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Will Heath Care Reform Actually Save Us Any Money?
David Brooks identifies a key problem with the health care reform legislation milling around Congress: it may not save us much money: If you read the C.B.O. testimony and talk to enough...

Official: Prison fire in Honduras leaves 272 dead (AP)
AP - Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 272 inmates, authorities said Wednesday.

APNewsBreak: Israel: Thai bombs like India attack (AP)
AP - The homemade bombs discovered in a Bangkok house after a series of blasts in the city were similar to devices used against Israeli Embassy targets in India and Georgia, Israel's...

Negotiators reach tentative payroll tax cut pact (AP)
AP - House-Senate talks on renewing a payroll tax cut that delivers about $20 a week to the average worker yielded a tentative agreement Tuesday, with lawmakers planning to unveil the pact...

Public Policy Polling: Santorum More Electable Than Romney
So let’s look at the numbers from Public Policy Polling… Yes, Rick Santorum is ahead of Romney by 2 points. And that’s the first time in PPP’s stats that this...