Arizona Gov. Brewer gets book critique from Obama (AP)
AP – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer came to greet President Barack Obama upon his arrival outside Phoenix Wednesday. What she got was a critique. Of her book.
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Lohan sued by pedestrian allegedly struck by star (AP)
AP – Lindsay Lohan’s bad luck with cars continues after a woman who claims she was struck by the actress’ sports car sued over her injuries Wednesday. Nubia Del Carmen Preza claims she was struck by Lohan’s Maserati while walking through a West Hollywood intersection in September 2010.
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Apple CEO faces first test with cash mountain (Reuters)
Reuters – Apple CEO Tim Cook has a problem, a $98 billion problem.
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U.S. commandos free two hostages in daring Somalia raid (Reuters)
Reuters – Elite U.S. Navy SEALs swooped into Somalia on Wednesday and rescued two hostage aid workers after killing their nine kidnappers, a rare and daring raid in the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives.
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The bumbling jihadi? Alleged terror backer guessed FBI was listening. (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor – An Uzbekistan man living in Denver has been charged with attempting to provide material support to a militant Islamic group in his home country.
Obama pitches tax, jobs ideas on campaign-style tour (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama took his State of the Union tax and job ideas on the road on Wednesday, striking a populist tone in the 2012 swing states Iowa and Arizona to make his case for a second White House term.
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Einhorn, Greenlight fined for UK market abuse (Reuters)
Reuters – David Einhorn’s reputation as one of the hedge fund industry’s most respected investors took a bit of a hit on Wednesday when Britain’s financial regulator imposed a 7.2 million pounds ($11 million) fine on him and his Greenlight Capital fund for alleged trading abuses.
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Marine accepts plea deal in Iraqi civilian deaths (AP)
AP – A Marine sergeant who told his troops to “shoot first, ask questions later” in a raid that killed unarmed Iraqi women, children and elderly pleaded guilty Monday in a deal that will carry no more than three months confinement and end the largest and longest-running criminal case against U.S. troops from the Iraq War.
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Supreme Court rules police need warrant for GPS tracking (Reuters)
Reuters – The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that police cannot put a GPS device on a suspect’s car to track his movements without a warrant, a test case that upholds basic privacy rights in the face of new surveillance technology.
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