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US Election 2012: Clint Eastwood defends himself over 'political' Super Bowl ad

Telegraph.co.uk -
Clint Eastwood has defended himself against Republican claims his Super Bowl ad was essentially an endorsement of Barack Obama's re-election campaign.
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Entire staff of LA school where teachers 'sexually abused pupils and spoonfed ...

Daily Mail -
By Daily Mail Reporter The entire staff at a Los Angeles school where one teacher is accused of feeding his semen to students and another allegedly abused two girls will be removed, it has emerged.

Autopsies: Powell boys suffered hatchet wounds

USA TODAY -
GRAHAM, Washinton (AP) - Josh Powell painted himself as a tortured man, ridiculed without reason in the disappearance of his wife, steadfastly insisting he was innocent until the end.

New York Giants like chances of repeating

Boston.com -
In this image released by CBS, Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, of the New York Giants, left, is shown with host David Letterman on "Late Show with David Letterman," Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in New York.

Minnesota offers Gingrich best shot to add delegates this week

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
By Daniel Malloy BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Newt Gingrich did not hire someone to lead his Minnesota campaign until about a week before Tuesday's caucus vote and set foot in the state for only a couple of hours Monday.

Syria crisis: Russia's Sergei Lavrov meets Assad

BBC News -
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad amid a renewed government assault on rebel forces.

Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed resigns amid unrest

BBC News -
Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has resigned after weeks of demonstrations and a mutiny by some police officers. In an address on state TV, he said it would be "better for the country in the current situation" if he stood down.

Ban to Abbas: Unity gov't mustn't stop peace talks

Jerusalem Post -
By JPOST.COM STAFF 02/07/2012 10:06 UN chief calls PA president after reconciliation deal signed with Hamas in Qatar, tells Abbas to remain engaged with Israel.

Iran Dismisses New US Sanctions as 'Warfare'

BusinessWeek -
By Ladane Nasseri Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Iran dismissed the latest US sanctions against its financial institutions as “psychological warfare” and said the Islamic Republic was open to “meaningful talks” on its nuclear program.

Pete Hoekstra Super Bowl ad riles even Republicans

Politico -
Pete Hoekstra's campaign knew its edgy Super Bowl ad would agitate Democrats. What they didn't expect was the fierce public backlash from members of their own party.

Appeals court to rule on California's Proposition 8

CNN International -
By the CNN Wire Staff San Francisco (CNN) -- A three-judge pannel with the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is expected to rule Tuesday on whether California's same-sex marriage ban violates the Constitution.

Papademos Seeks Greek Consensus on Cuts

Bloomberg -
Enlarge image Papademos Seeks Greek Accord on Cuts Papademos Seeks Greek Accord on Cuts Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg Lucas Papademos, Greece's prime minister, left, walks to a meeting with party leaders who support Papdemos' government in Athens, Greece.

Verizon set to be movie provider

Worcester Telegram -
By Peter Svensson AP To build its streaming service, Verizon plans to take advantage of relationships with Hollywood studios and other content producers it has built through FiOS.

Glencore-Xstrata deal meets shareholder opposition

Reuters -
By Sarah Young and Eric Onstad | LONDON (Reuters) - Two top 10 shareholders in miner Xstrata said on Tuesday they would vote against a takeover by commodities trader Glencore, threatening the industry's biggest deal to create a powerhouse spanning ...

BP raises dividend as progress returns

Financial Times -
By Sylvia Pfeifer, Energy Editor BP sought to draw a line under the past two years since the Gulf of Mexico crisis, raising its dividend for the first time since it resumed pay-outs a year ago and hailing the return of “operational momentum”.

Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PAC

The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign is asking top fundraisers to support a Democratic-leaning outside group that is backing the president's re-election bid, reversing Obama's opposition to "super" political action committees, ...

Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney?

Chattanooga Times Free Press -
by AP Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Grand Junction, Colo.

Nikon D800 and D800E DSLRs address low-pass filter debate

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Nikon has confirmed pricing and availability for the new Nikon D800 DSLR, as well as revealing its D800E sibling that dumps the low-pass filter for higher-resolution shots.

Facebook's Zuckerberg may face $2 billion tax hit

CNN -
By Stacy Cowley @CNNMoneyTech February 7, 2012: 5:37 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook's upcoming IPO will make founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg a billionaire -- but it will also stick him with an eye-popping tax bill that could reach as high as $2 ...

Madonna Announces 2012 World Tour Dates

Hollywood Reporter -
The queen of pop will kick off a 50-plus-date trek on May 29 in Tel Aviv, Israel and perform in Australia for the first time in 20 years.

Super Bowl 2012: MIA could face fine for middle-finger salute

The Guardian -
MIA could be fined hundreds of thousands of dollars following her notorious middle-finger salute at Sunday's Super Bowl. Under the terms of the singer's contract, she may be held responsible for any fine levied by the United States' Federal ...

The Politics of Infiltration, on Display for Charity

New York Times -
At the far left tip of the first balcony at Carnegie Hall Monday night were two men losing their minds: expensive seats, beautiful suits, slicked-back hair, arms pumping enthusiastically to every song performed by the night's headliner, Jay-Z.

Smash premiere episode: Musical drama Smash looks set to surpass Glee

Daily Mail -
By Marissa Charles and Iona Kirby As a hugely anticipated TV series, the pressure was on for Smash to prove its worth as it made its debut on US TV tonight.

Kobe Bryant passes Shaquille O'Neal on NBA all-time scoring list

Los Angeles Times -
O'Neal congratulates Bryant via Twitter after the Lakers guard takes over the fifth spot on the scoring list with a long jump shot in the second quarter of a 95-90 loss to Philadelphia.

Danilo Gallinari has fracture in foot

ESPN -
DENVER -- Forward Danilo Gallinari left the Denver Nuggets' 99-90 loss to the Houston Rockets in the third quarter Monday night after rolling his left ankle.

Knicks lose two All-Stars but beat Jazz, 99-88

Los Angeles Times -
Unheralded point guard Jeremy Lin has another big game, helping New York win after Carmelo Anthony suffers a groin strain and Amare Stoudemire leaves the team because of the death of his brother.

Contador stripped of 2010 Tour title for use of PEDs

Boston.com -
By Ian Austen An appeals court ruled yesterday that Alberto Contador, a three-time winner of the Tour de France, used a performance-enhancing drug when he won the race in 2010, the latest black mark on a sport that has been tarnished by doping scandals ...

Prehistoric cricket love songs recreated for your listening pleasure

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By Lewis Page • Get more from this author An international team of top boffins has quite literally left no stone unturned in its efforts to answer a highly unusual question: Just what did the love songs of the Jurassic era really sound like?

Wal-Mart to add nutritional seal of approval to house-brand foods it says are ...

Washington Post -
NEW YORK - You may like the food you buy, but is it “Great for You”? Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to help its customers figure that out by adding a new green icon that reads “Great for You” to packaging of some of its house-brand foods.

Internet Cupids often miss their mark

Reuters -
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Combing dating websites for that perfect love match can be very frustrating, and a group of US psychology professors released a report on Monday explaining why there is no substitute for meeting face-to-face.

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