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Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit

Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summit

Michael D. Shear The Washington Post 02/09/2010

Leading House Republicans raised the prospect Monday night that they may decline to participate in President Obama's proposed health-care summit if the White House chooses not to scrap the existing reform bills and start over.

Fresno City Professor Accused Of Teaching Anti-Gay Bias

SAN FRANCISCO -- An instructor at a public community college in Fresno has been presenting his religious views on hom...

Fresno City Professor Accused Of Teaching Anti-Gay Bias

Latest New Jersey snow storm could break 40-year record in Atlantic City, blanket state

ATLANTIC CITY -- Atlantic City is on track to break a 40-year winter snowfall record when a storm, which today is mov...

Latest New Jersey snow storm could break 40-year record in Atlantic City, blanket state

New York: Espada Bill to Expel Lawmakers for Misdemeanors

NEW YORK—State lawmakers convicted of misdemeanors would be automatically kicked out of office if a new bill introduc...

New York: Espada Bill to Expel Lawmakers for Misdemeanors

Obama's rating plunges underwater for first time in new poll as just 44% give him their approval

WASHINGTON - President Obama's job approval rating has taken another dive, putting him underwater for the first time ...

For the first in his presidency, just 44% of people polled approve of the work Obama is doing

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North Korea's Kim pledges to remove nuclear weapons

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's leader pledged again to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula, a news report said Tuesday, and also sent his top nuclear envoy to Beijing in a move that could bode well for stalled disarmament talks.

 

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Sen. Chuck Schumer says Janet Napolitano needs to reverse the Obama administration's removal of an anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit.

Say it ain't so, Janet! Sen. Chuck Schumer called out Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Sunday, protesting an Obama Administration plan to eliminate an anti-terrorist Coast Guard unit that keeps watch over the city's ha...

Embattled Gov. Paterson insists he is not resigning despite rumors of scandal.

ALBANY - A chaotic Capitol plunged to new lows Monday as Gov. Paterson was forced to swat down "callous and sleazy" speculation he's quitting amid personal and political scandal.

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Illinois Democrats relieved as Cohen bows out

CHICAGO - Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past.

International Court dismisses case of Darfur rebel

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- International war crimes judges dismissed the case against a Sudanese rebel leader Monday, ruling that prosecutors failed to provide enough evidence to put him on trial for the deaths of international peacekeepers.

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France agrees warship sale to Russia

France has agreed to sell a Mistral class warship to Russia, a French official said on Monday, despite concerns expressed by Georgia and other countries.


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L.A. mayor orders 1,000 jobs eliminated Maeve Reston and Phil Willon Los Angeles Times
 

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New York Jets coach Rex Ryan's now infamous middle finger apparently was the reaction after much heckling from fans.

FORT LAUDERDALE - Rex Ryan won't kiss anyone's rings and he apparently won't allow anyone to spit at him, either. According to Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer, Ryan flipped the now infamous middle finger at a Miami fan on Saturday night only aft...

 

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China stomps cybercrook training outfit

Chinese authorities have closed down a firm that allegedly trained hackers to develop spyware and launch cyberattacks.

U.S. soldier waterboards his daughter, 4, because she couldn't recite alphabet: police

A crazed G.I. was arrested for waterboarding his 4-year-old daughter because she wouldn't say her ABCs. Cops said Army Sgt. Joshua Tabor, 27, who served 15 months in Iraq, admitted to punishing his daughter by holding her down on the kitchen count...

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Brittany Murphy's death has been ruled accidental

The actor Brittany Murphy died from pneumonia but anemia and prescription drugs also played a role, coroner's officials said today.

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Domino's Pizza Introduces New Sandwich Stars

Domino's Pizza® (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is lining up with the stars -- astrological stars that is. In honor of the launch of its four new sandwiches, and just for fun, Domino's consulted an astrologer to see if ...

 

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Geraldine Baum Los Angeles Times
Voyeurs have a new perch in New York
People leave the new High Line Park in the Meatpacking district of New York. Many are drawn to the park by the prospect of seeing nudity, and perhaps more, through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the new Standard Hotel in the background.

New York - Two couples, both from out of town, linger on the same park bench, gazing up at gauzy curtains in the windows of a 19-story hotel. They don't know each other, but there they are, on a sunny Labor Day afternoon, hoping to steal a glimpse...

Attention Fashionistas! Join Lord & Taylor for "Love at First Sight" at Their New York City Flagship Store

Lord & Taylor will host their exclusive shopping event Love at First Sight on Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 6-9pm on the second and third floors of their New York store, located at 424 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Previously held in Spring 200...

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The study is being called a landmark, but its authors say abstinence programs are not an effective long-term solution.

An abstinence-only education program is more effective than other initiatives at keeping sixth- and seventh-graders from having sex within a two-year period, according to a study described by some as a landmark.

 

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Two-inch LEGO gun gets 4th-grader in trouble

A tiny toy led to big trouble for one fourth-grade New York City boy.

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Jetstar passengers stranded in Thailand

JETSTAR passengers booked on a Thailand-to-Sydney flight have been stuck on the resort island of Phuket since Monday because of maintenance problems.

 

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DOUGLAS BELKIN The Wall Street Journal
US Unveils Plan to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes
US Unveils Plan to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great Lakes

Federal officials Monday unveiled a multi-pronged attack to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes and prevent an invasion that could potentially devastate a $7 billion recreation fishing industry.

Britain to slash foreign student visa numbers

The number of foreign students given visas is to be slashed in an attempt to clamp down on widespread abuse of the system.

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