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• Toyota says new gas pedals are en route to dealers (AP)
• Southeastern US gets ready for icy, snowy weekend (AP)
• APNewsBreak: Crystal Cathedral makes deep cuts (AP)
• State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town (AP)
• Police search van of missing Utah woman's husband (AP)
• 50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killing (AP)
• Pa. man accused of burning puppy in front of kids (AP)
• Police: Utah teacher fatally shot in parking lot (AP)
• Hawaii nixes same-sex civil unions bill (AP)
• Body in backyard is missing Fla. lottery winner's (AP)
• Man accused in Colo. train threat denies charges (AP)
• Push to send FEMA trailers to Haiti stirs backlash (AP)
• Edwards' ex-mistress wants 'private' tape returned (AP)
• Music world readies for its big event (AP)
• 'Who Dat' got the rights to famous Saints cheer? (AP)
• Taylor's son rejects Liberians' torture claims (AP)
• Man charged in NJ weapons case remains in custody (AP)
• Walmart pendants recalled as Disney bans cadmium (AP)

Toyota says new gas pedals are en route to dealers (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:07 PM PST AP - Toyota said it began shipping gas pedal parts to its dealers Friday for use in fixing the millions of cars and trucks recalled because of accelerators that could become stuck.

Southeastern US gets ready for icy, snowy weekend (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:17 PM PST AP - The Southeastern U.S. was next in line for icy roads and snowy landscapes as a storm pushed eastward Friday after knocking out power to tens of thousands and closing major highways in the Midwest and Southern Plains.

APNewsBreak: Crystal Cathedral makes deep cuts (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:20 PM PST AP - The Southern California megachurch founded by televangelist Robert H. Schuller Sr. is selling property, laying off workers and pulling its signature TV program "Hour of Power" from some markets to offset a nearly $8 million drop in revenue.

State to probe birth defects spike in Calif. town (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:59 PM PST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year.

Police search van of missing Utah woman's husband (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:12 PM PST AP - Police in suburban Salt Lake City have searched a minivan belonging to the husband of a Utah woman who has been missing since early December.

50 officers gave chase in Phoenix officer killing (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:23 PM PST AP - With a police lieutenant mortally wounded and his alleged assailants fleeing in a work truck, more than 50 law officers sped after them in a wild midnight pursuit from the Phoenix suburbs into the nearby mountains.

Pa. man accused of burning puppy in front of kids (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:56 PM PST AP - Police say a Philadelphia man poured rubbing alcohol on his family's puppy and set it on fire in front of his children.

Police: Utah teacher fatally shot in parking lot (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:56 PM PST AP - Police say an assistant preschool teacher has been shot and killed as she was leaving a Salt Lake City-area school.

Hawaii nixes same-sex civil unions bill (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:27 PM PST AP - Hawaii lawmakers declined to vote Friday on a bill that would have allowed same-sex civil unions, effectively doing away with the measure.

Body in backyard is missing Fla. lottery winner's (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:23 PM PST AP - Winning $30 million in the Florida Lottery should have been the best thing that ever happened to Abraham Shakespeare. But with his newfound wealth came a string of bad choices and hangers-on who constantly hit him up for money. Nine months ago, he vanished. Friends and family hoped he was on a beach somewhere in the Caribbean. On Friday, detectives confirmed that a body buried under a concrete slab in a rural backyard was his.

Man accused in Colo. train threat denies charges (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST AP - A man pulled off an Amtrak train after passengers reported hearing him talk about al-Qaida and make threatening statements is well known among prison rights advocates after spending more than 20 years in solitary confinement.

Push to send FEMA trailers to Haiti stirs backlash (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:44 PM PST AP - The trailer industry and lawmakers are pressing the government to send Haiti thousands of potentially formaldehyde-laced trailers left over from Hurricane Katrina — an idea denounced by some as a crass and self-serving attempt to dump inferior American products on the poor.

Edwards' ex-mistress wants 'private' tape returned (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - The ex-mistress of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards wants a "very private and personal" videotape back from a campaign aide who wrote a book about the politician, according to court documents.

Music world readies for its big event (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:20 PM PST AP - From parties to rehearsals to gift suites, Grammy-related activities were taking over L.A.'s weekend scene in advance of Sunday night's awards show at Staples Center. Here's a tour around town:

'Who Dat' got the rights to famous Saints cheer? (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:49 PM PST AP - Who owns "Who Dat?"

Taylor's son rejects Liberians' torture claims (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST AP - The son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Friday rejected as "propaganda" claims by Liberians and the U.S. government that he oversaw widespread torture and human rights abuses while head of an elite paramilitary unit in his father's government.

Man charged in NJ weapons case remains in custody (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:05 PM PST AP - A former Virginia man accused of having a cache of weapons and a map of an Army base in his New Jersey motel room appeared briefly in court Friday for the second time this week.

Walmart pendants recalled as Disney bans cadmium (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 03:26 PM PST AP - Federal consumer safety regulators on Friday announced the recall of "The Princess and The Frog" pendants sold at Walmart stores because of high levels of the toxic metal cadmium, an unprecedented action that reflects concerns of an emerging threat in children's jewelry.

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• Jury reaches quick verdict in abortion murder case - CNN International
• Blair at Chilcot: a well-rehearsed performance - The Guardian
• White House Considers Changing Venue of Terror Trial - Wall Street Journal
• Senators Claim Court Decisions Blatently Support the Republican Party - ABC News
• GOP Rep. Buyer, with wife ill, won't seek new term - Washington Post
• Bin Laden Rebukes US on Climate Change - New York Times
• Apple Inside: the Significance of the IPad's A4 Chip - PC World
• A Contractual Solution to Citizens United - New York Times (blog)
• John Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter seeks return of sex tape from Andrew Young - New York Daily News
• ACORN Filmmaker Defends Role in Sen. Landrieu Phone Scheme - FOXNews

Jury reaches quick verdict in abortion murder case - CNN International Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:59 AM PST CBC.ca Jury reaches quick verdict in abortion murder case CNN International Scott Roeder admits he killed Dr. George Tiller but says he felt that he needed to save the lives of the unborn. Scott Roeder testified he does not regret killing Dr. George Tiller (CNN) -- A Kansas jury deliberated just minutes before announcing it ... Jury Considers if Abortion Slaying Was MurderWall Street Journal Roeder found guilty of murdering abortion doctorKansas City Star Reluctantly, Wichita returns to front lines of abortion battleCNN McClatchy Washington Bureau -Newsday (subscription) -ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) all 2,474 news articles »

Blair at Chilcot: a well-rehearsed performance - The Guardian Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:41 AM PST CBC.ca Blair at Chilcot: a well-rehearsed performance The Guardian What did we expect? That Tony Blair would break down in front of the Chilcot inquiry admitting he had taken Britain to war on the basis of flimsy intelligence? That he would beg God's forgiveness for the deaths of more than 100000 Iraqis? ... Iraq Inquiry: In the end,Tony Blair will be judged by historyTelegraph.co.uk Protesters call for Blair to face war crimes chargesCNN Tony Blair Iraq inquiry: Hussein was risk worth trying to containChristian Science Monitor Ynetnews -Times Online -ABC News all 2,930 news articles »

White House Considers Changing Venue of Terror Trial - Wall Street Journal Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:48 AM PST The Guardian White House Considers Changing Venue of Terror Trial Wall Street Journal The Obama administration appears to be backing away from the plan to try the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City. The White House's revised stance comes amid calls from New York City Mayor ... US considering other sites for 9/11 trials -sourceReuters Obama Said to Consider Moving Terror Trial From NYCBloomberg Obama backs away from 9/11 trial near Ground ZeroTimes Online AFP -New York Post -New York Daily News all 330 news articles »

Senators Claim Court Decisions Blatently Support the Republican Party - ABC News Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:19 AM PST BBC News Senators Claim Court Decisions Blatently Support the Republican Party ABC News Members of the US Supreme Court listen to US President Barack Obama speak to both houses of... But his words were downright genteel compared with what's been said on the Senate floor the past two days. Democrats on Capitol Hill accused ... Dino Rossi and the Scott Brown effect in WashingtonSeattle Times Illinois, new Massachusetts setback for Obama?Washington Post Jobless Americans -- A Neglected PriorityNew California Media Wall Street Journal -Delta Farm Press -Financial Times all 1,900 news articles »

GOP Rep. Buyer, with wife ill, won't seek new term - Washington Post Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:15 AM PST TPMDC (blog) GOP Rep. Buyer, with wife ill, won't seek new term Washington Post AP INDIANAPOLIS -- Republican Rep. Steve Buyer announced Friday that he will not seek re-election this fall and will leave Congress after 18 years because his wife is ill. Buyer choked back tears as he stood next to his wife, Joni, ... Buyer to retire due to wife's illnessIndianapolis Star Rep. Steve Buyer, under ethics spotlight, to retireUSA Today Indiana's Rep. Buyer RetiringCQPolitics.com New York Times (blog) -WISH -Fort Wayne Journal Gazette all 131 news articles »

Bin Laden Rebukes US on Climate Change - New York Times Posted: 29 Jan 2010 06:42 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Bin Laden Rebukes US on Climate Change New York Times Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, blamed the United States and developed countries for not halting climate change and said that the global economy should immediately abandon its reliance on the American dollar, according to an ... Bin Laden urges abandoning dollar: Al Jazeera tapeReuters Brand X Files: Osama Bin Laden goes 'green.' Soros warns gold is 'ultimate ...Los Angeles Times Twitter users ask: What will Bin Laden address next?AFP The Guardian -BBC News -VentureBeat all 575 news articles »

Apple Inside: the Significance of the IPad's A4 Chip - PC World Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:22 AM PST The Guardian Apple Inside: the Significance of the IPad's A4 Chip PC World Just one day after the unveiling of the iPad, Apple's long-rumored tablet has ruffled feathers and turned heads. With a familiar interface, Apple's momentum, iTunes integration, and a price that the even non-geek can ... Apple's iPad Changes the Landscape for App MakersWall Street Journal Apple to target iPad at business users with added features - sourcesApple Insider Public Mocks Apple iPad, but Sony E-Book President Praises the DeviceDailyTech eWeek -Wireless Week -Inquirer all 1,216 news articles »

A Contractual Solution to Citizens United - New York Times (blog) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:32 AM PST Seattle Post Intelligencer A Contractual Solution to Citizens United New York Times (blog) Now that the Supreme Court has freed corporations to expressly advocate for the election or defeat of federal candidates, many pundits feel that is simply beyond the power of Congress to constitutionally curtail the corrosive potential of ... Alito and Obama Face Alleged Breaches of EtiquetteWall Street Journal Garbling free speechRochester Business Journal State of the Union rude-downLos Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle -Boston Globe -Los Cerritos News all 999 news articles »

John Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter seeks return of sex tape from Andrew Young - New York Daily News Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:24 AM PST Globe and Mail John Edwards mistress Rielle Hunter seeks return of sex tape from Andrew Young New York Daily News In his new book, "The Politician," Andrew Young (below) describes how he and his wife found a sex tape made by Hunter and Edwards, pictured above. Will John Edwards ever rehabilitate his image for re-entry into politics? Maybe. ... Edwards Mistress Battles for Control of Alleged Sex TapeFOXNews Ex-Edwards Aide: $1 Million Spent to Cover Up Pregnant MistressABC News John Edwards Sex Tape Being Sought?CBS News WRAL.com -The Smoking Gun -Southern Pines Pilot all 1,737 news articles »

ACORN Filmmaker Defends Role in Sen. Landrieu Phone Scheme - FOXNews Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:58 AM PST Washington Post ACORN Filmmaker Defends Role in Sen. Landrieu Phone Scheme FOXNews James O'Keefe, the conservative filmmaker who famously posed as a pimp to expose wrongdoings at ACORN, defended himself Friday in the wake of his arrest on accusations that he tried to tamper with the phones of Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu. AP Jan. ... O'Keefe: 'I could have used a different approach'USA Today ACORN foe: Phone scheme was to investigate Louisiana senatorSan Jose Mercury News No wiretap scheme at Sen. Landrieu's office, lawyer saysLos Angeles Times New York Times -Seattle Times -Daily Beast all 2,106 news articles »

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• In Davos, climate change takes forefront (AP)
• Blair arrives for grilling on Iraq war (AP)
• Hurt by recalls, Toyota expected to lose US sales (AP)
• Obama retools tax credit idea for creating jobs (AP)
• Medicine running out at Haiti hospitals, clinics (AP)
• Economy likely grew faster in 4Q, but fears remain (AP)
• Illinois political chaos a pain in neck for Obama (AP)
• Ice, snow chill southern Plains amid power outages (AP)
• What's in Salinger's safe? (AP)
• Bosh, 7 first-timers headed to All-Star game (AP)
• Congress probes Toyota recalls (Reuters)
• Senate backs Bernanke for second term at Fed (Reuters)
• Pentagon to detail new "don't ask, don't tell" steps (Reuters)
• Gunmen holed-up in building in southern Afghanistan (Reuters)
• North Korea fires more artillery towards South (Reuters)
• Leaders warn recovery could falter without help (Reuters)
• U.S. Democrats vow to move ahead on healthcare (Reuters)
• Tony Blair braced for grilling over Iraq war (AFP)
• Hamas blames Israel for death in Dubai of top militant (AFP)

In Davos, climate change takes forefront (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:17 AM PST AP - More than a month since the U.N. climate change talks in Denmark ended without definitive agreement, protecting the environment is the top issue at the World Economic Forum.

Blair arrives for grilling on Iraq war (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:36 AM PST AP - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived at the Iraq Inquiry as he prepares to defend his decision to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

Hurt by recalls, Toyota expected to lose US sales (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:30 PM PST AP - Toyota's still-expanding recalls over faulty gas pedals and an unprecedented decision to stop selling and building some of its top-selling models in the U.S. are costing the carmaker dearly: industry analysts are already forecasting its market share will sink to its lowest since 2006.

Obama retools tax credit idea for creating jobs (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:46 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is taking another swing at offering tax credits to companies that hire new workers, a plan that drew a cool reception from Congress last month despite the nation's high unemployment rate.

Medicine running out at Haiti hospitals, clinics (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:39 AM PST AP - Doctors and aid workers say treating the tens of thousands of Haitians injured by the earthquake is taxing the country's devastated hospitals — as well as the efforts of physicians from around the world who are providing emergency care.

Economy likely grew faster in 4Q, but fears remain (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 09:22 PM PST AP - At the end of last year, the economy likely grew for the second straight quarter — possibly at the fastest pace in nearly four years.

Illinois political chaos a pain in neck for Obama (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:48 AM PST AP - If the Massachusetts special election was a kick in the shins for President Barack Obama, the political turmoil in Illinois, his home state, is a pain in the neck that never seems to go away.

Ice, snow chill southern Plains amid power outages (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 08:14 PM PST AP - A powerful storm dumped snow, sleet and freezing rain on the southern Plains Thursday, disrupting power to thousands of homes and businesses, canceling flights and shutting down major highways across three states.

What's in Salinger's safe? (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST AP - So what about the safe?

Bosh, 7 first-timers headed to All-Star game (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:56 PM PST AP - Local products Chris Bosh of Toronto and Utah's Deron Williams are headed back to Dallas for the All-Star game, which will include seven first-time selections.

Congress probes Toyota recalls (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp faced scrutiny from Congress over its biggest ever safety recall as investors and consumers weighed the impact of an unprecedented halt in U.S. production by the No.1 automaker.

Senate backs Bernanke for second term at Fed (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 04:39 PM PST Reuters - The Senate on Thursday backed Ben Bernanke for a second four-year term running the Federal Reserve, the world's most powerful central bank, despite deep misgivings over his perceived policy missteps.

Pentagon to detail new "don't ask, don't tell" steps (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST Reuters - The Pentagon will unveil initial steps next week to lay the ground for an eventual repeal of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which permits gays to serve in uniform as long they hide their sexual orientation, officials said on Thursday.

Gunmen holed-up in building in southern Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:22 PM PST Reuters - Four gunmen wearing suicide vests were locked in a gunbattle with Afghan security forces inside a building in southern Afghanistan on Friday, a police official said.

North Korea fires more artillery towards South (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 10:58 PM PST Reuters - North Korea fired artillery toward a disputed sea border with its southern neighbor for the third straight day on Friday in a move seen by the South's president as a ploy by Pyongyang to put pressure on regional powers.

Leaders warn recovery could falter without help (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:14 PM PST Reuters - World leaders and policymakers in Davos are nervous the global recovery could falter, especially if governments withdraw support too quickly.

U.S. Democrats vow to move ahead on healthcare (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jan 2010 02:01 PM PST Reuters - Democratic congressional leaders said on Thursday they would keep pushing for a stalled healthcare overhaul and would explore all options to pass it, but acknowledged the process would not move quickly.

Tony Blair braced for grilling over Iraq war (AFP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:06 AM PST AFP - Former British prime minister Tony Blair faces a public grilling Friday over his decision to wage war on Iraq, seven years after a bloody conflict that still divides his country.

Hamas blames Israel for death in Dubai of top militant (AFP) Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:38 AM PST AFP - The Islamist Hamas movement blamed Israel on Friday for the death in Dubai earlier this month of one of the founders of its military wing and threatened retaliation at a time of its choosing.

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