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Toyota fights back as problems escalateBBC News - 1 hour ago By Jorn Madslien Having already lost most of its friends - both within the motor industry and outside, with no one coming out to defend it over its recall of cars with faulty accelerator or brake pedals - the crisis has now moved to the geopolitical ... Toyota Prius recall: an owner's verdict The Guardian EU Approves New CommissionWall Street Journal - 24 minutes ago AP BRUSSELS—A new EU executive was voted into office Tuesday, and its president said the bloc's governments must better coordinate their economic policies as the region struggles with an unprecedented debt crisis gripping Europe's single currency. Obama sets up task force on childhood obesityCNN - 18 minutes ago Michelle Obama and Cabinet members look on as President Obama signs memorandum on childhood obesity. Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama signed a memorandum Tuesday establishing a new federal task force to tackle the growing problem of childhood ... White House launches fight against childhood obesity Los Angeles Times First Lady Girds to Fight Fat Wall Street Journal |
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US Wants Iran Sanctions In Weeks; Embassies Attacked
New York Times - 6 minutes ago
By REUTERS TEHRAN (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Tuesday that the United States wanted a UN Security Council resolution "within weeks" to tackle Iran's nuclear program as Iran said it had begun making higher-grade nuclear fuel.
Opposition leaders: Sri Lankan general's arrest 'an abduction'
CNN International - - 1 hour ago
Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate general Sarath Fonseka addresses the media on February 3 in Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- As the Sri Lankan government declared it would court-martial its most decorated former soldier on ...
Sri Lanka Opposition Outraged by Ex-General's Arrest Voice of America
Ukraine instability fears as Tymoshenko plan next move
BBC News - - 43 minutes ago
She has not said it herself so far but Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko seems to be preparing the ground to challenge the results of Sunday's presidential election.
Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeat in Ukraine election CNN International
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Penn. seeks 5 pct-plus tax on shale gas output
Reuters - - 32 minutes ago
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Energy companies drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale would have to pay a wellhead tax of more than 5 percent under a proposal unveiled on Tuesday by Governor Ed Rendell.
Rendell budget plan: Shave sales tax, widen its scope | Philadelphia Inquirer ... Philadelphia Inquirer
Rendell's $29 billion budget lifts 74 sales tax exemptions Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Obama: GOP and Dems Together Can Spur Job Growth
ABC News - 21 minutes ago
AP President Barack Obama says he thinks Republicans and Democrats can work together to spur job growth even though the two parties disagree on many issues.
On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New Map New York Times
Bush billboard on I-35: "Miss me yet?"
Minneapolis Star Tribune - - 13 minutes ago
Looming over the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Wyoming, Minn., is a grinning portrait of former President George W. Bush, asking "Miss me yet?
Who is behind the "Miss me yet" billboard? Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Bush "Miss Me Yet?" Billboard Appears in Wyoming CBS News (blog)
WORLD FOREX: Euro Rallies As Concerns Over Greek Debt Ease
Wall Street Journal - - 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The euro held on to its overnight gains Tuesday morning in New York as speculation a bailout plan for fiscally stressed Greece is in the works boosted investor appetite for the common currency ...
Coca-Cola annual profit hits $6.8 billion
Bizjournals.com - 42 minutes ago
The Coca-Cola Co.'s profit rose 18 percent in 2009, benefiting from growth in markets outside of North America and Europe. The Atlanta-based beverage giant posted net income of $6.82 billion and earnings of $2.93 a share, compared with net income of ...
Coca-Cola Profit Rises as Sales Gain in India, China BusinessWeek
Wholesalers Trim Inventories
Wall Street Journal - - 26 minutes ago
US wholesale inventories unexpectedly fell in December, prompting analysts to suggest the economy may have grown by more than estimated in the fourth quarter.
Inventories at US Wholesalers Unexpectedly Fall BusinessWeek
Wholesale Inventories Down 0.8% in December TheStreet.com
Nvidia Gets Switchable With Optimus Graphics For Notebooks
ChannelWeb - - 22 minutes ago
Nvidia introduced switchable graphics for notebooks several years ago -- back then the company called it hybrid graphics - but there was a problem.
Nvidia Optimus: What You Need to Know PC Magazine
Google reduces fee to break Nexus One contract
San Francisco Chronicle - - 6 minutes ago
Google Inc. is shaving $200 off the fee that it charges customers of its new Nexus One phone to break a service contract with T-Mobile, as federal regulators continue to probe such fees and the rationale for them.
Google Gmail press conference (live blog)
CNET - - 33 minutes ago
Google is hosting a press conference at its Mountain View, CA headquarters later today. The announcement is widely expected to be Gmail-related.
5 Hopes for a More Social Gmail PC World
Gmail Gets More Social ABC News
Denny's giving FREE Grand Slam breakfast from 6 am to 2 pm on February 9, 2010
New York Daily News - - 57 minutes ago
A long line snakes outside of Denny's as customers wait for a free Grand Slam in 2009. This morning you can have pancakes, sausage, bacon and eggs - on the house!
Busy day expected at Denny's for free Grand Slam promotion Allentown Morning Call
Michael Jackson's Family Reacts To Conrad Murray's Manslaughter Charge
MTV.com - - 2 hours ago
"He's lying. He's guilty. Nobody was there but him," Jackson's mother, Katherine, told the assembled media while leaving court.
What Will Go Down On Tonight's Final 'The Jay Leno Show'?
MTV.com - - 2 hours ago
Another chapter of the late night wars will come to a close tonight when Jay Leno signs off on "The Jay Leno Show," the much-maligned prime time show that has sputtered in the ratings, alienated NBC's local affiliates and contributed to Conan O'Brien's ...
Another farewell for Jay Leno Los Angeles Times
David Letterman jokes about Leno-Oprah commercial, Sandra Bullock jokes about ... Entertainment Weekly
Eye-opener: Swimsuits, Brees - and more Manning
USA Today - 4 hours ago
Drew Brees is due in New Orleans for the start of today's downtown parade saluting the Super Bowl champion Saints (starts at 5 pm CT).
Washington Wizards (17-32) at Charlotte Bobcats (24-25), 7 pm
MiamiHerald.com - 36 minutes ago
By Sports Network The Washington Wizards return to the court after a slightly longer break than anticipated in tonight's clash with the Charlotte Bobcats from Time Warner Cable Arena.
Wizards look to head into all-star break on a high note Washington Post
Game Preview: Wizards @ Bobcats WashingtonWizards.com
Getting around the Games without going crazy
msnbc.com - 1 hour ago
Darryl Dyck / AP People board a Bombardier Olympic Line train near the Olympic Village Canada Line Station in Vancouver, BC, on Jan. 21.
A guide to the Vancouver Olympic events Los Angeles Times
Study: Moms over 40 nearly twice as likely to have autistic children
West Central Tribune - 7 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those younger than 25, California researchers reported Monday.
Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism Risk New York Times
'Fast Lane' clinic to offer H1N1 immunizations this week
Laurel Leader Call - - 1 hour ago
The Mississippi State of Department of Health is hoping the area's senior citizens take the “fast lane” to immunization from the H1N1 (swine) flu this week.
Millions of H1N1 Doses Will Expire on Feb. 15 HealthLeaders Media
Thirdhand smoke forms indoor carcinogens, Lawrence Berkeley lab...
San Jose Mercury News - - 6 hours ago
A common indoor air chemical reacts with residues of tobacco smoke clinging to clothing, skin and surfaces to form potent carcinogens, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory reported in a study published Monday.
Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal 'Synthetic Organisms,' Molecular Kill-Switch ...
Wired News - - Feb 5, 2010
The Pentagon's mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military's advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever - or can be killed ...
Rules Worth Following, for Everyone's Sake
New York Times (blog) - - Feb 1, 2010
In the more than four decades that I have been reading and writing about the findings of nutritional science, I have come across nothing more intelligent, sensible and simple to follow than the 64 principles outlined in a slender, ...
Housing Crisis Getting Uglier in 2010
CBS News - - Feb 2, 2010
American retailers report that home sales are up, but sellers aren't getting the amounts they used to. Ben Tracy reports on the housing market for the CBS News series "Where America Stands.
Former shot-caller is now spilling gang's secrets
Los Angeles Times - 11 hours ago
Showing no emotion, a former leader of the Avenues clique testifies about murder, extortion and drug deals. Ailing and in custody, he is vilified by his family, which once terrified a neighborhood.
Fed to Outline 'Exit Strategy'
Wall Street Journal - - Feb 8, 2010
WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will begin this week to lay out a blueprint for a credit tightening, to be followed once the Fed decides the economy has recovered sufficiently.