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| U.S. sticks with Bush position on Bagram detainees (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 11:37 pm
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| | Reuters - The Obama administration on Friday told a federal judge it would not deviate from the Bush administration's position that detainees held at a U.S. air base in Afghanistan have no right to sue in U.S. courts. |
| Clinton calls for deeper US-China partnership (AFP)
February 20, 2009 at 10:53 pm
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|  AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for a deeper partnership between the United States and China, saying the world powers needed to unite to tackle the economy and climate change.
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| Obama nixes plan to tax motorists on mileage (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 10:33 pm
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|  AP - President Barack Obama on Friday rejected his transportation secretary's suggestion that the administration consider taxing motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy.
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| Obama vows to spend stimulus money wisely (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 10:20 pm
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed strict oversight Friday of his $787 billion stimulus plan, pushing back against Republicans who have labeled the centerpiece of his economic agenda fiscally irresponsible.
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| Obama warns mayors not to waste stimulus money (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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|  AP - Invoking his own name-and-shame policy, President Barack Obama warned the nation's mayors on Friday that he will "call them out" if they waste the money from his massive economic stimulus plan.
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| Official: Pentagon report says Gitmo is humane (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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|  AP - The Pentagon says the Guantanamo Bay prison meets the standard for humane treatment laid out in the Geneva Conventions, according to a report for President Barack Obama, who has ordered the terrorist detention center closed within a year.
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| Some denounce Obama's homeowner rescue as unfair (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 9:31 pm
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|  AP - Banks got bailed out. So did automakers. So why not struggling homeowners? The question has struck a raw nerve across the country, with critics saying the Obama administration's latest housing rescue rewards people who bought homes they couldn't afford. Others counter that the taxpayer-financed plan will slow spiraling home prices and avert a deeper economic disaster.
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| 3 teens fatally shot on Chicago's South Side (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 9:28 pm
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| | AP - Three teenagers, including a 13-year-old, were killed Friday in a shooting on Chicago's South Side that authorities believe involved an assault rifle. It appears "several individuals" attacked the teens, and shell casings found at the scene point to at least one assault rifle, said Police Superintendent Jody Weis. |
| Study: Most fertility clinics break rules on embryo implantation (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 9:26 pm
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|  AP - The California fertility doctor who implanted the octuplet mom with lots of embryos was no lone wolf: Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. clinics follow professional guidelines on how many embryos should be used for younger women. "Clearly, most programs are not adhering to the guidelines," said Dr. Bradley Van Voorhis, director of the fertility clinic at the University of Iowa.
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| Rihanna thanks fans for support; no comment on Brown (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 9:26 pm
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|  AP - As police probe whether one of their own leaked a picture of a bruised and beaten woman that appears to be Rihanna, the image is sparking a discussion of the impact it could have on the issue of domestic violence. The celebrity Web site TMZ, which posted the photo Thursday night, did not explain its origin. The site wrote only that it was taken after an altercation between platinum-selling singer and her boyfriend, fellow pop star Chris Brown.
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| Bang for his buck: Man sunk by gun in bag of coins (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 8:39 pm
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| | AP - If only he had remembered to take the pistol out of a sack of nickels he brought to a bank, he may have remained free and not become a suspect in a recent burglary. An 18-year-old man entered the BancorpSouth branch Wednesday to change $88 worth of nickels to paper money, Camden police said. After spotting the gun, the teller told a supervisor, who called police. |
| Nationalization fears hit Citi, BofA (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 8:23 pm
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|  Reuters - Bank of America Corp shares sank below $3 and Citigroup Inc tumbled below $2 on Friday, hammered by growing fears that the U.S. government could nationalize the banks, wiping out shareholders.
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| Stanford surrenders passport, Antigua units seized (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 8:07 pm
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|  Reuters - Regulators seized Texas billionaire Allen Stanford's banks and companies in Antigua and Barbuda, the Caribbean state at the center of fraud charges against him, as the financier surrendered his passport to U.S. authorities.
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| U.S. review finds Guantanamo conditions humane (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 7:44 pm
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|  Reuters - A review by a top U.S. Navy officer, ordered by President Barack Obama, has found that the Guantanamo Bay detention center meets the humane standards laid out in the Geneva Conventions, a U.S. official said on Friday.
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| Long awaited California budget signed into law (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 7:29 pm
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|  Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a package of bills on Friday to close a $42 billion state budget gap, clearing the way for his campaign to rally voters to endorse ballot measures needed to further bolster the state's finances.
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| Netanyahu urges moderates to join broad government (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 4:13 pm
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|  AP - Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to his moderate rivals Friday to join a unity government — a tricky alliance that would let the hawkish Israeli leader avoid relying on an unstable grouping of right-wingers almost sure to collide with the Obama administration and each other.
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| Nebraska woman, 86, gets $1,000 phone sex bill (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 4:12 pm
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| | AP - The family of an 86-year-old woman who was billed for over $1,000 in phone sex calls suspects identify theft. Arlene Hald recently received a credit card bill addressed to her husband, Sylvester, who died nearly 20 years ago. Hald said they never had a credit card, yet an account in his name was charged. |
| AP IMPACT: Most fertility clinics break the rules (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 4:07 pm
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| AP - The California fertility doctor who implanted the octuplet mom with lots of embryos was no lone wolf: Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. clinics follow professional guidelines on how many embryos should be used for younger women. "Clearly, most programs are not adhering to the guidelines," said Dr. Bradley Van Voorhis, director of the fertility clinic at the University of Iowa. |
| Obama warns mayors not to waste stimulus money (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 3:46 pm
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| AP - Invoking his own name-and-shame policy, President Barack Obama warned the nation's mayors on Friday that he will "call them out" if they waste the money from his massive economic stimulus plan. |
| Hawkish Netanyahu picked to form Israel govt (AFP)
February 20, 2009 at 3:35 pm
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|  AFP - Hawkish Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu was tasked on Friday with forming a new Israeli government, fuelling concerns that a right-wing coalition could torpedo the Middle East peace process.
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| Nationalization fears pummel BofA, Citi (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 3:34 pm
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|  Reuters - Bank of America Corp and Citigroup Inc shares plummeted for the sixth straight day on Friday, hammered by fears the U.S. government could nationalize the banks, wiping out shareholders.
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| Venus beats sister Serena in Dubai semifinals (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 3:15 pm
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|  AP - Venus Williams beat younger sister Serena 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (3) Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Tennis Championship. The sixth-seeded Venus dominated the first set at the Aviation Club as Serena struggled with her serves.
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| Anti-US Iraqi cleric facing leadership challenge (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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|  AP - The firebrand anti-American cleric whose militia battled U.S. troops for years is facing a strong challenge for leadership of Iraq's poor, urban Shiites from a small, well-organized faction with loose links to Iran, senior figures within his movement say.
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| GM's Saab wins creditor protection, seeks savior (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 2:51 pm
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|  Reuters - Loss-making Nordic carmaker Saab's fight for survival moved up a gear on Friday as the General Motors unit won protection from creditors while it tries to find a new partner and raise fresh funds.
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| Netanyahu asked to form Israel's next government (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 2:43 pm
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|  Reuters - Right-wing leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday accepted a mandate to form Israel's next government and immediately called for a broad, national unity coalition with centrist and left-wing partners.
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| Trustee: No evidence Madoff bought any securities (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 2:39 pm
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|  AP - The trustee in charge of untangling the mess left behind by Bernard Madoff told a packed auditorium Friday there was no indication the disgraced money manager had bought securities for his clients for over a decade.
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| Attorney says Peter Falk's care is adequate (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 2:38 pm
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|  AP - A court-appointed attorney who has met with Peter Falk has issued a report stating that he believes the actor does not need to placed under a conservatorship.
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| Kyrgyzstan issues eviction notice to key US base (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 2:32 pm
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|  AP - The United States was on the verge of being kicked out of its only military outpost in Russia's historic backyard after Kyrgyzstan Friday gave U.S. forces six months to vacate an air base that serves as a key supply hub for troops in Afghanistan.
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| Illinois governor says Sen. Burris should resign (AP)
February 20, 2009 at 2:31 pm
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|  AP - Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday called on fellow Democrat Roland Burris to resign from the Senate, saying the controversy surrounding Burris' appointment to the seat was hurting the state and his constituents.
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| U.S. secures Afghan supply route (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 2:31 pm
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|  Reuters - Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will allow the transit by land of non-military NATO cargo to Afghanistan, a U.S. commander said on Friday, as Washington seeks alternative supply routes for its troops there.
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| Mexico tests remains for U.S. anti-kidnap expert (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 1:41 pm
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| | Reuters - Mexican police are running DNA tests on charred human bodies found in northern Mexico last week to see if an abducted U.S. anti-kidnap expert could be among them, a police official said on Friday. |
| Sen. Burris should resign, Illinois governor says (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 1:20 pm
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|  Reuters - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn called on Friday for Roland Burris to resign the U.S. Senate seat formerly occupied by President Barack Obama because of the cloud of controversy hanging over his appointment.
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| Stanford lies low as clients count cost of fraud (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 1:05 pm
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|  Reuters - Texas billionaire Allen Stanford, accused of defrauding investors around the globe, stayed out of sight on Friday as governments and clients counted the cost of his alleged $8 billion securities scam.
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| Obama promises strict oversight of stimulus (Reuters)
February 20, 2009 at 11:10 am
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|  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday promised careful oversight of a $787 billion stimulus package he signed into law this week and said he would call to task any instances of government waste.
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