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Magnitude 4.3 quake jolts parts of northern Illinois, USGS reportsCNN - 2 hours ago (CNN) -- An early morning earthquake rattled northern Illinois on Wednesday, shaking an area about 50 miles west-northwest of downtown Chicago, the US Geological Survey said. 4.3 earthquake 'rattles people awake' in west suburbs Chicago Sun-Times Small Earthquake Hits Near Chicago New York Times Ten GOP Health Ideas for ObamaWall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago 'If you have a better idea, show it to me." That was President Barack Obama's challenge two weeks ago to House Republicans regarding health-care reform. In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama Washington Post Congress and Country: Behold the Differences New York Times Ex-Ill. cop's hearing feels like real murder trialThe Associated Press - - 1 hour ago JOLIET, Ill. - Family members, investigators, clergy and even a psychic have spent weeks testifying in a northern Illinois courtroom - and Drew Peterson's murder trial hasn't even started. Controversy surrounds Drew Peterson hearsay hearings Chicago Tribune Lawyer: Stacy planned to blackmail Peterson Joliet Herald News |
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Ukraine election: Yanukovych urges Tymoshenko to quit
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Viktor Yanukovych, the winner of Ukraine's presidential election, has called on his rival to abandon her protests and resign as prime minister.
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Gibbs Scrawls Grocery List on Hand in Jab at Palin
FOXNews - 17 hours ago
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a swipe at Sarah Palin Tuesday, mimicking the former vice presidential candidate's decision to use her hand as a notepad at the National Tea Party Convention last week.
Gibbs vs. Palin: Talk to the hand, redux USA Today
Michelle Obama vs. childhood obesity
Chicago Sun-Times - - 3 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama kicked off her "Let's Move" drive on Tuesday, an agenda of nutrition and exercise programs designed to eliminate "the epidemic of childhood obesity" in a generation.
Gov't fitness efforts haven't stemmed kid obesity The Associated Press
First lady unveils obesity campaign Boston Globe
Music That Changed History and Still Resonates
New York Times - - 8 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Half a dozen legislators sat a few feet away, under the crystal chandeliers of the East Room of the White House, as Bob Dylan sang “The Times They Are A-Changin',” poker-faced.
European shares rally on Greece rescue expectations
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - European shares were up at midday on Wednesday on hopes of a possible European Union rescue plan for Greece, with banks stronger and oil majors rising as crude prices rebounded.
Europe Weighs Rescue Plan for Greece Wall Street Journal
Sprint cuts quarterly loss, more customers lost
MarketWatch - - 29 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday reported a nearly $1 billion loss in the fourth quarter, as the nation's No.
Sprint Narrows 4Q Loss, But Pre-Paid Growth Fell Short Wall Street Journal
Honda adds 400000 cars to recall list
Washington Post - 28 minutes ago
Honda Motor Co. is adding 437000 vehicles to its 15-month old global recall for faulty airbags in the latest quality problem to hit a Japanese automaker.
More recalls likely amid caution after Toyota woes The Associated Press
Google Buzzes Social Networking Scene
TechNewsWorld - - 47 minutes ago
Social networking is Gmail's next logical step, right? Early reactions are divided. Google Buzz "is just mission creep," argues consultant Simon Sinek.
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Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station
CNET - - 34 minutes ago
JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, Texas--The shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station late Tuesday in a picture-perfect rendezvous that included spectacular views of the shuttle against the blue-and-white backdrop of Earth.
Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station The Associated Press
Google in Search of a Marketing Strategy
Wall Street Journal - - 15 hours ago
Here's a question no amount of Google searches will answer: Why did Google choose the one product it doesn't need to advertise for its first Super Bowl commercial?
Do-It-Yourself Super Ads New York Times
'American Idol' Recap: Ellen DeGeneres Saves Hollywood
MTV.com - - 22 minutes ago
Tuesday night (February 9) kicked off Hollywood Week(s) on "American Idol," an always-magical time when the dead weight from the early audition episodes gets kicked to the curb faster than you can say "SkiiBoSki.
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MTV.com - - 15 hours ago
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Tom Cruise Signs On For 'Mission: Impossible IV'
MTV.com - - 12 hours ago
After the success of the first three "Mission: Impossible" movies, some wondered whether the series would finish within the framework of a traditional trilogy.
Cruise to star in fourth Mission BBC News
Lindsey Vonn's chances for gold impacted by shin injury
SportingNews.com - 58 minutes ago
US Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn, who has been dominant on the World Cup circuit this season and is favored to win two gold medals in the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics, injured her right shin in a training run a week ago, and her chances of medaling ...
Vonn says bruised shin could limit training The Associated Press
Short track speedskater Apolo Anton Ohno 'evolved' for 2010 Winter Olympics
New York Daily News - - 4 hours ago
Apolo Anton Ohno says he shed weight and lifted heavier weights in preparation of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, in which he'll compete in four events.
The thin man: Ohno is lighter San Francisco Chronicle
Some US Olympians go green as they go for gold
USA Today - 1 hour ago
They don't just spend hours each day training to be the world's best athletes. They also recycle, compost, drive hybrids or volunteer for environmental causes.
Warm weather has Olympics organizers scrambling San Jose Mercury News
Two-thirds of swine flu vaccines remain unused in NI
BBC News - 2 hours ago
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland still has half a million swine flu vaccines which remain unused. In mid-January, there were more than 60% of the vaccines left.
Relatively few blacks get H1N1 shots at LA County clinics Los Angeles Times
Flu clinic postponed South County Independent
Revising the book on mental illness
Los Angeles Times - - 5 hours ago
Experts call for listing binge eating and gambling as official disorders, but not sex addiction or obesity. By Shari Roan After years of research, professional infighting and maneuvering from various interest groups, the nation's psychiatrists Tuesday ...
Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind New York Times
Shifts Ahead for Mental Diagnoses Wall Street Journal
FDA addresses radiation safety
Los Angeles Times - - 12 hours ago
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FDA to Increase Oversight of Medical Radiation New York Times
McGurn: Bush Was Right, Says Obama
Wall Street Journal - - Feb 9, 2010
This weekend, Americans were treated to something new: Barack Obama defending his war policies by suggesting they merely continue his predecessor's practices.
The Truth About the Deficit
New York Times - Feb 6, 2010
When the White House released its new budget last week, including more spending to create desperately needed jobs, Republican leaders in Congress denounced President Obama for driving up the deficit and demanded that the Democrats halt their “reckless” ...
The great global warming collapse
Globe and Mail - - Feb 6, 2010
In 2007, the most comprehensive report to date on global warming, issued by the respected United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made a shocking claim: The Himalayan glaciers could melt away as soon as 2035.
No relief for snowed-under seaboard
CNN - - 21 hours ago
Washington (CNN) -- Another massive snowstorm barreled into the mid-Atlantic region Tuesday, as residents still reeling from a paralyzing weekend blizzard faced more of the same.
Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet
New York Times - - Feb 6, 2010
A funny thing happened after Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military: A curious silence befell much of the right.