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GOP pushes back against any further cuts in nukes (AP)

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget plan.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – Congressional Republicans on Wednesday vowed to block the Obama administration from sharply cutting the U.S. nuclear force, calling potential reductions of as much as 80 percent in the number of deployed weapons “reckless lunacy.”


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Greeks clean up after riots against austerity vote (AP)

A firefighter extinguishes a smouldering building in central Athens on Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Firefighters are dousing smoldering buildings and cleanup crews are sweeping rubble following a night of rioting in central Athens after lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy. The rioting began ahead of a historic vote in Parliament on yet more austerity measures. Lawmakers approved the bill in a 199-74 vote, with strong dissent among the two main coalition partners. (AP Photo/Dimitri Messinis)AP – Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens on Monday following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy.


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Johnnies come up small against Hoyas

There was tenaciousness. There was grit. But still, there was no win for St. John’s against No. 12 Georgetown on Sunday. The Johnnies couldn’t match the Hoyas’ size in a 71-61 loss

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Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney (AP)

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a caucus, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Portland, Maine.  (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP – Rick Santorum is pursuing an aggressive strategy to challenge Mitt Romney in the state where the GOP presidential front-runner grew up.


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EU set to adopt new sanctions against Syria (AP)

Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP – A senior EU official say the bloc will soon impose harsher sanctions against Syria as it seeks to weaken the regime and end President Bashar Assad’s crackdown against political opponents.


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Obama against the Catholics

Cupp: In an election year dominated by economic anxieties, religion is nonetheless taking center stage. For the moment, anyway.

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No charges against NYPD boss’ son after rape claim (AP)

AP – Prosecutors say the New York Police Department commissioner’s son won’t face charges in connection to a rape accusation.

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