Wednesday, February 18, 2009

2/18 FOXNews.com




Obama Making House Call
February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am

President to unveil $50B rescue plan to prevent millions who can no longer afford mortgages from losing homes
GM, Chrysler Request Billions More in Loans
Spending Sparks 'Socialism' Claims
Obama Signs $787B Stimulus Package | PHOTOS
FOX Forum: Reaganomics vs. Obamanomics

Calif. Republicans Oust Leader Amid Budget Talks
February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am



Clinton Visits Indonesia on 2nd Stop in Inaugural Trip
February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am



Obama OKs 17,000 More Troops for Afghanistan
February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am



Obama Administration Demands Stricter Food Labels
February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am



Can 'Fairness Doctrine' Be Used to Police the Web?
February 18, 2009 at 7:37 am



Israel: No Cease-Fire Until Soldier Comes Home
February 18, 2009 at 7:14 am

Top Israeli Cabinet ministers on Wednesday set a series of tough conditions for accepting a proposed cease-fire with Hamas, saying there would be no deal until the Islamic militant group releases a captured Israeli soldier.

Baby Survives Cocaine Overdose
February 18, 2009 at 7:13 am

A baby survived a lethal cocaine overdose, the Brazilian newspaper O Globo reported.

Syria's Assad Seeks to Redevelop Ties With U.S.
February 18, 2009 at 6:47 am

Syria's president told a visiting U.S. senator Wednesday his country wants to develop relations with the United States after several years of tensions.

Facebook Does About-Face on Privacy Change
February 18, 2009 at 6:43 am

Yielding to pressure from its users and privacy advocates, Facebook Inc. Tuesday night backed away from controversial changes to its terms of use that some had decried as giving the social network too much leeway with users' personal information.

Pilot Action May Have Led to Buffalo Crash
February 18, 2009 at 6:27 am

Investigators examining last week's Continental Connection plane crash have gathered evidence that pilot commands — not a buildup of ice on the wings and tail — likely initiated the fatal dive of Flight six miles short of the Buffalo, N.Y., airport.

Iran Says It Has Built Drone That Can Reach Israel
February 18, 2009 at 5:58 am

A top Iranian defense official says the country has built an unmanned surveillance aircraft with a range of more than 600 miles.

Tough New York City Law Cracks Down on Idling Cars
February 18, 2009 at 5:40 am

The fumes from idling taxicabs and delivery trucks can be so bad outside city schools that teachers race to close their classroom windows at certain times of the day to protect their students.

Reality Check: Idol's Top 36 Has Disappointing Debut
February 18, 2009 at 5:12 am

It was a disappointing debut for American Idol's Top 36 as the first twelve hit the stage live for America for the first time.

Bristol Palin Says Abstinence 'Not Realistic at All'
February 18, 2009 at 2:32 am

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter, an unwed mother, says teenagers should avoid having sex.

Obama Presented With Shaq-Signed Size 23 Sneaker
February 17, 2009 at 11:29 pm

What's the ideal gift for a basketball-obsessed president? Try a size 23 sneaker personally autographed by Shaquille O'Neal.

Report: Adolf Hitler Had Terrible Table Manners
February 17, 2009 at 10:52 pm

Adolf Hitler's uncouth behaviour and shocking table manners appalled his wartime dining companions, according to a secret intelligence report discovered during a house clearance.

Michigan Beermaker to Create Microbrew for Kid Rock
February 17, 2009 at 9:40 pm

A beermaker in Webberville has gotten a state tax break to create a new craft beer for musician Kid Rock.

Family of Four Trying to Live on $1,500 Annual Budget
February 17, 2009 at 7:57 pm

A family of four in New Hampshire is trying to spend just $1,500 for their groceries, household items and personal care expenses for an entire year

The $787 Billion Signature
February 17, 2009 at 6:06 pm

Obama marks a huge victory, signing the stimulus plan passed by Congress late last week | PHOTOS
1ST 100 DAYS | YOU DECIDE: Will Plan Work?
Did Stimulus Delay Cost U.S. More Jobs?

17,000 Troops Headed to Afghanistan
February 17, 2009 at 6:06 pm

Senior defense official says the immediate deployment will include 10,000 Marines and support personnel
'Game-Changing' Strategy Needed in Afghanistan

Burris Under Investigation
February 17, 2009 at 6:06 pm

State's attorney in Illinois looks into allegations that the senator lied to panel about Blago impeachment

N.Y. Plane Crash Probe Focuses on Weather, Training
February 17, 2009 at 6:03 pm

The man at the helm of a turboprop plane that pitched like a kite before crashing into a house last week had spent only 110 hours flying that model, and investigators said Tuesday they would look into the quality and quantity of his training.

Amy Fisher Taking Up Stripping
February 17, 2009 at 5:31 pm

The Long Island Lolita - who went to prison for shooting Mary Jo Buttafuoco in the head and recently started a porn Web site featuring herself - plans to tour the country as a high-paid pole dancer

Hundreds Block Bridges to U.S. to Protest Army Action
February 17, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Hundreds of people are blocking international bridges to the U.S. to protest alleged army raids and arrests.

Wis. Boy's Essay Leads to Dad's Child-Abuse Charge
February 17, 2009 at 4:48 pm

A father allegedly shot his 9-year-old son in the buttocks with a BB gun, a revelation that came to light after the boy wrote a school essay about the incident.

Experts: Beheading in N.Y. Appears to Be Honor Killing
February 17, 2009 at 4:47 pm

The beheading of 37-year-old Aasiya Hassan has all the markings of an honor killing, psychologists and Islamic experts tell FOXNews.com, as the upstate New York woman's husband awaits a preliminary hearing on murder charges.

Cher Says She's Living Like 'A Nun' in Las Vegas
February 17, 2009 at 4:37 pm

Unlikely words from a woman who has represented quite the opposite over her nearly five-decade career

A-Rod: 'I Screwed Up Big Time' With Steroids
February 17, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Alex Rodriguez acknowledged Tuesday that he 'screwed up big time' by taking steroids, in the All-Star player's first press conference since his admission to using the drugs.

Facebook CEO to Scared Users: Trust Us
February 17, 2009 at 3:08 pm

Mark Zuckerberg reassures Facebook devotees that he'd never, ever do anything bad with their posted content -- even though the user agreement says he's perfectly entitled to if he wants to.

Cream of the Crop Gone Sour: America's Troubled CEOs
February 17, 2009 at 3:01 pm

It isn't all in the pedigree. The executives who ran the nation's biggest banks and corporations were trained at some of the country's top universities — but that's been no guarantee of success.

Texas Financier Charged With 'Massive' Fraud
February 17, 2009 at 2:22 pm

Federal regulators charge Texas financier R. Allen Stanford and three of his firms with 'massive' fraud that centered around high-interest-rate certificates of deposit, and raid some of the companies' offices.

Convicted Ex-Border Agents Released From Prison
February 17, 2009 at 1:52 pm

Border Patrol agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean have been released from federal prison after serving more than two years for the non-fatal shooting of a Mexican drug smuggler.

'New Leads' in Disappearance of Missing Florida Girl
February 17, 2009 at 11:02 am

Police said they have several new leads in the disappearance of a 5-year-old Florida girl after interviewing individuals they had missed during earlier sweeps of her neighborhood.

'Real Housewives of NYC' Are Really Clueless
February 17, 2009 at 10:52 am

The ladies are having a hard time navigating the country's new economic realities

Sen. Burris Says He Won't Resign
February 17, 2009 at 10:29 am



Report: U.S. Strategy Change Needed in Afghanistan
February 17, 2009 at 10:29 am



Auto Cos. Race to Finish
February 17, 2009 at 10:27 am

General Motors, Chrysler race to finish restructuring plans as government-imposed deadline looms
Stimulus Plan Awaits Signature | 1ST 100 DAYS
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FOXBusiness: Early Sell-Off on Wall Street
Strategy Room: Breaking News Live Stream

Fiscal Calamity Slams Golden State
February 17, 2009 at 10:27 am

California lawmakers stymied in their push to approve $42 billion budget plan as up to 20,000 face pink slips

Auction of Jacko's Neverland Treasures Could Fetch $3M
February 17, 2009 at 10:00 am

For a cool $10G, you could own MJ's glittery glove, or maybe you'd prefer his $2,500 throne

Chimp Mauls Connecticut Woman Before Being Killed
February 17, 2009 at 9:45 am

An out-of-control, 200-pound pet chimpanzee apparently went berserk and mauled a woman in Connecticut, leaving her in critical condition.

Kate Moss: I've Just Started Wearing Bras
February 17, 2009 at 9:42 am

Kate Moss isn't sweating a little weight-gain these days, especially since the few extra pounds she admits to gaining have all gone 'in the right place.'

Documentary Sparks Legal Showdown in Roman Polanski Sex Case
February 17, 2009 at 9:30 am

'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' aired new information about actions by the now-deceased judge who presided over his case, a scenario which his lawyers say amounted to misconduct.

Flight Crew Arrested After Cocaine Found in Baggage
February 17, 2009 at 9:29 am

Fifteen airline flight crew members have been arrested after cocaine was found in baggage — the second such incident in a month.

Missing 5-Year-Old's Remains Found Inside Crocodile
February 17, 2009 at 9:01 am

Human remains found in a crocodile caught near where a five-year-old boy disappeared in the far north Queensland Daintree River, Australia, are those of the child.

Ex-Spy Chief: Anti-Terror Measures Restrict Civil Rights
February 17, 2009 at 8:48 am

Dame Stella Rimington, the former head of MI5, the U.K.'s counter-intelligence and security agency, has accused the British government of exploiting people's fear of terrorism to restrict civil rights.

Scary Skinny Lindsay Lohan Loses Cool at NYC Hotel
February 17, 2009 at 8:29 am

The itty-bitty starlets skeletal appearance shocks at New York Fashion Week and leaves everyone wondering if LiLo is back to her old ways

Octuplets' Grandma Ends Spat With Daughter
February 17, 2009 at 8:26 am

The mother of the Southern California woman who used a fertility doctor to give birth to octuplets sounded a conciliatory note toward her daughter in a TV interview posted online Monday.

A 'Bleep-load' of Nazis Die in Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pi
February 17, 2009 at 8:09 am

Brad Pitt heads up a team of "Bowery Boy Jews seemingly right from the heart of Hell's Kitchen" who are out to collect 100 Nazi scalps each

Teen Savagely Beaten, Kept in Fla. Bathroom, Say Police
February 17, 2009 at 7:10 am

For three years, neighbors in a quaint, middle-class community scarcely saw the lanky 16-year-old boy who lived with his adoptive mother and her boyfriend.

Donald Trump's Casino Group Files Bankruptcy
February 17, 2009 at 5:40 am

Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc., real estate tycoon Donald Trump's casino group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday morning, court documents show.

Australia Wildfire Death Toll Reaches 200
February 17, 2009 at 4:29 am

The confirmed death toll from Australia's deadly wildfires reached the grim milestone of 200 Tuesday, and a police official said some bodies reduced to ash in the inferno would never be identified.


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