Defense budget plan would cut spending by half a trillion - latimes.com

Defense budget plan would cut spending by half a trillion - latimes.com: "But it also would increase the military's base budget for four of the next five years. Savings come from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan."

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Gingrich Leads Romney 37%-28% in Poll of GOP - WSJ.com

Gingrich Leads Romney 37%-28% in Poll of GOP - WSJ.com: "Newt Gingrich is outpacing Mitt Romney by a comfortable margin among Republican voters nationwide, but also is showing evidence of the vulnerabilities that could hurt the former House speaker in a general election, according to the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll."

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Marijuana Mouth Spray Sativex May Hit Shelves By 2013 « CBS St. Louis

Marijuana Mouth Spray Sativex May Hit Shelves By 2013 « CBS St. Louis: "A British drug manufacturer is hoping for a big score from consumers and a green light from the FDA for its medical marijuana mouth spray in 2013."

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Electric-Car Firm That Got Biden Visit, $118M in Stimulus, Files for Bankruptcy | CNSnews.com

Electric-Car Firm That Got Biden Visit, $118M in Stimulus, Files for Bankruptcy | CNSnews.com: "Ener1--a company that manufactures batteries for electric cars, and that received $118.5 million in federal stimulus money, and that Vice President Joe Biden visited last year the day after President Obama’s State of the Union Address—announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection."

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Iran arrests journalists, to execute bloggers | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner

Iran arrests journalists, to execute bloggers | Campaign 2012 | Washington Examiner: "Iranian courts have sentenced two bloggers to death for "spreading corruption," and government security forces have arrested four other journalists, in the lead-up to the nation's March elections."

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U.S. outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving | Reuters

U.S. outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving | Reuters: "Six Americans working for publicly funded U.S. organizations promoting democracy in Egypt have been barred from leaving the country, provoking angry demands in Washington that Cairo's new military rulers stop "endangering American lives"

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Great White Shark Spotted in Imperial Beach | NBC San Diego

Great White Shark Spotted in Imperial Beach | NBC San Diego: "A great white shark was spotted off the coast of Imperial Beach on Tuesday, according to city officials."

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Teen Grabs Wheel, Saves School Bus as Driver Has Heart Attack | NBC 10 Philadelphia

Teen Grabs Wheel, Saves School Bus as Driver Has Heart Attack | NBC 10 Philadelphia: "Graceann Rumer just started driving two weeks ago. She used the few driving skills she had to save a school bus full of students by grabbing the steering wheel as the driver collapsed from a heart attack Tuesday afternoon."

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Libya militias, army torturing detainees: watchdogs

Libya militias, army torturing detainees: watchdogs: "Libya's regular army and array of militias have been torturing loyalists of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, several of whom have been killed in custody, human rights groups charged on Thursday."

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Coordinated Avalanche Against Newt Doesn't Match My Memory of Reagan Years - The Rush Limbaugh Show

Coordinated Avalanche Against Newt Doesn't Match My Memory of Reagan Years - The Rush Limbaugh Show: "RUSH: How long's it gonna be, folks, before we start seeing billboards all over, Florida, other upcoming primary states with Rick Perry on 'em saying, "Miss me yet?" How long's that gonna be? You remember when they had the George Bush billboards, "Miss me yet?" a couple months into the regime? "

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