 CTV.ca | Barefoot Bandit sentenced: 'I should have died years ago' Los Angeles Times Diffident and shy, the lanky youth known as the "Barefoot Bandit" made his first public statement since launching his 27-month crime spree, apologizing to his victims as a judge sentenced him to 6 1/2 years in prison for his audacious string of ... 'Barefoot Bandit' Sentenced to 6 ½ Years 'Barefoot Bandit' handed six years in jail for international crime spree 'Barefoot Bandit's' Courtroom Drama Ends With 6-1/2 Year Sentence |
 USA TODAY | GOP rivals blast Obama on Hispanic-centric issues USA TODAY By Alan Gomez, USA TODAY MIAMI – A day after Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich fiercely attacked each other in the GOP presidential debate, they changed their focus Friday and trained their attacks on President Obama during a gathering here of Hispanic ... Romney's forceful body language scores in debate Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla. Gingrich takes a swing at Goldman Sachs |
 USA TODAY | What Is Facebook Worth? Wall Street Journal By JOE LIGHT More than 50 mutual funds say they own shares of the closely held social-media giant Facebook, according to investment-research firm Morningstar. And some closed-end funds are investing the bulk of their portfolios in private firms, ... Report: Facebook may file for IPO next week Wall Street clicks 'like' on Facebook IPO Chinese Internet Companies Jump on WSJ Report of Facebook Initial Offering |
 BBC News | Komisarjevsky denies blame as death sentence passed BBC News A man convicted of murdering a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion has tried to deflect blame, as a judge sentenced him to die. Joshua Komisarjevsky, 31, was ordered to face lethal injection after emotional statements from family ... Conn. home invasion killer is sentenced to death Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror" Dr. Petit says loss of family is his 'personal Holocaust' |
 The Hindu | Violence Rises in Syria, Vexing Arab League Monitors New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — Violence in Syria has escalated sharply in the past two days, with heavy bloodshed reported Friday in at least three flash points as Arab League monitors expressed exasperation and the United Nations Security Council prepared to ... UN Security Council discusses crisis in Syria, review Arab-European draft ... Draft resolution calls for al-Assad to step down Syria crisis: UN Security Council mulls Assad measures |
 Globe and Mail | Demi Moore friend who called 911 describes actress as barely conscious and ... Washington Post LOS ANGELES — Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and “semi-conscious, barely,” according to a caller on a frantic 911 recording released Friday by Los Angeles fire officials. Demi Moore 911 call: Confusion, convulsions Rumer Willis At Demi Moore's House During 911 Emergency Sarah Jessica Parker Replacing Demi Moore in Lovelace |
 Globe and Mail | Associates: Paul pursued strategy of publishing controversial newsletters Washington Post Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas, according to three ... Paul braves snowy Maine in hunt for GOP delegates Welch: Be Nice To Paul, We Need His Supporters Ron Paul kicks off two-day tour of Maine in Bangor |
 Boston.com | France will speed up troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by one year Washington Post PARIS—France said Friday that it will accelerate the pullout of its combat forces from Afghanistan by one year, to the end of 2013, and in concert with Afghanistan urged NATO to hand over all combat operations to the Afghan army by the same date. France, Karzai want faster NATO Afghanistan exit France to Speed Troops' Withdrawal from Afghanistan Nicolas Sarkozy vows French troops will leave Afghanistan by end of 2013 - video |
 ABC News | Obama urges House Democrats to work with GOP but call them out if they resist Washington Post CAMBRIDGE, Md. — President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats for an election-year fight, urging them to work with Republicans if they show some willingness to put politics aside but telling the rank and file to call them out if they stand in the way ... Obama to House Dems: I "have your back" Obama Pushes 'Buffett Rule' in Populist Talk to House Democrats Romney's Tax Returns Show He Paid More in Taxes Than He Owed |
 The Associated Press | Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition The Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint ... Obama pushes for affordable education in rousing speech |
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