— Obama's health care summit: Just for show? (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 20:08)

AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.

— Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:53)

AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an...

— Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:52)

AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium...

— Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:30)

AP - The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge.

— Seats at premium on planes, trains out of DC (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:24)

AP - A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.

— AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:15)

AP - New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and...

— Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Ill. murder suspect (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:05)

AP - Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from...

— World's tallest tower closed a month after opening (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:03)

AP -...

— Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:53)

Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation...

— John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:53)

Reuters - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.

— Toyota readies Prius steps; U.S. production restarts (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:51)

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.

— Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:34)

Reuters - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.

— Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko concession or legal fight (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:28)

Reuters - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.

— Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:57)

AP - Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen.

— U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:31)

Reuters - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.

— Another big snowstorm forecast for East Coast (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:18)

Reuters - Another big winter storm was forecast on Monday for the U.S. mid-Atlantic still struggling to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (half a meter) of snow and closed the federal government.

— Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever (AP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 16:27)

AP - The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to...

— Iran tells UN of enrichment plan as new sanctions loom (AFP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 16:10)

AFP - Iran said on Monday it has formally told the UN nuclear watchdog of its plan to produce higher enriched uranium, sparking US and French calls for "strong" sanctions against the defiant Islamic republic.

— Workers accounted for at Connecticut blast (Reuters)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 15:35)

Reuters - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday.

— Taliban defiant as Afghans flee ahead of assault (AFP)

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 11:48)

AFP - NATO commanders urged the Taliban to surrender as troops dug in Monday for a major assault on a key insurgent stronghold in southern Afghanistan, sending thousands of residents fleeing.

— Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he's not resigning

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:53)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.

— John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:53)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Representative John Murtha, chairman of the House of Representatives defense appropriations subcommittee who exercised enormous influence on defense issues, died on Monday.

— Toyota readies Prius steps; U.S. production restarts

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:51)

TOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.

— U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:42)

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released.

— Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:34)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan healthcare summit sets the stage for a final push to get the stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over.

— Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko concession or legal fight

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:28)

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.

— Another big snowstorm forecast for East Coast

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:18)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another big winter storm was forecast on Monday for the U.S. mid-Atlantic still struggling to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet (half a meter) of snow and closed the federal government.

— Workers accounted for at Connecticut blast

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 15:35)

BOSTON (Reuters) - All workers at the Connecticut power plant construction site rocked by a massive explosion on Sunday have been accounted for, leaving the death toll at five, the town's mayor said on Monday.

— Pressure grows for Iran sanctions over atomic plans

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 15:22)

TEHRAN (Reuters) - International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew on Monday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites in a year, raising Western fears it wants to develop atom bombs.

— Sentiment, success, adventure make Saints "America's" team

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 13:43)

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Dallas Cowboys have long been known as 'America's team' but the New Orleans Saints, who triumphed as underdogs in Sunday's Super Bowl, can now make a good claim to that title.

— Suspected militants 'planned to attack hotel'

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 14:25)

Authorities arrested six suspected Taliban militants with a suicide vest and hand grenades allegedly on their way to attack a five-star hotel and kill Americans in Pakistan's cultural capital, said police.

— Former Sri Lankan army chief arrested

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 13:29)

Sri Lanka's former army chief and presidential candidate was hauled away by military police today from his office, political allies said, after weeks of complaining of government harassment.

— Body found in landing gear compartment of plane

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 10:21)

Japanese authorities are trying to identify a body found inside one of the landing gear compartments on a Delta Airlines plane flight that arrived in Tokyo from New York.

— International monitors hail 'transparent' Ukraine election

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 09:21)

International election monitors have hailed Ukraine’s presidential elections as “professional, transparent and honest”.

— Straw denies ignoring legal advice on Iraq war

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 08:56)

British Secretary of State for Justice Jack Straw hit back today at claims that he ignored legal advice that the Iraq war would be unlawful without further United Nations backing.

— 15 soldiers killed, 53 rescued in Kashmir violence

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 08:48)

A massive avalanche ploughed into an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir today, killing at least 15 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others.

— Iran vows to increase uranium enrichment

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 08:19)

Iran today told the UN nuclear agency that it will start enriching uranium to higher levels, shrugging off international fears that such a move will bring it closer to being able to make nuclear warheads.

— Scientists claim discovery of gene that controls youthful looks

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 07:30)

Scientists have found the gene which could be the key to looking younger or older than we really are, they said today.

— Labour suspends fraud charge MPs

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 06:53)

The three Labour MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses claims were been suspended from the party today.

— 11 dead, 50 trapped in Indian avalanche

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 06:53)

A massive avalanche hit an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 11 soldiers and trapping nearly 50 others.

— Obama's health care summit: Just for show?

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 20:08)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark - and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year....

— Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:53)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said....

— Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:53)

VIENNA (AP) -- Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels....

— Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:30)

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The doctor who prosecutors say caused Michael Jackson's death has been released from jail after posting $75,000 in bail, only a few hours after surrendering to authorities on a manslaughter charge....

— Seats at premium on planes, trains out of DC

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:24)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the "snow rate" of $100 in the nation's capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic....

— AP Interview: NY's Paterson lashes back at rumors

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:15)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. David Paterson on Monday lashed back at what he called a "callous and sleazy" assault on his character in statehouse rumors and media reports that include accusations about womanizing and drug use, allegations he flatly denied....

— Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Ill. murder suspect

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:05)

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) -- Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to keep quiet, the lawyer testified Monday....

— World's tallest tower closed a month after opening

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 19:03)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks....

— Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:57)

FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen....

— Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 16:27)

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday....

— Dog Dependents and Other Federal Tax Myths

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:35)

The tax code is over 60,000 pages long. No wonder there's a little confusion as to what's taxable, who is most likely to get audited, and what you can claim as a deduction.

— Older Moms More Likely to Have Autistic Kids

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:35)

Women who give birth after age 40 face a higher risk of having an autistic child, regardless of the father's age, according to a comprehensive study of all births in the state of California in the 1990s

— Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:35)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's first choice for majority leader, Pennsylvania Rep. John C. Murtha, died today of complications relating to a gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77.

— Congressman Jack Murtha, War Hero and War Critic, Dies at 77

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:35)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's first choice for majority leader, Pennsylvania Rep. John C. Murtha, died today of complications relating to a gallbladder surgery. Murtha was 77.

— Movies: 'Dear John' Tops 'Avatar' at Weekend Box Office

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 17:00)

James Cameron's latest reign as king of the multiplex has ended, as 'Dear John' topped 'Avatar' over the weekend. Still, 'Avatar' remains the all-time top grosser

— Why China Needs The U.S. -- And Vice Versa

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 16:55)

Trade frictions, political barbs and finger wagging are the new trends in U.S.-China relations. As things get worse, both sides stand to lose

— Venezuela's Opposition Protests Slur Chavez at Ball Game

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 16:55)

The fiery President's popularity has been plummeting and his opponents took advantage of the situation by heckling him at a popular baseball series

— Can New U.S. Ambassador Reboot Syria-Israel Peace Talks?

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 16:55)

The Obama Administration is moving to send an ambassador to Syria five years after President Bush called home the last one. That could help U.S. goals in Iraq, Iran and elsewhere, but trouble may be looming on the Israeli-Syrian front

— Banking: Should Wall Street Cease Proprietary Trading?

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 15:30)

President Obama and adviser Paul Volcker are calling for banks to stop engaging in proprietary trading. Is this smart? Is it even possible?

— 'Black Hearts': On Green, Iraq's 'Triangle of Death'

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 14:55)

The first of two excerpts from TIME contributing editor Jim Frederick's new book, 'Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death'

— Trying to Revitalize a Dying Small Town

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 14:55)

In a corner of Illinois with a turbulent history and a grim future, a punk-rock impresario is trying to make a difference. Bringing a town back to life, one cup of coffee at a time

— Republicans Must Embrace the Vital Center

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 12:10)

Moderate Republicanism has imploded. But a new wave of conservatives could bring it back

— The Making of the Super Bowl Footballs

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

How the championship game balls are made, from start to finish

— Hamas' Recruitment Day

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

On February 3, 2010, thousands of young Palestinian men arrived at a police recruitment center in Gaza City. They each shared the same goal, to gain entry into the Hamas Police Academy.Photographs by Marco Longari / AFP / Getty

— Photos: The Boy Scouts of America Turns 100

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

A century after its inception, one of the largest youth organizations maintains its relevance despite the challenge of membership decline

— The Great Irrfan Khan

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

He doesn't dance like a Bollywood matinee idol, nor does he sing like one. But that could be why Irrfan Khan is the Indian actor most likely to achieve global fame

— A Massive Blizzard Hits Washington, D.C.

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

A storm dubbed the Snowpocalypse dumps more than two feet of snow on the nation's capital

— Robert Gates' Career in Government

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

The Secretary of Defense has an impressive public service resume

— Bye-Bye, Panda Tai Shan

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

Photographer Brooks Kraft's exclusive photos of the beloved panda bear on his way home to Chengdu, China, from the National Zoo in Washington

— Haiti's Earthquake Destruction: TIME Exclusive Photographs

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

Pictures of the aftermath from Shaul Schwarz and Timothy Fadek, TIME's photographers on the groundWARNING: Some of the photographs that follow contain extremely graphic content

— Robert Gates in Afghanistan

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

Photographer Lynsey Addario tours the war-torn country with Obama's Secretary of Defense

— Animals in Space

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 18:45)

As Iran launches a small menagerie into orbit atop its first spacegoing rocket, TIME pays tribute to the unsung, furry pioneers who journeyed into space, paving the way for humankind.

— Canada, the UNRWA and the Arabs

   (Thursday, 04 February 2010 17:25)

The U.N. caretaker agency for Palestinian refugees, which is already neglected by Arab nations, is now being dropped by the Canadian government.

— Aid Failure Bodes Ill for Haiti

   (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 11:07)

With aid to Haiti largely failing in the past and the daunting task of rebuilding the capital at present, many wonder whether international development plans will be lost in the rubble.

— 2010 World Cup: a Discussion about Crime

   (Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:12)

Some critics say that the 2010 World Cup should not have been awarded to South Africa, because of its crime problems, even though the country has proved itself capable of hosting major events in the past.

— Orphans Blocked from Departing Haiti

   (Tuesday, 26 January 2010 12:03)

After 79 orphans were brought to Florida from Haiti for adoption, another 27 are now being trapped in the country by Haitian bureaucracy.

— Screen Wars

   (Tuesday, 26 January 2010 11:19)

An ongoing battle between Rupert Murdoch, Silvio Berlusconi and Muammar al-Gaddafi involves adult television programming, an ultraviolent war film, and lots of money and bitterness flying around.

— Haiti Ends Search for Survivors

   (Sunday, 24 January 2010 20:46)

Even as a man is pulled alive from the rubble 11 days after the earthquake, the search for survivors is being called off. The focus moves on to the emergency relief operation.

— Haiti: Quake Victims Dying from Treatable Wounds

   (Thursday, 21 January 2010 20:47)

The devastated country's limited infrastructure and damaged roads have created a bottleneck, and too little help is getting to people too slowly.

— Churches Bear Brunt of Anger in Malaysia

   (Tuesday, 19 January 2010 18:16)

A court ruling to allow the use of the word "Allah" in Christian publications is causing divisions among the diverse people of Malaysia.

— Muffled Screams of Gaza

   (Sunday, 17 January 2010 21:38)

A report by the U.N. Human Rights Commission determined that Israel committed war crimes against the Palestinians in Gaza, but nothing has changed in terms of U.S. support.

— The Stolen Generations of Australia

   (Thursday, 14 January 2010 18:14)

Three decades after a brutal period in their history, indigenous Australians are still struggling for land rights and identity on their native soil.

— World Cup 2010: Its Greenness in Question

   (Tuesday, 12 January 2010 21:32)

With the Copenhagen failure fresh in our memory and the 2010 World Cup around the corner, many are wondering how green the soccer tournament will be.

— Karen Refugees Have a White Christmas in Ireland

   (Sunday, 10 January 2010 22:54)

With the level of destruction in Burma on scale with Darfur, some Karen refugees are resettling in the cold climate of Ireland.

— Industry as a Bridge for Peace

   (Thursday, 07 January 2010 18:44)

Stef Wertheimer, an industrialist and world-renowned peace advocator, offers a new strategy to solve the ongoing instability in the Middle East.

— A New Paradigm for Engaging Somalia

   (Tuesday, 05 January 2010 15:29)

As Somalia scrambles toward a new era of peace, forces inside and outside the country can do much more by moving away from the costly strategies of "hard power."

— Picking up the Pieces of Civil War in Sierra Leone

   (Tuesday, 29 December 2009 08:03)

In the squalid slums of battle-scarred Freetown, an Irish charity is taking young women off the streets and giving them back their lives.

— Gaza Freedom March

   (Sunday, 27 December 2009 18:38)

Thousands of Palestinians will march in Gaza on New Year's Eve, joined in solidarity by hundreds of activists who plan to enter Gaza through Egypt, despite Egypt's warnings against it.

— Copenhagen: No Failure, but Just Not Good Enough

   (Tuesday, 22 December 2009 17:16)

The result of the Copenhagen summit ended up being a small, creaking movement of the world's political machinery, while the polar ice caps continue to melt without hesitation.

— Ukraine: Where Are You Going?

   (Sunday, 20 December 2009 12:25)

In these hard economic times, Ukraine is struggling to pull itself out of Russia's shadow and out of debt, aiming to establish itself as a viable free-market state.

— U.N. Has the Potential to Overcome Challenges

   (Thursday, 17 December 2009 22:37)

With the United Nations struggling to maintain its relevence in the modernized world, its relationship with the European Union is proving to be an important one.

— Interview with Dr. Michael Byers

   (Tuesday, 03 November 2009 20:09)

The author discusses Canadian leadership, climate change, the Northwest Passage dispute, and a host of other issues concerning Canada and the northern hemisphere.

— The Break from Impunity in Argentina

   (Thursday, 29 October 2009 19:57)

For the first time in nearly 30 years, testimonies, to be followed by criminal prosecutions, have been reinitiated against those responsible for the state sponsored terrorism that occurred between 1976 and 1983.

— Honduras: Stop Blocking Human Rights Inquiries

   (Monday, 19 October 2009 03:55)

The international community should back prosecutors efforts and oppose amnesties for abuses in Honduras.

— Paper reverses Super Bowl score

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 20:07)

To our print readers: This morning’s Virginian-Pilot Sports front featured a horrible error. We accidentally reversed the score of the Super Bowl. We’re embarrassed, and we apologize to all our readers, especially Saints fans. To see and print a copy of the corrected page, download these PDF files: high resolution, 28 MB | low [...]

— Reuters retracts “backdoor taxes” report

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 08:00)

The Feb 1 story headlined “Backdoor taxes to hit middle class” is wrong and has been withdrawn. The story said lower-income families will pay more under tax provisions scheduled to expire Dec 31. The Obama administration’s budget calls for the extension of those tax provisions for households earning less than $250,000. [...]

— Plagiarism at the Daily Beast

   (Friday, 05 February 2010 15:49)

Acting on a reader tip, Slate’s Jack Shafer busted the Daily Beast’s Gerald Posner for lifting from the Miami Herald: Veteran journalist Gerald Posner acknowledged today that he copied five sentences from a Miami Herald article this week for a piece he wrote for the Daily Beast. The Daily Beast appended an editor’s [...]

— All, ahem, Jacksons are alike

   (Friday, 05 February 2010 08:00)

THE picture of Randy Jackson shows the judge from American Idol and not Randy Jackson the brother of Michael. (First edition only – corrected in later editions, page 15, February 2).

— Fuzzy numbers etc.

   (Friday, 05 February 2010 08:00)

In a package of stories about a US plan to put missile batteries in four Gulf countries as a defence against Iran, a summary box said that Patriot missiles stationed in Saudi Arabia in 1991 during the Kuwait war had a 70% success rate against incoming Iraqi Scud missiles, and those [...]

— Apology

   (Friday, 05 February 2010 08:00)

Although the General Medical Council found that Professors Simon Murch and John Walker-Smith, former colleagues of Andrew Wakefield, had failed in their duties as responsible consultants such that they continue to face charges of serious professional misconduct (“Fall of ‘dishonest’ doctor who started MMR scare”, January 29), it did not [...]

— Merced Sun-Star runs plagiarized letter

   (Friday, 05 February 2010 08:00)

A letter to the editor that we published Wednesday, “Obama’s speech” submitted by Ron Gardner of Atwater, has been removed from our Web site. The letter was taken almost word for word from a column, “State of the Union: Obama v. Constitution,” by Mark Alexander on the Web site, The Patriot [...]

— When “off the record” is off the record

   (Thursday, 04 February 2010 08:00)

A story on Page 1 of Tuesday’s Telegraph quoted a White House official explaining that a Q-and-A session with dozens of teenagers in Nashua High School North on Monday was “off the record.” However, the explanation about the talk being “off the record” was, it turns out, also “off the record” [...]

— All my sons

   (Thursday, 04 February 2010 08:00)

In our article, ‘Police called to Gaddafi’s son’s hotel room after staff hear screams’ ( 31 December 2009), we referred to Moutassim Gaddafi as the son involved in the incident. In fact, it was another of Colonel Gaddafi’s sons, Muammar [...]

— Best-known, huh?

   (Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:00)

Because of an editing error, an article on Saturday about J. D. Salinger’s last known address in New York City, 300 East 57th Street, misspelled the surname of his best-known literary character. He is Holden Caulfield, not Caufield. Link

— Bad for business

   (Wednesday, 03 February 2010 08:00)

The headline `Table for two in an empty Mr. Chow”on the front of Sunday’s Tropical Life may have been misleading. The South Beach restaurant is open evenings only and was empty only during an afternoon interview with Eva Chow. Link

— Fuzzy Finnish numbers

   (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 08:00)

In the original version of this story we said that 10 million Finns died under Lenin in the 1917 civil war. The correct figure is 37,000. We regret the error. Link The above is a hard-fought correction. The magazine, a Canadian weekly, initially published a letter pointing out the mistake, but declined to issue [...]

— Apology

   (Tuesday, 02 February 2010 08:00)

An article on Saturday about the court appearance of Lynn Fiebig stated that Alexander Fiebig and Richard Chittock received payment from the false invoices involved. That was wrong. The Dominion Post accepts that none of the payments involved relating to the false invoices was made to either Alexander Fiebig or Richard [...]

— Never use your brain

   (Monday, 01 February 2010 08:00)

In the Jan. 26 “Human Nature” on the importance of computers, William Saletan noted that in the week after Haiti’s earthquake, a campaign for $10 text-message donations to the Red Cross raised $25 million. Relying on his own brain, Saletan then calculated the number of responses as 250,000. He should have used [...]

— Book now!

   (Monday, 01 February 2010 08:00)

A Jan. 29 caption with a photo of the Howard Johnson hotel on Metropolitan Rd. in Scarborough provided an incorrect price for the cost of the room. As was correctly stated in the article about a list of Toronto’s “dirtiest hotels” a room at that hotel costs $89. Link

— Obama invites GOP to summit on health care

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Washington Post - By Michael D. Shear - Feb. 08 (News Report) - President Obama moved to jump-start the stalled health-care debate Sunday, inviting Republicans in Congress to participate in a bipartisan, half-day televised summit on the subject this month.

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— NYC mayor wants fed promise to pay for 9/11 trial

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Associated Press - By Sara Kugler - Feb. 08 (News Report) - New York Daily NewsNYC mayor wants fed promise to pay for 9/11 trialWashington PostThe mayor said Monday that he wants assurance from the Obama administration that it will help pay for the added security and other infrastructure the city ...Obama Hasn't Ruled Out 9/11 Trials in NYCNBC New YorkTerrorist trials may still be held in Manhattan, says PresidentExaminer.comObama, Holder, Cohen: the Mistakes We MadeAtlantic Online (blog)Politico?-Newsday (subscription) (press release)?-The Canadian Pressall 402 news articles??

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— Paterson Affair Scandal? New Rumors Of Buffalo Mistress As Governor Denies Resignation Reports

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Huffington Post - By David Weiner - Feb. 08 (News Report) - Another day, another unconfirmed report of scandal brewing in the Paterson administration. While New York Magazine quotes an unnamed source as saying that the eagerly-anticipated New York Times story will be "PG-13, not XXX," new salacious reports of yet another alleged affair bubbled up today.

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— Sen. Chuck Schumer to President Obama: Leave NY out of 9/11 terror trial, use military base instead

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

New York Daily News - By David Saltonstall - Feb. 08 (News Report) - Sen. Chuck Schumer had a tip for the White House Monday - go find a nice cow town to host the 9/11 terror trials. "My advice to the President is, with a great deal of respect, take New York off your radar screen," the state's senior senator told reporters. "Find another location." "The most logical place," added Schumer, "is in some isolated military base that is completely far away from population centers and is self-contained."

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— Helmand Refugees Fleeing Ahead Of Anti-Taliban Offensive

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Radio Free Europe - By Elias Dai, Ron Synovitz - Feb. 08 (News Report) - Hundreds of Afghan families have been fleeing Taliban-controlled territory in the southern Afghan province of Helmand ahead of an expected offensive by NATO and Afghan government troops. As many as 2,000 Taliban fighters reportedly are concentrated and fortifying themselves in and around the town of Marjah.

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— Improving Our Children's Health Starts Where They Learn and Play

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

rwjf.org - By James Marks - Feb. 08 (Comment) - It turns out that there's one place you can go to improve learning and health at the same time: the elementary school playground. A growing body of research suggests that playing games like kickball or four square at recess may be the secret to a successful school day and building a lifetime of health.

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— Irked, Wall St. Hedges Its Bet on Democrats

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By David D. Kirkpatrick - Feb. 08 (News Report) - If the Democratic Party has a stronghold on Wall Street, it is JPMorgan Chase. Its chief executive, Jamie Dimon, is a friend of President Obama’s from Chicago, a frequent White House guest and a big Democratic donor. Its vice chairman, William M. Daley, a former Clinton administration cabinet official and Obama transition adviser, comes from Chicago’s Democratic dynasty.

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— More Nuclear Scaremongering about Iran from Clinton; Neocons Quake at Ahmadinejad threat to make . . . gasp . . . Medical Isotopes

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Informed Comment - By Juan Cole - Feb. 08 (Opinion) - To put Iran in the same category as North Korea in 2010 and to make it among the primary 'threats' challenging the United States is just bizarre. The US intelligence establishment continues to doubt that Iran has or wants a nuclear weapons program. Tehran does have a nuclear enrichment program, which is permitted by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Iran allows United Nations inspections of it nuclear facilities. Although Iran is not as transparent as the UN International Atomic Energy Agency would like, there is no dispositive evidence of...

— CIT Names Ex-Merrill Chief John Thain to Run Lender

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Bloomberg - By Christine Harper, Linda Shen - Feb. 08 (News Report) - John Thain, the ousted chief of Merrill Lynch & Co., was named to lead CIT Group Inc., the commercial lender that emerged from bankruptcy in December, after almost a four-month search for a replacement.

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— In the Land of the Stoner Cops

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Mother Jones - By Nir Rosen - Feb. 08 (Special Report) - See a photo essay about the teams of Afghans who risk their lives to disable explosives here. MAJOR JIM CONTRERAS was awaiting his marching orders. Literally. Stuck in Lashkar Gah, the capital of the Afghan province of Helmand, he was supposed to take his troops, along with a unit of an elite Afghan police force known as ANCOP, to secure the area around Nawa, so the people there could vote. It was part of the past year's biggest US offensive against the Taliban. But he couldn't leave,...

— Geithner Says U.S. Will ‘Never’ Lose Aaa Debt Rating

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Business Week - By Rebecca Christie - Feb. 08 (News Report) - Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said the U.S. is in no danger of losing its Aaa debt rating even though the Obama administration has predicted a $1.6 trillion budget deficit in 2010.

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— Op-Ed Columnist: America Is Not Yet Lost

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Feb. 08 (Opinion) - The way the Senate works is no longer consistent with a functioning government, and senators should change the rules to end obstructionism.

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— Back to the drawing board on healthcare

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Los Angeles Times - Feb. 08 (Editorial) - The House is about to take up healthcare reform again, but not in a meaningful way. Lawmakers are expected to pass a bill this week that would repeal the federal antitrust exemption that insurance companies have enjoyed since 1945 -- a move that makes for little more than a good sound bite. Meanwhile, Democratic leaders in both chambers continue to talk about how to make the comprehensive reform bill passed by the Senate acceptable to enough members of their party in the House to push it to the president's desk. That's...

— Afghans Don’t Let a White-Knuckle Highway Slow Them Down

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Dexter Filkins - Feb. 08 (Special Report) - Even in a nation beset by war and suicide bombings, you would be hard-pressed to find anything as reliably terrifying as the national highway through the Kabul Gorge.

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— A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Gardiner Harris - Feb. 08 (News Report) - To fight obesity, legislation would ban candy and sugary beverages, and many schools would be required offer more nutritious fare.

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— Hiram Monserrate Expulsion May Be Put To A Vote

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Priyanka Boghani - Feb. 08 (News Report) - A consensus is emerging that Hiram Monserrate will face a vote on his fate — censure, removal or no action at all — by the full Senate by Tuesday.

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— Australia tightens migration rules to favor English-language skills and professionals

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Associated Press - By Rod McGuirk - Feb. 08 (News Report) - Australia tightened its migration rules Monday in favor of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and engineers.

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— Do colleges redline Asian-Americans?

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Boston Globe - By Kara Miller - Feb. 08 (Opinion) - Take 1,623, for instance. That’s the average score of Asian-Americans, a group that Daniel Golden- has labeled “The New Jews.’’ l, much like Jews a century ago, Asian-Americans tend to earn good grades and high scores. And now they too face serious discrimination in the college admissions process.

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— Paterson Expected to Announce Campaign for Governor

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Wall Street Journal - By Jacob Gershman - Feb. 08 (Breaking News) - New York Gov. David Paterson has told one of his closest advisers that he will officially announce his campaign for governor next week.

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— Afghanistan war: US troops' new push into 'heart of darkness'

   (Monday, 08 February 2010 03:00)

Christian Science Monitor - By Julius Cavendish - Feb. 08 (News Report) - US soldiers in the Afghanistan war are battling to clear the 'heart of darkness' in Kandahar Province where Taliban chief Mullah Omar used to preach. It's one of many operations gearing up in southern Afghanistan as more foreign troops arrive.

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— A Pitiless, Punitive Giant and the Death of Empire

   (Sunday, 07 February 2010 03:00)

TruthOut - By Fran Shor - Feb. 07 (Opinion) - In the aftermath of the December 30 suicide bombing in Afghanistan that killed seven CIA employees, US drone assaults in Pakistan's northwest border region have increased in number with the resultant "collateral damage." Seventeen such missile launchings occurred on February 2, the largest number in a single day. We may never know how many innocent people were killed, especially since Pakistan's ruling party and the military are complicit in trying to cover up civilian deaths.

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— The US Military: A Mindset of Barbarism, Part 2

   (Sunday, 07 February 2010 03:00)

TruthOut - By Dahr Jamail - Feb. 07 (Interview) - In the second part of his interview with Truthout, Dr. Mestrovic examines the fallacious nature of the rules of engagement, Operation Iron Triangle in Iraq, the rampant nature of atrocities in the US military today, and the possibility of a solution. In Operation Iron Triangle, Iraqi detainees were murdered by US soldiers under the command of a legendary American colonel, Michael Steele. On May 9, 2006, American soldiers executed three unarmed men they had captured in an operation in the so-called Sunni Triangle in Iraq. Several of these soldiers...

— Quiet Conflict With Goldman Helped Push A.I.G. to edge

   (Sunday, 07 February 2010 03:00)

New York Times - By Gretchen Morgenson, Louise Story - Feb. 07 (News Report) - Billions of dollars were at stake when 21 executives of Goldman Sachs and the American International Group convened a conference call on Jan. 28, 2008, to try to resolve a rancorous dispute that had been escalating for months.

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— False Profits

   (Sunday, 07 February 2010 03:00)

TruthOut - By Leslie Thatcher - Feb. 07 (Review) - False Profits: Recovering From the Bubble Economy By Dean Baker PoliPoint Press, 2010 He who feels punctured must once have been a bubble. - Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching, 6th century BCEread more

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— Human Rights on Several Fronts in Israel/PNA

   (Sunday, 07 February 2010 03:00)

networkedblogs.com - By Geoffrey Mock - Feb. 07 (Advocacy) - Over the course of the next few days, in Israel, legislators will begin debate a draft of a law that would put asylum-seekers and migrants at risk for being returned to countries where they would face serious human rights violations. The United Nations will receive the secretary-general’s report on Israeli and Palestinian domestic investigations into violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) from December 2008 to January 2009. And in the United States, a congressional letter is circulating asking Representatives to press for immediate relief of the citizens of Gaza.

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