Virginia House passes scaled-back ultrasound bill
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RICHMOND, Va. – Amid a public uproar that prompted Virginia's governor to withdraw his support, Republican legislators on Wednesday dropped a bitterly contested proposal to require that women seeking abortions undergo invasive ultrasound imaging, ...
Va. Gov. McDonnell calls for amendments to ultrasound billCBS News
McDonnell, Virginia Republicans back off mandatory invasive ultrasoundsWashington Post
Virginia scraps requiring invasive pre-abortion procedureUSA TODAY
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Attacks across Baghdad kill 50
USA TODAY
BAGHDAD (AP) – Officials say attacks across Baghdad and several Iraqi provinces have killed 50 people and wounded more than 200 in an unrelenting wave of violence that mostly appeared to target security forces. By Khalil Al-Murshidi, AFP/Getty Images ...
35 die as wave of attacks targets Iraq policeCBS News
Iraq attacks on Shia and police targets kill 50BBC News
Widespread attacks in Iraq kill 50The Associated Press
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France, Britain demand Syria return bodies, provide aid to injured journalists
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By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Britain and France demanded Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cease attacks against the besieged opposition stronghold of Homs to allow three journalists to receive medical care even as reports emerged Thursday of renewed ...
Syria: shelling continues despite outrage over Marie Colvin's killing - live ...The Guardian
Syria: military intervention would unlikely, says William HagueTelegraph.co.uk
Syrian forces resume Homs shelling as humanitarian crisis deepensWashington Post

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Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case
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(AP) SAN FRANCISCO — The government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions, a federal judge has ruled. In Wednesday's ruling, US District Judge ...
Federal judge rules government cannot deny health benefits to same-sex spousesFox News
Defense of Marriage Act ruled unconstitutional by judgeLos Angeles Times
DOMA ruled unconstitutional by 2nd federal judgeSan Francisco Chronicle

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Taliban urge Afghans to kill "invaders" amid violent protests
Reuters
By Mirwais Harooni | KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and kill Westerners in retaliation for the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO air base as a third day of protests erupted, ...
Afghan Protests Over Burning of Korans Spread for 3d DayNew York Times
Apologies Fail to Quell Ire Over Koran Burning at US Base as Probe OpensBloomberg
Afghans Angry Over Quran Burnings Attack US BaseABC News
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Jury: 26 years total for former U.Va. athlete
Boston.com
By Steve Szkotak AP / February 23, 2012 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.—A jury convicted a former University of Virginia lacrosse player Wednesday of second-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in a drunken, jealous rage, rejecting a first-degree murder verdict and ...
George Huguely convicted of second-degree murderBoston Herald
A jury recommended Huguely be sentenced to 26 years in prisonCNN
Former U.Va. lacrosse player faces 26 yearsWHIO Dayton

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Police say Wash. school shooting that critically injured girl, 8, was ...
Washington Post
SEATTLE — Police say a gun brought to a Washington state elementary school in a third grader's backpack discharged, apparently by accident, critically wounding an 8-year-old classmate. Investigators were trying to determine how the 9-year-old boy got ...
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8-year-old critical after Wash. school shootingDanbury News Times

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Analysis: Social issue focus may haunt GOP in fall
Boston.com
By Charles Babington AP / February 23, 2012 MESA, Ariz.—The longer GOP presidential candidates compete for conservative activists' favor, the more they risk alienating centrist voters who might feel that arguments over birth control are crowding out ...
Charm, schmarm! Mitt's bucks real strengthNew York Daily News
Five things we learned from Wednesday's debateCNN
Rick Santorum admits a lot of mistakes during choppy GOP debateBoston Globe
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Calif. Pledges Better Mobile Privacy Disclosures
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California is clamping down on nosy mobile applications, telling them they must give people advance warning if they want to keep pulling sensitive information from smartphones and computer tablets. The crackdown comes six months after California ...
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White House unveils 'one click' online privacy planAFP
Tech giants agree to new privacy rulesThe Guardian

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Police: Employee shoots 2 supervisors at Connecticut hospital
CNN International
By Maggie Schneider, CNN (CNN) -- An employee at a Connecticut hospital shot two of his supervisors after a disciplinary incident, authorities said. The incident occurred Wednesday evening at the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain.
2 reported shot at Conn. hospital, 1 arrestHartford Courant
Police: 2 shot at Conn. hospital, suspect arrestedThe Associated Press
Mayor: 2 shot at Conn. hospital; suspect arrestedUSA TODAY

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