Melissa Block talks with Martin Kaste about the status of the U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a rampage near his base. The soldier has not been named, but his lawyer has spoken to the press. On Friday, an Army General spoke to reporters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, near Seattle.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/16/148774077/soldier-accused-of-killing-16-afghans-headed-to-u-s?ft=1&f=1004

Crenshaw, Ander Critz, Mark S. Crowley, Joseph Cuellar, Henry Culberson, John Abney

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Perlmutter, Ed Perriello, Thomas S. P. Peters, Gary C. Peterson, Collin C. Petri, Thomas E.

The so-called ethane cracking, or "cracker," plant would convert ethane from bountiful Marcellus Shale natural gas liquids into more profitable chemicals such as ethylene, which are then used to produce everything from plastics to tires to antifreeze.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/16/148702640/shell-picks-pittsburgh-area-for-major-refinery?ft=1&f=1007

Graves, Sam Graves, Tom Grayson, Alan Green, Al Green, Gene

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Lungren, Daniel E. Lynch, Stephen F. McCarthy, Carolyn McCarthy, Kevin McCaul, Michael T.

Peter Wood, Chronicle of Higher Education
The re-release of videos showing Barack Obama as a Harvard Law School student in 1991 speaking at a rally in support of professor Derrick Bell has so far occasioned little more than a yawn from academe. The late Professor Bell (1930-2011) is a reasonably well-known figure among those of us who follow racial controversies in higher education, but he is far from a household name. Moreover, there is a triple discount available on this purchase. The precipitating event was (a) long ago; (b) involved intemperate declarations by a student; and (c) requires taking seriously racial bombast by a black...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/03/16/obama_derrick_bell_amp_cnn_275504.html

Cardoza, Dennis A. Carnahan, Russ Carney, Christopher P. Carson, André Carter, John R.

GOP Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum won the Mississippi and Alabama Primaries. William Kristol of The Weekly Standard argues that last night was a good night for Republican prospects to defeat Barack Obama

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Ellison, Keith Ellsworth, Brad Emerson, Jo Ann Engel, Eliot L. Eshoo, Anna G.

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Lewis, Jerry Lewis, John Linder, John Lipinski, Daniel LoBiondo, Frank A.

Will Rahn, The Daily Caller
With a breakaway front-runner still yet to emerge in the GOP race, political observers and senior Republican strategists are beginning to seriously contemplate what a brokered convention in Tampa Bay might look like.A candidate must win the support of 1,144 delegates to become the Republican nominee for president. While most commentators agree that Mitt Romney is the only candidate with a realistic shot of reaching that number before the convention in August, that outcome is by no means assured, especially after his losses in Alabama and Mississippi.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2012/03/15/get_ready_for_039brokered039_gop_convention_275524.html

Mitchell, Harry E. Mollohan, Alan B. Moore, Dennis Moore, Gwen Moran, James P.

Obama hosted British Prime Minister Cameron... Santorum trails Romney in money as well as delegates... Romney is looking to swing states and districts to boost his claim on the nomination.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/03/15/148665235/thursday-political-grab-bag-obama-and-uks-cameron-showcase-unity?ft=1&f=1003

Markey, Betsy Markey, Edward J. Marshall, Jim Massa, Eric J. J. Matheson, Jim

After the latest Greece bailout, Europe's attention has turned to Spain, which has been breaking European Union spending rules for years. But the Spanish government has now caved to pressure to lower its deficit.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148654770/spain-granted-time-to-comply-with-eu-budget-rules?ft=1&f=1004

Lowey, Nita M. Lucas, Frank D. Luetkemeyer, Blaine Luján, Ben Ray Lummis, Cynthia M.