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Payrolls Jump Casts Doubt on Fed
Rate Pledge
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Payrolls in US Jump
243000 Payrolls in US Jump 243000
Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg A job
seeker shakes hands ...See
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Obama calls for job programs that
help veterans
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP) – In an effort to
cut the unemployment rate among
veterans, President Obama is calling
for a new conservation program
...See
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NFL commissioner says Indy is
'viable candidate' for another Super
Bowl
Indianapolis Star
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
speaks at a news conference this
morning at the JW Marriott hotel. /
AP NFL commissioner Roger
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Profile: Chris Huhne
BBC News
Chris Huhne says he has stepped down
as energy secretary to fight a
charge of perverting the course of
justice over a 2003 speeding case.
But it could spell the end of a
promising political career for the
man who wanted to be Lib Dem leader.
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Josh Hamilton's fall off the wagon
could doom big payday
USA TODAY
By Seth Livingstone, USA TODAY The
first: Why did it happen? We can't
answer, except to say that addiction
is a tougher and more resilient
opponent than the best pitcher
Hamilton will ever face. The second:
How does this affect Hamilton's
future with ...See
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2 Americans Kidnapped in Egypt May
Be Freed
New York Times
CAIRO — Bedouin gunmen stormed a
vehicle in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
on Friday, kidnapping two American
tourists and an Egyptian tour guide
and holding them for several hours
before releasing them to Egyptian
police, Egyptian security officials
said.See
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Molestation complaints up at school
where teacher allegedly abused
children ...
Fox News
Los Angeles school officials said
molestation complaints have
increased since news broke of an
elementary school ...See
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Super Bowl: Backed by tougher
Indiana law, nuns target sex trade
Los Angeles Times
Backed by a tougher Indiana law, a
coalition of Roman Catholic nuns has
stepped up efforts to curb the sex
trade during this weekend's ...See
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NY's Schneiderman Sues Banks in
Foreclosure Effort
ABC News
New York's attorney general on
Friday accused some of the nation's
largest banks of deceit and fraud in
using an electronic mortgage
...See
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Roseanne Barr Wants Green Party
Presidential Nomination
Reuters
By Tim Molloy at TheWrap Roseanne
Barr is running for president: The
actress and comedian has submitted
paperwork in hopes of ...See
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Philippines says no ransom demand
yet for 2 Europeans, kidnappers not
likely ...
Washington Post
MANILA, Philippines — Police said
Friday that local thugs, not al-Qaida-linked
Abu Sayyaf militants, were likely to
have abducted ...See
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GOP Senator to Obama: You're no
Jesus
New York Daily News
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch blasted Obama
on Thursday for remarks the
President made earlier in the day at
a National Prayer Breakfast By
...See
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Europe tries to shield homeless from
deep freeze
The Associated Press
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and
Ukraine both took extra precautions
on Friday to protect homeless
people, ordering new facilities
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Anonymous releases FBI, Scotland
Yard call
Washington Post
Perpetual gadflies Anonymous
released a recording between agents
at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and Scotland Yard on
Friday in which the two agencies
discuss anti-hacking operations. The
FBI issued a statement acknowledging
that the call is ...See
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BBC accuses Iran of 'bullying and
harassment' of its staff and their
relatives
Washington Post
LONDON — The head of the BBC on
Friday accused Iran of intimidating
staff members of its Persian service
through slander, snooping and the
arrest of their relatives. BBC
director-general Mark Thompson said
“a campaign of bullying and
harassment” ...See
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Hackers take over Boston Police
Department website; message cites
handling of ...
Boston.com
Hackers put up the “antisec” website
this morning. The normal website is
on the left. By Martin Finucane and
Colin A. Young, Globe Staff and
Globe Correspondent Boston police
are working this morning to restore
their website after it was
apparently ...See
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Human Rights Watch: Syrian forces
torture kids
CBS News
A Syrian girl gestures during a
protest in the flashpoint city of
Homs, Syria, Feb. 3, 2012. (AFP/Getty
Images) BEIRUT - Syrian forces have
detained and tortured children as
young as 13 as President Bashar
Assad's regime tries to crush a
nearly ...See
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ACC unveils scheduling plans for
14-team league, including 9
conference
Washington Post
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Atlantic
Coast Conference will play a
nine-game schedule in football and
every team will compete in the ACC
basketball tournaments once Syracuse
and Pittsburgh join the league. The
league announced Friday how it will
...
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Miami named most miserable US city
Reuters
By Dorene Internicola | NEW YORK
(Reuters) - Warm sun, white beaches,
and million-dollar mansions
notwithstanding, Miami .See
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Kan. gov. confident meetings didn't
violate law
The Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Sam
Brownback says he's confident that a
prosecutor's investigation of
meetings he had
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Two Agencies to Lose Roles Under
Keystone XL Bill, Officials Say
Bloomberg
A Republican-backed bill giving the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
power to approve TransCanada Corp. (TRP)'s
Keystone ...See
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Pentagon chief urges world unity on
Iran sanctions
AFP
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The
world must join together in backing
tough sanctions to pressure Iran
into giving ...See
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David and Samantha Cameron to visit
the Obamas
Telegraph.co.uk
David Cameron and his wife will
develop their "strong personal bond"
with US President Barack Obama and
the First Lady ...See
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Transgender woman dies after
stabbing in Northeast
Washington Times
By Andrea Noble A transgender woman
died from injuries she suffered when
she was stabbed in the head at a bus
stop in , ...See
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30 floating marijuana bales found
off California coast
San Jose Mercury News
AP LOS ANGELES -- Thirty bales of
marijuana estimated to be worth
$500000 have been found floating off
the Southern ...See
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Somer Thompson Murder Update: Plea
deal expected Friday, says report
CBS News
(CBS/AP/WTEV) GREEN COVE SPRINGS,
Fla. - The man accused of killing
7-year-old Florida girl Somer
Thompson and dumping
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Itzcoatl Ocampo, Calif. homeless
killings suspect, eyed in mother-son
murder
CBS News
(CBS/AP) ANAHEIM, Calif. - Police
say that ex-marine Itzcoatl Ocampo,
accused of killing four homeless men
in Southern California, ...See
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Pen & Inc.: Mark Zuckerberg
The Deal Pipeline
by Robert Teitelman | Published
February 3, 2012 at 12:00 PM Mark
Zuckerberg, a ripe 27, is one of the
least-known famous figures ...See
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Loughner still not competent for
trial
Tucson Citizen
PHOENIX — The judge in the case
against suspected Tucson shooter
Jared Loughner wrote in a court
order Thursday ...See
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Bronx boy, 6, dies after being given
Methadone
The Imperfect Parent
Youngster dies after being given
methadone in a cold medicine bottle.
Photo via sxc photo. A six year-old
boy from Bronx, ...See
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