Egypt's Transition to Democracy Grows More Messy - ABC News

Egypt's Transition to Democracy Grows More Messy - ABC News: "Reform leader Mohammed ElBaradei's surprise pullout from the presidential race has laid bare the messiness of Egypt's transition to democracy with less than six months left for the ruling generals to hand over power."

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Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead in U.S. strike – USATODAY.com

Pakistan Taliban leader reported dead in U.S. strike – USATODAY.com: " Intercepted militant radio communications indicate the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have been killed in a recent U.S. drone strike, Pakistani intelligence officials said Sunday. A Taliban official denied that."

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Still Unbeatable at Home, Ravens Outlast Texans - NYTimes.com

Still Unbeatable at Home, Ravens Outlast Texans - NYTimes.com: "As they stampeded to their first division title in five seasons, the Baltimore Ravens wore a cloak of invincibility at M&T Bank Stadium, where they might as well have hung a banner instructing opponents to abandon all hope ye who entered. No one had beaten the Ravens here since last year, a group of vanquished teams that included the Houston Texans, who succumbed in October."

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U.S., Israel postpone military exercise amid tension with Iran - latimes.com

U.S., Israel postpone military exercise amid tension with Iran - latimes.com: "REPORTING FROM JERUSALEM -- The United States and Israel agreed to postpone a large joint military exercise from this spring to late in the year to avoid aggravating an already tense regional situation driven by conflicts with Iran, Israeli media reported Sunday."

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Cruise line suggests "significant human error" - CBS News

Cruise line suggests "significant human error" - CBS News: "Costa Cruises suggested Sunday that the accident which scuttled the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the Italian coast, resulting in at least five deaths, may be attributed to actions by the ship's captain."

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S&P downgrades France and Austria - FT.com

S&P downgrades France and Austria - FT.com: "The eurozone debt crisis returned with a vengeance on Friday as Standard & Poor’s, the credit rating agency, downgraded France and Austria – two of the currency zone’s six triple A rated countries – as well as seven nations not in that top tier, among them Italy and Spain."

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Obama Heads to Church – Again | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier

Obama Heads to Church – Again | The Blog on Obama: White House Dossier: "President Obama and his family headed out to church this morning for the third time in a month, the latest sign that the president may be using religion to boost his image as the campaign heats up."

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Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll | Reuters

Romney opens 21-point lead in South Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll | Reuters: "Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has opened a wide lead over his rivals in the South Carolina primary election race, trouncing Newt Gingrich and gaining momentum in his march toward the party's nomination, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows."

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Island of Montecristo to be bombed with poison after rat infestation - Telegraph

Island of Montecristo to be bombed with poison after rat infestation - Telegraph: "It was immortalised by the novelist Alexandre Dumas as the location for a stash of buried treasure, but the tiny Italian island of Montecristo is now struggling with a rather less romantic reality – a plague of black rats."

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My Way News - Russian space probe crashes into Pacific

My Way News - Russian space probe crashes into Pacific: "MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian space probe designed to boost the nation's pride on a bold mission to a moon of Mars came down in flames Sunday, showering fragments into the south Pacific west of Chile's coast, officials said."

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Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino and first officer Ciro Ambrosio arrested | Mail Online

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino and first officer Ciro Ambrosio arrested | Mail Online: "The captain of a cruise liner that ran aground with 4,000 passengers on board has been detained along with his first mate on allegations of manslaughter and abandoning his ship."

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