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 Gaddafi receives apology from US
El Paso News.Net
The US State Department has apologised over comments made by a State Department official about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.  Letterman blackmailer confesses his crime
El Paso News.Net
A former television producer on the David Letterman show has admitted in a New York court that he tried to extract two million dollars from the famous television compere. White House laughs off Emanuel's naked lobbying
Washington Times
Kara Rowland Tales about the White House's hot-tempered, foul-mouthed chief of staff are legion, from Rahm Emanuel's mailing of a dead fish to a pollster to a lawmaker's accusation that Mr. Emanuel b... CURL: Massa defends himself on Beck
Washington Times
Joseph Curl POLITICAL THEATER Embattled former Rep. Eric Massa sat down for his much-anticipated Fox News interview Tuesday night and deployed the tickle defense. No. Really. Asked by Glenn Bec... Obama's teacher hard line spurs debate
Washington Times
Casey Curlin President Obama's approval of the recent firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school has spurred a debate among education specialists about whether staff turnover will help underper... Colo. Catholic school rejects gay parents' children
Washington Times
DENVER | Tensions between the Catholic Church and the gay community have erupted in Colorado after a Catholic school's decision to deny enrollment next year to the children of a lesbian couple. The... Ga. bill would outlaw abortion for race, sex
Washington Times
Cheryl Wetzstein A Georgia bill that would outlaw abortions based on race, color or sex is fueling arguments over whether abortion providers are targeting black women. The Prenatal Nondiscriminati... Gardens crop up in war zones
Washington Times
By Dean Fosdick ASSOCIATED PRESS Gardening can be comforting — even therapeutic — for troops trying to shake the stresses of war. There's a long history of soldiers growing plants in t... HICKS: Abortion at 14; shhh, it's OK
Washington Times
Marybeth Hicks Who would have thought you could contract carpal tunnel syndrome at the oral surgeon's office? After writing my initials and signing my name on roughly 217 consent forms, I was ready f... SGT. SHAFT: Vet preference limited for federal jobs
Washington Times
Dear Sgt. Shaft: I am an honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran. Enlisted in the reserves in 1992, I was commissioned through ROTC and served on active duty from 1994 to 1998. I was in the 3rd Infa... Skilled chef interns offer meals on wheels
Washington Times
MIAMI | Culinary student Solomon Nerio could be slaving away on the line in any Miami restaurant, chopping onions with a dozen other chefs. Instead, he took to the road in a food truck that serves Lat... KELLNER: New database version crosses platforms
Washington Times
Mark A. Kellner If there's anything in computing that's the antithesis of "sexy," as in "attractive" or "exciting," it's probably the humble database. Sure, there are more than a few propeller heads ... DONATELLI: States experimenting with creating new jobs
Washington Times
ANALYSIS/OPINION: If we are to believe government experts and liberal academics, Americans must accept high unemployment and slow economic growth "for the foreseeable future." Fortunately, many state... TV staffer pleads guilty in Letterman case
Washington Times
NEW YORK | A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night host's affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading ... Biden slams Israel's plan to build new settlements
Washington Times
JERUSALEM | Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. condemned a new Israeli plan to build hundreds of homes in disputed East Jerusalem Tuesday, casting a cloud over a high-profile visit that had been aimed... North Korea's army division handles missiles
Washington Times
SEOUL | North Korea has recently created an army division in charge of newly developed intermediate-range missiles capable of striking U.S. forces in Japan and Guam, a South Korean news agency said Tu... In paying for sex changes, Cuba breaks from past
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By WILL WEISSERTASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER HAVANA -- Looking in the mirror used to make Yiliam Gonzalez sick to her stomach. "I would see myself, and my body didn't match who I was," said the 28-year... Bali terror master slain
New York Post
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A top-ranking Southeast Asian militant wanted for planning the deadliest terrorist attack in Indonesia's history has been killed in a shootout with police. Dulmatin, a 39-year-ol... Baby sling a smother risk
New York Post
WASHINGTON -- The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings -- those popular and fashionable infant-carrier pouches. The concern is that infants can suffocate -- and a few have done s... Leibovitz debt deal is picture perfect
New York Post
Annie Leibovitz, the photographer who mismanaged her fortune so badly that she faced losing legal rights to some of pop culture's most enduring images, has reached a long-term agreement with a private... Israeli slap in Joe's face
New York Post
He called it "precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we need right now." The vice president also appeared to retaliate by showing up more than 90 minutes late to a dinner with Netanyahu ... 'I pushed the gas... it just stuck there'
New York Post
Sikes' horrifying saga began when "I pushed the gas pedal to pass a car, and it did something kind of funny . . . It jumped and just stuck there. "As it was going, I was trying the brakes . . . It was... Toyota sticks it to users
New York Post
Toyota is gearing up to recall more than 745,000 Priuses to prevent stuck accelerator pedals -- but the embattled automaker's engineers first need to design a solution, experts say. The Prius is just ... Vornado wants 510 Fifth
New York Post
The owners, represented by Norman Bobrow & Associates, have had a difficult time capitalizing on the building's retail potential due to the landmark status that protects features such as the giant... Barclays eyes US bank
New York Post
British bank Barclays Plc is looking to buy a retail bank in the US to extend its presence after buying Lehman Brothers North American operations in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, c... Web router 12x faster
New York Post
Cisco Systems yesterday introduced a new Internet network router it said will handle Web traffic 12 times faster than rival products. The router is aimed at handling surging Internet use driven by sma... Barakei assualt trial opens in TA
Jerusalem Post
The trial of Hadash chairman Muhmmad Barakei opened Wednesday at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court. At the start of the trial, the Arab-Israeli lawmaker vowed to "refute the charges against me one by on... Top Sunni cleric dies of heart attack
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO — Top Egyptian cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, whose moderate views angered conservative Muslims, died of a heart attack Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, the state-owned news ag... Man pleads guilty in N.J. airport scare
CNN
New York (CNN) -- A New Jersey man who breached airport security to give his girlfriend a kiss, causing scores of flight delays, pleaded guilty Tuesday to defiant trespass, his lawyer said. Lawmaker foe of gay rights: I'm gay
CNN
Revelation came after he was arrested last week, accused of driving under the influence He voted against recognizing same-sex marriages from other states, "Harvey Milk Day" Said he had no pl... More schools fail Ofsted checks
BBC
More schools are being judged inadequate under a new inspection regime, figures from England's schools watchdog Ofsted show.Half of the 2140 schools inspected in the autumn were found to be either sat... ANC wants Winnie Mandela clarity
BBC
South Africa's ruling ANC is asking Winnie Mandela to clarify comments attributed to her which starkly criticise her ex-husband, Nelson.Mrs Mandela was quoted in UK newspaper the Evening Standard as s... Jerusalem row clouds Biden visit
BBC
US Vice-President Joe Biden is meeting the Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah.The Israeli government's approval of plans for 1,600 more homes in a Jewish settlement in occupie... Ashton sets out diplomatic vision
BBC
The EU's foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, says Europe has a "once in a generation opportunity" to build a robust new diplomatic service.Addressing the European Parliament, Lady Ashton... Top public servants' pay frozen
BBC
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges, GPs and senior civil servants, are to have their pay frozen in 2010/11.The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) has backed a freeze as r...
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