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Telegraph.co.uk
Richard III: the King in the Car Park, Channel 4, review
Telegraph.co.uk
At last we know the likely burial sites of all three of England's Yorkist kings. And if some doubts remain over the second – the bones of Edward IV, one of the 'Princes in the Tower', having never been located with any certainty – we can, after Channel 4's ...
Richard III dig: Facial reconstruction shows how king may have lookedBBC News
Experts find remains of England's King Richard IIIMiamiHerald.com
Skeleton of King Richard III foundSydney Morning Herald
ABC Online -Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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New York Daily News
Koch administration officials don't feel sadness — they feel pride
New York Daily News
They were big shots, judges and commissioners and party leaders, but they stood in the 28-degree chill outside Temple Emanu-El on Fifth Avenue Monday for nearly two hours waiting to honor their old boss Ed Koch. They stomped their frozen feet and ...
Funeral for Ed KochAlbany Times Union
"Do You Miss Me?" Asks Ed Koch as Friends and Foes Weigh His LegacyHuffington Post
New Yorkers Say Goodbye To Ed Koch; At A Favorite Haunt, His Memory Lives OnForbes
MSNBC -SILive.com -DNAinfo
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CBS News
Probe of 'American Sniper' shooting death continues
USA TODAY
Texas authorities probing the weekend shooting deaths of former Navy SEAL and American Sniper author Chris Kyle and another man at a Texas gun range are looking into whether the suspect, a former Marine and Iraq War veteran, might have suffered from ...
Affidavit: Marine charged in Navy SEAL's slaying says he 'traded his soul' for ...Washington Post
Navy SEAL sniper's Texas shooting death stirs controversyLos Angeles Times
Docs: Veteran confessed to killing sniper Chris Kyle to family membersDallas Morning News
NBCNews.com (blog) -Fort Worth Star Telegram -CNN International
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New York Times
Obama says assault weapons ban deserves a vote in Congress
Reuters
By Mark Felsenthal. MINNEAPOLIS | Mon Feb 4, 2013 6:38pm EST. MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Monday to at least hold a vote on banning assault weapons, the most contentious part of his plan to curb gun ...
Obama Talks Gun Control in MinneapolisNew York Times (blog)
The NRA's political power: overwhelming or overstated?MSNBC
Obama: Don't let pro-gun lobby block "common sense" gun lawsCBS News
Voice of America -ABC News -Mediaite
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Politico
GOP's Tagg Romney, William Weld, Kerry Healey, won't run for Kerry's Senate seat
Boston.com
Your e-mail: Invalid email address. Sending your article. Your article has been sent. E-mail | Print | Comments () 02/04/2013 6:36 PM. Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff. Tagg Romney stood by his parents' side at a celebration on Super Tuesday last year in Boston.
Tagg Romney won't seek Kerry's Senate seatCBS News
Kerry Healey, Tagg Romney: We're not running for SenateBoston Herald
Maine Gov. LePage says he fears newspapersWashington Post (blog)
USA TODAY -NECN -New York Times (blog)
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ABC News
Deadly Tour-Bus Crash Investigated
Wall Street Journal
Investigators are probing whether human error or mechanical failure at a bus company with a history of safety deficiencies caused a deadly crash in Southern California Sunday night. The crash was the worst in recent memory in the area, authorities said.
Tour bus crash: Authorities comb through 'gruesome' wreckageLos Angeles Times
California authorities have lowered the death toll in tour bus crash from 8 to 7Houston Chronicle
Investigators look for answers after fatal Calif. crashUSA TODAY
Patch.com -NBCNews.com
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Wall Street Journal
Ravens lost track of Lombardi Trophy briefly after Super Bowl win (updated)
Washington Post (blog)
John Harbaugh opened his Monday morning press conference by picking up the Lombardi Trophy and seemingly joking, “We hadn't seen this since last night. We thought we'd lost it.” Lose the Lombardi after fighting so hard to win it? This isn't the Stanley ...
Niners' final drive will be replayed, analyzed criticizedSan Francisco Chronicle
'Volunteer Bowl,' Super Bowl Bet, Gets San Francisco Mayor To Volunteer In ...Huffington Post
Ravens' next priority: Signing Joe FlaccoKansas City Star
ABC News (blog) -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Orlando Sentinel
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Economic Times
S&P: US to sue over '07 mortgage bond ratings
USA TODAY
Credit rating giant Standard & Poor's Ratings Services expects to be the first major credit rating firm hit with civil fraud charges by the government over its rating of mortgage-backed bonds that keyed the national financial meltdown, the company said Monday.
UPDATE 3-S&P expects US lawsuit over pre-crisis credit ratingsReuters
S&P Says US Plans Suit Over Crisis Mortgage Bonds RatingsBusinessweek
Justice prepares civil suit against S&P over grading of financial products before ...Washington Post
Forbes -New York Times -BBC News
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Brisbane Times
Iran's president wishes to visit Gaza
Reuters
BEIRUT | Mon Feb 4, 2013 5:20pm EST. BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is due to take part in a summit in Egypt this week, expressed his desire on Monday to visit the neighboring Gaza Strip. Asked in an interview on the Al ...
Ahmadinejad: Syria strike result of Zionist weaknessJerusalem Post
Ahmadinejad: Israeli strike driven by weaknessYnetnews
Monkey mistrustCNN (blog)
New York Times -The Associated Press -Daily Mail
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NBCNews.com
Gov. Rick Perry: Gays should not be allowed in Boy Scouts
Washington Post
As the Boy Scouts of America considers welcoming openly gay members for the first time, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) says it's a big mistake. CBS News. Correction: Clarification: RELATED. The FOLD · E-mail · Save/Share · Embed · Comments · Permalink ?
Boy Scout families deliver petition urging end to policy banning gaysCBS News
Obama: Boy Scouts should allow gaysUSA TODAY
Boy Scout Leaders to Vote on Anti-Gay PolicyPatch.com
Baltimore Sun -San Diego Gay & Lesbian News -On Top Magazine
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Christian Science Monitor
Obama skeet shooting: NRA says it's a ploy to confiscate guns
Christian Science Monitor
That photo of President Obama firing a shotgun continues to generate comment and controversy just as he's about to leave Washington to promote his ideas about improving gun safety. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. In Pictures: American Gun ...
WaPo Fact-Checker On Skeet-Shooting Photo: 'Obama' Still Might Be A LiarMediaite
White House Releases Photo Of Obama Skeet ShootingVoice of America
NRA dismisses Barack Obama's shooting photographTelegraph.co.uk
Newsmax.com -Fox News -New York Daily News
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San Francisco Chronicle
Leon Panetta On Chuck Hagel Hearing: 'Political Knives Were Out'
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday he was disappointed with senators' handling of the hearing on Chuck Hagel, the nominee to succeed him at the Department of Defense, and the seemingly political motivation for their attacks.
Leon Panetta attacks senators' questioning of Chuck Hagel at hearingThe Guardian
Reid, Panetta, Dempsey defend Obama's Pentagon nomineeReuters
Panetta: 'The political knives were out' for HagelPolitico (blog)
The Hill (blog) -ThinkProgress -USA TODAY
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ABC News
Reid confident Menendez did nothing wrong with donor
Fox News
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Sunday he is confident that fellow Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez “did nothing wrong” by associating with a major political donor who is purportedly under FBI investigation, but he will wait for outcome of Senate ...
Reid supports expanding background checks; unsure about assault weapons banWashington Post (blog)
Harry Reid On Bob Menendez: 'I Have Confidence He Did Nothing Wrong' (VIDEO)Huffington Post
Reid on Hagel: 'Give the guy a break'Politico (blog)
The Hill (blog) -TPM -ABC News
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Haaretz
Israeli defense minister suggests role in Syria airstrike
CNN
(CNN) -- A top Israeli official suggested Sunday that his government was behind an airstrike in Syria last week. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak didn't explicitly confirm or deny his government's involvement in the fighter jet attack, which a senior U.S. ...
Turkey Pledges Support For Syrian OppositionNPR
Israel and Assad raise stakes on SyriaFinancial Times
Israeli Hints at Responsibility for Syria StrikeVoice of America
AFP -TIME -BBC News
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RT
Biden-Lavrov meet tries revival of 'reset'
The Hindu
Newly-appointed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry may visit Russia shortly as Moscow and Washington are trying to mend their strained relations. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced Mr. Kerry's visit after meeting U.S. Vice-President Joe ...
Envoy makes "last appeal" for Syria as officials meetReuters
Syria Opposition Leader Meets with Russian FMVoice of America
Russia reaches out to Syrian rebel chiefThe Australian
Bloomberg -CHANNELS -RIA Novosti
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Voice of America
At Least 15 in Attack on Iraq's Kirkuk Police HQ
Voice of America
CAIRO — At least 15 people have been killed and dozens more injured by a truck-bomb explosion outside the main police headquarters in the sectarian and ethnically mixed Iraqi city of Kirkouk. There has been increasing political tension between Sunnis, ...
Iraq violence: At least 16 dead in Kirkuk police HQ attackBBC News
Up to 30 killed in suicide attack on Iraqi police headquartersTelegraph.co.uk
Deadly suicide bomb attacks rock Iraq's KirkukXinhua
Reuters -NPR (blog) -The Hindu
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Sydney Morning Herald
30 French warplanes blast Islamist targets in Mali
Indian Express
Thirty French warplanes today blasted Islamic extremist training and logistics centres in northeast Mali, just hours after President Francois Hollande visited the country, the military said. Fighter jets, refuelling and reconnaissance planes took part in the "major" ...
France's Next Move: With Mali's Islamists on the Run, Time to Talk to the TuaregsTIME
Why Mali's Tuareg are lying lowBBC News
French President Speaks of Exit from MaliWall Street Journal
Voice of America -Washington Post -AFP
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San Francisco Chronicle
Alabama abduction: Boy still held in underground bunker
Los Angeles Times
Police negotiated through a 4-inch ventilation pipe Friday with the suspected gunman holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker in rural southeast Alabama, four days after a man shot and killed a bus driver while abducting the boy from a ...
Hostage negotiators work to free boy held in bunkerFox News
US hostage drama enters fifth daySydney Morning Herald
Day 5 of Alabama hostageABC 57 News
Monroe News Star -WTVY, Dothan -Today's THV
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