http://news.theroot.com/theroot/latestnews.rssen-gbMon, 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 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.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 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 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 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.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 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 bMon, 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 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 16:05:26 -0000http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17050.htmlhttp://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17050.htmlObama named Elena Kagan, the dean of Harvard Law School, to be his solicitor general.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:00:44 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/5HWgErUxVB4/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/5HWgErUxVB4/index.htmlThough Sir David Frost doesn't see his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon as "an intellectual 'Rocky' " -- in the words of "Frost/Nixon" playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan -- he does agree that the sessions had their "adversariMon, 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 03:13:40 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/hIljJs8pbPM/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/hIljJs8pbPM/index.htmlPresident-elect Barack Obama has tapped Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to serve as the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, replacing former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, two Democratic officials told CNN Sunday. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/FGmTzbUyUnM/la-fg-us-gaza5-2009jan05,0,6555933.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/FGmTzbUyUnM/la-fg-us-gaza5-2009jan05,0,6555933.storyHigher casualties from a ground assault could increase international pressure on the U.S. as its leadership is in flux. Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza StMon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/sa9JExRsFus/la-oe-chalmers5-2009jan05,0,6615791.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/sa9JExRsFus/la-oe-chalmers5-2009jan05,0,6615791.storyCampaign finance reform is needed, and this novel plan might work. We raised money -- $100 million over the last 17 years -- for candidates and ballot initiatiMon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/Q0WOVJFMs8E/la-oe-barr5-2009jan05,0,6304073.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/politics/~3/Q0WOVJFMs8E/la-oe-barr5-2009jan05,0,6304073.storyThe author of the federal Defense of Marriage Act now thinks it's time for his law to get the boot -- but for political reasons, not in support of gays. In 199Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:09:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010706&ft=1&f=11http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010706&ft=1&f=11Although a recent report said that October was one of the worst ever for housing prices, the market started a comeback last week. Plus, unemployment claims actually decreased. For more, Farai Chideya speaks with author and economist Dr. Julianne MalvMon, 05 Jan 2009 14:13:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010709&ft=1&f=11http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010709&ft=1&f=11When we last spoke with News & Notes listener James Smith, he was considering leaving the country in search of work overseas. He offers an update to Farai Chideya.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:15:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010719&ft=1&f=11http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010719&ft=1&f=11In 2005, Dana Canedy's fiance — Charles King — was deployed to Iraq. King started writing a journal to their infant son, in case he didn't make it home. After King lost his life in a roadside bomb attack, Canedy turned King's 200-page jouMon, 05 Jan 2009 14:22:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010714&ft=1&f=11http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99010714&ft=1&f=11Mychal Bell, one of the teenagers involved in Louisiana's Jena 6 case, reportedly tried to commit suicide. Plus, a conservative satirist is under a cloud of controversy for lyrics he wrote about President-elect Obama. And a new report finds the murdeMon, 05 Jan 2009 14:36:56 -0000http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/5hj4-RJSbbE/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/5hj4-RJSbbE/index.htmlExecutive power has been one of the defining characteristics of President George W. Bush's administration. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:32:18 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051215.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051215.htmlThe release of the first 80 prisoners detained over their affiliation with a rebel group, the Parti pour la Liberation du Peuple Hutu-Forces Nationales de Libération (Palipehutu-FNL), has begun, following a decree issued by Burundian President PierreMon, 05 Jan 2009 15:36:06 -0000http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5874&edition=2http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5874&edition=2How do you deal with personal hygiene matters on yourself or on others?Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:40:36 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051236.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051236.htmlThe top United Nations relief official in Somalia has voiced grave concern at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the strife-torn nation, where fresh clashes last week have reportedly killed more than 40 people and displaced over 50,000.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:12:00 -0000http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/~3/AdEpgATpbVA/la-fi-jobs6-2009jan06,0,3093687.storyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/latimes/news/~3/AdEpgATpbVA/la-fi-jobs6-2009jan06,0,3093687.storyApple CEO Steve Jobs, one of the nation's most intensely private corporate leaders, today broke his public silence about the health issue that has been causing him to lose weight. He said his doctors believe a hormone imbalance has been "robbing" himMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:35:12 -0000http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7812205.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/7812205.stmGhana's outgoing leader John Kufuor calls for presidential terms to be extended from four years.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:09 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/jamie-dimon-in-the-hot-se_n_155281.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/jamie-dimon-in-the-hot-se_n_155281.htmlJamie Dimon is in the hot seat. You wouldn't know from the endless glowing press accounts he's received for steering JP Morgan Chase fairly clear of the sub-prime debt crisis that has already taken out two firms--Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers--andMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:16 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/fed-tops-treasury-fast-an_n_155284.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/fed-tops-treasury-fast-an_n_155284.htmlWith a new year of recession-fighting upon us, it's a fitting time to do a performance evaluation of America's policymakers. How well did they handle a true crisis? The credit-market crisis that erupted in early September has been aptly described as Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:41:20 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/michael-lewis-david-einho_n_155290.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/michael-lewis-david-einho_n_155290.htmlThere are...a handful of...perfectly obvious changes in the financial system to be made, to prevent some version of what has happened from happening all over again. Close the revolving door between the S.E.C. and Wall Street. At every turn we keep cMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:43:37 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-progress-report/obamas-stimulus-package_b_155279.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-progress-report/obamas-stimulus-package_b_155279.htmlSubscribe to the Progress Report here. Today, President-elect Obama is moving forward with what he has billed as his top priority: an economic stimulus package... 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 16:46:45 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/food-stamp-use-rose-in-20_n_155280.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/food-stamp-use-rose-in-20_n_155280.htmlSPRINGFIELD -- More Illinois residents turned to food stamps last year to get meals on the table. Nearly 1.4 million people in Illinois used food stamps in November. That compares to nearly 1.3 million in November of the previous year. Illinois DepMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:46:45 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anne-hill/the-dreams-of-the-myth-ma_b_155166.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/anne-hill/the-dreams-of-the-myth-ma_b_155166.htmlyou can go to an astrologer or have someone read the tarot cards, but if you really want to know what the future holds for you, have a look at your dreams. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:50:29 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/more-suburbs-fighting-aga_n_155283.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/more-suburbs-fighting-aga_n_155283.htmlAn empty field surrounded by family homes, soccer fields, baseball diamonds and a shopping mall on West Dundee's northern border is the latest battleground in an ongoing fight pitting homeowners against big box stores in the Chicago suburbs. ResidenMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:53:05 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-mendelson/bestfavorite-films-0f-200_b_155285.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-mendelson/bestfavorite-films-0f-200_b_155285.htmlThe Ten Favorite/Best Films of 2008 by Scott Mendelson Now that I've seen pretty much every piece of end of the year Oscar-bait, I realize... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:58:25 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/federal-prosecutors-grant_n_155286.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/federal-prosecutors-grant_n_155286.htmlFederal prosecutors have been granted an extra three months to seek an indictment of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. U.S. Chief District Court Judge James Holderman entered an order allowing the indictment deadline to be extended from Jan. 7 to April 7, accorMon, 05 Jan 2009 16:59:23 -0000http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7812187.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7812187.stmThree men - including the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks - go on trial in France for the bombing of a Tunisian synagogue. Mon, 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 17:00:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99007252&ft=1&f=46http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99007252&ft=1&f=46The latest issue of The Washington Post Magazine profiles 11 local figures who lost their lives in 2008. Writers Angela Valdez and Phuong Ly discuss their contributions and why their work will be remembered long after they are gone.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99007249&ft=1&f=46http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99007249&ft=1&f=46Helen Suzman, a member of South Africa's parliament from 1953 to 1989, died on New Year's Day at the age 91. Professor Glenn Frankel at Stanford University for more on the powerful life and political career of Helen Suzman.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:00:34 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-chattman/analyzing-the-best-films_b_155162.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-chattman/analyzing-the-best-films_b_155162.htmlWhat makes a good movie? In my book, it comes down the "urine-factor." The bottomline? A great movie makes you hold it in until it hurts. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:06:19 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-takahashi/the-sun-will-continue-to_b_155160.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-takahashi/the-sun-will-continue-to_b_155160.htmlAre we destined to soon be crushed by the dual hammer of Peak Oil and Global Warming, crippling our civilization forever? Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:07:46 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/cdfs-35th-anniversary-loo_b_155289.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/cdfs-35th-anniversary-loo_b_155289.htmlAs we all look to a new year and pause to remember the highlights of the last one, the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is reflecting... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:10:53 -0000http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7812314.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/africa/7812314.stmRwanda and Tanzania boost their chances of appearing in the knock-out stages of the Cecafa Challenge Cup in Kampala, Uganda.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:28 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051292.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051292.htmlTo the vast majority of Ghanaians, the country is split into literally two halves, with one side responding to the clarion cry for change, and the other half concurring with the need for change, but only in leadership, and not necessarily of parties.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:28 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051293.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051293.htmlThe 12-member transitional team of the president-elect, Professor John Evans Atta Mills, began work yesterday at the Accra International Conference Centre. However, there is no intention of retaining any minister of the outgoing government.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:28 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051291.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051291.htmlThe president-elect, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills, has renewed his commitment to be the father of all Ghanaians, irrespective of their political affiliations.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:29 -0000http://allafrica.com/stories/200901051294.htmlhttp://allafrica.com/stories/200901051294.htmlAs part of preparations for the handing over ceremony of the presidential baton, from President John Agyekum Kufuor to the new president-elect, Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills, waste management experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited has organised a spMon, 05 Jan 2009 17:17:40 -0000http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-kuhn/cnns-ali-velshi-on-igetti_b_154922.htmlhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-kuhn/cnns-ali-velshi-on-igetti_b_154922.html"If you got burned by the markets, you owe it to yourself to participate in the recovery. People who work to overcome their fears will do well in the market ahead."