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	World in Brief Thursday February 9, 2012 Santorum rejoices in his caucus sweep, but still faces major challenges ALLEN, Texas (AP) -- One day after Rick Santorum’s startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. Full Story Judge tosses case seeking rights for orcas Thursday February 9, 2012 SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge in San Diego on Wednesday dismissed an unprecedented lawsuit seeking to grant constitutional protection against slavery to a group of orcas that perform at SeaWorld parks, saying the 13th amendment applies only to humans. Full Story Sen. Wyden seeks opinion used in al-Awlaki killing Thursday February 9, 2012 WASHINGTON -- A Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday that he, like the public, is being kept in the dark about Justice Department legal advice on when the U. Full Story Analysis links noise, whale stress Thursday February 9, 2012 BOSTON -- An ocean experiment that was accidentally conducted amid the shipping silence after Sept. Full Story Santorum jumps into second place in delegate race Thursday February 9, 2012 WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Full Story Pentagon updates new military roles for women Thursday February 9, 2012 WASHINGTON -- For the past decade women in the U. Full Story Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight Wednesday February 8, 2012 DAYTON, Ohio -- Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. Full Story World in Brief Wednesday February 8, 2012 Appeals court says California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional but agreed to give sponsors of the bitterly contested, voter-approved law time to appeal the ruling before ordering the state to resume Full Story Consumer borrowing rose $19.3 billion in December Wednesday February 8, 2012 WASHINGTON -- Americans accelerated their borrowing in December for the second straight month, running up more credit card debt and taking out loans to buy cars and attend school. Full Story Job openings jump to near a 3-year high Wednesday February 8, 2012 WASHINGTON -- The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring. Full Story Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep Wednesday February 8, 2012 WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math and science education, an effort he said would be crucial to the nation’s long-term success. Full Story Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS Tuesday February 7, 2012 WASHINGTON -- A bill to speed the nation’s switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U. Full Story Slavery protections for animals? Tuesday February 7, 2012 SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge for the first time in U. Full Story Corporate profits aren’t what they seem Tuesday February 7, 2012 NEW YORK -- Is the great profit engine of corporate America running out of steam? Full Story Defense cuts test lawmakers’ resolve on deficits Tuesday February 7, 2012 WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s call to shrink the military, shut bases and cancel weapons to meet the demand for budget cuts tests the resolve of lawmakers who came to Washington determined to slash the deficit. Full Story