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In poll, Republicans gaining political ground on ObamaWashington Post - - 1 hour ago 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 ... First lady unveils obesity campaignBoston Globe - 38 minutes ago 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. White House campaigns against childhood obesity Chicago Tribune On Michelle Obama's obesity campaign San Francisco Chronicle US unveils offer to help Iran purchase medical isotopesWashington Post - - 3 hours 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. |
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Sri Lanka's opposition fears for Fonseka's life
AFP - 13 minutes ago
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka's opposition parties demanded Wednesday the immediate release of former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka, warning that he faced "assassination" in custody.
Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka Aljazeera.net
Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests CNN International
European Parliament approves new EU commission
Xinhua - 7 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
New acting president for Nigeria
BBC News - 3 hours ago
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has addressed the nation after becoming acting president in the absence of Nigeria's ailing leader, Umaru Yar'Adua.
Nigeria's New Acting President Calls for Unity Voice of America
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Seattle and most other school measures passing
Seattle Times - - 1 hour ago
Voters were showing their support for most area school districts, with partial returns from Tuesday's special election favoring passage of billions of dollars in levy and bond measures to operate, maintain and build schools.
School levies winning big at polls Seattle Post Intelligencer
School levy election returns look positive Westseattleherald.com
Brown's first vote not the deciding one
Boston Globe - - 1 hour ago
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.
Union-Backed Nominee Blocked in Senate Wall Street Journal
Music That Changed History and Still Resonates
New York Times - - 55 minutes 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.
Obama says music fueled civil rights movement The Associated Press
Toyota starts fixing Priuses recalled in Japan
The Associated Press - - 30 minutes ago
TOKYO - Prius owners in Japan are rushing to dealers Wednesday, a day after Toyota's president announced a global recall. Instead of screwdrivers and wrenches, what the mechanic is using to tackle the fix is a small laptop-like device that rewrites ...
Toyota to recall thousands of hybrid models MiamiHerald.com
Toyota recalls more than 400000 Priuses, other hybrid cars Washington Post
Honda expands recall to over 900000 vehicles worldwide
MarketWatch - - 1 hour ago
By John Letzing & Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday in Asia that it's further expanding a massive recall of 2001 and 2002 models to include more than 900000 vehicles worldwide, due to lingering concerns ...
Honda Expands Airbag Recall In US, Other Regions Wall Street Journal
FOREX-Euro falters, awaits details of Greece rescue
Reuters - - 34 minutes ago
TOKYO, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The euro fell on Wednesday, trimming some of the previous day's gains, with investors awaiting details of a rescue package for Greece, keen to see how it could impact the euro zone economy.
Asia Up on Europe, Australia Wall Street Journal
Asia stocks rise as Europe debt crisis fears ease The Associated Press
Google's Buzz Puts Facebook, Twitter on Notice
PC Magazine - - 47 minutes 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
Google Hoping 'Buzz' Not Another Social Media Fizzle Wall Street Journal
Shuttle Endeavour docks with space station
Reuters - - 10 minutes ago
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour and its six astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, carrying the station's last two main components.
Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station The Associated Press
Shuttle Endeavour Docks With International Space Station Wall Street Journal
Report says Apple gained US smartphone market share
Macworld - - 6 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.
Google Android Market Share More Than Doubled In December Wall Street Journal
The last 'Jay Leno Show'
Los Angeles Times - - 56 minutes 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
Ellen DeGeneres Is Firm, Funny On 'American Idol' Debut
Billboard - - 30 minutes ago
Ellen DeGeneres kicked off her debut as the new "American Idol" judge in impressive fashion on Tuesday night (Feb. 9), bringing a healthy dose of honest critiques and well-timed punchlines to the ...
Fans delighted by DeGeneres' 'Idol' debut The Associated Press
'Deadliest Catch' captain Phil Harris dies after recent stroke
Los Angeles Times - 55 minutes ago
Phil Harris, captain of the Cornelia Marie on the Discovery Channel show "Deadliest Catch," has died. On the show's Web page, where updates on Harris' condition had been posted since his Jan. 30 stroke, sons Jake and Josh Harris gave notice of their ...
`Deadliest Catch' Captain Phil Harris has died Entertainment Weekly
Discovery Channel: 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies The Associated Press
Hawks keep it tight, bright
Chicago Tribune - - 1 hour ago
The playoffs still may be a long way away, but the Blackhawks have been getting a healthy dose of the kind of tight games that are the norm in April and beyond.
Versteeg gives Blackhawks shootout win over Stars The Associated Press
Tuesday night's Dallas Stars game highlights Dallas Morning News
Warm weather has Olympics organizers scrambling
San Jose Mercury News - - 50 minutes ago
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - It's supposed to be "Snowtime" for the Winter Olympians gathered on Canada's western seashore awaiting Friday's start to the Games.
Everything Is in Place in Vancouver, Except Snow New York Times
Anti-Olympic protesters converge on Vancouver Seattle Times
Boilermakers stop Spartans
Sports Network - 20 minutes ago
East Lansing, MI (Sports Network) - E'Twaun Moore scored a game-best 25 points to go along with six assists, as sixth-ranked Purdue downed slumping No.
Leader back, but Spartans tumble Chicago Tribune
Spartans fall to Purdue for third-straight Big Ten loss Detroit Free Press
Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
Far fewer children would get a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. “Binge eating disorder” and “hypersexuality” might become part of the everyday language.
Shifts Ahead for Mental Diagnoses Wall Street Journal
FDA to Increase Medical Radiation Oversight
New York Times - - 4 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
Relatively few blacks get H1N1 shots at LA County clinics
Los Angeles Times - - 28 minutes ago
Their participation rate is far below their proportion of the population, despite an outreach effort. Whites are also underrepresented, while Asians are overrepresented.
Flu news from the Manchester Board of Health Wicked Local Manchester
Second wave of swine flu passes Colusa County Sun Herald
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” ...
Former shot-caller is now spilling gang's secrets
Los Angeles Times - Feb 8, 2010
Showing no emotion, a former leader of the Avenues clique testifies about murder, extortion and drug deals. Ailing and in custody, he is vilified by his family, which once terrified a neighborhood.
FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited
CNET - - Feb 5, 2010
WASHINGTON--The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child ...
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.
Breaking up with the Nexus One
CNN (blog) - - 15 hours ago
I just put my Nexus One “superphone” back in its box to send it home to Google (GOOG). I taped the sides of the Googley-themed cardboard, lest I be tempted to exhume it before the FedEx guy came to pick it up.