 Telegraph.co.uk | Navy converting ship into floating commando base in Middle East Fox News The US Navy is working to place a 'mothership' for Special Operations Forces in the Middle East, Fox News confirms. The USS Ponce, which was most recently being used as a dock in the Mediterranean Sea for the Libyan operation, was scheduled to be ... Navy wants commando 'mothership' in Middle East Pentagon Sends Floating Base Report: 'Mothership' racing toward Mideast |
 CBC.ca | Facebook Readies IPO Filing Wall Street Journal By SHAYNDI RAICE and RANDALL SMITH Facebook Inc. could file papers for its initial public offering as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said, as anticipation mounts for what is likely to be one of the biggest debuts for a US company. Facebook May File for IPO By Wednesday: Report Facebook May File IPO to Raise Up to $100 Billion as Early as Next Week Facebook IPO could value it among top companies |
 The Guardian | Mitt Romney leading polls in Florida Los Angeles Times Mitt Romney has pulled ahead of Newt Gingrich in Florida with a nine-point lead, according to a Quinnipiac University poll. 'I think if Romney wins this, it's over for Newt,' one pollster says. By Paul West, Washington Bureau After months of gyrating ... Florida's Seniors Take Center Stage Fading Gingrich attacks Romney in ad Could another Republican join the 2012 race? |
 Malaysia Star | Syrian Rebels Make Inroads With Help of Armed Fighters New York Times SAQBA, Syria — If the scene here on Friday was anything to judge by, the armed opposition to the Syrian government was making inroads and had won control of this town at the doorstep of the capital, Damascus, and perhaps of several other neighborhoods, ... Battles Put Damascus On the Edge Syrian violence soars as UN mulls action UN Security Council discusses crisis in Syria, reviews Arab-European draft ... |
 CTV.ca | "Barefoot Bandit" gets 6.5 years for federal charges Reuters By Laura L. Myers | SEATTLE (Reuters) - A serial burglar nicknamed the "Barefoot Bandit" was sentenced on Friday in Seattle to 6-1/2 years in prison for his guilty plea to federal charges stemming from a sensational, two-year crime spree as a ... 'Barefoot Bandit' gets federal sentence 'Barefoot Bandit' Receives a Federal Prison Sentence US judge sentences 'Barefoot Bandit' to 6 1/2 years to be served concurrent ... |
 Los Angeles Times | California orders hike in number of super clean cars Los Angeles Times The state's air board issues new rules to automakers as part of its effort to cut greenhouse gases. An employee parks a Toyota gas-electric hybrid automobile in a row of similar cars at a dealership in Los Angeles. The California Air Resources Board is ... California Passes New Auto Emission Rules Can California change US cars forever? New zero-emissions rules take aim. Environmentalists laud California's electric-car mandate |
 Globe and Mail | Associates: Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters Washington Post Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, according to three ... Paul denies report that he approved newsletters What Did Ron Paul Know, and When Did He Know It? |
 Deseret News | Answering questions about the LDS Church Deseret News By Linda & Richard Eyre, For the Deseret News Most LDS Church members are getting more questions these days, because the church is in the news like never before. With two presidential candidates (one just departed), with Broadway musicals parodying the ... See you Latter: Sorting out pop culture's weird take on Mormons Many Americans uninformed, but still wary of Mormon beliefs In Romney's tax returns, details on Mormon tithe |
 ABC News | Workers hurt in collapse at Cincinnati casino site CBS News (AP) CINCINNATI — A floor collapsed into a V shape Friday at the construction site of a new Ohio casino, sending workers sliding to the ground, leaving one worker with serious injuries and hurting at least a dozen others. The collapse occurred shortly ... Ohio casino collapse worker's condition serious |
 Politico | Tiff on the tarmac: Obama fights back Politico ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Barack Obama's three-day trip won't be remembered for his talk here on rising college tuition costs. Or for his flogging of clean energy proposals in Nevada and manufacturing tax breaks in Iowa. No, the enduring image of ... What Gov. Jan Brewer told Obama in that letter AZ Democratic Party calls for Brewer to apologize to Obama Jan Brewer releases private letter she gave Obama |
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