Need to Know News: Obama calls for short-term fix to imminent spending cuts, 8.0-magnitude earthquake near Solomon Islands

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For February 6, 2013 – Barack Obama calls for short-term fix to imminent spending cuts, 8.0-magnitude earthquake near Solomon Islands and the Monopoly iron gets voted out in favor of a cat...

• Barack Obama calls for short-term fix to imminent spending cuts: "President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for a short-term agreement to put off deep cuts to government spending, including the military, set to take effect next month."

• 8.0-magnitude earthquake near Solomon Islands: "An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami that killed five people but didn't threaten the wider region."

• Boy Scout leaders to vote on ending ban against gay membership: "The polarizing debate over whether Boy Scouts of America should allow gay members could enter a new phase with a vote on a new policy Wednesday."

• Postal Service to end Saturday mail service Aug. 1: "The U.S. Postal Service plans to stop delivering letters and other first-class mail on Saturdays beginning Aug. 1, although packages will continue to be delivered."

• The Monopoly iron gets voted out in favor of a cat: "The iron's out and the cat's in Hasbro's latest update to its iconic Monopoly board game, the company announced Wednesday."

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