DENIED!

Super Tuesday: Romney wins five states, Santorum trails behind

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Underscoring the continuing contentious and divided nature of the GOP primaries, the remaining candidates split the Super Tuesday contests, denying Romney the decisive wins he needed.

JUDICIAL FEUD

Wisconsin GOP calls for investigation after judge halts voter ID law

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The Republican Party of Wisconsin said it would seek an investigation of Dane County Judge David Flanagan after he temporary barred the enforcement of a voter ID law.

WARMONGERING FOR THE ELDERLY

Jon Stewart: Iran saber-rattling meant for old Jews in Florida

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On his show Tuesday night, Jon Stewart assured Iran that Republican candidates who appeared to be warmongering were actually just appealing to voters in Florida.

THIS LAND IS OUR LAND

Native Americans threaten to confiscate Keystone Pipeline trucks

Lakota activists block Keystone XL Pipeline trucks (Facebook)

At least five Native Americans were arrested in South Dakota after a six-hour standoff that temporarily blockaded trucks from moving equipment thought to be destined for the Keystone XL Pipeline.

MUSIC PIRATES

Legendary 1960s musician: I am the 99 percent, screwed by the music industry

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The lead singer of the 1960s soul rock group The Chambers Brothers is barely surviving on his meager income, even though his voice has appeared on hundreds of albums, movies, TV shows and commercials.

BEYOND THE PALIN

Palin: Criticizing Rush is ‘the definition of hypocrisy’

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Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) got caught by CNN’s “caucus cam” in Wasilla — and the whole CNN team to the opportunity to quiz her.

Science

Vomit bird throws up a defense against predators

Babies of a bird species called the Eurasian roller vomit a foul-smelling orange liquid as…

U.S. health authorities warn against ‘inhalable caffeine’

US health authorities on Tuesday issued a warning to the maker of a new inhalable…

DARPA’s ‘robot cheetah’ breaks speed record

Sleepiness affects pilots, train operators on job: poll

Tech News

Weird and wonderful gadgets wow world’s top IT fair

Water-powered clocks, eye-controlled arcade games and pole-dancing robots: this year’s CeBIT tech fair, the world’s…

Canadian election watchdog probing Paypal for robocalls

Canada’s elections watchdog focused Tuesday on online payments company PayPal’s records as part of a…

Media

Limbaugh blasts ‘overeducated’ young single white women

Following “sincerely” apologizing for calling a Georgetown University student a “slut,” conservative radio host Rush…

Lawyer: Fluke could ‘definitely’ sue Limbaugh for slander

An attorney says that Georgetown law School student Sandra Fluke could “definitely” sue Republican talk…

World

Sarkozy says ‘we have too many foreigners’ in France

President Nicolas Sarkozy declared on Tuesday that there are too many immigrants in France, as the country’s presidential election campaign…

Head of French breast implant firm jailed

MARSEILLE — The founder of the French breast implant company at the heart of a global health scare was jailed…

IKEA unions meet in Turkey for global alliance

ISTANBUL — IKEA trade union leaders from around the world met in Istanbul on Tuesday to launch a global alliance…

Indonesia to ban female MPs from wearing miniskirts

JAKARTA — Women’s groups expressed outrage Tuesday after Indonesia’s parliament said it would draft rules banning female lawmakers from wearing…

U.S. News

Man kills girlfriend with homemade cannon

A US man accidentally killed his 38-year-old girlfriend with a homemade cannon when the contraption…

U.S. promises $107 million more to fight drug crime

TEGUCIGALPA — US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged $107 million more in aid…

Bernie Sanders praises Vermont towns for challenging Citizens United ruling

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders applauded towns in his state Vermont that called for a constitutional…

Military options in Syria ‘challenging’: U.S. general

WASHINGTON — Possible military intervention against the regime in Syria would be “extremely challenging” given…

New York protesters line up against unemployment

NEW YORK — An estimated 5,000 demonstrators formed a three-mile (five-kilometer) line in downtown New…