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Top Stories: Romney Regains Momentum; 'Anonymous' Hackers Arrested

Good morning! And happy leap day.

Our early headlines:

-- At Least One Killed, 13 Injured By Possible Tornado In Mo.

-- UPDATED: Official Questions Identity Of Man Thought To Be Al-Qaida Leader

-- Feds Seek Tough Message In Mine Disaster Sentence

-- Man Who Collected Ryan Braun's Sample Says He Didn't Tamper With It

-- Revised Numbers Show U.S. Economy Quickened In The Fourth Quarter

-- James Murdoch Steps Down As Executive Chairman Of News International

Other stories making headlines today:

-- "Romney Regains Stride With Victories in 2 States" ( The New York Times)

-- "Coast Guard copter crash: 1 dead, 3 missing" ( CBS News)

-- "Kennel Club: Americans still love labs the most" ( Boston Globe)

-- "Interpol arrests suspected 'Anonymous' hackers" ( CNN)

-- "North Korea Agrees to Curb Nuclear Work, U.S. Says" ( NYT)

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Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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