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The Two-Way
6:31 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Man U.S. Calls A Top Al-Qaida Figure Is Arrested At Cairo Airport

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Saif al-Adel.
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By Eyder Peralta

A man the United States lists as one of its most wanted terrorists has been arrested in Cairo.

The AP reports that "security and airport officials" said Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi was arrested when he arrived in the country on Wednesday from Pakistan.

Makkawi, who the FBI says is also known as Saif Al-Aldel, is wanted in connection to the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Makkawi, the FBI says, is also suspected of being a high-ranking member of al-Qaida.

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Around the Nation
6:26 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Ketchum Could Be First Female A&M Yell Leader

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The Two-Way
6:08 am
Wed February 29, 2012

At Least One Killed, 13 Injured By Possible Tornado In Mo.

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Sherry Cousins and her brother Bruce Wallace of Hollister, Mo., sit in the wreckage of their secondhand store in Branson, Mo, on February 29. A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the Midwest early today, roughing up the country music resort city of Branson.
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Construction workers lift a piece of sheet metal off cars in a display room at Branson Auto World in Branson, Mo.
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Debris is scattered near Harry Owen Trucking in Elizabethtown, Ky.
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Emergency responders work to clear debris in a Harrisburg, Ill., neighborhood after a powerful storm lashed the Midwest on Wednesday.
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Tammy Woodyard surveys the wreckage of her father's home in Harveyville, Kan.
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The storms left much of the small eastern Kansas town in rubble.
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The storms, which spawned at least one tornado, destroyed Sherry Cousins and her brother Bruce Wallace's secondhand store in Branson, Mo.
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Residents and volunteers line up for food and drinks in Harveyville.
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Margaret Shimkus talks with an emergency responder at her home in Harrisburg. Shimkus took refuge in her bathtub during the storm.
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A damaged stop sign stands on a street corner in Harveyville.
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Douglas Osman sorts through debris at his grandmother's house in Harrisburg, Ill. Mary Osman was killed after the tornado hit.
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Originally published on Wed May 23, 2012 9:59 am

A line of severe storms moving across the Midwest left death and destruction in its wake early today.

The storms moved through Kansas and Missouri overnight, destroying one trailer park and leaving at least one dead in Buffalo, Mo.

The hardest hit area is Harrisburg, Ill., where authorities say at least six people have been killed after what is presumed to be a tornado raked the town before dawn. (Note: in situations such as this, details such as the number of people killed and injured change as more information comes in. We will be updating this post.)

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Around the Nation
6:08 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Tow Truck Fishes Dozens Of Cars Out Of Wis. Lake

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At this year's fishing contest on Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin, they weren't just fishing for sturgeon. People arriving to fish parked their cars too closely, and the ice gave way. No one was hurt but three dozen vehicles were pulled out of the lake.

It's All Politics
6:05 am
Wed February 29, 2012

Super Tuesday: Which Candidates Can Win Outside Their 'Comfort Zones'?

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Mitt Romney narrowly won in Michigan Tuesday night. For Super Tuesday, he'll set his sights on Ohio, Massachusetts, Vermont and Virginia.
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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney notched two big wins Tuesday, upping his Republican presidential delegate count and taking modest-plus momentum into the week leading up to Super Tuesday on March 6.

With the Michigan and Arizona primaries in the history books as Romney's fifth and sixth victories, we're looking ahead to Super Tuesday, when presidential contests will be held in 10 states and 413 delegates will be up for grabs.

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