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A leading conservative voiceChicago Tribune - 44 minutes ago
By Gerry Smith and Phil Rosenthal | Tribune reporters Paul Harvey, a Chicago radio man whose melodious voice and hearty "Hello, America" were cherished by millions for more than 57 years on national broadcasts that were an entrancing mix of news, ...
Video: Broadcasting Pioneer Paul Harvey Dead at 90 AssociatedPress
5 Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnel collapseInternational Herald Tribune - 39 minutes ago
AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Palestinian medics say five people were killed when a tunnel under the Gaza border collapsed. Health official Dr.
Obama's budget gives it to US straightNewsday - 44 minutes ago
President Barack Obama gambled big Thursday when he unveiled his first budget. He treated taxpayers like grown-ups. His extraordinary candor about what Washington spends, and what he thinks it will cost to get the economy out of the tank and on course ...
Video: Burr: Washington in a State of Denial AssociatedPress
Comment by Frances Beinecke President, Natural Resources Defense Council |
Asean to Back Stimulus Measures
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By DAVID ROMAN HUA HIN, Thailand -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, Sunday said it will support economic stimulus measures and reject protectionist moves during the global economic crisis.
Asean leaders urge economic reform Aljazeera.net
Obama team lays out new Afghan-Pakistan approach
AFP - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - After setting a deadline to pull US forces from Iraq, President Barack Obama is shifting gears quickly to Afghanistan and Pakistan as he lays out a broad, regional approach to fighting extremism.
2 months into 2009, US deaths spike in Afghanistan The Associated Press
Bangladesh Toll Rises to 63; Rebel Soldiers to Face Charges
Bloomberg - 28 minutes ago
By Jay Shankar Firefighters, police and soldiers searching the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, where the mutiny took place on Feb. 25, have found three mass graves, Shazzad Haider, Information Ministry spokesman, said today in a telephone ...
Video: Bangladesh Says 72 Still Missing After Mutiny AssociatedPress
Bangladesh border guards return to HQ after mutiny The Associated Press
Governor Of Kansas Tapped to Lead HHS
Washington Post - 8 hours ago
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, an early backer of Barack Obama's White House bid, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Denver last year.
Video: Source: Obama Taps Sebelius for HHS Secretary AssociatedPress
Activists protest immigration raids in Phoenix
Reuters - 30 minutes ago
By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Thousands of people protesting a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants by an Arizona sheriff marched through Phoenix on Saturday, toting placards reading "We Are Human" and "Stop the Raids.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio is no 'Bull' Connor Arizona Republic
Rallies For, Against Sheriff Joe KPHO Phoenix
Rush Limbaugh calls on conservatives to take back nation
CNN - 7 hours ago
(CNN) -- Rush Limbaugh brought a cheering crowd to its feet several times Saturday in Washington as he called on fellow conservatives to take back the country in the keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Video: Rush Limbaugh: 'Conservatives Love People' AssociatedPress
Right wing group still likes Mitt Deseret News
Buffett says economy in shambles
Reuters - 42 minutes ago
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) (BRKb.N), Warren Buffett's insurance and investment company, barely broke even in the fourth quarter because of losses on derivatives contracts tied to the stock market.
Initial Thoughts on Berkshire Hathaway's Annual Letter Seeking Alpha
S&P 500 Drops to 12-Year Low as Citigroup, Humana, SLM Retreat
Bloomberg - 15 hours ago
By Elizabeth Stanton Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks declined for a third straight week, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a 12- year low, as the government rescued Citigroup Inc. and drugmakers and insurers fell on President Barack Obama’s ...
Video: Feb. 27: Wall Street Slides on Citigroup-gov't. AssociatedPress
Rating Agencies Endorse Revised AIG Bailout
Wall Street Journal - 49 minutes ago
By MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG and LIAM PLEVEN Major credit rating agencies have signed off on the latest revamp of American International Group Inc.'s $150 billion government rescue package, people familiar with the matter say, removing the most immediate ...
AIG: The bailout that won't quit CNNMoney.com
Hearst developing e-reader, charging for e-news
CNET News - 16 hours ago
by Dong Ngo Updated at 12:25 pm on Saturday with notes about Hearst's plans to charge for some content online. It looks as if the e-paper revolution is really about to start.
Amazon lets publishers and writers disable Kindle 2's read-aloud ... Los Angeles Times
Hearst Planning Electronic Reader Alternative To Kindle InformationWeek
Rewriting Facebook's Terms of Service
PC World - Feb 27, 2009
Facebook launched on Thursday a campaign polling users over its new draft Terms of Service (TOS). Applauded by advocates and seen as a revolutionary move toward democratic social networking, Facebook's new campaign is making its way on the Internet.
Facebook answers critics on privacy BBC News
Walk This Way: Man's First Footprints
ABC News - Feb 27, 2009
By DANA HUGHES Scientists have discovered footprints in northern Kenya that prove human beings have been walking our walk for at least 1.5 million years.
Snowfall of 10-12 inches expected to hit parts of LI
Newsday - 36 minutes ago
BY MATTHEW CHAYES | matthew.chayes@newsday.com Snowfall as deep as a foot could blanket parts of Long Island tonight into tomorrow morning, especially on the East End, the National Weather Service forecast.
Snow comes today, but it’s no hazard Atlanta Journal Constitution
Triad could see up to 8 inches of snow today Greensboro News Record
'Jonas Brothers' edges out 'Madea' on Friday at the box office
Entertainment Weekly - 2 hours ago
It may come up short of the $31 million Miley Cyrus' 3-D movie bowed to, but Jonas Brothers: 3-D Concert Experience did come out on top of Friday's estimates with a $4.8 million opening, on tap for a $20 million weekend.
Jonas Brothers appear at Palisades Center Lower Hudson Journal news
Jonas Bros. thrill teens in NC visit News & Observer
Rihanna's Dad Says He'll Support Her Choices
People Magazine - 16 hours ago
By Siobhan Morrissey Learning that his daughter and Chris Brown have reconciled, Rihanna's father says he supports the singer in her decisions.
Chris Brown And Rihanna Reunited In Miami TheInsider.com
Rihanna and Chris Brown hiding out at Sean (Diddy) Combs' Star ... New York Daily News
Cassel traded to Kansas City
San Francisco Chronicle - 41 minutes ago
David White, AP The New England Patriots must feel certain Tom Brady's injured knee will be fine. After putting the franchise tag on Matt Cassel as insurance for their two-time Super Bowl MVP, the Patriots shipped Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel to ...
Chiefs Acquire Cassel and Vrabel From Pats for Second-Round Pick Washington Post
Trade for Cassel, like Pioli and Haley, looks good on paper Kansas City Star
Ogilvy faces Casey in dream match-play final
San Francisco Chronicle - 41 minutes ago
AP Geoff Ogilvy and Paul Casey have even more in common than membership at the same Arizona golf club or the practice round they played two weeks ago on the new course for the Accenture Match Play Championship.
Scottdale's Ogilvy, Casey make final Arizona Republic
Chris John retains featherweight title
USA Today - 2 hours ago
HOUSTON (AP) - Indonesia's Chris John retained his WBA featherweight title by fighting American Rocky Juarez to an entertaining draw at the Toyota Center on Saturday.
Houstonian fights Indonesia’s John to draw in battle for flyweight ... Houston Chronicle
Obama's smart play on healthcare
Los Angeles Times - 50 minutes ago
By first outlining how he would fund the healthcare plan he wants, President Obama gained political advantage. Until last week, there was still skepticism in Washington that the president really meant to tackle all of his big domestic goals at the same ...
Video: Feb. 26: Health Care Woes Send Stocks Lower AssociatedPress
Health Buzz: Obama's Healthcare Reform Proposal and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
AstraZeneca downplayed Seroquel risks, lawyers say
Reuters - Feb 27, 2009
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.L) failed to warn physicians and patients about risks associated with its widely used schizophrenia drug Seroquel, plaintiffs' attorneys said on Friday.
Seroquel More Dangerous than Manufacturer Disclosed I Really Should Study
Documents on Seroquel show drugmaker knew of risks The Associated Press
How HIV stays one step ahead of immune system
Los Angeles Times - Feb 28, 2009
Researchers seeking a vaccine find that the virus that causes AIDS quickly evolves into different strains to battle different populations' genetic makeups.
Video: Living with HIV/Aids in the Gulf - 27 Feb 09 AlJazeeraEnglish
US AIDS cases cluster in cities, report finds Tehran Times
Homes, Businesses Lost In Central Tex. Wildfire
Washington Post - 31 minutes ago
BASTROP, Tex. -- Firefighters were battling a wildfire in central Texas that had destroyed at least 10 homes and two businesses. At least two helicopters and two air tankers were dousing the estimated 400-acre wildfire near Bastrop and Smithville, ...
Fire rips through Bastrop County, destroying homes and consuming ... Austin American-Statesman
Around the nation Arizona Daily Star
Afghan contender criticises Karzai's poll decree
Reuters - 1 hour ago
By Jon Hemming KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan presidential contender has criticised President Hamid Karzai's call for the election to be brought forward from August to April, saying the earlier date would not give other candidates time to campaign.
Profile: Hamid Karzai Aljazeera.net
Vote date? Afghans accuse Karzai of 'sabotage' The Associated Press
US Threatens Boycott of UN Racism Conference
Voice of America - 10 hours ago
By VOA News US officials say the United States will not participate in a United Nations conference on racism this year unless a draft version of the meeting's final report is drastically changed.
US May Boycott UN Racism Conference Over Document Washington Post