NewsYouNeedToReadArchives-February2011

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February 2011

February 28, 2011 - White House Won’t Rule Out Military Aid to Topple Gadhafi Click here ; State compacts on health care eyed as end run around Obama Click here ; Obama's 'risky move' in Florida Click here ; Social Security reform looms with or without Obama Click here ; Louis Farrakhan says Moammar Gadhafi has always been a friend Click here ; Patrick gives Romney praise he may not want Click here

February 24, 2011 - US Will Be the World's Third Largest Economy: Citi Click here ; Psst. No shutdown during a 'government shutdown' Click here ; Murkowski vows to ‘throw some elbows’ to ensure Alaska oil production Click here ; State commission says state should freeze current pension plan, start anew Click here ; John Legend: Take my tax cut. Please. Click here ; Charlie Sheen's rants against boss prompt cancellation of 'Two and a Half Men' season Click here

February 23, 2011 - Obama abandons Defense of Marriage Act Click here ; Providence plans to pink slip all teachers Click here ; Oil touches $100 a barrel as Libya standoff worsens Click here ; White House preparing for government shutdown Click here ; A Climate Skeptic With a Bully Pulpit in Virginia Finds an Ear in Congress Click here ; Wisconsin Governor Pranked by Reporter Posing as Billionaire Conservative Activist Click here

February 22, 2011 - Columbus, Ohio takes center stage in next big union fight Click here ; Indiana Democrats trigger Statehouse showdown over anti-union legislation Click here ; Two-Thirds of Wisconsin Public-School 8th Graders Can’t Read Proficiently—Despite Highest Per Pupil Spending in Midwest Click here ; Cables show China used debt holdings to press US Click here ; Global warming: The United Nations courts Tinseltown Click here ; Police arrest 11-year-old over 'inappropriate' stick figure drawing Click here

February 18, 2011 - House blocks funding for health care law Click here ; Republicans challenging unions in state capitols Click here ; Wisc. governor asked to send state troopers after Democrats Click here ; Wisconsin Democrats could stay away for weeks Click here ; Obama joins fight against Wisc. anti-union bill Click here ; White House Science Advisor: Climate Change Skeptics Are ‘Heretics’ Click here

February 17, 2011 - Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security 57 percent of budget; no cuts planned Click here ; Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA Click here ; Madison, Wis. schools closed as teachers protest Click here ; Media myth: Liberals never use violent rhetoric Click here ; Obamacare’s Penalty for Not Buying Insurance Isn’t Penalty ‘Because Penalty is Punishment,’ Says Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee Click here ; NPR refers to DC as 'chocolate city' Click here

February 16, 2011 - Obama cancels VOA broadcasts into China Click here ; Possible Mexican military incursion on American soil Click here ; 'Kill Switch' Internet bill alarms privacy experts Click here ; Hundreds protest Wis. plan to cut worker rights Click here ; Owning a home no longer part of the American dream? Click here

February 15, 2011 - HHS Will Become Nation’s First Trillion-Dollar-Per-Year Agency Click here ; Rep. Steve King pushes to defund Obamacare Click here ; Businesses see Obama's budget as a slap Click here ; Chances up for federal shutdown Click here ; World Bank: Food prices at 'dangerous levels' Click here ; OJ brutally beaten in prison attack Click here

February 14, 2011 - Obama Budget Doubles National Debt to $26.3 Trillion in 10 Years Click here ; White House Expects Deficit to Spike to $1.65 Trillion Click here ; France wants end to dollar dominance Click here ; Anti-government protests spread to Iran Click here ; Clothing prices to rise 10 pct starting in spring Click here ; Man jailed after filming himself driving 140mph Click here

February 11, 2011 - Mubarak steps down; army takes over Click here ; Crisis flummoxes White House Click here ; IMF calls for dollar alternative Click here ; Boehner Won't Say Whether House Majority Will Fund ObamaCare if Faced With Govt Shutdown Deadline Click here ; Kraft Foods says more price increases ahead Click here ; Navy spent $450,000 on Super Bowl flyover...when stadium roof was closed Click here

February 10, 2011 - House GOP Policy Committee Chair: A Government Shutdown Over Defunding Health Law Is ‘Up to the President’ Click here ; Mubarak will step down Click here ; Arizona Senator Jon Kyl to retire Click here ; Pelosi Takes Aim at Republicans, Criticizing Their Efforts on Job Creation Click here ; Obama promotes plan for wireless expansion Click here ; Displaced Super Bowl ticket holders file $5 million lawsuit Click here

February 9, 2011 - American Businesses Should Spend Some of Their Cash Reserves to Create ‘Green’ Jobs, Suggests EPA’s Lisa Jackson Click here ; Cantor: Continuing Resolution Will De-fund ObamaCare Click here ; US corn reserves hit lowest level in 15 years Click here ; Muslim Brotherhood text reveals scope of radical creed Click here ; Al Qaeda calls for prison breaks in Egypt Click here ; Sheila Jackson Lee says Pepsi Super Bowl ad was racist Click here

February 8, 2011 - GOP hedges on health care funding Click here ; Social scientist sees bias within his own profession Click here ; Obama wants $53 billion for high-speed rail Click here ; Gallup: Nearly 7 Out of 10 Americans Are Dissatisfied With the Size and Power of Government--And With Nation's Moral Climate Click here ; Some consumers stockpiling incandescent light bulbs Click here ; Maryland bill seeks to rename Negro, Polish mountains Click here

February 7, 2011 - Voters oppose raising the $14.3T debt ceiling Click here ; Alan Simpson: Leaving entitlements on autopilot will crush the economy Click here ; Doctor's orders: Go to Mexico Click here ; Two of Five FCC Commissioners: FCC Doesn't Have Legal Authority to Regulate Internet Click here ; GOP urges strict rules for jobless Click here ; Obama Super Bowl party features junk food Click here

February 4, 2011 - Unemployment falls to 9 percent Click here ; Santelli Slams CNBC Panelists for Spinning Jobs Report Click here ; Iran: riots sign of Islamic awakening Click here ; Obama's Approval Ratings More Polarized in Year 2 Than Year 1 Click here ; John Boehner sex probe Click here ; Pangs of dissent as Maine reaches for the whoopie pie Click here

February 3, 2011 - National Debt Jumped Another $105.8 Billion in January Click here ; Health care repeal fails to pass Senate Click here ; Reliable forecast under the weather Click here ; Judge holds Interior Dept. in contempt for blocking drilling in Gulf Click here ; Va. wants health care suit before Supreme Court Click here ; John 3:16 Super Bowl ad rejected Click here

February 2, 2011 - How Cairo, U.S. Were Blindsided by Revolution Click here ; Egypt unrest is spreading Click here ; AccuWeather: Three of next five winters could be as cold or colder Click here ; 'Pimp' video stings Planned Parenthood Click here ; Mass. man arrested in threat against GOP lawmaker Click here ; Former Sen. Kennedy staffer convicted of stealing from Senate Click here

February 1, 2011 - Republicans Offer Bill to Allow States to Opt-Out of Obamacare Click here ; Obama to DeGeneres on Why He Opposed Individual Mandate: Forcing Uninsured to Buy Insurance Is Like Forcing Homeless to Buy Homes Click here ; Mubarak to announce he won't seek new term Click here ; Muslim Brotherhood: ‘Prepare Egyptians for war with Israel' Click here ; Netanyahu fears Islamist takeover in Egypt Click here ; Bill would require all S.D. residents to buy a gun Click here