| Obama’s State of the Union: How did he do? Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:57 AM PST ![]() The pattern is familiar. After every critical presidential speech, the nation's pundits and editorial boards weigh in. they grade the speech and the speaker and, before too long, the conventional wisdom is set. So what is the consensus grade for President Obama's high-stakes State of the Union ad...
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| Obama joins Senate Dems in pressing for jobs bill (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:43 AM PST ![]() President Barack Obama urged the Senate in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday to pass immediately a "jobs bill" promoting clean energy, small businesses and infrastructure projects.
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| 'The Catcher in the Rye' author J.D. Salinger dies Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:12 AM PST ![]() J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose The Catcher in the Rye shocked and inspired a world ...
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| Toyota extends recall to Europe, China after US (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 05:11 AM PST ![]() Toyota's massive recalls over problem gas pedals in the U.S. are being extended to China and Europe, the latest blow to the world's top automaker as it struggles to salvage its safety reputation.
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| Shaun White needs a new nickname. Let's help him! Posted: 28 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST ![]() Taking a page out of the Boston Celtics ' Glen 'Large Infant' Davis's playbook, Shaun White...
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| Girl's rescue offers a rare moment of joy in Haiti Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:03 PM PST  PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- Fifteen days after an earthquake devastated this nation, a teenage girl was rescued from the rubble of her house -- weak and thirsty -- on a hillside in the capital.
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| Nancy Kerrigan's dad buried in Massachusetts Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:35 AM PST ![]() The funeral for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan's father is underway in Massachusetts.
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| Somalia's face of war boy dies after operation (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:58 AM PST  AP - A Somali boy who was horribly disfigured months ago by a stray bullet in Somalia's violent capital has died just days after undergoing reconstructive surgery in neighboring Kenya, his doctors said Thursday.
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| Scott Brown Warns GOP He Won't Always Vote With Them Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:43 PM PST  BOSTON — Scott Brown says he has already told Senate Republican leaders they won't always be able to count on his vote. The man who staged an upset in last week's Massachusetts Senate special election, in part by pledging to be the 41st GOP vote against President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday that he staked his claim in early conversations with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Whip Jon Kyl.
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| Matthews' remark exposes complexity of 'transcending race' (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:17 PM PST  AP - Five little words — "I forgot he was black" — have exposed a contradiction in the idea of a post-racial nation.
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| US: Key al-Qaida leader killed in Iraq (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:07 AM PST  AP - A key al-Qaida in Iraq figure involved in smuggling hundreds of suicide bombers across the border from Syria has been killed in a raid in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Thursday.
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| Green Features We Love in Apple's New iPad Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:20 PM PST ![]() Image via Gizmodo There's little doubt you've heard the buzz about the iPad today. Apple made the announcement of the next big thing in consumer electronics, and detailed the specs for the iPad. While you can grab all the info you need about it over at Apple, there are several great green features we want to highlight...plus point out a couple things we are still waiting to see. ...
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| Iran arrests German diplomats Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:07 AM PST ![]() Image via Wikipedia The Islamic Republic of Iran is claiming that Germany is responsible for the Ashura protests of December… and they say they arrested two German diplomats in retaliation. Now… the only problem here is finding out what the hell is going on. Press TV, the state English-language news service of Iran, says that two German embassy staffers were arrested by the Iranian government. The German government is denying that any diplomats were arrested. The New York Times is not sure about either story. Here is how the newspaper of record put it: Iranian news reports on Wednesday s
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| Fed chief awaits key Senate vote on confirmation (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:55 AM PST ![]() Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, a lightning rod for anger over Wall Street bailouts, is expected to overcome Senate opposition and win a second term as head of the nation's central bank.
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| Fan storms court to shake Marin Cilic's hand after semifinal loss Posted: 28 Jan 2010 01:13 PM PST ![]() Another Grand Slam, another fan trespassing on the court. This time it came during an Australian Open men's...
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