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The Mail Online: Michelle Obama today faced a fresh wave of attacks over her lavish break in Spain with 40 friends, which could easily cost U.S. taxpayers a staggering £50,000 a day. The First Lady has been lambasted for her extravagance at a time when the economy is still struggling. One blogger went so far [...]

Washington Post: NUEVO LAREDO, MEXICO — Two weeks ago, Mexican soldiers clashed here with drug cartel gangsters in running gun battles that lasted five hours. The outlaws hijacked vehicles, including a bus, for use as barricades and battering rams. Terrified residents scrambled for safety. At least a dozen people were killed, including bystanders. Children were [...]

Sports By Brooks: Multiple media and network television sources confirmed to me Thursday that Keith Olbermann will not appear on NBC’s Football Night In America Sunday evening NFL broadcasts this season. Some members of the FNIA cast and crew were made aware of the news Monday at a preseason production meeting in New York City. [...]

Andrea Tantaros in the New York Daily News: Sacrifice is something that many Americans are becoming all too familiar with during this economic downturn. It was a key theme in President Obama’s inaugural address to the nation, and he’s referenced it numerous times when lecturing the country on how to get back on its feet. [...]

CNN: (CNN) — Omar Thornton, minutes after gunning down eight co-workers in Manchester, Connecticut, called state police and told them, “I took it into my hands” because he worked at a “racist place,” according to a recording of the call. Thornton, 34, told police, “I wish I could have got more of the people.” He [...]

The Hill: The issue is welcome news to some Republican candidates, who have brought the term “anchor babies” into vogue on the campaign trail. The national debate on the birthright provision of the 14th Amendment is welcome news to some Republican candidates, who have brought the term “anchor babies” into vogue on the campaign trail. [...]