Top StoriesDunk trophy is for Griffin family friendLos Angeles Times - 1 hour ago The Clippers rookie spends part of All-Star weekend doing 'shout-outs' for TV networks overseas. Clippers rookie Blake Griffin hangs on the rim after dunking an alley-oop pass from Baron Davis (in sunroof of car) to cap a win in the NBA Dunk Contest on ... Video: Griffin Soars Over Car to Win Dunk Contest
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Apple's taking 30 percent of app store subscriptions is an unkind cutWashington Post - 1 hour ago Apple is requiring that media applications cost the same in the App Store as at a company's home site. (Apple.com) The phrase "30 percent" now amounts to fighting words in the media and gadget industries. Congress, Obama brace for showdown as government shutdown loomsWashington Post - - 1 hour ago The prospect of a government shutdown appeared more possible Saturday after the House passed a budget measure in the pre-dawn hours that cuts $61 billion - and was immediately rejected by Senate Democrats and President Obama. Video: House Passes Sweeping Cuts to Domestic Programs
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House approves $60 billion in spending cuts Seattle Times 'I Am Number Four'Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago A refugee from a decimated planet lives an anonymous existence as a teen in small-town Ohio until another alien race tries to hunt down him and other refugees. Nets jump back into Melo frayDenver Post - - 30 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - After a slow start to the Carmelo Anthony trade saga Saturday, things picked up again by the end of the night. Although Anthony has given no indication he will sign the three-year, $65 million contract extension with the ... Nets meet with 'Melo but Knicks in driver's seat New York Post Death toll of suicide attacks in eastern Afghan town rises to 38Xinhua - 50 minutes ago KABUL, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of the suicide attacks on a bank in Nangarhar's provincial capital Jalalabad has climbed to 38 and over 70 others received injuries on Saturday, spokesman for provincial administration Zamarai Bashari said Sunday. Death toll in Afghanistan bank raid rises to 38 The Associated Press Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding invitationCNN - - 1 hour ago With its gold lettering and gilded edge, this stiff white card has been arriving in the mailboxes of some of the best-connected people around the world. Invitations arrive for Royal wedding Telegraph.co.uk Ugandan President Leads Vote With Most Ballots CountedBusinessWeek - - 36 minutes ago Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni maintained his lead in the country's Feb. 18 election after results from more than 90 percent of polling stations have been counted, the Electoral Commission of ... Scientist finds Gulf bottom still oily, deadThe Associated Press - 9 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a scientist's video and slides that demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor. Deputy Foreign Minister calls UN a 'rubber stamp' for Arab countriesHa'aretz - - 20 minutes ago Ayalon says US only country capable of advancing peace process, adds Washington understands the difference between legitimate discussion and decisions that have practical significance. Winds cut power, spread fires across DC area, topple National Christmas TreeWashington Post - - 2 hours ago Paul Wingate uses a garden hose to help put out a brush fire encroaching on his neighbor's house in Fort Washington. To see more photos of the fires caused by the destructive winds, visit postlocal. Video: Raw Video: National Christmas Tree Toppled
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