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Sahara Islamists take hostages, spreading Mali war
Reuters
By Lamine Chikhi and Bate Felix. ALGIERS/BAMAKO | Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:09pm EST. ALGIERS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – Islamist fighters seized dozens of Western and Algerian hostages in a dawn raid on a natural gas facility deep in the Sahara on Wednesday …
French and Malian Troops Confront Islamists in Seized Mali VillageNew York Times
6 reasons events in Mali matterCNN International
French forces fighting 'hand-to-hand' in DiabalyThe Guardian
Voice of America -Los Angeles Times -The Australian
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Seems to Me . . . School safety or gun control?
The Journal
The brouhaha about assault weapons and the need to control them continues unabated, and with little, if any, connection to reality. The shootings at a Connecticut grade school are the latest flashpoint in the gun control crowd's crusade to weaken the second …
Newtown, Conn., parents ask for police in schoolsSalon
Guns on teachers is not the best solution to securing our schools: Phillip MorrisPlain Dealer
The healing power of song: Sandy Hook students perform 'Somewhere Over the …Minuteman News Center
Greenwich Time -Foster’s Daily Democrat -New York Post
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NRA Attacks Obama in Video
New York Times
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association provoked a furious response from the White House on Wednesday by releasing a video accusing President Obama of being an “elitist” and a “hypocrite” because he opposes posting armed guards at schools, …
Column: Obama starts gun fight, Americans buy moreUSA TODAY
NRA: Obama "attacking firearms and ignoring children"CBS News
NRA begins pushback with Web ad criticizing ObamaHuffington Post
Politico -Slate Magazine (blog)
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Obama's gun plans spark little enthusiasm with key lawmakers
NBCNews.com
By Michael O'Brien, Political Reporter, NBC News. Follow @mpoindc. Updated at 4:48 p.m. — There was no great rush on Tuesday by lawmakers to embrace the new measures proposed by President Barack Obama to rein in gun violence. As Obama …
Obama gun plan meets resistance from Republicans on Capitol HillFox News
What's in Obama's Gun Control ProposalNew York Times
Obama makes biggest gun-control push in decadesReuters
Chicago Tribune -Washington Post (blog) -USA TODAY
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Two dead, including pilot, in London chopper crash
The Australian
Two dead in London helicopter crash. A helicopter has crashed into a crane in Vauxhall, south London, with two people confirmed dead. Two dead, including pilot, in London chopper crash; Aircraft hit crane atop tower building in morning rush hour; Street …
Helicopter crash: pilot Pete Barnes may have lost control before hitting crane …Telegraph.co.uk
Vauxhall helicopter crash witnesses speak of lucky escapesThe Guardian
London helicopter crash pilot flew North rescue missionsBBC News
Sydney Morning Herald -New York Times (blog) -KRIS Corpus Christi News
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Facebook's Graph Search is in search of ads
USA TODAY
It lacked the sizzle of a smartphone and the gambit of a gaming play, but Facebook's foray into search on Tuesday could have far-reaching implications. facebook graph. A screenshot showing Facebook Graph Search. (Photo: Facebook) …
How to Use Facebook 'Graph Search' to Boost Your CareerHuffington Post (blog)
Will Graph Search Actually Help Facebook?Fox Business
Graph Search shows that, for Facebook, mobile is still always 'tomorrow'The Verge
TechCrunch -Forbes -DVICE
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Militants Seize Americans and Other Hostages in Algeria
New York Times
PARIS — Islamist militants seized a foreign-operated gas field in Algeria early Wednesday and took 20 or more foreign hostages, including Americans, according to an Algerian government official and the country's state-run news agency, in what appeared to …
Foreigners held hostage by militants in AlgeriaBBC News
Algeria attackers reportedly led by one-eyed militantLos Angeles Times
US citizens among hostages seized in Algeria as France battles Islamists in …Washington Post
Voice of America -The Australian -Telegraph.co.uk
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Ken Salazar leaves contested legacy as Obama's interior secretary
The Guardian
Barack Obama's top adviser on oil drilling and the management of America's last wide open spaces announced on Wednesday that he would leave the cabinet by March. The departure of Ken Salazar as interior secretary leaves Obama with virtually a clean …
Bill Nelson, Everglades Foundation lament Ken Salazar's departureMiamiHerald.com (blog)
Interior chief Salazar to step down; Obama remakes energy teamChicago Tribune
Salazar Announces Plans to Step Down; Gregoire Eyed As Possible ReplacementBoise State Public Radio
Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) -VOXXI -Daily Astorian
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31st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Inland Valley News
Pomona, CA– The Pomona Inland Valley Martin Luther King, Jr. Project will celebrate its 31st Annual MLK Celebration, taking place on Sunday, January 20, 2013. The events starts at 6:00 p.m. at the Pilgrim Congregational Church located at 600 North Garey …

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