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HEADLINES American General Sees No Sudden Afghan Drawdown Gen. John R. Allen testified before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday Quake Shakes South Mexico Firefighters worked to remove a bus damaged by a bridge that collapsed following a strong quake that hit southwest Mexico on Tuesday. Shooting at Jewish School Leaves Rabbi, 3 Kids Dead in France A shooter opened fire on a Jewish school in Toulouse, France, Monday morning just as students arrived, killing four, including a 30-year-old rabbi and his two children, officials said. What did the officials say? French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is running for re-election, immediately flew to Toulouse, which is about 425 miles south of Paris. Whatever happens, he said, faced with this kind of toll, we can say that the French Republic as a whole has been hit by this appalling tragedy. Wendys, not Burger King is No. 2 in sales NEW YORK – Wendys has dethroned Burger King as the countrys second biggest hamburger chain. A report by the food industry research firm Technomic set to be released in April will show that Wendys edged out Burger King in U.S. sales volume for the first time in 2011 since Wendys was founded in 1969. Wendys had sales of $8.5 billion in 2011, compared with $8.4 billion for Burger King. McDonalds remained far larger than both with $34.2 billion in sales. Fashion Week Trends: An equestrian theme pervades Black leather rules the runways: from sharply tailored jackets to T-shirts and skirts. Minerals, metallics, shine: tweeds glint, jumpers sparkle, brocades shimmer and leather shines.Equestrian: from the Argentinean pampas to the show-jumping ring, designers indulge their mania for all things horse.Masculine outerwear shapes and manly jackets: championing a tough, working-girl look. Oversized furs - real and fake: slung across shoulders, on sleeves, trimming hems and overwhelming entire outfits.Dandy: the new statement in masculine-style trouser suits, but Le Smoking is holding it