Insurgents seize seat of Somalia's parliament

Insurgents seize seat of Somalia's parliament

Sri Lanka: Civilians Caught in Crossfire

Official: 300 wounded in Sri Lanka artillery fire

Iceland's center-left party to lead interim gov't

Iceland's center-left party to lead interim gov't

Gene Roddenberry, wife to spend eternity in space (AP)

AP - The creator of "Star Trek" and his wife will spend eternity together in space. Celestis Inc., a company that specializes in "memorial spaceflights," said Monday that it will ship the remains of Gene Roddenberry and Majel Barrett Roddenberry into space next year.

Deadly roadside bombing threatens Gaza truce

Roddick advances after Djokovic quits in Australia (AP)

AP - Novak Djokovic's hopes for a second straight Australian Open title died under a broiling sun Tuesday.

'American Beauty' too hot to handle for German schools

Cape cop charged in concert urination flap

'Breakthrough' in Zimbabwe talks - Aljazeera.net

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Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party, MDC, will be sworn in by February 11, regional leaders say. The Southern African Development Community, meeting in the South African capital Pretoria, also agreed on the distribution of ...
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Senate panel to question regulators on Madoff case (AP)

AP - A multibillion-dollar pyramid scheme allegedly spawned by disgraced investor Bernard Madoff is being probed by a Senate panel that will, for the first time, question federal regulators responsible for inspecting investment firms and enforcing action against violations.

Travelers Quarterly Net Declines 25% on Investments - Bloomberg

Gates faces Congress eager for Obama's war plans (AP)

AP - Congress is eager to hear from Defense Secretary Robert Gates how the Obama administration plans to salvage the war in Afghanistan and hold a relative peace in Iraq — all the while reducing the stress on a force stretched thin by years of combat.

Ill. governor's own words to haunt him at trial (AP)

AP - A day after Gov. Rod Blagojevich's loudly proclaimed his innocence during a media blitz, the governor's more private words are to take center stage at his impeachment trial.

Obama to seek input from Republicans on economy (AP)

AP - President Barack Obama is making good on his promise to hear from Republicans as he pushes for swift passage and bipartisan backing of his massive $825 billion plan intended to jerk the country out of recession.

Republicans Petrified That Economy Will Improve

8 babies born to California parents who expected only 7

Obama says time ripe to resume Mideast peacemaking

Obama reaches out to Muslim world on TV

President Barack Obama gave his first formal TV interview as president to an Arabic  TV network, saying that when it comes to the Middle East "all too often the United States starts by dictating."

LEAD: Gov't to tell defense force on Wed. to prepare for antipiracy mission+

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Israeli soldier killed, Gaza truce breached (Reuters)

Reuters - An Israeli soldier was killed by a bomb on the border with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and Israeli forces killed a Palestinian, straining a 10-day-old ceasefire, although neither side suggested the truce was now over.

Smokers burned up over ‘fire-safe cigarettes’

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U.N. rights boss decries abuses in Congo

AP IMPACT: US bets on bank execs to fix this mess (AP)

AP - They've been bailed out, but not kicked out. At banks that are receiving federal bailout money nearly nine out of every 10 of the most senior executives from 2006 are still on the job, according to an Associated Press analysis of regulatory and company documents.

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Arab Royals Pave Path of Modernity

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Hamas lost 50 explosives experts

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Government Shells Wound 300 In Sri Lanka

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AP: 9 in 10 execs at bailout banks remain on job

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'The Graveyard Book' Win Newbery Medal

The American Library Association has given the prestigious Newbery Medal for children's literature to Neil Gaiman for his novel The Graveyard Book. It's the story of a boy raised by the ghostly inhabitants of a cemetery. Euan Kerr reports for Minnesota Public Radio.

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Blagojevich Misses Trial, Pleads Case On TV

State senators in Illinois are deciding whether to remove Governor Rod Blagojevich from office. Impeachment proceedings began Monday. The governor says the rules are biased against him and he is refusing to take part in the trial. Instead, Blagojevich has been offering his defense on national television shows.

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Obama To Hear From GOP On Stimulus Plan

President Barack Obama will meet with Republicans on Capitol Hill Tuesday. He's trying to get their support for his $825 billion economic stimulus plan. The president has promised to listen to GOP ideas. However, most Republicans are still in the "no" column.

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Anger at priest kidnap in Nigeria

Kim Jong Il Appears to Cheering Crowds

Japan's Nomura posts $3.8 bln Q3 loss

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N. Korea's Kim appears in public on Lunar New Year

Wikipedia May Switch to System Requiring Editorial Approval

Zimbabwe opposition rejects unity government deal

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Obama gives first interview to Arabic network

U.N.: Zimbabwe cholera deaths near 3,000

There has been a sharp rise in the number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe with the death toll  nearing 3,000, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Zimbabwe rivals given timeline to form new government

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California mother gives birth to octuplets

McDonald's to open 1,000 stores

AP: 9 in 10 execs at bailout banks keep jobs

At banks that are receiving federal bailout money nearly nine out of every 10 of the most senior executives from 2006 are still on the job, according to an Associated Press analysis of  documents.

Mitchell Launches Obama's Peace Mission

The "Move On" Defense Of George W. Bush

The Flesh of Physics

Global warming 'irreversible' for next 1000 years: study

Cozying up to prime time: Snuggie's big break

Peddlers of $19.95 gimcracks ("Act now!") and other 800-number come-ons have become some of TV's most prominent sponsors as a sales lull and an ailing economy sends prices for airtime plummeting.

R&B megastars squeezed by credit crunch

Deadly flare-up in Gaza

Japan to Tourists: Please Don't Lick the Tuna

Bankers braced for bitter pill of regulation

Chip complex delaying Apple's new iMac line, says analyst

California woman makes history with healthy octuplets

Stimulus plan would give states $200 billion

Time to face cold reality? Not with this guard of honour

Global trust in business plummeted in 2008: survey

Clash On Gaza Border Tests Cease-Fire

Ontario may increase deficit in order to match federal projects

The Ritz of gas stations looks for a new life

Aggressive bid to tackle Toronto's diversity 'deficit'

Farmer turns to Constitution as defence at raw-milk trial

The two main trade unions at the German rail operator Deutsche Bahn have called for warning strikes

'How can people say this is peace?'

10 Baby Gorillas Born in Congo Park

Couple ignores Lebanese ban on Israeli film

Among Egyptians, mixed feelings over Gaza

Warlord Forced 'Children To Kill, Rape'

Pentagon: Prisoner Releases Not Fail Safe

NYT: Two prisons, similar issues for Obama

For months, a debate has raged over the fate of the detainees at Guantánamo Bay. But what may be an equally difficult problem now confronts the Obama administration in a prison in Afghanistan.

NY financier arrested in purported $400 million scam

A warehouse of Tiko Food belonging to Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana burns in Antananarivo

'Stewmaker' stirs horror in Mexico

As Mexico's drug war rages on, with its tallies of headless torsos, it is getting harder to produce a shock wave in the media. But the gruesome recipes of "The Stewmaker" have gripped the public.

Roddick, heat too much for Djokovic

Defending champion Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open after retiring from his quarterfinal against Andy Roddick with a heat-related problem on Tuesday.

Laos Brewmaster Has High Hopes For Local Beer

Only about 1 percent of Beer Lao finds its way abroad, but beer maker Sivilay Lasachack hopes to increase that to 10 percent in the next five years. She's not the only one who thinks the beer has a global future: Carlsberg recently acquired a 50 percent stake in the company.

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Large swath of U.S. braces for ice storm

Fate Of One Family Illustrates Gaza War's Ferocity

Israeli attacks killed at least 29 members of the Samouni family in Gaza City. It's among the incidents that are prompting calls for a probe of alleged violations of the laws of war by Hamas militants and Israeli soldiers during recent fighting in Gaza.

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APTOPIX China Chinese New Year Smoking

China Chinese New Year Smoking

Dudley to succeed Geithner to head New York Fed

An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran.

Jimmy Carter: 'Start Early' For Peace In Mideast

The former president expressed confidence that if peace talks are held soon, they will be meaningful. Nearly 30 years after he brokered a treaty between Israel and Egypt, Carter has written a new book about his quest for peace in the Middle East.

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Obama Administration Poised To Pick U.S. Attorneys

As President Obama fills positions in the federal government, he might want to approach the 93 U.S. attorneys' offices with caution. The past two presidents caused controversy in their handling of U.S. attorney appointments and dismissals.

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Historic drop in retail sales seen

Police report crime spikes related to economy

College endowments feel the pinch

NZ man's MP3 player holds U.S. military files

Plan aids jobless with health costs

Leaders in Latin America extend terms

Colleges adjust as endowment returns plunge

Chinese celebrate New Year despite economic worries

American Express Q4 profit tumbles; tops estimates

World's second set of octuplets born in US

Octuplets stun doctors at California hospital

Victoria braces for record heatwave

Judge: Sex Game Gone Wrong Led To Murder

Senate Confirms Geithner As Treasury Secretary

The 60-34 vote puts Timothy Geithner at the helm of Obama's plan to rescue the economy from the worst financial crisis in three generations. It also dislodges one of Obama's most troubled nominations.

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Halliburton, U.S. Reach Settlement In Bribery Probe

Halliburton Corp. has announced it will pay out more than $560 million to the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a probe into bribery and bid-rigging in contracts around the world. Investigative journalist Lowell Bergman talks about the settlement.

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Gunshots Fired Near U.S. Embassy In Yemen

Obama Envoy: "Direct Diplomacy" With Iran

With Obama soundly defeated, Bill Kristol departs in victory

It's the sentence that rocked the media world today -- and the most significant thing ever to come out of a Bill Kristol column. There it was at the end of his column today: "This is William Kristol's last column."

Really? Just when it was getting really good. How could the Times do this? Does this mean we're going to be denied pearls of wisdom like:

"If [Hillary Clinton] gets a race against John Edwards and Barack Obama, she's going to be the nominee. Gore is the only threat to her, then. ... Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single Democratic primary. I'll predict that right now."

Actually, that was Kristol on Fox News, where no doubt he'll still appear. But how is the Times going to replace Kristol? How can they fill the space and still remain true to the wisdom and integrity that Kristol brought to the Times? Take the poll...

Jerusalem Dig Uncovers 1,800-Yr-Old Bust

Chicago 'cop' is schoolboy

Iceland government resigns in chaos

Was Blago onto something with that Senator Oprah idea?

During his media blitz this morning Rod Blagojevich happened to mention to Diane Sawyer that he even considered appointing Oprah Winfrey to the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. Since there is no indication that Oprah ever expressed the slightest interest in the Senate seat, it appears that Blago believed he had the power to draft people into government service, whether they wanted to be a Senator or not. And of course, who is easier to push around than Oprah?

Rod might have been onto something. Had Oprah been forcibly appointed to the Senate, would that have been such a mistake? Think of all the fun that Senator Oprah would have brought to Capitol Hill:

-Senators could have begun every session by looking for stuff stuck to the bottom of their chairs.
- Oprah could have pushed a bill through to make her favorite things the official Favorite Things Of All Citizens of the United States.
- Lots more surprise Senate floor walk-ons from John Travolta
- Writing a fake memoir would be declared a capital felony
- BFF Marriage would be legalized, allowing two women to marry as long as they promise that they're just BFF's and totally not gay for each other.

US Governor Blagojevich in TV blitz

US river crash plane offers clues

Japan to kill more whales in own waters - proposal

Obama orders review of auto emission rules

Trial of warlord finally under way

4 Dead After U.S. Helicopters Crash in Iraq

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Iranian Soccer Club Punished for Holding Men Vs. Women Game

China Ushers in Year of the Ox

Chat with an overzealous grassroots Obama organizer...LIVE!

It's conceivable that without the Internet and the ability of the Obama campaign to harness Web users, Barack Obama might not have even been the Democratic nominee, much less president. Obama's "netroots" organization represented a sea change in the way modern campaigns are run. Now, with Obama in the White House, his administration is trying to recapture that same support and enthusiasm, and turn the netroots into an instrument of government.

A new group, "Organizing for America," will be housed in the Democratic National Committee and focus on using the Internet and social networking channels to mold public opinion. Perhaps the best-known example of this strategy is Obama's habit of posting his weekly video address on YouTube.

How can you get in on this revolution in participatory goverment? We've got an overzealous netroots organizer standing by to answer your questions. Just type your query in the box below and get ready to join the Team Obama of the Future!

Iceland's Prime Minster Says Government Collapsed

New Mideast Envoy Off To Israel

John Mayer's Engagement Plans

As Star has reported John plans to propose on Feb. 11 -- Jen's 40th birthday. When John's friend asked if his girl will be wearing the ring, John laughed and replied, "There will be a big story coming out of the Oscars that night -- and it won't be about the winners."

Be forewarned, celebrities. John's not being coy about a possible engagement to Jennifer Aniston. He actually said the above quote to me. We were partying in the VIP section of Marquee with the Pussycat Dolls and Rumer Willis. John was smoking a cigar and nursing a glass of brandy. An ascot was tied around his neck and he seemed to pay no mind to the gorgeous women that flocked around him. In a hushed tone as he rubbed his hands fanatically together he told me, "There will be a big story coming out of the Oscars that night-and it won't be about the winners. Because there will be no winners. Only losers. The losers who I shall smite down with the power of mine mind, for I am John Mayer, Fire Starter." He then started to chuckle, which became more and more fanatical until I started to get seriously freaked out and Rumer was all like, "I'm out of here" and she left on her helicopter. John then threw something down and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. I haven't seen him since, though I've texted him like one hundred times. So please, celebrities, I urge you not to attend the Academy Awards. I tried to tell Star magazine this, but they truncated the quote to make it more palatable. We need our most important citizens not to die in a star-studded bloodbath of a firestorm created by John Mayer's mind. That would suck.

Indonesians Cheer On Solar Eclipse

Netanyahu Says He'd Expand Existing West Bank Settlements

Iraq Copter Crash Kills 4 U.S. Troops

Is the Honeymoon Over Yet?