In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama - Washington Post

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:19:24 GMT+00:00

In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama
Washington Post
Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new ...
For GOP and Obama, partisan actions follow bipartisan talkDallas Morning News
Dems, GOP gear up for health care summit on TVSan Francisco Chronicle
Obama's aim on health care: Mesh 'best ideas'USA Today
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Google's Buzz Puts Facebook, Twitter on Notice - PC Magazine

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:43:30 GMT+00:00

NEWS.com.au

Google's Buzz Puts Facebook, Twitter on Notice
PC Magazine
Google's new social layer-cake service, Google Buzz, pays lip service to integration with non-Google apps like Twitter. But if Google gets its way, Twitter and Facebook will only be so much noise outside the increasingly closed world ...
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'World moving fairly quickly on Iran' - Jerusalem Post

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:09:46 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

'World moving fairly quickly on Iran'
Jerusalem Post
As a defiant Iran began enriching uranium to a higher level on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama said the international community was “moving along fairly quickly” toward imposing new sanctions, and Prime Minister Binyamin ...
US unveils offer to help Iran purchase medical isotopesWashington Post
US Eyes Tougher Sanctions Over Iran Nuclear ProgramNew York Times
US sanctions to target Iranian Revolutionary GuardsYnetnews
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Nigeria: How National Assembly Made Him Acting President - AllAfrica.com

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:35:53 GMT+00:00

CBC.ca

Nigeria: How National Assembly Made Him Acting President
AllAfrica.com
A unanimous resolution by the National Assembly set the stage yesterday for Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take charge as Acting President. The two chambers, apparently trying to break the political stalemate over President Umaru Yar'adua's ill ...
New acting president for NigeriaBBC News
Nigerian vice president takes reinsThe Press Association
New acting president for NigeriaAljazeera.net
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First lady unveils obesity campaign - Boston Globe

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:52:23 GMT+00:00

Telegraph.co.uk

First lady unveils obesity campaign
Boston Globe
Michelle Obama, appearing with members of the Watkins Hornets, the 2009 National Championship Pee-Wee football team, spoke yesterday at the White House about her initiative, “Let's Move,'' a campaign to help combat childhood obesity. ...
First Lady Michelle Obama's anti-fat push gets moving in battle against ...New York Daily News
White House campaigns against childhood obesityChicago Tribune
Fact Check: The cost of obesityCNN
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Sri Lankan Gen Sarath Fonseka's arrest to be challenged - BBC News

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:36:35 GMT+00:00

Times Online

Sri Lankan Gen Sarath Fonseka's arrest to be challenged
BBC News
Sri Lankan opposition parties have said they will mount a legal challenge to the detention of defeated presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka. Gen Fonseka was arrested on Monday, accused of working with anti-government forces and planning a coup and ...
Sri Lanka defends arrest of candidate Sarath FonsekaLos Angeles Times
Political supporters clash in streets of Sri LankaThe Associated Press
Sri Lanka general elections expected to be held on April 8The Hindu
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Hiram Monserrate vows to fight his expulsion from the state Senate. - New York Daily News

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:20:13 GMT+00:00

Washington Post

Hiram Monserrate vows to fight his expulsion from the state Senate.
New York Daily News
ALBANY - Embattled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate was ousted from his seat Tuesday night by colleagues who say his conviction for misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend brought shame on the chamber. Disgusted Democrats and Republicans joined together ...
NY senator who dragged girlfriend fights expulsionThe Associated Press
New York Senate expels senator over assaultReuters
Monserrate out in Senate voteAlbany Times Union
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Rendell plan widens sales tax | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/10/2010 - Philadelphia Inquirer

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:19:29 GMT+00:00

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Rendell plan widens sales tax | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/10/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer
If Gov. Rendell gets his way, you will have to pay the state sales tax on those items and dozens of others that for years have been sold tax-free. That's how the Democratic governor would deal with an ...
Rendell's budget plan better for some county districts than othersRepublican & Herald
As districts fear more cuts, school allies prepare for a fightMinnesota Public Radio
Pa. Gov proposes gas-drilling tax in FY11 budgetReuters
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Music That Changed History and Still Resonates - New York Times

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:35:17 GMT+00:00

Washington Post

Music That Changed History and Still Resonates
New York Times
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. Yolanda Adams, a gospel luminary, performed at ...
White House concert honors music of civil rights eraCNN
White House celebrates music that fueled the civil rights eraUSA Today
Legendary singer perform at the White House to honor the civil rights movementWashington Post
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Brown's first vote not the deciding one - Boston Globe

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:06:39 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Brown's first vote not the deciding one
Boston Globe
Republican Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts posed with his trusty old pickup truck - one he drove from Boston to Washington on Sunday - before casting his first Senate vote yesterday. (Brendan Hoffman for The Boston Globe) By Lisa Wangsness and ...
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