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Iraqi Insurgent Continues Fight Against U.S. TroopsViolence may be down dramatically in Iraq, but the insurgency is still alive. Though their ranks are diminished, Iraqi fighters' attacks against U.S. forces go on. Abu Abdul Aziz, a member of what he terms the "honorable resistance," explains why he fights the U.S. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 8:58 pm Italy seeks clarity on euthanasiaItaly's politicians seek new right-to-die laws, after the death of a woman whose case became a cause celebre.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:34 pm Calif. governor sues to furlough more workers
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:32 pm Turnout up amid tight Israel raceDespite bad weather, early turnout in Israel's tightly contested general election is higher than the last vote in 2006.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:31 pm Bobcats get boost from newest face, take to unfamiliar roles in victory over ClippersCHARLOTTE, N.C. - For the Charlotte Bobcats, Monday was "Night at the Improv." Gana Diop made his first start here at center. Sean May played for the first time...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm Bailout plan to impose new rules on banks
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:28 pm Koala rescued from Australia's wildfire wastelandHEALESVILLE, Australia (AP) -- The koala moved gingerly on scorched paws, crossing the blackened landscape as the fire patrol passed....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm Koala rescued from Australia's wildfire wastelandThe koala moved gingerly on scorched paws, crossing the blackened landscape as the fire patrol passed. Clearly in pain, the animal stopped when it saw firefighter David Tree following...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm Koala rescued from Australia's wildfire wasteland (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm US envoy explores new approach on PakistanISLAMABAD - A top American envoy making his first visit to the region Tuesday sought new ways to battle al-Qaida in nuclear-armed Pakistan and stem violence in neighboring...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:26 pm Hairy economy trend: Beards are back
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:23 pm Oil creeps above $40 as investors eye US stimulusVIENNA - Oil prices crept above $40 a barrel today as investors looked to a massive U.S. stimulus package to counter falling crude demand. Light, sweet crude for March...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm Israel votes in tight electionJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israelis voted on Tuesday in a tight election race, with right-wing opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu bidding to oust the centrist party of Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:19 pm U.S. Sen. Leahy proposes truth panel on Bush eraThe chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's proposal to launch a "truth commission" to investigate the Bush administration's ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:17 pm Angry ObamaClearly last night our new President was angry that Republican Congressional members, some reporters and commentators, and the public are questioning the wisdom of spending...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm Obama heads to Florida to rally stimulus supportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fresh from his first White House news conference, President Barack Obama hits the road on Tuesday to rally support for a huge economic stimulus plan among Americans hit by the deepening recession.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:14 pm Obama heads to Florida to rally stimulus support (Reuters)
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:12 pm China monthly auto sales overtake US for 1st timeSHANGHAI - China's monthly vehicle sales surpassed those in the United States for the first time in January, moving this country closer to becoming the world's biggest...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:11 pm NYT analysis: Obama puts aside talk of unity
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:10 pm Graaaaaaaaaaavity Suuuuuuuuuuuucks!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:10 pm MillerCoors 4th-quarter profit falls 40 percentDENVER - Molson Coors Brewing and SABMiller say fourth-quarter profit for their joint venture MillerCoors declined 40 percent partly on a decline in sales to retailers. MillerCoors...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm South Africa poll set for AprilSouth Africa's President Kgalema Motlanthe announces that general elections will take place on 22 April.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:08 pm Administration readies overhaul of bailout programWASHINGTON - The Obama administration, seeking to deal with the political outrage over the handling of the government's $700 billion financial rescue program, plans to...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:07 pm Bar Refaeli is the SI swimsuit cover model - USA Today
USA Today - Bar Refaeli will grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated swim suit issue that will be arriving (if you didn't cancel your subscription) in your mailbox this week. Model's dream to be in Sports Illustrated comes true Sports Illustrated Raises the Bar Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm Google adds ActiveSync to accommodate iPhone, Win Mobile - NetworkWorld.com
NetworkWorld.com - By John Fontana , Network World , 02/10/2009 Google Monday announced that it is adding support for Microsoft's ActiveSync to Google Sync, which will give iPhone and Windows Mobile offline access to their Google calendars and Gmail contacts from their ... Is Google Sync a shot at MobileMe? Google Sync Beta Uses ... Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:02 pm EU agree to coordinate on toxic assetsEuropean Union finance ministers agreed Tuesday to coordinate the way they could tackle toxic assets on banks' balance sheets that have frozen lending and aggravated the recession.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:01 pm To sell stimulus plan, Obama steps up to presidential bully pulpit - Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Monitor - Obama held his first press conference Monday night, and by week's end will have visited three economically distressed cities. By Linda Feldmann | Staff writer / February 10, 2009 edition After a rough couple of weeks, in which he aggressively wooed ... Video: Obama brutally changes his tone Obama warns of escalating crisis if stimulus plan is not approved Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm Nintendo Wii expected to smash all January sales recordsVG Chartz are estimating that over 830,000 Wiis were sold in January in the Americas - this relates to around 725,000 units sold in the USA alone - smashing every previous January sales record and nearly three times as many as were sold in January last year!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:00 pm 2 Somerset teens face rape, kidnapping chargesSOMERSET - Police say two 15-year-old Somerset boys are facing charges of raping and kidnapping a younger girl. Police say the two teenagers were arrested Monday morning...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:59 pm Ex-child soldier recalls Congo war atrocitiesTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- A former child soldier calmly recalled in court Tuesday that he killed and mutilated people during a battle at a church school in eastern Congo....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Ex-child soldier recalls Congo war atrocitiesA former child soldier calmly recalled in court Tuesday that he killed and mutilated people during a battle at a church school in eastern Congo. The young man testified at the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:58 pm Report: Speed contributed to Lynn cruiser crashLYNN - State police say a violent accident involving two Lynn police cruisers that left an officer seriously injured and one vehicle lying on top of the other was probably...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Love for sale, 15 percent offEconomic hard times are forcing many Americans to focus on love over money this Valentine’s Day, such as trading expensive bouquets for cheaper greeting cards.Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm Love for sale, 15 percent offFor Valentine’s Day two years ago, Jason Jones gave his fiancée a necklace from Tiffany & Co.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:57 pm US envoy meets Pakistani leaders - Xinhua
Xinhua - ISLAMABAD, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke held talks with Pakistani President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on Tuesday. India News Digest: Government spending buoys growth US envoy explores new approach on Pakistan Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:56 pm Sarkozy pays first visit to IraqFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy is in Iraq - the first visit by a French leader since Saddam Hussein's overthrow in 2003.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:53 pm WATCH: Obama May Start Talks With IranSource: ABC News: International | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:51 pm Rakuten turns eBank into subsidiary to boost financial services+(Kyodo) _ Internet mall operator Rakuten Inc. said Tuesday it has turned Japan's major online bank eBank Corp. into a consolidated subsidiary to strengthen its financial services. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:51 pm Shinkin Central Bank mulls capital injection to 2 ailing lenders+(Kyodo) _ Shinkin Central Bank is considering implementing a capital infusion totaling about 15 billion yen to two ailing shinkin banks, or cooperative regional financial institutions,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:50 pm Netanyahu, Livni Locked in Tight Race - Washington Post
Washington Post - The outcome of the war in the Gaza Strip has emerged as a central issue in campaigns for elections on Feb. 10, when Israelis will choose a new government. Video: Netanyahu's Likud eyeing return to power Israelis go to polls in crucial election Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:47 pm Israel votes in tight election race (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:45 pm German student charged for throwing shoe at WenLONDON (Reuters) - A 27-year-old German student appeared in court Tuesday accused of throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao when he gave a speech at Britain's Cambridge University.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm Obama, Congress, Treasury all moving on economy (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:44 pm FOREX-Dollar broadly firmer, eyes on US bank plan - Reuters
Reuters - By Veronica Brown LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, while the yen also kept a firm tone as investor nerves tightened before the US government outlines a widely anticipated plan to shore up its ailing ... Geithner Says US Financial System Badly Damaged, Needs Aid Private capital: The bailout wildcard Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:43 pm Key Obama aide Larry Summers took ride from bailed-out CitigroupTop White House economic adviser Larry Summers hooked a freebie flight on a posh Citigroup corporate jet mere months before he began weighing the bank's fate with other...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:43 pm KENYA SOMALIA PIRACYKenyan Navy gun boat patrols the sea off the coast of Mombasa, Kenya, to await the arrival of Ukrainian ship MV Faina, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Faina is being accompanied by a US warship, heading for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm England call up Worsley & TindallFlanker Joe Worsley and centre Mike Tindall win recalls to the England team for Saturday's Six Nations game against defending champions Wales.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:41 pm Bailed-out U.K. bank chiefs say ‘sorry'RBS, HBOS heads appear before parliamentary committee; group insists it was tough to predict collapseSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:40 pm Brush fires kill 181; relief efforts begin - United Press International
United Press International - MELBOURNE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Some recovery efforts have begun in southern Australia, where fires consumed hundreds of thousands of acres and claimed 181 lives, officials said. Video: Australian Wildfire Death Toll Past 170 Net closing on arsonists as 200 feared dead in Australian fires Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:38 pm Sarkozy urges Europe to rebuild ties with IraqBAGHDAD (AP) -- President Nicolas Sarkozy made the first-ever visit by a French head of state to Iraq on Tuesday, seeking to reassert French influence in the country even as the United States prepares to draw down its forces....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:38 pm Sarkozy urges Europe to rebuild ties with IraqPresident Nicolas Sarkozy made the first-ever visit by a French head of state to Iraq on Tuesday, seeking to reassert French influence in the country even as the United States prepares to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:38 pm FAA says hackers broke into agency computersHackers broke into the Federal Aviation Administration's computer system last week, accessing the names and Social Security numbers ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm NATO: 2 soldiers killed in Afghan bomb attackKABUL (AP) -- A bomb struck a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and wounding one, a spokesman for the alliance said....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm NATO: 2 soldiers killed in Afghan bomb attackA bomb struck a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and wounding one, a spokesman for the alliance said. Police spokesman Wazir Pacha said the attack in...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:37 pm Whitman Closer To Seeking California's Top Post - Forbes
Forbes - Billionaire Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ), who advised Senator John McCain in his failed bid for the presidency, has formed an exploratory committee that sets the stage for her to run for governor of California in ... Ex-eBay CEO Whitman stirs up governor's race Meg Whitman edges toward run for California governor Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:35 pm Eluana Englaro died just three days after doctors switched off her feeding tubePictures of Eluana Englaro are placed on a wall in Milan. Italy is mourning the loss of Englaro -- the comatose woman at the centre of a bitter right-to-die debate -- who passed away just as senators began...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm Italy mourns right-to-die womanItaly is on Tuesday mourning the loss of Eluana Englaro -- the comatose woman at the centre of a bitter right-to-die debate -- who passed away just as senators began debating legislation...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm Catholic supporters hold banner reading "Dont kill Eluana, dont kill the future" during a demonstration in RomeCatholic supporters hold banner reading "Dont kill Eluana, dont kill the future" during a demonstration in Rome. Italy is mourning the loss of Eluana Englaro -- the comatose woman at the centre of a bitter...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm Eluana Englaro has been in an irreversible coma after a car accident in 1992Eluana Englaro has been in an irreversible coma after a car accident in 1992. Italy is mourning the loss of Englaro -- at the centre of a bitter right-to-die debate -- who passed away just as senators...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm Anti-euthanasia supporters hold candles and pray for Eluana Englaro outside the hospital in UdineAnti-euthanasia supporters hold candles and pray for Eluana Englaro outside "La Quiete" hospital in Udine.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:31 pm Zimbabwe opposition head: free political prisonersHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Zimbabwe's opposition leader called for political detainees to be released before he is sworn in as prime minister of a unity government, but did not say Tuesday what he would do if they were not....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm Official: Wildfire deaths will pass 200
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm Biti to get Zimbabwe finance postLeading MDC figure Tendai Biti is selected as Zimbabwe's new finance minister in the Tsvangirai-Mugabe unity government.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm What Is Cyber-Hedonism?"Many young people prefer pleasure-seeking to politics—but for how long?"Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm Israelis Go To Polls To Pick New LeaderIsraeli officials say the polls are open for the general election that pits former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud Party against Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and her Kadima Party.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:29 pm APTOPIX FRANCE STORMA woman holds an umbrella being swept by the wind as she walks by the Atlantic ocean in Ciboure, near Saint-Jean-de-Luz, southwestern France, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. A violent storm with winds reaching...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:29 pm 'More civilians die' in S Lanka - BBC News
BBC News - More civilians have been reported killed as intense fighting continues between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels in north-east Sri Lanka. Wounded Sri Lankans to escape conflict by sea Sri Lanka rebels gun down 19 fleeing war zone-army Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:28 pm 'Simply Murder': Fire Deaths Will Pass 200More than 180 killed in Australia firestorm; authorities want to know why.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Rihanna delays Malaysia show after alleged attack (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Australian official: Wildfire deaths will pass 200HEALESVILLE, Australia (AP) -- Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from the worst wildfires in Australia's history said Tuesday they would rethink policies that allow residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes. An official said he expected the death toll to exceed 200....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Australian official: Wildfire deaths will pass 200 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:27 pm Administration readies overhaul of bailout program (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm Sri Lanka rebels accused of killing fleeing civilians+(Kyodo) _ Nineteen people were killed and 75 wounded when the Tamil Tiger rebels fired at civilians fleeing the rebel-held area in Sri Lanka's northeastern Mullaitivu district on Tuesday,Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:26 pm Israel votes in tight election (Reuters)
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Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Chaos in Chris Brown-Rihanna Mess - FOXNews
FOXNews - By Roger Friedman AP Day 2 of the Chris Brown-Rihanna episode was fairly calm compared to its opening gambit. Rihanna is recovering from her wounds, whatever they are, while Chris Brown must deal with the fallout from a percolating scandal. Rihanna talkin' to the cops Wrigley suspends Chris Brown, Rihanna silent Source: Google News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm The luxury hotel was being built near the CCTV headquarters in BeijingView of the burnt-out Mandarin Oriental hotel in Beijing. Investigators have blamed China's state TV station for a huge blaze at its futuristic new headquarters, saying fireworks it illegally set off to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Firemen douse a huge fire next to the new CCTV building in BeijingFiremen douse a huge fire next to the new CCTV building in Beijing. Investigators have blamed China's state TV station for a huge blaze at its futuristic new headquarters, saying fireworks it illegally...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm A woman gets back into her vehicle as bystanders watch a fire engulf the hotelBystanders watch a fire engulf the hotel in Beijing. Investigators have blamed China's state TV station for a huge blaze at its futuristic new headquarters, saying fireworks it illegally set off to celebrate...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm The 241-room hotel was due to be the Mandarin Oriental 's flagship property in ChinaBystanders watch as a fire engulfs a building near the CCTV tower in Beijing. Investigators have blamed China's state TV station for a huge blaze at its futuristic new headquarters, saying fireworks it...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm Chinese TV station blamed for Beijing fireInvestigators on Tuesday blamed China's state TV station for a huge blaze at its futuristic new headquarters, saying fireworks it illegally set off to celebrate the Lunar New Year caused...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm New Zealand Town Goes Dark...Happily!This little town is in the dark and proud of it. The town of 830 on New Zealand's South Island is on a mission to protect the sight of the night sky, even as it disappears behind light and haze in many parts of the world.The ultimate prize would be UNESCO's approval for the first "starlight reserve," and already the "astro tourists" are coming.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:20 pm U.S. judges seek massive California prisoner releaseSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Federal judges on Monday tentatively ordered California to release tens of thousands of inmates, up to a third of all prisoners, in the next three years to stop dangerous overcrowding.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:18 pm Hiddink begins talks with ChelseaRussia manager Guus Hiddink says he has been approached to take over as Chelsea manager until the end of the season.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:17 pm Iranian President Ready to Talk With U.S.Iranian President Ahmadinejad says he welcomes talks based on "mutual respect."Source: ABC News: International | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:14 pm Blue Chip poll cuts forecast for second half 2009WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recession-bound U.S. economy is still expected to resume growing in the second half of this year, but at an even slower pace than previously thought as consumers spend cautiously, the Blue Chip survey of 52 economists said on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:12 pm Iran 'ready for dialogue with US'Iran's president says he welcomes talks with the US, as his country marks the anniversary of the Islamic revolution.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:11 pm 'More civilians die' in S LankaIntense fighting in north-eastern Sri Lanka has left more civilians dead, the military and rebel sources say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:09 pm Peacekeepers search Mladic hauntsEU peacekeepers in Bosnia search houses belonging to relatives of the fugitive Bosnian Serb war leader, Ratko Mladic.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:07 pm Iranian president says talks with US possibleTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's president said Tuesday the world was "entering an era of dialogue" and that his country would welcome talks with its longtime adversary, the United States, if they are based on mutual respect....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:05 pm Israelis vote with Livni, Netanyahu in close raceJERUSALEM (AP) -- The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened Tuesday in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:05 pm Drugs Are Found to Block HIV In MonkeysTwo experiments in monkeys showed that antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, given by mouth or by vaginal gel, were highly effective in blocking infection by the virus that causes AIDS.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:00 pm Cops: Suspect in $100,000 car shoots himself
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:59 am Man who led L.A. police on chase shoots self in headPolice say an assault suspect who led Los Angeles police on an hours-long chase in a luxury sedan shot himself in the head ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:56 am Sarkozy urges Europe to rebuild ties with IraqFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy, on his first trip to Iraq, urged other European leaders Tuesday to follow his lead and rebuild ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:49 am Caylee Anthony to be remembered at service
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:48 am British bank chiefs say sorry for financial messThe former heads of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC and HBOS PLC apologized to shareholders and the public on Tuesday for the near collapse and subsequent government bailout of the two banks — events that encompassed widescale job cuts and hefty financial losses.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:47 am UBS posts biggest Swiss bank lossBank will cut about 2,000 more jobs, focus on wealth managementSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:42 am Australia fears more than 200 dead in bushfiresSYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police combed through a blackened landscape searching for clues in the hunt for possible arsonists on Tuesday as the death toll from the nation's worst bushfires looked likely to top 200.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:41 am Iran says ready for fair talks, wants real U.S. changeTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran is ready for talks with the United States based on mutual respect but wants real U.S. policy change, the president said on Tuesday, in his most measured remarks to America since President Barack Obama took office.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:39 am Iran: Talks with U.S. possible
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:36 am Bushfire catastrophe 'almost impossible to avoid' - death toll at 181Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from the worst wildfires in Australia's history said they would rethink policies that allow residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes. An official said he expected...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:29 am Australia expects wildfire death toll to pass 200Authorities defend preparation and actions but may change policy on evacuationsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:22 am Nevada treasurer has millions in unclaimed fundsNevada's treasurer has produced an economic stimulus plan of sorts, telling legislators that several of them are on a list of Nevadans owed money or other items of value from an unclaimed property account.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:16 am China's monthly auto sales overtake U.S. for first timeChina's monthly vehicle sales surpassed those in the United States for the first time in January, moving this country closer ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:13 am Spain says no plans for more troops to AfghanistanSpain has no plans to raise its troop levels in Afghanistan despite calls by President Barack Obama for a renewed commitment to fight the resurgent Taliban, Spain's foreign minister said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:09 am CAS reduces ban for Austrian cross-country coachThe former coach of Austria's cross-country ski team won his appeal Tuesday to have his lifetime ban for involvement in an Olympic doping scandal reduced to 15 years.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:05 am Treasury Announces New TARP Rules TuesdayThe Obama administration is ready to reveal a revamped federal financial bailout program. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday outlines details of a plan that officials say will place more strings on banks getting a boost and dramatically increase loans made available to buy homes and cars and pay for college. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:04 am China unhappy Canada gave fugitive work permitChina's most wanted man should be handed over to face smuggling and corruption charges instead of getting a work permit in Canada, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:03 am U.S. to lay out plan to sop up bad mortgage assetsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will lay out a rescue plan on Tuesday that will rely on public and private funds to take $500 billion of bad assets off banks' books, sources said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Italian officials vow to clarify right-to-die lawItalian politicians vowed Tuesday to quickly pass legislation clarifying the right to die after a fierce legal battle over a woman in a vegetative state who died after her family cut off her food and water.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Time Warner Apologizes for Cheesy Spoiler (PIC)I was looking for something to watch On Demand and found myself looking at a description for a 2003 film called High Tension. It's rare you see this level of lame pun/spoiler in a description, but even more rare that you get an immediate apology.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am New Administration Asks To Drop Torture CaseSome human rights activists believe the Obama administration betrayed them during a federal appeals court case in San Francisco on Monday. Attorneys representing the Justice Department asked a judge to throw out a torture case. That's the same position the Bush administration took in the lawsuit. Now some Obama supporters wonder whether the new president will keep his promise to make government more open and transparent. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am NAACP Celebrates 100 Years Of ChangePresident Lincoln's birthday is on Thursday. There's another anniversary on that day. One hundred years ago, a multi-racial group of activists chose Lincoln's 100th birthday to announce quote "a call for a national conference on the Negro question." With that, the NAACP was born. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Obama Takes Stimulus Campaign To AmericansPresident Obama pushed hard for his $800 billion economic stimulus plan in his first prime time news conference Monday. He warned that a failure to act could turn a crisis into a catastrophe. Earlier in the day, he traveled to Elkhart, Indiana, a community hard-hit by recession. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Stimulus Would Help States Provide Food StampsThe recession has brought a sharp increase in the number of Americans applying for food stamps. Congress is on the verge of increasing benefits as part of the economic stimulus bill. The proposed funding has not generated much controversy. However, some conservatives say it could lead to a permanent expansion of food stamps. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am A-Rod Admits Using Performance EnhancersBaseball slugger Alex Rodriguez admitted Monday that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003, while playing for the Texas Rangers. He blamed the pressures of being baseball's highest-paid player. Sports Illustrated reported last week that A-Rod tested positive for steroids in 2003. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 11:00 am Suicide Attack Kills 4 US Soldiers in IraqSuicide attack kills 4 US soldiers, in the deadliest attack against US since MaySource: ABC News: International | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:59 am Oil tanker on fire off Dubai port after collisionA container ship collided with an oil tanker Tuesday and set it on fire in a shipping channel off the coast of Dubai, the city's ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am Swiss bank UBS loses $7.57B in 4Q, cuts 2,000 jobsSwiss bank UBS AG reported Tuesday it lost a larger-than-expected 8.1 billion Swiss francs ($7.57 billion) in the fourth quarter and announced it would cut another 2,000 jobs as it refocuses on its home market.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am Red Cross to evacuate wounded from Sri Lanka warCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- The Red Cross began loading more than 400 sick and wounded onto a boat in Sri Lanka's northeast war zone Tuesday as the group tried to evacuate civilians stranded in a makeshift hospital for nearly a week....Source: AP Top International News At 8:28 a... | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:52 am Americans Embarrassed By Poor Spelling Compared to BritonsDespite the popularity of school spelling bee competitions, adults in the US fared poorly in a survey comparing how English speakers on both sides of the Atlantic deal with commonly misspelt words. Sixty-two per cent of Americans got "embarrassed" wrong, against 54 per cent of Britons who struggled with the word in a survey last year.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:51 am USA Today Poll: 2nd Amendment means...USA Today asks: Does the Second Amendment give individuals the right to bear arms? The results are startling!Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:51 am China's state TV company apologizes for Beijing fireUnlicensed fireworks display sparks blaze that destroys luxury hotel in network's headquarters complexSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:51 am GOP Sounds Alarm Over Obama Decision to Move Census to WhiteUtah's congressional delegation is calling President Obama's decision to move the U.S. census into the White House a purely partisan move and potentially dangerous to congressional redistricting around the country.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:50 am Breaking News: Al Jefferson Out for Season w Torn ACLThe Minnesota Timberwolves are in big trouble now as their leader in points and rebounds tore his ACL and is out for the season requiring surgery.Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:50 am Soap actor Phil Carey dies at age 83 in NYCPhil Carey, best known for his role as business tycoon Asa Buchanan in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live," has died. He was 83.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:42 am Iran's president says talks with U.S. possibleMahmoud Ahmadinejad says discussions must be based on mutual respectSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:35 am Australia Wildfire Death Toll To Pass 200Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from Australia's worst-ever wildfires say they will rethink policies allowing residents to decide for themselves whether to evacuate their homes. The death toll has reportedly reached 181.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:30 am Bank bosses from RBS and HBOS apologise for crisis that led to £37billion bailoutFour bank bosses from RBS and HBOS have apologised unreservedly for the crisis which forced the Government to bail out the banks with £37 billion of taxpayers' money.Source: Telegraph Major News | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:29 am Life's a beach – and on Dubai's shores, life stinksIllegal dumping of toxic sludge on city's coast spoils hot spot for Western expatsSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:21 am But Will the Rescue Plan Work?Congress is scrambling to pass a stimulus while Timothy Geithner has a new plan for banks. But will any of it make a cent? The Daily Beast has five views from economists from across the ideological spectrum.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story List | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:12 am Iranian president says talks with U.S. possibleIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday the world was entering a "new era of dialogue" and his country would welcome ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:10 am Official: Australian wildfire death toll will pass 200Authorities searching for answers to the carnage from the worst wildfires in Australia's history said Tuesday they would rethink ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 10:03 am Couple's odyssey ends in tragedy at Super 8 motelHusband charged with helping wife commit suicide says they had fallen on hard timesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 9:49 am Victim of ER nightmare was ignored, examiner saysSeverely disabled man died after waiting 34 hours for treatmentSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 9:45 am The good, really old hockey gameCollector using eBay to auction off stick that allegedly dates to 17th centurySource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 9:42 am China's state TV broadcaster apologizes for Beijing fireChina's state-run television broadcaster apologized Tuesday for an unlicensed fireworks display that sparked a blaze that destroyed ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 9:34 am Ignatieff charges PM with running a 'peek-a-boo government'Unlike Obama, Harper not out selling the stimulus package, Liberal Leader chargesSource: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 10 Feb 2009 | 9:29 am Buena Vista Social Club Bassist DiesBuena Vista Social Club bassist 'Cachaito' Lopez dead at 76 in Cuba.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Feb 2009 | 8:11 am Australian bush fires: fears death toll from 'Black Saturday' could rise to 300The toll from the Australian bushfires could rise as high as 300 as the full horror of the infernos becomes clear.Source: Telegraph Major News | 10 Feb 2009 | 6:14 am Massive fire consumes luxury hotel in BeijingA nearly finished 44-story luxury hotel that was part of Beijing's Olympic construction boom was ravaged by fire Monday, while ...Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 10 Feb 2009 | 6:05 am Bankruptcy Boom Is Big Business For LawyersAs the U.S. economy sours, a growing number of people are being forced into bankruptcy. More than 1 million people filed for bankruptcy last year. This trend is attracting new attorneys to one part of the legal profession — consumer bankruptcy law. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 5:35 am GOP Governor Helps Obama Push For StimulusFlorida and its cities and school districts are urging Washington to give them their share of the massive stimulus package being pushed by President Obama. Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican, is joining the president in support of the plan that has been opposed by much of the GOP. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 5:01 am Italian at Heart of Right-to-Die Case DiesLawmakers were rushing through legislation designed to keep her alive.Source: ABC News: International | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:31 am Recovery package clears key Senate hurdleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday moved a step closer toward approving President Barack Obama's plan to jolt the U.S. economy out of recession with government spending and tax breaks, setting up a vote to pass the $838 billion emergency package on Tuesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 4:01 am NZ leaders express sympathy over bushfiresNew Zealand's political leaders today joined to express their sympathy and extend their condolences to Australia following its devastating bushfires. The fires have claimed at least 173 lives, destroyed more than 750 homes, left...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 2:52 am Australian Wildfire Death Toll Passes 170The deadliest wildfires in Australia's history burned people in their homes and cars and wiped out entire towns, officials discovered Sunday as they reached farther into the fire zone. The death toll rose to 166.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 10 Feb 2009 | 2:30 am Don't send Guantanamo inmates here: U.S. politiciansCHICAGO (Reuters) - A cry of "not in my backyard" is growing louder over where to relocate terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay once the military-run prison is closed.Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:56 am Rain arrives for embattled NSW firefightersSYDNEY - The rain falling in parts of NSW is not all good news for crews battling 25 bushfires across NSW, the Rural Fire Service says. Many of the fires are still burning out of control despite cooler conditions and light, steady...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 1:34 am Obama Holds First Presidential News ConferencePresident Barack Obama held his first prime-time news conference Monday. The event followed a push in Indiana for his economic stimulus plan, which passed a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate. Obama has urged swift action on the measure. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:58 am TAB to give one-dayer profits to bushfire appealProfits made by the New Zealand TAB from betting on today's one day cricket international between the Black Caps and Australia will go to the Victoria bushfire appeal. New Zealand has begun raising money for victims of the fires,...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:11 am Archbishop Tutu to visit SolomonsPORT MORESBY - Nobel Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu is to visit the Solomon Islands to help set up a peace and reconciliation commission. The retired South African archbishop will assist the Solomons government develop...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:09 am Mexican police boss suspect in torture killingCANCUN, Mexico - The federal government detained Cancun's police chief yesterday and brought him to the capital to ask him about the torture and killing of a retired army brigadier general near the resort city, Cancun's mayor said. It...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:04 am NZ firefighters to Australia soon - KeyNew Zealand firefighters could be battling the devastating Australian bushfires by the end of the week, Prime Minister John Key says. New Zealand had offered to send 100 firefighters to fight the deadly blazes - which have claimed...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 10 Feb 2009 | 12:01 am Google boss gets politicalLONDON - Eric Schmidt, the chairman and chief executive officer of search engine Google, has been recruited to help Britain's main opposition political party going into next year's expected general election, the Conservative Party...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:59 pm Rescuers turn on 'dangerous' ice fishermenTOLEDO, Ohio - Now that the danger is over for 134 fishermen stranded on a huge ice floe in Lake Erie over the weekend, the anger has set in among the people who had to rescue them. The fishermen ignored cracks in the ice and...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:36 pm Software glitch gives Dutch huge gas discountAMSTERDAM - An unmanned gas station began offering customers gas for 1 euro cent per litre (24 cents) - a discount of more than 99 per cent - due to a glitch that occurred around midnight. "Most people were home in...Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:32 pm Madoff agrees to permanent asset freeze: SECNEW YORK (Reuters) - Accused Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff has agreed to a permanent freeze on his assets without admitting or denying fraud charges in a civil case against him, a U.S. regulator said on Monday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Feb 2009 | 11:13 pm 4 U.S. Soldiers Killed In Iraq Car BombA suicide car bomber struck a U.S. patrol Monday in northern Iraq, killing four American soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter in the deadliest single attack against U.S. forces in nine months.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 9:30 pm 6 Americans Lost In Small Plane CrashThe U.S. Coast Guard and police searched for survivors from a small plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Puerto Rico, but hopes dimmed Monday as authorities spotted two bodies floating in the water.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:30 pm Bankers should search their souls over bonuses Prime Minister saysGordon Brown pleaded with bankers to forgo their bonuses yesterday appealing to the industry's executives to search their consciences over whether the payments were appropriate.Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:10 pm U.S. Doctor Abroad Accused Of ManslaughterAn American doctor charged with manslaughter in Australia unnecessarily removed a man's bowel, took out the wrong gland in a cancer operation, and let an elderly man die of internal bleeding, a prosecutor said Monday.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 7:00 pm Dalai Lama Becomes Roman CitizenThe Dalai Lama is now an honorary citizen of Rome.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 5:45 pm Egypt Invites Rival Palestinian Factions to Peace ConferenceIn a sign of progress on a deal to end the Gaza crisis, Egypt has invited rival Palestinian factions to a reconciliation conference in Cairo this month, a Palestinian official said Monday.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 5:35 pm Rebels Kill 6 Soldiers During Grenade Attack in ColombiaAuthorities say leftist rebels killed six soldiers who were on patrol in a rural district of southwestern Colombia.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 5:26 pm Luxury Hotel in Beijing Engulfed in FlamesA new 44-story luxury hotel in downtown Beijing was engulfed in flames Monday after being showered with sparks from fireworks set off during China's biggest holiday.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 5:02 pm State schools allowed to ditch GCSEs for tougher examsState schools will be allowed to ditch GCSEs in favour of tougher exams modelled on traditional Olevels The Daily Telegraph has learned.Source: Telegraph Major News | 9 Feb 2009 | 4:49 pm U.N. to Resume Aid Shipments to GazaThe U.N. says it will resume aid shipments into Gaza after Hamas returned supplies seized several days ago.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 4:01 pm U.K. Conservatives Tap Google CEO as AdviserEric Schmidt, ardent Obama supporter, to advise Conservative Party leader David Cameron on international business.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:46 pm Who Will Succeed This Dalai Lama?The Dalai Lama may choose a woman as his successor.Source: ABC News: International | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:39 pm Australian Wildfires Called 'Mass Murder' After 173 KilledSuspicions that the worst wildfires ever to strike Australia were deliberately set led police to declare crime scenes Monday in towns incinerated by blazes, while investigators moving into the charred landscape discovered more bodies.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:37 pm Kidnapped Pole Apparently Beheaded On TapeA video delivered to media outlets appears to show Pakistani militants beheading a kidnapped Polish engineer, underscoring security fears in the Muslim nation ahead of a debut visit Monday by a newly appointed Obama administration envoy.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:30 pm Sri Lanka Female Suicide Bomber Kills 28A suspected rebel suicide bomber killed 20 soldiers and eight civilians when she blew herself up at a facility where government forces were processing Sri Lankans fleeing the northern war zone, the military said.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:30 pm Irish Politician Bans TV Ads About Global WarmingBelfast environment minister denounces London's energy-saving-touting ads as 'insidious propaganda.'Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 3:13 pm Saudi Princess Ready to Get Behind WheelThe wife of one of Saudi Arabia's most high profile and richest men said she's ready to get behind the wheel if women are ever permitted to drive, highlighting again a contentious issue authorities in this conservative desert kingdom prefer to play down.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 2:16 pm China Premier Asks Cambridge to Pardon Shoe HurlerChinese Premier Wen Jiabao is asking Britain's Cambridge University to pardon a student who threw a shoe at him during his speech there earlier this month.Source: FOXNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 1:54 pm Mideast Violence Persists Amid Truce TalksSporadic violence continues to test the strength of a pair of shaky unilateral cease-fires keeping the relative peace between Israel and Palestinian militants, even as progress is reportedly made in peace talks between Israel and Hamas.Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 9 Feb 2009 | 12:30 pm
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