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Santorum wins Kansas caucuses; Romney builds delegate lead Rick Santorum won Kansas' GOP caucuses handily on Saturday, notching yet another win in the country's heartland as he tried to keep pace with front-runner Mitt Romney. NATO: U.S. troop detained over shooting of Afghans NATO says a U.S. service member has been detained for allegedly shooting Afghan civilians. GM Bruce Allen confident Redskins didn't mortgage future Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen on Saturday night reveled in the afterglow of Friday's blockbuster trade, expressing confidence he and coach Mike Shanahan did not endanger the team's future in trading three first-round picks and a second-rounder to St. Louis for the second-overall pick in this year's draft. Treasury probes Rendell over speeches for Iranian dissidents The Treasury Department's counterterrorism arm is investigating speaking fees paid to a long-time Democratic Party leader who is among the most vocal advocates of an Iranian opposition group designated as a terrorist group by the State Department. Paul's Georgia partisans grab Gingrich turf Ron Paul's Georgia supporters succeeded in taking over a delegate-selection convention in a populous county on Saturday and nearly succeeded in another densely populated urban-suburban county. Thousands in Russia protest Putin's election win Tens of thousands of people gathered Satruday in downtown Moscow in the latest protest against the rule of President-elect Vladimir Putin, who secured a third term in Sunday's election the opposition says was rigged. Syria assaults opposition as diplomacy staggers Syria launched a long-anticipated assault to crush the opposition in the rebellious north on Saturday, bombarding its main city with tank shells from all sides and clashing with rebel fighters struggling to hold back an invasion. Obama strikes back at GOP critics on gas prices President Barack Obama is hitting back at Republican criticism of his energy policies and his role in controlling gasoline prices. Woman gives birth to son weighing nearly 14 pounds A Southern California woman says doctors predicted she would give birth to a big baby boy, but nobody was prepared for just how big. Schwarzenegger's son injured in U.S. ski accident The 18-year-old son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver says he has been treated for injuries after getting in "a little ski accident" in Idaho. Gingrich: I won't quit if I lose Tuesday in South Newt Gingrich says he'll stay in the race for the Republican presidential nomination even if he loses key primaries in Alabama and Mississippi on Tuesday. Anti-Kony video campaign draws criticism in Uganda The wildly successful viral video campaign to raise global awareness of a brutal Central Africa rebel leader is attracting criticism from Ugandans, some who said Friday that the 30-minute video misrepresents the complicated history of Africa's longest-running conflict. Va. assembly to adjourn without passing a budget The Virginia General Assembly plans to adjourn on time Saturday but without approving a spending plan for the next two years, lawmakers said Friday. NYPD docs: 'Focus' scrutiny on Muslim Americans The New York Police Department kept secret files on businesses owned by second- and third-generation Americans specifically because they were Muslims, according to newly obtained documents that spell out in the clearest terms yet that police were monitoring people based on religion. A backhand slap from end of solar storm The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again. Ohio: Gas-drilling injection well led to quakes A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, state regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new rules for drillers. Commentary EDITORIAL: Standing still on unemployment Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday show the unemployment rate has refused to budge. Despite 227,000 new jobs in February, the number of unemployed Americans remained unchanged at 12.8 million, as did the high 8.3 percent unemployment rate. Some 5.4 million have been jobless for more than 27 weeks, and a million have simply thrown in the towel and no longer look for work. These grim facts leave little room for optimism. EDITORIAL: Obama and the 50-buck light bulb The 50-dollar light bulb is a good metaphor for the Obama administration - way too expensive for most Americans to put up with. PETERSON: Obama college tuition cap favors wealthy "We are putting colleges on notice," President Obama said on the footsteps of the University of Michigan a few weeks ago. "You can't assume that you'll just jack up tuition every single year." KNIGHT: Will high court adopt the coercion test? As the American Civil Liberties Union prowls the land to muzzle public prayers, rip out Ten Commandments monuments and terrify small towns over Nativity scenes, help may be on the way from the U.S. Supreme Court. DREVNA: Tax on fuel exports wouldn't cheapen gas here The American people understandably are upset about high oil prices that have forced up the price of gasoline, straining family budgets and hurting struggling businesses. 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