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Unlike Patriots, NFL slow to embrace 'Moneyball'
(AP)
 AP - It's advice that sounds like heresy on the gridiron: Go for it on fourth down. Try more onside kicks. Running backs don't matter much.
Sandia Labs engineers create 'self-guided' bullet
(AP)
 AP - Figuring out how to pack a processor and other electronics into a machine gun bullet has been a challenge for engineers at Sandia National Laboratories, so weapons experts say the miniature guidance system the lab has developed is a breakthrough.
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HEALTH |
Diabetes Takes Toll on Women's Hearing: Study
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is associated with
hearing loss in women, especially if the blood sugar disease isn't
well-controlled, new research indicates.
Prosecutors: Ind. woman left decomposing in chair
(AP)
AP - A southeastern Indiana woman has been charged after prosecutors say she left her morbidly obese sister alive and decomposing in a chair for three weeks.
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ELECTION |
Nevada -- Big Win Predicted for Romney
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - ANALYSIS | If the Feb. 1-2 survey by Public Policy Polling is any indication, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is set to claim his most decisive GOP nomination victory yet. As reported by PPP on Friday, Romney has a 2-to-1 lead over his second place contender, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The results of the survey, conducted among 937 likely Republican Nevada caucus voters, showed Romney taking 50 percent to Gingrich's 25 percent. Texas Rep. Ron Paul placed third with 15 percent and former Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Santorum pulled 8 percent of voter support.
Obama Administration Approved Oil Sands Pipeline in 2009
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - Before there was much talk of the Keystone XL pipeline, there was the Alberta Clipper -- a pipeline that received approval from the State Department and was praised for its positive economic benefits. Here are the details.
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