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Today’s Headlines
Gaddafi Denies Libya Departure, Urges More Fighting
Western Firm Negotiated to Arm Gaddafi Regime Before Uprising
Syrian Forces Kill at Least 20 in Homs in Ongoing Crackdown on Protest Movement
GOP Contenders Clash in Debate; Perry Blasts Social Security as “Ponzi Scheme”
Obama to Deliver Jobs Speech; Some GOP Lawmakers Won’t Attend
Nearly 100 Ex-Staffers for Congressional “Super Committee” Members Now Working as Lobbyists
Ex-CIA Lawyer: Obama Changed “Virtually Nothing” from Bush Admin on Terror Policies
U.S. Pressures Palestinians to Drop Statehood Bid
Bahrain Releases Hunger-Striking Medical Workers from Detention
Honduran Resistance Leader Slain
Students Protest Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates at University of Texas
5 Dead in Tri-State Shooting Spree