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• Using ladder, vet rescued people from Texas office (AP)
• Obama sets record straight: 'I love Vegas' (AP)
• Texas plane crash exposes gap in US air security (AP)
• Small stolen plane lands at Los Angeles airport (AP)
• Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case (AP)
• NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 86, has stomach lymphoma (AP)
• Hearsay hearing for Drew Peterson comes to an end (AP)
• Ex-Detroit mayor fails to make restitution payment (AP)
• Rap star says Romney first touched him on plane (AP)
• Jury: Killing of Vegas courthouse gunman justified (AP)
• Woman charged with murder in Lottery winner death (AP)
• 3 men charged in Miami with financing Hezbollah (AP)
• Ky. man charged with threatening Obama in Web poem (AP)
• Police probe how teenage Ohio convert fled to Fla. (AP)
• Shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station (AP)
• Judge: Joe Jackson can get Jackson's medical files (AP)
• Wannabe-hero firefighter convicted of murder in NY (AP)
• Navy agrees to fund toxic water study at NC base (AP)
• Unclaimed $2.5M Ind. jackpot has winner after all (AP)

Using ladder, vet rescued people from Texas office (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:18 PM PST AP - Robin De Haven was driving the company truck to a job when he saw something that didn't look right — a small plane, flying extremely low over a heavily congested area of Austin.

Obama sets record straight: 'I love Vegas' (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:43 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is setting the record straight — he loves Las Vegas. And Las Vegas was glad to hear it.

Texas plane crash exposes gap in US air security (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:54 PM PST AP - After 9/11, cockpit doors were sealed, air marshals were added and airport searches became more aggressive, all to make sure an airliner could never again be used as a weapon. Yet little has been done to guard against attacks with smaller planes.

Small stolen plane lands at Los Angeles airport (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:14 PM PST AP - A man with an expired student pilot license allegedly stole a single-engine plane from a small airfield near San Diego, flew it north and made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport early Friday, authorities said.

Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:58 PM PST AP - The FBI is investigating a Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly activating webcams inside students' homes, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Friday.

NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg, 86, has stomach lymphoma (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST AP - Sen. Frank Lautenberg, at 86 the nation's second oldest U.S. senator, has curable lymphoma of the stomach, his office said Friday. Doctors for the Democrat found B-cell lymphoma that will require treatment over the next few months, spokesman Caley Gray said in a news release. He will not be resigning, Gray said.

Hearsay hearing for Drew Peterson comes to an end (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 08:21 PM PST AP - A hearing for Drew Peterson ended Friday night with the same question it began with a month ago: Is there enough evidence to convince a judge that the former police officer may have killed his third and fourth wives to keep them from testifying before a jury?

Ex-Detroit mayor fails to make restitution payment (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 03:28 PM PST AP - The prosecutor who forced Kwame Kilpatrick out of the Detroit mayor's office said he violated his probation by missing a Friday deadline to make a $79,011 payment toward his $1 million restitution to the city.

Rap star says Romney first touched him on plane (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - A rapper with the Grammy-nominated club act LMFAO says former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney first touched him — and not the other way around — during a confrontation aboard an Air Canada flight that was preparing to take off from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Jury: Killing of Vegas courthouse gunman justified (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 05:02 PM PST AP - A coroner's jury cleared federal agents Friday in the slaying of a shotgun-wielding assailant seen on video killing a security guard during a furious gunbattle at a Nevada federal courthouse.

Woman charged with murder in Lottery winner death (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 06:03 PM PST AP - The woman already facing charges related to the death of a Florida Lottery winner was charged Friday with first-degree murder.

3 men charged in Miami with financing Hezbollah (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 04:25 PM PST AP - Three men were charged in an indictment unsealed Friday with illegally exporting electronics and video games to a South American shopping center that U.S. officials claim funnels money to the Hezbollah militant group.

Ky. man charged with threatening Obama in Web poem (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 05:41 PM PST AP - A Kentucky man has been charged with posting a poem threatening President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on a white supremacist Web site.

Police probe how teenage Ohio convert fled to Fla. (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 02:49 PM PST AP - An Ohio minister accused of driving a teenage runaway to a bus station last year has retained a lawyer as police say they're investigating whether anyone broke the law in helping the Christian convert leave home for Florida.

Shuttle Endeavour undocks from space station (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 05:33 PM PST AP - Shuttle Endeavour departed the International Space Station on Friday night and headed home, leaving behind an outpost that is nearly complete and now has the best windows ever on the world.

Judge: Joe Jackson can get Jackson's medical files (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 03:04 PM PST AP - Michael Jackson's father can receive some medical records related to his superstar son's death, a judge ruled Friday.

Wannabe-hero firefighter convicted of murder in NY (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 02:42 PM PST AP - A young volunteer firefighter who prosecutors say wanted to be a hero was convicted Friday of murder for setting a fire that killed a mother and three of her children. He tried to bolt from the courtroom after the verdict was announced but was tackled and subdued by about a dozen court officers.

Navy agrees to fund toxic water study at NC base (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:45 AM PST AP - The Navy has agreed after months of fighting to fund a study into the health effects of past water pollution at Camp Lejeune on Marines.

Unclaimed $2.5M Ind. jackpot has winner after all (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:24 PM PST AP - Eric White didn't realize he'd left $2.5 million sitting on the desk in the office in his Indianapolis home for six months.

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• Tiger Woods blames himself, fame, temptation - USA Today
• Austin Plane Crash: Criminal Act or Domestic Terrorism? - FOXNews
• Rapper Sky Blu says Mitt Romney used 'Vulcan grip' on him in plane fiasco - Christian Science Monitor
• Niger's coup leaders lift curfew - BBC News
• Evansville paper: Ellsworth says he's running - Indianapolis Star
• Tougher IAEA line reflects new management - BBC News
• Pence urges conservatives to utilize 'our moment' to gain political power - Washington Post
• President Obama: Not Welcome in Las Vegas? - ABC News
• Pa. Rep. Sestak stands by claim that White House offered him job to drop ... - Los Angeles Times

Tiger Woods blames himself, fame, temptation - USA Today Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:09 AM PST Globe and Mail Tiger Woods blames himself, fame, temptation USA Today Tiger Woods, in what was an almost-15 minute speech today (video here) , said only one thing about golf: "I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don't know when that day will be." The rest of his statement was about being sorry and working on ... Woods: Contrite, unsure of returnSan Francisco Chronicle It took years and several affairs, but finally we saw real TigerSI.com Tiger Woods: 'I was unfaithful. I had affairs. I cheated.'Boston Herald New York Daily News -Fort Worth Star Telegram -Washington Times all 7,865 news articles »

Austin Plane Crash: Criminal Act or Domestic Terrorism? - FOXNews Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:34 AM PST Sydney Morning Herald Austin Plane Crash: Criminal Act or Domestic Terrorism? FOXNews That's one of many questions being asked in the wake of Thursday's plane crash in Austin, Texas, where a software engineer with an anti-government grudge crashed his single-engine plane into an office building that housed nearly ... Plane crash pilot's rage was well hidden, friends sayCNN Texas plane crash targeted feds, officials saymsnbc.com Father-in-Law: Pilot Had Hang-Up Over IRSCBS News Wall Street Journal -Christian Science Monitor -ABC News all 4,710 news articles »

Rapper Sky Blu says Mitt Romney used 'Vulcan grip' on him in plane fiasco - Christian Science Monitor Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:29 AM PST Washington Post Rapper Sky Blu says Mitt Romney used 'Vulcan grip' on him in plane fiasco Christian Science Monitor Sky Blu, singer of the band LMFAO, says Mitt Romney had him in a 'Vulcan grip' while aboard an airplane Monday night in Vancouver. LMFAO rapper Sky Blu said Mitt Romney used a "vulcan grip" on him in a scuffle onboard an airplane departing from ... LMFAO's Sky Blu and Mitt Romney Scuffle on Flight to LARolling Stone Sky Blu of LMFAO claims Mitt Romney got physical first on flight from VancouverNew York Daily News LMFAO And Mitt Romney Just The Latest Beef Between Politics And MusicMTV.com ForexTV.com -NBC Los Angeles -New York Magazine all 494 news articles »

Niger's coup leaders lift curfew - BBC News Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:00 AM PST ABC News Niger's coup leaders lift curfew BBC News Niger's new military rulers have lifted a curfew and reopened the country's borders, a day after they overthrew the government and detained the president. Ten people are said to have been killed when they seized power in gun battles - a move which has ... Key figures in Niger coupAljazeera.net Soldiers Name New Leader in NigerVoice of America ANALYSIS - Coup may usher in a democratic future for NigerReuters India TIME -New York Times -The Epoch Times all 1,388 news articles »

Evansville paper: Ellsworth says he's running - Indianapolis Star Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:17 AM PST TPMDC (blog) Evansville paper: Ellsworth says he's running Indianapolis Star Rep. Brad Ellsworth told a town hall meeting in Evansville this morning he will run for the US Senate seat being vacated by Evan Bayh, according to the Evansville Courier and Press which covered the event. ... Democratic Rep. Brad Ellsworth says he's running for Evan Bayh's Indiana ...Los Angeles Times Ellsworth to Run For Indiana Senate SeatNew York Times (blog) Ellsworth seeks Bayh's spot on ballotFort Wayne Journal Gazette Credit Union Times -msnbc.com -WRTV Indianapolis all 213 news articles »

Tougher IAEA line reflects new management - BBC News Posted: 19 Feb 2010 08:55 AM PST Times Online Tougher IAEA line reflects new management BBC News The latest report on Iran by the UN's nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reflects a tougher approach by the agency under its new director-general. But while the language is stronger, it is less clear that the ... Russia accuses Iran of nuclear non-cooperationPress TV Russia 'very alarmed' by Iran nuclear reportTelegraph.co.uk Russia "very alarmed" at Iranian nuclear stanceReuters Los Angeles Times -Voice of America -FOXNews all 1,373 news articles »

Pence urges conservatives to utilize 'our moment' to gain political power - Washington Post Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:49 AM PST USA Today Pence urges conservatives to utilize 'our moment' to gain political power Washington Post Asserting that "this is our moment," Indiana Rep. Mike Pence issued a call-to-arms at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday morning, urging grass-roots activists to turn Democrats out of power in November ... Pawlenty offers 'four principles' at CPACUSA Today Pawlenty takes the stage at big conservative confabMinneapolis Star Tribune Pawlenty Uses CPAC Forum to Bash Obama, DemocratsCQPolitics.com FOXNews (blog) -msnbc.com -Minnesota Public Radio all 61 news articles »

President Obama: Not Welcome in Las Vegas? - ABC News Posted: 19 Feb 2010 05:02 AM PST Washington Post President Obama: Not Welcome in Las Vegas? ABC News When President Obama visits most US cities, he receives a warm welcome, with local leaders lining up to greet Air Force One. But not so in Las Vegas. Mayor Oscar Goodman not only skipped the airport when the president arrived Thursday ... Obama to announce new help for homeownersUSA Today In Nevada, Obama Pushes For More Housing HelpKGMI Obama arrives in Las Vegas for fundraising, town hall meetingLas Vegas Review - Journal BusinessWeek -FOXNews -Reuters all 428 news articles »

Pa. Rep. Sestak stands by claim that White House offered him job to drop ... - Los Angeles Times Posted: 19 Feb 2010 09:29 AM PST FOXNews Pa. Rep. Sestak stands by claim that White House offered him job to drop ... Los Angeles Times By AP PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rep. Joe Sestak says the White House offered him a federal job in an effort to persuade him not to mount a Democratic primary challenge against Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. Sestak said Thursday at a taping of the ... Sestak alleges WH offered him a job to drop Senate bidWashington Post (blog) Joe Sestak: White House Offered Me A Job To Quit Senate RaceHuffington Post (blog) Sestak says federal job was offered to quit race | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02 ...Philadelphia Inquirer Daily Caller -KYW1060.com -Philadelphia Metro all 70 news articles »

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• Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plans (AP)
• Toyota's president to testify before Congress (AP)
• Man angry at IRS crashes plane into building (AP)
• Lawyer: Prof. accused in slayings likely insane (AP)
• US Marines airdropped into Taliban-held territory (AP)
• Crist, McCain challengers woo conservatives (AP)
• China protests Obama meeting with Dalai Lama (AP)
• Officials: US strike kill Taliban leader's brother (AP)
• Woods starts comeback with a speech (AP)
• 8 missionaries freed in Haiti, return to US (AP)
• Small plane is crashed into tax offices in Texas (Reuters)
• Toyota head prepares for Congress grilling on recalls (Reuters)
• NY Democrats seek to avoid Massachusetts debacle (Reuters)
• IAEA fears Iran working now on nuclear warhead (Reuters)
• China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai Lama (Reuters)
• Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud (Reuters)
• Niger president seized in military coup (Reuters)
• Obama names deficit panel, gives it broad leeway (Reuters)
• China: Obama-Dalai talks 'harm' ties with US (AFP)
• Niger military sack govt after toppling president (AFP)

Premiums jump 14 percent on Medicare private plans (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:58 AM PST AP - Millions of seniors who signed up for popular private health plans through Medicare are facing sharp premium increases this year — another sign that spiraling costs are a problem even for those with solid insurance.

Toyota's president to testify before Congress (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:01 AM PST AP - Toyota's president Akio Toyoda, under fire for his handling of sweeping recalls, will testify before a congressional hearing next week, appealing to U.S. lawmakers and aggrieved customers for understanding while the company fixes its safety problems.

Man angry at IRS crashes plane into building (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:10 AM PST AP - A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service launched a suicide attack on the agency Thursday by crashing his small plane into an office building containing nearly 200 IRS employees, setting off a raging fire that sent workers running for their lives.

Lawyer: Prof. accused in slayings likely insane (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:07 AM PST AP - An Alabama college professor accused of killing three colleagues during a faculty meeting is likely insane, and she can't remember the shootings, her attorney said.

US Marines airdropped into Taliban-held territory (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:43 AM PST AP - Elite Marine recon teams were dropped behind Taliban lines by helicopter Friday as the U.S.-led force stepped up operations to break resistance in the besieged insurgent stronghold of Marjah.

Crist, McCain challengers woo conservatives (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:10 AM PST AP - Marco Rubio and J.D. Hayworth have different styles and different backgrounds and they're from opposite sides of the country. But both are hoping to win Senate seats by tapping into the energy of conservatives to defeat big-name, establishment-backed Republicans.

China protests Obama meeting with Dalai Lama (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:45 AM PST AP - China on Friday protested President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and demanding that the U.S. take steps to improve ties.

Officials: US strike kill Taliban leader's brother (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:02 AM PST AP - The brother of senior Afghan Taliban commander Siraj Haqqani has been killed in a U.S. missile strike in northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday.

Woods starts comeback with a speech (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:12 AM PST AP - Out of sight for almost three months, Tiger Woods will be back for a day.

8 missionaries freed in Haiti, return to US (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:16 AM PST AP - American missionaries accused of child trafficking in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake returned home Thursday and urged the safe release of the two women left behind in a Port-au-Prince jail.

Small plane is crashed into tax offices in Texas (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:42 PM PST Reuters - An apparently disgruntled man crashed a small plane into a federal building housing U.S. tax offices in Austin, Texas on Thursday in what local officials said was likely a deliberate attack.

Toyota head prepares for Congress grilling on recalls (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:53 PM PST Reuters - The head of Toyota Motor Corp bowed to pressure to testify before U.S. lawmakers and explain the company's safety crisis, becoming the highest profile Japanese executive to face such a grilling from Congress.

NY Democrats seek to avoid Massachusetts debacle (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 10:03 PM PST Reuters - In a year in which Republicans look likely to make sweeping gains in congressional and governors' elections, New York Democrats are more concerned with fighting each other.

IAEA fears Iran working now on nuclear warhead (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 04:55 PM PST Reuters - The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it feared Iran may be working now to develop a nuclear-armed missile, as Washington warned Tehran of "consequences" for ignoring international demands to stop its atomic program.

China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 11:52 PM PST Reuters - China accused President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation.

Haiti shelter emergency as rain turns camps to mud (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:50 PM PST Reuters - Providing shelter for hundreds of thousands of homeless earthquake victims in Haiti jumped to the top of the country's relief priorities on Thursday after heavy rain turned makeshift survivors' camps into muddy quagmires.

Niger president seized in military coup (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST Reuters - Mutinous troops led by an army colonel captured Niger's President Mamadou Tandja after a gun battle on Thursday, and said they were suspending the constitution and dissolving all political institutions.

Obama names deficit panel, gives it broad leeway (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2010 03:38 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama named a bipartisan panel on Thursday to tackle exploding U.S. budget deficits and promised it broad leeway to recommend ways to put the country on a path to fiscal responsibility.

China: Obama-Dalai talks 'harm' ties with US (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:44 AM PST AFP - China on Friday bitterly condemned US President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it had "seriously harmed" relations and summoning the American ambassador in Beijing to protest.

Niger military sack govt after toppling president (AFP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 12:33 AM PST AFP - Niger's new military junta announced Friday it had dissolved the government after a coup that toppled President Mamadou Tandja in the impoverished but uranium-rich west African country.

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