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Archive for March 12th, 2012
TPA Roundup – 3/12/2012
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- Navy Football Players To Be Charged In Sex Assault Case
- Obama Would Veto House's Farm Bill, White House Says
- Voting Rights Groups Get High Court Win As Bigger Case Looms
- Sentenced To Death At 16, Indiana Woman Is Now Free
- Dirty Spuds? Alleged Potato Cartel Accused Of Price Fixing
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- U.S. says it will buy Russian helicopters for Afghan military
- Obama says will meet oversight board about NSA surveillance
- U.S. states, greens delay lawsuit, await Obama climate plan
- Republican senators seek border compromise for immigration bill
- Snowden hits back against critics of NSA leaks
- Virginia governor billed taxpayers for sunscreen, dog vitamins -report
- Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs Medicaid expansion
- Justices invalidate Arizona voter registration law
- Defense cuts 'hollowing out' European armies: U.S. envoy
- Senator puts hold on some Afghan aid over Karzai 'ghost money'
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- China pilots programs to meet carbon targets
- “Grand bargains” are a waste of time
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- Five major takeaways from Edward Snowden Q&A
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- Miss Utah bombs while answering question about gender wage gap
- What looming DOMA ruling means for immigration reform
- Study: Media coverage favors legalizing gay marriage
- Turkish unions to strike in support of protests
- Why Sarah Palin actually matters again
BBC
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- Protests spread throughout Brazil
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- No 10 to host 'web porn' summit
- Why India's main opposition alliance is in disarray
- Sharp brings giant 90in TV to Europe
- In pictures: Afghan army's elite special forces
- The missing children of Thailand
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- Controversial Voting Law Struck Down, Snowden ‘Honored’ by Cheney, and More
- The FBI May Have Finally Found Jimmy Hoffa
- Say Hello to the ‘Super Rich’
- Apple Says iMessages Are Safe From Prying Eyes
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- Bush Caved on NSA Surveillance After Top Officials Threatened to Resign
- U.S., Britain Spied on Diplomats at Global Summits, Report Says
- Spying
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- Weapons for Syrian Rebels
Marketwatch
- After Hours: GenMark slides after-hours on revenue cut
- NewsWatch: Stocks rise; Fed feeds Dow’s triple-digit moves
- Tech Stocks: Chips, Netflix lead techs higher
- Energy Stocks: Energy stocks top S&P 500 sector gainers
- Google settles suit vs nonvoting stock plan
- Movers & Shakers: Monday’s movers: Netflix leads S&P 500
- Netflix jabs Amazon, scoring deal with DreamWorks
- Market Snapshot: Stocks rise; Fed feeds Dow’s triple-digit moves
- Currencies: Dollar snaps four-day lose streak against yen
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IPS News
- Zanzibar’s Encroaching Ocean Means Less Water
- Scales Tip Towards Women in Jewish Religious Rights Struggle
- Cairo’s Poor Convert Kitchen Waste Into Fuel Savings
- Globe Less Peaceful Than Five Years Ago – Report
- U.S. Regulatory System “Stymied by Special Interests”
- Q&A: U.N. Looks to High Seas to Alleviate Food Crisis
- Labour Violations Under Tight Wraps in Thailand
- OP-ED: Are We at the Tipping Point for Ending Hunger and Malnutrition?
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- Ukraine Injects Addicts With Hope
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- U.S. cooks up ad blitz for food safety; thermometer is key
- Supreme Court rejects ban on violent video games
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- Fewer prosecuted in benefits program fraud
- White House challenges GOP in deficit talks
- High court strikes down Ariz. campaign finance law
- Gates: MRAPs save 'thousands' of troop lives
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- Obama enters deficit negotiations as default threat looms
- Eastern Europe observes Reagan's 100th birthday
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