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Roland Burris Under Ethical Cloud Which Could Cost Him Support In 2010

politico.com   |   February 16, 2009 01:27 AM

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A month to the day after he was sworn into office by Dick Cheney, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) is under an ethical cloud that threatens...

Sam Donaldson To Retire After Four Decades At ABC News

washingtonpost.com   |  Howard Kurtz   |   February 16, 2009 01:07 AM

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Whatever else he accomplished in his 41 years at ABC News, Sam Donaldson knows he'll be remembered mainly for his bellowing voice. "I guess it'll...

GM, UAW Talks Resume As Deadline Looms

Reuters   |   February 16, 2009 12:47 AM

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DETROIT - Talks between General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers resumed on Sunday, just two days before a deadline for the struggling automaker...

In Asia, Clinton To Seek Alliance On Financial Crisis

wsj.com   |  JAY SOLOMON   |   February 16, 2009 12:33 AM

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ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, en route to Japan, said she will seek to develop a strong coordinated response...

Obama Faces Tough Decision On Pricey Presidential Helicopters

nytimes.com   |  PETER BAKER   |   February 16, 2009 12:24 AM

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WASHINGTON - President Obama has slammed high-flying executives traveling in cushy jets at a time of economic turmoil. But soon he will have to decide...

Carlos Slim, Media Baron, Gets Profiled In His Newest Investment, The New York Times

nytimes.com   |  MARC LACEY   |   February 15, 2009 11:59 PM

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MEXICO CITY - Carlos Slim Helu was clearly annoyed. He had invited dozens of foreign correspondents to lunch one day last fall and, after many...

Democrats And Republicans Line Up To Do Battle Over Results of Stimulus Package

washingtonpost.com   |  Michael D. Shear and Paul Kane   |   February 15, 2009 11:22 PM

Read More: Democrats Look To FDR, Partisan Warfare, Political Battle Over Stimulus Continues, Republicans Look To Churchill, Stimulus Package
Thanks to the one-sided nature of Congress's votes on the economic stimulus package, the plan to turn around the worst financial crisis facing the country...

Obama Drops Idea Of 'Car Czar'; Geithner And Summers Will Oversee New Task Force

wsj.com   |  DEBORAH SOLOMON   |   February 15, 2009 10:52 PM

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration will not name a "car czar" to help oversee the auto industry's restructuring and will instead create an inter-agency task...

Jackie Kennedy's Social Secretary Impressed By Michelle Obama

AP   |  DARLENE SUPERVILLE   |   February 15, 2009

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WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama said it: Washington is her home now and she wants to get to know it. She is making the rounds, meeting...

Japan Economy Shrinks At Fastest Pace In 35 Years

AP   |  TOMOKO A. HOSAKA   |   February 15, 2009

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TOKYO — Japan's economy contracted at the fastest pace in 35 years in the fourth quarter as a collapse in export demand drained life from...

A Tribute To George Washington, Coke Doer And Cannibal

Huffington Post   |  Alex Leo   |   February 15, 2009 10:08 PM

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Yeah, ok, George Washington didn't actually eat the brains of his foes, but this video's pretty awesome anyway. We resurrected it to help you celebrate...

British And French Nuclear Sub Collision Could Have Released Radiation

The Sun   |   February 15, 2009 10:03 PM

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British and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged last night. The Royal Navy's...

WIPEOUT: Herve Leger Models Fall In Fashion Show (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post   |  Katherine Thomson   |   February 15, 2009 09:56 PM

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Not one but two models toppled over during Herve Leger by Max Azria's Fall 2009 fashion show in New York on Sunday. The show, held...

Wall Street To Lobby Geithner To Relax "Stress Test"

ft.com   |   February 15, 2009 09:52 PM

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Wall Street is to lobby the Obama administration to relax its plans for stringent reviews of banks' financial health and capital injections that could leave...

Pegah Emambakhsh, Lesbian Who Fled Iran, Granted Asylum In Britain

The Independent   |   February 15, 2009 09:43 PM

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A lesbian who fled Iran after her girlfriend was arrested and sentenced to death in Tehran has won her battle to be granted asylum in...

The Simpsons' New Opening Sequence (VIDEO)

Huffington Post   |  Alex Leo   |   February 15, 2009 09:35 PM

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After 20 years the Simpsons have changed their opening sequence. Tonight the show had its premier in HD and with it brought the first revamp...

Ian McEwan Sheltered Salman Rushdie After Fatwa Was Issued

The Guardian   |  Ed Pilkington in New York   |   February 15, 2009 09:16 PM

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In the folklore of English letters, the literary friendship between the four dominant voices of the modern British novel - Ian McEwan, Salman Rushdie, Martin...

Celebrity Homes Caught Wasting Heat

Times Online   |  Steven Swinford and Jonathan Leake   |   February 15, 2009 09:00 PM

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THEY may shout their green credentials from the rooftops, but some of Britain's most prominent environmental champions are living in homes that produce up to...

Xu Lai, Chinese Dissident Blogger, Stabbed During Bookstore Reading

Times Online   |  Jane Macartney in Beijing   |   February 15, 2009 08:47 PM

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One of China's most famous bloggers was stabbed at the weekend. Xu Lai, the writer behind Pro-State in Flames, was speaking at the One Way...

Bailed-Out Banks Raising Credit Card Interest Rates

Los Angeles Times   |  David Lazarus   |   February 15, 2009 08:32 PM

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Even in the best of times, carrying a balance on your credit card is a risky -- and costly -- proposition. These days, it can...
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