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Military leads charge on Pinterest (WPDE)
Read more: National , Politics , Military , Technology , Politico , Pintrest , Social Media , Military Using Pintrest , Pintrest Catches on with Military , Pintrest Promotes Web Traffic , Social Bookmarking , Internet Barack Obama is often touted as the most Web-savvy president.

President Obama to promote job training at community college
President Obama to promote job training at community college (WINK-TV Fort Myers)
President Barack Obama wants community colleges and businesses to work together to train 2 million workers in high-growth industries, and on Monday will request $8 billion to create a fund to encourage the effort.

At least your money can live like a millionaire's (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets a supporter at an election caucus in Portland, Maine, Saturday, Feb.

Lieberman calls for U.S. action in Syria (News 4 Jax)
Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut called Sunday for the United States to provide direct assistance to the Syrian people in their struggle to oust President Bashar al-Assad. "It's time to try to help the brave Syrian freedom fighters to carry out a fair fight," he said on CNN's "State of the Union." U.N. officials estimate 6,000 ... (more)

Sewage spill shuts down beach at Camp Pendleton (The Salinas Californian)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - A beach at Camp Pendleton has been closed after about 18,000 gallons spilled from the main sewer line at the Marine Corps base in northern San Diego County.

Details emerge on Rep. McKeon's Countrywide loan (Tri-cityherald)
Documents detail the terms of a discounted mortgage loan received by U.S. Rep. Howard McKeon from the now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp.

Drillers Cut Natural Gas Production as Prices Drop (abcnews.go)
several companies have announced plans to cut gas production around the nationAs natural gas prices continue to drop, the recent nationwide boom in drilling is slowing. Drillers don't make money if prices go too low — and drilling wells isn't cheap."It is safe to say that there will be fewer natural gas wells drilled in 2012," said Kathryn Klaber, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group based in Pennsylvania.

US admiral says forces prepared to confront Iran
US admiral says forces prepared to confront Iran (WHDH)
The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces are prepared to confront any Iranian aggression in the region.

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