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Will Israel attack?
Anything short of a categorical, even vociferous U.S. refusal of an Israeli attack could have horrific consequences.
Top nine outrageous airline fees
and extreme flying charges
Just in time for the summer flying season, it looks like airlines and airports have found a new way to squeeze some more money out of us.
Angel Cabrera wins 3-way
playoff at Masters
Angel Cabrera won a three-way playoff on the second extra hole after taking advantage of a late collapse by 48-year-old Kenny Perry, who lost a two-stroke lead with two holes to play with back-to-back bogeys.
'Mom blogs' may be held
liable for product reviews
The estimated hundreds of thousands of fellow parenting bloggers may be in danger of being sued if the government approves a change in its policy regarding endorsements of products by
Web pundits.
Rising circulation, at
papers sold by homeless
Newspapers produced and sold by homeless people in dozens of American cities are flourishing even as the deepening recession endangers conventional newspapers. At many of them, circulation is growing, along with the sales forces dispatched to sell the papers to passers-by.
Religious right concedes it has lost
the culture war to Secular America
We're a secular nation. America's religious Right has conceded that the election of US President Barack Obama has sealed its defeat in cultural war with permissiveness and secularism.
AP Poll: Taxpayers
more frugal with refunds
Most people say they plan to use this year's tax refund to pay bills, deciding in this sour economy to be more frugal with their annual windfall.
Obama's day: Easter Egg Roll,
DOT stimulus project
President Barack Obama and family are putting a punctuation mark on Easter, presiding over the traditional Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House.
Obama girls name
their new puppy 'Bo'
 Bo? No jest. The first family has settled on a first pet -- a 6-month-old Portuguese water dog that the Obama girls are naming Bo.
The selection was one of the White House's most tightly kept secrets.
Rick Warren
explains cancellation
Pastor Rick Warren abruptly canceled an appearance on ABC’s "This Week" in which he would have had the opportunity to clarify his denial last week that he had ever endorsed California’s anti-gay-marriage ballot measure, when in fact he had done so on videotape.
Pope blocks Caroline Kennedy's appointment to Vatican
The Vatican has blocked the appointment of Caroline Kennedy as US ambassador, according to reports.
Arizona State names
scholarship for President Obama
 Arizona State University says it will name a scholarship program after President Barack Obama as it continues to be stung by its earlier decision not to award him an honorary degree.
Rise of Glenn Beck's
bizarre media militia
Fox News is playing an increasingly erratic and dangerous game by embracing paranoid insurrection rhetoric and conspiracy theorists.
Uninsured Americans doing nothing to help themselves
People who lose coverage often struggle alone instead of turning their frustration into political action.
Family not sure if Samson Obama is biological member
According to Wikipedia, Samson Obama aka Abo Obama -- who is under investigation in England -- may not be a biological member of the family. In his memoirs, Dreams From My Father, Obama noted that the Kenyan-Obama family doubted Abo was the biological son of Barack Obama, Sr.
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E A R L I E R H E A D L I N E S
Town rocked by arrest
of Sunday school teacher
Police and residents here said they were shocked when the suspect in the killing of a young girl turned out to be a woman, the mother of the slain girl's best friend.
The American mood:
Is the angst bottoming out?
 Friday night in northern New Jersey, circa April 2009, offers clues to prove any theory about the American economic meltdown, depending on what you want to believe. Just like so many places these days.
Obama has hundreds
of important jobs still open
President Barack Obama doesn't have time for a victory lap now that his Cabinet is finally largely in place.
Obama gets gun-shy
Despite a recent spate of killings, the president and fellow Democrats choose not to wage war on assault weapons.
Hysterical right-wing media pushing the unhinged over the edge
 Confronted with a wildly popular president prone to few gaffes, conservative media are having trouble coming up with ways to successfully smear Barack Obama's administration.
Huh? Whacko right blames gay marriage for recent gun violence
 Recent acts of gun violence, they claim, are the poisoned fruit of the push for gay marriage.
Justice Ginsburg laments
being court's only woman
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday it's lonely being the only woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Worst of Bush's cronies went to work for corporate media
In a post-Bush world Karl Rove and friends have just as deadly a job, only these days you'll find them posing for the media as pundits.
British paper: Biden has earned trust and respect
for himself
Joe Biden has put his foot in his mouth on several occasions but decades of experience have earned him trust and respect.
Black man's killing by police shakes Southern town
 For 73 years before his killing by a white police officer, Bernard Monroe led a life in this northern Louisiana town as peaceful as they come -- five kids with his wife of five decades, all raised in the same house, supported by the
same job.
Microsoft and Yahoo
renew partnership talks
Microsoft and Yahoo have restarted talks about forging an internet partnership, raising the possibility of a new alliance to counter Google’s increasing influence over the online world.
5 US soldiers, 2 Iraqis
killed in Mosul
 A suicide truck driver detonated a ton of explosives near a police headquarters in the northern city of Mosul on Friday, killing five American soldiers in the deadliest attack against U.S. troops in more than a year.
Karl Rove accosted by
ex-GOP chief of staff
Former Bush adviser Karl Rove was verbally accosted Thursday evening in a Washington DC restaurant by a former chief of staff to ex-Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.).
CIA 'no longer' using
secret prisons: director
 The CIA is "no longer" operating secret prisons used by the intelligence agency to interrogate terror suspects, and plans to shut all remaining "black sites," the spy agency's director said.
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Navy Made 'Split-Second'
Call to Fire on Pirates
Navy Seals opened fire on three Somali pirates today when a naval commander made a split-second decision that Capt. Richard Phillips' life was in imminent danger.
Cabrera Wins in
3-Way Playoff
Angel Cabrera claimed the second major championship of his career today, winning the Masters on the second hole of a three-way playoff. Cabrera, the 2007 US Open winner.
First Dog Gets a
First Name: Bo
The newest Obama will be named Bo, the Washington Post reports in the latest in a series of leaks about the Portuguese water dog the first family plans to introduce to an entranced nation Tuesday.
Madoff's Mets Tix Sell
for $7,500 on eBay
A Bernard Madoff investment has finally made an honest profit, the New York Daily News reports.
Gas-Guzzling Pentagon
Turns to Green Energy
The nation's biggest gas guzzler, the Defense Department, is trying to kick its oil habit and use alternative energies—not to support the green movement or save money.
Fla. Boat Crash Leaves
5 Dead, 7 Injured
A 22-foot pleasure boat smashed into a docked tug boat near Jacksonville, Fla., last night, killing at least five people and seriously injuring seven.
Israeli Prez on Iranian Prez:
'We'll Strike Him'
Israel's new government continued its saber-rattling with Iran today, threatening to strike the country if President Obama's diplomatic overtures fail.
Obama Plays Cool Hand,
Wins in Pirate Crisis
The daring US Navy rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates yesterday earned President Obama a key credit.
Angels Deny Pitcher's Death
Fueled Rage vs. Sox
The emotionally raw Los Angeles Angels had four ejections in a stormy 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox yesterday.
Easter Fire Engulfs
40 Christian Houses
A massive Easter Sunday fire engulfed dozens of summer cottages at a Christian center in Alton Bay.
Piracy Jacks Up
Insurance, Fuel Costs
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden is driving up shipping costs as companies are forced to choose between paying higher insurance or taking longer routes.
This Kid Holds
YouTube's Death Rattle
Hey, you! Yes, you, the guy who keeps posting video of your nephew batting a ball into your brother’s family jewels.
Winehouse Ex a Rehab
Dad-to-Be: Tab
They made him go to rehab, but Blake Fielder-Civil didn't say "no, no, no" to a fling with a fellow patient.
Obscure Swiss Architect
Wins Pritzker Prize
You’ve probably never heard of him, but tomorrow Peter Zumthor will receive what’s considered the Nobel Prize of architecture.
Hannah Montana Sings
at Box Office Top
Hannah Montana: The Movie surpassed expectations this weekend with a $34 million gross, making it the second-highest debut ever for a live-action kids’ flick.
Thais Keep Protesting as
Ousted PM Calls for Revolt
Anti-government protesters ignored Thailand’s state of emergency by the thousands today while former PM Thaksin Shinawatra called on them “to come out in revolution.
Brain Drain Wallops
Wall Street
The financial crisis is reshaping not just the landscape of Wall Street, but its face as well, reports the New York Times in a look at the hemorrhaging of the Street's top talent.
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So pity the right-wing media, especially Fox News. Their frustration in not being able to control the storyline on Obama's presidency is giving them fits.
