Developing storiesNew York Times – 1 hour ago –In The NewsA first look at Obama's budget proposalLos Angeles Times - 52 minutes ago
By Frank James Reporting from Washington -- President Obama's $3.55-trillion budget proposal includes tax cuts for some and increases for others.
Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council What the budget proposal means for California San Francisco Chronicle Tiger's loss leaves questions about his gameFOXSports.com - 34 minutes ago
by Robert Lusetich After more than 20 years of covering everything from election campaigns to the Olympic Games, Robert Lusetich will focus on his first love, golf, and specifically on the much-anticipated return to the fairways of the sport's king, ...
Tiger Woods makes an exit after South African Tim Clark's big day The Canadian Press Golf Capsules SI.com Pentagon lifts media ban on photos of war deadLos Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
The new policy lets the families of fallen troops decide on press coverage, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington -- The Pentagon has decided to rescind a long-standing prohibition against press coverage ...
Gates: Family would have to OK photos of war dead The Associated Press |
Democrats Assail Withdrawal Plan
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
By Anne E. Kornblut and Paul Kane President Obama sought yesterday to quell growing complaints from members of Congress about his plans for drawing down troops in Iraq, inviting lawmakers to a White House meeting on the eve of a North Carolina speech ...
Mutineers forced to surrender after massacre in Bangladeshi capital
guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago
Details of a bloodbath in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, emerged yesterday in the wake of an uprising by paramilitaries who were finally forced to surrender by columns of advancing tanks.
Bangladesh mutiny ends after tanks enter capital The Associated Press
'Our gov't not Netanyahu's business'
Jerusalem Post - 1 hour ago
By BRENDA GAZZAR Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu should worry about fulfilling Israel's international obligations rather than concerning himself with what kind of government the Palestinian people choose to form, senior Palestinian ...
DC Voting Measure Clears the Senate
Washington Post - 33 minutes ago
US Senators joined DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Mayor Adrian Fenty Thursday to talk about the Senate's 61 to 37 vote to give the District a voting representative in the House of Representatives.
Utah closer than ever to snagging 4th House seat Salt Lake Tribune
Alleged Al-Qaeda Agent Will Face Criminal Charges
Bloomberg - 1 hour ago
By James Rowley and Greg Stohr Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration has decided to press criminal charges against accused al-Qaeda operative Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri, shifting him into the civilian justice system after 5 1/2 years in a ...
Last Enemy Combatant Held in US to Be Charged Wall Street Journal
Huckabee takes on fiscal conservatives
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
WASHINGTON -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee softened up the crowd here at the Conservative Political Action Conference with lots of red meat in the first half of his speech.
Stanford Group executive Pendergest-Holt arrested
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
By John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Stanford Financial Group chief investment officer Laura Pendergest-Holt was arrested Thursday on criminal obstruction of justice charges in connection with the Securities & Exchange Commission ...
Dell sales miss, but cost-cuts help profit
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Dell Inc (DELL.O) posted a sharper-than-expected fall in quarterly revenue as consumers bought cheaper personal computers and overall demand remained weak, but cost cuts helped profit beat Wall Street ...
Dell 4Q Net Down 48% On Sales Woes, Margin Drop CNNMoney.com
Rocky Mountain News to Publish Final Edition Tomorrow
Bloomberg - 4 hours ago
By Greg Bensinger Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Rocky Mountain News, Colorado’s oldest newspaper, will put out its final edition tomorrow after publisher EW Scripps Co.
Justice Department won't prevent Rocky closing Denver Post
CBS streaming free TV programming to iPhone users
Apple Insider - 1 hour ago
By Prince McLean CBS Mobile has released TV.com, a free new mobile application that allows iPhone and iPod touch users to watch full episodes of select CBS shows and other programming over WiFi or 3G mobile networks.
CBS releases TV.com iPhone app Macworld
What Facebook's democratic gesture might mean
CNET News - 1 hour ago
by Larry Magid Facebook's decision to open up its policy making to user input is a very nice gesture but it's not exactly on par with the American revolution or the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Facebook Policies Open For User Vote ChannelWeb
Ancient footprints: Earliest signs of modern feet
CNN - 40 minutes ago
(CNN) -- Ancient footprints discovered in northern Kenya are believed to be the oldest sign that early humans had feet like ours. The footprints were found in two sedimentary layers, 1.5 million years old, near Ileret in the eastern African nation.
Earliest 'human footprints' found BBC News
Tom and Gisele Tie the Knot!
Extra TV - 43 minutes ago
They skirted rumors of an engagement at Christmastime -- and now, Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have said "I do!" The couple wed today in a Catholic wedding ceremony in Los Angeles, Us Weekly confirms.
Report: Brady and Gisele marry in LA My Fox Boston
Nick nixed: 'Idol' chooses 3 more finalists
The Associated Press - 46 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nick Mitchell probably won't be having the last laugh on "American Idol." The outrageous 27-year-old sketch comedian, who performed as his over-the-top alter ego Norman Gentle, was one of nine semifinalists sent packing Thursday on ...
POLL: Should Norman Gentle Make Idol’s Top 12? People Magazine
Jonas Brothers pop out in '3D' rockumentary
USA Today - 2 hours ago
In an early scene in Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, tween idols Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas are ambushed by a herd of squealing girls who surround their car and then pursue them through city streets.
Box Office Preview: Will the Jonas Brothers beat Madea? Entertainment Weekly
The Jonas Brothers: It's full scream ahead Los Angeles Times
For Now, Yanks’ Posada Is at the Plate, Not Behind It
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By TYLER KEPNER TAMPA, Fla. - The lineup card listed Jorge Posada as the designated hitter, the only position he will play until the third week of March.
Posada making early progress MLB.com
Baseball Roundup Dodgers Try Another Offer to Ramírez
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By RICHARD SANDOMIR Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti called the team’s latest offer to Manny Ramírez a “significant concession,” but said he was not sure how close the sides might be to a deal.
Dodgers GM calls offer to Ramirez a 'concession' The Associated Press
Odds may be on Kenseth's side for unique trifecta in Vegas
USA Today - 43 minutes ago
By Eric Reed, AP By Gary Graves, USA TODAY Everything else has fallen into place for Matt Kenseth so far this season, so it figures that he's on the cusp of NASCAR history heading to one of his best tracks.
Matt Kenseth's good luck might hold up at Las Vegas Los Angeles Times
Kenseth goes for the record at Las Vegas SportingNews.com
Study Zeroes In on Calories, Not Diet, for Loss
New York Times - Feb 25, 2009
By TARA PARKER-POPE For people who are trying to lose weight, it does not matter if they are counting carbohydrates, protein or fat.
Comment by David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP Yale University Prevention Research Center
Calcium Intake May Protect Against Cancer
Medscape - 4 hours ago
February 26, 2009 - Calcium intake may protect against cancer, particularly gastrointestinal tract cancer, according to the results of a prospective study reported in the February 23 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Old drug combination in TB fight
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Two drugs already used for fighting other infections may help in the battle against drug-resistant tuberculosis, researchers say. The combination of clavulanate and meropenem was effective against 13 strains of the most drug resistant TB in the ...
Antibiotic Combination Defeats Extensively Drug-resistant TB Science Daily (press release)
Obama Sets 2010 Date for Ending Iraq War
FOXNews - 1 hour ago
Combat operations in Iraq would end on Aug. 31, 2010, when the US military footprint in Iraq would be no fewer than 35000 and no more than 50000, according to officials who met Thursday with the president By Major Garrett June 19, 2008: A US Marine ...
Obama to Unveil Iraq Plan Friday Voice of America
A rebellion on Iraq Boston Globe
Clinton Praises 'Valuable' Talks
Washington Post - 2 hours ago
By Karen DeYoung The United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan will begin regular, trilateral meetings after sessions held among the three nations here this week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced yesterday.
Key Afghan-Pakistani talks in US BBC News
Afghanistan's defense minister warns against US pullback Los Angeles Times
Turkish plane had major repairs days before crash
guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago
The Turkish Airlines jet that crashed into a field near Schiphol airport in the Netherlands, killing nine people and injuring dozens, underwent repairs for a major system malfunction two days before the accident, it emerged last night.