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Wednesday, February 10, 2010              Share/Bookmark

Top Breaking News

This Morning's Top 25:
Leading The News

Storm Slams Mid-Atlantic . . . Blizzards roar as second major snowstorm in a week barrels in. USA Today

China Sees U.S. Debt as a Weapon . . . Chinese military calls for government sell-off of U.S. debt securities in retaliation for Taiwan arms sales. Washington Times

Good Intentions Gone Wrong . . . Too many aid groups and an inept government have created a chaotic relief effort in Haiti.
Toronto Globe and Mail

Politics

politics newsObama Won't Start Over on Health Care . . . Obama meets with GOP, Democratic leaders. Holds a rare press conference. Republicans wary of Feb. 25 health care summit. Washington Times

U.S. Has One Million Fewer Illegals . . . Bush administration ramped up enforcement efforts just as the economy took a dive. Washington Times

Senate Jobs Bill a Bipartisan Showcase . . . Senior Democrats and Republicans working to blend their ideas. Los Angeles Times

Obama Labor Nominee Goes Down . . . Trouble for unions as union lawyer tapped to head National Labor Relations Board fails in Senate. McClatchy Newspapers

Michelle Obama Unveils Obesity Drive . . . Introduces the "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity.
Christian Science Monitor

National Security

national security newsObama pushes for 'Significant' Iran Sanctions Says U.S. and five other powers "moving along fairly quickly" to tighten screws on Teheran.
Daily Telegraph

Israel Warns Nuclear Iran Must be Stopped . . . Netanyahu demands "crippling" sanctions be applied immediately.
Toronto Globe and Mail

Obama Cautious on Iran Protests . . . Streets will be flooded Thursday, but U.S. officials fear support from the Great Satan could backfire. McClatchy Newspapers

Money

business newsSecretive Culture Led Toyota Astray . . . Clashed with U.S. requirements that auto makers disclose safety threats. Growing rift between the automaker and U.S. regulators. Wall Street Journal

Honda Recalls 379,000 Cars Over Airbags . . . Expands a previously announced recall to replace an airbag inflator in an additional 379,000 U.S. vehicles. CNN

Google Plunges Into Social Networking . . . Now Google and Facebook are on a collision course. New York Times

Toyota Recalls Prius Over Brake Fault . . . Anger mounts as carmaker issues "non-safety" recall, taking its 2010 total to 8.5 million. The Guardian

Stocks Rally on Possible Greece Bailout . . . But Greece, with a ballooning national debt, is not out of the woods yet.
Christian Science Monitor

International

international newsHaiti Death Toll Matches Tsunami . . . Government estimates that 230,000 people were killed in earthquake as survivor is pulled from rubble after 27 days.
Times of London

Haiti Calls on its Voodoo Priests . . . Enlisted to help count the dead, tend to the injured, and soothe the psychologically damaged. Boston Globe

Avalanches Kills Dozens in Afghanistan . . . At least 64 dead as hundreds of cars buried on north-south supply route in the Hindu Kush mountains. Times of London

Ukraine Heads Back Into Russia's Arms . . . Viktor Yanukovich set to become next president and shift back to pro-Kremlin policies. Christian Science Monitor

'Operation Titstorm' . . . Hackers protesting Internet censorship bring down the Australian government's websites.
Sydney Morning Herald

You Must Also Know . . .

today's newsFDA Addresses Radiation Safety . . . Agency aims to protect patients from unnecessary exposure from imaging devices. Los Angeles Times

Mental Health 'Bible' Gets Revised . . . Hoarding and Internet addiction may qualify as illnesses.
Wall Street Journal

Earthquake Strikes Illinois . . . A 4.3-magnitude quake reported overnight centered about 45 miles west of Chicago.
Chicago Tribune

Some Ditching Social Networks . . . Many are seeking to reclaim time and privacy. USA Today

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Today's Quote

"Look - he's reaching out. Quick, break his arm!"

- House Republican Leader John Boehner

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Guilty Pleasures

weird news

Levi Removes His Levis Again
The father of Sarah Palin's grandson takes it all off for the newly revived print version of Playgirl.
Associated Press

Indian Man's Organs Turned Around
All his internal organs are back-to-front in what is thought to be the only living case of "situs inversus."
Daily Telegraph

 

Top Sports

Canada Wants Gold
A country characterized by modesty is going all out in an effort to win the most gold medals in Vancouver.
New York Times

Boxers Don Kid Gloves for Press Events
In a boxing trend that might make Ali and Tyson weep, the prefight press conference - once nearly as tense and unpredictable as the match itself - has suddenly gone soft.
Wall Street Journal

 

 

The Latest Polls

How Will You Vote in the House Elections?

Republican: 46%
Democratic: 46%

Washington Post/ABC Feb 4-8

Which do you rate as a top priority for Congress and the president?

Economy: 83 %
Jobs: 81%
Terrorism: 80%
Social Security: 66%
Education: 65%
Medicare: 63 %
Health care: 57%
Helping the poor: 53%
Energy: 49%

Pew Research Jan. 6-10

 

What Should Obama and Democrats Do Now About the Health Bill?

Keep working on it: 39%
Stop and consider alternatives: 55%

USA Today/Gallup Jan. 20

Do You Approve of the Way Obama is Handling Health Reform?

Approve: 38%
Disapprove: 55%

NBC/Wall Street Journal Jan. 10-14

How Well is the Government Doing in Reducing Terrorism Threat?

Very/Fairly Well: 65%
Not too Well/Not Well: 33%

Pew Research Jan. 6-10

 

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