GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy (AP)

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• GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy (AP)
• Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night (AP)
• Sheriff unhappy with dispatcher in Powell case (AP)
• More photos found in Calif. teacher abuse case (AP)
• 28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening (AP)
• GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants (AP)
• Romney's Tuesday losses show conservative doubts (AP)
• Mo. teen gets life with possible parole in killing (AP)
• Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI (AP)
• Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb' (AP)
• He has victories, now Santorum needs money, support (Reuters)
• Greek rescue sees fiscal measures of 13 billion euros: sources (Reuters)
• Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports (Reuters)
• Groupon reports quarterly net loss, shares drop (Reuters)
• Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds (Reuters)
• Wall Street treads water as Greek debt talks drag on (Reuters)
• Insight: Komen charity under microscope for funding, science (Reuters)
• Boehner vows to stop Obama contraceptive rule (Reuters)
• Prop. 8 struck down: Will California's gay couples flock to the altar? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Why Obama’s flip-flop on super PACs won’t matter (The Christian Science Monitor)

GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST AP - Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the requirement that religious schools and hospitals provide employees with free contraceptives as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."

Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:03 PM PST AP - Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney's turf.

Sheriff unhappy with dispatcher in Powell case (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:11 PM PST AP - A 911 recording reveals a social worker's urgent attempts over more than six minutes to get a dispatcher to send deputies after Josh Powell locked himself and his two sons in his home.

More photos found in Calif. teacher abuse case (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:28 PM PST AP - Investigators said Wednesday they have found 200 additional photos they believe were taken by a former teacher who is accused of committing lewd acts on 23 children over a five-year period.

28 more airports will test lower-hassle screening (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:12 PM PST AP - A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being expanded to 28 more major U.S. airports, the government said Wednesday. There will be no cost to eligible passengers, who would no longer have to remove their shoes and belts before they board flights.

GOP targets child tax break for illegal immigrants (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:23 PM PST AP - Republicans are looking to deny child tax credits to illegal immigrants — refund checks averaging $1,800 — in an effort that has roused anger among Hispanics and some Democratic lawmakers.

Romney's Tuesday losses show conservative doubts (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:44 PM PST AP - Mitt Romney still can't seem to win over the bulk of the conservatives who make up the bedrock of the Republican Party.

Mo. teen gets life with possible parole in killing (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:00 PM PST AP - A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an "ahmazing" thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl's family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison.

Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST AP - Researchers from the U.S. Navy and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are looking for clues to the identity of a 200-year-old shipwreck lying just off the Rhode Island coast.

Schwarzenegger joins Stallone in 'The Tomb' (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:10 PM PST AP - It's an action superstar reunion: Arnold Schwarzenegger is joining Sylvester Stallone for the thriller "The Tomb."

He has victories, now Santorum needs money, support (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:05 PM PST Reuters - Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, fresh off a stunning sweep of three states' nominating contests, scrambled in Texas on Wednesday to round up support and money he needs to take on rival Mitt Romney.

Greek rescue sees fiscal measures of 13 billion euros: sources (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST Reuters - A draft of Greece's bailout program being discussed by the country's political leaders at a Wednesday meeting includes fiscal measures worth 13 billion euros for the period through 2015, a party official and a source close to the talks said.

Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST Reuters - More evidence emerged of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election.

Groupon reports quarterly net loss, shares drop (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:39 PM PST Reuters - Groupon Inc reported a quarterly net loss Wednesday as the largest daily deal company recorded higher taxes overseas.

Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:54 AM PST Reuters - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs on Wednesday as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of Russia and China.

Wall Street treads water as Greek debt talks drag on (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:21 PM PST Reuters - Stocks closed flat in another thinly traded session on Wednesday as Greece remained in a standstill over accepting tough reforms in exchange for a bailout critical to avoiding a chaotic default.

Insight: Komen charity under microscope for funding, science (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:22 AM PST Reuters - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity defines its mission as finding a cure for breast cancer. In recent years, however, it has cut by nearly half the proportion of fund-raising dollars it spends on grants to scientists working to understand the causes and develop effective new treatments for the disease.

Boehner vows to stop Obama contraceptive rule (Reuters) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:19 PM PST Reuters - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Wednesday denounced President Barack Obama's new rule on contraceptives as an assault on "religious freedom" and vowed to stop it.

Prop. 8 struck down: Will California's gay couples flock to the altar? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:49 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - The federal court ruling Tuesday that Proposition 8, California's ban on gay marriage, is unconstitutional will not lead to an immediate rush for marriage licenses across California, say legal analysts as well as same-sex couples who have been waiting for the court’s decision.

Why Obama’s flip-flop on super PACs won’t matter (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Feb 2012 02:53 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama’s flip-flop toward embrace of the "super PAC" formed to support his reelection campaign should come as no surprise.

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