US gunman shot victims execution-style: police

A Korean-American former student accused of killing seven people at a private Christian college in California lined up his victims and shot them execution-style, police said Tuesday.

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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 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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Romney vs. Santorum: Class warfare in the GOP (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – There are four candidates left standing in the GOP presidential nomination contest. But it’s really come down to a two-man race heading toward primary elections in Arizona and Michigan, then on to Super Tuesday with ten more contests and a lot more convention delegates than have been at stake so far.

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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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‘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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