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Obama, Republicans spar over starting point for health care summitCNN - 32 minutes ago President Obama meets with congressional leaders, including (from left) Reps. Steny Hoyer, John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi. Washington (CNN) -- President Obama said Tuesday his televised health care summit with Republican leaders on February 25 should ... President Obama to GOP leaders: Stop 'grandstanding' and get to work on jobs ... New York Daily News Fact Check: The cost of obesityCNN - - 2 hours ago (CNN) -- The White House on Tuesday unveiled its campaign to fight childhood obesity. First lady Michelle Obama is spearheading the effort. Senate Republicans Block Labor Board NomineeWall Street Journal - - 31 minutes ago The nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board fell short of the 60 votes needed to end a Republican filibuster Monday, with just 52 Senators voting in favor of invoking cloture. Senate vote shows new hurdles for Democrats' union base MiamiHerald.com |
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Obama: New Iran Sanctions Being Developed Quickly
Voice of America - - 1 hour ago
As Iran accelerated its nuclear program on Tuesday, US President Barack Obama announced that major new sanctions on the Iranian government are being developed.
Nigeria's VP takes over from ailing president
AFP - 2 hours ago
ABUJA - Nigeria's Vice President Goodluck Jonathan took office as acting head-of-state on Tuesday after parliament voted to force ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to hand over until he is well enough to return.
Nigerian deputy assumes presidency Aljazeera.net
Nigeria's vice president takes power Telegraph.co.uk
Sri Lanka to Hold April Elections; Rajapaksa Dissolves Assembly
BusinessWeek - - 24 minutes ago
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka will hold general elections in April as President Mahinda Rajapaksa dismissed parliament a day after the arrest of General Sarath Fonseka, the defeated opposition candidate in January's presidential ballot ...
Wife outraged by Fonseka's arrest Aljazeera.net
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Gibbs Scrawls Grocery List on Hand in Jab at Palin
FOXNews - 3 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
Father of NY Terror Plot Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By AP NEW YORK (AP) -- Prosecutors say the father of a Colorado airport driver accused in a terror plot against New York City has pleaded not guilty to obstructing the investigation.
Father of NY terror plot suspect pleads not guilty Washington Post
Murtha's gallbladder procedure rarely deadly
CNN - - 1 hour ago
(CNN) -- Taking out a patient's gallbladder is routine. At least 500000 such surgeries are done each year in the United States.
Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks Washington Post
The ObamaCare Tragedy Wall Street Journal
Toyota UK accelerator pedal fix will take a month
BBC News - 56 minutes ago
Toyota says it will start repairing the accelerator pedals on 180000 vehicles across the UK on Wednesday morning. It says it has the capacity to fix 6000 cars a day - meaning it will be a month before this process is complete.
Review: 2010 Lexus RX 350 BusinessWeek
Berlin's Wall Around Greek Ruins?
Wall Street Journal - - 23 minutes ago
Is it a loan? Is it a bond? No, it's a potential euro-zone guarantee for profligate sovereigns. After weeks of panicky markets, which caused Greek sovereign-debt spreads to balloon, stronger neighbors appear ready ...
Europeans Discuss Aid for Greek Debt New York Times
Honda recalls 379000 cars for airbag hazard
CNNMoney.com - - 40 minutes ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Honda announced it is expanding a previously announced recall to replace an airbag inflator in an additional 379000 US vehicles.
Honda expands recall to over 800000 vehicles MarketWatch
Honda Widens Airbag Recall Wall Street Journal
Google Hoping 'Buzz' Not Another Social Media Fizzle
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones)--Google Inc. (GOOG) calls its new social media product "Buzz." If the service goes the way of the search giant's earlier forays into social networks, it may fizzle.
Google Buzz slammed by Yahoo and Microsoft CNNMoney.com
Hands On with Google Buzz PC Magazine
Microsoft Plugs 26 Vulnerabilities With 13 Patches In Record Update
ChannelWeb - - 36 minutes ago
Microsoft released a record 13-patch security update for its February Patch Tuesday, repairing a total of 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office.
Microsoft Fixes 26 Vulnerabilities In Windows, Office InformationWeek
Report says Apple gained US smartphone market share
Macworld - - 52 minutes 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.
Google Android Market Share More Than Doubled In December Wall Street Journal
Android, iPhone Gain In Smartphone Market InformationWeek
Tom Cruise set for fourth 'Mission'
Hollywood Reporter - - 24 minutes ago
Tom Cruise has committed to reprise his role as Ethan Hunt in the next installment of the "Mission: Impossible" series at Paramount.
Tom Cruise has signed on for 'Mission Impossible IV' Entertainment Weekly
Lil Wayne Shot Nine Music Videos Last Weekend
MTV.com - - 2 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 ...
People: Oral surgery delays Lil Wayne's sentencing on gun charge San Jose Mercury News
Ellen DeGeneres: 'I'd be fine with just the three of us'
Los Angeles Times - 39 minutes ago
New judge Ellen DeGeneres hasn't done many interviews in advance of her "Idol" debut tonight, but she did speak with "Extra's" Mario Lopez and told him that, despite the never-ending stream of rumors, she would "be fine if it was just the three of us.
Ellen DeGeneres on 'American Idol' tonight: What are your expectations? Entertainment Weekly
Vancouver Games story lines
Yahoo! Sports - - 1 hour ago
If you think the start of the Winter Olympics snuck up on you - they light the torch Friday evening - then imagine how the people of Vancouver feel.
Olympic moments will ring louder than griping Houston Chronicle
Utah could be target if Pac-10 decides to expand to 12 schools
USA Today - 3 hours ago
Two months after the Big Ten said it would look into expansion, the Pac-10 is following suit. League commissioner Larry Scott said "serious evaluation" would take place over the next 6-12 months with a decision to be made before negotiations start on ...
Pac-10 to take 'serious' look at expansion SportingNews.com
More expansion talk (not Big Ten) Kansas City Star
Cyst puts Lyon behind schedule
MLB.com - - 1 hour ago
HOUSTON -- Astros general manager Ed Wade said Tuesday relief pitcher Brandon Lyon had a small cyst in his right shoulder drained and will be a little behind schedule when he reports to camp next week.
Astros express interest in bringing back Taveras Houston Chronicle
FDA Wants New Controls On CT Scans
Baltimore Sun - 34 minutes ago
The Food and Drug Administration will require new safety controls on medical imaging devices and encourage development of more precise radiation dosing standards in a bid to reduce unnecessary exposure of patients to diagnostic radiation.
Glance: Rising radiation exposure tied to imaging The Associated Press
Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens
Reuters - - 50 minutes ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.
Weight-Loss Surgery for Obese Teens Backed by Study Wall Street Journal
Health Buzz: Autism Risk Rises With Maternal Age
U.S. News & World Report - - 6 hours ago
A new study suggests that older women are at greater risk of having a child with autism, HealthDay reports. When compared to women giving birth in their mid to late 20s, moms who had babies at age 40 or older had a 50 percent greater ...
Both Parents' Ages Linked to Autism Risk New York Times
World War II-era navigation system shut down
CNN Political Ticker - - Feb 8, 2010
Coast Guard Loran Station Attu in Alaska is one of five that will remain open until June. In a series of small ceremonies, the US Coast Guard on Monday shut down Loran-C, a navigation and timing system that has guided mariners ...
The New Math on Campus
New York Times - - Feb 5, 2010
Daniel Cope at “country night” at the Deep End, a bar in Chapel Hill, NC, with, from left, Katie Gane, Bekah Justus, Tucker Petty, Annie Cherry, Taylor Walters and Kelly Lynch.
Blame the childish, ignorant American public—not politicians—for our political ...
Slate - - 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 ...
For Japan's cellphone novelists, proof of success is in the print
Los Angeles Times - - Feb 8, 2010
One teenager who wrote a three-volume novel on her phone has gone on to sell more than 110000 paperback copies, grossing more than $611000 in sales.
Why are liberals so condescending?
Washington Post - - Feb 5, 2010
Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots.























