Saturday, February 11, 2012

THE WEEK IN REVIEW: FEBRUARY 5-11, 2012

*Tuesday is Saint Valentine's Day.
*Queen Elizabeth II and the United Kingdom have officially started celebrating her Diamond Jubilee, 60 years upon the throne.
*Universal Studios is celebrating its 100 anniversary this year.
*The Free Choice E-zine will be making its 800th post on this website later this month.

Amongst the events that have happened around the world this past week...
*Civil unrest continues in Syria, Tuareg, Bahraini, and Libya.
*Mohammed Waheed Hassan is the new President of the Maldives.
*California's Proposition 8, banning gay (same gender) marriage has been overturned by the United States Court of Appeals.
*The ongoing investigation into the phone/data hijacking scandal by tabloids in Britain has led to the arrest of five staff members of The Sun.

IN THE 2012 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION CONTEST:
*Mitt Romney won the Nevada Caucuses. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum won the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses as well as the Missouri Primary, making it a much closer contest now between himself, Romney, and Newt Gingrich.

IN SPORTS:
*Since testing positive for a performance enhancing substance, Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has been stripped of both his 2010 Tour de France win and 2011 Giro d'Italia "victories" and banned from competitive cycling until August 2012.
*The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to win the 2012 Super Bowl.

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our IN OTHER NEWS feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.

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