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In Nevada, Gingrich fumbles but moves forward (AP)

Jared Bresee shows his support for Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, by wearing a Gingrich mask at a Nevada Republican Caucus meeting, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Genoa, Nev. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP – Newt Gingrich is struggling to regain his footing following a campaign in Nevada beset by glitches as the race for the Republican presidential nomination moves to the next phase.


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Despite video outrage, no halt to peace talk moves (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expresses her dismay at emerging reports of U.S. Marines allegedly desecrating the bodies of Taliban fighters killed in Afghanistan, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, during a news conference with Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci, at the State Department in Washington.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP – Pentagon officials worry that outrage over a video purporting to depict Marines urinating on Taliban corpses will tarnish the reputation of the entire military. Some also fear it could undermine prospects for exploratory Afghan peace talks.


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Congress moves toward standoff over payroll tax (AP)

AP – Partisan to the core, Congress careened toward a holiday-season standoff Monday on legislation to prevent a Social Security payroll tax increase for 160 million workers on Jan. 1.

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Army moves forward with 8,700 jobs cuts 

The military branch will trim 8,700 civilian positions to accommodate its dwindling budget, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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Stocks gain as Europe moves closer to budget pact (AP)

Specialist Michael Gagliano, foreground right, works at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the IPO of Rose Rock Midstream, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. U.S. stock indexes rose in early trading Friday after 26 European nations agreed to consider tying their economies together more closely in hopes of preventing another debt crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – A deal to forge stronger ties between most of Europe’s economies sent stocks sharply higher Friday afternoon as hopes grew that the region is close to resolving its debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 178 points.


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Next moves unclear on payroll tax cut extension (AP)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters about extending the payroll tax cut, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Senate defeat of competing Democratic and Republican plans to extend a cut in the Social Security payroll tax has punted the issue to the House, where GOP leaders are facing ideological divisions within the party over whether to pass the tax holiday.


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Tentative deal moves the NBA lockout closer to end (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, NBA commissioner David Stern speaks during a news conference in New York. NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday morning Nov. 26, 2011 to end the 149-day lockout. The league plans a 66-game season and aims to open camps Dec. 9. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)AP – NBA Commissioner David Stern accepted some congratulations, headed for another short night of sleep, then planned to brief his owners on a deal that could change the way they do business.


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