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UGI crews to unearth gas main suspected of causing last week's fatal blast (mcall)
12-inch gas main at Allentown will be brought to the surface MondayThe 12-inch gas main suspected of failing and causing last week's deadly explosion on N. 13th Street in Allentown will be brought to the surface Monday for inspection.

Weasel words from Speaker Boehner (voices.washingtonpost)
I interrupt my swoon over House Speaker John Boehner's statesman-like mien of late to rap his knuckles over his answers about President Obama's faith and citizenship on "Meet the Press" Sunday.

Analyst view: Obama budget curbs deficit, fiscal fight looms (reuters)
would cut the U.S. deficit by $1.1 trillion over 10 yearsPresident Barack Obama proposed a budget on Monday that would cut the U.S. deficit by $1.1 trillion over 10 years, setting the stage for a bitter fight with Republicans who vow even tougher spending controls.

US submariners learn to live without smokes (St. Augustine Record)
As if life on a submarine wasn't already stressful enough, with its cramped quarters, long work hours and weeks at sea, thousands of smokers on the U.S. Navy's submarine fleet recently got an unwelcome ultimatum from Uncle Sam.

Republicans oppose meatpacking industry reforms (Salon)
In this Nov. 16, 2010, photo chickens stand in their cage at the Rose Acre Farms near Stuart, Iowa.

Doctors work to help Giffords' brain rewire itself (Washington Times)
Compared to a sleek new laptop, that three-pound mass of fatty tissue called the brain may not look like much.

Giffords Mouths 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' Lyrics (Fox News)
A newspaper report says Rep. Gabrielle Giffords ' efforts to relearn how to speak include mouthing the words to song lyrics, such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," and briefly talking with her brother-in-law by telephone while he orbited aboard the International Space Station .

Nevada Sen. Ensign seeks to revive career (The Modesto Bee)
His conservative reputation wounded by the true-life soap opera of an extramarital affair and a betrayed best friend, Nevada Sen.

That brief time out from heated discourse? No more (KSL-TV)
President Barack Obama? Weak, a socialist and a liar. Liberals? Monsters and a cancer.

Apple working on smaller, cheaper iPhone and free MobileMe: WSJ (examiner)
A few days ago, Bloomberg reported that Apple is working on a smaller, cheaper iPhone. These rumors of an iPhone "nano" have surfaced before, but never produced a product; however, on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal also reported the same thing, lending more credence to the report.

Foes seek to de-fund, discredit Planned Parenthood (TheCabin)
From its defiant origins in 1916, Planned Parenthood has not shied away from controversy - fighting to legalize birth control, offering candid sex education to adolescents, evolving into America's largest provider of abortion.

Boehner Urges Obama To Back Immediate Cuts ( KSBW-TV)
House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday that he wants President Barack Obama to support Republican efforts to make deep cuts in this year's budget as a down payment in the effort to attack soaring deficits.

Mental health a frequent theme in threats cases (KSRO-AM Santa Rosa)
One man posted a message to the White House Web site threatening to kill the president.

Boehner: US handled Egypt crisis as best it could (KansasCity)
House Speaker John Boehner says he thinks the Obama administration has handled "a very difficult situation" in Egypt about as well as possible.The Ohio Republican also says that the upheaval in Egypt and Tunisia - where popular protests helped oust longtime authoritarian leaders - "surprised everyone," including U.S. intelligence officials.Boehner ...

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer (WINS-AM New York)
Sen. Charles Schumer of New York warned on Sunday that national air safety regulations proposed after a Buffalo airliner crash two years ago are being watered down in Washington.

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