A year after Egypt's uprising, activists back at Square One? – USATODAY.com

A year after Egypt's uprising, activists back at Square One? – USATODAY.com: "CAIRO – Amal Sharaf opens her third pack of cigarettes of the day before drinking a Turkish coffee inside a smoky cafe. She hasn't slept in 24 hours, busy planning protests the day before the one-year anniversary of Egypt's 18-day revolution."

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Fed: Interest rates unchanged, no rate hikes likely till late 2014 – USATODAY.com

Fed: Interest rates unchanged, no rate hikes likely till late 2014 – USATODAY.com: "Consumers and businesses can brace for another two years of exceptionally low interest rates after the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it is likely to keep its rates below 1% until late 2014 because of the economy's continued weakness."

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U.S. Commandos Free 2 Hostages From Somali Pirates - NYTimes.com

U.S. Commandos Free 2 Hostages From Somali Pirates - NYTimes.com: " Sudan — Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, elders in the Somali village of Galkayo said they began hearing an unusual sound: the whirl of helicopters."

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Barack Obama's State Of The Union Ratings Continue To Decline, Down 12% From 2011 - Deadline.com

Barack Obama's State Of The Union Ratings Continue To Decline, Down 12% From 2011 - Deadline.com: "About 37.75 million viewers watched President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address, which featured a farewell appearance by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and aired live across 14 broadcast and cable networks."

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DRUDGE: OBAMA HAS HEATED ARGUMENT WITH AZ GOV

DRUDGE: OBAMA HAS HEATED ARGUMENT WITH AZ GOV: "President Obama arrived in Phoenix at 3:15 pm local time, finding the chilly weather of Iowa giving way to sunny skies and temperatures in the high 60s.

He stepped off Air Force One at 3:28 pm and was greeted by Gov. Jan Brewer. She handed him a handwritten letter in an envelope and they spoke intensely for a few minutes. At one point, she pointed her finger at him. "

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Homeless Bills Targeting Pro Sports Teams Make Legislative Rounds « CBS Miami

Homeless Bills Targeting Pro Sports Teams Make Legislative Rounds « CBS Miami: "A pair of bills making their way through the Florida legislature could have local homeless sleeping on the 50-yard-line of Sun Life Stadium or up in the rafter of the AmericanAirlines Arena."

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Woman Claims Neighbor’s Energy Efficient Windows Are Melting Her Toyota Prius « CBS Los Angeles

Woman Claims Neighbor’s Energy Efficient Windows Are Melting Her Toyota Prius « CBS Los Angeles: " A SoCal woman says the energy efficient window installed in a neighbor’s condominium is melting the plastic components on cars parked in her carport."

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Iran-China trade soars to top $45 bn: report

Iran-China trade soars to top $45 bn: report: "Trade between Iran and China soared by 55 percent on year to exceed 45 billion dollars in 2011, Tehran's envoy to Beijing was quoted as saying on Wednesday."

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Iran threatens to act first on EU embargo - FT.com

Iran threatens to act first on EU embargo - FT.com: "Iran has threatened to pre-empt a European embargo on its oil by halting its exports to the region immediately, a move that could hit economically weak southern European countries."

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What Reagan Thought of Newt | The Weekly Standard

What Reagan Thought of Newt | The Weekly Standard: "There's one mention of Newt Gingrich in The Reagan Dairies. It's in Chapter 3, which covers 1983. Page 123 in the book:

"Newt Gingrich has a proposal for freezing the budget at the 1983 level. It's a tempting idea except that it would cripple our defense programs. And if we make an exception on that every special interest group will be asking for the same.""

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