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Santorum wins Minnesota, Missouri GOP votes (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:38pm

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Rick Santorum has won Minnesota's Republican caucuses, breaking Mitt Romney's winning streak in the race for the GOP presidential nomination.


Attacks in Syria's Homs resume after Russian peace foray (Reuters)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:23pm
Reuters - Armored forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad thrust deeper into the central city of Homs on Wednesday, firing rockets and mortar rounds to subdue opposition districts, activists said, a day after Russia said Assad wants peace.

AG: Bail rules should keep Sandusky inside home (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:19pm
AP - Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State assistant football coach was seen outside and watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he remains under house arrest while awaiting trial on child molestation charges.

No charges against NYPD boss' son after rape claim (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 9:54pm

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010, file photo, TV personality Greg Kelly, the son of New York Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly, arrives at the New York Comedy Festival's Stand Up For Heroes concert in New York. Prosecutors in New York say that have decided not to pursue charges against Kelly following a woman’s claim that he raped her in October 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)AP - Prosecutors have decided not to pursue charges against the police commissioner's son following a woman's claim that he raped her.


Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 8:51pm

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, embraces her attorney Gloria Allred after hearing 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 - Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California's ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to "lessen the status and human dignity" of gays.


Greeks seek elusive bailout deal as EU tempers fray (Reuters)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 7:53pm
Reuters - Greek parties will try yet again on Wednesday to strike a reform deal in return for a new international rescue to avoid a chaotic default, after a string of delays which have prompted some EU leaders to warn that the euro zone can live without Athens.

Prop. 8 struck down: Will California's gay couples flock to the altar? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 7:49pm
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.

Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 7:15pm

New  York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a ceremony for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVI champions at City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.  (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple," as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants' Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti.


Dow approaches 13,000, and maybe a record to come (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 7:08pm

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, trader Kevin Lodewick, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A strong one-day rally — caused by a deal to lock down badly needed bailout money for Greece, perhaps, or another unexpectedly positive economic report, like Friday's unemployment numbers — could put it over the 13000 mark. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP - It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of things to worry about, including the possibility of another recession.


Zsa Zsa kept behind closed doors at birthday party (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 6:50pm

FILE  - In this Aug. 15, 1986 file photo, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is shown Los Angeles. Gabor's huband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, is celebrating the ailing diva's 95th birthday Monday by hosting a party at their Bel Air home. (AP Photo/File)AP - After what felt like an eternity but was actually just a few minutes, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt emerged from a white door into the foyer of the old-fashioned Bel-Air mansion that he shares with his wife of 25 years, former glamour queen Zsa Zsa Gabor.


Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 6:26pm

Karen Handel speaks during an interview in Atlanta Tuesday,  Feb. 7, 2012. Handel announced earlier her resignation as vice president for public policy for Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity.  (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception.


Romney's lead dips despite wins: poll (Reuters)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:58pm

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event in Centennial, Colorado February 6, 2012. The Colorado caucuses take place February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Despite his strong showing in early state contests in the race for the Republican U.S. presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support nationwide has dipped slightly during the past month, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.


Chairman, 3 others out in Yahoo board shake-up (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:55pm

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2004 file photo, Roy Bostock, chairman of the Partnership for a Drug Free America, speaks during a news conference in New York. Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 announced taht Bostock, Chairman of Yahoo since 2008, and three longtime board members are stepping down, fulfilling the wishes of many frustrated shareholders who believe the directors have been part of the problem that has dragged down the Internet company's revenue and stock price. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of many frustrated shareholders who blame them for not fixing the problems dragging down the Internet company's revenue and stock price.


Why Obama’s flip-flop on super PACs won’t matter (The Christian Science Monitor)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:53pm
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.

House panel advances Keystone pipeline plan (Reuters)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:52pm
Reuters - A plan to fast-track the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline was passed by a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has become a major issue in the 2012 elections.

Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:42pm

This undated photo provided by Shippensburg University shows the vending machine at Shippensburg University's Etter Health Center that provides the Plan B emergency contraceptive along with condoms, decongestants and pregnancy tests.   The pill is available without a prescription to anyone 17 or older, and the school checked records and found that all current students are that age or older, spokesman Peter Gigliotti said.  The pill’s availability in a vending machine is so new that state officials aren’t sure whether it complies with rules.  (AP Photo/Shippensburg University)AP - Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal authorities and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.


Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:37pm

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 - Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.


Obama risks Catholic vote with birth-control mandate (Reuters)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:36pm
Reuters - Dr. Joe Casillas, an obstetrician in Southern California, routinely prescribes birth control for his patients. Though he's a practicing Catholic, he doesn't follow his church's stern warning that contraception is a sin. He believes women should have access.

Find puppy love (cats too) through Meet Your Match (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:18pm

In this Jan. 30, 2012 photo, executive director of the Richmond SPCA, Robin Starr, holds TeeJay, a schnauzer, one of the animals available for adoption as part of the Meet Your Match program at the facility in Richmond, Va. Move over, eHarmony and Match.com, and head to your local animal shelter to Meet Your Match. The color-coded program evaluates shelter pets and the people looking to adopt them in an effort to match personalities, energy levels and needs.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Have you been looking for love in all the wrong places?


CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source (AP)

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 5:15pm

A customer samples some fresh baked bread at a grocery store in Cincinnati on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Nearly all Americans consume much more sodium than they should, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Most of the sodium comes from common restaurant or grocery store items. Some foods that are consumed several times a day, such as bread, add up to a lot of sodium even though each serving is not high in sodium. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)AP - Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.