| 3 world powers criticize Iranian enrichment (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:35 AM PST  AP - Russia, the U.S. and France have urged Iran to stop enriching uranium to higher levels and suggested the project reinforces suspicions that Tehran is seeking to make nuclear weapons. The joint statement, made public Tuesday, reflects unified Russian and Western opposition to Iran's increased enrichment.
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| Evan Bayh For President? Senator May Be Eyeing White House Run Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:42 PM PST  It took Evan Bayh, the son of a legendary Senator from Indiana, two terms of his own to learn that the conservative Democrat was living a lie as a legislator. "I'm an executive at heart," Bayh told a crowd gathered to hear the reasoning behind his abrupt resignation Monday. It's not you, and it's not me, either, Bayh said. "I do not love Congress," he proclaimed, identifying the problem with his job. But it's not his friends in Congress, either, of which he has many on both sides of the aisle, he noted. "My decision should not reflect adversely upon my colleagues who continue to serve in th
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| Sens. seek Obama boost on campaign trail Posted: 16 Feb 2010 02:31 AM PST ![]() President Obama kicks off what might be called his "Save the Senate" tour this week, heading west to campaign for two embattled Democrats trailing badly against Republican challengers - including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. With high-profile Democrats already bailing out of re-election campaigns - Sen. Evan Bayh's decision on Monday to drop out of the race in Indiana brings the number of retirees to five - Mr. Obama is putting his popularity and fundraising prowess on the line as he tries to help his party hold the majority in the Senate. Local Republicans are salivating at th
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| Roger Ebert cannot speak, but still communicates (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:35 AM PST  AP - Film critic Roger Ebert lost his ability to speak nearly four years ago, when he underwent a tracheostomy, a procedure that opens an airway through an incision in the windpipe, after surgery for cancer in his jaw.
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| A frail King Tut died from malaria, broken leg (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:07 AM PST  AP - Egypt's most famous pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, was a frail boy who suffered from a cleft palate and club foot. He died of complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria and his parents were most likely brother and sister.
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| Audit finds US census preparations wasted millions Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:24 AM PST ![]() WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Census Bureau wasted millions of dollars in preparation for its 2010 population count, including thousands of temporary employees who picked up $300 checks without performing work and others who overbilled for travel costs.
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| Libya bars nearly all of Europe in odd flap Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:32 AM PST ![]() Moammar Gadhafi rejects visitors from 25 nations in an escalation of a travel dispute involving his son.
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| Disillusioned Bayh advocates electoral “shock” to broken system Posted: 16 Feb 2010 01:41 PM PST ![]() In an interview on MSNBC this morning, newly retiring Sen. Evan Bayh declared the American political system "dysfunctional," riddled with "brain-dead partisanship" and permanent campaigning.
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| Spokesman: Unruly passenger took a swing at Romney (AP) Posted: 16 Feb 2010 05:38 AM PST  AP - A spokesman for Mitt Romney says the former Republican presidential candidate was threatened by an unruly airline passenger on a flight out of Vancouver.
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| Carnie Wilson Confident That Chynna Phillips Will Be Fine | USsPost.com Posted: 16 Feb 2010 12:17 PM PST ![]() Carnie Wilson Confident That Chynna Phillips Will Be Fine | USsPost.com: Chynna Phillips, who entered rehab for anxiety over the weekend, is receiving lots of love and a vote of confidence from one of her closest friends, Wilson Phillips bandmate Carnie Wilson.
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| Happiest States: Hawaii Moves into First Place Posted: 16 Feb 2010 07:01 AM PST ![]() The 2009 list for happiest states shows the Midwest and West scored high on well-being while some other areas did not.
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| TV Show Recaps - The Bachelor Episode Recap: Week 7 Posted: 16 Feb 2010 06:29 AM PST ![]() On this week's episode of The Bachelor, Jake takes Gia, Tenley and Vienna on a romantic getaway to St. Lucia and a heart-broken Ali asks for a second chance. Up until Ali's shocking decision to leave the show (and Jake) to save her job, it seemed Gia was most likely on the chopping block and on this, the night's first date; she'll have to really prove why she belongs to stay. Most of Gia and Jake's St. Lucia date is very steamy. There's lots of hand-holding, kissing, flirting, etc. Their physical connection is in no question on this date. However, that's never been this couple's problem and
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| Canadian curler is five months pregnant Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:14 AM PST ![]() As with all curling teams, Team Canada features five members. Well, six if you really want to get technical with...
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| UK house prices 'to slump as credit crunch returns' Posted: 16 Feb 2010 03:42 AM PST ![]() The squeeze on debt will begin to be felt in January next year, when lenders are due to start repaying £319bn borrowed from the Government during the original crisis in 2007 and 2008 a quarter of the UK's entire £1.3 trillion stock of mortgages.
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| Olympic hopeful Kevin Pearce 'must learn to walk again' Posted: 16 Feb 2010 08:14 AM PST ![]() On December 31, snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained a massive head injury while training. Working on the double...
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