7th Feb 2012 Proposition 8 law ruled unlawful by appeals court - Washington Post
USA TODAYProposition 8 law ruled unlawful by appeals courtWashington PostFeb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- California's voter-backed Proposition 8 law declaring marriage to be only between a man and a woman was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals cou...

7th Feb 2012 Rivals Seek to Slow Romney's Momentum - Wall Street Journal
The GuardianRivals Seek to Slow Romney's MomentumWall Street JournalBy MICHAEL R. CRITTENDEN MINNEAPOLIS?Voters in three more states are casting ballots Tuesday in the latest round of Republican presidential contests, as rivals of former Massachu...

7th Feb 2012 Syria raises specter of proxy conflict for US, Russia - Reuters
USA TODAYSyria raises specter of proxy conflict for US, RussiaReutersBy Andrew Quinn | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the Obama administration weighs worst-case scenarios for Syria, one stands out: a civil war that develops into a proxy battle between Ara...

7th Feb 2012 White House hinting compromise on birth control - The Associated Press
PoliticoWhite House hinting compromise on birth controlThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) ? Hammered by Republicans and the Catholic Church, the White House hinted at compromise Tuesday as it struggled to calm an election-year uproar caused by its r...

7th Feb 2012 Obama Renews $80 Million Bid for Science, Math Teachers - BusinessWeek
Moneycontrol.comObama Renews $80 Million Bid for Science, Math TeachersBusinessWeekBy Roger Runningen Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he'll request $80 million in education funding for training math and science teachers to help ...

7th Feb 2012 APNewsBreak: Susan Powell case called a murder - The Associated Press
The Associated PressAPNewsBreak: Susan Powell case called a murderThe Associated PressOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) ? Authorities have been investigating the disappearance of Susan Powell as a murder for at least several months, while they publicly left open t...

7th Feb 2012 Why Obama's flip-flop on super PACs won't matter - Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorWhy Obama's flip-flop on super PACs won't matterChristian Science MonitorBarack Obama abandoned a campaign finance promise in 2008 and still won the presidential election. That suggests that his new embrace of super P...

7th Feb 2012 Giants' Super Bowl victory a boon for Vegas profit - Reuters
CBC.caGiants' Super Bowl victory a boon for Vegas profitReutersBy Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Super Bowl gambling in Nevada rose to its highest level in six years and the state's sports books cashed in when the New York Giants edged the favored ...

7th Feb 2012 LA district tries to restore trust in school - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionLA district tries to restore trust in schoolAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBy CHRISTINA HOAG AP LOS ANGELES ? When students return to the school where two teachers were jailed last week for alleged lewdness, they'll have ...

7th Feb 2012 Maldives president quits after protests, mutiny - Pakistan Daily Times
CTV.caMaldives president quits after protests, mutinyPakistan Daily TimesMALE: The Maldives' first democratically elected president resigned on Tuesday, after a police mutiny described by his office as an attempted coup, capping weeks of politica...