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Mitchell, Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post - - 1 hour ago
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with US special envoy George in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, for the second time in two days, in a last-minute effort to reach an agreement over the settlements issue.
Climate change 'catastrophic' for health: doctors
AFP - 22 minutes ago
PARIS - Failure to tackle climate change at a key UN conference in Copenhagen could be "catastrophic" for health, the heads of 18 doctors' associations warned on Wednesday.
What we urgently need is a new mindset on climate change guardian.co.uk
Somali rebels call for foreign reinforcements
Reuters - - 52 minutes ago
MOGADISHU, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents called on Wednesday for more foreign militants to join them in the failed Horn of Africa state after US forces killed one of the region's most wanted al Qaeda suspects.
U.S. careful of civilians in Somalia raid, official says Los Angeles Times
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School test results bring confusion
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
(09-15) 20:44 PDT -- After six long years being tagged as a failure by federal standards, Malcolm X Academy was recast Tuesday as an unmitigated success story.
API scores increase for Peninsula schools San Jose Mercury News
State, us disagree on progress at some la schools Los Angeles Times
No Republican support for Senate health plan
Los Angeles Times - - 4 hours ago
Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) pushes on with hope but no guarantee of bipartisan support down the line. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max BaucusÂ' version of the healthcare bill does not include a public option.
Senate Health Bill Draws Fire on Both Sides New York Times
Without GOP, Baucus forges ahead on health Boston Globe
Outside Obama-Specter event, a vocal joust
Philadelphia Inquirer - - 1 hour ago
Outside the Convention Center yesterday afternoon, critics and defenders of President Obama's health-care initiative took the opportunity to express their views on the president's plan, and taunt one another.
Video: Obama: Economic Recovery Depends on Middle Class
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Specter, Unions Disagree on Path for Overhaul of Labor Laws Wall Street Journal
Bernanke Comments Help Lift Shares
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
European stock markets opened modestly higher Wednesday, benefiting from healthy US and Asian markets overnight, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke further boosted investor confidence by calling an end to the recession.
Fed Chief Says Recession Is 'Very Likely Over' New York Times
Facebook Cites Rapid Growth in Users, Cash Flow
Wall Street Journal - - 4 hours ago
Facebook released new proof of its rapid growth Tuesday, saying it reached the 300-million-user mark and that the company became cash-flow positive last quarter.
Facebook grows and makes money BBC News
Adobe to Buy Omniture for $1.8 Billion, Expanding Beyond Design
Bloomberg - - 1 hour ago
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Adobe Systems Inc., the world's biggest maker of graphic-design software, agreed to buy Omniture Inc. for $1.8 billion, expanding into programs that track the performance of Web sites and online advertising ...
Adobe's Pricey Omniture Purchase BusinessWeek
Zune HD: You call that a browser?
CNET News - - 1 hour ago
After a few hours on Tuesday of playing with the Zune HD that Microsoft sent me, I found a lot of things I like about it--the slim size, the Quickplay user interface feature that gives you immediate access to recently added and favorite ...
Third time's a charm: Ars reviews the Zune HD Ars Technica
Microsoft's Zune HD player: It's still no iPod Los Angeles Times
Google Fast Flip Bridges Digital and Print Media
PC World - 9 hours ago
Google Labs unveiled an innovative new tool called Fast Flip. At first glance it appears similar to Bing Visual Search which was also unleashed yesterday.
Why You Should Check Out Google Fast Flip Now Atlantic Online
Google's latest: Are you flipping for Fast Flip? Entertainment Weekly
$400, 250GB Modern Warfare 2 360 bundle announced
GamePro.com - - 47 minutes ago
Microsoft and Activision are bundling the Xbox 360 with the biggest game of the year, an extra controller and double the hard drive space!
President Barack Obama's remark about Kanye West
Chicago Tribune - - 1 hour ago
Officially, rapper Kanye West is not a "jackass" -- at least not as far as the White House is concerned. President Barack Obama apparently was speaking off the record Monday when he used that term to characterize the ...
Video: Obama on Kanye's VMA Outburst
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Obama, Kanye West and the trouble with Twitter Los Angeles Times
He's Like the Wind: 10 notable Patrick Swayze dance moves
Entertainment Weekly - - 6 hours ago
I spent the better part of the afternoon watching Patrick Swayze, a fine specimen who looked like a hotter version of the Brawny man and moved like a better version of the Rum Tum Tugger, a curious cat, dance on the Internet.
Video: Patrick Swayze dead at 57
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Patrick Swayze: Perhaps Hollywood's nicest guy Lansing State Journal
'The Jay Leno Show' draws 18.4 million viewers
Los Angeles Times - - 1 hour ago
The total is surprisingly high for the controversial 10 pm comedy program. Viewers seem to like the show more than reviewers like it.
For 'Leno' Debut, More Drama Than Expected New York Times
'The Jay Leno Show,' night 2: You in? Entertainment Weekly
Matsuzaka shows off top form in his return
Boston Globe - - 1 hour ago
There was a weight on Daisuke Matsuzaka. He knew how he had pitched, knew how little he had helped his team over the first five months of the season.
It's sort of deja vu for Angels at Boston Los Angeles Times
Giants pummel Colorado again
San Francisco Chronicle - - 2 hours ago
(09-15) 22:41 PDT -- Have the Giants really scored 26 runs in their last three games? Are they actually teaching cats a thing or two about multiple lives?
Rockies-Giants Preview SportingNews.com
Giants add Big Unit to bullpen MLB.com
Andre Ethier's walk-off homer wins it for Dodgers in 13th
Los Angeles Times - - 17 minutes ago
His home run beats Pirates, 5-4, after his double sets up Matt Kemp's tying single in ninth. Andre Ethier celebrates after his 30th homer and sixth walk-off hit of the season, best in the major leagues.
Pirates-Dodgers Preview SportingNews.com
More HR heroics from Ethier Seattle Post Intelligencer
3rd Chinese producer of swine flu shot approved
Forbes - 1 hour ago
AP , 09.16.09, 03:11 AM EDT SHANGHAI -- The government has licensed a science institute in Shanghai to begin producing a single-dose swine flu vaccine, raising the number of such manufacturers in China to three, an official said Wednesday.
Video: FDA Approves Swine Flu Vaccine
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The Associated Press
FDA approves a new swine flu vaccine Detroit Free Press
Young Adults Likely to Pay Big Share of Reform's Cost
Washington Post - - 4 hours ago
As health-care legislation advances through Congress, the young adults who were so vital to President Obama's election are emerging as a significant beneficiary of his top domestic priority, but they are also likely to play a major ...
To Cut Healthcare Costs, Let's Start With the Secret Prices U.S. News & World Report
Peake wrong on health care Macon Telegraph
Health premiums up 131% in last 10 years
San Francisco Chronicle - - 2 hours ago
The average family premium for health insurance offered through an employer surpassed the $13000 mark this year, and the cost of coverage continues to outpace increases in wages and inflation, according to a report released Tuesday.
Mandated Health Insurance Squeezes Those in the Middle Wall Street Journal
Many Employers to Raise Cost of Health Benefits, Survey Finds Washington Post
INSIDE OF A DOG: WHAT DOGS SEE, SMELL, AND KNOW. By Alexandra Horowitz
New York Times - - Sep 8, 2009
By 353 pp. Scribner. $27 Her work draws on that of an early-20th-century German biologist, Jakob von Uexküll, who proposed that “anyone who wants to understand the life of an animal must begin by considering what he called their ...
GOP 'cranks' dominating debate
Politico - - Sep 10, 2009
Republicans worry they're becoming known less for their ideals and more for the pettiness of their vitriol. Illustration by Matt Wuerker Joe Wilson's outburst Wednesday night earned more than a personal rebuke from ...
Jordan Goes From Classy to Clown
FanHouse - - Sep 11, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- When it's your party, you can cry if you want to, and you also can embarrass yourself if you want to. Just ask Michael Jordan, who spent his induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night doing his ...
Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering
New York Times - - Sep 12, 2009
Ryan Massey, 7, shows his caps. Dentists near Charleston, W.Va., say pollutants in drinking water have damaged residents' teeth.
Up in Smoke: Forgetting Your Troubles the Santa Fe Way
Wall Street Journal - - Sep 11, 2009
SANTA FE, NM -- Happily remarried, in a new city, with a new job, Carolyn Bourassa felt the time was finally right to get rid of her 10-year-old divorce papers.