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ASSOCIATED PRESS News, Feb 21, 2012

Red Cross urges daily 2-hour halt in Syria clashes
Boston.com
20, 2012. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon) By Zeina Karam and Frank Jordans Associated Press / February 21, 2012 BEIRUT—The Red Cross called Tuesday for a daily two-hour cease-fire in Syria so that it can deliver emergency aid and reach people who are ...
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Wal-Mart's 4Q results show rebounding US business
Boston.com
(AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File) By Anne D'Innocenzio AP Retail Writer / February 21, 2012 NEW YORK—Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s low-cost strategy during the holidays both helped and hurt its performance in the fourth quarter: The world's largest retailer...
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Boston.com
Yemenis vote to rubber-stamp VP as new president
Boston.com
20, 2012. Campaign posters, background, show Yemen's Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) By Ahmed Al-Haj and Sarah El Deeb Associated Press / February 21, 2012 SANAA, Yemen—Yemenis voted Tuesday to instate their US-backed ...
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Boston.com
Survivor: Deadly avalanche a 'horror story'
Boston.com
The men died in an avalanche in an out-of-bounds area at the resort on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Stevens Pass Ski Resort via The Seattle Times) By Phuong Le Associated Press/ February 21, 2012 SEATTLE—The expert skiers wasted no time after an ...
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Boston.com
Home Depot 4Q net income climbs on sales spike
Boston.com
The world's biggest home-improvement company reportedTuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, that it earned $774 million, or 50 cents per share, for the period ended Jan. 29. That's up from $587 million, or 36 cents per share, a year earlier. (AP Photo/LM Otero) By ...
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Boston.com
Big questions still unanswered in Thai terror plot
Boston.com
(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) By Todd Pitman Associated Press /February 21, 2012 BANGKOK—It began when three men blew up their house accidentally on Valentine's Day in Bangkok. It ended with a gory scene that looked more like Baghdad: a bloodied, ...
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Boston.com
Portugal defies government's Carnival cutback plan
Boston.com
(AP Photo/ Francisco Seco) By Barry Hatton Associated Press / February 21, 2012 LISBON, Portugal—Garish costumes, scary masks and bright wigs trumped dreary economic austerity Tuesday as most Portuguese defied a government appeal to keep working on ...
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US stock futures higher after Greek bailout deal
Kitsap Sun
AP In this Feb. 17, 2012 photo, specialist Peter Giacchi, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets reacted cautiously Tuesday, Feb, 21, 2012, to the news that Greece finally secured its second massive bailout in less than two ...
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Portugal defies government's Carnival cutback plan
Seattle Post Intelligencer
21, 2012. Nearly 100000 paying spectators turn out for the all-night spectacle at the Sambadrome. Photo: Victor R. Caivano / AP Dulce Albuquerque works in her carnival dress-making shop Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 in downtown Lisbon.
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Dow edges closer to 13000, then drops back
Kansas City Star
By CHRISTINA REXRODE AP Business Writer In this Feb. 17, 2012 photo, specialist Peter Giacchi, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets reacted cautiously Tuesday, Feb, 21, 2012, to the news that Greece finally secured its ...
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Kansas City Star
GOP 'super PACs' overtaking campaigns' fundraising
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:33 am | Loading… FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Bellevue, Wash. Presidential campaigns and outside political groups began filing detailed financial reports Monday, ...
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Yemen votes, Damascus revolts – live updates
The Guardian
Iona Craig (@ionacraig) February 21, 2012 10.29am: An interesting exercise in election monitoring is under way in Yemen. Members of the public are invited to report "any violations or suspicious activities" via SMS, Twitter or a special website.
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The Guardian
Southern snowstorm leaves icy roads, power outages
The Star Democrat
(AP Photo/WBIR-TV, Jerry Owens) Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 201212:00 am | Updated: 8:06 am, Tue Feb 21, 2012. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) A day after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on a handful of southern states, crews worked Monday to ...
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Lombard Risk Dodd-Frank Act Engine as Solution for Title VII, Regulation of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Feb 21, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Editors Note: There is one photo associated with this press release. Lombard Risk Management plc (SEA:UK:LRM) ("Lombard Risk"), a leading global provider of integrated collateral ...
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Red Cross calls for daily pause of fighting in Syria
CP24, Canada
Tue Feb. 21 2012 10:40:18 AM | AP In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, houses are seen destroyed from Syrian government forces shelling, ...
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Markets cautious over Greek debt deal
Dayton Daily News
(AP Photo) Junior high school students walk by an electronic stock board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Asian stock markets fell Tuesday even as European leaders finally clinched a deal for a rescue package to prevent ...
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Romney leads rivals, not Obama, in fundraising
CBS News
Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, pauses for a moment during a rally in Boise, Idaho at Guerdon Enterprises Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON - A pair of "super" political action committees supporting top Republican ...
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Dow edges closer to 13000
Houston Chronicle
Photo: Richard Drew / AP Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. US stocks are opening higher and the Dow Jones industrial average is nearing 13000 after Greece secured a bailout deal to keep it ...
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Details emerge about girl starved in Madison
La Crosse Tribune
AP lacrossetribune.com | Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:15 am | Loading… The home of a 15-year-old girl who was allegedly tortured and starved by her father and stepmother is pictured Thursday, February 16, 2012 in Madison, Wis.
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Syrian opposition says 16 die in intense shelling
Sioux City Journal
AP | Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:33 am | Loading… CORRECTS THE DAY - A Syrian boy chants slogans during a rally demanding UNICEF to protect Syrian children in front of the UNICEF Compound in Amman, Jordan, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012.
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Sony makes mobile gaming push with handheld Vita
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:13 am | Loading… This Feb. 15, 2012 photo, shows Playstation PSVita, foreground, and its predecessor. In the age of “Angry Birds” and “Words With Friends” dominating people's on-the-go playtime, Sony is making ...
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Home Depot 4th-quarter net income rises 32 per cent as revenue improves
CanadianBusiness.com
By AP | February 21, 2012 FILE = In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, an employee at the Home Depot wears an apron in Irving, Texas. The world's biggest home-improvement company reported Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, that it earned $774 million, or 50 cents per ...
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General: Iran will strike pre-emptively at foes
Beaver County Times
(AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File) Posted: Tuesday, February 21, 20129:42 am | Updated: 10:02 am, Tue Feb 21, 2012. A semiofficial Iranian news agency quotes a senior military commander as saying that Tehran will strike pre-emptively at its enemies, ...
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Syrian Opposition Says 16 Die in Shelling
TIME
By AP / ZEINA KARAM Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 Syrian army tanks are seen stationed at the entrance to Baba Amr neighbourhood in the Syrian city of Homs on Feb. 13, 2012 (BEIRUT) — Government troops heavily shelled rebellious districts in the resistance ...
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World stocks down despite deal to end Greek crisis
Dayton Daily News
(AP Photo/Yves Logghe) Junior high school students walk by an electronic stock board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Asian stock markets fell Tuesday even as European leaders finally clinched a deal for a rescue package to ...
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Big questions still unanswered in Thai terror plot - World news
Big questions still unanswered in Thai terror plot. Mohammad Kharzei –PhotoAP. More Photos (1 of ). February 212012 — BANGKOK (AP) — It began when three men blew up their house accidentally on Valentine's Day in Bangkok. It ended with a gory scene that looked more like ... The group drank and played pool together, according to the report — then headed to Bangkok to stay at the house Rohani had arranged for them. Whatever the men were planning went awry on the ...
Mail.com: US
Strauss-Kahn questioned in prostitution case
Photo. Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrives at a police station in Lille, northern France, Tuesday, Feb212012. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler). Regular Photo Size. More International News. Yemenis vote ...
International | WISH TV
Olympia theft worse than originally reported; 77 artifacts were stolen ...
B ATHENS (AP).- /B Police in Greece say 77 artifacts were stolen by armed robbers last week at a small museum in Ancient Olympia — the birthpla. ...The First Art Newspaper on the Net, Established in 1996, Tuesday, February 212012 ... AP Photo/Dimitris Papaioannou. ATHENS (AP).- Police in Greece say 77 artifacts were stolen by armed robbers last week at a small museum in Ancient Olympia — the birthplace of the ancient games — revealing that the extent of the theft was ...
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2 women hurt in Portland house fire - Bangor Daily News
By The Associated Press
... election results, and obituaries. The Bangor Daily News is your source for breaking news in Maine and up-to-the-second election results. ... Maine news, election results and politics, sports and opinion - Bangor Daily NewsPortland. Tuesday, Feb212012 Last update: 10:02 a.m. ... 2 women hurt in Portland house fire. The Associated Press. Posted Feb212012, at 10:02 a.m.. Print this · E-mail this · Facebook this · Tweet this ... Quite often, we won't see a comment until it's reported.
Bangor Daily News
Out-of-staters get Oregon medical marijuana cards | KPIC CBS 4 ...
Story Published: Feb 212012 at 6:36 AM PST. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Twice in the past two years, Gary Storck has boarded Amtrak's Empire Builder outside his hometown of Madison, Wis., and headed west to Oregon. The trip takes about ...
KPIC 4 - Local & Regional News
Fuel Fix » Gingrich woos with prospect of $2 gallon gas
By Associated Press
Posted on February 212012 at 6:36 am by Associated Press in Gasoline. 2430. |. Tweet ... time of year. The national average increased nearly 2 cents overnight to $3.725 per gallon. Pump prices have climbed by more than 65 cents per gallon since January, costing Americans an additional $247 million per day for the same amount of fuel.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (AP) ...(Tuesday May 24, 2011) JOHN DAVENPORT/jdavenport@express-news.net (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS) ...
Fuel Fix
Obama peddles modest American dream | CapeCodOnline.com
Top Photo. President Barack Obama speaks at a production facility of a Boeing plant in Everett, Wash., Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.AP Photo/Susan Walsh. By ERICA WERNER Associated PressFebruary 212012. WASHINGTON -- This time ...
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Madigan commander removed for PTSD investigation - Northwest ...
... commander removed for PTSD investigation. The Associated Press • Published February 212012 Modified February 212012 ... The NewsTribune reports ( http://is.gd/VQpF4z) the removal of Col. Dallas Homas was announced Monday ...
The Olympian Online -- Northwest
Syrian forces mass outside rebel stronghold | VOXXI
By VOXXI
20, 2012. (AP photo/Mohammad Hannon). Read related Wounded Syrian refugees flee dramatic escalation. BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a ... Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said Russia will put forward a proposal at the U.N. Security Council in the coming days regarding humanitarian aid to Syria, the Itar-Tass news agency reported.
VOXXI
KDLT.com South Dakota News - Johnson Leading Transit ...
by Associated Press February 212012 7:47 AM Bookmark and Share Sen. Tim Johnson is meeting with public transportation and planning officials in Sioux Falls to discuss transportation in the state. The roundtable discussion is set to take ...
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Survivor: Deadly avalanche a 'horror story'
19, 2012. (AP Photo/Stevens Pass Ski Resort via The Seattle Times) By Phuong Le Associated Press / February 21, 2012 SEATTLE—The expert skiers wasted no ...
www.boston.com/.../survivor_deadly_avalanche_a_horror_sto...
Home Depot 4Q net income climbs on sales spike
The world's biggest home-improvement company reported Tuesday, Feb. 21 ... (AP Photo/LM Otero) By Mae Anderson AP Retail Writer / February 21, 2012 NEW ...
www.boston.com/.../home_depot_4q_net_income_climbs_on...
Big questions still unanswered in Thai terror plot
(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) By Todd Pitman Associated Press / February 21,2012 BANGKOK—It began when three men blew up their house accidentally on Valentine's ...
www.boston.com/.../big_questions_still_unanswered_in_thai_t...
US stock futures higher after Greek bailout deal - The-Press-News
Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:10 AM. sign in ... Schlimm leads Cards to victory with 24 points By BETHANY DYKSHOORN The Press-News The ...(AP Photo/ Richard Drew) ... Strong earnings reports from some key U.S. retailers also helped.
www.the-press-news.com/.../us-stock-futures-higher-after-gree...
Today's services, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 » Local News » The Free ...
21, 2012 · The Mankato Free Press Mon Feb 20, 2012, 10:51 PM CST ...February 20, 2012 1 Photo. north kato ... Home invasion, homicidereported in city of Blue Earth ... AP content may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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BC-AP Sports Digest | cleveland.com
Find the latest national, world and local Cleveland news from theAssociated Press. ... Browse AP Photos & Videos at cleveland.com. ...BC-AP Sports Digest. Feb. 21, 2012, 3:15 a.m. EST. AP. The supervisor is Pat Horne. ... Ryan Braun is to report to the Brewers' camp Friday, still awaiting word and facing long odds on ...
www.cleveland.com/.../e0114b25f9b1418ebde13aee5d023a7...
Report: Vietnam arrests political dissident - Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 ...
Report: Vietnam arrests political dissident. The Associated Press. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 | 12:28 a.m.. Vietnamese state media say police have arrested a high ...
www.lasvegassun.com/news/.../as-vietnam-teacher-arrested/
Police: Indy man sought after firing at trooper » Recent Local News ...
Anonymous Associated Press Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:31 AM EST ...February 21, 2012 1 Photo ... The Journal Gazette reported Monday (http://bit.ly/wkGLqP) that Morris said he found online allegations that the Girl Scouts are a tactical arm of ...
newsandtribune.com/.../Police-Indy-man-sought-after-firing-at...
'super PACs' overtaking campaigns' fundraising - Associated Press
AAA Feb. 21, 2012 2:33 AM ET GOP 'super PACs' overtaking campaigns' fundraising ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STATEMENT OF NEWSVALUES AND PRINCIPLES ... 17, 2012 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in Bellevue, Wash. ... detailed financial reports Monday, offering a behind-the-scenes glimpse into ...
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Greece to get $170B bailout, reduce debt | ajc.com
Atlanta Business News 12:36 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 ... for a cabinet meeting at the Greek Parliament in Athens on Saturday, Feb. 18 2012. (AP Photo/ Kostas Tsironis) ... Associated Press writer Don Melvin contributed to this report.
www.ajc.com/business/greece-to-get-170b-1355780.html

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