Obama names former Bush aide to cyber post – Cincinnati.com
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama Tuesday picked Howard A. Schmidt, a former security executive at EBay Inc. and Microsoft Corp., to become the nation’s top official for computer and Internet security. Howard A. Schmidt, a former eBay and Microsoft executive, will become the government’s cyber
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Boy George denied chance to appear on reality TV – Big Hollywood
FILE – British singer Boy George performs onstage in a club in central Lond LONDON (AP) – A British court has blocked an attempt by former Culture Club singer Boy George to appear on a reality television show. The 48-year-old had hoped to appear on Channel 4’s “Celebrity Big Brother” despite
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Blackberry users struggle with e-mail outage – Washington Post
– Research In Motion Ltd. said late Tuesday its technicians are working to resolve e-mail messaging delays on its Blackberry smart phones in North and South America. Phone calling and texting services appeared to be functional, but users in the Americas have been unable to send or receive e-mail
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Americans’ views of health care steady this year – Beaver County Times
The public’s views on health care have stayed largely steady this year, despite dramatic swings in the political battle over President Barack Obama’s drive to revamp the nation’s medical system, a survey says. Overall, 82 percent say an overhaul of the nation’s health care system is important for
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Oil hangs below $74 amid OPEC supply decision – Daily Finance
SINGAPORE -Oil prices hung below $74 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as traders anticipated OPEC will leave crude production levels unchanged at the group’s meeting later in the day. Benchmark crude for February delivery was up 4 cents to $73.76 at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New
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Boy Killed in Coast Guard Boat Crash – CBS News
(AP) A 33-foot Coast Guard vessel and a recreational boat collided Sunday as a Christmas watercraft parade was going on in San Diego Bay, killing an 8-year-old boy and seriously injuring five people, authorities said. No one aboard the Coast Guard patrol boat was hurt in the crash just before 6 p.m
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Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns moved from hospital to rehab facility after stroke – Minneapolis Star Tribune
HELENA, Mont. – Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns has been released from a Washington, D.C., hospital and moved to a rehabilitation facility to continue recovering from a stroke. Burns’ family released a statement through Montana U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg saying the 74-year-old was moved from
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Coroner to conduct autopsy on Murphy – MSNBC
Brittany Murphy’s family said the actress was ill with flulike symptoms in the days before her death and prescription medications were taken from her home, the Los Angeles coroner’s office said Monday. The 32-year-old star of films such as “Clueless” and “8 Mile” died Sunday morning
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WTO: China unfairly restricting American CDs, DVDs – Forbes
The World Trade Organization’s top arbitrators upheld a ruling that China is illegally restricting imports of U.S. music, films and books, and Washington pushed forward with a new case accusing China of manipulating the prices for key ingredients in steel and aluminum production. Monday’s verdict by
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Mich. files suit in US high court over Asian carp – AOL
-TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. AP) — Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to close shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery. State Attorney General Mike Cox filed a lawsuit Monday with the nation’s highest court
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Review: “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” – Blast
“Did You Hear About the Morgans?” is a romantic comedy that is rarely funny and never romantic. Assembled from a bunch of spare parts that better movies have been perusing and using for years, the whole thing feels like a rather pointless
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Tiger’s wife could forfeit $50m in quickie divorce – Independent
THE WIFE of Tiger Woods will miss out on more than $50m (€35m) if she pursues an immediate divorce because of his string of affairs, according to top lawyers. Miss Nordegren, 29, was widely reported last week to be “100 per cent” set on a divorce
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Jon Gosselin’s lawyer calls divorce decree ‘work in progress – The Gaea Times
PHILADELPHIA — Jon and Kate Gosselin will likely ring in the new year as husband and wife as they await a final divorce decree. A lawyer for Jon Gosselin says the reality TV couple’s divorce is not likely to be finalized until early next year
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Amy Winehouse “happy without Blake Fielder-Civil” – The Gaea Times
WASHINGTON – Amy Winehouse is not going to remarry Blake Fielder-Civil, according to her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield. Bromfield, 13, dismissed reports that the ‘Rehab’ singer is going to rekindle her romance with her ex-husband, reports
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Officials: Iranian troops leave disputed oil well – Boston Globe
BAGHDAD— Officials say Iraqi oil workers are back at a disputed oil well in southern Iraq that was seized by Iranian forces earlier this week. Two Iraqi government officials and a worker at the site say Iraqi army troops escorted the workers Sunday morning to well No. 4, about 50 meters from the
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Myanmar state press says no charter change for now – Forbes
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s new constitution, adopted last year despite criticism it is undemocratic, cannot be changed before next year’s planned elections, the country’s state media said in a commentary Sunday. The article, which appeared Sunday in the New Light of Myanmar and other newspapers
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Autism affects 1 percent of U.S. children, CDC says – Cleveland Plain Dealer
WASHINGTON — About one out of every 110 U.S. children has been diagnosed with autism, according to a new federal estimate. An analysis of medical records from more than 307,000 8-year-olds in 2006 found that about 1 percent — or one out of every 110 — had been diagnosed with an “autism spectrum
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Copenhagen politics: Obama’s climate change breakthrough – Examiner
Get alerts when there is a new article from the Portland Progressive Examiner. Read Examiner.com’s terms of use. Copenhagen politics: Obama’s climate change breakthrough. President Barack Obama has secured a non-binding agreement at the Copenhagen climate change summit. Five countries, including the
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With Nelson on board, Senate moves toward health care vote – Denver Post
WASHINGTON — Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama’s signature issue firmly on a path for Christmas Eve passage. At the White House, Obama thanked the Senate Democrats. “With
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Hummel leads Purdue past Ball State – CNN Sports Illustrated
INDIANAPOLIS(AP) Robbie Hummel had 19 points and nine rebounds to help No. 4 Purdue beat Ball State 69-49 on Saturday in the Wooden Tradition. JaJuan Johnson scored 16 points and E’Twaun Moore added 12 for the Boilermakers (10-0). Purdue has opened with 10 straight wins for only the second time
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Storm slams East Coast, causes 4,000 traffic accidents in Virginia – Los Angeles Times
Washington – A blizzard-like storm rocked the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Saturday, crippling travel across the region and causing hundreds of thousands of power outages. Those who did venture out were treated to nearly desolate stores on what is usually one of the busiest shopping days of the
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Brady, Gisele announce son’s name: Benjamin – CNN Sports Illustrated
BOSTON (AP) — The baby boy keeping New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel wife Gisele Bundchen awake at night has a name: Benjamin. The baby was born Dec. 8. But the day after the birth, Brady said he and Bundchen hadn’t chosen a name. Word finally came out Friday when Bundchen
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No. 3 Kentucky surges past Austin Peay 90-69 – CNN Sports Illustrated
LEXINGTON, Ky.(AP) Patrick Patterson scored 21 points, including nine during a decisive second-half run, and No. 3 Kentucky beat Austin Peay 90-69 on Saturday. John Wall added 17 points and six assists while DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Wildcats (11-0), who moved within
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AP sources: Sen. Nelson to support health bill – Palm Beach Interactive
Senate Democrats appear within reach of the 60 votes necessary to pass President Barack Obama’s health care legislation after a long year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining with holdout Sen. WASHINGTON — Democratic officials say Sen. Ben Nelson intends to support health care
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Hummel leads Purdue past Ball State – CNN Sports Illustrated
INDIANAPOLIS(AP) Robbie Hummel had 19 points and nine rebounds to help No. 4 Purdue beat Ball State 69-49 on Saturday in the Wooden Tradition. JaJuan Johnson scored 16 points and E’Twaun Moore added 12 for the Boilermakers (10-0). Purdue has opened with 10 straight wins for only the second time
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Abortion deal in sight in Senate healthcare negotiations – Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Washington – With a critical vote looming this weekend, Senate Democratic negotiators closed in Friday night on a deal to persuade a lone Democratic holdout — Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson — to back the party’s healthcare bill after a marathon day of negotiations. That would give
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Jackson’s ‘Captain EO’ to return to Disneyland – Forbes
LOS ANGELES — “Captain EO” is moonwalking back to Disneyland. The theme park announced plans Friday to bring back the 3-D sci-fi film starring Michael Jackson next February, over 23 years after the attraction debuted in Anaheim, Calif. The 17-minute film starred the late King of Pop as a singing
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Cambodia to expel Uighur asylum-seekers from China – Boston Globe
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia— A group of Muslims who fled China after deadly ethnic rioting and sought asylum in Cambodia will be deported, possibly back home, a government spokesman said Saturday. The 20 Uighurs were being expelled because it was determined they entered the country illegally, Foreign
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Kansas girl says ‘Superman’ lifted vehicle off her – NewOrleans.Com
OTTAWA, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas mother is praising a neighbor as a “Superman” after her 6-year-old daughter told her he somehow found the strength to lift a car off her. Kristen Hough said Friday that her daughter Ashlyn was treated for minor injuries afterward. Hough’s 32-year-old neighbor Nick Harris
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Report: US helped Yemen’s strike against al-Qaida – AOL
WASHINGTON -The U.S. provided firepower and other aid to Yemen in its strike this week against suspected al-Qaida hide-outs and training sites within its borders, the New York Times reported. President Barack Obama approved the military and intelligence support, which came at the request of the
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