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Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla. (AP)

AP - Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney pitched their ideas for reforming immigration law and pushing democracy into Cuba and across Latin America as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, entering the final, frenzied weekend before Florida's primary.
'Barefoot Bandit' sentenced to 6 1/2 years (AP)

AP - A federal judge on Friday sentenced "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore to 6 1/2 years in prison for his infamous two-year, international crime spree of break-ins, and boat and plane thefts that ended in 2010.
Fitch cuts Italy, Spain, other euro zone ratings (Reuters)

Reuters - Fitch downgraded the sovereign credit ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia and Spain on Friday, indicating there was a 1-in-2 chance of further cuts in the next two years.
Exclusive: Greek PM Papademos expects debt swap deal in days (Reuters)

Reuters - Greece expects to conclude difficult debt talks with private creditors within days and negotiations with the EU and the IMF on a new bailout deal by the middle of next week, Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told Reuters on Friday.
California passes new auto emission rules (AP)

AP - California air regulators passed sweeping auto emission standards Friday that include a mandate to have 1.4 million electric and hybrid vehicles on state roads by 2025.

Music News

Peter, Paul and Mary bassist Dick Kniss dies at 74 (AP)

AP - Dick Kniss, a bassist who performed for five decades with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-wrote the John Denver hit "Sunshine on My Shoulders," has died. He was 74.
APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts (AP)

AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.
Unreleased ABBA track on new album (AP)

AP - Mamma Mia, here they go again.
AP Interview: Chris Isaak makes Memphis album (AP)

AP - Chris Isaak is returning to the roots of rock 'n' roll and doing it old-school: All in one take.
McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' finally hits streets (AP)

AP - Tim McGraw's long-delayed album "Emotional Traffic" has the attention of Music Row this week as it finally hits the streets.