Friday, October 30, 2009

'Single Ladies' is Tom Hanks' song of 2009 (AP)

'Single Ladies' is Tom Hanks' song of 2009 (AP)


'Single Ladies' is Tom Hanks' song of 2009 (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 06:11 AM PDT

AP - Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies.


'Paranormal' breaks record

Posted: 29 Oct 2009 05:40 PM PDT

"Paranormal Activity" surpasses "The Blair Witch Project" as the most profitable film.


Jon Stewart Takes On War Between Obama White House & Fox News (VIDEO)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 07:43 AM PDT

Jon Stewart devoted half his show last night to the Fox News/Obama "war" sparked either by White House Communication Director Anita Dunn or the cable network's constant attacks on the president, depending on how you see it. The former accused Fox of acting on behalf of the Republican party, the latter accused the president of being Stalin. Apples and oranges. Fox News Senior Vice President Michael Clemente struck back at the White House after Dunn's remark saying, "It's astounding the White House cannot distinguish between news and opinion programming. It seems self-serving on their part." (F


A GOP Civil War in Upstate New York

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 03:02 AM PDT

The race in New York's 23rd District is no longer about local issues. It's about a Republican Party with little power in the Beltway searching for a way out of the wilderness


Did President Clinton meet N. Korea's Kim Jong-il or his look-alike?

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 07:52 AM PDT

Seoul, South Korea – Will the real Kim Jong-il please stand up? A number of analysts here are convinced that not all the photos being released of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-il, are really photos of Kim Jong-il.


World's largest cruise ship sails for US port (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 07:03 AM PDT

AP - It's five times larger than the Titanic, has seven neighborhoods, an ice rink, a golf course and a 750-seat outdoor amphitheater. The world's largest cruise ship is finally finished and Friday it began gliding toward its home port in Florida.


Thousands line up for last Big Mac in Iceland

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 11:47 AM PDT

AFP/File – A stack of McDonald's Big Macs and French Fries. Iceland's two McDonald's restaurants will … REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Thousands of Icelanders lined up at McDonald's restaurants to order their last Big Macs before the U.S. fast-food chain abandons the crisis-hit island at midnight Saturday...


White House fights back on Cash for Clunkers

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 02:14 PM PDT

The Obama administration on Thursday lashed out at a prominent critic of its Cash for Clunkers program, arguing that the popular trade-in initiative helped give the auto industry and the economy a much needed boost in the past few months.


Cheney told FBI he didn't know about leaker

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Then-vice president Dick Cheney told the FBI that he had no idea who leaked the CIA identity of Valerie Plame to the news media.


Dennis Hopper has Prostate Cancer

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 11:44 AM PDT

And he's focusing on recovery. Screen legend Dennis Hopper is facing an uphill battle -- the 73 year-old actor has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.


White House: 650,000 jobs saved, created by stimulus

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 08:47 AM PDT

Reports to be released Friday on the government Web site Recovery.gov are expected to show that the $150 billion in grants and loans made so far under the economic stimulus package have created or saved about 650,000 jobs, White House officials said Friday morning.


Cities Where Jobs Recovery Will Be Slowest

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:19 PM PDT

It sure sounds like the Great Depression in El Centro, Calif. In this city near the Mexican border, the unemployment rate hit a whopping 30.1 percent in September, the Labor Department reports. But context is crucial.


OSHA fines BP a record $87M for Texas refinery fix (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 01:55 PM PDT

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Friday imposed a record $87 million fine against oil giant BP PLC for failing to correct safety hazards after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers at its Texas City refinery.


Flat incomes, weak consumer spending raise concern (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 06:00 AM PDT

AP - Flat incomes suggest more weakness ahead in consumer spending, reinforcing concerns about a ho-hum holiday shopping season and a sluggish economic recovery.


Retail gas prices highest in a year (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 10:23 AM PDT

AP - Retail gasoline prices chugged higher Friday to a new peak for the year, forcing consumers to dig deeper into already-thin wallets to pay for fuel.


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