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Chief army defector promises fight to free Syria (AP)

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:36:13 +0000

AP – The commander of a force of rebel Syrian soldiers says they have no choice now but to fight to free the country of President Bashar Assad’s regime after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. resolution aimed at resolving the crisis.

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Romney says GOP fight strengthens him for fall (AP)

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:48:20 +0000

AP – Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the bare-knuckled nomination fight thus far has toughened him up for contests to come. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is regrouping after a significant loss and faces serious disadvantages in the next states to vote.

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Romney eyes Florida victory; Gingrich to fight on (AP)

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:18:04 +0000

AP – Mitt Romney collided with Newt Gingrich on Tuesday in the Florida primary, by far the biggest so far, in a Republican presidential race growing steadily more negative with no quick end in sight.

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Syrian troops push back in fight on Damascus edges (AP)

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:54:26 +0000

AP – Syrian forces heavily shelled the restive city of Homs on Monday and troops pushed back dissident troops from some suburbs on the outskirts of Damascus in an offensive trying to regain control of the capital’s eastern doorstep, activists said.

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Syria troops push back in fight on Damascus edges (AP)

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:40:24 +0000

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The fight for Cuban-Americans is on in Florida (AP)

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:55:36 +0000

AP – If Mitt Romney wins Tuesday’s primary, a sliver of the GOP electorate in Florida may be one of the big reasons. Cuban-Americans are deeply committed voters who can have an impact in competitive races, and Romney has strong support among the influential Cuban-American establishment.

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IMF chief presses for more cash to fight crisis (AP)

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:46:33 +0000

AP – The head of the International Monetary Fund appeared to be making headway Saturday in her drive to boost the institution’s financial firepower so that it can help Europe prevent its crippling debt crisis from further damaging the global economy.

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Eat, pray, give Dolan tells flock to fight hunger

admin — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:33:24 +0000

ARCHBISHOP Timothy Dolan doesn’t just lead the Masses — now he’s out to feed the masses. And he’s drafted former Met Rusty Staub to pinch-hit for his hunger-fighting team.

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Kid’s cancer fight takes turn for the worse

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:58:14 +0000

Gary Carter’s fight with brain cancer has turned from brave to extremely grave. On Thursday, Carter’s family received a phone call from the doctors treating the Mets Hall of Fame catcher informing them that the most recent MRI revealed “several new spots/tumors.”

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Congress revisiting bruising payroll tax cut fight (AP)

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:42:31 +0000

AP – With television lights glaring, 20 lawmakers will gather next week to revisit the fight that consumed Congress before Christmas over renewing a Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits.

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