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Tuesday, February 07, 2012 (2012x27)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 07, 2012

2012/02/07 Headlines: Syria: Homs Under Siege as Russian Minister Arrives; Reversing Stance, Obama Asks Wealthy to Support His Super PAC; Obama Campaign Returns $200,000 Tied to Family of Mexican Fugitive; Gingrich Blasts Romney as Voters Head to Polls in Three States; Catholics Vow to Fight Obama on Birth Control ”In the Streets”; FAA Spending Bill Enables Police Use of Domestic Surveillance Drones; Former CIA Director Hayden Slams Obama Drone Program; Egypt: Talks Canceled as U.S. Threatens to Withhold Aid; U.S. Orders Sanctions on Iranian Central Bank; Palestinian Leaders Agree to Form Unity Government; Greece: General Strike Launched to Protest Salary Cuts; Maldives: President Resigns amid Protests, Police Mutiny; More than 40 States Agree to Foreclosure Deal; Foreclosure Service Firm Indicted on Forgery Charges; Investigation: Congress Members Steered $300 Million to Projects Near Their Properties; Court to Rule on California Same-Sex Marriage Ban; 500 Protest NYPD Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Teenager; FBI More Closely Monitoring Right-Wing Extremist Groups; Nine Arrested in Occupy Portland Protest; Greg Speeter, Founder of National Priorities Project, Dies at 68;$