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Afghanistan offensive is key test of Obama's strategyWashington Post - - 1 hour ago Marines find temporary shelter in an abandoned dwelling in Marja, a Taliban stronghold. (Andrea Bruce/the Washington Post) By Karen DeYoung The largest military offensive of the eight-year war in Afghanistan, launched this weekend in southwestern ... Video: Forces Forge Ahead in Massive Afghan Offensive
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Clinton Pleads for Patience at US-Islamic World Forum
New York Times - - 44 minutes ago
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar's prime minister, at the US-Islamic World Forum.
Video: Clinton: US Working on New Iran Measures
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Opposition Chief Is Named Victor of Ukrainian Vote
New York Times - - 4 hours ago
MOSCOW - Ukraine's Central Election Commission certified Viktor F. Yanukovich as the winner of the Feb. 7 presidential election on Sunday, even as his opponent, Prime Minister Yulia V. Tymoshenko, vowed to challenge the decision in ...
Pro-Russia Yanukovych named winner of Ukraine vote The Associated Press
Thousands Rally in Beirut To Honor Slain Former Prime Minister Hariri
Voice of America - 5 hours ago
Photo: AP A Lebanese boy carries pictures of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, top, and his father slain former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri at a rally in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
Lebanon marks five-year anniversary of Hariri assasination Christian Science Monitor
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2 teens shot during church service in Richmond
San Francisco Chronicle - - 1 hour ago
(02-14) 20:05 PST RICHMOND -- Three young men with black sweatshirt hoods pulled over their heads walked into a packed church service in Richmond on Sunday, where one of them opened fire and wounded two teenagers sitting in the pews, police said.
Gunman opens fire at Calif. church, wounds 2 teens The Associated Press
Helicopter crash in north Phoenix kills 3
The Associated Press - - 3 hours ago
PHOENIX - A helicopter crash just north of Phoenix killed at least three people on Sunday afternoon, including a child, and officials couldn't rule out the possibility of more victims.
3 killed in Arizona helicopter crash CNN International
Alleged Ala. killer was suspect in attempted bombing of Harvard professor
Boston Globe - - 8 hours ago
The professor who is accused of killing three colleagues at the University of Alabama on Friday was a suspect in the attempted mail bombing of a Harvard Medical School professor in 1993, ...
India's Stocks Fluctuate; Bharti Sinks as Bharat Heavy Gains
BusinessWeek - 34 minutes ago
By Rajhkumar K Shaaw Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Indian stocks fluctuated. Bharti Airtel Ltd. fell after offering to buy most of the African assets of Kuwait's Zain.
Japan economic growth exceeds expectations
BBC News - - 20 minutes ago
Japan's economy grew by a better than expected 1.1% in the final quarter of last year, according to government figures. This is the equivalent of an annualised increase of 4.6%.
FOREX-Euro on defensive as worries about Greece persist
Reuters - - 2 hours ago
TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The euro edged near 9-month lows against the dollar on Monday as doubts intensified about whether policymakers in the euro zone will help debt-laden Greece, prompting investors to add to long positions in the ...
Only Supply-Side Reforms Can Save Greece Wall Street Journal
Samsung, Sony Ericsson roll out new smartphones
Reuters - - 7 hours ago
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and Sony Ericsson unveiled their new top smartphone models on Sunday, both hoping to improve their positions in the more lucrative part of the phone market.
Bada's Big: Samsung Announces First Bada Phone PC Magazine
Anger Leads to Apology From Google About Buzz
New York Times - - 2 hours ago
Google moved quickly over the weekend to try to contain mounting criticism of Buzz, its social network, apologizing to users for features that were widely seen as endangering privacy and announcing product changes to address those ...
Magid: Google Buzz offers another way to social network (if you need one) San Jose Mercury News
Brightcove Mobile Experience For Adobe Flash Player Unveiled
Broadcasting & Cable - - 19 minutes ago
By David Tanklefsky -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/15/2010 12:06:00 AM Online video platform Brightcove unveiled the Brightcove Mobile Experience for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Monday (Feb. 15) at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Kevin Smith Too Fat to Fly
ABC News - - 4 hours ago
Actor-director Kevin Smith has made a career by saying nothing as the character Silent Bob in hit movies such as "Clerks" and "Mallrats.
"Silent Bob" Thrown Off Southwest Flight For Being Too Large Los Angeles Times
Kevin Smith 'Too Fat' to Fly Southwest People Magazine
"Valentine's Day" woos weekend moviegoers
Reuters - - 9 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The star-studded comedy "Valentine's Day" shot to the top of North American box office charts during the long US President's day weekend, which is poised to land in the record books for ticket sales.
Box office: Three-day numbers put 'Valentine's Day' on top Entertainment Weekly
Young women send film a valentine USA Today
'The Amazing Race' recap: Chile Reception
Entertainment Weekly - - 19 minutes ago
Welcome back for another season, Amazing Race fans! After last year's less-than-stellar Race, Bertram van Munster and his gang of less-awesomely-named producers are finally back in the groove with plenty of great ...
Big Brother's Jeff and Jordan Take On The Amazing Race People Magazine
Bosh's free throws lift East to All-Star win
Dallas Morning News - - 37 minutes ago
From Usher rapping his way through the pre-game introductions to scantily clad Shakira shaking it at halftime, Cowboys Stadium was brim-full with talented dancers and exotic grinders.
All-Star game in Texas draws record crowd The Associated Press
McMurray leads when it counts at Daytona
Kansas City Star - - 9 minutes ago
Jamie McMurray celebrated his victory while the confetti rained down in victory lane. His lead was short but sweet. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
Track damage at Daytona 500 leaves scar on historic weekend Fort Worth Star Telegram
Daytona's track woes wholly unacceptable Tampa Tribune
Gold comes home
CTV.ca - 25 minutes ago
He smashed a jinx that spanned Canada's two previous Olympic Games and began 12 years before he was even born, but as historic and huge as Alexandre Bilodeau's story here was last night, so was it also small, personal and utterly lovely.
Alexandre Bilodeau halts Canada's gold-medal drought Washington Post
Spillane, Bilodeau end droughts for US, Canada The Associated Press
Still haven't got your swine flu shot? There's plenty left
San Jose Mercury News - - 38 minutes ago
Three months ago, families hauled sleeping bags and pillows to the Santa Clara County fairgrounds and camped out for hours in lines that snaked half a mile to be among the first to be immunized against the feared H1N1 virus.
Flu season has been a puzzler GoErie.com
CDC researchers estimate swine flu has hit 3.5 million in Florida Los Angeles Times
Higher insurance costs affect more than rich
Winston-Salem Journal - 18 minutes ago
AP Interactive: American Health Care AP To critics, a 39 percent increase in health insurance for some Californians foretells skyrocketing rates for the rest of us.
Anthem Blue Cross to delay rate increases Los Angeles Times
Anthem to delay insurance rate hike amid criticism The Associated Press
Individual mandate: A sticking point in the healthcare debate
Los Angeles Times - Feb 13, 2010
Is forcing people to have insurance a useful strategy to spread the costs, or an ill-conceived notion that would only exacerbate the problem?
Failure of health care overhaul will add more woes The Associated Press
Health care reform needs foundation Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Fire Your Relatives. Scare Your Employees. And Stop Whining.
New York Times - - Feb 10, 2010
George Cloutier, founder of American Management Services, specializes in offering tough advice to small and midsize businesses. By KERMIT PATTISON IT'S not the economy, stupid, it's you.
The death of Alaska fisherman Phil Harris, of 'Deadliest Catch,' is met with ...
Los Angeles Times - - Feb 11, 2010
Fans of the late Phil Harris, the salty, tattooed captain who starred in the Discovery Channel's “Deadliest Catch," will still be able to see him doing the work he loved when the show launches its new season in April.
Running debate: Bare or in shoes?
CNN - - Feb 12, 2010
A new study shows that barefoot running causes less impact to the body than wearing shoes. (CNN) -- Terry Chiplin didn't need a Harvard study to tell him what he's known for years.
Palin's Cunning Sleight of Hand
New York Times - - Feb 13, 2010
Yet the laughter rang hollow. You had to wonder if Palin, who is nothing if not cunning, had sprung a trap. She knows all too well that the more the so-called elites lampoon her, the more she cements her cred with the third of the country ...
A lethal business model targets Middle America
Los Angeles Times - 21 hours ago
Sugar cane farmers from a tiny Mexican county use savvy marketing and low prices to push black-tar heroin in the United States. By Sam Quinones First Of Three Parts Immigrants from an obscure corner of Mexico are changing heroin use in many parts of ...