GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size - Bos


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GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size
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Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks after receiving an endorsement from national Hispanic leaders at the Doral Golf Resort and Spa, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Miami, Fla. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Charles ...
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US to send floating commando base to Mideast: report -


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US to send floating commando base to Mideast: report
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WASHINGTON — The US military plans to send a large floating base for commando teams to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran and intensifying fighting in Yemen, according to The Washington Post. Citing unspecified procurement documents, ...
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Putin's Russia set against regime change in Syria - Reu


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Putin's Russia set against regime change in Syria
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By Steve Gutterman | MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian warnings to the West and its Arab allies to keep their hands off Syria hide a slight chance for compromise on a UN resolution aimed at halting bloodshed in the country, but a demand for President Bashar ...
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Obama calls for broad college tuition reform - The Detr


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Obama calls for broad college tuition reform
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By Jim Lynch, Josh Katzenstein and Kim Kozlowski Excerpts from the president's speech: President Obama talks about the costs of higher education at the University of Michigan. Ann Arbor— President Barack Obama's rousing speech at the University of ...
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Iraq car bomber hits Shiite cortege, killing 33 - San F


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Iraq car bomber hits Shiite cortege, killing 33
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Barbara Surk, AP An Iraqi man reacts after a suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car in a funeral procession in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad. A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as ...
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Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor - USA


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Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
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NEW YORK (AP) – Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.
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Barefoot Bandit sentenced again - BBC News


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Barefoot Bandit sentenced again
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The notorious 20-year-old former fugitive known as the Barefoot Bandit has been sentenced by a federal judge to six-and-a-half years in prison. Colton Harris-Moore, who was handed a nearly seven-year jail term for state crimes last month, was sentenced ...
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