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Wall Street Journal -
By SHAYNDI RAICE and RANDALL SMITH Facebook Inc. could file papers for its initial public offering as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said, as anticipation mounts for what is likely to be one of the biggest debuts for a US company.
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Mitt Romney leading polls in Florida

Los Angeles Times -
Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Newt Gingrich in Florida with a nine-point lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. 'I think if Romney wins this, it's over for Newt,' one pollster says.

Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters

New York Times -
SAQBA, Syria - If the scene here on Friday was anything to judge by, the armed opposition to the Syrian government was making inroads and had won control of this town at the doorstep of the capital, Damascus, and perhaps of several other neighborhoods, ...

Confusion over Demi Moore 911 call delayed paramedics' dispatch to star's home

Los Angeles Times -
Fire officials said there was a slight delay in getting to the home of actress Demi Moore because of confusion over her address. A 911 call released on Friday shows there was uncertainty about where to send paramedics on Monday night.

Peyton Manning, Jim Irsay say they're on same page

Los Angeles Times -
AP Peyton Manning and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay insist they are just fine after a week filled with complaints and comments suggesting a rift had developed following one of the most miserable seasons in team history.

"Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges

Reuters -
By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a ...

434 People Killed in Iraq Since US Pulled Out

New York Times -
BAGHDAD - Since the United States military withdrew from Iraq in the middle of last month, 434 Iraqis have been killed in attacks across the country, according to security officials, one of the highest tolls for that amount of time in the past few ...

Settlement offered to Costa Concordia shipwreck survivors

MiamiHerald.com -
Passengers who suffered no physical injury from the grounding of the Costa Concordia are being offered a settlement of $14460. Lawsuits filed Friday put that figure in the shadows.

Austrian far right celebrates on Holocaust holiday

CBS News -
Demonstrators protest against the rightist fraternity WKR, which is holding a celebratory ball Jan. 27, 2012 -- International Holocaust Remembrance Day -- in Vienna.

No More Nice Guys: Fans Love 'Nuclear Newt'

New York Times -
MOUNT DORA, Fla. - Newt Gingrich is happy to talk about Reaganomics or his plan for an “environmental solutions agency” and almost any other issue under the sun, or moon for that matter.

California orders hike in number of super clean cars

Los Angeles Times -
The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases. An employee parks a Toyota gas-electric hybrid automobile in a row of similar cars at a dealership in Los Angeles.

Student charged in Utah high school bomb plot; police continue investigation

Washington Post -
ROY, Utah - The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simulator training on a home computer and a plan to flee the country, but no plane.

Greece, creditors laboriously piece together debt deal

Reuters -
By George Georgiopoulos and Karolina Tagaris | ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its private creditors head back to the negotiating table on Saturday to put together the final pieces of a long-awaited debt swap agreement needed to avert an unruly default.

Dow Posts First Losing Week of '12, but Is Still Up for Year

New York Times -
The stock market closed mixed Friday, after the government reported that economic growth was slower at the end of last year than economists expected.

Romney, Gingrich seek Latino vote in Florida

Los Angeles Times -
The Republican candidates outline their views in back-to-back speeches before the Hispanic Leadership Network. Rick Santorum also plays up his interest in Latin American policy.

Associates: Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters

Washington Post -
Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, according to three ...

Obama urges Congress to act in election year

Boston.com -
By Donna Cassata AP / January 27, 2012 CAMBRIDGE, Md.—President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats for an election-year fight, urging them to work with Republicans if they show some willingness to put politics aside but telling the rank and file to ...

Santorum, Romney impress Hispanic groups in Miami; Gingrich not as much

Palm Beach Post -
Get updates on the latest Lotto drawings plus coverage of the new multi-state Powerball game. Winning numbers More than 300 men and women with ties to Florida have given their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage

New York Times -
SAN FRANCISCO - It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up to.

webOS daddy Jon Rubinstein exits HP

Register -
Jon Rubinstein, late of NeXT, FirePower, Apple, and Palm, has resigned from his position at HP, where he endured the mismanagement and eventual overboarding of Palm's webOS mobile operating system.

Lawmakers Press FTC on Whether Google Violated Privacy Accord

BusinessWeek -
By Sara Forden Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- US lawmakers asked the Federal Trade Commission whether changes announced this week by Google Inc. to its privacy policy violate terms of a 20-year settlement the company reached with the agency last year.

Apple's Tim Cook responds to accounts of poor factory conditions

Los Angeles Times -
Apple Inc.'s chief executive responded to a wave of negative attention to conditions at overseas factories that make its products, saying the insinuation that Apple doesn't care about the welfare of its workers is "offensive.

'Welcome Back, Kotter': Robert Hegyes' 'Epstein' helped alter TV

Los Angeles Times -
"Welcome Back, Kotter" television star Robert Hegyes died Thursday, giving millions of Americans pause to reflect back in time to 1975, when Epstein, Vinnie Barbarino and the other "Sweathogs" ruled.

Katherine Heigl in Film Based on Janet Evanovich Novel

New York Times -
“One for the Money,” the latest Katherine Heigl vehicle to park itself in the multiplexes, is also the title of a best-selling novel by Janet Evanovich.

'Man On A Ledge': The Reviews Are In!

MTV.com -
By Kara Warner (@karawarner) If your impressions about the new action thriller "Man on a Ledge" are based on the film's very-literal title, you're very likely correct in assuming to know a decent amount about the film before entering the theater.

Knicks at Heat: Anthony out, Wade returns

USA TODAY -
By David Richard, US Presswire Carmelo Anthony (7) will not play Friday when the Knicks visit Miami because of thumb, wrist and ankle problems, and is not expected in the lineup when New York heads to Houston on Saturday.

Pushed to Limit, Djokovic Defeats Murray to Set Up a Familiar Final

New York Times -
MELBOURNE, Australia - There were big hints of a power shift at this Australian Open. There were grueling, long-form semifinals bristling with uncertainty.

Woods Climbs to Two Shots Behind Leader at Abu Dhabi

New York Times -
Tiger Woods moved into contention Friday with a three-under-par 69 in the second round of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in the United Arab Emirates, putting him two shots behind the leader, Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark.

Sonnen victory likely nets title shot

Chicago Tribune -
Chael Sonnen's fight against Michael Bisping on Saturday night at the United Center isn't the main event. But don't tell him that.

Asteroid Threat to Earth Sparks Global 'NEOShield' Project

Space.com -
by Leonard David, SPACE.com's Space Insider Columnist They can be mean and nasty, and they can mess up our planet big time. They are near-Earth objects, dubbed NEOs, celestial flotsam such as asteroids or comets that can, and have, scored direct hits ...

Alien worlds abound! NASA scope finds 26 alien planets

Fox News -
NASA's prolific planet-hunting spacecraft has hit the jackpot again, discovering 11 new planetary systems with 26 confirmed alien planets among them.

Erin Brockovich to probe New York 'mass hysteria' case

Los Angeles Times -
Erin Brockovich has announced she'll be looking into an outbreak of Tourette's-like symptoms among a group of high school students in western New York, to see if they have any environmental causes.

Implant fiasco sends up alarms

Globe and Mail -
When Vanessa Halstead was starting out, struggling to land modelling jobs, the solution seemed simple enough: a pair of $6000 double D silicone implants to augment her B-sized breasts.

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