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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping  makes a speech at Government Flying Service in Hong Kong, Tuesday July 8, 2008. Government Flying Service was sending the rescue team to help the China's earthquake.
China   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Xi Jinping  
 BBC News 
China morning round-up: Xi Jinping's US visit
Wednesday's Chinese newspapers discuss the forthcoming visit to the US by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. | Experts believe that Mr Xi's visit "will help China-US ties fly clear of US election year... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung, Pool)
File - An RQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle from the 432nd Wing out of Creech Air Force Base, Nev., takes off from Aeropuerto Rafael Hernandez outside Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Jan. 28, 2010.
Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism   War   Wikipedia: Drone attacks in Pakistan  
 The Star 
U.S. drone attack kills 10 in Pakistan - officials
| MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone aircraft killed 10 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region near the Afghanistan border Wednesday, security officials and residents said... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. James Harper)
 Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks with a reporter following the ABC News Republican presidential debate at the performing arts hall on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday, August 5, 2007. (AP Photo  The Guardian 
Paul invests in Minn. in search of 1st GOP win
| BRIAN BAKST | Associated Press= GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — Presidential hopeful Ron Paul made his final appeal for Minnesota Republican caucus votes with drop-ins at two sites where ballots will ... (photo: AP/Kevin Sanders)
Election   Minnesota   Photos   Republicans   Wikipedia: Ron Paul presidential campaign, 2012  
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks in Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012.  The Guardian 
Looking to reset campaign, Santorum hits 3 states
| PHILIP ELLIOTT | Associated Press= COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Looking for a campaign-boosting win Tuesday, Republican Rick Santorum urged supporters to reset the Republican presidential race a... (photo: AP / Chris Carlson)
Campaign   Photos   Presidency   Rick Santorum   Wikipedia: Rick Santorum presidential campaign, 2012  
Top Stories
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011. WPXI
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
| Russian foreign minister pushes reforms in Syria as bloodshed intensifies | BEIRUT (AP) — Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman)
Peace   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012)  
Galveston, Texas,  (Dec 8)--Aerial view of Coast Guard Group Galveston.   USCG photo by PA2 James Dillard (82255) ( GROUP GALVESTON  (FOR RELEASE) ) my SA
Texas primary likely delayed as court redraws maps
| AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Last-ditch negotiations to save the April 3 Texas primary appeared dead Tuesday, throwing the state's messy redistricting battle back to a federa... (photo: US Coastguard / PA2 James Dillard)
Elections   Photos   Politics   Texas   Wikipedia: Texas Primary  
**FILE** In this file photo from June 17, 2008, John Lewis, left, puts a wedding ring on the hand of Stuart Gaffney as they exchange marriage vows at City Hall in San Francisco. On Tuesday, California voters will be given the chance to turn back the clock on gay marriage. Given California's size and influence, the vote on Proposition 8 is being anxiously watched as a popular referendum on sexual orientation and civil rights. Al Jazeera
US court reverses gay marriage ban
| A US federal appeals' court has struck down a California law that strips gays and lesbians of the right to marry, in the latest round in America's long-running battle o... (photo: AP / Darryl Bush, file))
America   Court   Gay rights   Photos   Wikipedia: LGBT rights in the United States  
In this Dec. 7, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at a White House news conference in Washington. The president's plan to cut payroll taxes for a year would provide big savings for many workers, but has Social Security advocates nervous it could jeopardize the massive retirement program's finances. Austin American Statesman
Payroll tax cut talks adrift on Capitol Hill
| WASHINGTON — Prospects for extending President Barack Obama's signature payroll tax cut, once considered a slam dunk on Capitol Hill, now seem far less certain as... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite. File)
Hill   Payroll   Photos   Talks   Wikipedia/Barack Obama  
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet onlookers at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz. The Obamas are in Tucson to pay tribute to the six people killed in the weekend shootings and to the fighting spirit of wounded lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, the target of the first assassination attempt on a member of Congress in decades. The Daily Telegraph
Gabrielle Giffords shooting: judge rules Jared Loughner must be forcibly medicated
A judge has ruled that the man accused of shooting former US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords should be forcibly medicated for another four months as he is not yet mental... (photo: AP / Chris Morrison)
Photos   Shooting   Trial   Tucson   Wikipedia: 2011 Tucson shooting  
Madonna Berlinale 2008 Spin
Madonna Announces Massive 2012-2013 World Tour
Subscribe Customer Service Give a Gift Buy Now SPIN.com Home Magazine Reviews Blog Photos Videos Festivals Live Shop iPad App Digital Magazine var conf = { APIKey: '2_RlT... (photo: Creative Commons / Siebbi)
Gift   Home   Photos   Tour   Wikipedia/Madonna  
Google Chrome, Google Inc.'s new Web browser, is shown during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Google Inc. is releasing Chrome in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search eng Crunch
Google Chrome Is Now Available For Android (And It’s Fantastic)
Editor’s Picks Apple Facebook Android Facebook IPO news | Comment Google Chrome Is Now Available For Android (And It’s Fantastic) | Jason Kincaid posted ... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma)
Android   Google Chrome   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Google Chrome  
Alzheimer's disease Seattle Times
Obama to seek more Alzheimer's research money
WASHINGTON - | The Obama administration is increasing spending on Alzheimer's research - planning to surpass half a billion dollars next year - as part of a quest to find... (photo: Creative Commons / Tim & Selena Middleton)
Health   Photos   Science   Washington  
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies stand outside Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Time Magazine
The Horrors of Miramonte: After an L.A. School's Sex-Abuse Scandal, Can the Children Be Healed?
| A group of parents gathered across the street from an elementary school in a largely Latino neighborhood in South Los Angeles on Friday and took turns assailing its dir... (photo: AP / Damian Dovarganes)
Crime   Photos   Scandal   US   Wikipedia: Los Angeles  
U.S. Marines from 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) secure the Freeport of Monrovia on Bush rod Island in Liberia during the Second Liberian Civil War. Breitbart
US to deport Liberian over child soldier allegations
| A fighter takes aim in the streets of Monrovia in May 1996. A US immigratio... | A US immigration judge has ordered the deportation of a Liberian accused of presiding o... (photo: Creative Commons)
Crimes   Monrovia   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Liberia  
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters at a campaign rally at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Al Jazeera
Conservatives don't like Romney
| Mitt Romney has been driving conservatives crazy since he began running for the White House, but after winning the Florida primary last week, he elevated that insanity ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)
Election   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012  
Sailors participate in a spin class in the gym aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8). STL Today
Gym classes bring home-schoolers together for fitness, fun
| Bob Needham held the basketball against his chest, demonstrating the correct form for passing it. | "You hold it like this, then you pass straight out," said Needham, s... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Daniel J. Walls)
Basketball   Fitness   Form   Photos   Wikipedia/Gym  
Business & Economy Science & Technology
- Virginia business briefs for Feb. 8
- National business briefs for Feb. 8
- Effort to make Amazon remit sales taxes advances
- Obama may win on pessimism
The Fisker Karma PHEV with solar panel roof, seen at the Nordic Green conference today
Electric car maker Fisker: Layoffs in US
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- The Heart of the Matter
- Anonymous strikes Syrian President Bashar Assad; emails hack
- Summary Box: Chairman, 3 others out at Yahoo board
- Jive reports bigger 4Q loss, higher revenue
Google Chrome, Google Inc.'s new Web browser, is shown during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Google Inc. is releasing Chrome in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search eng
Google Chrome Is Now Available For Android (And It’s Fantastic)
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Sport Entertainment
- Tuesday, Feb. 7: High school basketball and wrestling scores
- Thunder wins another tight one, 119-116 over Golden State
- Sefko: Odom is not a star, and Dirk not being healthy has hu
- Durant's shot lifts Thunder, thrwarts Monta's 48
Sailors participate in a spin class in the gym aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8).
Gym classes bring home-schoolers together for fitness, fun
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- Live video chat to kick off new series at Fred Jones Jr. Mus
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art partnering in Doodle 4 Google co
- Works by four artists on view at local gallery
- Mitch Bell Quintet will perform jazz concert in Norman
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011.
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
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Terrorism Health
- Signer: Defending Obama on defense
- Foreign Policy Team Preps Romney for World Stage
- Trial for Hutaree Christian militia begins in Detroit court
- Report: Domestic terror plots by radical Muslims declining
File - An MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft prepares for takeoff in support of operations in Southwest Asia.
The horror of Obama's Predator drone program
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- Missouri Botanical Garden paths
- Newsmakers: Drive like a president with car; Madonna tour st
- Lock’n’Load Paintball- World’s Best Pla
- Jubilant Rick Santorum wins Minnesota, Missouri, leads in Co
An emergency button and oxygen source are built-in the hospital walls, placed next to patient's bed for convenience.
Mother reaches out to others with HIV
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Politics Society & Culture
- Rick Santorum sweeps Tuesday contests with Colorado win
- Mitt Romney Gets Glitter-Bombed In Denver After 2012 Colorad
- Santorum Wins Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri
- In Ohio, Gingrich hits Romney on contraception
A Syrian man cleans while attached to his shop is a portrait of Syrian President Bashar Assad with Arabic words reading: We love you, Welders homes peace on you," in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Sept. 15, 2011.
AP News in Brief at 8:58 p.m. EST
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- Cover business briefs for Feb. 8
- Live video chat to kick off new series at Fred Jones Jr. Mus
- Oklahoma City Museum of Art partnering in Doodle 4 Google co
- Works by four artists on view at local gallery
In this Dec. 7, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at a White House news conference in Washington. The president's plan to cut payroll taxes for a year would provide big savings for many workers, but has Social Security advocates nervous it could jeopardize the massive retirement program's finances.
Payroll tax cut talks adrift on Capitol Hill
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