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Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies at 97New York Times - - 1 hour ago Art Linkletter, the genial host who parlayed his talent for the ad-libbed interview into two of television's longest-running shows, “People Are Funny” and “House Party,” in the 1950s and 1960s, died Wednesday at his home in the Bel ... Art Linkletter, Emmy Award-winning TV host, dies at 97 Washington Post TV's 'People Are Funny' host Art Linkletter dies The Associated Press Five questions for Obama on the oil spillWashington Post - - 2 hours ago As his administration comes under increasing criticism for its handling of the spreading environmental catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama will hold a White House news conference Thursday, his first since February, ... Video: Alaskans share their oil experience with locals 
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Pressure on China
BBC News - 1 hour ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Asia after a week of intense discussions in Japan, China and South Korea seemingly empty-handed but sounding optimistic about the prospect of international consensus on a response to North Korea's actions.
Iran and Russia Exchange Acerbic Barbs on Sanctions
New York Times - - 31 minutes ago
MOSCOW - Russia and Iran publicly traded barbs on Wednesday, showing strains in their longstanding alliance because of Moscow's support for a new set of American-backed sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program.
Iran's President Calls Nuclear Deal Final Opportunity Voice of America
As sanctions loom, is Iran sending peace signals to the US? Christian Science Monitor
Renewed questions about firm's involvement in Jamaican extradition case
Washington Post - - 1 hour ago
The ongoing violence in Jamaica continues to generate unwelcome scrutiny toward a prominent US lobbying firm that played a mysterious role in extradition negotiations between the two governments leading up to a military manhunt for a ...
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US House Democrats Scale Back Tax Package
Wall Street Journal - 19 minutes ago
(Updates with possible Thursday vote in fourth paragraph). By Martin Vaughan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--House Democratic leaders have agreed to trim a tax-cut and jobless-benefits package in an attempt to revive the bill, ...
Obama's National Security Strategy: Is 'I'm not Bush' ending?
Christian Science Monitor - - 25 minutes ago
As the Obama administration seeks to differentiate itself from its predecessor, it may risk playing down the role of 'hard power' too much.
Obama's new security strategy breaks with Bush The Associated Press
Seven Republicans Call for Special Prosecutor in Sestak Case
CBS News - - 59 minutes ago
The seven Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee today called on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Joe Sestak's suggestion that he was offered a White House job in exchange for dropping his (ultimately ...
Stocks fade late as euro sinks; Dow ends under 10K
The Associated Press - - 39 minutes ago
NEW YORK - A drop in the euro set off a late-day slide in stocks Wednesday and sent the Dow Jones industrial average to its first close below 10000 in nearly four months.
New King of Technology: Apple Overtakes Microsoft
New York Times - - 3 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Wall Street has called the end of an era and the beginning of the next one: The most important technology product no longer sits on your desk but rather fits in your hand.
Apple Overtakes Microsoft, Becoming 2nd Largest US Company Wall Street Journal
Stock market: Apple worth more than Microsoft Washington Post
Dow ends below 10000 as euro slips
Reuters - - 12 minutes ago
Worried about the euro? Curious about the outlook for the dollar? Join Reuters markets commentator Kevin Weir for a live Q&A on Thursday at 3:00 pm ET.
European Stocks Close Higher As Investors Shop For Bargains Wall Street Journal
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg announces new privacy tools
Washington Post - - 45 minutes ago
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced what he described as simplified privacy tools for the social networking platform's more than 400 million users.
Facebook Simplifies Privacy Settings After Outcry BusinessWeek
Atlantis could still fly one more time
msnbc.com - - 3 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Wednesday landing of NASA's space shuttle Atlantis may have capped a successful mission slated to be the spaceship's last trek to space, but the orbiter's immediate future is not yet set in stone.
For Shuttle Atlantis, a Final Landing New York Times
Natal shipping October 26 for $150?
GameSpot - - 2 hours ago
Microsoft's motion-sensing Xbox 360 add-on said to be dropping worldwide right around Halloween; $299 Arcade bundle also foretold.
Project Natal could ship for $149. But will it be called Project Natal? Christian Science Monitor
It's Bowersox vs. DeWyze in `American Idol' finale
The Associated Press - - 19 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - The competition between Mama Sox and the shy paint store clerk comes to an end Wednesday on "American Idol." Crystal Bowersox, 24, of Toledo, Ohio, and Lee DeWyze, also 24, of Mount Prospect, Ill.
Cowell's Exit Complicates 'Idol' Outlook New York Times
Sex and the City 2
Washington Post - - 2 hours ago
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'
MiamiHerald.com - - 18 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -- With apologies to Ben Franklin, the only things certain in life are death, taxes and that a Jerry Bruckheimer film will do its bombastic best to pummel, pound and, now, parkour you into submission.
Is Jake Gyllenhaal Right for This Blockbuster? Hollywood.com
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Moss admits Galea link
Washington Examiner - - 20 minutes ago
ASHBURN - The Redskins aren't worried about Santana Moss being suspended. At least not for now. But that still depends on whether the NFL agrees with their belief in Moss.
Shanahan not worried about Moss situation Seattle Post Intelligencer
US team roster for World Cup soccer named
Los Angeles Times - 34 minutes ago
Coach Bob Bradley names his final 23 players to compete in South Africa and makes some surprising choices. He says the team features a mix of experience 'and some newer faces that have proved they belong.
Final Cuts for US World Cup Roster New York Times
Martinez, Ellsbury, Drew out
ESPN - - 46 minutes ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox are without three regulars for Wednesday night's finale against the Tampa Bay Rays: Victor Martinez (toe), Jacoby Ellsbury (left side) and JD Drew (hip).
Update on Ellsbury Boston Globe
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U.S. News & World Report - 28 minutes ago
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Study Finds Supplements Contain Contaminants
New York Times - - 21 hours ago
Nearly all of the herbal dietary supplements tested in a Congressional investigation contained trace amounts of lead and other contaminants, and some supplement sellers made illegal claims that their products can cure cancer and ...
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FDA probes hundreds of J&J children drug complaints
Reuters - - 4 hours ago
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ATF agents describe fear of retaliation
CNN - - 1 hour ago
Dublin, California (CNN) -- It's a Monday morning, and Vince Cefalu just got into work at his more than $150000-a-year-job as a special agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...
Of Top Hats, Top Kills and Bottom Feeders
New York Times - - 19 hours ago
It's unnerving, disorienting. A particularly noxious blend of helplessness, fear and fury that washes over you when you realize the country has again been dragged into a costly and scary maelstrom revolving around acronyms you've never ...
Come party with Lady Gaga
Times Online - May 21, 2010
There's nothing quite like watching a plane take off without you to really focus your mind on how much you want to be on it. As flight BA987 knifes off the runway, and begins its journey to Berlin, I'm watching it through a window in the departures ...
Top 10 Privacy Tweaks You Should Know About
Lifehacker - May 22, 2010
With all the talk lately about Facebook's flawed privacy systems, it's a good time to consider what you're making available elsewhere on the web and on your system.
Of Politics and Oil
Wall Street Journal - 22 hours ago
Environmental disasters have a way of separating the politicians from the serious, and that's certainly true of the Gulf oil spill.