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• Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon (AP)
• Balloon boy mom's interviews contradict husband (AP)
• O'Brien thanks fans, NBC on final 'Tonight' show (AP)
• Storm lingers over Ariz. after battering Calif. (AP)
• Dog bites firefighter who rescued it from LA River (AP)
• Top Athletics prospect retires to enter priesthood (AP)
• Hawaii Senate passes civil unions bill (AP)
• Teen violist alleges Pittsburgh police brutality (AP)
• Did Calif. lawmakers' private lunch violate law? (AP)
• Census to launch count in Alaska village (AP)
• Trial begins in slaying of Kan. abortion provider (AP)
• NY dairy farmer kills 51 cows, commits suicide (AP)
• "Guys and Dolls" actress Jean Simmons dies at 80 (AP)
• Polanski loses bid to be sentenced in absentia (AP)
• Donation of Spears' dress OK for Haiti relief (AP)
• Ill. wrongly reported early release prisoners (AP)
• AP Exclusive: A look at 9/11 memorial waterfalls (AP)
• Country's first legal gigolo starts work in Nevada (AP)
• Interest up in students learning personal finance (AP)
• Family dies in crossfire after sleepover drop-off (AP)

Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:43 PM PST AP - Though the all-star telethon was titled "Hope for Haiti Now," for most of its two hours, it was filled with tear-jerking, depressing moments, from mournful songs and grim-faced pleas from celebrities to the suffering faces of the quake-battered victims themselves.

Balloon boy mom's interviews contradict husband (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:15 PM PST AP - A newly released video shows the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon finally acknowledging to authorities it was all a hoax — contrary to her husband's repeated public denials just before reporting to jail.

O'Brien thanks fans, NBC on final 'Tonight' show (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST AP - On his final "Tonight" show, Conan O'Brien said walking away instead of accepting a demotion is the hardest thing he's ever had to do.

Storm lingers over Ariz. after battering Calif. (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:18 PM PST AP - The remnants of the biggest storm to hit Arizona in nearly two decades lingered over the state Friday after drenching California, while authorities in both states continued to tally the damage.

Dog bites firefighter who rescued it from LA River (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 06:54 PM PST AP - A firefighter splashed into a rain-swollen river Friday to rescue a German shepherd and managed to hang on safely, even after the dog furiously bit his arm and hand.

Top Athletics prospect retires to enter priesthood (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST AP - As a top prospect for the Oakland Athletics, outfielder Grant Desme might've gotten the call every minor leaguer wants this spring.

Hawaii Senate passes civil unions bill (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:38 PM PST AP - The Hawaii Senate approved same-sex civil unions Friday, potentially setting up the measure for final passage as soon as next week.

Teen violist alleges Pittsburgh police brutality (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:37 PM PST AP - The photos taken by Jordan Miles' mother show his face covered with raw, red bruises, his cheek and lip swollen, his right eye swollen shut. A bald spot mars the long black dreadlocks where the 18-year-old violist says police tore them from his head.

Did Calif. lawmakers' private lunch violate law? (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 05:34 PM PST AP - Majorities of both houses of California's Legislature RSVP'd for a private lunch with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger after he delivered his State of the State address earlier this month, raising questions about whether the gathering violated state law.

Census to launch count in Alaska village (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST AP - The U.S. Census Bureau chief is heading to Alaska to formally launch the nation's 2010 count in a remote Inupiat Eskimo village, where residents are planning a huge reception of traditional dancing and a feast of caribou, moose and other subsistence foods.

Trial begins in slaying of Kan. abortion provider (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 06:13 PM PST AP - On the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, prosecutors who charged a man with killing one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers managed to get through the first day of testimony without mentioning the word abortion in front of jurors.

NY dairy farmer kills 51 cows, commits suicide (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 07:54 PM PST AP - State police in New York say an upstate dairy farmer shot and killed 51 of his milk cows in his barn before turning the rifle on himself.

"Guys and Dolls" actress Jean Simmons dies at 80 (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:19 PM PST AP - Jean Simmons, the lovely, ethereal film star who played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, sang with Marlon Brando in "Guys and Dolls" and costarred with Gregory Peck, Paul Newman and Kirk Douglas, has died. She 80.

Polanski loses bid to be sentenced in absentia (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 05:27 PM PST AP - Director Roman Polanski lost his bid Friday to be sentenced without returning to the U.S. when a judge ruled the director must be present in court if he wants to resolve his 32-year-old sex case.

Donation of Spears' dress OK for Haiti relief (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 06:04 PM PST AP - Britney Spears is lending a hand, or rather a dress, to help out Haiti.

Ill. wrongly reported early release prisoners (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:25 PM PST AP - Nearly six weeks after Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn halted an early prisoner release program that set free hundreds of potentially violent inmates, his administration is still struggling to identify which criminals — or even how many — got out.

AP Exclusive: A look at 9/11 memorial waterfalls (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:27 PM PST AP - The waterfalls meant to evoke memories of the Sept. 11 dead stand three stories high in a field in Brooklyn, spilling down into a pool. Four large American flags poke through the grass to mark off each corner of a World Trade Center tower footprint.

Country's first legal gigolo starts work in Nevada (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST AP - A brothel in a Nevada desert town has hired the state's first male prostitute, a muscular college dropout who abandoned a brief stint as a porn actor in Los Angeles to become the only legal gigolo in the United States.

Interest up in students learning personal finance (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:38 PM PST AP - Each day after school, 17-year-old Phyllis Quach goes to a warehouse filled with silk flowers, stuffed animals and other gift items her parents sell through their South Florida wholesale business.

Family dies in crossfire after sleepover drop-off (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:18 PM PST AP - There was no school the next day, so 15-year-old Emily Quarles had a friend sleep over. As she and her mother took the friend home the next morning, they became targets for a rampaging gunman. When Emily's father and boyfriend went looking for them, they were slain too.

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• President Will Address Economy, Unemployment in Visit to Ohio Today - ABC News
• Biden arrives in Iraq in move to prevent election crisis - Washington Post
• Police: Boy found hanged in Texas school bathroom - Washington Post
• U.S. Gets World Airline Support for Tighter Security - FOXNews
• Air America to close, files for bankruptcy - Reuters
• Health care the hot topic in abortion debate - USA Today
• Prop. 8 trial Day 9: Live coverage from the courtroom - San Jose Mercury News

President Will Address Economy, Unemployment in Visit to Ohio Today - ABC News Posted: 22 Jan 2010 05:28 AM PST Boston Globe President Will Address Economy, Unemployment in Visit to Ohio Today ABC News Amid disappointing jobs figures, speculation that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not be reconfirmed and Democrats' losing Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in Massachusetts to Republican Scott Brown, President Obama has faced his ... Obama's day: Six hours in OhioUSA Today Obama tells Lorain County he's fighting. And fighting. And fightingPlain Dealer Obama heading to Ohio to talk jobsNECN New York Times (blog) -The Morning Journal -WKYC-TV all 544 news articles »

Biden arrives in Iraq in move to prevent election crisis - Washington Post Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:21 AM PST AFP Biden arrives in Iraq in move to prevent election crisis Washington Post BAGHDAD -- Vice President Biden arrived in Baghdad on Friday night in hopes of defusing a political crisis over the disbarment of hundreds of candidates in an upcoming election. Biden is scheduled to meet with US Ambassador Christopher ... Biden in Iraq to Help Ease Pre-Election TensionsVoice of America Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Iraq: US officialAFP Biden In Baghdad, Hoping To Salvage ElectionsNPR USA Today -UPI.com -Department of Defense all 634 news articles »

Police: Boy found hanged in Texas school bathroom - Washington Post Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:13 AM PST Freaky Gossip (blog) Police: Boy found hanged in Texas school bathroom Washington Post AP THE COLONY, Texas -- A 9-year-old boy was found hanged in the bathroom of a Dallas-area elementary school in an apparent suicide, police said. Counselors were on hand Friday for students and parents. Authorities in The Colony say ... Montana Lance, 9, Found Hanged at Stewart's Creek Elementary School Near DallasCBS News (blog) Montana Lance, 9-Year-Old Texas Boy, Found Dead At Stewart's Creek Elementary ...Huffington Post (blog) Sad: 9-year-old boy commits suicide in elementary school bathroomThe Inquisitr Freaky Gossip (blog) -LALATE (blog) -Denton Record Chronicle all 241 news articles »

U.S. Gets World Airline Support for Tighter Security - FOXNews Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:24 AM PST FOXNews (blog) U.S. Gets World Airline Support for Tighter Security FOXNews GENEVA — A day after pressing Europe's governments, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Friday gained the support of the world's airlines for the Obama administration's goal of ramping up aviation security to keep terrorists off planes. ... US says to send home illegal Haitian immigrantsReuters US warns of risks of identical airport security measuresAFP Napolitano Calls For Diversity In Airport SecurityMyStateline.com ecPulse -New York Times -Detroit Free Press all 496 news articles »

Air America to close, files for bankruptcy - Reuters Posted: 22 Jan 2010 06:10 AM PST New York Daily News Air America to close, files for bankruptcy Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - Air America, a politically liberal talk-radio network, said on Thursday it would cease operations and file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection to begin an orderly wind down of its business. The radio network was launched in 2004 by ... Air America Radio Closing, Filing for BankruptcyABC News Liberal radio network Air America to go silentThe Guardian Liberal Air America radio going silentAFP New York Times -New York Daily News -Daily Caller all 467 news articles »

Health care the hot topic in abortion debate - USA Today Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:06 AM PST KFBB NewsChannel 5 Health care the hot topic in abortion debate USA Today Players in the abortion debate gathering in Washington, DC., and around the country Friday are focused on the prospect of a health care overhaul. On the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. ... Americans Observe Roe v. Wade AnniversaryThe New American Pro-Lifers Revel in the Election of Brown on Anniversary of Roe v. WadeFOXNews (blog) Pro-Lifers Mark 37th Roe v Wade Anniversary with More SupportChristian Post San Diego Union Tribune -Huffington Post (blog) -Fox 28 all 227 news articles »

Prop. 8 trial Day 9: Live coverage from the courtroom - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:43 AM PST Washington Post Prop. 8 trial Day 9: Live coverage from the courtroom San Jose Mercury News University of California-Davis psychology Professor Gregory Herek is testifying on the basic elements of homosexuality, and how the denial of marriage rights affects same-sex couples. At one point, Herek was asked if there is a true ... At Calif. gay marriage trial, marriage is not the only flash pointChristian Science Monitor Prop. 8 backer's function in campaign disputedSan Francisco Chronicle Gay-Marriage Backers See Hostile Intent in BanWall Street Journal San Diego Gay & Lesbian News -The Am Law Daily -City Watch all 844 news articles »

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• Haiti relocating homeless, port repairs needed (AP)
• Obama taking latest jobs message to hard-hit Ohio (AP)
• China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with US (AP)
• Obama health plan in doubt as Dems reject fast fix (AP)
• Businesses, unions freed to spend big on elections (AP)
• India issues terror alert over hijack plot (AP)
• Gates stresses common cause with Pakistan (AP)
• 2 families caught up in Virginia killing rampage (AP)
• NBC: Conan O'Brien reaches $45M exit deal (AP)
• LeBron leads Cavaliers over Kobe and Lakers 93-87 (AP)
• China lashes back at U.S. over Internet criticism (Reuters)
• Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its living (Reuters)
• Obama threatens fight with banks on new risk rules (Reuters)
• Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House (Reuters)
• Gates strives to build trust with Pakistan military (Reuters)
• U.S. to boost Afghanistan civilian presence (Reuters)
• Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows corporate political cash (Reuters)
• Storm-battered California hit with new deluge (Reuters)
• Internet freedom row hurts US-Sino ties: China (AFP)
• Mass relocation for Haiti homeless (AFP)

Haiti relocating homeless, port repairs needed (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST AP - Haitian officials are planning a massive relocation of 400,000 people from makeshift camps to the outskirts of the capital as the U.S. government tackles repairs to the damaged main port — dual efforts to help residents survive the aftermath of the catastrophic earthquake.

Obama taking latest jobs message to hard-hit Ohio (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is telling voters in Ohio, already wracked by high unemployment, that investments in clean-energy technologies will help boost the nation's economy.

China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with US (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:06 AM PST AP - China has rejected U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's call for China and other nations to lift their restrictions on the Internet, saying it was harmful to relations.

Obama health plan in doubt as Dems reject fast fix (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST AP - Though reeling from a political body blow, House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to their health care dilemma Thursday and signaled that any agreement on President Barack Obama's signature issue will come slowly, if at all.

Businesses, unions freed to spend big on elections (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:41 AM PST AP - A bitterly divided Supreme Court vastly increased the power of big business and unions to influence government decisions Thursday by freeing them to spend their millions directly to sway elections for president and Congress.

India issues terror alert over hijack plot (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:27 AM PST AP - Indian airports were on high alert Friday after intelligence services received information that al-Qaida-linked militants were plotting to hijack a plane.

Gates stresses common cause with Pakistan (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:50 AM PST AP - The United States has no designs on Pakistan's nuclear weapons or "a single inch of Pakistani soil," U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told Pakistani military officers Friday, adding that fighting terrorists along the Afghan border is in Pakistan's interest as well as Washington's.

2 families caught up in Virginia killing rampage (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST AP - Jonathan Quarles was the kind of guy who took in flying squirrels and turtles, then released them back to the wild. The kind of guy who gathered clothes and furniture for strangers when their house burned down.

NBC: Conan O'Brien reaches $45M exit deal (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:41 AM PST AP - If it wasn't already official enough by airtime Thursday, "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien left no doubt that he is leaving.

LeBron leads Cavaliers over Kobe and Lakers 93-87 (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:42 AM PST AP - The Cavaliers haven't lost their holiday spirit.

China lashes back at U.S. over Internet criticism (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:11 AM PST Reuters - China hit back hard against U.S. criticism of Beijing's controls over the Internet, saying on Friday that Washington's push against online censorship could harm relations between the two big powers.

Outside of the rubble, Haiti tends to its living (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST Reuters - With food, cash and medicine starting to flow, Haiti's government and aid workers are turning to the mammoth task of feeding and sheltering hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors still living in the capital's rubble-strewn streets and filthy tent cities.

Obama threatens fight with banks on new risk rules (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 04:41 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama threatened to fight Wall Street banks on Thursday with new proposals to limit financial risk taking, sending stocks and the dollar tumbling.

Pelosi says Senate health bill cannot pass House (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 01:00 PM PST Reuters - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she did not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform had enough support to pass the House of Representatives without changes.

Gates strives to build trust with Pakistan military (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:09 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to build bridges with the next generation of Pakistan's military leaders on Friday and end a "trust deficit" that he said has hampered cooperation against Islamist militancy.

U.S. to boost Afghanistan civilian presence (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 05:18 PM PST Reuters - The United States will maintain a civilian presence in Afghanistan and Pakistan for a long time, even after American combat troops leave the region, a U.S. State Department report said on Thursday.

Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows corporate political cash (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:42 AM PST Reuters - Corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, a landmark decision denounced by President Barack Obama for giving special interests more power.

Storm-battered California hit with new deluge (Reuters) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 06:54 PM PST Reuters - The fourth and strongest winter rainstorm in a week clobbered normally sunny Southern California on Thursday, canceling flights, pounding beaches with huge waves and threatening to bring torrents of mud down on pricey hillside homes.

Internet freedom row hurts US-Sino ties: China (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST AFP - China on Friday said US calls for Internet freedom were "harmful" to ties, after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticised Chinese censorship of the web.

Mass relocation for Haiti homeless (AFP) Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:49 PM PST AFP - Haiti has launched a huge operation to move hundreds of thousands of homeless out of the ruined capital, as hopes of finding more survivors fade 10 days after the devastating quake.

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