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• Governors coming to terms with sequester; demand flexibility from Washington
• Second blizzard bearing down on Plains region
• Movies for the masses, straight to the Web
• House Intel chair: Chinese cyber attacks 'unprecedented'
• Gibbs: I was told not to acknowledge existence of drone program
• Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
• Chinese company reveals 'fastest smartphone in the world'
• Cuban leader Raul Castro announces he will retire in 2018
• Afghanistan: U.S. special forces must leave province
• Pistorius' brother facing charge in traffic death
• Apple signals emerging-market rethink with India push
• French photographer dies of shrapnel wounds in Syria
• McCain: Obama should have Camp David budget summit
• On Sunday talk shows, automatic budget cuts find few fans
• Cruz's tactics boil Washington, but impress Texas
• In South Carolina, disgraced former governor seeks a resurrection
• Firefox says its phones will start appearing this summer
• Prime suspect in Vegas shooting, crash is named, but remains at-large
• Romney to give first postelection interview to Fox News
• New source found for cold, deep Antarctic currents
• US scrambles to salvage Syrian opposition talks

Governors coming to terms with sequester; demand flexibility from Washington Posted: 24 Feb 2013 03:38 PM PST "We believe in what we call flexible federalism," the chair of the National Governors Association said.

Second blizzard bearing down on Plains region Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:33 PM PST A second major winter storm was bearing down on the central Plains Sunday, forcing cancellations and sending public works crews scrambling for salt and sand supplies less than a week after another system dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of the region.

Movies for the masses, straight to the Web Posted: 24 Feb 2013 02:17 PM PST The Oscars still ignore Internet video. Don't let that stop you from watching, or making, Sunday's Best Vine.

House Intel chair: Chinese cyber attacks 'unprecedented' Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:00 AM PST Mike Rogers, R-Mich., said "we are losing" the war to prevent the attacks.

Gibbs: I was told not to acknowledge existence of drone program Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:40 AM PST Obama's former press secretary called the proposition "inherently crazy."

Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning Posted: 24 Feb 2013 07:42 AM PST Benedict XVI told a cheering crowd that he is better suited to a life of private prayer.

Chinese company reveals 'fastest smartphone in the world' Posted: 24 Feb 2013 03:02 PM PST Huawei, the world's third-largest maker of smartphones, wants to use it to expand its brand.

Cuban leader Raul Castro announces he will retire in 2018 Posted: 24 Feb 2013 03:30 PM PST He named a 52-year-old rising star to become his first vice president and most visible successor.

Afghanistan: U.S. special forces must leave province Posted: 24 Feb 2013 04:38 PM PST Afghanistan's president on Sunday ordered all U.S. special forces to leave a strategically important eastern province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans.

Pistorius' brother facing charge in traffic death Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:19 AM PST JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The murder case involving Olympic star Oscar Pistorius took another unexpected turn Sunday with the news that his older brother, Carl, is himself facing charges for the death of a woman in a traffic accident.

Apple signals emerging-market rethink with India push Posted: 24 Feb 2013 01:03 PM PST NEW DELHI/BANGALORE (Reuters) - As BlackBerry launches the first smartphone from its make-or-break BB10 line in India, one of its most loyal markets, the company faces new competition from a formidable rival that has long had a minimal presence in the country. More than four years after it started selling iPhones in India, Apple Inc is now aggressively pushing the iconic device through installment payment plans that make it more affordable, a new distribution model and heavy marketing blitz. ...

French photographer dies of shrapnel wounds in Syria Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:00 AM PST PARIS (Reuters) - A French freelance photographer working in Syria has died after being hit by shrapnel while covering an opposition group for Reporters Without Borders, the French government said on Sunday. Olivier Voisin was following the operations of an armed opposition group near Idlib, in northwestern Syria, Reporters Without Borders said. Voisin, born in 1974, was taken to the international hospital in the Turkish border city of Antakya but subsequently died from wounds to his head and arm, the office of French President Francois Hollande said in a statement. ...

McCain: Obama should have Camp David budget summit Posted: 24 Feb 2013 06:36 AM PST Sen. John McCain says President Barack Obama should invite lawmakers to Camp David or the White House to hammer out a last-minute deal to avert deep budget cuts set to start taking effect at week's end.The ...

On Sunday talk shows, automatic budget cuts find few fans Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:36 AM PST The automatic budget cuts set to take hold this week were roundly condemned Sunday as governors, lawmakers and administration officials hoped for a deal to stave off the $85 billion reduction in government ...

Cruz's tactics boil Washington, but impress Texas Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:02 AM PST Ted Cruz glanced at his black cowboy boots, beneath a silver Texas belt buckle, waiting for the admirers to stop clapping.

In South Carolina, disgraced former governor seeks a resurrection Posted: 24 Feb 2013 02:01 PM PST CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - The appearance by a candidate for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District here last week was delayed. The event's co-host, an undertaker, had been detained at his funeral home by an unexpected "delivery." A couple of people in the audience laughed as they realized what sort of delivery a funeral home receives. Questions of life and death seemed oddly appropriate because the afternoon's guest of honor was a man who is trying to undergo a political resurrection: former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. ...

Firefox says its phones will start appearing this summer Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:17 AM PST Mozilla, the non-profit foundation behind the popular Firefox Web browser, is getting into phones. But it's not stopping at Web browsers — it's launching an entire phone operating system.The Mountain View, ...

Prime suspect in Vegas shooting, crash is named, but remains at-large Posted: 24 Feb 2013 09:11 AM PST LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 26-year-old man was being sought Sunday as the prime suspect in a pre-dawn shooting on the Las Vegas Strip last week which led to a fiery crash that left three people dead and several others injured.

Romney to give first postelection interview to Fox News Posted: 24 Feb 2013 08:54 AM PST NEW YORK (AP) — Fox's Chris Wallace has landed the first postelection interview with defeated Republican nominee Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann.

New source found for cold, deep Antarctic currents Posted: 24 Feb 2013 10:01 AM PST With help from seals, scientists have discovered a new source for the coldest, deepest water in the ocean.

US scrambles to salvage Syrian opposition talks Posted: 24 Feb 2013 12:07 PM PST LONDON (AP) — The U.S. is frantically trying to salvage a Syrian opposition conference set for this coming week that John Kerry plans to attend during his first official overseas trip as U.S. secretary of state.

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