Archive for February 2010

White House: Simple up-or-down vote on health care (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Politics

AP – The White House called for a “simple up-or-down” vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama’s chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.

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Lil Wayne set to test how jails handle celebs (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Entertainment News

AP – Lil Wayne may be a self-professed gangsta with the gunshot wound to prove it, but he’s made plenty clear how he feels about doing time behind bars.

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Major storms batter Europe

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Headlines

Monday, March 1, 2010

A major storm system has swept through Spain, Portugal, and France over the weekend, killing more than 50 people, and leaving nearly a million without power.
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Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: World News

AP – The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that “urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.”

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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: World News

AP – Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers and ordered a nighttime curfew to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.

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New documentary on Nobel laureate Szymborska (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Entertainment News

AP – A rare documentary about Nobel Prize winning poet Wislawa Szymborska portrays a lively yet distinguished woman who savors the world’s contrasts, from 17th-century Dutch painting to boxing.
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Chile quake death toll hits 708 as rescue ramps up (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: World News

AP – Heroism and banditry mingled on Chile’s shattered streets Sunday as rescuers braved aftershocks digging for survivors and the government sent soldiers to quell looting. The death toll climbed to 708 in one of the biggest earthquakes in centuries.

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Scientists defend warning after tsunami nonevent (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: World News

AP – The warning was ominous, its predictions dire: Oceanographers issued a bulletin telling Hawaii and other Pacific islands that a killer wave was heading their way with terrifying force and that “urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property.”

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Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Politics

AP – President Barack Obama hasn’t kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old’s first medical checkup as commander in chief.

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Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better (AP)

Feb 28th, 2010 | By admin | Category: Politics

AP – President Barack Obama hasn’t kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-old’s first medical checkup as commander in chief.

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