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Today’s news stories:

Obama at prayer Breakfast

Talking about the issue of “civility,” he said, “Now, I am the first to confess I am not always right. Michelle will testify to that. But surely you can question my policies without questioning my faith, or, for that matter, my citizenship.”

Obama continues, “Challenging each other’s ideas can renew our democracy. But when we challenge each other’s motives, it becomes harder to see what we hold in common. We forget that we share at some deep level the same dreams – even when we don’t share the same plans on how to fulfill them.”

CNNMoney.com – ‎28 minutes ago‎By Alexandra Twin, senior writerFebruary 4, 2010: 3:44 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Stocks tumbled Thursday, with the Dow and S&P 500 near 3-month lows, amid fears of sovereign debt woes in Europe and a rise in weekly jobless claims ahead of … Productivity, Jobless Claims Rise

 
Tim Ball: ‘It creates a tunnel vision to block any new challenge or new idea’
–WND  

Scientist convicted of trying to kill Americans blames Israel

Testifying in her own defense, Siddiqui claimed she had been tortured and held in a “secret prison” before her detention. Charges that she attacked US personnel who wanted to interrogate her were “crazy,” she said. “It’s just ridiculous.”

More ,….Haiti Christian Relief workers

After announcing the charges, Haitian Deputy Prosecutor Jean Ferge Joseph told the 10 their case was being sent to an investigative judge. updated 2:35 a.m. PT, Thurs., Feb. 4, 2010 Google and the NSA …..The world’s largest Internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. Under an agreement that is still being finalized, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze a major corporate espionage attack that the firm said originated in China and targeted its computer networks, according to cybersecurity experts familiar with the matter. The objective is to better defend Google — and its users — from future attack. Main Content

Fox to air Palin’s Tea Party address – Michael Calderone: Fox to air Palin’s Tea Party address 

February 02, 2010

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• Fox News

Fox to air Palin’s Tea Party addressFox News will broadcast Sarah Palin’s keynote address to the National Tea Party Convention live on Saturday night, allowing millions of viewers to see the main attraction of a gathering that was once criticized for barring the press. The network, which pays Palin as a political analyst and is considered the favored network of conservatives, will carry Palin’s speech during Geraldo at Large in the 9 p.m. hour, a network spokeswoman told POLITICO.WASHINGTON – Facing a politically excruciating vote, House Democratic leaders are counting on new budget deficit curbs to help smooth the way for a bill allowing the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper into debt over the next year — or about $6,000 more for every U.S. resident  

WASHINGTON TIMES

After CBS agreed to run a Super Bowl commercial featuring Tim Tebow, several feminist and pro-choice groups rose up in protest against the ad, calling on the network to pull it. Now, however, even some liberals are calling those attacks misguided, saying the choice to give birth to an unborn child is also part of pro-choice beliefs.

America that their movement favors “protecting the right of women like Pam Tebow to make their private reproductive choices.”

Mortgage lenders pursue homeowners even after foreclosure

 

 

    

By Les Christie, staff writer , On Wednesday February 3, 2010, 3:21 pm EST

As terrible as it is to lose your house to foreclosure, at least it’s a relief to put your biggest financial headache behind you, right?

Wrong.

Former homeowners may still be on the hook if there’s a difference between what they owed on their mortgage and what the bank could sell it for at auction. And these “deficiency judgments” are ticking time bombs that can explode years after borrowers lose their homes.

 

PHOENIX — An

Arizona school principal who penned a sarcastic letter that chided parents for children who were either “too lazy or too stupid” to complete their assignments in class was suspended after the missive was mistakenly sent home.

“The math we do is really easy,” said the letter from

LitchfieldElementary School principal Ron Sterr. “If your child is either too lazy or too stupid to finish it in class, I’m sending it home so that you can work with them and judge for yourself whether it is laziness or idiocy that inhibits your child’s progress.”Ron Sterr has called each parent individually to apologize and take responsibility, the Litchfield school district said.The letter sent home Jan. 26 with second graders also contained passages about students with peanut allergies and emotional problems stemming from puppy deaths. WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday said he shared U.S. lawmakers’ concern about China’s currency value, but was optimistic Beijing would begin letting the currency appreciate.

“I think it’s actually quite likely (China) will move. I think they recognize it’s important to them, in their interest as well,” Geithner told the Senate Budget Committee.“And it’s an important part of what we’re trying to do generally to try to make sure that the world is growing. That it’s growing not on the basis of an investment-led, export-heavy model again. That it’s growing with stronger consumption, stronger domestic demand,” Geithner said in response to a question from Senator Ben Cardin.“And that requires a level playing field for American exporters generally and we’re going to work very hard to encourage those changes. And I share your view about the importance of seeing more progress across the board in this area,” Geithner added. Wall Street Journal – Peter Landers – ‎2 hours ago‎For the first time, government programs next year will account for more than half of all

US health-care spending, federal actuaries predict, as the weak economy sends more people into Medicaid and slows growth of private insurance.

 FOXNews – Trish Turner – ‎3 hours ago‎

Senate Democrats are holding a news conference Thursday on a jobs bill without an actual jobs bill, an apparent sign that the Massachusetts Senate vote that is bringing Scott Brown to Washington is still reverberating through the

US

 Sen. Mary Landrieu — who has been getting hammered by conservative critics for cutting a deal to get Louisiana $300 million in extra Medicaid funds inserted into the health care bill — went to the Senate floor today to defend the so-called “Louisiana purchase.”She called it a “bipartisan effort.” Gov. Bobby Jindal, a Republican, made “multiple requests” for the funding and worked with the senator’s office for more than a year to obtain it, she said.“I make no apologies for leading this effort,” she said, calling it a “good thing for several reasons.”Landrieu said she decided to  

Wall Street Journal – Dan Fitzpatrick, Kara Scannell – ‎35 minutes ago‎

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed civil securities fraud charges against former Bank of

America CEO Kenneth Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joseph Price, alleging they decided not to disclose …

Former CEO, CFO targeted; bank  

 

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