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Lawmakers Expel NY State Senator Over AssaultNew York Times - - 1 hour ago ALBANY - The New York State Senate on Tuesday night expelled a senator convicted of assaulting his companion, the first time a member of the Legislature was forced from office in nearly a century. State Senate votes to boot Sen. Hiram Monserrate, citing his misdemeanor ... New York Daily News NY Senate votes to expel convicted lawmaker The Associated Press US unveils offer to help Iran purchase medical isotopesWashington Post - - 1 hour ago The United States and other nations seeking to restrain Iran's nuclear ambitions are offering to help the Islamic republic purchase medical isotopes on the international market, administration officials said Tuesday. Haiti PM: rebuilding could take 10 yearsReuters - - 43 minutes ago PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Four weeks after an earthquake shattered its capital, Haiti remains in a precarious situation with no clear idea of how to house 1 million people living in the streets, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said on Tuesday. Haiti rubble collapses as diggers try retrieve body CNN International In Haiti's tent cities, quake `mayors' fill a void MiamiHerald.com |
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New acting president for Nigeria
BBC News - 1 hour ago
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has addressed the nation after becoming acting president in the absence of Nigeria's ailing leader, Umaru Yar'Adua.
Nigeria's New Acting President Calls for Unity Voice of America
European Parliament approves new EU commission
Xinhua - 4 hours ago
BRUSSELS, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The European Parliament (EP) elected the new European Commission (EC) by 488 votes to 137, with 72 abstentions, in Strasbourg on Tuesday.
New European Leadership Faces Economic Hurdles New York Times
Sri Lanka opposition blasts ex-general's arrest, calls for protests
CNN International - - 2 hours ago
Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate general Sarath Fonseka addresses the media on February 3 in Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Sri Lanka's opposition Tuesday called for nationwide protests over the "barbaric and ...
Sri Lanka Will Hold Parliamentary Elections in April BusinessWeek
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First lady on health care: 'Doing nothing ... not an option'
CNN - 1 hour ago
CNN's Larry King interviews first lady Michelle Obama, where she discusses health care and other topics. Washington (CNN) -- Michelle Obama expressed confidence Tuesday that Congress will enact some sort of change to improve the nation's health care ...
On Michelle Obama's obesity campaign San Francisco Chronicle
Childhood Obesity Battle Is Taken Up by First Lady New York Times
Wash. Senate starts clearing way for tax hikes
Seattle Times - - 29 minutes ago
The Washington state Legislature's Democratic majority started clearing the way for tax increases Tuesday with its first major vote to brush aside Tim Eyman's tax-limiting Initiative 960.
Senate jobs bill a show of bipartisanship Los Angeles Times
Senate's Gridlock Fuels Frustration Wall Street Journal
Gibbs Scrawls Grocery List on Hand in Jab at Palin
FOXNews - 7 hours ago
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a swipe at Sarah Palin Tuesday, mimicking the former vice presidential candidate's decision to use her hand as a notepad at the National Tea Party Convention last week.
Gibbs vs. Palin: Talk to the hand, redux USA Today
Europe Weighs Rescue Plan for Greece
Wall Street Journal - - 1 hour ago
BERLIN—Germany is considering a plan with its European Union partners to offer Greece and other troubled euro-zone members loan guarantees in an effort to calm fears of a government default and prevent a widening of the credit woes, people familiar ...
Honda Expands Airbag Recall In US, Other Regions
Wall Street Journal - - 33 minutes ago
Honda Motor Co. (HMC, 7267.TO) said it will recall another roughly 378000 vehicles in the US to fix potentially faulty airbag systems that are linked to at least one known fatality and 11 injuries in the US ...
Toyota Recalls Become 'Reinforcing Cycle' as Scrutiny Increases
BusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s perceived delays in fixing vehicles prone to unintended acceleration are intensifying scrutiny of the company's products and leading to more reviews and recalls, ...
Toyota recalls more than 400000 Priuses, other hybrid cars Washington Post
Rep. Henry Waxman casts further doubt on Toyota Los Angeles Times
We're All Google Buzz Virgins (Now)
PC World - - 36 minutes ago
Since Google is rolling out its new social service to everyone pretty much at once, that's a lot of newbies for Buzz. What's the most common first tweet that Twitter newbies make?
With Buzz, Google Plunges Into Social Networking New York Times
Space shuttle on course for midnight rendezvous
The Associated Press - - 2 hours ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Endeavour zoomed toward a midnight rendezvous with the International Space Station late Tuesday, and NASA grew ever more optimistic that the shuttle is free of any launch damage.
Shuttle Crew Inspects Heat Shields InformationWeek
Report says Apple gained US smartphone market share
Macworld - - 4 hours ago
According to market analysis firm ComScore, Apple's share of the US smartphone market grew by a full percentage point in December of 2009.
Android market share continues to grow at fast pace Afterdawn.com
Google Android Market Share More Than Doubled In December Wall Street Journal
'American Idol' Hollywood Week Kicks Off With Ellen DeGeneres' Debut
MTV.com - - 1 hour ago
Finally! After what felt like an eternity, "American Idol" served up the first dose of Hollywood Week on Tuesday night (February 9).
Ellen's injects some color on 'Idol' debut, but the laugh-out-loud moments ... New York Daily News
The last 'Jay Leno Show': I watched it so you didn't have to
Entertainment Weekly - - 18 minutes ago
Oh, that's right: You weren't going to watch anyway, were you? Not with a Leno tradition of jokes like this, uttered during the final Jay Leno Show opening monologue: “Guys on Viagra had erections that lasted longer than [this show].
The business behind the show Los Angeles Times
Lil Wayne Shot Nine Music Videos Last Weekend
MTV.com - - 5 hours ago
Preparing for Wayne's (delayed) stint in jail, MC shot footage for songs from Tha Carter IV, Rebirth and Young Money LPs. By Shaheem Reid Video director David Rousseau said he and the Cash Money team might need to check the "Guinness Book of World ...
Lil Wayne sentencing delayed so rapper can get his teeth fixed New York Daily News
Thomas big help in 109-101 Bulls victory
Chicago Tribune - - 29 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Tyrus Thomas can thank Taj Gibson's foul trouble, not his own tirade, for receiving his third-most playing minutes in six weeks Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Deng Powers Bulls As They Plow Past Pacers- Gant Daily
Thrashers send goalie Kari Lehtonen to Stars
The Associated Press - 8 minutes ago
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Thrashers traded a former franchise cornerstone for the second time in less than a week on Tuesday night, sending goaltender Kari Lehtonen to the Dallas Stars.
Thrashers trade Lehtonen to Dallas Atlanta Journal Constitution
Lehtonen traded to Dallas NHL.com
Everything Is in Place in Vancouver, Except Snow
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia - The steady roar of a helicopter dumping snow on the Olympic snowboard halfpipe and a caravan of trucks hauling more snow from hundreds of miles away are creating a defining image of the ...
Carrying the hopes of a nation Los Angeles Times
FDA to Increase Medical Radiation Oversight
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
The federal Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it would take steps to more stringently regulate three of the most potent forms of medical radiation, including increasingly popular CT scans, ...
FDA addresses radiation safety Los Angeles Times
FDA aims to rein in radiation-based medical scans The Associated Press
Congress opens probe into Anthem Blue Cross rate increases
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
Two House panels announce they are investigating the hikes, which take effect March 1. Lawmakers ask the company's CEO to explain the reasons for the increases.
Second wave of swine flu passes
Colusa County Sun Herald - - 1 hour ago
State and local health experts believe the second wave of the H1N1 flu virus has passed, but warned against people thinking they shouldn't get vaccinated or take other protections.
Free swine flu clinics at Qld high schools ABC Online
Step right up for your free H1N1 vaccination IdahoStatesman.com
FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited
CNET - - Feb 5, 2010
WASHINGTON--The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child ...
A Mediocre Criminal, but an Unmatched Jailhouse Lawyer
New York Times - Feb 8, 2010
A former bank robber, Shon R. Hopwood emerged from more than a decade in federal prison as a skilled Supreme Court practitioner. At his home in Omaha, his wife, Ann Marie, held their six week old son Mark.
Cheney's Revenge
Wall Street Journal - Feb 8, 2010
Dick Cheney is not the most popular of politicians, but when he offered a harsh assessment of the Obama Administration's approach to terrorism last May, his criticism stung—so much that the President gave a speech the same day that was widely seen as a ...
Rebuilding California's courts
Los Angeles Times - 3 hours ago
It's time to put money designated for construction to work doing that, not funding ongoing operations. In 2008, the Legislature and Gov.
America Is Not Yet Lost
New York Times - - Feb 7, 2010
We've always known that America's reign as the world's greatest nation would eventually end. But most of us imagined that our downfall, when it came, would be something grand and tragic.