strike Said to Kil […]
• Maldives President Resigns as Officials Cite Coup - Wall Street Journal February 8, 2012
  Wall Street JournalMaldives President Resigns as Officials Cite CoupWall Street JournalDow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit ...New Maldives President Calls For […]
• LA District Tries to Restore Trust in School - ABC News February 8, 2012
  ABC NewsLA District Tries to Restore Trust in SchoolABC NewsWhen students return to the school where two teachers were jailed last week for alleged lewdness, they'll have new teachers in their classrooms, a new principal in the front office and new workers serving lunch. In a move that experts said was ...LA school replaces staff after arrestsCNNSecond […]
• Syrian opposition calls for Libya-style intervention - ABC Online February 8, 2012
  Telegraph.co.ukSyrian opposition calls for Libya-style interventionABC OnlineELEANOR HALL: Russia's foreign minister flew into the Syrian capital Damascus overnight and emerged from his meeting to announce that the Syrian leader was fully committed to ending the bloodshed in his country and would soon announce a timetable to a ...Syria - No Libya play f […]
• Obama Tries to Ease Ire on Contraception Rule - New York Times February 8, 2012
  New York TimesObama Tries to Ease Ire on Contraception RuleNew York TimesWASHINGTON — 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 ...Feds may bend rule on church and birth […]
• Court Rejects State Ban on Gay Marriage - Wall Street Journal February 8, 2012
  USA TODAYCourt Rejects State Ban on Gay MarriageWall Street JournalBy GEOFFREY A. FOWLER and JESS BRAVIN SAN FRANCISCO—A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down California's voter-mandated ban on gay marriages, but stopped short of finding that other states or the federal government were required to recognize ...Divided court rejects Proposition 8L […]
• Given Obama's Go-Ahead, Democrats Rush to Recruit 'Super PAC' Donors - New York Times February 8, 2012
  New York TimesGiven Obama's Go-Ahead, Democrats Rush to Recruit 'Super PAC' DonorsNew York TimesLeading 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 […]
• House panel advances Keystone pipeline plan - Reuters February 7, 2012
  Los Angeles TimesHouse panel advances Keystone pipeline planReutersBy 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 ...House Panel Advances Bill Stripping Obama […]