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Authorities: Josh Powell planned deadly fire
CBS News
Josh Powell is surrounded by reporters as he leaves a Pierce County courtroom in Tacoma, Wash., Sept. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) GRAHAM, Wash. - Authorities say Josh Powell planned the deadly house fire that killed him and his young sons for ...
Lawyers: Powell boys were talking of mother's disappearanceUSA TODAY
Husband of missing Utah mom spent some time planning fire that killed him ...Fox News
Parental rights vs. child safety: Should boys have been visiting Josh Powell ...Christian Science Monitor
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Syria's rebels: Ordinary men fight and die
CBS News
An image taken from a video posted by Syrian opposition activists to the Youtube shows smoke rising from buildings in the city of Homs after an apparent rocket or mortar strike, Feb. 6, 2012. (CBS News) The situation in Syria is getting more dangerous ...
US Embassy in Syria Closes as Violence FlaresNew York Times
US closes Syria embassy after UN fails to act, crackdown continuesWashington Post
Syria's Assad Deploys Tactics of Father to Crush Violent RevoltBusinessWeek
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New sanctions on Iran intended to ratchet up pressure, but could they ease ...
Fox News
New sanctions imposed by the US on Iran are intended to ratchet up the pressure on Tehran -- and perhaps take down the temperature of Israel, which is clearly worried about Iran's accelerated pursuit of nuclear weapons. In an interview that aired ...
Obama orders Iranian Central Bank freeze in new wave of sanctionsThe Guardian
Diplomacy only way to 'fix' Iran, war too risky: USTimes of India
US orders new sanctions against IranABC Online
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Long-awaited appeals court ruling is near on California's same-sex marriage ban
Washington Post
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court plans to announce whether it thinks California's same-sex marriage ban violates the civil rights of gays and lesbians, and if the trial judge who struck down the voter-approved measure should have revealed he was ...
Gay-marriage backers eagerly await appeals court's Prop. 8 rulingLos Angeles Times
Gay marriage ruling Tuesday likely step toward U.S. Supreme CourtSan Jose Mercury News
Court To Rule Whether California's Prop. 8 Was UnconstitutionalKESQ

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Congress OKs bill to update US air control system
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP) – A bill to speed the update the US air traffic control system from radar to one based on GPS technology and to open US skies to unmanned drone flights within four years received final congressional approval Monday.
US Senate approves sweeping aviation bill, sends to White HouseReuters
After much delay, Senate clears FAA billCNN
FAA bill sent to Obama by SenatePolitico
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Palestinian Unity Deal Has Risks for Israel and Abbas
New York Times
JERUSALEM — President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority embraced reconciliation with the Islamist movement Hamas on Monday, agreeing to head a unity government to prepare for elections in the West Bank and Gaza.
Fatah-Hamas unity government: Israel condemns moveBBC News
Hamas May Be Softening Up or Just Looking for a Home: Noe & RaadBloomberg
Fatah, Hamas choose Abbas to head new joint governmentWashington Post
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Romney favored, Santorum lurking as 3 states vote Tuesday
MiamiHerald.com
By DAVID LIGHTMAN WASHINGTON -- Republicans in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri will vote for presidential candidates Tuesday, and while Mitt Romney is favored to win, many conservatives appear eager to signal their unease with him by voting for Rick ...
Romney campaign targets SantorumCNN
No new Newt Gingrich yetPolitico
Romney works to fend off Santorum challengeAtlanta Journal Constitution
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'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
The Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically ...
Eastwood's Super Bowl ad sparks the discord it decriesChicago Tribune
Super Bowl 2012 commercials: Clint Eastwood Chrysler commercial gets mixed reviewsWashington Post
Clint Eastwood on Chrysler Super Bowl Ad: 'I am Certainly Not Affiliated With ...Hollywood Reporter

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DC workers face firing for unemployment fraud
Washington Post
Nearly 90 District government employees were placed on leave Monday in a prelude to their potential firing and prosecution after officials determined they had received fraudulent unemployment benefits while holding their city jobs.
Officials say 130 DC employees claimed unemployment benefitsWashington Times
90 DC Workers Face Firing for Unemployment FraudABC News

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New Health Rule Affront to Religious Groups: Ramesh Ponnuru
Bloomberg
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of Health and Human Services, says that a new health-care regulation “strikes the appropriate balance between respecting religious freedom and increasing access to important preventive services.
The Catholic Vote Swings in the Balance in 2012Wall Street Journal
Boston Archdiocese Threatens To Drop Employee Health CoverageWBUR
Obama spokesman hints at concession over church health care mandateDaily Caller
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