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Limbaugh apologizes for making slurs about Georgetown student Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh apologized Saturday for sexual slurs he made on-air about a Georgetown student who has become a public advocate for President Obama's new contraception coverage mandate. Romney wins Washington caucuses Mitt Romney rolled to a double-digit victory in Washington state's Republican presidential caucuses Saturday night, his fourth campaign triumph in a row and a fresh show of strength in the run-up to 10 Super Tuesday contests in all regions of the country. 911 service in the District restored Metropolitan police said Saturday afternoon that the District's 911 system was restored after announcing earlier in the day that the call function was "temporarily inoperable." Movie Review: 'The Lorax,' cuddly cartoon agitprop the Unabomber would've loved "The Lorax," the animated 3-D feature based on the Dr. Seuss book, is a movie the Unabomber would have loved. While the film's marketing makes it look like a feel-good parable teaching responsible environmental stewardship, in reality "The Lorax" presents a radical critique of the idea that humans have a claim to build wealth out of natural resources. Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 dead Emergency crews desperately search for survivors Saturday after a violent wave of Midwest and Southern storms flattened some rural communities and left behind a trail of destruction: shredded homes, downed power lines and streets littered with tossed cars. Conflicting accounts over Afghan Koran burnings An investigation into the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base has found it was a mistake involving at least five Americans who may face a disciplinary review, a Western official said Saturday, but Afghan investigators claimed it was an intentional desecration. Hundreds honor student killed in Ohio shooting Hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder along the street on a cold, windy Saturday morning to honor one of three teenagers killed in a high school shooting. Putin poised to regain Kremlin; protests likely Vladimir Putin appears all but certain to return to the Kremlin in Sunday's Russian presidential election, but he'll find himself in charge of a country far more willing to challenge him. BP expects to pay $7.8B in Gulf spill suit deal BP's settlement of lawsuits filed by more than 100,000 victims of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history goes a long way toward resolving pending claims. But the question remains, will Americans who live along the Gulf of Mexico go for it? L.A. mayor: Bypass states on No Child Left Behind education waivers Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday called on the Obama administration to expand its No Child Left Behind waiver program to the individual district level in states that are still adhering to the federal education law. Red Cross blocked by Syria from ex-rebel enclave Syria blocked a Red Cross convoy Friday from delivering badly needed food, medical supplies and blankets to a rebellious neighborhood of Homs cut off by a monthlong siege, and activists accused regime troops who overran the shattered district of execution-style killings and a scorched-earth campaign. Rep. Norm Dicks, top House Dem appropriator, to retire Rep. Norm Dicks, the senior Democrat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, said Friday he won't seek re-election this year, citing a desire "to change gears and enjoy life at a different pace." In interview, Obama says he's not bluffing on Iran President Barack Obama warned that he is not bluffing about attacking Iran if it builds a nuclear weapon, but in an interview published Friday, Obama also warned U.S. ally Israel that a premature attack on Iran would do more harm than good. Man in Rutgers video stream says he noticed webcam A man who witnesses say was watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide took the stand Friday, telling jurors he noticed the webcam while the two were being intimate. Iran leader urges strong 'message' from elections Iran's supreme leader told voters it was their patriotic duty to cast ballots in parliamentary elections Friday to send a message of national unity during a "sensitive period" in the showdown with the West over Tehran's nuclear program. Florida mulls outlawing Shariah, other foreign law A measure to ban the use of foreign laws in domestic courtrooms is progressing in Florida's statehouse, one of dozens of similar efforts across the country that critics call an unwarranted campaign driven by fear of Muslims. Commentary GREEN: Small business expectations In a speech to the Chamber of Commerce last month, President Obama proclaimed, "Now is the time to invest in America." A National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey shows small businesses aren't buying it. EDITORIAL: Big government expectations The government has grown so large that nobody really knows where its $3.8 trillion in annual spending goes. Each year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) tries - and fails - to make sense of federal-agency ledgers. On Thursday, GAO refused once again to certify the official balance sheets because they are so shoddily kept. EDITORIAL: Taking back property rights Congress is taking steps to reverse a Supreme Court decision that turned a thriving middle-class community into a waterfront wasteland. It's about time Kelo was knocked off-kilter. BARRASSO: Strategic Petroleum Reserve is for emergencies - not political disasters With the price of gas rising, Americans are feeling pain at the pump and President Obama is feeling the heat. Three years of his failed energy policies have done nothing to give America energy security. About the only quick fix the president has available is to tap the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. RUSE: Obama mandate: Not a women's issue When liberal women announce that something is a "women's issue" or is an "attack on women's rights," too many members of the media dutifully fall in line. 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