(15 stories) Leap Year 2012: What is it leap day and why do we need it?

US News - News February 29, 2012 See US News Weather Leap Year 2012: What is it leap day and why do we need it? (latimes) Leap year is serving up its bonus day today, Feb. 29, 2012. . Known as leap day, Feb. 29 is an added day that seems to magically show up on the calendar every four years. You might be wondering, what is leap year and leap day, and why do we mess with the calendar? Clinton says administration ratcheting up sanctions on Iran, but lawmakers want evidence (washingtonpost) "We should recognize what has been accomplished with the sanctions Congress passed and we are aggressively implementing," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton insists the U.S. is moving quickly on new penalties against Iran, but some lawmakers worry the Obama administration won't be tough enough on financial institutions doing business with Tehran's Central Bank. Graham apologizes to Obama for Christian comments (content.usatoday) Evangelist Franklin Graham has apologized to President Obama for questioning his Christian faith during a cable television news interview. ""I regret any comments I have ever made which may have cast any doubt on the personal faith of our president, Mr. Obama," Graham said in a statement. California Rep. Dreier announces plan to retire (SavannahNow) Rep. David Dreier, the powerful chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced on the House floor Wednesday that he will not seek another term. Arizona death-row inmate to be executed Wednesday (Digital Post Production) ' An Arizona death-row inmate is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for killing and dismembering his adoptive mother 28 years ago while on a furlough from prison, despite a spate of last-minute appeals over his mental disabilities and how the state has changed and violated its own execution protocol. One killed as possible tornadoes hit the Midwest (WFAA-TV Dallas) A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early Wednesday, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson and laying waste to a small town in Kansas. Intense storms batter Midwest; 1 dead, dozens hurt (BroadcastNewsroom) ' A powerful storm system bearing a string of possible tornadoes left at least one person dead and dozens injured as it tore roofs from buildings, upturned trailers and wreaked chaos across a broad swath of the Midwest. Victories give Romney pre-Super Tuesday momentum (WMDT) Mitt Romney is trying to capitalize on twin victories in Arizona and Michigan as the GOP nomination race expands to the 10 states that vote on Super Tuesday. Ala. Coast Guard chopper crash: 1 dead, 3 missing (WTOP-FM Washington) Firefighters from the Barnwell Volunteer Fire Department look out into the bay as they wait on standby at the Mullet Point Park in Point Clear, Ala. Attorney General reviewing NYPD spying complaints (The Capital-Journal) Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. Tornado hits; state of emergency declared (Philly) HUTCHINSON, Kan. - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback declared a state of emergency late Tuesday after an apparent tornado struck Harveyville, part of a powerful storm system that pounded the state's midsection. Clinton: US moving on Iran sanctions (Boston) Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. With dinner for a few, Obama honors all Iraq vets (WKRN) Richard Nixon threw a huge gala for former Vietnam POWs. Harry Truman cheered at multiple parades honoring veterans of World War II. Michigan Democrats Explain Crossover Vote Campaign (WISN-TV) A longtime liberal radio host asking Democratic listeners to vote for Rick Santorum in Michigan's Republican primary told CNN Tuesday he loves making mischief. Neb. city to appeal immigration ordinance ruling (Star-Telegram) City officials in Fremont, Neb., say they will appeal a judge's ruling that overturned part of their controversial immigration ordinance. More US News News...

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