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The Two-Way
7:44 am
Wed February 1, 2012

Russia Says U.N. Draft Resolution On Syria Has 'No Chance' Of Adoption

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The United Nations Security Council meets on Syria on Tuesday at the United Nations in New York.

The resolution in front of the United Nations Security Council that would call for the ouster of Syrian President Bashar Assad will be vetoed by Russia.

Reuters reports that as the violence continued in Syria, Moscow's envoy to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said the resolution had no chance of adoption unless it explicitly rejected a military intervention.

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The Two-Way
6:56 am
Wed February 1, 2012

Pakistan Denies NATO Report Connecting It To Afghan Taliban

According to a secret NATO report obtained by the BBC and The Times of London, Pakistan is actively supporting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

The leaked classified report further highlights the complicated relationship between the United States and Pakistan. If you remember, back in September the then chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff accused Pakistan of using extremist organizations as proxies to attack U.S. troops.

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The Two-Way
6:18 am
Wed February 1, 2012

Tech World Buzzes With Word That Facebook's IPO Filing Is Imminent

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Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a special event in 2010.
It's All Politics
5:42 am
Wed February 1, 2012

After Mitt Romney's Decisive Victory, What Will Newt Gingrich Do?

The big question coming off of Mitt Romney's decisive 14-point victory in Florida is, "What's next for Newt Gingrich?" If you go by what the former speaker said during interviews and his speech last night, the campaign will extend into the summer.

But as The New York Times sees it, Gingrich might have to recalibrate, and it may all come down to Super Tuesday.

The Times explains:

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It's All Politics
4:21 am
Wed February 1, 2012

Romney Rules In First Mega-State But Warning Flags Fly Over Florida Results

It was a great night for Mitt Romney, restoring the former Massachusetts governor's lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Storming from behind after his crashing fall in South Carolina 10 days earlier, Romney overtook rival Newt Gingrich and passed him in the course of a week. In the end, he won the far larger and more pivotal state of Florida by the same margin he had lost by in South Carolina.

He did it in two ways, both depending on the power of TV in a state too large for retail campaigning.

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