http://news.theroot.com/theroot/latestnews.rssen-gbTue, 06 Jan 2009 02:48:01 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/OS4M-GmWtE8/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/OS4M-GmWtE8/index.htmlThe Minnesota State Canvassing Board today certified Senate recount results that show Democrat Al Franken ousting Republican Norm Coleman by some 225 votes. "I'm ready to get to work," Franken said. Coleman's campaign, which contends the recount shouMon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99007246&ft=1&f=46http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99007246&ft=1&f=46Israeli forces launched a deadly ground attack against Hamas this weekend. The move is in response to Hamas firing rockets into southern Israel. Vivian Silver, of Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development in Israel, and Abu Sahmi, of thMon, 05 Jan 2009 19:30:13 -0000http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/panetta-to-be-named-cia-director/http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/panetta-to-be-named-cia-director/Leon Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:20:24 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-rose-levy/fix-your-mood-with-brain_b_155460.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/alison-rose-levy/fix-your-mood-with-brain_b_155460.htmlHave you noticed? A lot of people are feeling funky lately. With over $1.9 billion spent annually on antidepressants, and sixty million Americans (26% of... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:32:12 -0000http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7812113.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7812113.stmA South African 2010 World Cup official who blew the whistle on alleged corruption is shot dead.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:44:07 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/06markets.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/06markets.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAfter three sessions of gains that fueled hopes for a January rebound, Wall Street fell as car companies released December sales and oil prices clawed back from five-year lows. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:51:24 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/Zb2UkRrWxdE/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/Zb2UkRrWxdE/index.htmlThe children in the Gaza conflict have seen terrible images of tragedy: their friends injured or killed and bloodied bodies in the streets. They are images young Mohammed Abu Hassanin says he will never forget. He'll keep them stored away until he's Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:39:22 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051334.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051334.htmlUnited States President George W. Bush on Monday authorized an immediate airlift of equipment and supplies to the international peacekeeping force in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:11:19 -0000http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/style/index_xml/~3/_9aHTJZwOF8/BL2009010501203.htmlhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/print/style/index_xml/~3/_9aHTJZwOF8/BL2009010501203.html(Alex Wong/Getty Images) It's official: First Lady Laura Bush will pen a memoir. Publishing house Scribner nabbed the coveted contract and said today the book should hit shelves in 2010. Bush's press secretary, Sally McDonough, declined to tell the AMon, 05 Jan 2009 19:36:30 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/senate-dems-may-try-to-se_n_155335.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/senate-dems-may-try-to-se_n_155335.htmlUPDATE: Coleman's Senate office has been ordered closed, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports: With the recount battle still underway, the doors to Norm Coleman's Senate offices were locked this morning at the direction of Senate rules committee ofMon, 05 Jan 2009 17:13:03 -0000http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17059.htmlhttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17059.htmlObama's Presidential Inaugural Committee plans to make this the most accessible swearing-in in history.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/index_xml/~3/RLkEXKqKvVw/AR2009010401607.htmlhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/index_xml/~3/RLkEXKqKvVw/AR2009010401607.htmlNew Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to be commerce secretary, withdrew from consideration yesterday, citing an ongoing federal "pay-to-play" investigation involving one of his political donors as a significant obstMon, 05 Jan 2009 13:17:45 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/why-arent-more-americans_b_155194.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-blumenthal/why-arent-more-americans_b_155194.htmlAlmost as soon as the first Israeli missile struck the Gaza Strip, a veteran cheering squad suited up to support the home team. "Israel is... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:19 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/politics/05spend.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/politics/05spend.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe breaks for workers and businesses are nods to critics who are worried that the economic recovery program has been too focused on government spending. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/ici77-d3km0/la-na-burris-senate5-2009jan05,0,238212.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/ici77-d3km0/la-na-burris-senate5-2009jan05,0,238212.storyDemocrats are opposed to Roland Burris getting Obama's Senate seat because he was appointed by scandal-plagued Blagojevich. But the Senate majority leader says, 'There's always room to negotiate.' Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:28:30 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/r92tPa-IPkw/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/r92tPa-IPkw/index.htmlNow that President-elect Barack Obama has nominated Sen. Hillary Clinton to be his secretary of state, the governor of New York will appoint a new senator to fill the vacancy. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:41:19 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/politics/05spend.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/politics/05spend.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe breaks for workers and businesses are nods to critics who are worried that the economic recovery program has been too focused on government spending. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:13:18 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05bolton.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05bolton.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssBy insisting on the proper constitutional process for treaty-making, Republicans can join Barack Obama in advancing a bipartisan foreign policy.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:48:41 -0000http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/is-obama-relying-too-much-on-tax-cuts/http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/is-obama-relying-too-much-on-tax-cuts/I don't know yet. But news reports this morning certainly raise questions. Let's lay out the basics here. Other things equal, public investment is a much better way to provide economic stimulus than tax cuts, for two reasons. First, if the governmentMon, 05 Jan 2009 23:47:22 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/new-yorkers-saying-no-to_b_155422.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sirota/new-yorkers-saying-no-to_b_155422.htmlThe forces of money and power in New York are trying to replicate what their counterparts engineered here in Colorado. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:43:31 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-h-young/how-propaganda-hijacked-i_b_155355.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-h-young/how-propaganda-hijacked-i_b_155355.htmlSomething had to be done in Gaza. Something. Anything, really. So why not a Hail Mary? Since the beginning of the second intifada in 2000,... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:06:37 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/ann-coulters-today-show-a_n_155393.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/ann-coulters-today-show-a_n_155393.htmlAnn Coulter's appearance on the "Today" show has been canceled. NBC had come under fire for booking Coulter, who had been scheduled to promote her new book, Guilty, on the "Today" show Thursday morning. But on her website, Coulter announced that thMon, 05 Jan 2009 15:11:47 -0000http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7811941.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/stoke_city/7811941.stmFormer Newcastle United defender Lamine Diatta joins Stoke City on trial, reports BBC Radio Stoke.Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:17 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/ZhV5MY1an4k/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/ZhV5MY1an4k/index.htmlLeon Panetta, chief of staff in Bill Clinton's White House, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the CIA, two Democratic officials told CNN Monday. The same officials said that retired Adm. Dennis Blair, who formerly headed the Navy'Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:20:35 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/7uYBOJwWKF4/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/7uYBOJwWKF4/index.htmlCNN's Wolf Blitzer spoke Monday with Roland Burris, picked by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to fill President-elect Barack Obama's U.S. Senate seat. Below is a full transcript of the interview: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:38 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-silver/a-lesser-class-of-rogue_b_155374.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/allison-silver/a-lesser-class-of-rogue_b_155374.htmlThough Blagojevich is regularly described as the apotheosis of the shady Illinois politician, he does not come close to the finesse and style embodied by masterful machine politicians. He's no McGinty. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:15:13 -0000http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17072.htmlhttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17072.htmlObama taps former California Rep. Leon Panetta for CIA director and retired Navy Admiral Dennis Blair as director of national intelligence. But is the Panetta choice already in trouble? Some Senate Democrats are grumbling.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:37:04 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/secretary-of-senate-rejec_n_155295.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/secretary-of-senate-rejec_n_155295.htmlFiring the first shot in Washington in the fight over the appointment of Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, Gov. Blagojevich's acting chief of staff hand-delivered Burris' nomination certificate to the Capitol this morning -- only to see it rejected bTue, 06 Jan 2009 01:21:31 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-bohrer/enough-about-roland-burri_b_155436.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-bohrer/enough-about-roland-burri_b_155436.htmlIt doesn't matter how clean his record was when he was in office a decade ago or if he didn't pay a cent for his appointment: Roland Burris is a willing pawn in a very corrupt game. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:03:15 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-bronstein/al-frankens-a-senator-now_b_155427.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-bronstein/al-frankens-a-senator-now_b_155427.htmlCompared to Burris, Mr. Franken's declared victory in the seemingly endless Minnesota senate battle has generated some cheering, for sure, but surprisingly little laughing or hilarity. And what a shame that is. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:31:46 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/06madoff.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/business/06madoff.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBernard L. Madoff tried to hide at least $1 million in assets from investigators, prosecutors told a judge. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/o6jtXy_pTxM/la-na-minnesota-senate6-2009jan06,0,6185810.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/nation/~3/o6jtXy_pTxM/la-na-minnesota-senate6-2009jan06,0,6185810.storyColeman, the incumbent, does not concede, however, and plans a legal challenge that could delay the final outcome for months. Former comedian Al Franken was deMon, 05 Jan 2009 08:13:18 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05kristol.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/opinion/05kristol.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAn Israeli success in Gaza would be a victory in the war on terror and in the broader struggle for the future of the Middle East.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:31:24 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/moira-whelan/bushs-5-biggest-national_b_155314.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/moira-whelan/bushs-5-biggest-national_b_155314.htmlWhat is Bush's biggest national security failure? That's the question National Security Network has tried to tackle in it's new project, Bush's Bombs: A National... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:50:45 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/05burris.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/us/05burris.html?partner=rss&emc=rssAs Roland W. Burris prepared to claim his seat, Senator Harry Reid, the majority leader, insisted the Senate has the legal authority to bar him but left the door open to negotiations. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:14:40 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/franken-officially-wins-e_n_155367.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/franken-officially-wins-e_n_155367.htmlBy Sam Stein and Ryan Grim The Minnesota State Canvassing Board confirmed on Monday that Al Franken has won his Senate election, ending a weeks-long recount process that started with the Democratic challenger facing a roughly 215-vote deficit. The Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:46:36 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/twitters-hacked-bill-orei_n_155302.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/twitters-hacked-bill-orei_n_155302.htmlA flurry of high-profile Twitter accounts have been hacked, most prominently the Fox News account, which has declared that Bill O'Reilly is gay. Fox News' Twitter posted an update, since deleted, Monday morning announcing, "Bill O Riley is gay." CNMon, 05 Jan 2009 21:25:51 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/scF-7VB_5Eo/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/scF-7VB_5Eo/index.htmlArticle II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution grants the president "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States." With a stroke of his pen, the man in charge can make legal trouble disappear. As one might expMon, 05 Jan 2009 21:05:06 -0000http://rss.cnn.com:80/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/8HFJpUzp43w/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com:80/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/8HFJpUzp43w/index.htmlA new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:30:46 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/burris-race-religion-and_b_155438.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-weigant/burris-race-religion-and_b_155438.html"I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois. . . . Friends, we're going to have to have some powerful prayer. .... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:43:54 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/bush-on-gaza-fighting-isr_n_155282.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/bush-on-gaza-fighting-isr_n_155282.htmlWASHINGTON — President George W. Bush, in his first public reaction to Israel's ground invasion of Gaza, said Monday that the Jewish state was justified in protecting itself against Hamas militants. "I understand Israel's desire to protect itsMon, 05 Jan 2009 09:42:26 -0000http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7041/~3/cKQUWOBoD_4/SB123111967642552909.htmlhttp://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7041/~3/cKQUWOBoD_4/SB123111967642552909.htmlIn which every dubious ruling seems to help Al Franken. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:16:54 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-diaz/canoeing-into-tennessee-c_b_155372.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-diaz/canoeing-into-tennessee-c_b_155372.htmlWhat we saw was unreal. What had been a beautiful free-flowing river just a few days ago was now a barren wasteland of sludge. Huge piles of coal ash -- "ash-bergs" -- sat in the water. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:07:05 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/argentina-is-running-out-_n_155291.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/argentina-is-running-out-_n_155291.htmlSuppose you want to ride the bus or feed a parking meter without exact change. Or suppose you just want to drop a few cents in a street musician's hat. Nothing easier, right? Not if you live in Argentina. Try doing any of these things there, and you Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:47:28 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-obamas-cia-d_n_155338.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/leon-panetta-obamas-cia-d_n_155338.htmlNews networks are reporting that Leon Panetta, former congressman and White House chief of staff, will be President-elect Barack Obama's CIA director. The New York Times adds some background: Mr. Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competeMon, 05 Jan 2009 18:12:01 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/csWbQ0yoYJY/http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_politicalticker/~3/csWbQ0yoYJY/The Secretary of the Senate rejected Roland Burris' appointment because the Illinois secretary of state did not sign his certificate of appointment. (CNN) – The secretary of the U.S. Senate on Monday rejected the certificiate of appointment for RoMon, 05 Jan 2009 13:43:47 -0000http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28493919/The President-elect's fast-track cabinet has an unexpected opening, with the New Mexico Governor, Obama's choice for commerce secretary, withdrawing under pressure of a federal investigation.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:58:36 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/zRFhyJvi1y8/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/zRFhyJvi1y8/index.htmlArchaeologists have found more than 600 relics from a huge battle between a Roman army and Barbarians in the third century, long after historians believed Rome had given up control of northern Germany. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:50:57 -0000http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/01/how-did-the-tax.htmlhttp://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/01/how-did-the-tax.htmlYes, 40 percent of the Obama stimulus package will be a tax cut. It's already a talking point that "the Democrats have lost their nerve" but the reality is not so devious. Obama wishes to deliver on his pledge to...Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:31:38 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/world/asia/06pornography.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/world/asia/06pornography.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe Ministry of Public Security and six other agencies would work together “to purify the Internet’s cultural environment,” the government said in a statement. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:15:08 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/pete-souza-former-itribun_n_155308.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/pete-souza-former-itribun_n_155308.htmlPhotojournalist and NPPA member Pete Souza has accepted the position of official White House photographer for President-elect Barack Obama, he told News Photographer magazine tonight. Souza received the offer for the position from Robert Gibbs, the Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:28:31 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/us/06burris.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/us/06burris.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSenate leaders are challenging Roland W. Burris’s appointment, setting the stage for a showdown on Capitol Hill. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:31:48 -0000http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/business/media/05times.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/business/media/05times.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFaced with declining advertising revenue, The Times joins many other newspapers across the country in a break with tradition. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:31:05 -0000http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/01/do-we-compete-m.htmlhttp://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2009/01/do-we-compete-m.htmlThis caught my eye:If you've ever had to take a test in a room with a lot of people, you may be able to relate to this study: The more people you're competing against, it turns out, the less motivated...Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:26:37 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/gwyneth-paltrow-shares-po_n_155316.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/gwyneth-paltrow-shares-po_n_155316.htmlGwyneth Paltrow started off 2009 by emailing her latest GOOP newsletter, this one sharing her post-holiday cleanse, complete with menu and bowel movement advice. "I need to lose a few pounds of holiday excess," Gwyneth wrote to subscribers. "Anyone