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Google Buzz slammed by Yahoo and Microsoft

CNNMoney.com - David Goldman - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Less than an hour after Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) unveiled its new social network, Google Buzz, Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) and Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) took shots at their rival, ...

Obama, congressional leaders emerge from meeting with pledge to work together

Washington Post - Shailagh Murray - ‎1 hour ago‎
President Obama and congressional leaders emerged from a rare bipartisan meeting on Tuesday pledging to work together on a range of issues, including a job-creation bill that lawmakers hope to pass this month, along with longer-term ...

Embattled Gov. Paterson denies rumors he'll resign; says only way he'd leave ...

New York Daily News - Kenneth Lovett - ‎54 minutes ago‎
Gov. Paterson holds a press conference Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2009 to tell voters he has no plans to resign. ALBANY - It's the ballot box or a pine box.

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Iran uranium enrichment course 'not acceptable,' Obama says

CNN - Maxim Tkachenko, Hada Messia - ‎51 minutes ago‎
Washington (CNN) -- Iran's announcement that it has begun enriching uranium to the threshold at which it could set off a nuclear reaction drew a sharp rebuke from President Obama on Tuesday.

Sri Lankan parliament dissolved

ABC Online - Michael Edwards - ‎2 hours ago‎
Sri Lanka's president has dissolved the country's parliament, paving the way for an early election as tensions rise over the arrest of his main political rival.

Pugnacious Loser in Ukraine Remains Curiously Silent

New York Times - Clifford J. Levy - ‎45 minutes ago‎
KIEV, Ukraine - Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko, the apparent loser in Sunday's presidential election, remained uncharacteristically out of sight on Tuesday and provided no strong hints about whether she would concede or try to ...

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Senate Rejects Obama's Labor Board Nominee

FOXNews - Trish Turner - ‎37 minutes ago‎
Craig Becker, a former union lawyer who President Obama nominated for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board, did not get the 60 votes needed to break a Republican-led filibuster.

First lady begins fight against childhood obesity

Washington Post - Robin Givhan - ‎40 minutes ago‎
In the State Dining Room at the White House, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity Tuesday afternoon with a show of force that included medical, business and government officials, ...

Gibbs Scrawls Grocery List on Hand in Jab at Palin

FOXNews - ‎2 hours ago‎
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs took a swipe at Sarah Palin Tuesday, mimicking the former vice presidential candidate's decision to use her hand as a notepad at the National Tea Party Convention last week.

Europeans Discuss Aid for Greek Debt

New York Times - Jack Ewing, David Jolly - ‎36 minutes ago‎
European nations are discussing various ways to help troubled Greece cope with its mountain of government debt, officials indicated Tuesday, as conflicting reports sent markets on a roller coaster ride, bolstering the ...

Review: 2010 Lexus RX 350

BusinessWeek - Thane Peterson - ‎42 minutes ago‎
The RX was Lexus's biggest seller in 2009, but will concerns over parent Toyota's quality hurt the redesigned 2010 model? By Thane Peterson You've got to wonder how Toyota's (TM) massive recall and production shutdown will affect Lexus.

Disney CFO: Operating Environment To Remain Challenging

Wall Street Journal - Nat Worden - ‎17 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Jay Rasulo, chief financial officer with The Walt Disney Co. (DIS), said Tuesday that advertisers and consumers are making last-minute decisions in their purchasing, creating uncertainty for ...

Microsoft Fixes 26 Vulnerabilities In Windows, Office

InformationWeek - Thomas Claburn - ‎29 minutes ago‎
Microsoft on Tuesday released 13 security bulletins to address 26 vulnerabilities in its Windows and Office software. Five of the vulnerabilities are rated "Critical," seven are rated "Important," and one is rated "Moderate.

RealNetworks, Viacom to Spin Off Rhapsody

Wall Street Journal - Kathy Shwiff - ‎33 minutes ago‎
Digital-entertainment company RealNetworks Inc. and Viacom Inc. said they plan to spin off their subscription music service joint venture, Rhapsody America LLC, into a new corporation that will operate independently of the two.

NASA's Latest Mission to the International Space Station

PC World - ‎3 hours ago‎
by IDG News Service | 0 Comments Recommends The Space Shuttle Endeavour has launched on a mission to deliver a new observation module to the International Space Station (ISS).

Lil Wayne Shot Nine Music Videos Last Weekend

MTV.com - Shaheem Reid - ‎24 minutes ago‎
Preparing for Wayne's (delayed) stint in jail, MC shot footage for songs from Tha Carter IV, Rebirth and Young Money LPs. By Shaheem Reid Video director David Rousseau said he and the Cash Money team might need to check the Guinness Book of World ...

Autopsy: Jackson had vitiligo, wore wig

msnbc.com - ‎1 hour ago‎
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's full autopsy report was released following the filing of involuntary manslaughter charges on Monday against the singer's personal doctor.

Minneapolis Doritos ad is most watched TV spot ever

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Paul Walsh, Paul Levy - ‎25 minutes ago‎
Congrats guys! Just to have a commercial air DURING the super bowl is quite an achievement in itself! A Minnesota-made Doritos commercial featuring two men attacked in a gym for stealing someone else's Doritos was seen by ...
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Super Bowl XLIV meets "M*A*S*H"

ESPN - Shane Igoe - ‎1 hour ago‎
While some people were surprised by the two-touchdown Saints victory over the Colts on Sunday, many were just as astonished at the game's television rating -- topping the 1983 finale of "M*A*S*H" to become the most-watched program in US ...

Some icebreakers at the Olympics

Los Angeles Times - Philip Hersh - ‎2 hours ago‎
Canada has not won a gold medal in its two home Olympics -- summer and winter. To avoid a repeat of that, the Canadian Olympic Committee started a funding program called Own the Podium before the 2006 Winter Games, and it produced an ...

Brooklyn Decker "Burst Into Tears" Seeing SI Swimsuit Cover

Us Magazine - ‎1 hour ago‎
How did Brooklyn Decker react when she learned that she landed her first-ever Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover? "I burst into tears like a child," she said on Monday's Today show.

Health Buzz: Autism Risk Rises With Maternal Age

U.S. News & World Report - Megan Johnson - ‎4 hours ago‎
A new study suggests that older women are at greater risk of having a child with autism, HealthDay reports. When compared to women giving birth in their mid to late 20s, moms who had babies at age 40 or older had a 50 percent greater ...

Third-hand smoke a danger to babies, toddlers

msnbc.com - ‎28 minutes ago‎
Add a new health threat to smoking: In addition to the harm caused by actually smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, so-called third-hand smoke may also pose a threat, particularly to babies and toddlers.

US seeks new safeguards for medical imaging tests

Reuters - Susan Heavey, Maureen Bavdek - ‎1 hour ago‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US health officials want manufacturers of CT machines and certain other medical imaging devices to incorporate new safeguards to help reduce patient exposure to radiation.

Smoke the Bigots Out of the Closet

New York Times - Frank Rich - ‎Feb 6, 2010‎
A funny thing happened after Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military: A curious silence befell much of the right.

FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited

CNET - Declan McCullagh - ‎Feb 5, 2010‎
WASHINGTON--The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child ...

The New Math on Campus

New York Times - Alex Williams - ‎Feb 5, 2010‎
Daniel Cope at “country night” at the Deep End, a bar in Chapel Hill, NC, with, from left, Katie Gane, Bekah Justus, Tucker Petty, Annie Cherry, Taylor Walters and Kelly Lynch.

Why are liberals so condescending?

Washington Post - Gerard Alexander - ‎Feb 5, 2010‎
Every political community includes some members who insist that their side has all the answers and that their adversaries are idiots.

Nurse to Stand Trial for Reporting Doctor

New York Times - Kevin Sack - ‎Feb 6, 2010‎
KERMIT, Tex. - It occurred to Anne Mitchell as she was writing the letter that she might lose her job, which is why she chose not to sign it.
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