Monday, February 25, 2013

Daily News: Most Popular News Headlines - Obama urges Congress to 'compromise' on cuts

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Obama urges Congress to 'compromise' on cuts 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:20 AM PST
Obama urges Congress to 'compromise' on cutsFacing an end of the week deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that Congress can avert sweeping across-the-board cuts with "just a little bit of compromise," as he sought to stick lawmakers ...
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'Argo' Is Great, But 52 American Hostages Are Still Looking for Justice 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:04 AM PST
Army Col. Leland Holland would sometimes talk about his 444-day hostage ordeal in Iran “like it was a good old fish story,” says his son, John. But other times, recalling how he was beaten with rubber hoses and telephone books, he’d get angry. The memory of picking a lock with a paper clip, making his way to the roof, and breathing fresh air could bring him to tears. ...
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Obama urges nation’s governors to pressure Congress on sequester 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:35 AM PST
President Barack Obama on Monday, addressing members of the National Governors Association gathered at the White House, implored the nation's governors to put pressure on Congress to avoid the sequester. "While you're in town, I hope that you speak with your congressional delegation and remind them in no uncertain terms exactly what's at stake, exactly [...]
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2nd blizzard in less than week slams Plains region 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:03 PM PST
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) â€" Blizzard conditions again descended on the midsection of the country Monday, bringing hurricane-force winds to the Texas Panhandle, closing highways in Texas and Oklahoma and putting already snow-covered parts of Kansas on high alert as the day progressed.
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Ancient 'Micro-Continent' Found Under Indian Ocean 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:42 AM PST
Ancient 'Micro-Continent' Found Under Indian OceanThe remains of a micro-continent scientist call Mauritia might be preserved under huge amounts of ancient lava beneath the Indian Ocean, a new analysis of island sands in the area suggests.
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Words to Leave off Your Résumé 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:15 AM PST
When it comes to looking for a job, what you don't say can be just as important as what you do say. Here are nine phrases and words to leave off your résumé.
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On sequestration, lawmakers wail while some conservatives hail 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 10:13 AM PST
Washington is in panic mode over the so-called sequesterâ€"automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to be triggered March 1 if Congress and the White House can't reach a deficit reduction deal. Just days before the federal budget will be forced to shave less than 3 percent from its annual budget, politicos from President Barack Obama to [...]
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Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 07:22 AM PST
Advertising for Ikea meat balls at the parking area at an Ikea store in Malmo Sweden Monday Feb. 25, 2012. Furniture retailer Ikea says it has halted all sales of meat balls in Sweden after Czech authorities detected horse meat in frozen meatballs that were labeled as beef and pork. (AP Photo/Johannes Cleris) SWEDEN OUTSTOCKHOLM (AP) â€" Swedish furniture giant Ikea was drawn into Europe's widening food labeling scandal Monday as authorities said they had detected horse meat in frozen meatballs labeled as beef and pork and sold in 13 countries across the continent.
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Food Stamps ... For Pets? 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 10:34 AM PST
Food Stamps ... For Pets? When man falls on hard times, what’s his best friend to do? A new donation-based program called Pet Food Stamps aims to provide food stamps for pets of low-income families and for food stamp recipients who otherwise could not afford to feed their pets, reported ABC  affiliate KVIA...
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British Cardinal to skip papal conclave 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:20 AM PST
FILE - A Thursday Sept. 16, 2010 photo from files showing Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien speaking to the media in Edinburgh, Scotland. Cardinal O'Brien resigned Monday Feb 25, 2013 due to allegations of misconduct. (AP Photo/Scott Campbell, File)LONDON (AP) â€" Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's highest-ranking Catholic leader, says he is resigning as archbishop in the wake of misconduct allegations and will be skipping the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
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Listen up ladies! Uncle Sam might want you too 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:14 PM PST
Will women in combat be good or bad for the U.S. military?WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Tennnnnn-hut, ladies! The next time Uncle Sam comes calling, he's probably going to want you, too.
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Michelle Obama Names 'Best Picture' in Surprise Oscars Appearance 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:17 AM PST
Michelle Obama Names 'Best Picture' in Surprise Oscars AppearanceThe first lady named the Best Picture winner Sunday night.  Michelle Obama announced the big award in a surprise appearance live from the White House at Sunday’s Academy Awards, naming Hollywood hit “Argo” as Best Picture of the year. “Argo,” which was directed by Hollywood...
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Nikki Haley slams Washington after meeting with Obama 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:52 PM PST
During President Barack Obama's meeting with U.S. governors at the White House Monday, the president dismissed members of the press to hold a private, hourlong discussion with the visiting state executives. Whatever was said after the cameras left the room especially incensed South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley. Haley went across the street to the [...]
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Cutting edge Calif. tunnels poised to open 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:46 AM PST
The southern portals of the Devil's Slide tunnel project in Pacifica, Calif. are seen in a Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 photo. It’s been almost 50 years since California built a tunnel, but this month one of the largest engineering jobs in the U.S. today is expected to open, moving motorists from a stunning, cliffhanger of a drive to straight and well lit pair of 4,200-foot tunnels carved through the stony cliffs of the California coastline. The $439 million project, paid entirely by the federal government, features exhaust fans, carbon monoxide sensors, and a pair of 1,000 foot bridges which soar 125 feet above a grassy ranch. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)PACIFICA, Calif. (AP) â€" Two slick new mile-long tunnels are undergoing final safety tests this month, poised to divert motorists away from an ocean cliff-hanging roadway dubbed Devil's Slide south of San Francisco to a smooth, Alpine-like passageway unlike any in the U.S. today.
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Sotomayor, Breyer reprimand Texas prosecutor for race comment 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:41 AM PST
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer sternly admonished a federal prosecutor in Texas for a racially charged comment he made while cross examining a black defendant in a drug trial two years ago. The justices released the statement as part of the court's decision to decline to hear the defendant's appeal. The prosecutor, [...]
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Jindal faces troubles in his home state 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:17 PM PST
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, following meeting between members of the National Governors Association (NGA) and President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â€" Gov. Bobby Jindal faces deepening troubles in his home state even as he dishes out advice on how the divided GOP can regroup and looks to position himself as a national party front man.
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Loving Grandfather Is Hurt By Sudden Silent Treatment 
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 09:00 PM PST
DEAR ABBY: My two adult granddaughters have rejected me, their doting grandfather. Their father gave me this explanation: "They are uncomfortable with the way you rub their shoulders and necks."These girls and both parents have misinterpreted my innocent expressions of affection, which haven't changed since the girls were little. The only change is in their perception of my actions.I am devastated. I asked twice to meet with these family members to discuss their concerns. It has been three months; no meeting time has been offered. ...
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Administration faces question: Are donors paying for Obama access? 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:42 PM PST
White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday answered growing questions about whether big donors to President Barack Obama's nonprofit Organizing for America (OFA) are being promised access to the president. His answer? Well, kind of. While Carney had responded "no" when Fox News' Ed Henry asked if a recent report "suggests that access to the [...]
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Sequester facts: What happens next, what gets cut 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:34 AM PST
As lawmakers and President Obama haggle over a sequester deal in Washington this week, people are nervous about more than $1 trillion in budget cuts and how they will affect jobs and the economy.
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White House steps up campaign to avoid spending cuts 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:24 PM PST
U.S. President Obama gestures as he speaks to the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House escalated a campaign on Monday to convince Americans dire consequences await if government spending cuts go ahead on March 1, warning of a slow down in global trade, a stalled fight against cancer and Alzheimer's disease and compromised security at U.S. borders. At the same time, prominent Republicans said President Barack Obama was overstating the potential damage of the $85 billion in government-wide cuts to frighten the public. "There is a responsible way to cut less than 3 percent of the federal budget. ...
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Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:32 AM PST
FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 file photo, a fishmonger prepares fish for a client in a market in Barcelona, Spain. Mediterranean diets have long been touted as heart-healthy, but that's based on observational studies. Now, one of the longest and most scientific tests suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them. Results were published online Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 by the New England Journal of Medicine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them.
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NYC seaport a 'ghost town' months after Sandy 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:42 AM PST
NYC seaport a 'ghost town' months after SandyThe historic cobblestone streets and 19th-century mercantile buildings near the water's edge in lower Manhattan are eerily deserted, a neighborhood silenced by Superstorm Sandy.Just blocks from the tall-masted ...
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Billboard converts desert air into drinking water 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:21 AM PST
An advertising agency has created what it's calling the world's first billboard that converts air into drinking water. The billboardâ€"a collaboration between agency Mayo DraftFCB and Peru's University of Engineering and Technologyâ€"was placed in Peru's rain-starved desert capital, Lima. Lima gets less than an inch of rain per year on average, but since the city's [...]
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US stopping use of term 'Negro' for census surveys 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:42 PM PST
This handout image obtained by The Associated Press shows question 9: "What is Person 1's race", on the first page of the 2010 Census form, with options for White: Black, African Am., or Negro. After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in its surveys. Instead of the term popularized during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation, census forms will use the more modern-day labels, “black” or “African-American”. (AP Photo)WASHINGTON (AP) â€" After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.
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Asteroid-Smashing Mission Picks Space Rock Target 
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 09:36 PM PST
Asteroid-Smashing Mission Picks Space Rock TargetA mission that aims to slam a spacecraft into a near-Earth asteroid now officially has a target â€" a space rock called Didymos.
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Obama looks for new allies in 'sequester' fight: Republican governors 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:46 AM PST
President Obama is trying to get some new allies in his effort to pressure Congress to avert the "sequester": the nation's governors â€" in particular, Republicans.
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Israel, US successfully test anti-missile system 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:16 AM PST
JERUSALEM (AP) â€" Israel and the U.S. on Monday carried out a successful test of the next-generation Arrow 3 missile defense system, for the first time sending an interceptor into outer space, where it could destroy missiles fired from Iran.
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Iranians attack! Target: Michelle Obama’s Oscars gown 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:04 AM PST
Apparently missile launches and stealth fighters aren’t the only things keeping Iranian Photoshoppers busy these days: First lady Michelle Obama’s shoulder-baring Oscars dress got some digital tailoring to meet Tehran’s standards, as well. First lady Michelle Obama, appearing on screen at the Oscars. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) Obama wore the shiny Naeem Khan number at the White [...]
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Insight: Cancer drugs proving worth earlier in testing 
Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:07 AM PST
Dr. Weitz poses in the emergency room at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, CaliforniaNEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Weitz was out of options. The Californian had endured chemotherapy, radiation and surgery but his lung cancer still spread to his bones and brain. With time running out, the emergency room physician entered a Phase I study - the earliest stage of human testing for a new medicine - of crizotinib. The drug works for about 4 percent of advanced lung cancer patients with a mutated form of a protein called ALK. ...
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