It's been 26 days since the candidates left the stage at the last CNN debate in Jacksonville, Florida, and the growling hunger pangs of the media have grown louder even as the candidates grow weary.

Revamped Arctic food subsidy failing: northern leaders
CTV.ca
Ice floes float in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent on July 10, 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward) Five northern leaders from across Canada's Arctic say a federal subsidy program …
Grocery prices spiraling out of control in rural Canada?Alaska Dispatch

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Russia to Field First Arctic Brigade in 2015
RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, February 21 (RIA Novosti) – The first motorized rifle arctic brigade will be deployed in 2015, Russian Ground Forces Chief Col Gen Alexander Postnikov said on Tuesday. Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said in July 2011 that two arctic …

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In case you plan to see Wednesday's GOP debate, allow me to offer up some crib notes so you don't get lost.

Gallup's daily tracking poll Monday showed Rick Santorum leading Mitt Romney 36% to 26% among Republicans nationwide.

No Race for Arctic Hydrocarbon Resources? A Possible Scenario for an Unclear …
The Arctic Institute
by Andreas Raspotnik Polar Might – Energies of the High North: this year's Arctic Frontiers Conference prominently addressed the issue of hydrocarbon energy resources in the Arctic region. Statoil's representative, executive vice-president Tim Dodson …

Space Solutions for the Arctic
eNews Park Forest
Policy, solutions and funding for new initiatives: ESA is joining forces at two events with decision-makers, universities, industry and users to map how space services can contribute to emerging challenges in the Arctic. At the forefront are climate …

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Arctic plant revived after 30000-year nap
Mother Nature Network
Small creatures, such as an Arctic species of ground squirrel, once stored away tens of thousands of seeds and fruits in these burrows, where they remained in a deep freeze. The newly revived fruit tissue has been radiocarbon dated to between 28000 and …
Russian Scientists Grow Pleistocene-Era Plants From Seeds Buried By Squirrels …Popular Science
Scientist brings plant back to life after 30000 frozen yearsMid-Day
Russian scientists “resurrect” 30000 year old plantThe Voice of Russia
Ottawa Citizen
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