Blagojevich, 5 Associates IndictedWall Street Journal - 2 hours ago
By DOUGLAS BELKIN and DAVID KESMODEL CHICAGO -- Even before he took office six years ago, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, his brother and a circle of associates conspired to use the governor's office to enrich themselves at the expense of ...
Key players in the indictment against Blagojevich The Associated Press 19-count indictment alleges corrupt Blagojevich 'enterprise' San Jose Mercury News US Congress approves budget plans, long road aheadReuters - 7 minutes ago
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled US Congress on Thursday approved budget blueprints embracing President Barack Obama's agenda but leaving many hard choices until later and a government ...
Obama's $163000 Tax Bomb Wall Street Journal House approves $3.5 trillion budget plan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Obama to discuss Afghan plans with NATOReuters - 46 minutes ago
By David Brunnstrom STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - US President Barack Obama, after helping broker a deal to tackle the global economic crisis, heads to France on Friday to try to secure NATO backing for a new strategy to turn the tide in Afghanistan.
Europeans Reluctant to Follow Obama on Afghan Initiative Washington Post NATO states to mark 60th anniversary Los Angeles Times |
As North Korea readies rocket launch, US turns up pressure
Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
US officials say Washington doesn't plan to shoot down the long-range rocket if Pyongyang follows through, but they would pursue stronger sanctions against the regime.
Malaysia's new PM inherits flagging economy
The Associated Press - 30 minutes ago
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's new Prime Minister Najib Razak took office Friday, inheriting myriad challenges, including a flagging economy, a racially divided society and a moribund ruling party.
New Malaysian PM sworn in Aljazeera.net
Najib sworn in as Malaysia's sixth PM Reuters India
Eyewitness: Two days of protests
BBC News - 1 hour ago
By Dominic Casciani The unshaven young man at ExCel summed it up with his hand-written placard: "Down with this sort of thing!
Vermont House gives preliminary OK to gay marriage
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - After impassioned pleas from gay and lesbian legislators sharing their own love stories in front of hundreds of partisans packing the chamber, the Vermont House on Thursday advanced a bill that would allow same-sex couples to ...
Vermont House Backs Gay Marriage Wall Street Journal
Va.'s Radford University on Lockdown After Fatal Shooting
Washington Post - 15 minutes ago
The Radford University campus in southwestern Virginia was put on lockdown tonight after a man was fatally shot off campus and the suspect fled onto the school grounds, university officials said.
Radford University locked down; police seek shooter The Virginian-Pilot
House votes to put tobacco under FDA control
Los Angeles Times - 6 hours ago
The agency would be able to reject new products, restrict advertising and limit nicotine levels. Some senators threaten filibuster.
House Passes Tobacco Bill, but Senate Battle Looms New York Times
US Stocks Surge; Nasdaq Positive On Year; DJIA Up 216
Wall Street Journal - 3 hours ago
By Rob Curran Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US stocks surged, the Dow Jones Industrial Average headed for its best four-week gain since 1933 and the Nasdaq turned positive on 2009 as an uptick in factory orders drew buyers to technology ...
Change in Bank Rules Lifts Stocks New York Times
US Stocks Pare Gains As Dow Pulls Back From 8000 MarketWatch
GE Threatens Philips With Push Into Home Health Care
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Marcel van de Hoef and Rachel Layne April 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Electric Co.’s push into home health care threatens Royal Philips Electronics NV’s market leadership, as growth slows in the US imaging equipment businesses that sell to hospitals.
Intel works with GE on healthcare BBC News
IBM Reportedly Will Buy Rival Sun for $7 Billion
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By ASHLEE VANCE and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN IBM appears on the verge of acquiring Sun Microsystems, a longtime rival in the computer server and software markets, for nearly $7 billion.
RIM Sells 50 Millionth BlackBerry, Stock Soars on Earnings
PC World - 2 hours ago
Research In Motion Limited (RIM) stock soared in after-market trading after the company posted solid financial results and said it sold its 50 millionth BlackBerry smartphone.
RIM Earnings Jump For Fourth Quarter InformationWeek
Viruses with trigger dates
CNET News - 2 hours ago
by Elinor Mills Conficker, which was set to activate on April 1 but failed to cause any problems, isn't the first virus to be programmed to take action on a certain date or time.
Conficker.c controls 4% of all infected PCs, IBM says Computerworld
Twitter Testing Search
InformationWeek - 3 hours ago
Features being planned include the ability to save a search keyword or phrase and have it as a link on the home page sidebar. By Antone Gonsalves Twitter is getting ready to launch a search engine that would make it possible for users to search for ...
Idol’s Megan Joy Doesn’t Care If Haters ‘Didn’t Get Me’
People Magazine - 6 hours ago
Megan Joy knows not everyone was a fan of her quirky style of singing and dancing on American Idol, and the day after her exit, the Sandy, Utah, native had a message for all the haters.
'Idol' exit Q&A: Megan Joy Entertainment Weekly
An 'Adventureland' of the Heart
Washington Post - 50 minutes ago
As a recent college grad whose career plans go awry, Jesse Eisenberg, left, gets an education in life from the likes of Martin Starr on a summer job at an amusement park.
Movie review: Young love's great adventure San Francisco Chronicle
Greg Mottola is at play in 'Adventureland' Los Angeles Times
Movie review: 'Fast & Furious' silly and tedious
San Francisco Chronicle - 2 hours ago
Action. Starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Directed by Justin Lin. (PG-13. 107 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) If you're an action director, and someone hands you Vin Diesel, that's gold.
Box Office Preview: 'Fast & Furious' revs up for a weekend win Entertainment Weekly
Fantasy impact: Cutler remains a fantasy starter
FOXSports.com - 26 minutes ago
by Roger Rotter Roger is a senior editor for the FOXSports.com fantasy group. Read his blog for more analysis. Have a question or comment?
What others are saying about the Jay Cutler trade: SportingNews.com
Kiszla: Broncos come out winners in deal Denver Post
Floyd spurns Wildcats to remain with Trojans
San Jose Mercury News - 29 minutes ago
Tim Floyd will stay on at USC, spurning an offer to become the basketball coach at Arizona. He was offered the job Wednesday to replace Wildcats interim coach Russ Pennell, who took over when Lute Olson retired for health reasons before the start of ...
USC fans face the truth about loyalty and coaches Los Angeles Times
UGA basketball makes surprise hire in Mark Fox
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 1 hour ago
By CHIP TOWERS Georgia has hired Nevada coach Mark Fox as its men’s basketball coach and will introduce him at a news conference tomorrow at 11 am in Athens, according to two people within the UGA athletics department.
Fox heads to Georgia ESPN
Sources: Nevada's Fox hired as Georgia coach FOXSports.com
Food safety reform is on the table again
Los Angeles Times - 46 minutes ago
The pistachio warning, coming not long after the peanut product recall, may lead to legislative changes. By Mary MacVean Consumers could be forgiven for feeling a little weary about this week's recall of pistachios that might be contaminated with ...
Comment by William D. Marler, JDMarler Clark LLP PS
FDA: Some Union Intl Food Items Recalled In Salmonella Probe Wall Street Journal
Yoko Ono auctions art for autism
BBC News - 2 hours ago
By Tom Lane If you have ever wanted a piece of art by Yoko Ono, now is your chance. The Japanese artist and widow of John Lennon unveiled a new work on the occasion of the United Nation's World Autism Awareness Day.
Autism Awareness Day WCIA-3 News
Diabetes Drug Gets Mixed Review
Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago
By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN WASHINGTON - An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration split on whether the agency should approve liraglutide, a proposed diabetes drug from Novo Nordisk Inc. The panel on Thursday voted 6-6 with one abstention ...
Experts: Unknown tumor risk for Novo diabetes drug The Associated Press
Mexico says death toll from drug war is falling
Reuters - 54 minutes ago
By Michael O'Boyle CUERNAVACA, Mexico (Reuters) - The death toll from Mexico's drug war has dropped by about 25 percent in the first three months of this year from the last quarter of 2008, Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora said on Thursday.
Little Progress as US, Mexico Discuss Drug Cartels Washington Post
With 2010 Census Looming, Obama Chooses Survey Expert to Run Bureau
Washington Post - 54 minutes ago
By Ed O'Keefe President Obama has picked Robert M. Groves, a prominent survey researcher, to lead the Census Bureau, less than a year before the 2010 census begins.
Obama’s Census Choice Unsettles Republicans New York Times
Europe readies for effects of climate change
New York Times - 14 hours ago
By JEAN-MARIE MACABREY, climatewire BRUSSELS -- Adapting to the effects of climate change has become a hot topic on both sides of the Atlantic.
Technology Is the Answer to Climate Change Wall Street Journal
EU Welcomes New US CO2-Reduction Plan BusinessWeek