Friday, February 5, 2010

Obama says unemployment drop "cause for hope" (AP)

Obama says unemployment drop "cause for hope" (AP)

Obama says unemployment drop "cause for hope" (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:16 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama says an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate is "cause for hope but not celebration."

Planned Parenthood, Athletes Respond to Tebow Super Bowl Ad

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:09 AM PST

FoxNews: Two former professional athletes are calling for the "respect of women's choices" in response to the upcoming Super Bowl advertisement featuring the pro-life birth story of college football standout Tim Tebow.

'Tea Party' label invites discord

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:24 PM PST

Most political conventions are designed to showcase party unity, but the National Tea Party convention where Sarah Palin is to ...

Andrew Young Ordered to Hand Over Edwards Sex Tape

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 02:14 PM PST

The former aide to John Edwards was found in contempt of a North Carolina court on Friday.

Bibb school board meets behind closed doors

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:38 PM PST

The Bibb County school board met behind closed doors for about an hour Thursday before adjourning without taking any votes or making any statements.

Kelly Clarkson Gets In on the Hot Taylor Swift Grammys Flap Action

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:56 PM PST

Kelly Clarkson, voicing a strong opinion on the topic of the day? Yeah, we're pretty shocked too, but that's just what she did on her Web site this morning.

Police: Sheen vehicle stolen, crashed in ravine (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:33 AM PST

AP - A Mercedes that Charlie Sheen reported stolen from his Sherman Oaks home was found overturned hundreds of feet down a nearby cliff early Friday, but there's no evidence anyone was in the car when it went into the ravine, police said.

Obama admits health care overhaul may die on Hill

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:02 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- After insisting for a year that failure was not an option, President Barack Obama is now acknowledging his health care overhaul may die in Congress.

Michael Jackson's Doctor Will not Surrender to Authorities Friday

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:09 AM PST

CNN: Plans have been canceled for Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's personal physician, to surrender to authorities Friday on charges relating to the pop star's death, law enforcement sources said.

UN agency favors ban on bluefin tuna exports (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:48 AM PST

AP - The world should ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a U.N. panel declared Friday, backing a proposal that is fiercely opposed by Japan, which prizes the fish as a key ingredient in sushi.

Debating Manning vs. all-time greats (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:13 AM PST

Peyton Manning isn't just one of the best QBs ever. It's time to measure him vs. the NFL's all-time greats.

Glitches remain in Census count

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:35 PM PST

The words dieu tra jumped out at Quyen Vuong as she perused the 2010 Vietnamese-language Census form online.

Michael Vick on What He Learned in Jail

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 02:34 PM PST

ESSENCE.com: Last year at this time, Michael Vick was behind bars watching the Super Bowl. For as talented a football player as Vick, it is easy to understand why that must have been so difficult. In 2001, Vick was the overall #1 draft pick and was signed to the Atlanta Falcons, where he shined. But in 2007, Vick was convicted of running a dogfighting ring and served a 23-month sentence in a federal prison. Since his release, he has returned to football, playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, and has launched a reality show on BET, called "The Michael Vick Project."

The Super-Sized Census Boondoggle (Michelle Malkin)

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:50 AM PST

Michelle Malkin - If only the federal government were as responsible with our money as Pepsi is with theirs. The soda giant has been in the Super Bowl ad business for more than two decades. But this year, Pepsi determined it was economically unwise to pay $3 million for a 30-second spot. So, who's foolish enough to pay for Super Bowl gold-plated airtime? You and me and Washington, D.C.

Is the US swine flu epidemic over? (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:35 AM PST

AP - If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.
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