Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Romney edges ahead of Santorum in Michigan (Reuters)

Romney edges ahead of Santorum in Michigan (Reuters)

Romney edges ahead of Santorum in Michigan (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 07:03 PM PST

A campaign sign for Mitt Romney hangs in the window of a cafe in Mesa, Arizona February 27, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Mitt Romney edged ahead of rival Rick Santorum in Michigan's Republican presidential primary on Tuesday as the former front-runner fought to avoid a humiliating defeat in the Rust Belt State where he grew up.

Ohio school suspect confesses as death toll climbs (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:26 PM PST

A police officer arrests a suspect in Chardon, Ohio, in this still photograph taken from video received on February 27, 2012. REUTERS/WKYC ClevelandReuters - The 17-year-old boy held in a shooting rampage at an Ohio high school has confessed to opening fire on fellow students he picked at random, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as two more teenagers died, bringing the death toll to three.

Suspect in Ohio school shooting formally identified (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 01:27 PM PST

Reuters - Authorities on Tuesday formally identified the suspect in Monday's shooting rampage at a northeast Ohio high school as 17-year-old T.J. Lane.

How Santorum's Scolding Is Dooming His Campaign (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST

Time.com - In recent weeks voters have begun to see that Santorum thinks they are part of the moral downfall of the country. And his numbers are starting to turn

WikiLeaks Begins Publishing 'Millions' of Stolen Stratfor Emails (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST

Time.com - Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Global intelligence firm Stratfor may have secured its perimeters after its servers were infiltrated late last year, but a mammoth email dump just hit the grid courtesy Wikileaks

British fugitive "Fast Eddie" faces new Missouri charges (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:30 PM PST

Reuters - A British fugitive already in custody in Missouri wanted in a $1.6 million robbery of an armored van in 1993 was also charged on Tuesday with document fraud and identify theft.

Maine GOP Sen. Snowe won't seek re-election (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:34 PM PST

AP - In a surprise announcement, moderate GOP Sen. Olympia Snowe said Tuesday she would abandon her campaign for a fourth term — a contest she was expected to win easily — because she is frustrated by a polarized atmosphere in Washington.

Wyoming lawmakers shoot down "doomsday" bill (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST

AP - Wyoming lawmakers have shot down the so-called doomsday bill, a proposal that would have resulted in a plan of action in case the federal government collapses.

Partial remains of 9/11 victims went to landfill (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:44 PM PST

AP - Partial remains of several 9/11 victims were incinerated by a military contractor and sent to a landfill, a government report said Tuesday in the latest of a series of revelations about the Pentagon's main mortuary for the war dead.

New rules on when FBI retains custody of detainees (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:40 PM PST

AP - The Obama administration outlined Tuesday when the FBI, rather than the military, could be allowed to retain custody of al-Qaida terrorism suspects who aren't U.S. citizens but are arrested by federal law enforcement officers.

Police: Teen hurt in Ohio school shooting now home (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:34 PM PST

AP - Authorities say a teen who was hurt but survived a deadly shooting rampage at an Ohio high school has been released from the hospital.

7 accused of bilking $375M from Medicare, Medicaid (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:57 PM PST

AP - A Texas doctor has been charged with running a massive health fraud care scheme with thousands of fraudulent patients and intermediaries allegedly offering cash, food stamps or free groceries, to bilk Medicare and Medicaid of nearly $375 million.

Prosecutor: Ohio shooting suspect is 'not well' (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:27 PM PST

AP - The Ohio teenager accused of killing three students in a shooting rampage in a high school cafeteria chose his victims at random and is "someone who's not well," a prosecutor said Tuesday as the slightly built young man appeared in juvenile court.

Japan tsunami debris spreading across Pacific (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 06:50 PM PST

AP - Lumber, boats and other debris ripped from Japanese coastal towns by tsunamis last year have spread across some 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers) of the northern Pacific, where they could wash ashore on the U.S. west coast as early as a year from now.

GOP promotes plan to help small businesses (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:50 PM PST

AP - House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a package of largely uncontroversial measures they said will help small businesses raise capital and create jobs while showing that Congress can put aside its partisan differences and act in the country's economic interests.

Harvard group seeks degrees for expelled gays (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:44 PM PST

AP - Students and faculty at Harvard University are calling on the school to award posthumous degrees to seven students expelled nearly a century ago for being gay or perceived as gay, and they're timing a rally for their cause to coincide with a visit by Lady Gaga.

Rules to prevent car back-over deaths delayed (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 05:41 PM PST

AP - Rules aimed at preventing drivers from backing over children by requiring automakers to include rearview cameras on new cars and light trucks will be delayed until the end of this year, federal transportation officials said Tuesday.

Obama plan for spotted owl targets rival bird (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 03:46 PM PST

AP - To save the imperiled spotted owl, the Obama administration is moving forward with a controversial plan to shoot barred owls, a rival bird that has shoved its smaller cousin aside.

Justice Dept. reviews complaints over NYPD spying (AP)

Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:00 PM PST

AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that, months after receiving complaints about the New York Police Department's surveillance of entire American Muslim neighborhoods, the Justice Department is beginning a review to decide whether to investigate civil rights violations.
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