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British spearhead allied offensive in AfghanistanTimes Online - - 3 hours ago A soldier from 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards was killed by an explosion yesterday at the start of the operation described as the biggest of the eight-year conflict in Afghanistan. Three Killed in Shooting at Alabama UniversityWall Street Journal - - 26 minutes ago A woman opened fire during a meeting of teaching staff at the University of Alabama's Huntsville campus Friday, killing three faculty members and wounding three others, according to university spokesman Ray Garner. A Previous Shooting Death at the Hand of Alabama Suspect New York Times Accused Alabama prof shot, killed brother in 1986 The Associated Press Wash. House committee OKs bill suspending I-960Seattle Times - - 3 hours ago Lawmakers are moving closer to suspending tax-limiting Initiative 960, something that majority Democrats need to do as they prepare to release their budget proposals. |
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Ukraine's Tymoshenko Alleges Voter Fraud
Wall Street Journal - - 3 hours ago
KIEV, Ukraine - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko declared Saturday that more than one million votes had been falsified in favor of her opponent in Ukraine's presidential election, and she vowed to go to court to challenge her defeat.
Ukraine PM to challenge poll result Aljazeera.net
India on Alert After Bomb Kills 8
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
NEW DELHI - Indian authorities on Saturday issued a national alert after eight people were killed and at least 32 were wounded when an explosive hidden in an unclaimed bag detonated inside a German bakery in a neighborhood popular with ...
Sri Lanka president pledges due process for rival
The Associated Press - - 11 hours ago
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president promised to follow due process in the sedition investigation of the defeated presidential candidate and ex-army chief whose arrest has pushed the island nation into political turmoil.
Rajapaksa's assurance on Fonseka release The Hindu
Sri Lankan lawyers join protests over detained general Washington Post
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US Envoy Is to Be Link to Muslims
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON - President Obama has appointed Rashad Hussain, a deputy White House counsel, to be his representative to the Muslim world, White House officials said Saturday.
Obama names White House lawyer as US emissary to Muslim world Los Angeles Times
Obama names special envoy to global Islamic group The Associated Press
Healthcare summit: More like a duel at dawn than a garden party
Christian Science Monitor - - 3 hours ago
The White House has invited congressional Republicans to join Democrats for a healthcare summit to be moderated by President Obama and broadcast live.
Mixed GOP response to WH health summit invite San Luis Obispo Tribune
Obama Eyes "Executive Orders" to Circumvent Congress The New American
Now Tweeting: White House press secretary Gibbs
The Associated Press - 57 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has a new way to communicate directly to people - Twitter. President Barack Obama's chief spokesman ventured into the Twitter world on Saturday with his first 'tweet' or Twitter message on his ...
Robert Gibbs gets Twitter account - gets insulted immediately Christian Science Monitor
White House Press Secretary Joins Twitter New York Times (blog)
AutoNation CEO: Fewer Than 5% Of Recalled Toyotas Fixed
Wall Street Journal - - 2 hours ago
ORLANDO (Dow Jones)--Toyota Motor Co. (TM, 7203.TO) has repaired fewer than 5% of the millions of vehicles it recalled in the US, but is making steady progress toward getting the work done, the chief executive of ...
AutoNation chief says Toyota slow to share scope of problem The Detroit News
Europe's south refuses to downsize without a fight
The Guardian - 1 hour ago
The hard-hit 'Club Med' countries of Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy once flourished within the eurozone. Now the financial markets have turned on Athens, and Greece's neighbours fear they could be next Nikos Strovlos has worked for the National ...
Contemplating the Future of the European Union New York Times
Draghi urges Italian banks to strengthen capital ratios
MarketWatch - - 7 hours ago
NAPLES (MarketWatch) -- Bank of Italy Governor Mario Draghi on Saturday urged domestic banks to use the profits earned to strengthen their capital ratios.
ECB Draghi:Global Economy Recovering,Euro Zone Fragile Wall Street Journal
Google Buzz: Both Promising and Confusing
PC World - - 4 hours ago
After a few days of experimenting with Google's newest venture into social networking, we have a wish list. It's now been just a few days now since Google launched its Google Buzz social-sharing service and started rolling it out to Gmail users.
What Buzzeth You About Google Buzz? Wired News
Spacewalkers to work as plumbers outside the station
Spaceflight Now - - 1 hour ago
Astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick prepared for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Saturday to hook up ammonia coolant lines between the new Tranquility module and the International Space Station.
Astronauts hit snag with new space station room The Associated Press
Global Warming Debate Heats Up in Wake of Record Snowstorms
FOXNews - - 9 hours ago
Scientists and politicians on both sides of the climate change debate have been pointing to the record-breaking snowstorms in the Mid-Atlantic states to promote their theories on the earth's changing temperatures -- and the debate is ...
Snowstorm and climate change Los Angeles Times
Huge waves at Mavericks injure spectators
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
The Super Bowl of Surfing lived up to its legend today, and then some. The waves were so big they caused collateral damage on the sidelines.
Waves knock N. Calif. surfing spectators to beach The Associated Press
Mavericks Surf Contest - wipeouts, blood, treacherous swells and shaky success San Jose Mercury News
Del Toro's 'Wolfman' lacks dramatic bite
News 8 Austin - - 2 hours ago
The movie studio that practically invented the horror genre rolls the dice with another classic remake. Nearly 70 years after Universal Pictures' original "Wolf Man," the new version benefits from nifty cinematography and hair raising computer ...
The Wolfman (movie review) Gothic Beauty Magazine
Is Robert Pattinson gay?
Ear Sucker - - 1 hour ago
By ROBERTA - 13 minutes ago In a new interview with “Details” magazine, Robert Pattinson said that he was allergic to girl parts.
PIC: Robert Pattinson Poses With a Naked Woman! Us Magazine
Patrick Crashes, and the Lessons Pile Up, Too
New York Times - - 57 minutes ago
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Danica Patrick's first career Nascar race ended with a jolt of reality for those who believed the IndyCar Series star could become a competitive stock car driver right away.
NASCAR's marquee attractions exit early Yahoo! Sports
Stewart continues Daytona dominance with 5th victory in last 6 races The Canadian Press
Georgian leader: Sports errors should not be fatal
USA Today - 59 minutes ago
VANCOUVER (AP) - The president of Georgia vigorously defended the experience of the luger from his country who was killed in a horrific crash, saying Saturday that while human errors happen, "no sports mistake is supposed to lead to a death.
Olympians slide with heavy hearts The Associated Press
Sources: Butler to Mavs, Wiz nab Howard
ESPN - - 54 minutes ago
The Washington Wizards and Dallas Mavericks have completed a seven-player trade that launches Washington's long-anticipated rebuilding project in earnest and sends Wizards mainstays Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood to the Mavericks.
Mavs, Wizards complete deal with Howard, Butler The Associated Press
Anthem to delay insurance rate hike amid criticism
The Associated Press - - 1 hour ago
Health insurer Anthem Blue Cross will postpone its much-criticized plan to raise rates for some California residents who buy insurance on their own, after reaching a deal Saturday with state regulators.
California Blues plan agrees to postpone rate increases ModernHealthcare.com
WellPoint pressured to justify rate hikes Indianapolis Star
Number of swine flu cases in the US reaches 57 million
Los Angeles Times - - 17 hours ago
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 12000 have died from H1N1 infection, far fewer than in a typical flu season.
CDC: More Than 57 Million Americans Have Had H1N1 Flu Wall Street Journal
The DSM: How Psychiatrists Redefine 'Disordered'
TIME - - 7 hours ago
The attempt to catalog all the ways that Americans can go crazy dates at least to 1840, when the Census included a question on "idiocy/insanity.
Noonan: The Off-Center President
Wall Street Journal - - Feb 12, 2010
There is, I think, an amazing political fact right now that is hiding in plain sight and is rich with implications. It was there in President Obama's Jan. 25, pre-State of the Union interview with ABC's Diane Sawyer, who was pressing ...
Looking for a Date? A Site Suggests You Check the Data
New York Times - - 22 hours ago
The founders of OkCupid are, from left, the mathematicians Max Krohn, Sam Yagan, Chris Coyne and Christian Rudder. If you're a man, don't smile in your profile picture, and don't look into the camera.
Keys to AL teams' rotations
FOXSports.com - Feb 10, 2010
Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer. He is in his 34th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain.
15-Year-Old Girl Beaten While Security Guards Watch
Seattle Weekly (blog) - - Feb 10, 2010
By Caleb Hannan in Crime & Punishment In the video above, keep your eye on the girl in the white shirt and scarf. She's 15 years old, waiting for a bus in the tunnel at Westlake Center and on the lookout for a group of 10 teens who just harassed her at ...
As 'Chopper' Crashes, We Remember Our Dear Mikey
PopEater - - Feb 10, 2010
With word of the cancellation of 'American Chopper,' for some reason, we felt a bit reflective. It seems like we've grown along with the Teutul family -- only while we grew with them, they grew apart.