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San Jose Mercury

• Legislative analyst: Brown's budget 'good starting point' but raises questions - 2 hours agoLegislative analyst calls plan a 'good starting point,' but he remains wary of risky, unresolved details
• Jerry Brown's proposal to end redevelopment could have unexpected benefit for San Jose - 2 hours agoCity leaders have vowed to fight proposal, but it could pump millions into cash-starved general fund
• Intel honors junior scientists - 2 hours agoTwenty-six local teens are semifinalists in national competition. The prize: a $100,000 college scholarship.
• Latino artist might have to whitewash his own mural - 7 hours agoTime and a hot sun catch up to an ancient Mexican warrior painted on a restaurant wall in San Jose. The landlord will think about saving it but the artist is preparing for the worst.
• Carpool lane on Interstate 680 closed on Saturday - 8 hours ago

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Afghanistan Sun

• Pakistan wants Muslim states' troops in Afghanistan - 4 hours agoPakistan has proposed that a UN peacekeeping force drawn from 'neutral Muslim countries' should take over Aghanistan's security after US-led NATO forces pull out, a media report said here.
• Pakistan "epicentre of terrorism" in the world, re-iterates Admiral Mullen - 5 hours agoPakistan is the "epicenter of terrorism in the world" right now, and the coalition forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan cannot win the war without eliminating the 'safe terrorist havens' in Paki...
• Pak warns US against "new great game" in Afghanistan - 9 hours agoPakistan has made it clear to the United States that it will not become part of any "new great game" in relation to the US' troops withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is set to begin from July this yea...
• US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa - 46 minutes ago

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RAW Story

• Tucson tea party founder says Giffords to blame for getting shot - 28 minutes agoOne tea party leader says that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) has herself to blame for getting shot in the head Saturday. The Arizona congresswoman shouldn't have attended an event "in full view of th...
• New White House chief of staff donated to Obama’s opponent in 2004 - 1 hour agoIf incoming White House chief of staff William Daley had his way in 2004, his new boss would never have made it to the US Senate, much less the Oval Office. Daley, an executive at JPMorgan Chase and a...
• NASA says it can’t afford shuttle replacement - 1 hour agoWASHINGTON — NASA this week told Congress it cannot afford to build a new heavy-lift rocket and spacecraft to replace the retiring space shuttle program within the current budget approved by Congress....
• Tea Party Express fundraises off reaction to Arizona shootings - 2 hours agoA leading tea party group is raising funds based upon public reaction to the Tucson, Arizona shootings. In an e-mail sent to supporters Wednesday, the California-based conservative group Tea Party Exp...
• Third gun control bill proposed since Tucson shootings - 2 hours ago

EV Worldwire

• Ford Electrifies Its New C-Max Vehicle Family - 1 day agoCompany to offer three types of electric-drive powertrains from hybrid to all-electric.
• Tesla-Developed Batteries for RAV4 EV Could Drive Down Costs - 1 day agoCompany estimates cost of battery backs could be one-third that of systems being developed by other electric car manufacturers.
• Tesla Confirms 2012 Delivery Date for Model S Electric Sedan - 1 day agoAlpha phase testing will commence in 2011 and include brakes, suspension, driving dynamics, fit and finish, and safety requirements.
• Social Media: New Medium for Marketing 'Green' Cars - 1 day agoGreen car makers are using the Internet to get out their message.
• Li-ion Premiers Pair of Electric Vehicles In Detroit - 1 hour ago

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• Sara Palin, Slap that Cunt Bitch - 1 day agoYeah, that’s right. Sarah Palin is guilty of hate speech. She’s a moron. She’s ignorant. She’s got the blood of Arizona on her hands. Also she Image via Wikipedialoves the rich and hates the poor. Don’t believe me...
• 01.11.11 Open Thread - 1 day agoFor all of of us open thread aficionados, here’s tonight’s, squeezed between two very hot posts … … by Reverend Amy and Mssr. Johnson, the bad-boy, brilliant writer of irony and satire. Tonight, I’d l...
• “Scurrilous” - 1 day agoThat is the word Dr. Charles Krauthammer used to describe the attempt by the left to blame Sarah Palin and the Tea Party for the horrible tragedy in Tucson, an action carried out by a mad man. It seem...
• Rejecting the premise - 1 day agoThere’s an old strategy in politics, one that we should all learn, and that’s to “reject the premise of the question.” When a politician is asked a pointed or challenging question, if the politician a...
• Homicidal Maniacs and their Immature Apologists - 1 day ago

Global Post

• Tokyo, Seoul, Washington: alliance in the making? - 1 hour agoAnalysis: Talk of a trilateral alliance against the common enemy, North Korea. read more
• Brisbane a "war zone" after flood, as cyclone forms (VIDEO) - 3 hours agoBrisbane was described as a "war zone" after a flood peak. Now residents face a fresh threat in the form of a cyclone. read more
• Brazil floods, land slides kill hundreds (VIDEO) - 4 hours agoHundreds are dead and up to 1,000 missing after floods caused mud slides in the mountain towns around Rio de Janeiro and Brazil. read more
• Analysis: What's next for Lebanon? - 5 hours agoThe resignation of Hezbollah brings back memories of 2006, and the dark days that followed. read more
• Medvedev's campaign for Russia's orphans - 5 hours ago

 Yahoo! News Search

• Fantasy golf focus: Here are this week's Sony Open picks courtesy of my first-place team! - 1 day agoFLINT, Michigan — The fantasy golf season is off to a great start for yours truly.
• June 8, 2011: The Day Google, Facebook, Yahoo and Others Will Road Test Next-Gen IP Code - 1 hour agoDue to a tiny but historic oversight, the Internet is running out of IP addresses as more and more people and devices hook up to the Web. New IP tech, the IPv6 protocol, is being adopted slowly, but t...
• D-Link Media Player Offers Yahoo TV to Older DTVs - 5 days agoYahoo Connected TV brings a range of Internet content and services to most TVs with network connections, but what if your HDTV (like my 2007 plasma model) predates the connected set era? D-Link at CES...
• These Stocks Really Did Beat the Market in 2010 - 1 day agoAll but one of my five picks to beat the market in 2010 live up to the hype.
• Johnny Weir: 'Welcome to My World' - 1 day ago

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• Green Your Environmental Justice: Volunteer on MLK Day - 2 hours agoIn anticipation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17, this week's tips will honor King's legacy by focusing on environmental justice , helping you fight for the dream that all communities, reg...
• Daily Roundup: January 12, 2011 - 14 hours agoFriendlier Skies: Southwest Airlines is cutting its emissions by implementing new landing procedures. TreeHugger and Environmental Leader Sensing Improvement: A network of 100 greenhouse-gas sensors...
• Book Roundup Wednesday: Travel Narratives in Nature - 20 hours agoEvery Wednesday, we review a selection of new and upcoming books addressing a specific aspect of environmentalism. This week, we’re recommending travel narratives about self-discovery in the wildernes...
• Green Your Environmental Justice: Join the Urban Farming Movement - 21 hours agoIn anticipation of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17, this week's tips will honor King's legacy by focusing on environmental justice , helping you fight for the dream that all communities, reg...
• Daily Roundup: January 11, 2011 - 1 day ago

Gawker

• Vanity Fair Gives The New Yorker Some Youth Appeal [Stunts] - 18 hours agoVanity Fair , a journal dedicated to dissecting the Kennedy administration, created a mockup of a New Yorker featuring its cov...
• Necrophiliac or World's Worst Lover? [Conundrums] - 18 hours agoRichard Elwood Sanden was having sex with a lady when he realized she wasn't breathing. He called the cops, who—after reviewing the contents of ...
• Troubled Spider-Man Musical's Biggest Fan Is Glenn Beck [Video] - 18 hours agoCrazy old theater queen Glenn Beck was on his little radio program this morning talking about the creatively challenged but financially blessed ...
• We're Not Winning In Afghanistan, But the Other Guys Are Losing [War] - 19 hours agoAdm. Mike Mullen , the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has declared that the Taliban are losing in Afghanistan . No word on whether that m...
• Gawker.TV: The Five Best Videos Ever of the Day [Clipjob] - 19 hours ago

Rag Blog

• Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck - 6 minutes agoMouring for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning Image via Wikipediafor MarilynBy Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011First of thr...
• Bruce Melton : It Is Colder Because It Is Warming - 1 hour agoIt is colder because it is warmingOn a warmer planet, winter weather becomes more volatile. The extremes get more extreme.By Bruce Melton / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2010Global warming refers to clim...
• Alyce Guynn : On The Passing of Poet Susan Bright - 12 hours agoSusan Bright at the Poet's Tree, Barton Springs, Austin, Texas.Poet, publisher, and environmental activist:Honoring Susan BrightBy Alyce Guynn / The Rag Blog / January 12, 2011See details about the me...
• Tom Hayden : The Right and the Shooting in Tucson - 1 day agoImage from Jesse Kelly's website (now removed). The article about Kelly's appearance in Sierra Vista originally appeared in the Sierra Vista Herald.Getting on target:The Right and the shooting in Tucs...
• Ralph Solonitz :Killer Brew! - 1 day ago

 MercoPress

• Second de-mining phase for Falklands - 2 hours agoA SECOND phase of de-mining is planned on the Falkland Islands from November this year.
• Brazilian Offshore Subsea Lab - 22 hours agoThe Brazilian government and Navy are considering an ambitious plan for launching an offshore subsea lab to be located at the limit of the country´s territorial waters and beyon...
• Lack of rainfall in Argentina is pushing up prices for corn and soybeans - 1 day agoCorn and soybeans advanced for a second day as dry weather stressed crops in Argentina, raising concerns the global deficit may be larger than estimated.
• Inflation forces Argentina to urgent import of note bills from Brazil - 1 day agoA shortage of bills that has led to lines and protests outside Argentine banks since mid-December may be resolved by next week after the country boosted imports of notes printed...
• Car sales in Argentina soar 43% in 2010; exports increase 38%, mostly to Brazil - 1 day ago

  Florida Oil Spill Law

• Paper: Blood tests “show a connection between reported illnesses and crude oil released from BP” — They are the “canary in the coal mine” - 35 minutes agoIll workers’ blood shows link to BP crude oil , Tri-Parish Times, January 13, 2011: Test results from blood drawn among residents and workers along the Gulf coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alab...
• Oil ‘Spill’ Commission member says public health concerns are “clearly a dominant issue” in Image via WikipediaGulf - 1 hour agoOil spill’s health effects raise concern, but are unproven, commissioner says , The Times-Picayune, January 12, 2011: Coastal residents finally found a receptive audience to their complaints about h...
• 3-year-old boy who developed kidney stones since BP disaster has Ethlybenzene levels at 3.3 times the 95th percentile - 2 hours agoIll workers’ blood shows link to BP crude oil , Tri-Parish Times, January 13, 2011: Blood samples were collected on Dec. 16, 2010, from people, ranging in age from 3 to 43. Those tested had complai...
• Experts: What to do if you’ve been made ill by exposure to the oil disaster - 3 hours agoIll workers’ blood shows link to BP crude oil , Tri-Parish Times, January 13, 2011: [Wilma Subra, environmental scientist, president of New Iberia-based Subra Co.] said that persons made ill by expo...
• “Tragic” test results from Mississippi beaches: “Approximately 500 ppm of dispersant” in dead jellyfish, based on comparative analysis of Corexit 9500… MORE - 23 hours ago

Media Monitors

• A Political Murder in Pakistan or War? - 0 minutes ago"Pakistan’s suborned English media pretend that the murder of the Punjab governor is an isolated act. Their myopia blinds them to the war into which Pakistan’s elites have dragged the country, as they...
• An American Suicide Terrorist - 0 minutes ago"While politicians, on both the right and left, may not be liable in a court of law for the consequences of their inflammatory words, voters must carefully consider such speech when evaluating the cha...
• Coming Home - 0 minutes ago"Now the hotel has been reduced to rubble to make way for one of Irving Moskovitch's projects in Arab Jerusalem, which is the construction of 20 Jewish only luxury homes. The move was met with condemn...
• Christian Arabs' Plight: Foreign 'Protection' Counterproductive - 0 minutes ago"Islamophobia is warning that Muslims are “returning” to Islam, but is it not top on the agenda of Pope Benedict XVI to return Europe to Christianity? “We must reject both secularism and fundamentalis...
• Corrupt, greedy elite pushing Pakistan into oblivion - 0 minutes ago

 Voltaire

• Posada Carriles: 11 charges, none for terrorism - 2 days agoCriminal Luis Posada Carriles should answer to 11 charges, none of them for terrorism, in the trial that began today in El Paso, Texas, as pointed out in the Round Table aired by Cuban radio and telev...
• Cairo and Tel Aviv, united against the Copts - 3 days agoThe fingerprints in the Alexandria explosion / The Palestinian entity and the self-determination right / Iran shut down two unmanned ‘western spy planes' in the Gulf / Eruption of violent protests in ...
• U.S.-Norway-U.K. Statement on Southern Sudan Referendum - 3 days agoWe welcome the start of polling today for the Southern Sudan Referendum. This represents a historic step towards completion of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement. We recognise the significant progr...
• Militarization Of Energy Policy: U.S. Africa Command And Gulf Of Guinea - 3 days agoAfrica has become a new strategic priority for the United States, which is eyeing oil from the region centered on the Gulf of Guinea as a supplement or even replacement for the Persian Gulf. Deploymen...
• Afrocentricity International calls for cessation of interventionist actions in Ivory Coast - 5 days ago

Kerkuk.net

• Salehi from Baghdad: Iraq Security Important to Iran - 4 hours agoIranian caretaker Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that Iran attaches importance to Iraq's security and independence, expressing Tehran's readiness to provides the Iraqi government and...
• Turkey disappointed by Merkel's Cyprus remarks, calls for fairness - 4 hours agoGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent statements accusing Ankara of not taking any step toward a resolution of the Cyprus problem were a serious letdown for Turkey, its foreign minister said Wednes...
• Lebanon in political turmoil as government collapses - 4 hours agoLebanon was plunged into political turmoil Thursday after Hezbollah toppled the government over a long-running dispute linked to a U.N. probe into the 2005 assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafiq Har...
• Hicran Kazancı visited Turkmen philosopher and opinion leader Ata Terzibaşı. - 5 hours agoHicran Kazancı visited Turkmen philosopher and opinion leader Ata Terzibaşı.
• If the U.S.A. had listened to Turkey ABD Iraq would not have experienced a disaster - 1 day ago

 Transcend

• Two Indias: Gandhiji and Modern India - 3 days agoTalk Given in New Delhi, Dec 30 2010 -- Gandhi was killed not far from where we are right now by a Pune brahmin, Godse, and I was that 17 years old boy in Norway who cried when hearing the news. Some...
• About the Editorial “Islam and the West – Some Differences” – Nov. 29, 2010 - 3 days agoReaders have kindly pointed out two unfortunate formulations.
• Sudan Referendum: Southerners Flood Home to Vote in Post-War Secession Poll - 3 days agoTens of thousands of Sudanese are flooding 'home' ahead of a vote on Sunday [9 Jan 2011] which is expected to split Africa's largest country in two and create the world's newest nation.
• WikiLeaks: Israel Aimed to Keep Gaza Economy on Brink of Collapse - 3 days agoCable from the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv says Israeli officials wanted Gaza's economy 'functioning at the lowest level possible consistent with avoiding a humanitarian crisis.'
• The Very Wealthy Man (an Innocent Parable) - 3 days ago

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• What makes revenge sweet? - 6 hours agoDoes it matter if the punished don't understand what they did wrong?  'To bring him back to a more just sense of what he owes us, and of the wrong that he has done to us, is frequently the pri...
• A biological mechanism that protects against rape? - 1 day agoWhen sex researchers compare men and women's genital arousal in response to various stimuli, they generally find that men tend only to be aroused by stimuli that match their declared sexual preference...
• The Special Issue Spotter - 2 days agoWe trawl the world's journals so you don't have to: Organizational interventions: Issues and challenges (Work and Stress). Reading Comprehension: Assessment and Intervention for Underst...
• Three-year-olds show a bias for spotting snakes in a striking posture - 3 days agoHave we evolved to detect this threat? We humans seem to have an innate predisposition to fear dangerous animals and other hazards that would have imperilled our ancestors - a phenomenon called ...
• Physical distance boosts the success of computer-based negotiation - 5 days ago

Top Documentary Films

• The Beauty of Maps - 10 hours agoDocumentary series looking at maps in incredible detail to highlight their artistic attributions and reveal the stories that they tell. The Beauty of Maps (Seeing the Art in Cartography) i...
• Let’s Make Money - 22 hours agoMost of us don't know where their money is. However, one thing is for certain, it's is not in the bank to which we entrusted it. The bank and our money is already a part of the cycle of the global ...
• Universe: The Cosmology Quest - 1 day agoMost of us are intrigued by questions to do with the origin and evolution of the universe. Where do we come from? Where are we going? These are fundamental questions. But no one knows the answers. ...
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• Tax refund loans disappear; now, more fees - 5 hours agoTaxpayers eager to get their refunds as early as possible have one fewer option this season -- and consumer advocates are saying "good riddance." Tax preparation firm H&R Block won't be offering oft...
• Shootings bring out worst of Web rumor mill - 2 days agoIn normal times, the Internet is a vicious rumor mill. Just today, a tall-tale that Facebook.com was shutting down in March successfully made the rounds. But after a national tragedy like this weeke...
• Craigslist 'robberies by appointment' turn violent - 6 days agoThe sleepy suburban neighborhood in Bogota, N.J., looked safe when Michael pulled up to meet the man who had offered to buy his MacBook after seeing an ad on Craigslist. And everything seemed perfectl...
• Court: No warrant needed to search cell phone - 1 week agoThe next time you're in California, you might not want to bring your cell phone with you. The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that police can search the cell phone of a person who's been arreste...
• Ten things Web users should fear in 2011 - 2 weeks ago

UK News

• Arizona shooting victim opens her eyes
• Floods rebuilding could take years
• Home abortion legal action
• Man in shop bomb threat
• Hundreds die in Brazil floods
• Body of murdered honeymooner due home
• Kate Hudson pregnant with Matt Bellamy's baby
• Cross-eyed opossum capturing the hearts of Germans 
• Warhol, pinball all appeal at Dennis Hopper auction
• Sick Usher puts back Berlin concert

BBC - England

• Pufferfish 'probably' killed man - 2 hours agoA coroner records an open verdict on a Northamptonshire man she said was "probably" killed by pufferfish poison.
• Student petrol bomb footage shown - 3 hours agoPolice release footage of a man throwing a petrol bomb in central London during December's student protests.
• Fire services urged to co-operate - 2 hours agoThe government is urging the 46 fire authorities in England to work more closely together as it launches consultation on the future of the service.
• New charges for Moat accused pair - 4 hours ago

 BBC - Home

• Brazil flood death toll tops 350 - 37 minutes agoThe number of people killed by flooding and mudslides in south-east Brazil passes 350, officials say, as helicopters join the hunt for survivors.
• 'Live firing' in Tunisia capital - 28 minutes agoLive firing is heard in the Tunisian capital Tunis, as unrest continues despite a night-time curfew and the deployment of troops.
• Banks 'seize 1m US homes in 2010' - 1 hour agoBanks repossessed a record one million US homes in 2010, and could surpass that number this year, figures show.
• Test looms for net address scheme - 39 minutes agoGoogle, Facebook and Yahoo have signed up to a plan for a 'test flight' of the net's new addressing scheme.
• Ruling on Berlusconi immunity due - 6 hours ago

Reuters

• OPEC only likely to act if oil rally lasts  - 38 minutes agoDUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC will only hold an emergency meeting if oil climbs above $100 (63.07 pounds) and stays there, although the group's Gulf members could informally add supply if needed, a de...
• Irish PM's future in doubt as party meets  - 41 minutes agoDUBLIN (Reuters) - DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ministers from Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party have asked Prime Minister Brian Cowen to consider his options, a party lawmaker said on Thursday, raising doubts ...
• November factory output strong, industry growth slows  - 1 hour agoLONDON (Reuters) - Industrial output grew at its slowest annual pace in four months in November, dragged down by weakness in the oil and gas sector, despite strength in manufacturing, official data sh...
• Successful Spanish bond sale eases euro jitters  - 2 hours agoMADRID (Reuters) - Spain and Italy staged successful bond sales on Thursday, buying European leaders additional time to come up with a new package of measures to stem the debt crisis rocking their 12-...
• Election set to deal fresh blow to LibDems  - 2 hours ago

Jurist - U.S. Legal News

• Court denies Texas request for stay of new EPA rules - 16 hours ago[JURIST] The state of Texas on Wednesday failed for the third time in two months at its attempts to block new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [official website] regulations governing greenhouse ...
• Supreme Court hears oral argument in 4th Amendment, career criminal cases - 16 hours ago[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Wednesday heard oral argument in two criminal cases, one involving law enforcement creating exigent circumstances for entering a home without a warr...
• Employee protection board orders reinstatement of US Park Police chief - 16 hours ago[JURIST] The Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) [official website] on Wednesday ordered [opinion, PDF] the US Department of the Interior (DOI) [official website] to reinstate Teresa Chambers as U.S....
• Federal judge rules Washington primary election system constitutional - 16 hours ago[JURIST] A federal judge on Tuesday ruled [opinion, PDF] that Washington state's "top-two" primary election system is constitutional. Judge John Coughenour of the US District Court for the Western Dis...
• Supreme Court stays Texas execution - 16 hours ago

Yahoo! Business News

• Wall Street opens lower on jobless claims data (Reuters) - 1 hour agoReuters - U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday as the number of first-time claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly, highlighting the bumpy ride for employment as economic growth picks up.
• Jobless claims post biggest jump in 6 months (Reuters) - 1 hour agoReuters - U.S. jobless claims jumped to their highest level since October while food and energy costs boosted producer prices, pointing to lingering headwinds for an economic recovery that had been sh...
• Marathon to split off refinery operations (Reuters) - 2 hours ago
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• Flooded Australia city "like war zone" - Reuters (news.google.com)
• Deaths in Tunisia despite curfew - Aljazeera.net (news.google.com)
• Federal judge upholds state's 'top two' primary voting (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• Supreme Court won't review music download antitrust case (reuters.com)
• N.J. Senate president calls for resignation of Supreme Court Justice Rivera-Soto (nj.com)
• Ensure quick justice (indialawyers.wordpress.com)
• U.S. court denies Texas attempt to delay CO2 rules (reuters.com)
• Court lets EPA mess with Texas (politico.com)
• Metals Stocks: Gold wavers amid jobless claims, ECB views (marketwatch.com)
• Why The Job Market Recovery Will Be 'Cruelly Uneven' (huffingtonpost.com)
• Just Out | New Jobless Claims Are The Lowest In More Than Two Years [Video] (realestateradiousa.com)
• Stocks flat ahead of report on jobless claims (sfgate.com)
• Airline stocks fall after spike in jobless claims (marketwatch.com)
• Weekly US jobless claims add to signs of recovery (ft.com)