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US News - News February 10, 2012 See US News Weather Warning! Mysterious white substance to fall from sky tomorrow (news.bostonherald) It was bound to happen eventually — Boston is bracing for snow. The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of the state and a gale watch for Boston Harbor. Lindora Richardson, North Carolina bus driver, saves children from burning busA (nydailynews) A bus driver in North Carolina is being hailed as a hero after she saved six young students from a potentially deadly blaze. Lindora Richardson noticed an odor on her bus near the end of her route on Wednesday, the Charlotte Observer reported. When she stopped the vehicle to check it out, smoke immediately began pouring into the front of the bus. White House: Change for Religious Organizations and Contraception (.wsav) The White House has apparently backed away, at least in part, on the issue of requiring religious employers to pay for contraception services.In a Fact Sheet sent out today regarding rules in the Affordable Care Act, the rule is revamped. At the same time however, the Administration says women who want or need contraception will be able to have an insurance company provide it directly 7 Mardi Gras parades to roll across New Orleans metro area Friday (nola) Kicking things off in the French Quarter , the Krewe of Cork takes to the streets beginning at 2 p.m. Rolling along the traditional New Orleans Uptown route , the Krewe of Oshun begins their parade from the corner of Perrier Street and Napoleon Avenue at 6 p.m. One the West Bank , the all-female Krewe of Cleopatra takes to the streets of Algiers, ... (more) Santorum: Obama Seeking Ways To Allow Iran To Gain Nuclear Weapon (washington.cbslocal) Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday accused President Barack Obama of actively seeking ways to allow Iran to gain a nuclear weapon and suggested that the administration had betrayed Israel by publicly disclosing what may be a plan to attack the Muslim nation. Santorum drew connections between the administration's opposition to the Keystone pipeline project, which would bring oil from Canada to U.S. refineries, and American dependency on foreign oil and U.S.-Israel relations. San Francisco to honor Tony Bennett (KPIC) San Francisco is honoring legendary crooner Tony Bennett, whose famous song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco," was recorded 50 years ago. Santorum amplifies faith in way GOP rivals don't (WTOL-TV Toledo) Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is prayed over after speaking at the Bella Donna Chapel in McKinney, Texas. Foreign donations are a risk in super PAC setting (mysanantonio) Money pouring into the presidential election from super political action committees and nonprofit campaign groups appears so far to be strictly American in origin, donated by U.S. companies, unions and millionaires. But it's easier than ever to conceal the source of money and the identities of contributors, making conditions ripe for illegal donations from foreigners, overseas companies or governments attempting to help a favored candidate for the White House. Campaign 2012: Billionaires to the rescue (money.cnn) Billionaires and their super PACsAssuming you've already got the customary roster of yachts, planes and vacation homes, you might want to try out the newest craze for super-wealthy Americans: Throw a few million dollars to a super PAC. Even At CPAC Conservatives Seem Despondent About 2012 Choices (2012.talkingpointsmemo) The Conservative Political Action Conference is one of the biggest and most anticipated events on the conservative calendar. Generally, the excitement in the air is palpable as conservatives gather to hear over and over again about how their ideas alone are the path to the nation's salvation. This year? Not so much. A Brief History of Drones (thenation) It was ten years ago this month, on February 4, 2002, that the CIA first used an unmanned Predator drone in a targeted killing. The strike was in Paktia province in Afghanistan, near the city of Khost. The intended target was Osama bin Laden, or at least someone in the CIA had thought so. Donald Rumsfeld later explained, using the passive voice of government: "A decision was made to fire the Hellfire missile. It was fired." The incident occurred during a brief period when the military, which assisted the CIA's drone program by providing active service personnel as operators, still acknowledged the program's existence. Women may be allowed to serve closer to front lines (usatoday) Military to ease rules on women in combat 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. Obama's Super PAC about-face. (newyorker) In this campaign, every candidate needs his own billionaires. "The difference this year," an adviser to Mitt Romney, who asked to speak on background, told me, "is that instead of party hierarchies, we have clans." Leading the clans are wealthy donors, many with access to corporate treasuries. Santorum Sees a Guillotine (newyorker) "They are taking faith and crushing it," Rick Santorum said at a rally in Texas yesterday. The words need to be watched: Santorum pantomimes squeezing something in his hand, as though he were taking the life out of a mouse. He was talking about the Obama Administration, which, in the story he told, was not just careless about religion but actively out to get it. Chinese Dissident Sentenced to 7 Years _ Over Poem (abcnews.go) A Chinese court has sentenced a dissident writer to seven years in prison over a poem he wrote urging his countrymen to gather at a public square, a human rights group said Friday.The hefty sentence comes ahead of next week's visit to the U.S. by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping — widely expected to be China's next leader — where he is likely to face questions on human rights. More US News News...

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