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  1. Iran Defiant as UN Nuclear Talks Fail
    The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.The U.N. nuclear watchdog ended its latest mission to Iran after talks on Tehran's suspected secret atomic weapons research failed, a setback likely to increase the risk of confrontation with the West.
  2. U.S. and French Journalists Killed in Syria
    American correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday when rockets fired by government forces hit the house they were staying in, opposition activists and witnesses said.
  3. U.K. Abortion Investigation: Doctors Filmed Agreeing Illegal Abortions 'No Questions Asked'
    Women are being granted illegal abortions by doctors based on the sex of their unborn baby, an undercover investigation by The Daily Telegraph reveals.
  4. Putin Praises Cold War Moles for Stealing U.S. Nuclear Secrets
    Vladimir Putin praised Cold War-era scientists on Thursday for stealing U.S. nuclear secrets so that United States would not be the world's sole atomic power, in comments reflecting his vision of Russia as a counterweight to U.S. power.
  5. Afghan Protests Over the Burning of Korans at a U.S. Base Escalate
    Armed with rocks, bricks, pistols and wooden sticks, protesters angry over the burning of Korans at the largest American base in Afghanistan this week took to the streets in demonstrations in a half-dozen provinces on Wednesday that left at least seven dead and many more injured.
  6. Obama Signs Payroll Tax Cut Extension
    President Obama signed the payroll tax cut extension and a continuation of unemployment benifits Wednesday evening after receiving the legislation from Congress, the capstone on a legislative victory for the president and Democrats.
  7. VA Governor McDonnell Calls for Amendments to Ultrasound Bill
    Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, who staunchly opposes abortion rights, is objecting to a bill mandating that women receive ultrasounds before having an abortion, and has requested the bill be amended to "explicitly state that no woman in Virginia will have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound involuntarily," he said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.
  8. Federal Judge Rules Government Cannot Deny Health Benefits to Same Sex Spouses
    A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions.
  9. Romney, Seeking Traction, Duels with Santorum
    Mitt Romney challenged Rick Santorum’s credentials as a fiscal conservative in a fiercely combative debate on Wednesday, trying to redefine Mr. Santorum as part of the problem in Washington and regain his footing in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
  10. Americans Sustain Rome's Ancient Lenten Tradition
    The ancient Christian custom of offering Mass every morning during Lent in one Rome’s most historic churches is still being practiced, thanks to the American priests and seminarians who live in the Eternal City.
  11. EWTN Explains Lawsuit Against HHS in New York Times Essay
    The president of the world's largest religious media network has explained his reasons for suing the U.S. government, in a Feb. 21 New York Times editorial about the federal contraception mandate.
  12. Archbishop Says Syria is Locked in 'Murderous Stalemate'
    An archbishop in Syria has described how the country is “locked in a murderous stalemate” and has told how his people say farewell to one another after Sunday Mass uncertain if they will meet again.
  13. Live Lent with Courage, Pope Urges Christians
    As he observed Ash Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to live the 40 days of Lent with faith and patience, aware that God will bring light, truth and joy into the darkness.
  14. Follow the Pope on Twitter for Lent
    Some like to give up a favourite food for Lent. Others choose to follow a bible study course. Or commit to helping those less fortunate than themselves. But in our increasingly secular societies, many young people no longer keep the Lenten season in any special way – that’s why the Pontifical Council for Social Communications has come up with a new idea to focus hearts and minds on the challenges contained in Pope Benedict’s Lenten message for 2012.
  15. Rasmussen: Voters Oppose 'Morning After Pill' Mandate 50% to 38%
    The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters think health insurance companies should be required by law to cover the morning after pill without co-payments or other charges to the patient. Fifty percent (50%) disagree and oppose this requirement. Thirteen percent (13%) are undecided.
  16. No More 'Mademoiselles' in New French Rules
    Forget what you learned in French class about "madame" and "mademoiselle." The French government now says women's marital status shouldn't matter, at least when it comes to this country's far-reaching bureaucracy.
  17. Italy: Divers Find 8 More Bodies in Ship Wreckage
    Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship off a Tuscan island found eight bodies Wednesday on one of the passenger decks, including that of a missing 5-year-old Italian girl, authorities said.
  18. 49 Killed and 600 Injured in Buenos Aires Train Derailment
    At least 49 people were killed and 600 more injured after a commuter train derailed at a station during morning rush hour in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  19. 50% Tax Rate 'Failing to Boost Revenues'
    The amount of income tax paid fell sharply last month in the first formal indication that the new 50p higher rate is not raising the expected amount of revenue.
  20. U.S. Troops Now in 4 African Countries to Fight LRA
    U.S. troops helping in the fight against a brutal rebel group called the Lord's Resistance Army are now deployed in four Central African countries, the top U.S. special operations commander for Africa said Wednesday.