Monday, January 25, 2010

To Obama's Pile of Woes, Add a Failing Iran Policy

To Obama's Pile of Woes, Add a Failing Iran Policy


To Obama's Pile of Woes, Add a Failing Iran Policy

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:24 AM PST

President Obama hoped to curb Iran's nuclear program through a combination of engagement and sanctions. But he has little to show for his efforts on either front


UK 7-year-old raises tens of thousands for Haiti (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:36 AM PST

AP - A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday for Haiti's relief effort by cycling round his local park.


New York woman falls, rips Picasso painting

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:15 AM PST

NEW YORK (AFP) – A significant Pablo Picasso painting was damaged after a woman attending art class lost her balance, fell into " The Actor " and tore it, The Metropolitan Museum of Art said.


Obama to announce aid for middle class (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 05:47 AM PST

Previewing key elements of his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama is announcing on Monday a series of initiatives aimed at calming some of the economic fears of struggling middle class families.


Cherry Hill Marine Killed

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:22 PM PST

Three uniformed marines knocked at Melinda Kane's door to tell her the news no parent who has a child serving in the military ever wants to hear – her 22-year-old Jeremy was killed by a suicide bomb while serving in Afghanistan Saturday. "The word suicide bomber…it's not what you think will happen to your son, it's just not words you expect to hear," Kane said. The U.S. Marine Reservist joined the military in 2006 months after graduating from Cherry Hill High School. He was a Criminal Justice major at Rutgers University when he was deployed to service in October. Jeremy was the oldest of th


'I Gotta Feeling' The Black Eyed Peas Are Upset About NRJ Award Mix-up

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:36 AM PST

Did the Black Eyed Peas jinx itself Saturday night when the group opened France's NRJ awards with its No. 1 anthem, "I Gotta Feeling?"


Police: 326 killed in Nigeria religious violence (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 05:08 AM PST

AP - A police commissioner says 326 people have died in several days of religious violence between Christians and Muslims living in central Nigeria.


Should the Census Offer 'Negro' as an Identity Option?

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:56 AM PST

Use of the word Negro to describe a black person has largely fallen out of polite conversation - except on the U.S. Census questionnaire. There, under "What is this person's race?" is an option that reads, "Black, African Am., or Negro."


Bill Gates says U.S. recovery to take years, taxes rise

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:34 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bill Gates , the world's richest man , said on Monday the U.S. economy could take years to recover from recession and predicted taxes will have to rise to bring the federal budget into balance.


Owners: $5.4B NY housing complexes go to creditors (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:11 AM PST

The financially troubled owners of two massive apartment complexes that sold for a record $5.4 billion a few years ago said Monday they're turning them over to their creditors.


December home sales down nearly 17 percent (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:55 AM PST

Sales of previously occupied homes took the largest monthly drop in more than 40 years last month, sinking more dramatically than expected after lawmakers gave buyers additional time to use a tax credit.


Vice president's son decides not to run for Senate (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:07 AM PST

AP - Vice President Joe Biden's eldest son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, dealt another body blow to the flailing Democratic Party on Monday, announcing that he will not run for the Senate seat long held by his father.


7 Things About The Economy Everyone Should Be Worried About (HuffingtonPost.com)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:24 AM PST

HuffingtonPost.com - An extraordinary series of articles recently appeared on the Nieman Watchdog Web site, anchored by investigative reporter John Hanrahan and mostly based on interviews with some of the nation's most perceptive, prescient and prophetic economists. The series laid out a broad landscape of economic issues that have been largely overlooked during the reporting of the nation's economic collapse -- to our great peril.


Gary Coleman Arrested for Domestic Assault

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:26 AM PST

Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Officer? Gary Coleman is in trouble with the law again. The Diff'rent Strokes actor, who was recently accused of trying to run over a fan with his car, has reportedly been arrested in Utah on suspicion of domestic abuse.


Diddy's Son Gets A $360,000 Car for His Sixteenth Birthday

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:00 PM PST


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