Nation's Headlines
Obama again takes nasty
swing at US-financier China
The United States has taken a fresh swing at China's human rights record at a time when the Obama administration is wooing Beijing for support against Iran.
News networks no longer
ask the tough questions
Howell Raines hit out at Fox News for ruining political debate. But it's not just Fox. By softballing and coddling interviewees, all of television news has helped politicians get away with appalling lies, distortions and… being Sarah Palin.
Flooding looms from
Midwest to Northeast
The Army Corp of Engineers in Pittsburgh say 16 reservoirs have been drawn down because of rain and melting snow. Flood watches have been issued by the National Weather Service. Major rivers in the region include the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio.
Obama donates Nobel
winnings to 10 charities
When it comes to prize money, President Barack Obama is certainly spreading his newfound wealth around.
At Ground Zero, a
battle's decisive moment
A longstanding battle that has stymied construction at the site of the World Trade Center comes to a head this week.
AG Cuomo recuses himself
from David Paterson probes
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has removed himself from his office's investigations of Gov. David Paterson and appointed an independent counsel, as he apparently gears up to announce his own gubernatorial run.
Mrs. Reid's car was crushed
by on-coming tractor trailer
Police said the Reids' van was rear-ended and crushed by a fully loaded tractor-trailer while driving in heavy traffic. "Mrs. Reid has a broken nose, broken back and broken neck. Lana has a neck injury and facial lacerations. Both Mrs. Reid and Lana are conscious, can feel their extremities, and according to doctors their injuries are non-life threatening."
Why the internet deserves
the Nobel Peace Prize
 The short list of nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize includes an unexpected contender: The Internet. "The Internet can be considered the first weapon of mass construction, which we can deploy to destroy hate and conflict and to propagate peace and democracy."
Palin to testify in email case
Sarah Palin and her husband Todd will testify in the federal case against a Tennessee man who allegedly accessed Palin's private e-mail account during the 2008 presidential race, Palin's attorney told CNN Thursday.
Parliamentarian decision could make health bill tougher for Democrats
A finding by the Senate parliamentarian has narrowed Democrats' options for passing health care reform and could force House Democrats to approve the Senate health care bill and have the President sign it into law before they vote on changes to the measure.
Senate Democrats weigh adding student loans to health care bill
Senate Democrats huddled in the Capitol Thursday afternoon to hash out the issue of whether to include changes to student loan policies in the same reconciliation bill that will include fixes to health care reform.
Tiger Woods hires Bush spokesman
 Two sources tell the New York Post that Ari Fleischer, the former spokesman to George W. Bush, has been "huddling" with Tiger Woods, "plotting a strategy for his return to golf -- at the Arnold Palmer Invitational starting March 25 at Bay Hill in Orlando."
Paterson not likely to face charges
 Investigators have found "little direct evidence" that New York Gov. David Paterson (D) "tampered with a witness in a domestic abuse case against one of his top aides," the New York Daily News reports.
Tea parties stir
evangelicals' fears
The rise of a new conservative grass-roots fueled by a secular revulsion at government spending is stirring fears among leaders of the old conservative grass-roots, the evangelical Christian right.
TurboTax latest company
to drop Glenn Beck show
Yesterday, StopBeck.com announced that TurboTax has become the 120th advertiser to drop Fox News host Glenn Beck. In an announcement on Twitter, TurboTax stated ...
Americans less concerned
about global warming
A new Gallup Poll finds that 48% of Americans now believe that the seriousness of global warming is "generally exaggerated," up from 41% in 2009 and 31% in 1997, when Gallup first asked the question.
Number of millionaires
in US rebounds
As America's economy starts to recover, membership in the millionaires' club is also rising again.
Scott Brown had sexual
harassment complaint
Did you know that Scott Brown -- the new star Republican Senator -- was accused of harassing a female campaign worker? Did the Democrats blow an opportunity to keep their 60th Senate seat?
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That would be ironic. GLAAD says the Lady Gaga-loving Olympian was excluded from the money-raking figure skating tour because he is "not family friendly."
Weir has said he's taking a break from performing to train privately, and has yet to comment on GLAAD's claim. 
