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| Obama urges Congress to 'compromise' on cuts Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:20 AM PST  Facing 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 ... Full Story | Top |
| '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. ... Full Story | Top |
| 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 [...] Full Story | Top |
| 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. Full Story | Top |
| Ancient 'Micro-Continent' Found Under Indian Ocean Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:42 AM PST  The 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. Full Story | Top |
| 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. Full Story | Top |
| 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 [...] Full Story | Top |
| Horse meat found in Ikea's Swedish meatballs Monday, Feb 25, 2013 07:22 AM PST  STOCKHOLM (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. Full Story | Top |
| Food Stamps ... For Pets? Monday, Feb 25, 2013 10:34 AM PST   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... Full Story | Top |
| British Cardinal to skip papal conclave Monday, Feb 25, 2013 04:20 AM PST  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. Full Story | Top |
| Listen up ladies! Uncle Sam might want you too Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:14 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) â€" Tennnnnn-hut, ladies! The next time Uncle Sam comes calling, he's probably going to want you, too. Full Story | Top |
| Michelle Obama Names 'Best Picture' in Surprise Oscars Appearance Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:17 AM PST  The 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... Full Story | Top |
| 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 [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cutting edge Calif. tunnels poised to open Monday, Feb 25, 2013 09:46 AM PST  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. Full Story | Top |
| 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, [...] Full Story | Top |
| Jindal faces troubles in his home state Monday, Feb 25, 2013 01:17 PM PST  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. Full Story | Top |
| 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. ... Full Story | Top |
| 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 [...] Full Story | Top |
| 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. Full Story | Top |
| White House steps up campaign to avoid spending cuts Monday, Feb 25, 2013 03:24 PM PST  WASHINGTON (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. ... Full Story | Top |
| Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks Monday, Feb 25, 2013 11:32 AM PST  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. Full Story | Top |
| NYC seaport a 'ghost town' months after Sandy Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:42 AM PST  The 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 ... Full Story | Top |
| 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 [...] Full Story | Top |
| US stopping use of term 'Negro' for census surveys Monday, Feb 25, 2013 12:42 PM PST  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. Full Story | Top |
| Asteroid-Smashing Mission Picks Space Rock Target Sunday, Feb 24, 2013 09:36 PM PST  A mission that aims to slam a spacecraft into a near-Earth asteroid now officially has a target â€" a space rock called Didymos. Full Story | Top |
| 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. Full Story | Top |
| 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. Full Story | Top |
| 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 [...] Full Story | Top |
| Insight: Cancer drugs proving worth earlier in testing Monday, Feb 25, 2013 06:07 AM PST  NEW 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. ... Full Story | Top |
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