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Tea party groups aim to form PACBoston Globe - 49 minutes ago NASHVILLE - Organizers of the National Tea Party Convention said yesterday that participants would form a political action committee aimed at electing up to 20 candidates this fall who adhere to conservative principles embraced by the grass-roots ... Tea Party supporters grapple for a vision Seattle Times Solution will be reached over enrichment, Iran's FM saysCNN - 1 hour ago Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran's foreign minister says he believes a solution will be reached over a proposed deal to export uranium for enrichment abroad, a demand of Western nations worried that Tehran plans to use its program to build nuclear weapons. Iran May Be Near Uranium Deal New York Times Shi'ites Targeted by Bombings in KarachiVoice of America - - 11 hours ago Photo: AP Two bomb explosions in southern Pakistan have left at least 25 people dead and wounded scores of others. Police have yet to determine whether one of the attacks was the work of a suicide bomber. Deadly double bombing in Pakistan BBC News |
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Powerful Explosions Kill More Than 40 Shi'ite Pilgrims in Karbala
Voice of America - - 2 hours ago
Photo: AP Two powerful explosions targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq have killed more than 40 people in the holy city of Karbala.
Iraqi VP: Security forces in need of 'drastic action' CNN International
Deadly blasts hit Iraq Karbala city Aljazeera.net
Taliban prepare defences against US and UK offensive
Telegraph.co.uk - - 25 minutes ago
A wall of booby-trapped mines has been laid by the Taliban to protect their last strongholds in central Helmand as they prepare to hold off a major allied assault, British commanders have disclosed.
Why are US allies telling Taliban about coming offensive? MiamiHerald.com
In Port-au-Prince, the Smell of Death, the Odor of Corruption
TIME - - 19 minutes ago
A Haitian walks away with a bag of aid at an old military airfield in Port-au-Prince. Women stroll down the streets of downtown Port-au-Prince with bulky bags of rice sitting on top of ...
Video: Former Pres. Clinton Makes 2nd Visit to Haiti
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Chance of moving Port-au-Prince called slight MiamiHerald.com
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Mid-Atlantic Shuts Down Ahead of Huge Snow Warning
ABC News - - 29 minutes ago
AP Life in the nation's capital ground to a halt Friday as steady snow fell, the beginning of a storm that forecasters said could be the biggest for the city in modern history.
Obama suggests extending debate as way to pass health reform
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
President Obama sketched out an alternative approach to passing health-care legislation that would enlist Republicans and potentially extend debate into the spring, a strategy seemingly in conflict with the fast-track talks among ...
Democrats Ask, Can Health Care Bill Be Saved? New York Times
E-mails detail Todd Palin's role in Alaska decision-making
Washington Post - - 3 hours ago
Then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and husband Todd at a 2007 parade in Sitka. E-mails obtained under a public records law show that Todd Palin was involved in such matters as appointments of personnel and labor disputes.
Sarah Palin, Vocal and Ready ... but for What? New York Times
Palin touches on bailouts, terrorism, spending in Salina speech Kansas City Star
A Crisis Made in Japan
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
Toyota's botched response to its escalating problems has deep roots in Japan's legal system and corporate tradition. What the company's troubles mean for the country.
Video: Toyota Chief Apologizes for Global Recalls
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The Associated Press
Could be long slog for Toyota to win back trust MarketWatch
Goldman Sachs's Blankfein Receives $9 Million Bonus for 2009
BusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. gave Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein a $9 million all-stock bonus for 2009, about half the award granted by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Goldman Chief Gets Bonus of Only $9 Million in Record Year New York Times
Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein gets stock-based $9 million bonus Washington Post
Unemployment Rate in US Falls to 9.7%; Factory Payrolls Grow
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The unemployment rate in the US unexpectedly dropped to 9.7 percent in January and manufacturers added to payrolls for the first time in three years, which may provide a spark to revive the rest of the labor ...
Video: January Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.7 Percent
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Signs of Hope as Jobless Rate Dips Wall Street Journal
Amazon.com Resumes Selling Some Macmillan Books
BusinessWeek - - 1 hour ago
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc., the largest Internet retailer, resumed selling Macmillan books on its Web site, ending a week-long fight with the publisher over the price of electronic books.
Macmillan Books Return to Amazon Wall Street Journal
As shuttle retirement nears, Endeavour set for Sunday launch
Houston Chronicle - - 55 minutes ago
At 17 years old, space shuttle Endeavour nonetheless remains the “baby” of the fleet whose roots in NASA trace back even before the Eagle landed on the moon.
Endeavour is set for Sunday launch Florida Today
Apple Bans the Word 'Android' From App Store
PC World - - 8 hours ago
This, my friends, is one of those instances. Apple has apparently just forbidden a developer from using the word "Android" in his app's description.
Apple Bans Location-based iPhone Ads InformationWeek
DA to charge doctor in Michael Jackson case
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
Prosecutor will file charges against Dr. Conrad Murray on Monday, officials say. The action comes after negotiations on his surrender bogged down, sources say.
Charges in Michael Jackson death expected Monday Washington Post
Rhys Meyers shares his personal Paris
Chicago Tribune - - 20 hours ago
Jonathan Rhys Meyers knows Paris. A jet-setting star of TV and film with homes in his native Dublin as well as London, Los Angeles and Morocco, the 32-year-old has spent so much time in La Ville Lumiere (City of ...
From Paris With Love' MiamiHerald.com
Mercedes stolen from Charlie Sheen's garage
Los Angeles Times - - 6 hours ago
The badly damaged luxury car was found in a ravine off Mulholland Drive and a stolen Bentley coupe was found 200 yards away. A tow truck operator examines Charlie Sheen's stolen Mercedes, which was found crashed in a ravine off Mulholland Drive.
Charlie Sheen's car plunges off cliff; vehicle was apparently stolen New York Daily News
Charlie Sheen's apparently stolen car found down a cliff near his home Entertainment Weekly
Jim Mora retains fond memories of Saints, Peyton Manning
USA Today - 21 minutes ago
FORT LAUDERDALE -- The obvious link this week between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints during the run-up to Super Bowl XLIV has been the connection of the Manning family and their ties to both teams.
Running back by committee seems to work well for Saints Indianapolis Star
Colts' Defense Could Emerge From Shadow New York Times
Nuggets-Lakers Game Review
USA Today - 42 minutes ago
Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Chauncey Billups set a new career-high with 39 points after hitting a career-best nine three-pointers in 13 attempts, as the sharp-shooting Denver Nuggets crushed the Los Angeles Lakers, 126-113, at Staples Center.
Lakers are defenseless in ugly loss to Nuggets Los Angeles Times
Billups ties career-high with 39 points as Nuggets beat Lakers 126-113 The Canadian Press
Houstonian feels connection years after selling Saints (w/video)
Houston Chronicle - - 55 minutes ago
Former Saints owner John Mecom Jr., says that though he's very happy for the team, he does not wish that he was owner again. “I had my run,” he says, “It was great.
Kravitz: Payton's start a shocker Indianapolis Star
Saint Sean: Payton wiser as head man Jackson Clarion Ledger
Many see H1N1 as waning
Boston Globe - - 49 minutes ago
Nurse Lana Peta gave swine flu nasal mist to Maddie Foley, 5, in Wellesley last November as Maddie's mother, Lisa, looks on. (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) By Elizabeth Cooney and Stephen Smith Almost half of Americans believe the global swine flu epidemic ...
Despite Lancet Retraction, the Vaccine-Autism Controversy Remains
Food Consumer - 7 hours ago
Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who coauthored a paper suggesting a potential link between autism and Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine, is one of the most vilified medical practitioners of recent times.
Wear Red Day seeks to raise awareness about heart disease
KDRV - - 57 minutes ago
MEDFORD, Ore. - Heart attacks and other heart related diseases kill more people in the United States than anything else. Someone has a heart attack every 34 seconds in the US, and heart disease is responsible for more than 40 percent ...
Video: Wear Red Day
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Fighting heart disease Middletown Press
Chili: a bowl of red-blooded American heaven
Los Angeles Times - Feb 4, 2010
Chili is as personal as a fingerprint and as satisfying as any dish. Break out the pot and the chiles and you've got yourself a winner for Super Bowl.
Why the iPad Web Demo Was Full of Holes
New York Times (blog) - - Jan 31, 2010
apple.com A still from a video demo of the iPad on Apple's site. Note the missing Flash element in the middle of the Web page.
Ancient tribe becomes extinct as last member dies
CNN - - 16 hours ago
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- The last member of an ancient tribe that has inhabited an Indian island chain for around 65000 years has died, a group that campaigns for the protection of indigenous peoples has said.
Soccer Star John Terry Faces Scandal
Wall Street Journal - - Feb 4, 2010
In 2001, Mr. Terry drunkenly taunted American tourists in a Heathrow Airport hotel in the immediate aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks.
Colorado Springs cuts into services considered basic by many
Denver Post - - Jan 31, 2010
COLORADO SPRINGS - This tax-averse city is about to learn what it looks and feels like when budget cuts slash services most Americans consider part of the urban fabric.