The Top 10 Stories of February 1, 2012
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Quote of the day.
"I'm alive. I’m very alive. To me, it’s stupid. I can’t die but one time. They have killed me four times." - Jerry Miller, Palm Bay, Fla., an Army veteran who has received four letters from the Veterans Administration informing his estate that he was no longer eligible for benefits due to his death.
(MSNBC)
1. What do evangelical leaders think is the nation's top issue?
"Evangelical leaders picked economic recovery as the most important issue facing the nation today, according to an unscientific survey conducted on the board members of the National Association of Evangelicals."
(Christian Post)
2. Canada looks for ways to prevent honor killings.
"How will police, teachers, social workers, and immigrants join forces to prevent any more women from meeting horrific fates?"
(Toronto Globe & Mail)
3. Romney wins decisive victory in Florida.
"Bolstered by superior resources and a relentlessly aggressive style, Mitt Romney won a decisive victory in the Florida primary Tuesday night, dealing a major setback to principal rival Newt Gingrich while putting himself back into a commanding position in the race for the Republican presidential nomination."
(Washington Post)
4. Current laws would slash federal deficit.
"Here''s one way Congress can trim the nation''s record deficits: Do nothing. Keeping Congress gridlocked on budget issues would cut the projected annual federal deficit in half by the next fiscal year and set the trend on a downward path for years to come."
(Los Angeles Times)
5. Intelligence report lists Iran and cyberattacks as leading concerns.
"Some senior Iranian leaders are now more willing to carry out attacks inside the United States in response to perceived American threats against their country, the Obama administration’s top intelligence official said on Tuesday, pointing to last fall’s suspected assassination plot against the Saudi ambassador to Washington."
(New York Times)
6. Obama’s unusual 'drone' remarks.
"White House spokesman Jay Carney rebuffed questions Tuesday about whether President Obama had violated intelligence restrictions on the secret U.S. drone program in Pakistan when he openly discussed the subject the day before.
(Washington Post)
7. U.S. report urges tougher stance against Iran.
"The United States should deploy ships, step up covert activities and sharpen its rhetoric to make more credible the threat of a Western military strike to stop Iran''s nuclear programme, according to report by a bipartisan group of former politicians, generals and senior officials."
(Al Jazeera)
8. Islamists block a Cairo protest.
"The Muslim Brotherhood flexed its muscles here on Tuesday as hundreds of its young members linked arms to block a protest march from reaching Parliament while its lawmakers inside dominated the selection of leaders for legislative committees."
(New York Times)
9. Arab League calls for UN action on Syria.
"The Arab League has urged the UN Security Council to adopt a clear resolution to support the league''s efforts in ending the 11-month-old conflict in Syria, but said it opposed foreign military intervention to achieve the objective."
(Al Jazeera)
10. Taliban poised to retake Afghanistan.
"The U.S. military said in a secret report that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control of Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw, raising the prospect of a major failure of Western policy after a costly war."
(Reuters)
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