Friday, February 4, 2011

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Packers, Steelers steeped in success, blue-collar roots

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 11:02 PM PST

If you want to know more about two of the NFL's smallest-market yet most successful franchises, talk to the fans.

'Dating' site imports 250,000 Facebook profiles without permission

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:53 PM PST

How does an unknown dating site, with the absurd intention of destroying Facebook, launch with 250,000 member profiles on the first day?

Justice Department says BP fund should be spent faster

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:08 PM PST

In a bluntly worded letter to the official who handles claims stemming from last year's Gulf oil spill, the Justice Department Friday urged changes to speed up the process and to pay more claims from BP's $20 billion fund.

Uproar in Houston after video shows police beating 15-year-old suspect

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 10:02 PM PST

Houston's mayor and police department were on the defensive Friday, two days after graphic video came out showing several police repeatedly kicking and beating a 15-year-old burglary suspect as he lay on the ground.

Congressman requests visit with WikiLeaks suspect

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:56 PM PST

A U.S. lawmaker said he requested Friday a visit with the Army soldier accused of leaking classified documents to the WikiLeaks website.

Egypt's 'Committee of the Wise' wants to be in transition talks

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:43 PM PST

Ammar Sherie is a renowned musician. Naguib Sawiris made billions in the telecom business. Veteran diplomat Amre Moussa is the Arab League's secretary-general.

Reagan's myth has grown over time

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 09:00 PM PST

As the late President Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday is observed, historians point out that his political successes, not his persona, have been mythologized over the years.

TSA clears way for airport screeners to seek broader union rights

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 08:13 PM PST

The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Friday gave the nation's 40,000-plus airport screeners the opportunity to engage in limited collective bargaining, pressing ahead on a hot-button issue that has separated Republicans and Democrats since the creation of the TSA after the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Icy weather stifles pre-Super Bowl fun, injures workers at stadium

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:59 PM PST

A deep freeze across the South appears to have dampened the pre-Super Bowl fun for fans gathering in the Lone Star State.

Amber Alert for 5 Missouri children canceled

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:48 PM PST

Missouri authorities canceled an Amber Alert for five children after they and a non-custodial parent were found Friday.

Officials: Van stolen from U.S. Embassy may have hit Cairo protesters

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:40 PM PST

A white diplomatic van shown plowing into anti-government protesters in Cairo might belong to the United States, officials said, adding that 20 such vehicles have been stolen in Egypt amid the unrest.

Thai, Cambodian forces exchange gunfire near ancient temple

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:37 PM PST

Fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops flared again briefly on Saturday morning, after clashes over an ancient temple claimed by both countries erupted along the border on Friday.

Questions about quality of intel ahead of Mideast unrest

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:36 PM PST

The violence from the streets of Tunisia to Egypt, and the U.S. struggle to find the right diplomatic response, is raising questions about whether the U.S. intelligence community failed to predict things were about to boil over.

Arlington refuses burial of U.S. ally from Vietnam War

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:24 PM PST

The family of a man who fought alongside U.S. troops in Vietnam have been told their relative will not be allowed to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain hit Texas, move east

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 07:02 PM PST

Weather-weary travelers endured more frigid weather Friday as a band of snow and sleet pummeled areas stretching from Texas into Tennessee.

Behind the scenes: In the hands of an angry, unpredictable crowd

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:45 PM PST

The longest walk is when you don't know where it will end.

Footballer: 'Are you OK with destroying a kid's brain for this game?'

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 06:14 PM PST

"Bull in the ring" is a drill almost as old as football.

DNA confirms body found in California canal is that of missing boy

Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:56 PM PST

California authorities on Friday confirmed that a body found in a canal earlier this week is that of 4-year-old Juliani Cardenas, who police say died sometime after being abducted by his mother's ex-boyfriend.

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