Va's GOP guv: Make invasive ultrasound elective
The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell — facing outrage from women, national ridicule from television comedians and appeals from GOP moderates — is opposing a Republican bill requiring vaginal probes of women seeking abortions.
McDonnell opposes vaginal ultrasound for abortionThe Virginian-Pilot
McDonnell: No need for women to undergo invasive ultrasounds before abortionWashington Post (blog)
Virginia governor rethinks support on controversial abortion billThe Guardian
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Russia warns against 'hasty conclusions' over Iran
The Associated Press
VIENNA (AP) — Russia says the world should not draw "hasty conclusions" over Iran's most recent rebuff of UN attempts to probe suspicions that it is working on nuclear arms. But Western powers are criticizing Tehran. The reactions Wednesday came after ...
Russia: Israeli attack on Iran would be catastropheJerusalem Post
UN nuclear agency declare latest inspection a failure – videoThe Guardian
UN nuclear watchdog quits Iran after atomic talks failNational Post
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Quran burning incites deadly riots in Afghanistan
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By RAHIM FAIEZ AP KABUL, Afghanistan — Clashes between Afghan troops and protesters angry over the burning of Muslim holy books at a US military base left at least seven people dead and dozens wounded Wednesday as anger spread despite US apologies over ...
Anti-US protests turn deadly in AfghanistanCBS News
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Qur'an burning protests continue into second day - videoThe Guardian
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Profile: Marie Colvin, intrepid and fearless war correspondent
Reuters
By Andrew Osborn | LONDON (Reuters) - Marie Colvin's final dispatch, published just three days before she and a French photographer were killed by shell and rocket fire, came from a bleak cellar packed with women and children cowering in the besieged ...
Syria Shelling Kills 19, Including Two JournalistsVoice of America
2 Western journalists among 74 killed in SyriaThe Associated Press
Amanpour: Marie Colvin shone light on victimsCNN
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Buffett Should 'Write a Check and Shut Up,' Christie Says
San Francisco Chronicle
AP Exclusive: National meth lab busts up in 2011 02.22.12 Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who called for the nation's wealthiest people to pay more taxes, should "just write a check ...
New Jersey governor proposes $32.1 billion budgetBoston.com
Christie Betting on NJ Rebound to Fund Tax Cuts, PensionsBusinessWeek
Christie: Buffett should "write a check and shut up"CBS News
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Mitt Romney plans 20% tax cut in effort to revive faltering campaign
The Guardian
Mitt Romney has unveiled a plan to cut taxes by 20%, in an effort to shore up his bid for the Republican presidential nomination ahead of primaries in Michigan and Arizona next week and the Super Tuesday contests a week later.
Palin optimistic about 'volatile' GOP race: 'Competition makes everybody better'Fox News
With tax plan, Mitt Romney tries to turn focus back to economyLos Angeles Times
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Obama Tax Revamp Seeks 28% Corporate Rate
Wall Street Journal
By JEFFREY SPARSHOTT And SIOBHAN HUGHES WASHINGTON—The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed a tax overhaul that would lower the maximum rate companies pay, though some businesses said the effort doesn't go far enough and Republicans called the ...
Obama Administration Proposes Corporate Tax Rate Cut to 28%San Francisco Chronicle
Geithner presses case for revamping corporate taxesCBS News
Obama Unveils Plan to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28 PercentNew York Times
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Costa Concordia divers find eight bodies in wreck off Italian coast
The Guardian
Eight bodies, including that of a young girl, were located on Wednesday by divers searching the submerged section of the Costa Concordia cruise ship. The discovery brings to 25 the number of confirmed dead among the 4200 passengers and crew of the ship ...
Italy: Divers Find 8 More Bodies in Ship WreckageABC News
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Managers investigated in Italian shipwreck probeAFP
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Ash Wednesday 2012: Lent begins around the world
Washington Post
From Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, global scenes of faith and tradition. Vicar Sandor Sebok, a priest from a local Catholic church, marks the forehead of a girl with ash, at a church in the town of Fot, Hungary. The Rev.
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Church offers drive-through Ash Wednesday services for those on the goNew York Daily News
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49 dead after Argentine train slams into station
USA TODAY
BUENOS AIRES (AP) – A packed train slammed into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station Wednesday, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters as passenger cars crumpled behind the engine. It was Argentina's worst train ...
Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'BBC News
Argentine Train Slams Into Station, Killing DozensWall Street Journal
Commuter Train Crash Kills Dozens in ArgentinaNew York Times
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