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CBC.ca

Barefoot Bandit sentenced: 'I should have died years ago'
Los Angeles Times
Diffident and shy, the lanky youth known as the "Barefoot Bandit" made his first public statement since launching his 27-month crime spree, apologizing to his victims as a judge sentenced him to 6 1/2 years in prison for his audacious string of ...
'Barefoot Bandit' handed six years in jail for international crime spreeThe Guardian
'Barefoot Bandit's' Courtroom Drama Ends With 6-1/2 Year SentenceABC News
Federal judge sentences 'Barefoot Bandit' Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years ...Washington Post
msnbc.com -BBC News -CBS News
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Los Angeles Times

Wall Street clicks 'like' on Facebook IPO
Los Angeles Times
The social networking giant with nearly 1 billion users is expected to file papers any day now to sell stock to the public. The timing stems partly from federal rules that would require Facebook to begin disclosing its financial information in April ...
In Facebook IPO, bankers seek prestige over feesReuters
Facebook's Top Investor 'Pretty Sure' It Can Grow Once PublicCNBC.com
Morgan Stanley: Rising Internet IPO SuperstarFox Business
Forbes -ABC News
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CTV.ca

GOP rivals blast Obama on Hispanic-centric issues
USA TODAY
By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY MIAMI ? A day after Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fiercely attacked each other in the GOP presidential debate, they changed their focus Friday and trained their attacks on President Obama during a gathering here of Hispanic ...
Romney assures Florida's Hispanic voters the GOP isn't 'anti-immigrant' as ...Washington Post
Gingrich Blends Potential With PerilWall Street Journal
Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla.Boston.com
The Guardian -CBS News -Los Angeles Times
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Globe and Mail

Violence Rises in Syria, Vexing Arab League Monitors
New York Times
DAMASCUS, Syria ? Violence in Syria has escalated sharply in the past two days, with heavy bloodshed reported Friday in at least three flash points as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations Security Council prepared to ...
Young children among 74 killed in 2 days of Syrian turmoil as UN considers crisisWashington Post
Russia "disappointed" with UN Syria draft: envoysReuters
Damascus Battles Risk Tipping Capital Into ChaosWall Street Journal
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ABC News

'Most hated' man in America gets death for home invasion horror
Los Angeles Times
Two men are now on death row for a deadly 2007 home invasion robbery in suburban Connecticut that shocked the nation with its violence and cruelty, and claimed the lives of a mother and two daughters. But the sole survivor of the attack said that the ...
Komisarjevsky gets death in home-invasion murdersKansas City Star
Conn. Home Invasion Killer Sentenced to DeathNBC New York
Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror"Chicago Tribune
Telegraph.co.uk -USA TODAY
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Daily American Online

Blow to GOP in tax fight: State Senate districts survive challenge
San Jose Mercury News
By Lisa Vorderbrueggen California Supreme Court justices on Friday let stand newly drawn state Senate maps this year even though voters may have a chance to reject the district lines in November. The high court concluded that the state redistricting ...
Groups that sought nonpartisan redistricting say Florida GOP lawmakers still ...Palm Beach Post
Legislative and congressional maps set for House debateOrlando Sentinel
Legislative redistricting ruled invalid by high courtBoyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers
Wall Street Journal -NBC Bay Area -Los Angeles Times
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The Daily Star

Obama urges House Democrats to work with GOP but call them out if they resist
Washington Post
CAMBRIDGE, Md. ? President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats for an election-year fight, urging them to work with Republicans if they show some willingness to put politics aside but telling the rank and file to call them out if they stand in the way ...
Romney's Tax Returns Show He Paid More in Taxes Than He OwedTIME
Obama urges Congress to act in election yearBoston.com
Obama Pushes 'Buffett Rule' in Populist Talk to House DemocratsBusinessWeek
Washington Times
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The Associated Press

Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition
The Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) ? President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint ...
Obama pushes for affordable education in rousing speechThe Detroit News
Obama outlines plan to cut college costs. Could it backfire on students? (+video)Christian Science Monitor
Obama: Curb hikes in college tuitionCBS News
Chicago Tribune -The Saginaw News - MLive.com -TucsonSentinel.com
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E! Online

'So You Think You Can Dance' Choreographer Alex Da Silva Gets 10 Years for Rape
Reuters
By Tim Kenneally at TheWrap Alex Da Silva, a former choreographer for Fox reality competition "So You Think You Can Dance," was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for raping a former dance student and assaulting another, TMZ reports.
TV show choreographer gets 10 years for rapeSan Jose Mercury News
'So You Think You Can Dance' Choreographer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for ...TMZ.com
TV salsa instructor gets 10 years for rape, assaultContra Costa Times
E! Online
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Los Angeles Times

Growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead |
Reuters
By Lucia Mutikani | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy grew at its fastest pace in 1-1/2 years in the fourth quarter, but a rebuilding of stocks by businesses and slower business spending warned of weaker growth in early 2012.
Obama Pushes Payroll Tax Cut as GDP Growth Trails ForecastsBusinessWeek
Fourth Quarter GDP Fastest Of 2011 But Not Good EnoughForbes
Economic recovery is still threatenedMarketWatch
Chicago Sun-Times -Washington Post -Investor's Business Daily
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Offseason to-do list: Oklahoma State
ESPN (blog)
We're taking a look at what each program in the Big 12 needs to deal with during the offseason, whether it be in the spring, summer or fall preseason camp. Maybe all three! Who knows? 1. Don't get comfortable. Congratulations, you just won your first ...

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Mexican man arrested in Sheila Nabb case as hotel beating victim returns to ...
National Post (blog)
CALGARY ? Police in Mexico have made an arrest in the case of a Canadian woman who was viciously attacked in a upscale Mazatlan hotel. Sheila Nabb was found lying unconscious in an elevator at the all-inclusive resort last week. Most of the bones in ...

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Teen on weapons of mass destruction charges
New Zealand Herald
Dallin Morgan and a 16-year-old were arrested Wednesday at Roy High School, north of Salt Lake City, after police were alerted to the plot by a fellow student who received ominous text messages from one of the suspects. "If I tell you one day not to go ...

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Watford 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1: match report
Telegraph.co.uk
Read full match report of the FA Cup fourth round game between Watford and Tottenham Hotspur at Vicarage Road on Friday Jan 29 2012. By Henry Winter, at Vicarage Road Lying low in the Championship, Watford so nearly embarrassed a team flying in the ...

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Asteroid the size of city bus buzzes past Earth on Friday
National Post (blog)
An asteroid the size of a city bus passed between the Earth and the moon on Friday, making one of the closest approaches to our planet in recorded history, scientists said. Asteroid 2012 BX34 ? discovered on Wednesday and considered ?small? at 11 ...

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Joey the Jr. Reporter takes on Ottawa, lands date
CBSSports.com (blog)
By Brian Stubits If you don't know who Joey the Junior Reporter is, this will serve as a great introduction. Joey is only 6 years old and drew a little fame when he was 5 for interviewing some of the Blackhawks players and being able to carry the ...

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All-Star Game preview: Finding lines to entertain
CBSSports.com (blog)
By Brian Stubits When it comes to All-Star Games, the NHL is probably in the middle. It's certainly a notch below the holy grail of games, baseball's Midsummer Classic, but it's undoubtedly ahead of football's Pro Bowl. Like the NBA's version, ...

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UN urges Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes
Jerusalem Post
COM STAFF United Nations humanitarian coordinator in the Palestinian territories says Israel "as occupying Power" has the responsibility to protect Palestinians in W.Bank; comments follow visit to Arab village Anata, where homes were recently destroyed ...

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U.S. blocks some orange juice imports due to fungicide
Canada.com
The Food and Drug Administration said the orange juice tested positive for carbendazim, a pesticide that is not legal for use on oranges in the United States but is approved in Brazil and some other countries. The FDA is testing samples of orange juice ...

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Poles keep up protests against copyright treaty
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Protesters shout slogans as they demonstrate against ACTA, or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement , in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The Polish government signed the agreement Thursday amid attacks on ...

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Nicks among three Giants to miss practice Friday
SI.com
Williams might be the Giants' biggest concern among those players for the Feb. 5 game in Indianapolis. He wore a walking cast on his right foot on Friday. The rookie isn't sure when he was injured in the NFC title game against San Francisco, ...

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Ann Killion: Solo the only doubt ahead of qualifying game against Costa Rica
SI.com
The US women's soccer team insists that there is in their showdown tonight against Costa Rica at BC Place. Winner goes to the London Olympics. Loser gets a chance to have one more Tim Hortons donut before leaving town. The slim bit of intrigue coming ...

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Braid: Redford expected to implement zero-based budget process
Edmonton Journal
CALGARY ? Premier Alison Redford's first budget will move the province toward the controversial practice of zero-based budgeting, according to government sources. The throne speech, set for Feb. 7, will apparently flag the move.

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Wade Phillips honored as coordinator of year
CBSSports.com
The Sporting News named Texans defensive coordinator Wade Phillips its 2011 coordinator of the year. Phillips, who beat out 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano, took a defense ranked 30th in 2010 ...

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175-pound chewed gumball earns man a place in Ripley's lore
Los Angeles Times
A 50-year-old Palos Verdes Estates man has chewed his way into Ripley's Believe It or Not! for having the world's largest medicated gumball. Since 2006, Barry Chappell has been collecting 95200 chewed pieces of Nicorette gum, which he meticulously ...

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Leap of faith: Leonardo DiCaprio takes girlfriend Erin Heatherton on a zip ...
Daily Mail
By Iona Kirby Leonardo DiCaprio decided to take the plunge with Erin Heatherton when the pair were seen enjoying a zip wire in Mexico. The cute couple have just arrived in the sunny location, but they didn't waste any time getting stuck into the ...

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Students outraged after James Franco's web series shows USC as drinking and ...
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter It has been referred to as the University of Spoiled Children - and now a new internet series appears to solidify this reputation. Staff and students at the University of Southern California (USC) are outraged at the series which ...

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'I'm never leaving here alive:' Family of taunting death row inmate produce ...
Daily Mail
By Meghan Keneally and Nina Golgowski Family of a death row inmate who sent a letter to a local North Carolina newspaper boasting about his 'life of leisure' behind bars says the convicted murderer they read from is mentally ill and fabricating his ...

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'A shattering performance': Bald Cynthia Nixon earns rave reviews and a ...
Daily Mail
By Mike Larkin It is often said live theatre is the only platform to showcase truly astonishing acting displays. And reviewers have said Cynthia Nixon's managed to show 'the unquantifiable terror' of her cancer sufferer character at the début of her ...

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DCFS to interview Berry and Aubry together
Belfast Telegraph
The actress' ex-flame is currently involved in an investigation where it is alleged that he pushed Halle's nanny while she was carrying their three-year-old daughter Nahla. The Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) will ...

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