At least 49 dead, hundreds hurt in Buenos Aires train crash
USA TODAY
By Douglas Stanglin, USA TODAY At least 49 people have been killed and hundreds injured in a commuter train crash in Buenos Aires, the Associated Press reports. Update at 11:27 am ET: The BBC quotes Transportation Secretary JP Schiavi as saying the ...
Argentina train crash in Buenos Aires 'kills dozens'BBC News
Argentine train slams into busy station during morning commuteWashington Post
Argentine train slams into station, killing 49The Associated Press
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Virginia's Ultrasound Bill Makes No Exceptions For Rape Or Incest
TPM
The Virginia House is due to vote Wednesday on a bill which would require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound. This is the final step before the bill arrives on the governor's desk. The bill requires that the ultrasound operation helps ...
UPDATE: 'Daily Show' latest to lampoon Va. ultrasound billRichmond Times Dispatch
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After a Shipwreck, Cruise Lines Try to Win Passengers Back With Discounts
New York Times
IT'S crunch time for the cruise industry. Following the Costa Concordia disaster, cruise companies have been aggressively lowering rates and ratcheting up promotions to lure back hesitant passengers. The two biggest companies — Carnival Corporation, ...
Four more bodies found in shipwrecked Costa ConcordiaLos Angeles Times
Divers in Italy Find Four More Bodies at Costa Concordia WreckTIME
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Christie: Buffett should "write a check and shut up"
CBS News
Famously outspoken New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says he's "tired" of making the discourse surrounding tax reform all about Warren Buffett - and that if the billionaire investor wants so badly to pay more taxes, "he should just write a check and ...
Buffett Should 'Just Write a Check and Shut Up,' Christie SaysBusinessWeek
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High stakes for Rick Santorum at tonight's GOP debate
Los Angeles Times
By Kim Geiger The last time the four remaining contenders in the GOP presidential race met on a debate stage, all eyes were on Newt Gingrich, who was trying to ride the momentum off his surprise victory in South Carolina.
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Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent
Washington Post
The Obama administration will propose a major overhaul of the nation's corporate tax code on Wednesday, an election-year gambit that aims to draw a contrast over a key policy issue with the Republicans vying to replace him.
Obama's corporate tax plan would slash rates, breaksUSA TODAY
Obama corporate plan cuts tax rate, shuts loopholesReuters
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Six killed, many wounded in Afghan Koran protests |
Reuters
By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi | KABUL (Reuters) - Six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests in Afghanistan which flared for a second day on Wednesday in several cities over the burning of copies of the Koran, Islam's holy book, ...
Quran-Burning Protests in Afghanistan Turn DeadlyWall Street Journal
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Blogs get devilish over Rick Santorum
Politico
Conservative bloggers slammed the mainstream media Tuesday for attempting to marginalize presidential candidate Rick Santorum for comments made about Satan, but many others on the right saw the backlash over Santorum's comments as a legitimate reason ...
Santorum Not Apologizing for Remarks on Satan's WrathNew York Magazine
Team Santorum: US is with Rick on devil beliefNewsOK.com
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Global meeting on Syria faces pressure
CNN
(CNN) -- Desperation and a rapidly growing death toll serve as a backdrop for a new effort dozens of countries are launching in hopes of finally stemming the brutal crackdown under way in Syria. At a meeting Friday in Tunisia, world leaders will look ...
Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission |Reuters
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church offers commuters “Ashes to Go” at Beverly Depot ...
Boston.com
By Justin A. Rice, Town Correspondent Walking down the platform at the Beverly Depot train station around 8 this morning, Lyndsy Stopa paused with a puzzled look on her face in front of a folding table with an A-frame sign that read “Ashes to Go.
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