| DOJ: No misconduct for Bush interrogation lawyers (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:54 PM PST  AP - Justice Department lawyers showed "poor judgment" but did not commit professional misconduct when they authorized CIA interrogators to use waterboarding and other harsh tactics at the height of the U.S. war on terrorism, an internal review released Friday found.
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| FBI closes anthrax case, says scientist was killer (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:44 AM PST  AP - The FBI has concluded that Army scientist Bruce Ivins acted alone in the 2001 anthrax mailings that killed five people and further unnerved a nation still reeling from the 9/11 attacks.
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| Lautenberg's illness could hurt Senate Democrats (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:45 AM PST  AP - Concerns about New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg's health pose yet another challenge for Democrats struggling to retain control of the Senate.
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| Apologetic Tiger Woods unsure of return to golf (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:37 AM PST  AP - Somber, composed — and vulnerable — Tiger Woods faced the world and said the words out loud.
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| Dutch government collapses over Afghan mission (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:26 AM PST  AP - The Dutch coalition government collapsed Saturday over whether to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan, leaving uncertain the future of its 1,600 soldiers fighting there.
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| Karzai: NATO still causes too many civilian deaths (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:08 AM PST  AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Saturday that NATO's efforts to prevent civilian deaths during its operations are not enough because innocent people keep dying, as the military alliance continued its offensive in a key Taliban stronghold.
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| Japan hopes Toyoda can clear image, cool friction (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:56 PM PST  AP - Japan is looking to Toyota president Akio Toyoda's appearance before U.S. lawmakers next week to help burnish an image marred by a flood of recalls — and to prevent grievances over the issue from fanning broader political tensions.
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| Official: FBI probing Pa. school webcam spy case (AP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:45 AM PST  AP - A Pennsylvania school district accused of secretly switching on laptop computer webcams inside students' homes is under investigation by federal authorities, a law enforcement official with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press.
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| Parents angry at 'American Idol' contestant (AP) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:59 PM PST  AP - The success of an "American Idol" contestant is causing a stir among parents who are complaining they never got refunds for performance fees in a failed musical production Todrick Hall wrote and directed.
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| 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.
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| Government was told of Toyota claims in 2004: insurer (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 04:15 PM PST  Reuters - The largest U.S. auto insurer alerted regulators earlier than first believed about a worrying trend of accidents involving Toyota Motor Corp vehicles, while the Obama administration's top transportation official said on Friday he would not relax pressure on the carmaker.
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| Contrite Woods keeps return to competition on hold (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:54 PM PST Reuters - Superstar golfer Tiger Woods set no date for his return to competition on Friday, keeping sponsors and fans in a waiting game as he apologized to his family and fans for cheating on his wife and said he was continuing to get treatment. |
| Dutch government falls over Afghan troop mission (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 10:51 PM PST  Reuters - Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's coalition government collapsed on Saturday when the two largest parties failed to agree on whether to withdraw troops from Afghanistan this year as planned.
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| Turbulence injures over 20 on U.S.-Japan flight (Reuters) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:50 AM PST Reuters - More than 20 people were injured when a United Airlines flight from Washington to Tokyo hit turbulence on Saturday, an airport police official said. |
| Obama to spell out new healthcare plan (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 03:33 PM PST  Reuters - President Barack Obama is expected to publish his healthcare plan as early as Sunday or Monday, combining features of the two Democratic bills passed by the Senate and House of Representatives, congressional aides and healthcare advocates said on Friday.
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| FDA reports says Avandia can hurt heart: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 08:33 PM PST Reuters - Confidential U.S. government reports recommend that GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market because it can hurt the heart, The New York Times reported on Friday. |
| Credit cards implicate Mossad in Dubai hit: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 11:50 PM PST Reuters - New evidence incriminating Israel's spy agency in the assassination of a Hamas commander in Dubai includes credit card payments and phone calls made by suspects, an Arabic-language daily reported on Saturday. |
| Obama unveils new fund to address housing woes (Reuters) Posted: 19 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama used a campaign push for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Friday to announce a new fund to support homeowners in five states hit hardest by the U.S. housing crisis. |
| Dutch government falls over Afghan military mission: PM (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST  AFP - The Dutch governent collapsed Saturday after coalition parties clashed over a NATO request to extend the Netherlands' military mission in Afghanistan, the prime minister said.
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| Ukraine PM withdraws election complaint (AFP) Posted: 20 Feb 2010 12:56 AM PST  AFP - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Saturday withdrew a complaint over her rival's presidential election victory as a top court reconvened to hear her challenge.
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