As the Jets opened their practice center to the news media Thursday, much of the huddling was done around the locker of a new arrival, Tim Tebow.

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Naral Pro-Choice America announced Thursday that its president, Nancy Keenan, will step aside at the end of the year.

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The Caucus: Head of Abortion Rights Group Will Step Down

Another flurry of reactions is likely to follow Thursday when a full interview airs with President Barack Obama endorsing same-sex marriage — the first American president to do so.

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The House is expected to vote Thursday on a Republican plan that would spare the Pentagon from the deep across-the-board spending cuts envisioned as part of last summer’s debt-ceiling agreement, reviving what has been an emotional debate in Washington about the best ways to reduce the federal budget deficit. Read full article > >

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On Thursday morning, iLounge released mockups of what it says the next iPhone is going to look like, according to the site's own unnamed sources. The main differences in appearance between the next iPhone and the current iPhone 4S? A metal back, a smaller dock connector, a 20 percent decrease in thickness, and a longer 4-inch display.

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Mortgage rates averaged 3.84 percent for a 30-year fixed rate this week, down from 3.88 percent last week and beating the previous all-time low of 3.87 percent registered Feb. 9, according to a report released Thursday by Freddie Mac. Read full article > >

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Syrian forces raided a university Thursday, the opposition said, the latest sign of continuing attacks despite a truce implemented three weeks ago and the presence of United Nations monitors in the country.

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The Carlyle Group will sell shares in its firm on the Nasdaq on Thursday at a price of $22 per share, a slight drop from what the firm had hoped for in its highly anticipated initial public offering. The Washington-based private equity giant had planned to sell its 30.5 million shares — about 10 percent of the company — at prices between $23 and $25 for its offering. But industry experts said Thursday that big institutional buyers wanted a lower price. Read full article > >

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After a man was killed and two other people injured in separate attacks in the District’s Petworth neighborhood this week — each victim apparently chosen at random and struck on the head with a weapon — police saturated the area Thursday night with officers in plainclothes and unmarked cars. They feared a serial assailant was at large. Read full article > >

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Afghan security forces apparently opened fire on NATO in southern Afghanistan earlier this week, American and Afghan officials revealed late Thursday and Friday.

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Afghan Security Forces Attack Coalition Troops, Officials Say

The U.S. and Japanese governments said Thursday that they will move about 9,000 Marines off Okinawa to other bases in the Western Pacific, in a bid to remove a persistent irritant in the relationship between the two allies. Read full article > >

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For the Washington Redskins, the drafting of quarterback Robert Griffin III on Thursday represents the best hope for stability at the game’s most important position. For team owner Daniel Snyder, Griffin offers the potential to rehabilitate a battered public image. Read full article > >

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NFL draft 2012: Robert Griffin III deal could redeem Daniel Snyder’s image

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday convicted Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani of contempt for defying its orders to reopen an old corruption case against the president, but the justices spared Gilani any prison time. Read full article > >

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Pakistan court convicts but does not imprison Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani

Shortly after the 2012 NFL draft begins Thursday at 8 p.m., Stanford’s Andrew Luck is expected to walk across the stage at Radio City Music Hall in New York to shake hands with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the top overall selection by the Indianapolis Colts. Read full article > >

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Federal employees would have to pay 5 percent of salary more toward their retirement benefits, phased in over five years starting in 2013, under legislation to be considered Thursday in the House committee that handles employee benefit issues. Read full article > >

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