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Why Rick Santorum has only a 1 percent chance of stopping Mitt Romney

For Rick Santorum, the only shot at the nomination would be to win a contested GOP convention. But April should be good for Mitt Romney, leaving Santorum with only the slimmest of hopes, a delegate-math expert says.
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Did Ron Paul get robbed of Virgin Island victory?

Ron Paul received the most votes in the US Virgin Islands caucuses over the weekend, but Mitt Romney got more pledged delegates.
Mitt Romney spared 'romp' in Alabama, Mississippi by split conservative vote (+video)

Conservatives voters in the Alabama and Mississippi primaries split their vote between Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, sparing Mitt Romney a potentially lopsided defeat. But long term, the delegate math still appears to be in his favor.
Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich took second in both primaries, while former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took third.
Daylight saving time: why we ‘spring forward’ earlier this year

Daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March and has since 2007. The goal of moving daylight saving time forward is partly to save energy, but that hasn't happened.
Samoa skips Friday in leap across international dateline

The time jump means that Samoa's 186,000 citizens will now be the first in the world to ring in the new year, rather than the last.
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Samoa to skip Friday, lose December 30th 2011 forever

As China’s influence in the Pacific rises, Samoa is planning to cancel Friday, going directly from Thursday to Saturday, to synchronize trade with China.
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Fat stigma spreads from Western countries

Fat stigma goes global: The Western desire for slimness has been spreading to cultures that previously celebrated larger bodies causing a fat stigma that never existed before.
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Why entrepreneurs are the real victims of the recession

Heavy handed economic reforms like raising the minimum wage keep entrepreneurs from pursuing projects that would lift the economy.
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Obama on tsunami warning: Listen to local authorities.

President Obama stepped outside the Oval Office this afternoon to urge citizens to listen to local officials in light of today's tsunami warning.
Hawaii under tsunami warning after massive Chile earthquake

Hawaii is under a tsunami warning following an earthquake in Chile Saturday morning.
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White House 'closely monitoring' situation following Chile earthquake

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told a pool reporter that they are "closely monitoring the situation" following the Chile earthquake.
Tsunami warning issued for Hawaii following massive earthquake in Chile

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Chile Saturday morning triggering a tsunami warning for Hawaii.
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To comfort those touched by the tsunami

A Christian Science perspective.
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How to help in Indonesia, Samoa, and Tonga

A list of some of the relief organizations working in Indonesia, Samoa, American Samoa, and Tonga.
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Samoa tsunami: Islands assess how quickly they can recover

Samoa was hit harder than American Samoa, but damage is confined to one area. Another challenge will be convincing tourists – a major revenue source – to return.
Amid Samoa tsunami's devastation, tales of survival

One group of surfers rode out the massive waves that struck Samoa this week and killed 169 people. A woman whose two-day-old baby survived named her boy "Tsunami."
Indonesia earthquake toll rises as survivors await relief

A second Indonesian earthquake struck near the city of Padang Thursday as the death toll rose to at least 529. Some residents, fearing aftershocks, sought safety outside despite monsoon rains.
Samoa tsunami lesson: Early warning system too slow

The Samoa tsunami demonstrates a problem for early warning systems - massive waves crashed ashore before researchers could analyze the earthquake and sound the alarm. A second earthquake struck near Samoa Wednesday, where the death toll has topped 150.
Pacific tsunami: Aid efforts begin in Samoa

As the US prepared to dispatch emergency relief to American Samoa, Australia and New Zealand focused their aid efforts on Samoa.
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Tsunami near American Samoa kills 34, triggers regional alert

President Obama declared Tuesday's tsunami a 'major disaster' and dispatched aid to American Samoa. As many as 120 people may have died, and more tsunamis could hit.
For island players, this is the 'Poly Bowl'

Six players in Super Bowl XLIII have Polynesian heritage – a record number for the big game.
Bush orders new protections for Pacific marine seascapes

Together with earlier moves, 355,000 square miles of islands, reefs, and atolls now have new safeguards.