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Senate Democrats unveil jobs package with tax breaks to entice GOPBoston Globe - - 4 hours ago AP / February 10, 2010 WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats sought to round up Republican support yesterday for a limited jobs bill, hoping to hand President Obama a badly needed political victory before Congress breaks ... Senate jobs bill a show of bipartisanship Los Angeles Times Senate's Gridlock Fuels Frustration Wall Street Journal Sri Lankan Gen Sarath Fonseka's arrest to be challengedBBC News - 1 hour ago Sri Lankan opposition parties have said they will mount a legal challenge to the detention of defeated presidential candidate Gen Sarath Fonseka. Sri Lanka defends arrest of candidate Sarath Fonseka Los Angeles Times Political supporters clash in streets of Sri Lanka The Associated Press NY senator who dragged girlfriend fights expulsionThe Associated Press - - 16 minutes ago ALBANY, NY - A Democratic state senator who betrayed his colleagues by joining Republicans in a brief coup and was convicted of a misdemeanor assault charge for dragging his girlfriend around during an argument at his apartment says he'll go back to ... A Reckoning for Felonies Political New York Times |
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'World moving fairly quickly on Iran'
Jerusalem Post - - 2 hours ago
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 isotopes Washington Post
European Parliament approves new EU commission
Xinhua - 9 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.
New European Leadership Faces Economic Hurdles New York Times
Nigeria: Jonathan Now Acting President
AllAfrica.com - - 4 hours ago
Abuja - The two chambers of the National Assembly: Senate and the House of Representatives, yesterday unanimously resolved to constitutionally empower Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as acting president in line with Section 145 of the 1999 ...
New acting president for Nigeria BBC News
Nigeria's New Acting President Calls for Unity Voice of America
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For GOP and Obama, partisan actions follow bipartisan talk
Dallas Morning News - - 40 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and GOP leaders agreed Tuesday that they had pinpointed a handful of areas - most of them related to job creation - where the two sides might be able to work together.
In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on Obama Washington Post
Dems, GOP gear up for health care summit on TV San Francisco Chronicle
Rendell plan widens sales tax | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/10/2010
Philadelphia Inquirer - - 57 minutes ago
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.
Rendell proposes reducing sales tax but expanding it to more items Republican & Herald
As districts fear more cuts, school allies prepare for a fight Minnesota Public Radio
Music That Changed History and Still Resonates
New York Times - - 3 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.
In Tokyo, Embattled Toyota Chief Faces a Nation
TIME - - 44 minutes ago
Toyota President Akio Toyoda surrounded by reporters after a meeting at the Transport Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2010 Asked to comment in English during an "emergency" press conference held last ...
Toyota starts fixing Priuses recalled in Japan The Associated Press
Toyota recalls more than 400000 Priuses, other hybrid cars Washington Post
Greece Hopes Lift European Stocks
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
LONDON—European stocks rose Wednesday, taking their cue from a strong session on Wall Street prompted by hopes that Germany will step in to resolve Greece's debt crisis.
CORRECTED-Honda sees over 10 pct rise in China sales in 2010
Reuters - - 1 hour ago
TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Honda Motor (7267.T) said on Wednesday it aims to sell at least 632200 vehicles in China this year, up 10 percent from 2009, though the pace of growth will likely slow compared with a surge last year due to government ...
Honda to Recall 437763 Vehicles to Repair Air Bags BusinessWeek
Honda adds 437000 cars to global air bag recall The Associated Press
Google's Buzz Puts Facebook, Twitter on Notice
PC Magazine - - 3 hours ago
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 ...
Google Buzz Won't Weaken Facebook BusinessWeek
Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station
The Associated Press - - 26 minutes ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.
Shuttle Crew Inspects Heat Shields InformationWeek
Google Gives In On Nexus One Fees, Support
PC World - - 10 hours ago
Google may be busy buzzing about new services this week, but behind the scenes, the G-Team is quietly working to fine-tune its last major endeavor.
Google Nexus One fee cut follows broad FCC inquiry San Francisco Chronicle
Google Drops Nexus One Recovery Fee InformationWeek
Ann Powers: Less Ellen, more guitars
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
Hollywood Week's big news turned out a fizzle Tuesday night -- not because Ellen DeGeneres was bad, or offensive, or much of anything, as a judge, but because she seamlessly fit into the patter and often meaningless "critique" at the judges' table, ...
The last 'Jay Leno Show'
Los Angeles Times - - 3 hours ago
As far too many of us know, Jay Leno, who has been parked weeknights at 10 pm since September, is moving back to "The Tonight Show," the job he left at the end of May.
The last 'Jay Leno Show': I watched it so you didn't have to Entertainment Weekly
Lil Wayne jail stint's tooth delay
New York Post - - 28 minutes ago
Rap superstar Lil Wayne -- whose song "Lollipop" was a No. 1 hit in 2008 -- has won a month's reprieve from jail so he can finish up some major dental surgery.
Everything Is in Place in Vancouver, Except Snow
New York Times - - 7 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 ...
Warm weather has Olympics organizers scrambling San Jose Mercury News
3. Daily Dime Live Recap
ESPN - 1 hour ago
ESPN.com writers and TrueHoop Network bloggers chatted with fans and gave their in-game opinions throughout Tuesday's games -- all in Daily Dime Live.
Jazz beat Clips 109-99 for 9th straight win The Associated Press
Loss erases Michigan State's Big Ten lead
Detroit Free Press - - 52 minutes ago
EAST LANSING -- Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said Tuesday's crowd at the Breslin Center was one of the best in years. Unfortunately the crowd of 14759 battled the winter elements to get to the arena for a 9 pm start only to see the ...
Boilermakers stop Spartans Sports Network
FDA to Increase Medical Radiation Oversight
New York Times - - 7 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, ...
FDA addresses radiation safety Los Angeles Times
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans The Associated Press
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Severely Obese Teens
BusinessWeek - - 36 minutes ago
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Weight-loss surgery was more effective at slimming severely obese teens and improving their health than two years of diet and exercise, a study found.
Experts wary of teen gastric band surgery ABC Online
Obese Teens Who Receive Gastric Banding Achieve Significant Weight Loss Science Daily (press release)
Revising the book on mental illness
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour 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
EXCLUSIVE (Update): Palin's Tea Party Crib Notes
Huffington Post (blog) - Feb 6, 2010
Closer inspection of a photo of Sarah Palin, during a speech in which she mocked President Obama for his use of a teleprompter, reveals several notes written on her left hand.
A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer
New York Times - Feb 8, 2010
A former bank robber, Shon R. Hopwood emerged from more than a decade in federal prison as a skilled Supreme Court practitioner. At his home in Omaha, his wife, Ann Marie, held their six week old son Mark.
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.
Ripples of Dubai killing spread
CNN - - Feb 8, 2010
Dubai, UAE (CNN) -- A shadowy figure murdered in his Dubai hotel room by a hit squad that the police say operated with European passports.
The Art of Being Santa Fe
New York Times - - Feb 5, 2010
Far from adobe style, the Railyard is a complex of shops and a farmers' market. By HENRY SHUKMAN I CAN'T remember how or why it came to be dawn when I first saw Santa Fe from a bus window.
























