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Abdulmutallab Resumes Talking to Federal AgentsWall Street Journal - - 37 minutes ago WASHINGTON—Family members of Christmas Day airline bomb suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab traveled to the US in recent weeks and persuaded him to start talking again to federal agents, Obama administration officials said Tuesday. Official Says Terrorism Suspect Is Cooperating New York Times Gates Pushing to Get F-35 Fighter Program Back on CourseNew York Times - - 46 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The Joint Strike Fighter was supposed to be the program that broke the mold, proof that the Pentagon could build something affordable, dependable and without much drama. Iran Is Ready for Nuclear Deal, Leader SaysWall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON—Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government would accept a nuclear fuel-swap agreement overseen by the United Nations, a deal the Obama administration has viewed as central to limiting Tehran's ability to develop ... Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready to Send Enriched Uranium Abroad Voice of America Iran may agree to nuclear proposal Aljazeera.net |
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Israel: Coast Is Searched After Explosives Wash Ashore
New York Times - - 46 minutes ago
Israeli security forces searched the country's coastline and closed beaches in the south on Tuesday after two barrels of explosives washed up on the shores of Ashkelon and Ashdod, north of Gaza.
Israel Searches for Explosive Barrels Wall Street Journal
China-US tensions spiking over Taiwan, Dalai Lama
Washington Post - - 5 hours ago
AP BEIJING -- China is pledging to retaliate against the US over arms sales to Taiwan and warning of further damage to ties if President Barack Obama meets the Dalai Lama.
Malaysian Figure to Call Premier in Sodomy Case
New York Times - - 11 hours ago
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim waved to supporters as he left court on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur. By LIZ GOOCH KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - There may have been little progress inside the courtroom on Tuesday, but there was no shortage of drama ...
Video: Malaysia's Anwar faces trial
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New US bank plan offers lending incentive -Geithner
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Obama administration's new plan to revive small business lending would reduce the cost of government capital for small banks as they make more loans, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on ...
Video: Obama Slaps Critics of Stimulus Package
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Quinn, McKenna take modest leads in governor contests
Chicago Tribune - - 44 minutes ago
Gov. Pat Quinn holds a modest lead tonight over Comptroller Dan Hynes in the hard-fought Democratic governor primary. With 25 percent of the unofficial vote counted, Quinn had 53 percent to 47 percent for Hynes.
Kirk, Giannoulias out to early lead for Senate Chicago Daily Herald
Rangel: Bargainers Start Compromise Health Bill
ABC News - - 1 hour ago
AP Leading lawmakers hoping to revive President Barack Obama's stalled health care overhaul have started writing a compromise bill, but it's unclear when the legislation will be ready for votes, a top House Democrat said Tuesday.
Video: Tax bill battle
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Democrats Change Health-Care Tack Wall Street Journal
Toyota's new problem: Prius brake complaints
MarketWatch - - 36 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received more than 100 complaints involving the brakes on Toyota Motor Corp.
Video: Toyota Sales Drop 16 Percent in January
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The Associated Press
News Corp.'s Fox Weighs Late-Night Show With O'Brien
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- News Corp.'s Fox is weighing whether to start a late-night show with Conan O'Brien, a move that would put the network into competition with NBC and CBS.
'Avatar' Bolsters News Corp.'s Earnings New York Times
Dodd Calls Obama Plan Too Grand
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee warned on Tuesday that the Obama administration's new proposals to rein in Wall Street firms ran the risk of derailing months of delicate negotiations over overhauling financial ...
Dodd Vents Over Handling of Bank Proposal Wall Street Journal
Volcker urges Senators to adopt Obama's rules on banking Washington Post
Three years later, Apple TV remains a hobby
Ars Technica - - 2 hours ago
Nearly three years after its introduction, the Apple TV remains a hobby in the eyes of Apple. This view was confirmed by CEO Steve Jobs during a post-iPad Town Hall meeting among employees, ...
Jobs at stake in Louisiana as NASA shifts gears
BusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago
The future of Louisiana's gateway to space is uncertain after a sudden shift in the space program directed by President Obama.
NASA begins funding commercial space taxis Computerworld
Chrome Aims to Steal Some iPad Thunder
PC World - - 3 hours ago
Fresh off the unveiling of Apple's iPad tablet PC, we have a whole new batch of tablet rumors--this time regarding a Google Chrome-based tablet device.
Google Chrome OS 'gPad' Design Proposed InformationWeek
Mock-ups Show a Google Chrome OS Tablet Wired News
Exes, couples among Oscar nominees
Hollywood Reporter - - 2 hours ago
If some old-time Hollywood hand were scripting this year's Oscar race, he would probably turn it into a sparkling, Tracey/Hepburn-style battle of the sexes.
Oscar nominations spread among release calendar Los Angeles Times
Populist fare Blind Side,' District 9,' Up' make Oscar final cut
MiamiHerald.com - - 3 hours ago
LOS ANGELES -- They are precisely the kinds of movies hardly ever nominated for the best-picture Oscar - a tear-jerker sports film, a space-alien thriller and an animated feature with a flying house and talking dogs - but the populist ...
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The gospel on celebrity and pop culture
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Justin Mentell, a 27-year-old actor on "Boston Legal" and CGI kids flick "G-Force," was found dead in Wisconsin on Monday morning.
Boston Legal Actor Dies in Wisconsin Car Crash People Magazine
Freeney's Ankle Still Hurts; Other Answers Must Wait
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - An hour before media day festivities began, six television cameras, two dozen reporters and Deion Sanders, a Hall of Fame cornerback turned analyst, gathered at Station 2. Recent developments on the 2010 NFL ...
Colts' Dwight Freeney not sure his ankle will let him play in Super Bowl Los Angeles Times
Breakfast with Peyton: Manning the most popular spot at Super Bowl Media Day The Canadian Press
Jets Fine Ryan $50000 for Obscene Gesture in Miami
New York Times - - 1 hour ago
The Jets fined Coach Rex Ryan $50000 on Tuesday for the obscene gesture he made at a mixed martial arts competition in Sunrise, Fla.
Jets fine coach Ryan $50000 for making gesture at mixed martial arts event The Canadian Press
Jets coach Rex Ryan is fined $50000 for flipping MMA fans the bird. New York Daily News
Texans' coach Gary Kubiak: Steve Slaton underwent neck surgery to repair nerve ...
USA Today - 2 hours ago
Houston coach Gary Kubiak, who agreed Tuesday to sign a new three-year deal with the Texans, said in a radio interview today that running back Steve Slaton underwent neck surgery in mid-January to repair nerve damage.
Kubiak agrees to new three-year deal to coach Texans Houston Chronicle
Journal Retracts 1998 Paper Linking Autism to Vaccines
New York Times - - 42 minutes ago
A prominent British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a 1998 research paper that set off a sharp decline in vaccinations in Britain after the paper's lead author suggested that vaccines could cause autism.
US researchers find new clue to infant deaths
Reuters - - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Babies who die from sudden infant death syndrome make low amounts of the message-carrying brain chemical serotonin needed to regulate sleep, breathing and heart rate, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Abstinence-only program helps kids postpone sex
Reuters - - 4 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Abstinence-only sex education can work -- if it's based on established strategies for helping young people change their attitudes about other types of risky behavior like smoking and drinking, new research shows.
Is There an Ecological Unconscious?
New York Times - - Jan 28, 2010
About eight years ago, Glenn Albrecht began receiving frantic calls from residents of the Upper Hunter Valley, a 6000-square-mile region in southeastern Australia.
A typical SEAL? Think 007, not Rambo
msnbc.com - - Jan 29, 2010
CORONADO, Calif. -- The world looks very different from forty feet up, hanging onto a rope wall. My advice? Don't look down. A lot of phenomenally fit people, including world-famous athletes and Olympians, ...
The Importance of Being Ernie
New York Times - - Jan 29, 2010
FAMILIAR FACE Ernie Anastos at WNYW, one of four stations he has worked at in three decades in New York. “He knows the area,” a Columbia professor said.
'GI Janes' train to protect Iraq
CNN - - 10 hours ago
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Fingers painted with nail polish gripped a rifle. Women wearing lipstick, mascara and camouflage uniforms stood at attention.
Why do people often vote against their own interests?
BBC News - Jan 29, 2010
The Republicans' shock victory in the election for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts meant the Democrats lost their supermajority in the Senate.