Space rock worth thousands stirs ownership debate – KTVZ.com
February 4, 2010
Space rock worth thousands stirs ownership debate – KTVZ.com
WASHINGTON (AP) – An out-of-this world rock has become the center of a down-to-earth dispute over who its rightful owner should be. The tennis ball-sized meteorite plummeted through the roof of a Virginia medical office just after dusk on Jan. 18, the same time as people reported seeing a fireball
Iran says its rocket carried animals into space – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PARIS — In what seemed designed as a display of technological advance, Iran said Wednesday that it had fired a rocket into space carrying living organisms — a rat, two turtles and worms, according to the state-run Press TV. The test of what was described as the Kavoshgar-3 rocket, capable of
Obama takes on GOP, pitches small-business lending – Seattle Times
February 3, 2010
Obama takes on GOP, pitches small-business lending – Seattle Times
 FOXNews (blog) |
Obama takes on GOP, pitches small-business lending
Seattle Times President Obama hit the road again Tuesday to promote the new job-creation program he described as his No. 1 priority, but he refused to… By PETER BAKER PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS / AP President Obama listens to a question Tuesday at a stop in Nashua, … Obama takes jobs pitch to NH New US bank plan offers lending incentive -Geithner The I's Have It: Obama Hits 45 I's in Nashua, NH |
Democrats Change Health-Care Tack – Wall Street Journal
 Reuters |
Democrats Change Health-Care Tack
Wall Street Journal With their sweeping health-care bill on hold, House Democrats plan to revive a sliver of the legislation as soon as next week that would repeal an antitrust exemption for insurance companies. … Rangel: Lawmakers Writing Compromise Health Bill Colorado Democratic delegation in dilemma on how to proceed on health care Stalking, texting bills alive |
Medical journal retracts study linking vaccines, autism – Seattle Times
February 3, 2010
Medical journal retracts study linking vaccines, autism – Seattle Times
LOS ANGELES — Twelve years after Dr. Andrew Wakefield published his research in the international medical journal the Lancet purporting that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine causes autism, the journal on Tuesday formally retracted the paper. The action came less than a week after the U.K. General
End ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy for gays in the military, top brass tell Senate – New York Daily News
Defense Secretary Gates (l.) and Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen testify Tuesday on Capital Hill about the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy that bans openly gay people from service. WASHINGTON – The nation’s top uniformed officer said Tuesday that letting gays serve openly in the
‘Avatar,’ ‘Locker’ lead Oscar list – Raleigh News & Observer
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The science-fiction sensation “Avatar” and the war-on-terror thriller “The Hurt Locker” lead the Academy Awards nominations with nine each, including best picture and director for former spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow. For the first time since 1943, the Oscars
Red Wings rally from early deficit, beat Sharks for third straight time, 4-2 – NHL.com
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Derek Meech scored a tiebreaking power-play goal early in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 Tuesday night. Dan Cleary, Henrik Zetterberg and Patrick Eaves also scored for the Red Wings, who are 3-0
Accusations of political extortion hit California gubernatorial race – MiamiHerald.com
February 2, 2010
Accusations of political extortion hit California gubernatorial race – MiamiHerald.com
 Modesto Bee |
Accusations of political extortion hit California gubernatorial race
MiamiHerald.com The so-far snooze-inducing GOP gubernatorial primary race heated up Monday, with charges of political extortion leveled at one candidate and questions of mental stability raised about the other. … Foes spend big to gun for Brown Bullying Complaint in California Primary Whitman leads spending race in Calif. gov campaign |
Md. stands to gain despite Obama budget cuts – Baltimore Sun
 CBC.ca |
Md. stands to gain despite Obama budget cuts
Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON — – President Barack Obama wants to end the nation's troubled program to return astronauts to the moon, but NASA officials indicated Monday that any change was unlikely to mean cutbacks at the Goddard … NASA funding plan takes a broader view Dark Cloud Over NASA Budget Has Silver Lining Private spaceflight goes public |
Md. stands to gain despite Obama budget cuts – Baltimore Sun
February 2, 2010
Md. stands to gain despite Obama budget cuts – Baltimore Sun
CBC.ca |
Md. stands to gain despite Obama budget cuts
Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON — – President Barack Obama wants to end the nation's troubled program to return astronauts to the moon, but NASA officials indicated Monday that any change was unlikely to mean cutbacks at the Goddard … NASA funding plan takes a broader view Dark Cloud Over NASA Budget Has Silver Lining Private spaceflight goes public |
China to Sanction US Companies That Sell Arms to Taiwan – Voice of America
 The Hindu |
China to Sanction US Companies That Sell Arms to Taiwan
Voice of America The Chinese government indicated Tuesday it is still angry over a nearly $6.5 billion US arms sale to Taiwan that was announced in Washington Friday. Photo: AP China has warned of serious repercussions for relations with the United States after the … China may sanction arms-selling US companies with multifold options Boeing says too early to speculate on China sanctions China's threat to sanction US firms in arms sale could backfire |
Cloudy with light snow later in the day and evening – Times Herald-Record
 Ukrainian News Agency |
Cloudy with light snow later in the day and evening
Times Herald-Record Expect a cloudy Tuesday. A chance of light snow this afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Light and variable winds…becoming south around 5 mph this afternoon. Chance of snow 40 percent. Tonight: Light snow likely. Snow accumulation around an inch. … TODAY'S WEATHER: Groundhog sees his shadow Fog early; cloudy, high of 37 later today, NWS predicts Highs in the 30s expected |
Obama’s Home State Holds First Primary Election of 2010 – ABC News
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
Obama's Home State Holds First Primary Election of 2010
ABC News Illinois is holding the first-in-the-nation 2010 primary elections today, testing whether the voter unrest which helped elect Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts reaches all the way to President Obama's home state. … Dems, Republicans look to mix up Ill. delegation Nation's 1st primary sets stage for Ill. showdown Republicans, Democrats target Obama Senate seat |
French court to open probe into Concorde crash – MSNBC
February 2, 2010
French court to open probe into Concorde crash – MSNBC
PARIS – Ten years after an Air France Concorde crashed, killing 113 people and foreshadowing the end of the jet that embodied elegance at supersonic speed, a French court on Tuesday begins probing an elusive question: Who was to blame? The trial in Pontoise, north of Paris, could last four months as
Judge denies ex-lover’s claim to Nina Wang fortune – San Francisco Chronicle
A feng shui adviser who had an affair with Asia’s richest businesswoman before she died lost his bid for her multibillion-dollar estate Tuesday when a Hong Kong court deemed his will a forgery. The legal battle over the late Nina Wang’s fortune has fascinated Hong Kong with its often-bizarre stories
Man who spent 3 months in Tokyo airport to leave – Houston Chronicle
NARITA, Japan — A Chinese activist who has spent more than three months living inside Tokyo’s international airport said Tuesday that Chinese officials have given him permission to return home. Feng Zhenghu has been camping out at Narita International Airport since early November to protest China
Lance Armstrong to race in Criterium International – Findlaw.com
PARIS (AP) – Lance Armstrong will take on world road cycling champion Cadel Evans and Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez in next month’s Criterium International in Corsica. Armstrong’s Team Radioshack, Evans’ BMC Racing Team and Sanchez’s Euskaltel-Euskadi are among the top Pro Tour teams
Obama’s Budget Pushes Clean Technologies, Cuts Fossil Fuel Incentives – New York Times
February 1, 2010
Obama’s Budget Pushes Clean Technologies, Cuts Fossil Fuel Incentives – New York Times
 CBC.ca |
Obama's Budget Pushes Clean Technologies, Cuts Fossil Fuel Incentives
New York Times President Obama's $3.834 trillion budget, to be released today, proposes to inject billions more dollars in clean energy research while slashing federal fossil fuel subsidies, according to White House officials. … Deficit predicted to shrink slightly over next 10 years Analysts View: 2010 budget deficit to hit new record Obama Unveils $3.83T Budget With Massive Deficits |
Obama’s 2011 Budget Kills Any Hopes of NASA Returning to the Moon by 2020 – DailyTech
 DailyTech |
Obama's 2011 Budget Kills Any Hopes of NASA Returning to the Moon by 2020
DailyTech Last week, DailyTech reported that the Obama administration was thinking long and hard about going with some of the recommendations of the Augustine Panel with regards to funding NASA. Two of the recommendations that the administration was reported to … Obama's $3.83 trillion budget hits twofold in Houston Obama to scrap funding for Nasa's American moon base mission Barack Obama to drop Nasa moon mission in budget cutbacks |
China attacks US ‘Cold War’ mentality over Taiwan arms sales – Telegraph.co.uk
 The Guardian |
China attacks US 'Cold War' mentality over Taiwan arms sales
Telegraph.co.uk China has accused the United States of 'rude and unreasonable Cold War thinking' over its decision to sell £4 billion worth of arms to Taiwan. By Peter Foster in Beijing The rhetoric in a series of venemous editorials in the government-controlled media … Chinese media accuses US of 'cold war thinking' over Taiwan arms deal Arms Deal Cools US-China Ties China fumes at latest US arms sales to Taiwan |
Buttons
January 31, 2010
Meet Buttons, the newest curling mascot (photo by Anil Mungal, click to zoom in). Buttons was unveiled as The Dominion Curling Club Championship sprang into gear yesterday, and here he/she (?) is with L’Equipe Québéc, aka Team Quebec.
There are 28 teams here representing, for the first time ever, all 14 provinces and territories, including Nunavut… whose ladies team is a remarkable 2-1 early in the competition.
The action runs through Sunday at Toronto’s St. George’s Golf and Country Club. Fans can also follow online through The Dominion curling website which features the Canadian Curling Association’s live scoring system, Curlcast.
There’s another photo on our Twitter page (actually a Twitpic image) as well as more stuff on:
• Curler slays demons and turns his life around, now off to Olympic Games
• Regina to host 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship
• Glenn Howard returns to Brantford today and thru the weekend
• Olympic curlers set to invade Kelowna, BC
• Wheelchair and vision-impaired curling workshops to PEI
… and more!
Obama to End NASA Constellation Program – FOXNews
January 29, 2010
Obama to End NASA Constellation Program – FOXNews
 Aljazeera.net |
Obama to End NASA Constellation Program
FOXNews On the eve of the fullest moon of the year, NASA scientists were told they won't be able to visit any longer. In his new budget, President Obama plans to eliminate the space program's manned moon missions. Apollo 12 Commander Charles Conrad Jr. … White House killing NASA's moon mission, reports say Rebel Engineers Sit With NASA to Chart Future of Manned Space Battle brewing over Obama's NASA plan |
Community Bankers to Obama on TARP: Thanks, but no Thanks – ABC News
 CBS News |
Community Bankers to Obama on TARP: Thanks, but no Thanks
ABC News New York — A key element of President Obama's efforts to create new jobs for the American economy is a proposal to redirect $30 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds to community banks, which would then lend the money to … The I's Have It: Obama Uses 'I' 43 Times in Baltimore How Obama's Hiring Tax Credit Could Work — And Why It Might Not Obama unveils $33 billion tax credit to boost jobs |
Bin Laden condemns US for climate change – UPI.com
 CBC.ca |
Bin Laden condemns US for climate change
UPI.com DOHA, Qatar, Jan. 29 (UPI) — Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden condemned the United States and other nations, saying Friday in a new audio tape they are responsible for global warming. Bin Laden criticized former President George W. Bush for rejecting … Brand X Files: Osama Bin Laden goes 'green.' Soros warns gold is 'ultimate … Bin Laden blasts US for climate change, calls for boycott of US goods Osama bin Laden lends unwelcome support in the fight against climate change |
Randy E. Barnett: Obama Owes the High Court an Apology – Wall Street Journal
 Boston Globe |
Randy E. Barnett: Obama Owes the High Court an Apology
Wall Street Journal "Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests—including foreign corporations—to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled … Justice Alito's State of the Union Dissent Alito openly disagrees with president's criticism of court Alito takes offense to public scolding |
Buttons
January 27, 2010
Meet Buttons, the newest curling mascot (photo by Anil Mungal, click to zoom in). Buttons was unveiled as The Dominion Curling Club Championship sprang into gear yesterday, and here he/she (?) is with L’Equipe Québéc, aka Team Quebec.
There are 28 teams here representing, for the first time ever, all 14 provinces and territories, including Nunavut… whose ladies team is a remarkable 2-1 early in the competition.
The action runs through Sunday at Toronto’s St. George’s Golf and Country Club. Fans can also follow online through The Dominion curling website which features the Canadian Curling Association’s live scoring system, Curlcast.
There’s another photo on our Twitter page (actually a Twitpic image) as well as more stuff on:
• Curler slays demons and turns his life around, now off to Olympic Games
• Regina to host 2011 Ford World Men’s Curling Championship
• Glenn Howard returns to Brantford today and thru the weekend
• Olympic curlers set to invade Kelowna, BC
• Wheelchair and vision-impaired curling workshops to PEI
… and more!
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