The February 7, 2012 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 37 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, February 7, 2026, 127 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, February 7, 2027, in 237 days. You have lived for 5,241 days, or about 125,787 hours, or about 7,547,251 minutes, or about 452,835,060 seconds.
Date: 08 February 2012
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE
Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri are his first breakout moments, but how much they will matter in the long run remains unclear; it is questionable whether he can eclipse immediate rival Newt Gingrich or pose a realistic threat to Mitt Romney, who remains better financed and better organized in other states.
Date: 08 February 2012
By STUART ELLIOTT
Stuart Elliott Advertising column; USA Today is adding a social network to its Super Bowl Ad Meter, teaming with Facebook to rate and share Super Bowl commercials; addition of social media in the Ad Meter highlights the impact social networking is having on discussions and ratings of advertising.
Date: 08 February 2012
By SIMON ROMERO and ANDREA ZARATE
Brazil, faced with an influx of thousands of Haitians into its Amazonian frontier, has begun cracking down, issuing them only 100 temporary work visas per month; restrictions offer a view into Brazil's growing pains as it wields greater regional influence and emerges an immigration magnet; critics contend that policy favors skilled workers from rich countries over poor foreign laborers, even at a time of historically low unemployment when many Brazilian companies are struggling to hire workers.
Date: 08 February 2012
By JOHN F. BURNS
Scotland Yard formally acknowledges that it acted unlawfully in 2006 and 2007 in failing to notify hundreds of individuals targeted by The News of the World as it hacked into the cellphone voice mail messages of politicians, sports stars and other celebrities.
Date: 08 February 2012
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NBA Roundup; Los Angeles Clippers defeat Orlando Magic, 107-102, as Clippers guard Chauncey Billups suffers season-ending tear to his left Achilles' tendon; other NBA results and news noted.
Date: 08 February 2012
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NHL Roundup; New York Islanders defeat Philadelphia Flyers, 1-0; other NHL results noted.
Date: 08 February 2012
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Leading Democrats commence a furious drive to galvanize and expand the network of wealthy liberal donors that has been largely dormant since 2004, hoping to recruit them to Democratic-leaning super PACs that President Obama believes will be critical to winning re-election in November.