Dalai Lama to meet Obama at White House this month (AP)

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• Dalai Lama to meet Obama at White House this month (AP)
• Saints happy to have McAllister at Super Bowl (AP)
• Coroner: Pneumonia killed Murphy, drugs had role
• Obama Calls Out Republicans, But Nobody's Home
• Laughs at the National Prayer Breakfast
• Column: Haiti: Behind Door No. 3, difficult questions await
• New York AG filing civil charges against BofA (AP)
• Hubble sees Pluto changing color, ice sheet cover (AP)
• Taylor Swift's Grammy Performance Defended By Her Label: "Technical Issue"
• Tebow-to-Jags talk isn't sitting well with at least one actual Jag
• California Woman: I Was Groped on Disney Ride
• Olympics Countdown:
• New ketchup packet allows for dunking or squeezing (AP)
• First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly (AP)
• Stocks tumble on worries about jobs, European debt

Dalai Lama to meet Obama at White House this month (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:26 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama will welcome the Dalai Lama to the White House this month for a meeting sure to enflame tensions between China and the U.S.

Saints happy to have McAllister at Super Bowl (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:13 AM PST As Deuce McAllister sauntered into a lounge inside the stadium that will host Sunday's Super Bowl, Saints running back Pierre Thomas caught sight of him and shouted "Doooooose!" "He's done so much for New Orleans. He's done so much for this team, in the community, for the fans," Thomas said.

Coroner: Pneumonia killed Murphy, drugs had role Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:10 AM PST AP - Brittany Murphy, the star of "Clueless" and "8 Mile," died from pneumonia, with prescription drugs and anemia also playing a role, a coroner's official said Thursday.

Obama Calls Out Republicans, But Nobody's Home Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:25 AM PST "I am not an ideologue," the President said to the House Republicans, cocooned in their annual policy caucus in Baltimore - and the ideologues among them laughed.

Laughs at the National Prayer Breakfast Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:57 AM PST by Mike Krumboltz Democrats and Republicans don't agree on much these days. But folks from both sides of the aisle were able to share a few laughs at this morning's National Prayer Breakfast. Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch from Utah stood up to lead the assembled leaders in a prayer. To his side sat the big guy, President Barack Obama. This was no time to mess up. Unfortunately, Sen. Hatch forgot to turn off his cell phone. Just as he stood at the podium, his phone's alarm began to ring. D'oh! Sen. Hatch, a good sport, laughed sheepishly and said, "Whoops, oh dear." He then did his best to shu

Column: Haiti: Behind Door No. 3, difficult questions await Posted: 03 Feb 2010 09:20 PM PST Haiti: Behind Door No. 3, difficult questions await By Rick Steves When people are in need, it brings out the best in Americans. But at the same time, no one seems to be asking why Haiti had become so wretchedly...

New York AG filing civil charges against BofA (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:55 AM PST The New York Attorney General's office said Thursday it is filing civil charges against Bank of America and its former CEO Ken Lewis, saying the bank misled investors about Merrill Lynch when it acquired the Wall Street bank in late 2008.

Hubble sees Pluto changing color, ice sheet cover (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST AP - Spurned Pluto is changing its looks, donning more rouge in its complexion and altering its iceball surface here and there.

Taylor Swift's Grammy Performance Defended By Her Label: "Technical Issue" Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:43 AM PST NASHVILLE, Tennessee — The head of Taylor Swift's record label is fired up and defending his superstar against critical comments about her Grammy-night performance. "She is the voice of this generation. She speaks directly to (her fans), and they speak directly back to her," said Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta in a phone interview. "This is not `American Idol.' This is not a competition of getting up and seeing who can sing the highest note. This is about a true artist and writer and communicator. It's not about that technically perfect performance."

Tebow-to-Jags talk isn't sitting well with at least one actual Jag Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:13 AM PST Remember those rumors, way back in the fall, about the Jacksonville Jaguars setting their sights on hometown...

California Woman: I Was Groped on Disney Ride Posted: 04 Feb 2010 03:09 AM PST NY Post: This wasn't the Happiest Place on Earth for one California woman -- and she has photos to prove it.

Olympics Countdown: Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST Lindsey Vonn is hoping the Sports Illustrated cover jinx doesn't cross international borders. America's great Winter Olympic hope is featured on the front of SI's Winter Olympic preview issue, which hit newsstands Wednesday.

New ketchup packet allows for dunking or squeezing (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:20 AM PST AP - For decades there was only one way to use the humble ketchup packet, and it was messy. Now, fast-food lovers have a choice: the traditional squeeze play — or the option to dunk.

First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:55 AM PST The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce.

Stocks tumble on worries about jobs, European debt Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:59 AM PST Stocks buckled Thursday under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and is likely ...

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