The baby in the cornfield: Tales of tiny tornado survivors (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Stories of rescuers finding small children alive after tornadoes have carted them off have become so common as to seem apocryphal.

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Andrew Breitbart, a ‘happy warrior,’ rallied the right and vexed the left (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Andrew Breitbart, the Internet agitator who gave a powerful voice to the right-o-sphere’s unrest and disenchantment with liberal institutions, invoked the spirit of the “happy warrior” to wage quixotic battles against the mainstream media and liberal bromides – often to great, but controversial, effect.

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Andrew Breitbart, a ‘happy warrior,’ rallied the right and vexed the left
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US officials urge ‘stay the course’ in wake of Afghan violence (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – As attacks on allied forces in Afghanistan continued Sunday in the wake of Quran burnings by American troops, US officials reaffirmed their commitment to the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and to preventing Al Qaeda advances in the country.

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US military officials urge caution on attacking Iran (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Senior Pentagon officials are making no secret of the fact that despite the apparent stepped-up drumbeat to war with Iran, they believe a strike on the country is “not prudent” right now.

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Maine caucus win gives Romney new momentum (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Mitt Romney’s win in the Maine caucuses, announced Saturday evening, gives an added boost to what already was a good day for him. Earlier, he won the CPAC straw poll vote of conservative activists.

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Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in today’s Republican caucuses in Nevada: Momentum (and fund-raising chops) from his big win in Florida’s primary election Tuesday. A fractured and therefore ineffectual tea party movement. And a lot of Mormon coreligionists.

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Who’s behind ‘toxic’ super PAC ads? We may never know. (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – The secret donors funding a flood of negative ads in the 2012 presidential race are supposed to go public Tuesday. But loopholes in federal disclosure rules

‘The Grey’: Is film’s portrayal of wolves as man-killers too dramatic? (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Any casual reader of Jack London will get a stab of recognition from the portrayal in the movie “The Grey” of battered survivors defending with flaming torches against snarling, snapping wolves.

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‘The Grey’: Is film’s portrayal of wolves as man-killers too dramatic?
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Army report: Suicide rate sets record; some alcohol abuse up 54 percent (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – The suicide rate among active-duty soldiers hit an all-time high in 2011. But there are signs that rates among reservists and members of the National Guard are stabilizing after years of steady increase.

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Ron Paul: Can Kelly Clarkson and Chuck Norris help Paul win in Iowa? (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – As Iowans will soon start casting ballots tonight, we figured we’d turn our attention to Republican candidates … and the B-list celebrities who love them.

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