A LOT OFF THE TOP - WWW.THEDAILY.COM

A LOT OFF THE TOP - WWW.THEDAILY.COM: "America’s most distinguished leaders get their hair cut at the Senate barbershop, but taxpayers are the ones really getting clipped.

The barbershop ran almost $300,000 in the red last year but received an infusion from Senate coffers that is keeping it in business, the Senate sergeant at arms, Terrance Gainer, told The Daily."

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CDC Warns Untreatable Gonorrhea is On the Way - US News and World Report

CDC Warns Untreatable Gonorrhea is On the Way - US News and World Report: "Gonorrhea, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the United States, is increasingly showing resistance to one of the last known effective antibiotic treatments, leading researchers from the Centers for Disease Control to "sound the alarm" about potentially untreatable forms of the disease."

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Gas May Hit Four Dollars a Gallon - ABC News

Gas May Hit Four Dollars a Gallon - ABC News: "The average price paid by U.S. drivers for a gallon of regular now stands at $3.52, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, which released its latest figures this afternoon. That price represents an increase of 0.04 percent from a week ago and 0.38 percent from a year ago."

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Cincinnati High School Paying Students To Come To School « CBS Cleveland

Cincinnati High School Paying Students To Come To School « CBS Cleveland: "CINCINNATI, Ohio (CBS Cleveland) — A Cincinnati high school is paying its students to come to school.

The Dohn Community High School has launched a $40,000 incentive program to get students to come to class."

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Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily to Meet Reductions in Budget Plan - Bloomberg

Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily to Meet Reductions in Budget Plan - Bloomberg: "The Defense Department may have to force soldiers, Marines or other members of the military out of the services for the first time since the aftermath of the Cold War to achieve the spending reductions in its budget proposal."

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Israel blames Iran for India and Georgia bombings; Tehran denies role - The Washington Post

Israel blames Iran for India and Georgia bombings; Tehran denies role - The Washington Post: " Israel accused Iran of responsibility for twin bombing attempts aimed at Israeli embassy personnel in New Delhi and Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday, fueling a growing confrontation over Iran’s nuclear program."

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Mexico sets tourism record despite drug violence - latimes.com

Mexico sets tourism record despite drug violence - latimes.com: "REPORTING FROM MEXICO CITY — Mexico attracted a record number of foreign visitors last year despite a frightening drug war that is prompting travel warnings for a number of areas around the country."

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Justice Breyer Robbed By Machete-wielding Intruder At West Indies Vacation Home | Fox News

Justice Breyer Robbed By Machete-wielding Intruder At West Indies Vacation Home | Fox News: " Justice Stephen Breyer was robbed last week by a machete-wielding intruder at his vacation home in the West Indies, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Monday."

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Moody's adjusts ratings of 9 European sovereigns to capture downside risks

Moody's adjusts ratings of 9 European sovereigns to capture downside risks: "London, 13 February 2012 -- As anticipated in November 2011, Moody's Investors Service has today adjusted the sovereign debt ratings of selected EU countries in order to reflect their susceptibility to the growing financial and macroeconomic risks emanating from the euro area crisis and how these risks exacerbate the affected countries' own specific challenges."

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Whitney Houston’s doctors in drug quiz | The Sun |News

Whitney Houston’s doctors in drug quiz | The Sun |News: "The star could have been dead before she became submerged in the LA hotel bath where her body was discovered, it was reported last night."

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