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Lawmakers Expel NY State Senator Over Assault

New York Times - Jeremy W. Peters, Mick Meenan - ‎1 hour ago‎
ALBANY - The New York State Senate on Tuesday night expelled a senator convicted of assaulting his companion, the first time a member of the Legislature was forced from office in nearly a century.

Haiti PM: rebuilding could take 10 years

Reuters - Jim Loney, Will Dunham - ‎36 minutes ago‎
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Four weeks after an earthquake shattered its capital, Haiti remains in a precarious situation with no clear idea of how to house 1 million people living in the streets, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said on Tuesday.

US unveils offer to help Iran purchase medical isotopes

Washington Post - Glenn Kessler - ‎1 hour ago‎
The United States and other nations seeking to restrain Iran's nuclear ambitions are offering to help the Islamic republic purchase medical isotopes on the international market, administration officials said Tuesday.

New acting president for Nigeria

BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has addressed the nation after becoming acting president in the absence of Nigeria's ailing leader, Umaru Yar'Adua.

European Parliament approves new EU commission

Xinhua - ‎4 hours ago‎
BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP) elected the new European Commission (EC) by 488 votes to 137, with 72 abstentions, in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests

CNN International - Iqbal Athas, Sara Sidner - ‎2 hours 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) -- Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday called for nationwide protests over the "barbaric and ...

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Wash. Senate starts clearing way for tax hikes

Seattle Times - Curt Woodward - ‎23 minutes ago‎
The Washington state Legislature's Democratic majority started clearing the way for tax increases Tuesday with its first major vote to brush aside Tim Eyman's tax-limiting Initiative 960.

First lady on health care: 'Doing nothing ... not an option'

CNN - ‎1 hour ago‎
CNN's Larry King interviews first lady Michelle Obama, where she discusses health care and other topics. Washington (CNN) -- Michelle Obama expressed confidence Tuesday that Congress will enact some sort of change to improve the nation's health care ...

Gibbs vs. Palin: Talk to the hand, redux

USA Today - ‎5 hours ago‎
In all the excitement over President Obama's appearance at the briefing today, we almost forgot another item of interest: Press secretary Robert Gibbs mocking Sarah Palin for writing crib notes on the palm of her hand.

Europe Weighs Rescue Plan for Greece

Wall Street Journal - David Crawford, Matthew Karnitschnig - ‎1 hour ago‎
BERLIN—Germany is considering a plan with its European Union partners to offer Greece and other troubled euro-zone members loan guarantees in an effort to calm fears of a government default and prevent a widening of the credit woes, people familiar ...

Honda Expands Airbag Recall In US, Other Regions

Wall Street Journal - Alex P. Kellogg - ‎26 minutes ago‎
Honda Motor Co. (HMC, 7267.TO) said it will recall another roughly 378000 vehicles in the US to fix potentially faulty airbag systems that are linked to at least one known fatality and 11 injuries in the US ...

Toyota Recalls Become 'Reinforcing Cycle' as Scrutiny Increases

BusinessWeek - Jeff Plungis, Alan Ohnsman - ‎1 hour ago‎
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s perceived delays in fixing vehicles prone to unintended acceleration are intensifying scrutiny of the company's products and leading to more reviews and recalls, ...

We're All Google Buzz Virgins (Now)

PC World - Harry McCracken - ‎29 minutes ago‎
Since Google is rolling out its new social service to everyone pretty much at once, that's a lot of newbies for Buzz. What's the most common first tweet that Twitter newbies make?

Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous

The Associated Press - Marcia Dunn - ‎2 hours ago‎
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage.

Report says Apple gained US smartphone market share

Macworld - Marco Tabini - ‎4 hours ago‎
According to market analysis firm ComScore, Apple's share of the US smartphone market grew by a full percentage point in December of 2009.

'American Idol' Hollywood Week Kicks Off With Ellen DeGeneres' Debut

MTV.com - Gil Kaufman - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Finally! After what felt like an eternity, "American Idol" served up the first dose of Hollywood Week on Tuesday night (February 9).

The last 'Jay Leno Show': I watched it so you didn't have to

Entertainment Weekly - Ken Tucker - ‎12 minutes ago‎
Oh, that's right: You weren't going to watch anyway, were you? Not with a Leno tradition of jokes like this, uttered during the final Jay Leno Show opening monologue: “Guys on Viagra had erections that lasted longer than [this show].
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Lil Wayne Shot Nine Music Videos Last Weekend

MTV.com - Shaheem Reid - ‎5 hours ago‎
Preparing for Wayne's (delayed) stint in jail, MC shot footage for songs from Tha Carter IV, Rebirth and Young Money LPs. By Shaheem Reid Video director David Rousseau said he and the Cash Money team might need to check the "Guinness Book of World ...

As Champions March In, Their City Parties Harder

New York Times - Campbell Robertson - ‎3 hours ago‎
NEW ORLEANS - This city's two simultaneous parties - Mardi Gras season and the unending Saints Super Bowl victory celebration - came together in one big blowout Tuesday evening as the returning football champions paraded through ...

Lehtonen traded to Dallas

NHL.com - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Looking to bolster their goaltending situation for a playoff run, the Dallas Stars acquired goaltender Kari Lehtonen from the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday night in exchange for defenseman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round selection in the 2010 Entry ...

Everything Is in Place in Vancouver, Except Snow

New York Times - Ian Austen, John Branch - ‎2 hours ago‎
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The steady roar of a helicopter dumping snow on the Olympic snowboard halfpipe and a caravan of trucks hauling more snow from hundreds of miles away are creating a defining image of the ...

FDA to Increase Medical Radiation Oversight

New York Times - Walt Bogdanich, Rebecca R. Ruiz - ‎2 hours ago‎
The federal Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it would take steps to more stringently regulate three of the most potent forms of medical radiation, including increasingly popular CT scans, ...

Congress opens probe into Anthem Blue Cross rate increases

Los Angeles Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
Two House panels announce they are investigating the hikes, which take effect March 1. Lawmakers ask the company's CEO to explain the reasons for the increases.

Second wave of swine flu passes

Colusa County Sun Herald - Ben van der Meer - ‎1 hour ago‎
State and local health experts believe the second wave of the H1N1 flu virus has passed, but warned against people thinking they shouldn't get vaccinated or take other protections.

Why are liberals so condescending?

Washington Post - Gerard Alexander - ‎Feb 5, 2010‎
Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots.

Blame the childish, ignorant American public—not politicians—for our political ...

Slate - Jacob Weisberg - ‎Feb 6, 2010‎
In trying to explain why our political paralysis seems to have gotten so much worse over the past year, analysts have rounded up a plausible collection of reasons including: President ...

Obama open to 'incremental steps' on job growth

CNN Political Ticker - Ted Barrett, Dana Bash - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Obama discusses jobs on Tuesday with House Minority Leader John Boehner, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Washington (CNN) -- President Obama and top congressional leaders from both parties expressed cautious optimism Tuesday that they ...

Cheney's Revenge

Wall Street Journal - ‎Feb 8, 2010‎
Dick Cheney is not the most popular of politicians, but when he offered a harsh assessment of the Obama Administration's approach to terrorism last May, his criticism stung—so much that the President gave a speech the same day that was widely seen as a ...

Comcast's New Name: Rated X?

TIME - Sean Gregory - ‎Feb 6, 2010‎
Turns out that Comcast, the media conglomerate with over 47.1 million cable, Internet, and telephone customers, won't just have to fret about integrating a struggling brand (NBC) into its fold.
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