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Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)
AP - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing calls for Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by his regime's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising.

Locations: Hims, H'ims, SY,China,Russia,Syria
Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses (AP)
AP - Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals conceded in advance.
Locations: Nevada, US
Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC (AP)
AP - Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing the grounds of tents that they said were banned under park rules.

Locations: District of Columbia, US,Washington, DC, US
Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado (AP)
AP - A stretch of Interstate 70 reopened Saturday morning, after near-zero visibility had forced officials to close all 160 miles of the westbound lanes between the Kansas state line and metro Denver and a 70-mile stretch of eastbound lanes from metro Denver to the plains town of Limon.

Locations: Colorado, US,Kansas, US,New Mexico, US,Denver, CO, US,Lakewood, CO, US,Limon, CO, US,Wyoming, NE, US
Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule (AP)
AP - Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years.

Locations: Moscow, Moscow Federal City, RU
Stylistic extremes at top of GOP presidential race (AP)
AP - Mitt Romney listens. Newt Gingrich lectures.

Locations: Massachusetts, US,Elko, NV, US
For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)
AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.

Locations: Menlo Park, CA, US
Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' (AP)
AP - The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."

Locations: Hollywood, FL, US,The White House, Washington, DC, US
Shocked? Not! Not many surprises in Super Bowl ads (AP)
AP - If you're expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don't hold your breath: There won't be many surprises.

Locations: Nikos, Nicosia District, CY,Colorado, US
Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds (AP)
AP - The federal government pursued a drug case against home run king Barry Bonds for more than seven years. The end result: a guilty verdict on just one count and a sentence of 30 days confinement at Bonds' estate in Beverly Hills.

Locations: Beverly Hills, CA, US,Los Angeles, CA, US,The Cedars, CA, US,Sinai, Morona-Santiago, EC
Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria (Reuters)
Reuters - Russia and China vetoed Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.

Locations: Hims, H'ims, SY,Washington, DC, US,China,Russia,Syria
Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control (Reuters)
Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.
Locations: Boston, MA, US,New York, NY, US,Washington, DC, US
Greek banks recap via common shares with restrictions: source (Reuters)
Reuters - Greece has agreed to recapitalize its struggling banks after a planned bond swap largely through common shares with restricted voting rights, a banking source told Reuters on Saturday.
Locations: Greece
Russians stage rival protests over Putin (Reuters)
Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.
Locations: Moscow, Moscow Federal City, RU
Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work (Reuters)
Reuters - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Locations: Tehran, Tehran, IR,Iran
Police begin clearing Occupy DC protest site (Reuters)
Reuters - Police removed bedding and most tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for months.

Locations: Washington, DC, US,United States,National Park Service, Providence, RI, US
Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada (Reuters)
Reuters - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.

Locations: Massachusetts, US,Nevada, US,Elko, NV, US
Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts (Reuters)
Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost.
Locations: Washington, DC, US
Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - The decision by US prosecutors to drop a two-year doping investigation of legendary Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong could mark a stalemate in the debate over how to deal with the use of anabolic steroids in sport.
Locations: United States
Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in todayâs Republican caucuses in Nevada: Momentum (and fund-raising chops) from his big win in Floridaâs primary election Tuesday. A fractured and therefore ineffectual tea party movement. And a lot of Mormon coreligionists.
Locations: Nevada, US

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