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Santorum releases federal tax returns showing rise in wealth in 3 of 4 years

Washington Post -
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum released four years of federal income tax returns on Wednesday night, showing a sharp rise in his personal wealth spurred by his growing work as Washington-based corporate consultant and ...
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House-Senate deal reached on payroll tax measure

BusinessWeek -
By ANDREW TAYLOR A top lawmaker says the House and Senate have sealed a final agreement on legislation to renew a 2 percentage-point cut in the payroll tax and jobless benefits for millions of unemployed workers.

World press unimpressed by Iran's nuclear achievements

BBC News -
Iran's announcement that it has achieved major progress in its nuclear programme failed to impress commentators around the world.

Longtime Friend Insists Whitney Houston "Chose the Life She Led"

E! Online -
Robyn Crawford, Whitney's very close friend from before her marriage to Bobby Brown, has penned some of her best memories (forthright, funny, unblemished) about spending time with her good pal.

Sam Donnellon: 'Lin-credible' that race is being raised in NBA again

Philadelphia Inquirer -
ONCE UPON a time in a simpler America, Jeremy Lin's story would be simply beautiful. Uplifting, inspirational, universal in its underdog appeal, it would unite us all, make our world seem a slightly better and smaller place because of what it said ...

Honduras fire reflects dire state of prisons in Latin America

Christian Science Monitor -
Honduras is among the worst in the region with severe overcrowding, but Latin American prisons are a daily human rights tragedy, writes guest blogger James Bosworth.

Police Say Thailand Bombers Targeted Israeli Diplomats

Voice of America -
February 16, 2012 Police Say Thailand Bombers Targeted Israeli Diplomats VOA News Thai authorities say three Iranians who have been arrested in connection with this week's explosions in Bangkok were part of an assassination plot targeting Israeli ...

Much of northern Syria in 'open revolt'

CNN -
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Syrian security forces resumed their fierce shelling of opposition targets in Homs Thursday but appeared to be losing their tight grip in the northern region, CNN journalists said.

Gay marriage bills in New Jersey, Maryland face hurdles

GayToday -
By Gay Today Bills to permit gay marriage in New Jersey and Maryland face key legislative debates and votes on Thursday, highlighting a hot-button social issue gaining prominence in the election year debate.

US to seek life sentence for underwear bomber, saying he remains a threat

Christian Science Monitor -
The sentencing hearing for the so-called underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, takes place Thursday. Prosecutors argue that he remains willing to carry out another martyrdom mission.

Starving horses found at lottery winner's ranch

The Associated Press -
SANGER, Calif. (AP) - Eight starving horses have been found on the California ranch of a man who won $40 million in a lottery 11 years ago.

GM Posts Record Annual Profit

Wall Street Journal -
By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Co. on Thursday reported a record profit of $7.6 billion for 2011 despite a drop in fourth-quarter earnings that reflected losses in Europe and thin profit margins.

Jobless claims drop to near 4-year low

Reuters -
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a near four-year low, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting the labor market was finally strengthening.

Gold retreats as worries over Greece hurt euro

Reuters -
By Jan Harvey | LONDON (Reuters) - Gold fell on Thursday, pressured by the euro's slide to three-week lows versus the dollar after European officials postponed a decision on a bailout package for Greece, which fuelled fears the heavily indebted nation ...

Illinois' voter registration deadline approaches

STLtoday.com -
AP STLtoday.com | Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:19 am | Loading… SPRINGFIELD, Ill. • Officials say fewer voters are registered in suburban Cook County than during the 2008 general election as Illinois' Feb. 21 deadline for registering ...

Ron Paul to Hold Rally in SeaTac Thursday

Patch.com -
By Patch Staff Ron Paul brings his presidential campaign to Washington on Thursday, with a stop at SeaTac for an evening rally. He'll be at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel's Grand Ballroom at 7:30 pm for a free event.

Apple Mac OS X 'Mountain Lion' takes more bites out of iOS

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by Josh Lowensohn February 16, 2012 5:31 AM PST Follow @Josh Apple's giving developers a preview of the next version of Mac OS X today called Mountain Lion.

FCC plans to nix wireless network that may jam GPS

BusinessWeek -
By ANICK JESDANUN Federal officials plan to kill a proposal to build a new national high-speed wireless network after concluding it would in some cases jam personal-navigation and other GPS devices.

Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure

Reuters -
By Gerry Shih | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Under pressure from US legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying that it will begin to require iPhone and iPad apps to seek "explicit approval" in separate user ...

'Idol' Recap: Lots of fainting and forgetting, and 'tent girl' says goodbye

Fox News -
"American Idol" trudged through 42 tryouts during Hollywood Week's group auditions, and the competition claimed several early favorites, including Tennessee "tent girl" Amy Brumfield.

Angelina Jolie in tears at movie screening

Times of India -
US actress and director Angelina Jolie reacts as she addresses the audience after a gala premiere of her movie in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012.

Kodak ends naming deal with Oscars venue

CBC.ca -
One big name that likely won't be at this year's Oscars: Kodak. The Eastman Kodak Co. received court approval Wednesday to end its sponsorship deal with the Hollywood theatre that is the venue for the Academy Awards.

TCU Player Tweets Football Team 'Not Connected' To Cocaine, LSD Busts In Drug ...

SB Nation -
Olson's Tweet would imply that the four accused players - Tanner Brock, Ty Horn, Devin Johnson and DJ Yendrey - were only involved in the sale of marijuana.

Ai Miyazato leads LPGA Thailand

USA TODAY -
PATTAYA, Thailand (AP) - Ai Miyazato shot a 5-under 67 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Thailand.

UFC on Fuel TV Results: Jake Ellenberger Vs. Diego Sanchez Fight Video Highlights

Bloody Elbow -
by Anton Tabuena on Feb 16, 2012 8:03 AM EST in UFC Video In case you missed the UFC on Fuel TV bout between Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez, here's a highlight video to get you caught up on the action that ended up being surprisingly competitive at ...

What Happened At Heartland?

Forbes -
The Heartland Institute yesterday lashed out at the blogosphere for reporting on the contents of leaked documents that appeared on DeSmogBlog.

A star that exploded but didn't die: the Great Eruption of Eta Carinae

Ars Technica -
By Matthew Francis | Published February 16, 2012 6:00 AM During the middle of the 19th century, a star system known as Eta Carinae suddenly became the second-brightest star in the night sky, then gradually faded again.

Swiss craft janitor satellites to grab space junk

BusinessWeek -
By JOHN HEILPRIN Swiss scientists said Wednesday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of space junk, the orbiting debris that can do serious and costly damage to valuable satellites or even manned space ships.

RPT-US doctors scour drug supplies after fake Avastin found

Reuters -
* California practice says suspected Avastin distributor * FDA was tipped off by British authorities in December By Bill Berkrot NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A US distributor of phony vials of the widely-used cancer drug Avastin aroused suspicion at ...

Surgeons place pacemaker in 15-minute-old newborn

WTOP -
In this Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 photo provided by the Stanford School of Medicine, Kamneel Maharaj watches as his wife Leanne Maharaj holds their daughter Jaya at Stanford University's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Stanford, Calif.

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