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A new study finds a possible link between working mothers and childhood obesity, Time magazine reported Friday. (more)

Top House Democrats struggled Wednesday to find legal avenues by which the United States could prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, saying the Espionage Act’s antiquated and sweeping language distorts several key differences involving sensitive material, rendering it toothless in the Internet age. (more)

In addition to a Republican effort to repeal the Democrats’ health care law, the party will also move to impose provisions that restrict insurance companies from discriminating against patients with pre-existing conditions and allow young people to stay on their parents’ insurance up to the age of 26, said Majority Leader-designate Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia. (more)

With exactly 29 days until Election Day, the playing field continues to tilt heavily in Republicans’ favor.  A tidal wave of grassroots energy – which began with Americans’ opposition to the Democrats’ $787 billion stimulus debacle and grew stronger with last summer’s health care town hall meetings – will finally come to a head on November 2nd. (more)

An accredited course on conservatism at the University of Virginia debuting this fall could set a trend on campuses across the country, organizers say. (more)

Unlike several other possible candidates to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick B. Garland probably won’t face conservative opposition. Instead, it could be liberals lining up against him. (more)

Once again, union thuggery is on the march. In an effort to expand its influence and enlarge its coffers, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has launched a campaign on university campuses across the nation to unionize the workers of Sodexo food services. (more)

It has been a rough two weeks for Republicans. First, health care reform passes. Then, the news that the RNC mistakenly reimbursed funds for dining at an adults-only venue. Next came the positive job numbers released from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (more)

Although families of workers for the United States Consulate have vacated Mexico after three Americans were killed leaving a birthday party, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano have booked a trip there for next week. (more)

Iraq’s Political Stalemate: Democracy’s Endgame? (more)

Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said Monday that he plans to write another book. It seems every political candidate these days who aspires for national office comes out with a book. (more)

After a dismal showing at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expects a different result when Russia hosts the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. On Monday, March 1, 2010, Medvedev mandated that Russian Olympic officials quit or be fired due to placing 11^th in the medals table and earning only three golds. Russia’s performance paled in comparison to the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, where Russia placed fifth with 22 medals, eight of which were gold. (more)

Speaking on Valentine’s Day before the U.S.-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized the importance of bringing new harmony to the to the wearying ballad of Arab-Israeli peace efforts. (more)