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Dutch Gov't Collapses Over Differences on AfghanistanThe Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over irreconcilable differences on whether to extend the Netherlands' military mission in Afghanistan.Source: FOXNews.com | 20 Feb 2010 | 10:16 am Dutch government collapses over Afghan missionAMSTERDAM (AP) -- The Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over whether to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan, leaving uncertain the future of its 1,600 soldiers fighting there....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:17 am DOJ review finds no misconduct by memo authors (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:16 am Dutch government collapses over Afghan mission (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:16 am Tymoshenko drops Ukraine appealPrime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko drops her legal challenge against her rival's victory in Ukraine's presidential election.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Trust in crew helped Sanada take plunge in 'Lost'+(Kyodo) _ Actor Hiroyuki Sanada recently recounted the excitement of acting in the final season of the American TV drama "Lost," saying he was really into the shooting as he could trust...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:10 am Ukraine PM withdraws election complaint (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 3:09 am Hilary Duff engaged to NHL player (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:59 am The nation's weatherActive weather was forecast to move into the western portion of the country Saturday as a Pacific low-pressure system was to slam into the coast.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:58 am Japan hopes Toyoda can clear image, cool friction (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:57 am Tributes paid to soldier killed in Afghanistan - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:56 am Apologetic Tiger Woods unsure of return to golf (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am Lautenberg's illness could hurt Senate Democrats (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:55 am Myanmar jailed monk during UN envoy's visitYANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A Buddhist monk in Myanmar was quietly sentenced to seven years in prison during the visit of a United Nations envoy, who had little positive to say about the junta's progress on human rights, a lawyer said Saturday....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Myanmar jailed monk during UN envoy's visitA Buddhist monk in Myanmar was quietly sentenced to seven years in prison during the visit of a United Nations envoy, who had little positive to say about the junta's progress on human...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:53 am Kyodo news summary -3-+(Kyodo) _ ---------- 20 injured as turbulence hits U.S. plane headed to Narita CHIBA, Japan - About 20 people aboard a U.S. passenger aircraft were injured Saturday after it ran into...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:52 am Couple Gets Married in Apple Retail StoreThe flagship Fifth Avenue (NYC) Apple retail store was the location one couple chose for getting married, ifoAppleStore reports. A hot-dog stand guy recorded the ceremony on his phone, while the couple had their rings brought in on a first-gen iPod. This and other Apple-themed items were used, suggesting the two were huge Apple fans.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:50 am Baseball: Fujimoto plays solid role as preseason schedule begins+(Kyodo) _ Newly acquired Yakult Swallows shortstop Atsushi Fujimoto showed the skills to possibly fill the No. 2 spot in the lineup in a 5-5 tie against the Chunichi Dragons on Saturday...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:49 am Top US commander getting award from PrincetonThe U.S. commander overseeing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is receiving one of Princeton University's top honors for its alumni.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:45 am Nuclear falloutEgypt's ElBaradei faces questions on political ambitionsSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:44 am 20 hurt by turbulence on United flight to JapanPolice say about 20 people have been injured by turbulence aboard a United Airlines plane flying from the United States to Japan.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am Dutch government falls over Afghan mission: PM (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:41 am Using Ladder, Vet Rescued People From Texas Office - ABC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:40 am FBI closes anthrax case, says scientist was killer (AP)AP - Wrapping up one of its most vexing investigations, the FBI concluded that Army scientist Bruce Ivins acted alone in the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people and further unnerved a nation still reeling from the 9/11 attacks.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:39 am LEAD: 20 injured as turbulence hits U.S. plane headed to Narita+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, CHANGING DATELINE) About 20 people aboard a U.S. passenger aircraft were injured Saturday after it ran into turbulence while it was traveling from...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:32 am Williams, Dukurs in lead entering skeleton finalsAmy Williams has already won a protest. Next challenge: Try to win Olympic gold.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:30 am Karzai: NATO still causes too many civilian deathsKABUL (AP) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that NATO's efforts to prevent civilian deaths during its operations are not enough because innocent people keep dying, as the military alliance continued its offensive in a key Taliban stronghold....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:24 am Bush administration lawyers John Yoo, Jay Bybee cleared on torture rap - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:24 am REFILING: Olympics: Williams gives Britain first solo gold in Winter Games for 30 years+VANCOUVER, Feb. 19 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: FIXING 1ST GRAF) Amy Williams gave Britain its first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years on Friday, shrugging off a controversy over her...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am 2ND LD: Hirano hints at U.S. base relocation within Okinawa+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING HATOYAMA'S COMMENTS IN 4TH GRAF) Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano hinted Saturday that the government may pick a site for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps'Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:04 am Take That, Chevy Volt! Cal Poly Car Gets 2752.3 MPGA team of Mechanical Engineering students at Cal Poly is prepping an ultra high mileage, three-wheeled vehicle for the upcoming Shell Eco-Marathon student.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am Suicide teams attack Pakistani police stationsPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Suicide attackers struck two police stations in apparently coordinated attacks Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing a police chief and wounding four officers, authorities said. Elsewhere in the troubled region bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan's army said it killed 30 militants in an airstrike....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:58 am Suicide teams attack Pakistani police stationsSuicide attackers struck two police stations in apparently coordinated attacks Saturday in northwestern Pakistan, killing a police chief and wounding four officers, authorities said....Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:58 am Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national electionsBAGHDAD (AP) -- The Sunni wing of Iraq's leading nonsectarian political coalition is dropping out of next month's elections, saying the vote will be illegitimate because of a Shiite-ordered ballot purge of hundreds of candidates....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:57 am Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national electionsThe Sunni wing of Iraq's leading nonsectarian political coalition is dropping out of next month's elections, saying the vote will be illegitimate because of a Shiite-ordered ballot purge...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:57 am Sunni party drops out of Iraq's national electionsThe Sunni wing of Iraq's leading nonsectarian political coalition is dropping out of next month's elections, saying the vote ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:53 am Turbulence injures over 20 on U.S.-Japan flightTOKYO (Reuters) - More than 20 people were injured when a United Airlines flight from Washington to Tokyo hit turbulence on Saturday, an airport police official said.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:50 am 20 injured as turbulence hits U.S. plane headed to Narita+(Kyodo) _ About 20 people aboard a U.S. passenger aircraft were injured Saturday as it ran into turbulence while it was traveling from Washington D.C. to Narita, police and air transport...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:49 am Gas shortage raises Egyptians' anger at governmentCAIRO (AP) -- It's something Egyptians rely on daily: the "ambooba," the steel canister of government-subsidized cooking and heating gas, hooked to the stove or water heater in the cramped homes of nearly everyone in this country's large population of poor....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am In picturesAncient minaret collapses with heavy loss of lifeSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:42 am Epic Battle: The Two Worst Sportscasts of All-Time [video]Brian Collins and Matt Lorch hosted two of the worst - but funniest - sportscasts in the history of the broadcasting: the infamous “Boom Goes the Dynamite” and the underrated (for its ineptitude) “Lorchcast”. Which of these epically bad.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:30 am Lautenberg's illness could hurt Senate Democrats - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:29 am Lautenberg's illness could hurt Senate DemocratsConcerns about New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg's health pose yet another challenge for Democrats struggling to retain control of the Senate.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:24 am Mystery holes and angry ants: another Afghan dayBADULA QULP, Afghanistan (AP) -- The patrol set out before dawn, guided into the village by orange and purple glow sticks. By the end of the mission, some soldiers had come under fire. For another soldier, the closest thing to a battle was a confrontation with a swarm of angry ants....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:24 am Mystery holes and angry ants: another Afghan dayThe patrol set out before dawn, guided into the village by orange and purple glow sticks. By the end of the mission, some soldiers had come under fire. For another soldier, the closest thing to a battle was a confrontation with a swarm of angry ants.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:24 am Analysis: Fudging facts can sour public mindsetConservatives leapt to their feet when Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney declared Democrats the party of "No!" — no to balanced budgets, limits on lawsuits, tax cuts and tough interrogations of terror suspects.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:22 am Conservatives use CPAC as rallying cry - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:21 am Report: Credit cards link Mossad to Dubai hitNew evidence incriminating Israel's spy agency in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai includes credit card payments made by suspects, a newspaper says.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:10 am Karzai: NATO still causes too many civilian deathsAfghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that NATO's efforts to prevent civilian deaths during its operations are not enough because innocent people keep dying, as the military alliance continued its offensive in a key Taliban stronghold.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:08 am NAMES + FACES Rapper in flap with Michigan native Mitt Romney - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:06 am 2 dead in plane crash near rural Calif. airportA small plane crashed in flames in the backyard of a home in rural northern California Friday night, killing the two people aboard but causing no injuries on the ground, authorities said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:05 am Georgians mourn Olympic luger who died in practiceHundreds of people are gathering in Bakuriani, Georgia, to pay final respects to a luger killed during a practice run at the Vancouver Olympics.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:05 am Michigan to share in $1.5B for homeowners - Detroit Free Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:04 am U.S. is on a giant ski liftMiller and Weibrecht take silver and bronze in the super-G. With six events remaining, the U.S. has already eclipsed the five Alpine medals won at the 1984 Sarajevo Games.No need to clean your goggles or adjust your bindings -- that's America on top of the Olympic Alpine leaderboard.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Lawmakers want to tax Amazon sales in CaliforniaThe retail giant is among several that have no physical presence in the state. Legislative Democrats think a levy on them could bring in up to $150 million annually.State lawmakers hunting for revenue are eyeing one source that could prove costly to millions of California consumers: Amazon .com.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Cool, yes, but also White-hotIf Lindsey Vonn is these Games' American idol, White is their rock star, turning one minute in a snowboarding halfpipe into two weeks of buzz.It was nearing midnight when he walked into the room, a kid in a black newsboy cap and checkered scarf, all red hair and childish smile, the class clown home from the high school dance.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Tiger Woods blames himself, says he was 'selfish'Woods, making his first public appearance since November, apologizes for his infidelity and lashes out at the media. He says he is in therapy and doesn't know when he'll return to golf.Making his first public appearance in nearly three months, Tiger Woods said Friday he was sorry for the actions that betrayed his marriage, is in continuing rehabilitation and implored the news media to leave his family alone.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Mayor Villaraigosa calls for pay cuts for all city workersHe says the action would reduce the need to cut 4,000 jobs. He also plans to eliminate Environmental Services and Human Services departments and transfer some duties to other agencies.Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Friday called on all city employees to take pay cuts, including police officers and firefighters, saying that it would be the only substantive way to alleviate the need to slash 4,000 city jobs.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am For used-car buyers, it just got cheaper to spot a lemonCalifornians can get a report on a vehicle's history from the DMV for $4, now that the state has made federal data available to consumers. Before, the state contracted with Carfax.Californians can get a report on a used car's history from the state DMV for only dollars, now that the state has made information from a federal website available to consumers.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am Credit cards implicate Mossad in Dubai hit: reportDUBAI (Reuters) - New evidence incriminating Israel's spy agency in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai includes credit card payments and phone calls made by suspects, an Arabic-language daily reported on Saturday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am Porn and the Panda: If Porn Works for Them..."Pandas are responding very well to the audiovisual materials that are being shared with them. I don't see any harm in a little inspiration of the human variety."
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am The Only 5 Characters in Bioware GamesAs makers of some of the most acclaimed RPGs in existence, Bioware has been cranking out open ended games with open-legged characters for a decade now. Seriously: Bioware is a digital slut factory
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:50 am Sex hormone trial for head injuryProgesterone - the sex hormone used in the first contraceptive pills - is to be tested on brain injury patients in a major US trial.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:44 am Review: No misconduct for Bush interrogation lawyersJustice Department lawyers showed "poor judgment" but did not commit professional misconduct when they authorized CIA interrogators ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:43 am US women get 1st look at Whistler bobsled trackAmerican women's bobsled gold-medal hopeful Shauna Rohbock says the track used for sliding at the Vancouver Games is "stupid fast" and that the speeds generated at the oft-criticized Whistler venue can be dangerous.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:35 am Iraq vows tough punishment for campaign vandalsWith tempers high ahead of Iraq's national elections next month, even tearing down a campaign poster is a flash point between ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:34 am Students rescued off Brazil coast expected in RioRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- After clinging to life rafts in high seas for up to 16 hours, more than five dozen students and crew from a Canadian sailing ship that sank in the Atlantic headed to port Saturday aboard Brazilian naval vessels....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:30 am Pakistani police chief dies in attack on stationsTeams of coordinated suicide attackers struck two police stations in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing a local police ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:26 am Obama Summit Raises Stakes in Health-Care Roulette - Wall Street Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:23 am The Joseph Stack Flash GameNewgrounds, a website where people submit their homemade flash games and movies, has published Tax Time!– a game that allows you to play as Joseph Stack, the Austin plane crasher.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:20 am Dante's Internet (PIC)In the year or so since I started blogging, I’ve found myself ingrained into a number of internet communities which will here remain unnamed. But I have stumbled a cross an unwritten set of rules governing these communities, and someone took these general principles and fashioned them into this handy “Dante’s Inferno” type chart.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:10 am Celtics coast out WestPORTLAND, Ore. - It's not certain exactly when it happened, but some time before the start of this post-All-Star...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:01 am DA: Rapist strikes againA Framingham rapist and Level 3 sex offender is accused of breaking his GPS monitoring bracelet and committing...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 20 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am Rumors no wrench in Ray Allen's planPORTLAND, Ore. - A gust of wind blew through the Beverly Wilshire hotel on Thursday. It was Ray Allen exhaling...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:53 pm Dutch government falls over Afghan troop missionAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's coalition government collapsed on Saturday when the two largest parties failed to agree on whether to withdraw troops from Afghanistan this year as planned.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:51 pm Arizona speed cameras incite a mini revoltSince Arizona began enforcing speed limits with roadside cameras, motorists are raging against the machines: They have blocked out the lenses with Post-it notes or Silly String. During the Christmas holidays, they covered the cameras with boxes, complete with wrapping paper. One dissenting citizen went after a camera with a pick ax.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:50 pm Endeavour astronauts say goodbye to space station
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:50 pm Illness sits Nate RobinsonPORTLAND, Ore. - Nate Robinson is feeling better about his basketball prospects now that he's gone from New...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:49 pm Jamison bombs in Cavaliers debut
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:48 pm Pakistan air strike 'kills 30'At least 30 militants die in a Pakistani air strike in a restive tribal area near the border with Afghanistan, the military says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:45 pm Dutch cabinet falls in Afghan rowThe Dutch government collapses in a row within the governing coalition over extending troop deployments in Afghanistan.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:44 pm Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed that Melbourne-born nun Mary MacKillop will become a saintA portrait of Mary MacKillop is seen at the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel in Sydney, on February 20. Pope Benedict XVI has announced MacKillop will become Australia's first Roman Catholic saint when she...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:43 pm Longtime NL umpire John Kibler dies at 81PALO ALTO, Calif. - Longtime umpire John Kibler, seen emphatically pointing fair on the ground ball Bill Buckner...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:42 pm Cavaliers stumble, fall to BobcatsCHARLOTTE, N.C. - Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and the Charlotte Bobcats took advantage of Antawn Jamison's...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:42 pm Hamilton-Wenham turns twoFive yards from the tape, Hamilton-Wenham's Alison Lanois took a quick look at the clock and put forth one...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:34 pm For media, trade deadline tough dealPORTLAND, Ore. - Under most circumstances, getting information from NBA subjects is a little like playing poker....Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:34 pm Iraq vows tough punishment for campaign vandalsBAGHDAD (AP) -- With tempers high ahead of Iraq's national elections next month, even tearing down a campaign poster is a flash point between Sunnis and Shiites....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:32 pm Lynn English's Buzzy Barton penalizedThe Lynn English boys basketball team will get a chance to defend its sectional and Eastern Mass. titles. ...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:32 pm St. John's Prep sinks competitionIf Catholic Conference power St. John's Prep wins many more Division 1 swimming and diving state championships,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 11:31 pm Kiwi among people saved from Canadian shipA New Zealander was one of 64 people rescued from a Canadian sailing ship, filled with high school and university students, that sunk off the coast of Brazil.The group was saved yesterday (local time) after about 16 hours in rafts...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:55 pm NYT: Diabetes drug harms heart, U.S. concludesNYT: U.S. government reports concluded that hundreds of people taking Avandia suffered heart attacks and heart failure, but some said the drug should remain available.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:38 pm Hearsay hearing for Drew Peterson comes to an endA hearing for Drew Peterson ended Friday night with the same question it began with a month ago: Is there enough evidence to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:21 pm Dutch government collapses over Afghan missionThe Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over irreconcilable differences on whether to extend the Netherlands' military ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:14 pm Peterson, Courts Await Ruling On 'Drew's Law'The fate of a move to allow hearsay evidence in court is being decided in Chicago, Ill. The namesake of the so-called "Drew's law," Drew Peterson, stands accused of murdering his third wife and is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm Wyoming Town Loses Food Mart ... And A Bit Of HopeFor years, Hanna, Wyo., had just one grocery store. Now it has none. It was one more casualty of the bad economy, and it's a blow to a town where jobs are scarce and a snowstorm can close roads for days at a time. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm Betting densRussia's illegal casinos flourish through corruptionSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:38 pm FDA reports says Avandia can hurt heart: reportWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Confidential U.S. government reports recommend that GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market because it can hurt the heart, The New York Times reported on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:33 pm Austrian monastery offers chance to be a monk for a weekendA monastery near Vienna, Austria, offers men the chance to be a monk for a weekend.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:03 pm US officials ask Cuba to release jailed AmericanHAVANA (AP) -- Top U.S. diplomats used a high-level meeting with their Cuban counterparts Friday to call for the release of an American held in a maximum security prison without charge for nearly three months....Source: AP Top International News At 4:54 a... | 19 Feb 2010 | 8:55 pm Japan's Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada is in Australia for a two day visitJapan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Katsuya Okada, speaks with students during a visit to the Japan Club of Sydney Japanese School, on February 20. Okada is in Australia for two days and is scheduled...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 8:33 pm Consumers who buy individual health policies feel trappedThey have few options other than dropping coverage as insurers raise rates and slash benefits. Insurers blame the soaring cost of medical care and the churn of customers in the individual market.Health insurers across the country are dramatically increasing rates and slashing benefits for many of the estimated 17 million consumers with individual insurance policies, while making it almost impossible to obtain affordable alternatives.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 8:06 pm Using ladder, vet rescued five from burning Texas buildingRobin De Haven was driving the company truck to a job when he saw something that didn't look right a small plane, flying extremely ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:56 pm Juarez massacre may mark a turning for MexicoThe January killing of 15 young people has created a furor and left some wondering whether it's a tipping point, a moment when Mexicans overcame their fear and fatalism to confront the violence.The slaughter last month of at least 15 young people with no apparent criminal ties has galvanized the Mexican public in ways not seen here in more than three years of bloody drug warfare and has forced the government to enact long-resisted policy changes to combat violence.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:42 pm Small stolen plane lands at Los Angeles airportA man with an expired student pilot license allegedly stole a single-engine plane from a small airfield near San Diego, flew ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:32 pm Top General Bars Fast Food on Afghan BasesU.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal Shutters Fast-Food Restaurants, Cuts Back on First-Run Movies at American Military BasesSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm Inside Enemy Bunkers in AfghanistanCBS News Exclusive: Taliban Snipers Slow Progress of U.S.TroopsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm People remove rubble after the minaret of a mosque collapsed during weekly Friday prayersThis image by Agence Maghreb Arab Presse (PH MAP) shows people removing rubble after the minaret of a mosque collapsed during weekly Friday prayers in Morocco's central town of Meknes. At least 40 people...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:22 pm Indiana: Congressman Enters Race for Bayh's Senate Seat - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:03 pm Anthrax investigators looked at 1,000 suspectsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 1,000 possible suspects faced scrutiny before investigators finally concluded a U.S. Army scientist alone committed the deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, according to Justice Department documents released on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:50 pm New law allows loaded guns in national parks
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:47 pm US calls on Cuba to release 'spy'The US calls for the immediate release of an American national held for nearly three month in Cuba and accused of spying.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:46 pm British slider Williams wins Olympic goldAmy Williams wins Britain's first solo Winter Olympics gold medal for 30 years with victory in the women's skeleton.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:35 pm ‘Deadliest Catch’ star arrested for DUI"Deadliest Catch" star Jake Harris has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and being in a hit and run accident.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:25 pm Reid Hints At Reviving 'Public Option' For Health BillA spokesman says the Senate majority leader could try again for a vote on a much-debated proposal to let the government sell health insurance in competition with private insurers. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:25 pm Obama unveils new fund to address housing woesHENDERSON, Nevada (Reuters) - President Barack Obama used a campaign push for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday to announce a new fund to support homeowners in five states hit hardest by the U.S. housing crisis.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:17 pm Shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:12 pm Austin crash exposes gap in U.S. air security
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:09 pm Laura Silsby, head of Idaho-based charity called New Life Children's RefugeUS Laura Silsby, head of Idaho-based charity called New Life Children's Refuge sits at a police station in Port-au-Prince on January 2010. A decision on whether to release Silsby and Charisa Coulter charged...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 6:01 pm Tories plan biggest shake up of income tax system since Second World WarConservatives to scrap PAYE and instead deduct tax and national insurance as an employee's gross pay enters their bank account.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:58 pm Video: The Battle for MarjahAmerican-led forces have increased their offensive attacks throughout the Afghan province of Marjah, but Taliban snipers have prevented progress. Mandy Clark has an exclusive report from the region.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:56 pm Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:52 pm Try to stay clear of Craiglist scamsFrom garden-variety pyramid schemes to complex money laundering ploys to pet frauds, the sheer diversity of ways to get stiffed on Craigslist is unmatched. Take a look at a few of the scam classics.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:52 pm Arizona speed cameras incite a mini revoltA masked man, a citizens group, a judge and other motorists are behind the fight against photo enforcement.Arizonans drive long distances on their highways, and they like to do it fast.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:37 pm Expert: Tiger Woods' public apology likely part of therapyTiger Woods' apology in front of cameras today appears to be part of his treatment, says a family therapist who uses a 12-step ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm In Austin plane crash, an echo of terrorismThe FBI said Joseph Stack is believed to have acted alone when he flew his plane into the side of the building housing IRS offices.
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pm Government was told of Toyota claims in ’04
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm Government was told of Toyota claims in 2004: insurerDETROIT/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The largest U.S. auto insurer alerted regulators earlier than first believed about a worrying trend of accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp vehicles, while the Obama administration's top transportation official said on Friday he would not relax pressure on the carmaker.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:15 pm Wannabe hero convicted of murderA young volunteer New York firefighter who prosecutors say wanted to be a hero was convicted today of murder for setting a fire that killed a mother and three of her children.He tried to bolt from the courtroom after the verdict...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:09 pm African Union suspends Niger after military coup - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 19 Feb 2010 | 5:02 pm Bush lawyers criticized on interrogation adviceWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Bush administration lawyers who authorized harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects used poor judgment but will not face punishment, according to a U.S. Justice Department report released on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 4:46 pm Obama to spell out new healthcare planWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 4:33 pm Minaret Collapses Killing 36 in MoroccoHeavy Rains Weakened Minaret at Mosque; At Least 71 Others InjuredSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 4:30 pm A Burst Of Gunfire, And A Marine Lost In MarjahA patrol of the 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment set out in southern Afghanistan to claim another mile of territory. But Taliban fighters were waiting for them and the firefight led to the first death of a Marine from this battalion since the offensive began last week. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:45 pm Contrite Woods keeps return to competition on holdPONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Superstar golfer Tiger Woods set no date for his return to competition on Friday, keeping sponsors and fans in a waiting game as he apologized to his family and fans for cheating on his wife and said he was continuing to get treatment.Source: Reuters: Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:31 pm Svindal Wins Men's Super G; Miller Takes SilverAksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the men's super G title Friday, denying American Bode Miller his first Olympic gold medal. Svindal won in 1 minute, 30.34 seconds on a tough, icy track that gave many racers problems staying within the painted blue lines guiding the course. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:14 pm Terror Memos Didn't Violate Legal Ethics, Report FindsBush administration lawyers did not violate legal ethics rules when they wrote memos authorizing harsh interrogations for terrorism detainees, the Justice Department said Friday, releasing the long-awaited results of its investigation into the memos. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:04 pm As U.S.-China Tensions Rise, Military Ties SufferChina's recent disputes with the United States have prompted Beijing to cool efforts at military cooperation between the two countries. But in the long term, Chinese leaders apparently recognize the value of regular military-to-military ties. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:45 pm People Wesley SnipesFILE - In a Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 file photo, U.S. actor Wesley Snipes poses during the photo call for the film ' Brooklyn's Finest ' at the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy. Snipes, who has tax...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:35 pm Day in PicturesA Glimpse at the Day's News as Seen Through a Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:01 pm Paralyzed Patient Can't Talk After AllDoctors Who Thought Belgian Man Was Communicating after 2 Decades in Vegetative State Now Say They Were WrongSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm Prehistoric Megafish Ate Ocean's Tiniest CrittersBefore whales, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, giant filter-feeding fish swam the prehistoric seas. By going back and searching through museums for misunderstood or overlooked fossils, a researcher found evidence that these fish existed for more than 100 million years — far longer than scientists had previously thought. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm Belgium Coma RecoveryFILE - In this Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Belgium's Rom Houben uses his touchscreen to communicate during an interview at the service center 't Weyerke in Zolder, Belgium. It was heralded as a medical...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm As Mekong Rolls To The Sea, Turbulence On Its BanksThe Mekong River is known as the Cuu Long, or Nine Dragons, in Vietnam, where the waterway splits and flows into the South China Sea. In the Mekong Delta, an economic boom has brought abundance for some, poverty for others, and worries about threats to the river. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:47 pm Wife Of Austin Pilot Expresses Regret For Tragedy"Words do not adequately express my sorrow," Sheryl Stack, the wife of Joseph Stack III, said in a statement released Friday. Law enforcement officials say Joseph Stack flew the plane that intentionally crashed Wednesday into Internal Revenue Service offices in Austin, Texas. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:45 pm Spain Skinny BullsIn this May 5, 2009 file photo a bull is seen during a bullfight at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. Bulls in southern Spain are loosing a huge amount of weight, and are reported to be in very poor condition...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:38 pm Khamenei Denies Iran Seeking NukesSupreme Leader Criticized U.S. Military Presence in Gulf while Aboard New Guided-Missile DestroyerSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:30 pm Haiti to Appropriate Land for Tent CampsPremier Says Government Has No Choice in Constructing Temporary Housing for Quake VictimsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 1:30 pm Brazil Ship CapsizesIn this in this July 24, 2000 photo, the Canadian tall ship SV Concordia heads past downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. The SV Concordia, filled with high school and college students, sank off the coast of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:23 pm Prince William in FocusThe British Royal Appears on Both Sides of the Camera Lens for a Good CauseSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:18 pm LAX's north runways are safe and should stay as they are, NASA panel saysA NASA panel says the north runways at Los Angeles International Airport are safe and should remain in their current configuration, according to a report released Friday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:17 pm Alleged members of the street gang Mara 18 wait for the beginning of a hearingAlleged members of the street gang Mara 18 wait for the beginning of a hearing in San Salvador, El Salvador in 2009. The Mara Salvatrucha and the Mara-18, two violent street gangs with operations that...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:06 pm A pilot of an American Airlines flight from Miami waves a Haitian flag from the cockpit upon arrival in Port-au-PrinceOne of the pilots of an American Airlines flight coming from Miami waves a Haitian flag from the cockpit window upon arrival to Port-au-Prince's international airport. The first passenger plane to arrive...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:06 pm Prince William in Photo Shoot for HomelessBritish Monarch-in-Waiting's Latest Charity Good Deed Places Him on Both Sides of the Camera LensSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 19 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm Saint founded NZ schoolsMother Mary MacKillop, a nun with close links to New Zealand, is to become Australia's first Catholic saint on October 17, the Pope announced late last night.Mother Mary MacKillop visited New Zealand four times and helped to establish...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:40 am How I escaped Mossad's clutchesIsrael's secret intelligence service is ruthless but reckless because it doesn't care about international opinion, says Peter Hounam, who was imprisoned by them myself.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:39 am Tiger Woods statement in fullRead the full text of Tiger Woods's statement, the world No 1 golfer's first public words since his repeated marital infidelities were exposed.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am Hunger strike for fibreOklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols says he's going on a hunger strike because he claims prison officials don't provide him a fibre-rich diet. Nichols is serving life for conspiracy and involuntary manslaughter in...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 10:10 am Bangkok sees redSupporters of deposed Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra demonstrated yesterday in the capital's business district, one week ahead of a potentially explosive court decision on whether the Government will confiscate the vast assets of...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:40 am Niger Junta Names Platoon Commander as its LeaderA junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger named a platoon commander as its leader Friday, hours after soldiers announced on state TV that their group was in charge of the uranium-rich country.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am Europe Threatens Iran With New SanctionsFrance and Germany threatened fresh sanctions against Iran on Friday and Germany's leading insurance companies announced they would quit doing business in the country, following a report that Iran may be working on a nuclear warhead.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:23 am Tiger Woods 'deeply sorry for irresponsible and selfish behaviour'Scandal-hit world No 1 apologises as he admits repeated marital infidelity but puts no date on return to golf.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:13 am Argentina seeks supportArgentina is to make its case for sovereignty over the Falkland Islands to other Latin American countries. The country's Foreign Minister, Jorge Taiana, will ask other countries in a meeting of the Rio Group in Mexico to back...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:10 am Elite U.S. Marines Airdropped Into Taliban-Held TerritoryElite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force stepped up operations to break resistance in the besieged insurgent stronghold of Marjah.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:09 am Iran's Supreme Leader Blasts U.S. Military MovesFrom the deck of Iran's new guided-missile destroyer, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei criticized the United States' military presence in the Gulf Friday and said Washington was trying to frighten Iran's Arab neighbors so it could sell them weapons.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Berlusconi: the enemy of his own sinking stateThey must be among the harshest claims ever lodged against a European prime minister, and this month they were made in public, before Sicilian public prosecutors, and backed by documentary evidence.The cornerstone of the fortune...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Tragic end to feud over taxesAUSTIN - Joe Stack felt the federal Government, especially its tax code, robbed him of his savings and destroyed his career while allowing corrupt executives to walk away with millions of dollars.It's clear from the 3000-word...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Hit squad targetWhy was Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in Dubai? That central question about the senior Hamas figure murdered in his hotel room last month remains unanswered despite the reams of speculation about the hit squad which carried out the operation...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Air disaster inquiries add to company's cash woesInvestigations into two lethal accidents have given the start of 2010 the look of an annus horribilis for Air France, the French national aviation champion.Specialists from the national air safety investigation board, the Bureau...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 19 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am Iraq Rejects Call to Abolish Death PenaltyIraq has rejected calls to abolish or suspend capital punishment made during a review by the U.N.'s top human rights body.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 8:04 am 3 Killed in Ivory Coast Anti-Government ProtestsPolice fired on demonstrators at an anti-government rally Friday, killing three people and wounding a dozen others in the latest protest since the president dissolved the government a week ago, the opposition said.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:41 am Suspects in Dubai Killing Include Fatah Men, Hamas ClaimsHamas claimed Friday that two ex-officers from the rival Fatah organization were involved in the assassination of a Hamas operative in Dubai, and Fatah shot back by insinuating Hamas members were the ones who collaborated with the killers.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:23 am 7 Die in Mozambique Riot Sparked by Cholera RumorMozambique's state radio says seven people have died in a riot sparked by false rumors that health workers were spreading cholera.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:16 am Operation Moshtarak: Taliban step up fightbackInsurgents have stepped up their fightback against Operation Moshtarak in southern Afghanistan, senior British officer says.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:13 am 64 Rescued After Canadian Ship Capsizes Off BrazilBrazil's Navy says a Canadian student boat has capsized off the coast of Rio and all 64 passengers have been rescued from life rafts.Source: FOXNews.com | 19 Feb 2010 | 7:11 am Britain's deficit third worst in the world, tableBritain has one of the worst deficits as a percentage of GDP in the world, according to OECD figures. Only Iceland and Greece have higher deficits and experts fear it could overtake Greece. Here is a table of how the UK compares with other nations.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 19 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
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