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         <title><![CDATA[Santorum, Romney sell selves to conservatives]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- GOP presidential rivals made contrasting appeals to conservatives Friday, with Mitt Romney saying he proved his mettle as Massachusetts governor and Rick Santorum saying Romney is so moderate that electing him would be a "hollow victory."



Their speeches to the Conservative Political Action Conference came as Santorum tries to convert his]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:40:42 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[AG: Pa. man's Facebook &lsquo;surfer' page lured teens]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A married father used phony Facebook profiles to pose as two different Florida surfers to solicit sexually graphic messages and photos from seven teenage girls in western Pennsylvania, and two of the girls eventually agreed to meet for sex with the surfers' middle-aged "friend" -- yet another fake persona he used, the state attorney general]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:36:23 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Groups demand new probe into Marine photo]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A leading Jewish organization and others outraged by a photo showing Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing with a logo resembling a notorious Nazi symbol are demanding President Barack Obama order an investigation and hold the troops accountable.



The Marine Corps has said it does not plan any discipline because there was no malicious intent.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:35:20 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ethics panel looking at Financial Services chairman's stock trades]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee said Friday he is cooperating with an ethics panel's investigation of his stock trades and expects to be exonerated.



Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., said the independent Office of Congressional Ethics requested information about his trades.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:33:34 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Obama birth control policy divides Democrats]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees amid fresh signs that the administration was scrambling for a way out.



"This is not only unacceptable, it is un-American," says Sen.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:31:45 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Report: Teacher in LA molest case paid to resign]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The former third-grade teacher charged with committing lewd acts on students was paid $40,000 to drop an appeal of his firing, a newspaper reported Friday.



The Los Angeles Unified School District settled with Mark Berndt because it couldn't defend his February 2011 firing, district general counsel David Holmquist told the Los Angeles Times]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Romance & Finance: 5 tips for couples]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Friday February 10, 2012    This may sound like a heartless thought, but Valentine's Day is tough on the wallet.



Even if you skip buying bling for your beloved, the standard flowers and romantic dinner out can be a blow to your budget just when you're recovering from end of the year holiday spending.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:23:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sources: Pentagon rules shift on women in combat situations]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon is unveiling plans Thursday to allow women to serve in thousands of military jobs closer to the front lines, reflecting the realities of the last decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.



Defense officials say the new rules will still mean that woman are barred from serving as infantry, armor and special operations forces -- considered]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:39:36 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Leaving &lsquo;No Child&rsquo; law: Obama lets 10 states out of requirements]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.



The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn&rsquo;t getting there, and now some states are getting out. 



In a sign of what&rsquo;s to come, President Barack Obama on Thursday freed 10 states from some of the landmark law&rsquo;s]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:39:32 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bill would create rules for handling human remains]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland would create requirements for the proper handling of human remains by funeral establishments, under legislation heard by a Senate committee on Thursday that was introduced to address mistreatment of veterans awaiting burial at Arlington National Cemetery and violations of religious burial customs.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:39:28 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Analysis: Obama contraceptive mandate has a price]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thursday February 9, 2012    
An AP News Analysis



The Obama administration&rsquo;s new mandate that religious organizations pay for their workers&rsquo; birth control has become a bludgeon for Republican culture warriors, as social issues have surged to the forefront in the presidential campaign.



Conservatives who believe religious freedom always trumps gender equity in the public arena are]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:38:37 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vatican sex crimes prosecutor warns bishops]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
ROME (AP) -- Bishops must follow the Catholic church&rsquo;s laws and standards when dealing with priests who sexually abuse children or face possible church sanctions for negligence, the Vatican&rsquo;s sex crimes prosecutor said Wednesday.



Monsignor Charles Scicluna spoke to reporters on the sidelines of a Vatican-backed symposium on clerical sex abuse that is]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:35:04 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vatican says no Iran trip planned]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI receives many invitations and that a trip to Lebanon is under consideration but that there are no plans for a visit to Iran.



The Italian news agency ANSA on Wednesday quoted Iran&rsquo;s ambassador to the Holy See as saying Iran issued an invitation to the pope in 2010 and that he would be welcomed to that]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:35:03 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[European Union threatens new sanctions on Syria amid violence]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
BEIRUT (AP) -- The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime&rsquo;s siege of the restive city of Homs.]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:34:59 EST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lawsuit filed over Jesus statue on public land]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wednesday February 8, 2012    
HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- The battle over a 57-year-old Jesus statue at a northwest Montana ski resort escalated Wednesday with a new federal lawsuit arguing that the Forest Service needs to remove the relic from its mountaintop perch.



The legal challenge from a Wisconsin-based group of atheists and agnostics follows a decision last week by the Forest Service to]]></description>
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         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 8 Feb 2012 22:34:58 EST]]></pubDate>
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