Newspaper Roundup for Thursday, February 16, 2012

Los Angeles Times:
U.S. probes golden eagles' deaths at L.A. wind farm

New Jersey Star-Ledger:
N.J. Dems outline proposal allowing towns to turn foreclosed homes into affordable housing

Fox News:
Tampa parents rip school for letting controversial Muslim group speak to students

Fox News:
Colorado student quits high school choir over Islamic song praising 'Allah'

The Hill:
Homeland Security secretary: 'We aren't sitting there monitoring social media'

Fox News:
Congressional negotiators seal final agreement on payroll tax cut

The Hill:
House GOP pounces after Obama budget director says health mandate ‘not a tax’

Washington Times:
Education Department deploys ‘mystery shoppers’ to check for fraud
Undercover operation to root out student-aid fraud apparently began last summer

Los Angeles Times:
Kids have been sleep-deprived for more than 100 years, study says

Fox News:
Catholic Charities denies endorsement of Obama administration's contraceptive coverage policy

The Hill:
'Rick Santorum has become the Tim Tebow of politics'

The Hill:
320 super-PACs and independent expenditure committees have registered with the FEC

The Hill:
GOP demands apology for Obama campaign manager's 'chimichanga' tweet

Washington Times:
Romney finds tough times in Michigan as Santorum leads

Arizona Republic:
Arizona Supreme Court lets state's Medicaid cuts stand
Enrollment freeze has locked thousands of poor residents out of govt-paid health insurance

Fox News:
Obama's popularity could take a hit if gas prices continue to spike

Washington Times:
Coins beat bills for saving the government money

Fox News/AP:
Open government watchdog names Justice Department as most secretive agency

Los Angeles Times:
U.S. to cut funds for water testing at beaches

Los Angeles Times:
Last FEMA trailer leaves New Orleans six years after Katrina

Los Angeles Times:
USC study shows the price Wall Streeters pay for success
Often results in severe physical and emotional maladies

Denver Post:
In Colorado, proposal would limit hospital bills to actual costs for the uninsured
'The uninsured are charged considerably more than the insured in Colorado,' critics say

Denver Post:
Medical marijuana shops shuttered in Fort Collins
Residents voted to ban the store-front sales of medical pot

Washington Post:
Colleges looking beyond the lecture

Denver Post:
Vote by Colorado Senate panel embraces civil unions

USA Today:
15-minute-old newborn gets pacemaker for heart

USA Today:
Deaths rise among youngest drivers

Politico:
Kennedy name gives candidate Joe the Third an early boost
31-year-old lawyer wants Barney Frank's seat

USA Today:
FCC toughens rules on robocallers, Internet 911 outages

Houston Chronicle:
Jury awards $20 million to rape victim who sued apartments for failure to warn residents

Politico:
Wis. Gov. Scott Walker cancels on Obama

San Francisco Chronicle:
Fresno crash pilot 'extraordinarily' high on meth

San Francisco Chronicle:
Obama losing financial backing of big S.F. donor

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