UPDATE 2-Virginia Gov. shifts on abortion bill; revised measure passes
Chicago Tribune
(Adds new details) By Matthew A. Ward PORTSMOUTH, Va., Feb 22 (Reuters) - Virginia's Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell on Wednesday abruptly shifted his stance on a hotly-contested bill requiring women seeking abortions to have an ultrasound, ...
Virginia Gov. shifts on abortion bill; revised measureReuters
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Santorum takes heavy fire in Arizona Republican debate
Reuters
By Steve Holland and Tim Gaynor | MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - Rivals piled criticism on presidential candidate Rick Santorum at a testy debate on Wednesday, attempting to blunt his surprise surge at a pivotal period in the Republican race.
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Obama signs payroll tax cut extension into law, includes jobless benefits
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed the payroll tax cut extension into law Wednesday, notching an election-year victory and rare bipartisan agreement in the continuing partisan battle over jobs, taxes and debt. The $143 billion measure that ...
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Jury: 26 years total for former U.Va. lax player
The Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A jury convicted a former University of Virginia lacrosse player Wednesday of second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in a drunken, jealous rage, rejecting a first-degree murder verdict and a possible life sentence.
George Huguely guilty of second-degree murderWashington Post
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Recalling Her Determined Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria
New York Times
Marie Colvin got into Yale University the way she would later get into foreign countries, with grit and determination. After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, from January of her junior year at Oyster Bay High School to January ...
NY family recalls war journalist killed in SyriaWall Street Journal
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Foreign correspondent Marie Colvin, 56, killed in SyriaWashington Post
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Gillard Calls Leadership Vote After Rudd Resigns
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Morne de Klerk/Getty Images Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at a news conference at the South Australian Parliament house in on February 23, ...
Leadership spill is on ... and it's personalABC Online
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Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional by judge
Los Angeles Times
The ruling by a US district judge was the first since the Obama administration announced a year ago that it would no longer defend a law it considers discriminatory. By Carol J. Williams, Los Angeles Times A judge on Wednesday declared the 1996 Defense ...
Bay Area couple wins case against federal same-sex marriage lawSan Jose Mercury News
Judge's Ruling Adds to String in Favor of Same-Sex CouplesNew York Times
Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits caseBoston.com
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Deadly Argentine Rail Crash Raises Outcry
Wall Street Journal
By MATT MOFFETT Argentina police reports at least 49 dead and 600 injured in a Buenos Aires train crash. (Video: Reuters/Photo: Getty Images) BUENOS AIRES—A crowded commuter train that had apparently lost its brakes barreled into a station in a busy ...
Argentine commuter train crashes, killing 49 peopleReuters
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Pastors take Ash Wednesday on the road
Chicago Sun-Times
Dana Hendrickson as Pastor Trey Hall of Chicago's Urban Village Church, offers "Ash Wednesday" observances at CTA Damen Blue Line Station, North-Damen and Milwaukee Ave., signify the beginning of Lent, Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
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Santorum fights charges he's a "fake" conservative
CBS News
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Wednesday night fought back against charges from his GOP rivals that he's a "fake" fiscal conservative, pointing to the ratings he received as a legislator from conservative groups and his plan to ...
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