Arab League adviser calls on Syria observers to withdraw

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• Arab League adviser calls on Syria observers to withdraw
• Caucuses: Pulling weeds from GOP field
• Santorum surges in final days
• Avlon: A horse race with no clear leader
• Opinion: Romney's 'styrofoam' run
• Park ranger killed at Mount Rainier
• Quake forestalls 'fracking' at 4 OH sites
• Arson fires in S. California rise to 39
• Celebratory gunfire wounds Florida boy
• 4 states fight for medical marijuana

Arab League adviser calls on Syria observers to withdraw Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:24 PM PST The head of an Arab League advisory board has called for the withdrawal of observers from Syria, claiming they have allowed officials to continue a brutal crackdown.

Caucuses: Pulling weeds from GOP field Posted: 01 Jan 2012 12:51 PM PST After a year when the Republican presidential race became defined by debates and cable news chatter instead of retail politics and town hall meetings, Iowa seems primed, in the end, to reward the candidates who did things the old-fashioned way.

Santorum surges in final days Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST Rick Santorum started the new year riding the wave of a strong finish in the last major poll before Tuesday's Iowa caucuses and looked to rally his supporters in a series of events on Sunday.

Avlon: A horse race with no clear leader Posted: 01 Jan 2012 05:16 PM PST John Avlon says candidates have to win the approval of an electorate that is much more conservative than general election voters

Opinion: Romney's 'styrofoam' run Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:38 AM PST Alex Castellanos says the former Massachusetts governor may have just the right strategy to win the primaries and the general election

Park ranger killed at Mount Rainier Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:51 PM PST Authorities scoured the national park around Washington's Mount Rainier on Sunday for a man they say fatally shot a park ranger and escaped into the woods, a park spokeswoman said.

Quake forestalls 'fracking' at 4 OH sites Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST Work has been halted at four more fluid-injection wells in eastern Ohio in the aftermath of heightened seismic activity in the area, a state official said.

Arson fires in S. California rise to 39 Posted: 01 Jan 2012 10:13 AM PST Residents are being urged to leaving porch lights on and lock their vehicles, as many of the fires were set using a car as the incendiary device.

Celebratory gunfire wounds Florida boy Posted: 01 Jan 2012 07:14 PM PST A west Florida boy is in critical condition after a bullet apparently fired skyward during a New Year's celebration went into his head, authorities said Sunday.

4 states fight for medical marijuana Posted: 01 Jan 2012 01:13 PM PST Medical marijuana advocates are hoping state governments can succeed where their efforts have failed by asking federal authorities to reclassify pot as a drug with medical use.

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