Saturday, February 02, 2008
Obama Is Racing Against the Clock
February 2, 2008
Obama Is Racing Against the Clock
With three days to go before Super Tuesday, when roughly half the
delegates in the Democratic presidential contest will be awarded, Barack
Obama is racing around the country, still trying to introduce himself to
voters, speed-dating style.
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U.S.
Snowstorm Blankets Midwest, Heads East
A huge storm that's blanketed the nation's midsection with snow is
heading for the Northeast.
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World
Rebels Clash With Troops In Chad's Capital
As many as 1,500 rebels entered N'Djamena and clashed with government
troops, moving on the presidential palace. A rebel spokesman said "many"
soldiers had defected, but reports are that rebels are being pushed
back.
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Politics
Obama Tries To Win Over Latino Voters
In a sun-drenched community college courtyard in the heart of East Los
Angeles, Barack Obama tried to confront one of his greatest obstacles to
doing well on Super Tuesday next week: winning over Latino voters. The
Washington Post reports.
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Health
Eleven States See Widespread Flu Outbreaks
Flu season is in full swing, with wide outbreaks in 11 states - and a
new strain is starting to emerge that this year's vaccine doesn't
specifically target, the government's public health chief said Friday.
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SciTech
3rd Undersea Cable Cut, Hampering Internet
An undersea cable has been cut in the Persian Gulf, the third such
communications link damaged in the past week, resulting in severe phone
line disruptions and compounding Internet outages across the Middle East
and Asia.
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Business
Exxon Mobil Makes Monster Profit
The oil giant posted the largest annual profit ever by a U.S. company:
$40.6 billion. Exxon Mobil benefited from historic crude prices at
year's end.
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Entertainment
Dad Gains Legal Custody Of Britney
Britney Spears' father was put in control of her welfare under a
court-ordered temporary conservatorship Friday, a day after the pop star
was taken to a psychiatric hospital.
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Microsoft Makes Major Bid For Yahoo
February 1, 2008
Microsoft Makes Major Bid For Yahoo
Not content to fall behind Google in the race to capture online
advertising dollars, Microsoft offered to buy search engine operator
Yahoo for $44.6 billion in a move to boost its competitive edge in the
online services market.
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U.S.
Another Last Minute Death Row Reprieve
A murderer who would have become America's first executed inmate in
months won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court a little more than an
hour before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection.
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World
China Storms Kill 60, More Snow Coming
As the government raised the official death toll to 60 and its damage
estimate from three weeks of punishing winter storms to a whopping $7.48
billion, forecasters warned residents of central China that more snow
was on the way.
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Politics
Clinton, Obama Debate, But Play Nice
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off their final
debate before Super Tuesday contests on a cordial note, and reached out
to backers of former rival John Edwards in their scrappy chase for
delegates.
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Health
FDA Links Epilepsy Drugs To Suicide Risk
The Food and Drug Administration has alerted the nation's doctors that
drugs commonly prescribed to millions of people with epilepsy and some
other disorders can double the risk of suicidal thoughts and
tendencies.
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SciTech
Humans Blamed For Climate-Related H2O Woes
People driving their cars, cranking on their air conditioners and
switching on lights and dishwashers are responsible for most of the
climate changes that are gradually drying up water supplies in arid and
growing western states, a new study finds.
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Business
U.S. Stocks End Session Ahead
U.S. stocks close higher, but still end January with substantial losses,
as a shaky market swings down on MBIA Inc.'s losses only to reverse
higher when the bond insurer said it did not believe its triple-A rating
was in jeopardy.
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Entertainment
George Clooney Gets U.N. Role
In his new role as United Nations messenger of peace, Clooney toured
U.N. headquarters for a ceremony and received a new pin for his lapel
marking his designation for the special job from Secretary General Ban
Ki-moon.
U.S. nonfarm payrolls drop 17,000 in January, confounding growth expectations
BULLETIN
U.S. nonfarm payrolls drop 17,000 in January, confounding growth
expectations
2/1/2008 8:31:20 AM
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Markets Thursday, 01/31/2008
| Dow : 12650.36 up 207.53
| S & P : 1378.55 up 22.74
| NASDAQ: 2389.86 up 40.86
| Bond (10Y): 3.59%, 105.34
MARKETS:
Big day, brutal month for markets
Stocks rally on the last day of January for a miserable start to 2008.
Why Ted Kennedy Didn't Endorse Clinton
January 31, 2008
Why Ted Kennedy Didn't Endorse Clinton
Part of the reason why Ted Kennedy embraced Barack Obama was because of
a perceived slight at the Kennedy family's civil rights legacy by the
other Democratic presidential primary frontrunner, reports the
Washington Post.
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World
2nd Lawmaker Shot; Kenya "In Flames"
The shooting death of a second Kenyan opposition legislator in just one
week has added fuel to the fire of ethnic fighting which as gripped the
African nation for more than a month, leaving more than 800 people dead
and thousands displaced.
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Politics
Early Wins Pay Off For Obama
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in the
single month of January, matching his best three-month period last year,
aides said Thursday.
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Health
Epsom Salts May Cut Cerebral Palsy Risk
Doctors can cut the risk of cerebral palsy in half for very premature
babies by giving their mothers magnesium sulfate, better known as Epsom
salts, just before they give birth, new research shows.
Governor Schwarzenegger To Endorse McCain
January 31, 2008
2nd Lawmaker Shot; Kenya "In Flames"
The shooting death of a second Kenyan opposition legislator in just one
week has added fuel to the fire of ethnic fighting which as gripped the
African nation for more than a month, leaving more than 800 people dead
and thousands displaced.
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U.S.
Judge Throws Out Katrina Suit Against Army
A federal judge has ruled the Army Corps of Engineers is immune to
prosecution over the devastating levee breach that flooded New Orleans
during Hurricane Katrina, throwing out a class-action lawsuit brought by
thousands of residents and businesses.
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World
Suicide Bomber Kills Afghan Official
Two suicide attacks have killed at least seven people in Afghanistan,
including the deputy governor of the southern Helmand province who died
along with five other people when a bomber walked into a mosque and blew
himself up.
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Politics
Governor Schwarzenegger To Endorse McCain
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse John McCain on Thursday, giving
a certain boost to the Republican presidential front-runner six days
before California's high-prize primary.
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Health
Pot, Tobacco Withdrawal Equally Rough
Marijuana withdrawal symptoms are similar to tobacco withdrawal
symptoms, experts report in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
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SciTech
Mercury Showing Its Age, Photos Reveal
Scientists are excitedly examining recent pictures of Mercury that
reveal the wrinkles of a shrinking, aging planet with scars from
volcanic eruptions and a fascinating birthmark shaped like a spider.
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Business
Web Outage Hits Indian Outsourcing Firms
India's lucrative outsourcing industry struggled Thursday to overcome
Internet slowdowns and outages after two undersea cables in the
Mediterranean Sea were cut, slicing the country's bandwidth in half.
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Britney Brought To Hospital Again
The pop princess was taken from her house by ambulance for the second
time this month. She's reportedly going to "get help."
Jobless claims surge 69,000, biggest jump since Katrina; spending, PCE as expected
BULLETIN
Jobless claims surge 69,000, biggest jump since Katrina; spending, PCE
as expected
1/31/2008 8:32:11 AM
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Breaking News: Fed cuts interest rates a half-point
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve has reduced a key interest rate
for the second time in just over a week, cutting its federal funds rate
by a half point to 3 percent.
Breaking News 1/30/08
Rudy Giuliani says he is ending his bid for GOP presidential nomination,
endorsing Sen. John McCain.
U.S. economy grew at slower-than-expected 0.6% annual rate in fourth quarter, Dow Jones reports.
U.S. economy grew at slower-than-expected 0.6% annual rate in fourth
quarter, Dow Jones reports.
Breaking News: AP reports John Edwards to drop presidential bid
DENVER; Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race
Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals
toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that
roused voter's sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The
Associated Press reports.
McCain Wins Fla., Giuliani To Drop Out
January 30, 2008
McCain Wins Fla., Giuliani To Drop Out
John McCain won the Florida Republican primary, beating Mitt Romney in a
key contest one week before Super Tuesday.
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U.S.
Mukasey Still Mum On Waterboarding
Attorney General Michael Mukasey said he will refuse to publicly say
whether the interrogation tactic known as waterboarding is illegal,
digging in against critics who want the Bush administration to define it
as torture.
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World
U.S.: Kenya Violence Is "Ethnic Cleansing"
An American envoy who witnessed the atrocities in Kenya has called the
tribal violence in the western Rift Valley, sparked by a contested
national election, "clear ethnic cleansing".
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Politics
Analysis: GOP Race Now A Two-Man Brawl
After John McCain's squeaker win in Florida, the Republican campaign,
looks to be rich, nasty, brutish and long.
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Health
Hand Gels Alone May Not Curb Infections
Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an
alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria
on their hands and curb the spread of infection. A study says that's not
enough.
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SciTech
Will Falling Spy Satellite Hit The U.S.?
The U.S. military is developing contingency plans to deal with the
possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late
February or early March could hit North America.
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Business
Fed Mulls Another Rate Cut
The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to
battle an economic downturn with further interest rate reductions,
although analysts are split on just what size the future cuts will be.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Breaking News: McCain wins GOP Florida primary
MIAMI (AP) - Sen. John McCain won the Florida Republican primary Tuesday
night, edging past former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and seizing
momentum for next week's string of contests across 21 states. Hillary
Rodham Clinton won the Democratic primary, which drew no campaigning by
any of her presidential rivals and awarded no delegates to the winner.
House passes economic recovery package...
BREAKING NEWS
House passes economic recovery package...
The House has passed a $146 billion economic recovery package.
McCain projected as Florida GOP primary winner: networks
BULLETIN
McCain projected as Florida GOP primary winner: networks
1/29/2008 9:14:00 PM
Hillary wins Florida, but no delegates at stake
BREAKING NEWS
Hillary wins Florida, but no delegates at stake
Hillary Rodham Clinton has won the Florida Democratic primary, but no
delegates were at stake.
Bush Pushes Big Ideas Into The Background
January 29, 2008
In Florida, GOP Sniping Takes Center Stage
After a cordial debate, the GOP rhetoric has become increasingly heated
in Florida, where voters on Tuesday could effectively anoint a national
front-runner - and kill a struggling campaign.
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U.S.
Florida Gamblers Get Slot Machines
After an agreement between Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Indian
tribe, Las Vegas-style slot machines have begun raking in the cash in
Florida. Some state lawmakers are challenging the new gambling policy.
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Politics
Bush Pushes Big Ideas Into The Background
President Bush's final State of the Union message lacked the sweeping
rhetoric and big ideas of previous speeches, a reflection of the ongoing
election and the limited time he has left in office, The Washington Post
reports.
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The Florida Factor
Florida's primary could decide Rudy Giuliani's fate and Sen. Clinton
breaks a promise not to campaign in the Sunshine State, hoping to
recover from her S.C. defeat.
Consumer confidence index drops in January, Dow Jones reports, but decline is less than forecast.
Consumer confidence index drops in January, Dow Jones reports, but
decline is less than forecast.
Census Bureau: Biggest annual drop in home ownership in four decades.
Census Bureau: Biggest annual drop in home ownership in four decades.
Politics 1/29/08
WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Kennedy passed the torch to Barack Obama yesterday
and invoked the hopeful era of Camelot - then took a flamethrower to
Bill and Hillary Clinton's politics of "distortion." Recalling the
optimistic "New Frontier" campaign.
Monday, January 28, 2008
1/28/2008
President Bush - citing 'uncertainty' and slowing job growth - urges
swift action on $150 billion program he says will spark economy.
Water condition, signal problems affecting subways
BREAKING NEWS
Water condition, signal problems affecting subways
A water condition and signal problems are causing subway delays Monday
evening. Service is affected on the 2, 4, 5 and 6 lines.
Sen. Kennedy Set To Endorse Obama
January 28, 2008
U.S.
Sen. Kennedy Set To Endorse Obama
Two generations of Kennedys, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy and his
son, Rep. Partrick Kennedy of Rhode Island , are endorsing fellow
Democrat Barack Obama for president.
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World
Bush's War On Terror Shifting Targets
There is an increasing and profound shift in the primary focus of the
White House's war on terror, setting sights on Pakistan, and once again
on Afghanistan, where al Qaeda and other militant movements are stepping
up their fight.
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Politics
Hard Choices For GOP On Path To Feb. 5
After Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, the party's presidential
hopefuls will fan out across the country, carefully choosing where to
spend time and money ahead of an avalanche of contests on Feb. 5, The
Washington Post reports.
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Health
Spousal Spats May Have Health Benefits
New research on marriage and health shows that married couples who
express anger may outlive those who suppress anger. The key is for both
spouses to be comfortable expressing anger, rather than one or both
suppressing anger, researchers say.
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SciTech
Unlocking The Genetic Mysteries Of E.Coli
The remnants of a Naval ammunition depot are now an animal research
center where government scientists are working to unlock secrets
contained in the genetic makeup of the cattle. Their focus: the E. coli
0157:H7 bacteria.
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Business
Worst Sales Of New Homes On Record
The Commerce Department reported sales of new homes plunged by a record
amount in 2007, 26.4 percent, while prices posted the weakest showing in
16 years. It was the worst sales year on record.
Sen. Kennedy Set To Endorse Obama
January 28, 2008
U.S.
Sen. Kennedy Set To Endorse Obama
Two generations of Kennedys, Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy and his
son, Rep. Partrick Kennedy of Rhode Island , are endorsing fellow
Democrat Barack Obama for president.
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World
Bush's War On Terror Shifting Targets
There is an increasing and profound shift in the primary focus of the
White House's war on terror, setting sights on Pakistan, and once again
on Afghanistan, where al Qaeda and other militant movements are stepping
up their fight.
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Politics
Hard Choices For GOP On Path To Feb. 5
After Tuesday's Florida Republican primary, the party's presidential
hopefuls will fan out across the country, carefully choosing where to
spend time and money ahead of an avalanche of contests on Feb. 5, The
Washington Post reports.
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Health
Spousal Spats May Have Health Benefits
New research on marriage and health shows that married couples who
express anger may outlive those who suppress anger. The key is for both
spouses to be comfortable expressing anger, rather than one or both
suppressing anger, researchers say.
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SciTech
Unlocking The Genetic Mysteries Of E.Coli
The remnants of a Naval ammunition depot are now an animal research
center where government scientists are working to unlock secrets
contained in the genetic makeup of the cattle. Their focus: the E. coli
0157:H7 bacteria.
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Business
Worst Sales Of New Homes On Record
The Commerce Department reported sales of new homes plunged by a record
amount in 2007, 26.4 percent, while prices posted the weakest showing in
16 years. It was the worst sales year on record.
Breaking News Mon., January 28, 2008
Breaking News
5 AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE KILLED BY A ROADSIDE BOMB IN IRAQ ACCORDING TO
THE U.S. MILITARY, THE AP REPORTS
New home sales down 4.7% in December; worst monthly rate in nearly 13 years, AP reports.
New home sales down 4.7% in December; worst monthly rate in nearly 13
years, AP reports.
Politics: Why Obama Won
January 28, 2008
U.! S.
Mormon Church President Dies At 97
Gordon B. Hinckley, the longest-serving president of the Mormon church
who presided over one of the greatest periods of expansion in its
history, died Sunday, a church spokesman said. He was 97. M
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World
Bush's War On Terror Shifting Targets
There is an increasing and profound shift in the primary focus of the
White House's war on terror, setting sights on Pakistan, and once again
on Afghanistan, where al Qaeda and other militant movements are stepping
up their fight.
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Politics
Why Obama Won
While the political pundits may label the South Carolina win by Barack
Obama as all about race, exit polls demonstrate that the truth lies a
little deeper. In many ways Obama's win was similar to his early victory
in the Iowa caucuses.
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Health
Spousal Spats May Have Health Benefits
New research on marriage and health shows that married couples who
express anger may outlive those who suppress anger. The key is for both
spouses to be comfortable expressing anger, rather than one or both
suppressing anger, researchers say.
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SciTech
Unlocking The Genetic Mysteries Of E.Coli
The remnants of a Naval ammunition depot are now an animal research
center where government scientists are working to unlock secrets
contained in the genetic makeup of the cattle. Their focus: the E. coli
0157:H7 bacteria.
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Business
Asian, European Markets Continue Slide
Global market turmoil continued into a second week as Asian markets
tumbled in the wake of Wall Street's sell-off Friday amid persistent
worries about a possible U.S. - and worldwide - economic slowdown.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Kennedy Clan To Endorse Obama
January 27, 2008
Kennedy Clan To Endorse Obama
Sen. Ted Kennedy, and his son Rep. Patrick Kennedy will endorse Barack
Obama at a rally in Washington, D.C. Monday. They will be joined by
Caroline Kennedy, who endorsed Obama in a New York Times op-ed today.
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U.S.
Avalanches Claim Three Lives In Calif.
A third body has been found after a series of avalanches struck the
mountains outside Los Angeles, authorities said, while Southern
California braced for more powerful storms that have pounded the area
with heavy snow and rain.
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World
2 U.S. Troops Killed in Baghdad
Two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate bombings in Baghdad, bringing
the U.S. death toll in Iraq to 3,934. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces are
leading efforts in Mosul to battle insurgents there, following a suicide
attack this week.
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Politics
Obama Easily Wins South Carolina Primary
Democratic Sen. Barack Obama easily won the hard-fought South Carolina
Democratic primary Saturday, in a race that served as a prelude to Super
Tuesday. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton finished in second place and John
Edwards in third.
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Health
Spousal Spats May Have Health Benefits
New research on marriage and health shows that married couples who
express anger may outlive those who suppress anger. The key is for both
spouses to be comfortable expressing anger, rather than one or both
suppressing anger, researchers say.
