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Tuesday, January 24, 2012


2 children killed in apartment fire | VIDEO
Two young children died Tuesday in a fire on Chicago's Far South Side -- despite their pregnant mother's efforts to save them.

Illinois high court allows cameras in courts
The Illinois Supreme Court has approved a pilot program to allow cameras in trial courts for the first time.
Kirk in ICU after stroke, skull surgery | VIDEO
Doctors have given Sen. Mark Kirk a mixed prognosis after surgery for a stroke.
Judge to rule Tuesday afternoon on Cellini retrial
A federal judge in Chicago is ready to rule on whether to redo what was supposed to be the last trial directly related to a decade-long investigation of impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
YouTube beating suspects appear in court | VIDEO
Six teenagers are scheduled to appear in juvenile court Tuesday in connection with the videotaped beating of a 17-year-old high school student.
Man allegedly shoots, kills girlfriend, flees
Chicago police are looking for the person who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend overnight.

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Plainfield's McCarthy nominated for Oscar Plainfield native Melissa McCarthy got a nod from the Academy for her role in the R-rated movie ''Bridesmaids'' with a nomination for best supporting actress.

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Tuesday's Daily Brief


Mitt Romney Tax Records Released
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
ENTERTAINMENT
Oscar Nominations Revealed
POLITICS
Romney, Gingrich Hit Each Other On 'Leadership,' 'Misinformation'
POLITICS
State Of The Union Address: Obama's Pivot Into Campaign Mode
MEDIA
Lara Logan's Harrowing Confession About Assault
WORLD
Gaddafi Loyalists Seize Key Town
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Robert Reich: The State of Our Disunion: A Globalized Private Sector, A Corporate-Dominated Public Sector
Who should have the primary strategic responsibility for making American workers globally competitive -- the private sector or government? This will be a defining issue in the 2012 campaign.
Paul Rieckhoff: It's Time for the President to Prove He's Brady or Eli for Vets
As all eyes turn to Capitol Hill tonight for the State of the Union address, I'll join 20 fellow Iraq vets on the House floor and millions nationwide and overseas who are looking for crucial promises from the president.
Keli Goff: Are You Smart Enough to Be a Religious Bigot in the Voting Booth?
If most of us are not knowledgeable enough of our own faiths, how can a vote based in part on someone else's religion be rooted in anything other than prejudice? Religious prejudice has become one of the last bastions of voter bias.
Cullen Murphy: The Top 10 Questions Everyone Has About the Inquisition
In talking with audiences about my new book, "God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World," I've found that the same questions come up over and over. Here are the Top 10.
Alon Ben-Meir: The Egyptian Revolution: A Year Later
The United States and its allies, especially Israel, must accept the fact that in the wake of the Arab Spring, Islamic governments are likely to dominate the Arab political landscape.
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Romney Roasts 'Influence-Peddling' Newt [VIDEO]

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
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A surging Newt Gingrich maintained his composure in the face of a renewed assault from Mitt Romney at the Republican presidential debate Monday night, aggressively defending Medicare in a state where the ethos of the Tea Party -- a group that is demographically dominated by older white voters who tend to support public benefits for those who they believe have earned them -- is especially powerful.

In a sprawling 90 minute discussion that touched on everything from the Terri Schiavo case to cane sugar subsidies to the threat posed by Cuba as a potential launching pad for terrorist attacks on the United States, Romney went hard after Gingrich on his tenure as Speaker, his ethics violations, and his role as a "lobbyist" for Freddie Mac. But the new frontrunner did not respond with venom, like he did during last week's triumphant march through South Carolina. Instead, he slowed down the tempo of his voice and smirked at Romney's repeated attacks. He even managed to find time to praise Rep. Ron Paul. READ MORE
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In 2009, author Katherine Stewart learned that the Santa Barbara public elementary school her children attended had added a class called "The Good News Club" to its afterschool program. Sponsored by the Child Evangelism Fellowship, the Club has established 3,500 local chapters at public schools across the country and bills itself as a straightforward program of "Bible study." But Stewart soon discovered that the Club's real mission is to convert children to a fundamentalist version of Christianity and encourage them to proselytize their "unchurched" peers -- all while promoting the false impression that its activities are endorsed by the school. READ MORE
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Can't Touch This
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the son of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and a frequent critic of the Transportation Security Administration, was stopped by TSA officers at the Nashville airport Monday when he set off a metal detector and then declined to allow a security officer to pat him down. Police escorted Paul away, causing him to miss a vote in the Senate. The security scanner identified an issue with the senator's knee, although Paul said he has no screws or medical hardware around the joint. READ MORE
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Featured Column: Cynthia Tucker
Despite the best efforts of some of the GOP's leading strategists, who have warned against alienating a growing ethnic group, the Republican Party seems headed in a bad direction with Latinos, championing harsh rhetoric and mean-spirited policies that will poison relations with that voting bloc for generations. Compared to Romney and the other GOP contenders, President Obama has been a champion of Latino interests. And they are likely to respond by throwing their wholehearted support to the Democratic ticket, as they did in 2008. READ MORE
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Around The World
Two Iranian lawmakers on Monday escalated threats that their country will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's crude petrol flows, in retaliation for oil sanctions on Tehran. The warnings came as European Union nations agreed in Brussels to impose an oil embargo as a part of sanctions against Iran's controversial nuclear program. READ MORE
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War And Peace
In the Massachusetts Senate campaign, where Super PACs have already spent millions blanketing the airwaves in what promises to be a spectacular slugfest, Republican incumbent Scott Brown and Democratic consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren have agreed to give peace a chance. On Monday, they reached an unprecedented agreement to reject outside spending by third-party groups, whether they are official party organs like the Democratic National Committee or Super PACs like the Karl Rove-founded Crossroads GPS. The pact sounds nice, but nobody knows whether it will actually work -- and there's no way outside groups will stop raising money, just in case the campaign equivalent of nuclear war breaks out. READ MORE
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