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Romney's bad day is Santorum's best in GOP race (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a primary night watch party Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in St. Charles, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Republican Rick Santorum is looking to capitalize on a string of stunning victories that snapped his four-state losing streak and raised new questions about front-runner Mitt Romney's clout with conservatives.



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Analysis: Romney losses show conservative woes (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during an election night rally in Denver, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - Mitt Romney just can't shake his difficulty attracting conservatives. And that reality is undercutting his effort to cast himself as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and prolonging a race that each day exposes deep divisions within the party.



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EU threatens new sanctions on Syria (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in military assaults targeting government opponents.



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Experts: Marriage ban's path to high court unclear (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

Robin Tyler, right, who with her partner Diane Olson, not shown, became the first same-sex couple to wed in Los Angeles County in 2008, sits with her attorney Gloria Allred as they learn about the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on the validity of gay marriage, in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The federal appeals court declared California's same-sex marriage ban, passed as Proposition 8 in 2008, to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Conservative critics like to point out that the federal appeals court that just declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional has its decisions overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court more often than other judicial circuits, a record that could prove predictive if the high court agrees to review the gay marriage case on appeal.



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Prosecutors describe Mo. teen as thrill killer (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

This photo released Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 by the Cole County sheriff's office shows Alyssa Bustamante. Bustamante, 18, who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl, was described as a thrill killer by prosecutors and a mentally disturbed child by her defense attorneys as a judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or something less. (AP Photo/Cole County Sheriff's Office)AP - A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a 9-year-old girl faces the possibility of life in prison when she's sentenced Wednesday morning.



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AP Interview: Homecoming inspires wounded Marine (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

In this Jan. 31, 2012 photo, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson checks his cell phone for messages after working out at his home in Jacksonville, Ala. Tomlinson was badly injured in Afghanistan and is now using a wheelchair because of paralysis. Tomlinson's hometown gave him a homecoming celebration that he said inspired him to work even harder on his rehabilitation. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)AP - Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson had a fear worse than death.



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Getting caffeine fix as easy as taking deep breath (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

A woman holds up a 'Aero Shot' caffeine device in Boston, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012. The lipstick-sized product went on the market late last month in Massachusetts and New York, and is also available in France. A single unit costs $2.99 at convenience, mom-and-pop, liquor and online stores. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. Critics say the novel product is not without its risks.



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House GOP introduces its insider trading bill (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

In this photo provided by NASA, the full moon rises above the U.S. Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, as seen from Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)AP - House Republicans have introduced their version of a bill to ban insider trading by thousands of federal officials, and have added provisions to bar lawmakers convicted of a felony from collecting their government pensions.



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Mrs. Obama beats Fallon in WH fitness challenge (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

In this image released by The White House, first lady Michelle Obama participates in a tug of war with television host Jimmy Fallon in the Blue Room of the White House during a taping of 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,' for the second anniversary of the 'Let's Move!' initiative on Jan 25, 2012, at the White House in Washington. The segment is scheduled to air on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/The White House, Chuck Kennedy)AP - Michelle Obama and "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign.



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Donovan says Kentucky has champions' 'disposition' (AP)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

Kentucky's Anthony Davis (23) shoots over Florida's Patric Young during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Kentucky won 78-58. (AP Photo/James Crisp)AP - Florida coach Billy Donovan handicapped what could be the national title game in April.



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Three-state sweep revives Santorum's White House hopes (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12
Reuters - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of the three nominating contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, dealing a blow to wounded front-runner Mitt Romney.
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Frustrations soar as Greeks seek elusive bailout deal (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12
Reuters - Greek parties will try on Wednesday to agree a reform deal in return for a new EU/IMF rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after repeated delays which have prompted warnings that the euro can live without Athens.
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Iran has capability to hit U.S. forces round world: report (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12
Reuters - Iran is capable of hitting U.S. military forces around the world if attacked by the United States, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted the Iranian ambassador to Moscow as saying on Wednesday.
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Turkey may move as Syria presses assault in Homs (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12
Reuters - Syrian forces thrust into the rebellious city of Homs on Wednesday, killing dozens of civilians by the accounts of opposition activists, and Turkey appeared to be preparing a new push against President Bashar al-Assad.
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Stock futures edge up as Greece stays in focus (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

A Wall St. sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday as leaders in Greece again attempted to reach a deal on reforms in exchange for a new bailout.



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Nissan sees annual profits beating Toyota, Honda (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12
Reuters - Nissan Motor Co is on track to be the most profitable of Japan's three big automakers this year, after record car sales last year and improved market share in every major region pushed up quarterly operating profit.
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Analysis: Romney still struggles to seal the deal (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters after speaking at his Colorado caucus night rally in Denver, Colorado, February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Mitt Romney's march to a possible Republican presidential nomination just got a lot longer and harder.



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China leader-in-waiting carries heavy political baggage to U.S. (Reuters)
Wednesday, 02.08.12

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (front) walks past Vietnamese soldiers while leaving the Presidential Palace in Hanoi December 21, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A Communist "princeling" fond of small town America and Hollywood war dramas, and brusque critic of Western pressure with a daughter at Harvard, Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping embodies his nation's contradictory ties with the United States.



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Prop. 8 struck down: Will California's gay couples flock to the altar? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Tuesday, 02.07.12
The Christian Science Monitor - The federal court ruling Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage, is unconstitutional will not lead to an immediate rush for marriage licenses across California, say legal analysts as well as same-sex couples who have been waiting for the court’s decision.
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Why Obama’s flip-flop on super PACs won’t matter (The Christian Science Monitor)
Tuesday, 02.07.12
The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama’s flip-flop toward embrace of the "super PAC" formed to support his reelection campaign should come as no surprise.
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