Tuesday, March 10

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NYT: Obama Speech Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness
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NYT: Obama Speech Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness

WASHINGTON — President Obama, confronting a Congress in which Republicans have been determined to stymie him, used his last State of the Union address before he faces the voters to offer a populist pitch for greater economic fairness. (more…)
Federal Government Withdraws Soldiers from Lagos
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Federal Government Withdraws Soldiers from Lagos

EIGHT days after Lagos residents awoke to find its streets blanketed by soldiers on the orders of a jittery federal government, the soldiers were summarily withdrawn on the orders of the same federal government on Tuesday. (more…)
As Boko Haram Attacks Continue, Border Closures Rankles Nigeria’s Neighbors
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As Boko Haram Attacks Continue, Border Closures Rankles Nigeria’s Neighbors

- State House Says President Did Not Vie for AU Chairmanship KANO, a city already reeling from successive attacks from the criminal brutalities of the dreaded Boko Haram group, suffered yet another deadly attack from the suspected members of the same terror group on Sunday, signaling defiance in the face of government’s best efforts to “crush” the group. (more…)
US Presidential Hopeful, New Gingrich, Denies Transport Access to Traveling Press
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US Presidential Hopeful, New Gingrich, Denies Transport Access to Traveling Press

It's total newt-iny on the Gingrich campaign press bus. For each caucus or primary during the 2012 presidential campaign, Gingrich's campaign has organized transportation for the reporters assigned to cover him--as is customary for nearly every presidential candidate. Each news outlet chips in to pay for the bus that trails Gingrich between each stop, and the campaign often lets reporters pay for a seat on charter flights for longer journeys. Many times, it's the only way to ensure the national media are with him at each public appearance. That working relationship pretty much stopped working this weekend, two days before the Florida primary. The trouble began when Daniel Malloy, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, started to do some simple math, always a risky endeavor for a...