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Giffords to Finish Meeting Halted by Attack

2012-01-23T01:10:00.002-05:00

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is finishing the meet-and-greet political event Monday that erupted in a deadly shooting spree a year ago...

Source: www.abcnews.go.com

Is Republican Infighting Helping Obama?

2011-12-29T20:45:00.001-05:00

Has Republican squabbling given President Obama a chance to recover his political footing just as his re-election year begins?..

Source: www.nytimes.com

Slicing Costs, and Still Serving

2011-12-27T14:18:00.002-05:00

Kept open by bankrupt chains, zombie restaurants make just enough to cover basic costs..

Source: www.nytimes.com

Betting your hedges

2011-12-27T00:32:00.002-05:00

The improbable must-have holding of 2012 is hedge funds. The typical fund has lost 4 percent this year through November..

Source: www.breakingviews.com

A Year of Disappointment At the Movie Box Office

2011-12-25T21:46:00.002-05:00

In the final days of 2011, ticket sales in North America are running about $500 million..

Source: www.nytimes.com

Payroll-Tax Cut Measure Signed Into Law by Obama

2011-12-23T23:56:00.002-05:00

President Obama signed legislation Friday extending a payroll tax cut for two months, concluding an end-of-year drama that split..

Source: www.cnbc.com

STUDY: People more likely to lie when texting

2011-12-21T18:42:00.002-05:00

A new paper to be published next year in the Journal of Business Ethics finds that people are more likely to lie via text compared to face-to-face communications..

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

Palin says not too late to consider presidential run

2011-12-19T20:17:00.004-05:00

Tea Party champion Sarah Palin, who has already ruled out a 2012 presidential run..

Source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com

JPMorgan to Pay $88 Million for Violating US Sanctions

2011-08-25T17:15:00.002-04:00

JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $88.3 million to settle potential civil liability for apparent violations of a wide range of U.S. sanctions..

Source: www.cnbc.com

GRAPHIC: WHITE HOUSE TO RELEASE BIN LADEN DEATH PHOTO

2011-05-03T15:07:00.002-04:00

The images, being described as 'graphic', are bound to stir emotions in the east and the west, and will likely become the most viewed photographs in modern history...

Source: www.drudgereport.com

Bin Laden: Shots to Head and Chest.Final Tape Coming Soon

2011-05-02T21:38:00.001-04:00

U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon..

Source: www.google.com/hostednews

Killer Charles Manson: “Obama Slave of Wall Street..”

2011-04-21T14:13:00.001-04:00

President Barack Obama is "a slave of Wall Street," the diminutive cult leader said by telephone..

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

Book to Reveal Obama's TRUE IDENTITY?

2011-04-20T15:46:00.000-04:00

This year's high stakes publishing project quietly went to press this week, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned..

Source: www.drudgereport.com

Activists save Chinese dogs from cooking pot

2011-04-18T12:16:00.002-04:00

Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared a culinary fate after about 200 animal lovers...

Source: www.breitbart.com

Butcher Arrested for Selling Decade-Old Meat

2011-04-17T14:46:00.001-04:00

Italian police arrested a Naples butcher after discovering worm-infested meat for sale in his store that was 10 years past its expiry date...

Source: www.myfoxdc.com

'IDOL' Contestant Brutally Beaten By Gang Of Girls

2011-04-17T00:13:00.002-04:00

Administrators at Brooklyn Academy High School in Bedford-Stuyvesant canceled Friday's talent show in the wake of a all-girl gang assault..

Source: www.wpix.com

Woman Kills Family Cat To Use In Lady Gaga Concert Outfit

2011-04-15T15:33:00.001-04:00

A 20-year-old Oklahoma woman was receiving treatment in a hospital Thursday after being charged with animal cruelty for allegedly killing the family cat..

Source: www.myfoxny.com

HOPELESS: Suicide Rates Rise as Economy Falls

2011-04-14T16:46:00.002-04:00

Suicide rates in the U.S. tend to rise during recessions and fall amid economic booms, according to study from..

Source: www.bloomberg.com

TSA Agent friskes 6 year old girl: 'Such pretty hair, you have'

2011-04-13T23:06:00.000-04:00

The family of the 6-year-old girl who received a pat down at airport security in New Orleans said today there needs to be a different screening process for children...

Source: http://abcnews.go.com

TSA Still Groping Children

2011-04-12T14:03:00.002-04:00

TSA still groping kids...and drug testing them..

Source: www.drudgereport.com

Donald Trump: "I'm Obama's worst nightmare.."

2011-04-11T21:59:00.001-04:00

"I don’t hear them talking about Mr. Pawlenty or anybody else. They’re talking only about Trump. And I can tell you, I’m their worst nightmare..."

Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

Charlie Sheen Booed Off Radio City Stage After 45 Minutes

2011-04-09T16:31:00.000-04:00

Charlie Sheen blasted his way into Radio City Music Hall on Friday night…

Source: http://newyork.cbslocal.com

JAPAN ROCKED BY NEW 7.1 MEGA QUAKE

2011-04-07T15:42:00.002-04:00

A magnitude-7.4 aftershock rattled Japan on Thursday night, knocking out power across a large swath of the northern part of the country nearly a month...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com

Microsoft Declares War On GOOGLE

2011-03-31T17:11:00.001-04:00

Microsoft asked European regulators Thursday to go after Google on antitrust grounds, accusing the search giant of trying to “entrench its dominance” on the Web…

Source: www.politico.com

Obama says too much testing makes education boring.

2011-03-28T19:12:00.000-04:00

President Barack Obama said Monday that students should take fewer standardized tests and school performance should be measured..

Source: http://freerepublic.com

Radioactive: 'Minuscule fallout' reaches USA

2011-03-20T01:45:00.000-04:00

Minuscule amounts of radiation from Japan's stricken nuclear plant have reached the west coast but federal..

Source: http://hosted.ap.org

Earthquake: 10,000 people missing from town of 17,000

2011-03-12T13:19:00.000-05:00

Half of the population of a Japanese coastal town are still unaccounted for as the death toll from the massive earthquake and tsunami looks set to rise…

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

8.9-magnitude quake triggers devastating Japan tsunami

2011-03-11T04:40:00.001-05:00

At least 5 deaths confirmed; homes, cars, buildings swept away by waves..

Source: www.msnbc.com

Sheen Sues Warner Bros. & Lorre for $100 Million

2011-03-10T13:56:00.000-05:00

Charlie Sheen has just filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre, and he's not only demanding he get paid for the 8 scrapped "Two and a Half Men" episodes..

Source: www.tmz.com

Charlie Sheen to pitch products on Twitter, sets Guinness world record

2011-03-04T01:24:00.001-05:00

Just a day after starting up a Twitter account Tuesday afternoon, Sheen had amassed more than 910,000 followers the micro-blogging site

Source: www.latimes.com

Charlie "Insane" Sheen: "I'm More Famous Than Obama!"

2011-03-03T01:13:00.001-05:00

Along with allegedly threatening his estranged wife’s life and referring to his manager as a “stoopid jew pig,” Charlie Sheen recently declared, “I’m untouchable! I’m Charlie Sheen!..

Source: www.smokinggun.com

GOOGLE straps 'Street View' cam on TRICYCLES to look around parks

2011-03-02T02:58:00.002-05:00

Google is extending its Street View website with photographs of off-road destinations that have previously not appeared online - by using specially-adapted tricycles...

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
www.drudgereport.com

10 Charlie Shhen Moments

2011-03-01T02:06:00.000-05:00

Charlie Sheen continues to astonish everyone by cutting a Tony Montana-like swath through prostitutes, alcoholism, drug binges and other seemingly career-ending exploits....

Source: www.askmen.com

10 Things Women Love To Hear

2011-02-28T23:38:00.001-05:00

If there's one thing any man needs to learn about women, it's what to say to make them happy. To quote Homer Simpson, "When it comes to compliments, women are……

Source: www.askmen.com

Online Profiles: 4 Lies Men Tell

2011-02-27T23:30:00.001-05:00

The most important thing to consider before you misrepresent yourself online is that a woman, when you meet her in person….

Source: www.askmen.com

Man gave $200K to fake online girlfriend

2011-02-26T04:57:00.002-05:00

Police in Illinois said a man "was in disbelief" when officers told him the online girlfriend to whom he had given $200,000 was not a real person…

Source: www.upi.com

What Happens If Steve Jobs Leaves?

2011-02-25T01:38:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, it was announced that Apple does indeed have a succession plan, but it won't be made public, for fear that the company could see executives being..

Source: www.benzinga.com

Apple: Steve Jobs Succession Announcement Blocked by Shareholders

2011-02-23T23:37:00.001-05:00

A proposal to announce the succession plan to replace CEO Steve Jobs was rejected by Apple shareholders on Wednesday..

Source: www.theepochtimes.com

Radar: Steve Jobs “Rail Thin” Video Exclusive

2011-02-22T12:16:00.003-05:00

Video footage has emerged of the world renowned entrepreneur is
rail-thin and his 6-foot-2 frame appears stunningly weak…..

Source: www.radaronline.com

Wife stabbed 23 times by rich husband for having Facebook affair

2011-02-17T01:31:00.002-05:00

A man has described the chilling moment he found his neighbour bleeding to death in a hedge after she was allegedly stabbed 23 times by her wealthy American husband…

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Steve Job’s Shocking Photos: Six week’s to live?

2011-02-16T19:24:00.002-05:00

Paper publishes shocking pictures of skeletal Steve Jobs claiming 'cancer-stricken Apple boss may have just six weeks to live'..

Source:www.dailymail.co.uk

Drudge: BUDGET BLOWOUT: How big is $3.73 trillion? $12,000 from each American

2011-02-14T23:08:00.002-05:00

The budget President Obama is proposing today will allocate a total of $3.73 trillion into federal programs...

Source: www.nationaljournal.com

A look inside America's poorest county

2011-02-13T19:04:00.002-05:00

In the barren grasslands of Ziebach County, there's almost nothing harder to find in winter than a job...

Source: http://news.yahoo.com

Oil prices lower as tension eases over Egypt

2011-02-07T14:37:00.003-05:00

Oil prices fell Monday as an uneasy calm settled over Egypt and concerns resurfaced about the pace of U.S. economic growth...

Source: http://fiance.yahoo.com

Stocks Notch Fifth Rise in Past Six Sessions .

2011-02-06T21:51:00.001-05:00

The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up in choppy trading to claim the fifth rise in six sessions, as investors paused following a strong run-up and fresh uncertainty in Egypt...

Source: www.online.wsj.com

Unemployment falls to 9 percent, lowest since 2009

2011-02-05T17:10:00.002-05:00

The unemployment rate is suddenly sinking at the fastest pace in a half-century, falling to 9 percent from 9.8 percent in just two months..

Source: http://apnews.myway.com

Calls for Geneva Convention in Cyberspace

2011-02-04T16:34:00.002-05:00

World leaders will consider how to regulate any future cyber conflict at a conference today on global security.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com

Egyptian Authorities Intrude on Mobile Operators

2011-02-03T20:39:00.002-05:00

Vodafone and France Télécom, facing heat for complying with the Egyptian government's order to pull the plug on their networks last week..

Source: www.wsj.com

'Worst Of All Worlds' As Big Companies Pay Lower Taxes

2011-02-02T23:42:00.001-05:00

"I'm asking Democrats and Republicans to simplify the system. Get rid of the loopholes," Obama said in his address..

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

IBM Predicts Holographic Calls, Air-Breathing Batteries by 2015

2010-12-23T18:21:00.000-05:00

The predictions are part of an annual tradition for the Armonk, New York-based company, which surveys its 3,000 researchers to find five ideas expected to take root in the next five years...

The End? Fed to purchase Billions in Securities....

2010-11-05T03:34:00.002-04:00

The Fed said it will purchase roughly $75 billion a month in U.S. Treasury securities...

Auto sales down in September from August

2010-10-01T16:44:00.001-04:00

Auto sales slipped in September from August, initial data from major carmakers showed, adding to evidence that the market remains stuck in a slow-motion...

Fed's Bernanke, Pianalto say recovery disappointing

2010-10-01T00:24:00.000-04:00

The economic recovery remains disappointingly slow with unemployment too high, two top Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday...

Wall Street slips as it puts September rally on "pause"

2010-09-29T21:00:00.001-04:00

Wall Street took a breather from a month-long rally on Wednesday, with investors bracing for higher volatility going forward as the best quarter in a year...

Wall Street slips as investors pause after 4-week rally

2010-09-27T22:21:00.001-04:00

Stocks slipped on Monday as investors took a break from a four-week rally, but they remained optimistic the advance would resume as a flurry of deals suggested companies were seeing value in the market....

Israeli settlement slowdown to end at midnight

2010-09-26T16:44:00.002-04:00

Happy Jewish settlers released balloons and broke ground on a kindergarten as the last hours of a 10-month construction slowdown ticked away Sunday...

Bernanke hopes U.S. not relegated to slow recovery

2010-09-25T18:04:00.001-04:00

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday it was unclear whether the U.S. economy would be relegated to the type of slow recovery that typically follows....

Oracle lifts Nasdaq as options expiration arrives

2010-09-18T00:35:00.002-04:00

The Nasdaq rose on Friday after reassuring earnings and an upbeat outlook from Oracle, with the broader market flat as the traditional trading volatility...

Global stocks try third week of gains

2010-09-17T02:34:00.003-04:00

Global stock markets were on their way to a third week of gains on Friday, with emerging markets favored, while the threat of Japanese intervention kept the yen close to its lows for the month....

Yen drifts up as Japan silent and Asia stocks down

2010-09-16T01:45:00.000-04:00

The yen drifted higher on Thursday, though the threat of Japan selling more of its currency loomed, while Asian stocks slipped from a near five-month...

Markets edge higher, though energy a drag

2010-09-15T14:33:00.001-04:00

Wall Street rose but was trapped in a tight trading range on Wednesday as investors, without a positive catalyst, hesitated after a recent run-up....

Asia stocks keep global rally alive

2010-09-14T01:25:00.001-04:00

Asian stocks edged up while the yen rose to a 15-year high on Tuesday ahead of a decisive vote in Japan...

BP sees oil spill claims below $20 billion: analysts

2010-09-13T03:50:00.002-04:00

BP believes compensation claims related to its Gulf of Mexico oil spill will be less than the $20 billion the oil giant has put into an independent claims fund...

Dubai World to repay interest, then loan installments: repo

2010-09-12T03:30:00.001-04:00

Dubai World will repay interest on loans to creditors and then the loans themselves in installments, a government official was quoted as saying..

Investors, prepare for volatility

2010-09-11T00:23:00.001-04:00

Investors are using options to brace for big swings next week as Wall Street enters the peak of the most volatile month for stocks historically...

Stock futures inch higher as rally continues

2010-09-10T07:47:00.002-04:00

Stock futures inched higher Friday as investors bet the economy will continue to grow, albeit slowly....

BP points fingers in oil spill blame game

2010-09-09T00:32:00.002-04:00

BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role...

Asian shares slip as rising yen hits Nikkei

2010-09-08T00:46:00.002-04:00

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, with Japan's big exporters among the heaviest losers...

Asia stocks near 1-month high; euro dips after WSJ

2010-09-07T01:27:00.001-04:00

Asian stocks hovered near one-month highs on Tuesday as investors awaited Chinese data, while the euro took a hit after a newspaper...

Oracle, ex-HP CEO Hurd in talks for job

2010-09-06T18:13:00.002-04:00

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Mark Hurd is in talks to take a top executive job at Oracle Corp., the database software maker run by his friend Larry Ellison...

Spending cuts before 2011 could hurt recovery: IMF, ILO

2010-09-05T01:54:00.002-04:00

The IMF and the UN labor agency are urging advanced economies not to cut government spending before 2011..

Report: Blackwater created shell companies

2010-09-04T02:11:00.003-04:00

The security company Blackwater Worldwide formed a network of 30 shell companies and subsidiaries to try to get millions of dollars in government business after the company....

Gates Lands in Afghanistan

2010-09-03T01:19:00.005-04:00

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on an unannounced visit Thursday for meetings with American military commanders.....

Stocks enjoy best day in 8 weeks

2010-09-02T01:22:00.001-04:00

Wall Street posted its best day in eight weeks on Wednesday as investor mood brightened...

Oil creeps above $72 after big fall on weak demand

2010-09-01T01:59:00.002-04:00

Oil prices rose slightly to above $72 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a steep drop the previous day...

Stocks fall in year's lightest volume

2010-08-31T00:30:00.001-04:00

Stocks fell in the year's lightest volume on Monday as worries about the pace of economic recovery...

Obama says he isn't worried about Muslim rumors

2010-08-30T03:04:00.002-04:00

Obama says he isn't worried about Muslim rumors..
President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn't worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim....

Economy edges closer to stalling, government says

2010-08-29T03:51:00.001-04:00

The economy turns out to be weaker than we thought, and the outlook for the rest of the year is now looking dimmer....

Bernanke speech shows effort to find Fed consensus

2010-08-28T00:30:00.002-04:00

Ben Bernanke is struggling to build consensus among Federal Reserve officials about what steps are needed - if any - to give the economy a boost...

Snapshot of economy about to get a lot bleaker

2010-08-27T00:50:00.002-04:00

The government is about to confirm what many people have felt for some time: The economy barely has a pulse. The Commerce Department on Friday will...

Wal-Mart wants women's class-action suit tossed

2010-08-26T00:53:00.001-04:00

Wal-Mart asked the Supreme Court to throw out a gender discrimination class-action lawsuit against it...

Stocks drop after sharp fall in July home sales

2010-08-25T00:46:00.002-04:00

Stocks fell for a fourth day after another disappointing report on housing deepened worries that the economic recovery could be fading.....

Guilty plea in NY in Disney insider trading scheme

2010-08-24T00:44:00.002-04:00

A man charged with selling secrets about finances at Walt Disney Co. pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to wire fraud charges and conspiracy......

Fed Split on Move to Bolster Economy

2010-08-23T19:18:00.002-04:00

At least seven of 17 Fed officials spoke against or expressed reservations on a plan...

Apple Exec Pleads Not Guilty in $1M Kickback Scheme

2010-08-19T00:32:00.003-04:00

The Apple executive accused of taking $1 million in kickbacks from Asian suppliers...

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Key Mexican drug cartel suspect extradited to U.S.

2010-08-18T01:03:00.002-04:00

A drug cartel responsible for killing thousands of people in Mexico's border cities has been dealt another law enforcement setback...

Voters Back Tough Steps to Reduce Deficit

2010-08-17T01:40:00.002-04:00

Frustrated voters, fixing on the $1.5 trillion federal deficit as a symbol of Washington's paralysis...

Google Offices Raided In Street View Probe

2010-08-16T05:19:00.001-04:00

According to a police official, a cyber crime unit is investigating Google Korea for possibly violating communications and privacy laws...

FHA Gets Tougher on Mortgages

2010-08-15T04:13:00.002-04:00

Consumers looking for home loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration will face tougher hurdles...

Wall Street Tries to Sort Through Economic Reports

2010-08-14T00:30:00.003-04:00

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The economic reports, on business inventories, retail sales and the Consumer Price Index, were in much the same vein as those that Wall Street....

Repossession threat as Government reduces home owner support

2010-08-13T00:42:00.001-04:00

More families will lose their homes, charities warn, as the Government prepares to reduce the amount of financial support it provides to borrowers...

Economic Fears Fuel Market Swoon

2010-08-12T01:09:00.001-04:00

Investors dumped stocks, commodities and riskier currencies in a world-wide flight...

Afghan civilian deaths spike in 2010: UN

2010-08-11T01:08:00.002-04:00

An Afghan youth carries a bundle of hay on his back as U.S. Army soldiers pass by during a patrol in Kolack, a village in northeastern Afghanistan.

Google Agonizes on Privacy as Rivals Emerge

2010-08-10T01:24:00.002-04:00

A confidential, Google "vision statement" shows the company in a deep round of soul-searching ..

Some Companies Struggle to Fill Jobs

2010-08-09T01:29:00.001-04:00

A 9.5% jobless rate has left many employers inundated with applicants...

Saudi Arabia, RIM Reach Agreement

2010-08-08T01:31:00.002-04:00

Saudi Arabia has reached a preliminary agreement with Research In Motion over the handling of BlackBerry data that...

Busted Russian Spy Wants Old Life Back

2010-08-07T00:41:00.001-04:00

A Russian spy wants to go back to his fake identity of Juan Lazaro....

Pentagon demands Wikileaks files

2010-08-06T02:57:00.001-04:00

The Pentagon has demanded that the whistle-blower website Wikileaks hand over all classified US military documents it has not yet published...

Intel Settles Antitrust Case

2010-08-05T02:14:00.002-04:00

Intel Corp. agreed to a series of restrictions as part of an antitrust settlement with U.S. regulators to resolve charges the Silicon Valley giant engaged in...

Saudi Ban Rains On RIM's Party

2010-08-04T00:32:00.002-04:00

Saudi Arabia ordered a ban on BlackBerry services starting Friday...