New York Daily News Abortion and family planning: Should religion get in the way?Washington PostThe US House of Representatives voted last week to eliminate federal funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortions, along with a variety of health care services for women. The Virginia General Assembly last week approved legislation that …Arizona House gives initial OK to abortion billsNECNFunding cuts to Planned Parenthood and the impact on rural MinnesotaTwin Cities PlanetAbortion opponents rally around US Rep. Ann Marie BuerkleSyracuse.comCanton Repository -Seattle [...]

Daily Mail Texas College Scholarship Targets Only White Male StudentsFox NewsOnly white men with a 3.0 grade-point average can apply for a new scholarship being offered by a Texas nonprofit group, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Colby Bohannan, a Texas State University student, said he founded the Former Majority …Sound Off Monday: Do you find a "white male only" scholarship offensive?KXLY SpokaneTexas group to offer college scholarships to white menReutersTexas Non-Profit Offers Scholarship for White Males OnlyForbes (blog)Macleans.ca -Fort Worth Star Telegram -ABC [...]

Gilroy Dispatch Atlanta weather | Severe thunderstorm warning for AtlantaAtlanta Journal Constitution5:45 pm: 8000 customers statewide lost power according to 11 Alive News. Outages are in Cherokee, Hall, Gordon and Bartow counties. 5:40 pm: No more tornado warnings. The National Weather Service map is showing only tornado watches and …Severe storms hit the mid-Atlantic and SouthChicago TribuneWeather threats appear to passMurray Ledger and TimesSevere Weather In The Western Carolinas; Damage ReportedNews Channel 7St. Louis Post-Dispatch -GPB -WFMY News 2all 463 news articles »

USA Today Congress nears deal to avert government shutdown – for nowChristian Science MonitorHouse Republicans are proposing a plan to fund the federal government – and avoid a March 4 government shutdown – for two more weeks to allow budget negotiations to continue. House majority leader Eric Cantor wraps up a briefing with reporters on …Obama welcomes congressional moves to avert gov't shutdownFox NewsWhite House ok with immediate spending cutsWashington PostGOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdownThe Associated PressThe Guardian -CNNMoneyall [...]

The Guardian Protests over state budget cuts, anti-union bills spread throughout USWashington PostBy Washington Post editors A state-by-state look at budget shortfalls, pensions liabilities, and proposed spending cuts. A screen grab is below; click on the link above to view the interactive version. The divide between government worker unions and …Wis. Gov. to Outline Ultimate Intentions in BudgetABC NewsWis. gov warns time is running outChicago Sun-TimesWalker Gives Ultimatum to Wisconsin Democrats Stalling VoteBloombergSuperior Telegram -Appleton Post Crescent -La Crosse Tribuneall 3,742 news [...]

CTV.ca Pro-Gadhafi forces fight rebels in 2 citiesThe Associated PressTRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — International pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to end a crackdown on opponents escalated Monday as his loyalists fought rebels holding the two cities closest to the capital and his warplanes bombed an ammunition depot in the east. …UN Council Poised to Adopt Report Praising Libya's Human Rights RecordFox NewsWhat next for Libya, a divided land riven by bloodshed?The GuardianQaddafi's Army and Jets Strike at RebelsNew York TimesTelegraph.co.uk -ABC Online -Daily [...]

SILive.com Severe storms hit the mid-Atlantic and SouthChicago TribuneWASHINGTON (Reuters) — A severe weather front was bringing high winds, lightning, hail, flooding and a few tornadoes to the Southeast and mid-Atlantic on Monday, forecasters said. The storm ran through the Mississippi and Ohio valleys …Atlanta weather | Tornado warning in Cobb, Cherokee, other countiesAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBe prepared: Severe Weather Awareness Week is March 7-11St. Louis Post-DispatchWeather service confirms two tornadoes in KentuckyUSA TodayLouisville Courier-Journal -News Channel 7 -Rome News Tribuneall 464 news [...]

Chicago Tribune Unveiled: Meet The Mind Behind Twitter Impersonator @MayorEmanuelTIMENow that the real-life Rahm has been elected the Second City's new mayor, the irreverent faker @MayorEmanuel's work is done. But what made Dan Sinker's political commentary so poignant and gripping during the election run-up? …Meet Dan Sinker, the man who dared to make fun of Rahm Emanuel on parody …New York Daily NewsABC7 talks to man behind '@mayoremanuel'ABC7Chicago.comRevealing the Man Behind @MayorEmanuelThe AtlanticA.V. Club Chicago -Chicago Tribune -MyStateline.comall 107 news articles »

Sydney Morning Herald Egypt bans Mubarak from travel, freezes assetsWashington PostCAIRO – Egypt's top prosecutor on Monday barred former president Hosni Mubarak and his family from leaving the country and seized control of Mubarak's assets as the new government moved ahead with an investigation …Egyptian Prosecutor Freezes Mubarak AssetsWall Street JournalFactbox: Proposed changes to Egypt's constitutionReutersEgypt Issues Travel Ban, Asset Freeze on MubarakVoice of AmericaChristian Science Monitor -The Guardian -Aljazeera.netall 1,440 news articles »

The Guardian White House ok with immediate spending cutsWashington PostAP WASHINGTON — Siding with congressional Republicans, the White House voiced general approval Monday for a short-term bill that makes immediate cuts in federal spending while preventing a threatened government shutdown. …GOP hopefuls cheer for a spending showdownThe Associated PressRepublicans recycle an old idea: the foam plastic coffee cupThe GuardianProgress and Preparations in Federal Government Shutdown BattleU.S. News & World ReportCNNMoney -Voice of America -CBS Newsall 1,251 news articles »