 National Post | Navy converting ship into floating commando base in Middle East Fox News The US Navy is working to place a 'mothership' for Special Operations Forces in the Middle East, Fox News confirms. The USS Ponce, which was most recently being used as a dock in the Mediterranean Sea for the Libyan operation, was scheduled to be ... Navy Plans to Make Base From Old Ship US to send floating commando base to Mideast: report Pentagon Sends Floating Base |
 ABC News | Feisty Gingrich Stakes Campaign on Electability ABC News Newt Gingrich has staked his presidential bid on one idea: that he is best positioned to defeat President Barack Obama. Even some of his supporters seem to be struggling to buy the former House speaker's claim, an indication that chief rival Mitt ... Leadership scramble: GOP rivals vie for title Rubio remains man in the middle in Florida primary In GOP address, Rubio rebuts Obama's State of the Union |
 USA TODAY | Azarenka routs Sharapova for Australian Open title USA TODAY MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – Victoria Azarenka routed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open women's title and secure the No. 1 ranking on Saturday night, all in her first Grand Slam final. By Mark Dadswell, Getty Images Victoria Azarenka ... Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sharapova for Australian Open title Double the pleasure for Victoria Azarenka Factbox: Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka |
 Globe and Mail | Syrian ambassador to Egypt says Gulf-backed opposition activists stormed embassy Washington Post CAIRO — Syria's ambassador to Egypt has accused opposition activists backed by oil-rich Gulf Arab nations of storming the country's embassy in Cairo. Youssef Ahmed said in a statement that unspecified Gulf nations are funding activists from the ... Syria rebels gain foothold in Damascus Activists: Shells hit oil pipeline in east Syria |
 USA TODAY | Obama, GOP blame each other for gridlock USA TODAY By David Jackson, USA TODAY Days after the State of the Union address, President Obama and the Republicans blamed each other for the sour mood in Washington, DC, during a pair of dueling radio addresses Saturday. Obama cited Senate Republican efforts ... Words Not Spoken in Obama State of Union Speak Volumes Too: View Words Not Spoken in Obama State of Union Address Speak Volumes, Too: View From the editorial advisory board: The State of the Union address |
 Los Angeles Times | California high court backs panel's new state Senate districts Los Angeles Times Even if a GOP-backed proposal to scrap the new plan qualifies for the November ballot, the map produced by a citizens commission is 'clearly the most appropriate' for the election, the court says. Justice Goodwin Liu cautioned that the ruling may have ... Cuomo says he will veto NY redistricting plan Court uphold newly drawn state Senate districts State high court allows new political maps: Decision likely means Sen ... |
 USA TODAY | Former Boston Mayor Kevin White, who led city during racially turbulent 1970s ... Washington Post BOSTON — Kevin H. White, a four-term mayor who led Boston through years of racial violence and economic stagnation and was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity, has died. He was 82. White, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's ... Former Mayor Kevin Hagan White dies at 82 Former Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82 Ex-Boston Mayor Kevin White dies at 82 |
 The Guardian | 'Barefoot Bandit' gets prison and movie deal | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2012-01-28 Philadelphia Inquirer By Manuel Valdes AP SEATTLE - A federal judge sentenced "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore to 61/2 years in prison Friday for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010. "Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years of federal time 'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years 'Barefoot Bandit' handed six years in jail for international crime spree |
 ABC News | US, South Korea plan first joint drills since Kim Jong Il's death Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM SEOUL -- Ready to test the diplomacy waters of North Korea's new regime, the militaries of the US and South Korea will hold their annual joint exercise next month, a drill that Pyongyang has previously called a provocative act, ... North Korea threatens to punish mobile-phone users as 'war criminals' SKorea Staging Artillery Drills at Border Island South Korea allows first private group to take aid to North Korea since Kim ... |
 Globe and Mail | Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters, associates say 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, said three people ... Paul hunts for GOP delegates in Maine Ron Paul denies report that he approved newsletters Paul braves snowy Maine in hunt for GOP delegates |
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