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CTV.ca As Nevada counts, Republican candidates press onMiamiHerald.comBy ROBIN ABCARIAN LAS VEGAS — In one of the more colorful weekends of the Republican presidential campaign, Nevada caucus results remained incomplete Sunday while officials recounted ballots in the state's most populous county; "Saturday Night Live" …Romney Hopes to Thwart Gingrich Without Focusing on HimNew York TimesFeels [...]
USA TODAY Netanyahu Says Military Strength Guarantees Israeli SecurityBusinessWeekBy Jonathan Ferziger Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who yesterday announced plans to visit the US in March, said turmoil in neighboring Arab states and threats from Iran show that Israel must build up its military.Obama says risky to attack Iran, wants diplomatic fixReutersObama: [...]
CTV.ca Egypt to prosecute Americans, including Sam LaHood, in NGO probeWashington PostCAIRO — Nineteen Americans will face criminal charges as part of a probe of the funding of pro- democracy groups, Egyptian officials announced Sunday, a provocative move that could deprive Egypt of crucial aid from the United States and upend one of …Egypt Asked [...]
CTV.ca Sheriff's official: Missing woman's husband, 2 sons killed in explosionCNN InternationalBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Josh Powell and his two young sons — whose wife and mother, respectively, went missing more than two years ago — were killed early Sunday afternoon in an explosion at their home in Washington state, …Blast Kills [...]
Los Angeles Times Energy cells help power Century City skyscraperLos Angeles TimesLandlord JMB Realty installed two Bloom Energy Servers that will produce 400 kilowatts of power, about one-third of the electricity needed by the 35-story tower. Bloom servers, made by Bloom Energy of Sunnyvale, Calif., are each big enough to occupy an …
Globe and Mail Russian veto sparks diplomacy collapse on SyriaFinancial TimesBy Roula Khalaf Going into the UN debate over Syria, one of Russia's main objections was that a tough Security Council resolution would accelerate the country's slide into civil war. Yet, by exercising its veto on Saturday – and dragging China along …Chief Army Defector [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Mitt Romney wins big in NevadaCBS NewsCBS News projects that Mitt Romney has won the Nevada Republican caucuses by a sizable margin, giving him his third victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. With 71 percent of precincts reporting – all but 530 precincts in Clark …Newt Gingrich campaign offers detailed plan [...]
Globe and Mail Preview: Patriots vs. Giants in Super Bowl XLVIBoston.comBy Zuri Berry, Globe Staff INDIANAPOLIS — With legacies on the line in Indianapolis, it's fitting that two teams with so much history, both this season and in the Super Bowl, face each other in the culmination of the 2011-12 season and playoffs.Four Downs: Patriots, [...]
The Guardian Chief army defector promises fight to free SyriaThe Associated PressBEIRUT (AP) — The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad's regime after Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution aimed at resolving the crisis. Col.Syrian [...]
USA TODAY Car bomb kills 7 in southern Afghan cityUSA TODAYKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – A car bomb exploded just outside the police headquarters of a southern Afghanistan city on Sunday, killing at least seven people, officials said. By Allauddin Khan, AP An Afghan security guard carries his gun at the scene of a …Car bomb [...]