 Globe and Mail | Assad forces bomb Syria's Homs | Reuters By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Angus MacSwan | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces rained rockets and bombs down on opposition-held neighborhoods of the city of Homs on Wednesday, reducing buildings to rubble and killing more ... Syria Shelling Kills 74, Including Two Journalists Syria violence intensifies amid journalist deaths Shelling Kills 2 Western Journalists in Syria |
 The Associated Press | Romney and Santorum seek edge in 20th debate The Associated Press MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Struggling for an edge, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum campaigned Wednesday into the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination. Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul rounded out the ... Santorum tells Arizona tea partyers that Romney is a 'Johnny come lately' to ... Tax-cut duel: Obama matches the Mitt Romney tax-cut plan In pre-debate warm-up, Santorum jabs at Romney, blasts Obama |
 New York Daily News | Obama proposes corporate tax cuts New York Daily News By Alison Gendar / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS President Barack Obama argues his proposals on corporate taxation are designed to make the United States more competitive and fair. President Obama on Wednesday proposed lowering the corporate tax rate and closing ... Obama proposes cutting corporate tax rate, ending breaks Obama seeks corporate tax rate cut, loophole limit Obama Tax Reform Outline Draws Skeptics |
 USA TODAY | Va. House drops mandated invasive ultrasound before abortion USA TODAY By Michael Winter, USA TODAY After Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said he opposed requiring women to undergo an invasive ultrasound before having an abortion, the state House today passed a revised measure that still mandates an ultrasound but makes the ... Virginia governor Bob McDonnell in U-turn over controversial abortion bill Virginia GOP backs off mandatory invasive ultrasound tests Va. House waters down pre-abortion ultrasound bill |
 The Atlantic Wire | Lawmakers receive threatening letters -- officials CBS News A handful of lawmakers have received letters in the last few days with an unidentified white powdery substance, law enforcement officials told CBS News Wednesday. At least one House member from Wisconsin and a senator from Indiana have received the ... Congressional offices receive mailed threats Senate offices warned of mail threat Congress members receive threatening letters |
 Globe and Mail | Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 people Reuters By Hilary Burke and Magdalena Morales | BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A packed commuter train plowed into the buffers at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday's morning rush hour, killing at least 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina's worst ... Argentine train slams into station, killing 49 Buenos Aires Commuter Train Crash Kills 49, Injures 460 Argentinian train derailment injures 550 |
 KEPR 19 | Police: Student shot at Wash. elementary school USA TODAY BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – Police say a shooting at a Washington state elementary school appears to have left a student injured. The Kitsap Sun reports that Bremerton police and emergency crews were dispatched to the school at around 1:30 pm in response ... Police: Wash. school shooting leaves 1 injured Student reportedly shot at Armin Jahr Elementary School in Bremerton Police: Washington elementary school shooting leaves 1 student injured; 2nd ... |
 BBC News | HP Profit Falls 44% as Revenue Slips Wall Street Journal By NATHALIE TADENA Hewlett-Packard Co.'s fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 44% as sales in the company's personal computers business continued to fall. Shares slid 2.1% to $28.34 in recent after-hours trading as HP's revenue missed analyst ... Hewlett-Packard Forecast Misses Estimates Amid Consumer Slump HP Reports Lower Revenue and Profit Hewlett-Packard Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenue Misses |
 Los Angeles Times | Supt. Deasy orders new look at LA's teacher misconduct reports Los Angeles Times LA schools Supt. John Deasy has ordered his staff to submit or re-submit reports to the state credentialing commission on hundreds of teachers accused of misconduct over the last four years. Deasy announced the step Wednesday after a Times story in ... Teacher Investigated 3 Times for Sexual Misconduct Former LAUSD Substitute Teacher Wanted on Child Porn Charges |
 MiamiHerald.com | Starlets, magazines and other things to give up for Lent NFL News By Adam Rank NFL.com By Adam Rank NFL.com Happy Ash Wednesday everybody! For the uninitiated here's a very basic definition: Ash Wednesday is the kickoff of Lent, or the holy season leading up to Easter for many Christians. What Will You Retire for Lent? Overheard on CNN.com: Ashes and everyday life Ash Wednesday 2012: Lent begins around the world |
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