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Boston mayor outraged over marketing stunt

Boston Herald

Marketing gambit exposes a wide generation gap

Boston Globe

Survey says U.S. work-life balance is far behind other nations

The United States lags far behind virtually all wealthy countries in regard to family-oriented workplace policies such as maternity leave, a study by Harvard and McGill University researchers says.

MSNBC

Thousands march in Mexico City to protest rising tortilla prices

Tens of thousands of workers and farmers filled this city's central square to protest spiraling food prices, ratcheting up the volume over a problem that has dogged President Felipe Calderón.

International Herald Tribune

Key Senate foes of troop buildup join forces

A Republican and a Democratic senator leading separate efforts to put Congress on record against President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq have joined forces.

MSNBC

Blasts hit Baghdad as deaths hit new high

Reuters

General who led Iraq war faces 'painful' scrutiny

MSNBC

Iran starts revolution fete with defiance

Iran kicked off a series of anniversary festivities for the Islamic revolution by shrugging off U.N. sanctions over its nuclear program.

Yahoo! News

Palestinian cease-fire enters third day

Palestinian gunmen opened fire at Hamas officials, marring efforts to shore up a truce that brought relative quiet to Gaza after days of deadly violence.

U.S. News & World Report

Exxon Mobil nets largest annual profit in U.S. history

Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company - $39.5 billion - even though earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent.

Houston Chronicle

NATION

Venezuela's Chavez gets sweeping new powers

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been granted new special powers after an extraordinary assembly vote in the main square of the capital, Caracas.

BBC

Anti-whaling group prepares for war at sea with Japanese

The president of a militant anti-whaling group has vowed to "do whatever it takes" to disrupt a Japanese fleet planning to harpoon nearly 1,000 whales in the waters off Antarctica.

Independent

Dalai Lama says rail link brings AIDS

The Dalai Lama accused Beijing of using a new railway link to flood Tibet with beggars, prostitutes and the unemployed, destroying its culture and traditions.

NEWS.com.au

POLITICS

Comments overshadow Biden's entry into 2008 race

Sen. Joe Biden spent his first day as an official presidential candidate explaining why he described rival Sen. Barack Obama as "clean," and why he dissed Sens. Hillary Clinton and John Edwards.

CBS

House GOP frozen out of budget process

House Republicans complained bitterly that they had been shut out of the secretive process in which Democrats assembled a huge spending bill to sweep clear a budgetary mess they inherited.

CNN

Al Franken to run for Senate

Comedian and radio talk show host Al Franken has been calling Democratic members of Congress and Minnesota politicians to tell them he will challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008.

Star Tribune

SPORTS

Herpes outbreak triggers wrestling ban in Minnesota

An outbreak of a contagious rash called herpes gladiatorum among Minnesota high school wrestlers led the state to suspend matches and halt contact practices, authorities said.

CNN

Cowboys take their time in head coach search

The Dallas Cowboys won't name Bill Parcells' replacement until after the Super Bowl.

USA Today

Super Bowl is huge business for adult nightlife

The biggest rivalry Super Bowl Sunday isn't between the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears, but between two of the most well-known gentlemen's clubs in Broward and Miami-Dade.

San Jose Mercury News

HEALTH

Study: Pollution puts women's hearts at risk

The fine grit in polluted air boosts the risk of heart disease in older women much more powerfully than scientists realized, a big federally funded study has found.

MSNBC

Mom with ALS finds way through long goodbye

Seven-year-old Nicholas Chamernik had rarely seen his parents cry. So he felt a pang of worry when he looked up one evening to see his father wiping away tears.

CNN

NAACP, Clemson investigating off-campus party

Clemson University and the NAACP are investigating an MLK Jr. weekend off-campus party that some considered offensive because white students drank malt liquor, and wore black face.

CNN

Old SATs crop up again, but it's not error by test-owners

A possible security breach on the SAT exam in South Korea is highlighting a common but little-known practice by the College Board: reusing entire SAT exams that have already been given.

CNN

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GOOD NEWS

Boston clinic aims high in cancer battle

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute launched a $1 billion fund-raising drive, the largest ever by a hospital in New England.

Boston Business Journal

Best reputation? It's Microsoft, survey says

Microsoft Corp. toppled Johnson & Johnson and its baby-products business from its seven-year position as the company with the best corporate reputation, according to a poll.

CNN

NATION

Surprising find at ground zero in New York

Large steel columns from the fallen twin towers have been found beneath a service road being excavated at ground zero in the search for long-buried Sept. 11 remains, officials said.

Yahoo! News

'Spring forward' will arrive sooner this year

In August 2005, Congress advanced the start of daylight saving time by four weeks in the name of energy efficiency. The change starts this year - on March 11.

Hartford Courant

Columnist, author Molly Ivins dies

Columnist, best-selling author and partisan wit Molly Ivins has died after a long and recurring battle with breast cancer. The 62-year-old writer was a rare commodity in Texas: a liberal.

Dallas Morning News

BUSINESS

Google soars again: 4Q profits nearly triple

Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit nearly tripled amid another burst of breathtaking growth that enabled the online search leader to sprint past analyst expectations.

Forbes

U.S. income, spending on the rise

U.S. incomes and spending rose as expected in December, while core consumer prices gained less than anticipated, a government report said.

Reuters

Michael Dell returns as chief executive

Computer maker Dell Inc. said Chairman Michael Dell will return to the role of chief executive, effective immediately. The company also forecast fourth-quarter profit and sales below expectations.

Forbes

ENVIRONMENT

Miss USA says she's used cocaine

Miss USA, Tara Conner, reveals in a new interview with Matt Lauer that she has used drugs, telling the "Today" host, "I have done cocaine, yeah," according to the New York Post.

Showbuzz

Police urge manslaughter charge for TV star

"Prison Break" actor Lane Garrison should be charged with manslaughter and drunken driving for a car crash that killed a teenage passenger and injured two others, police said.

Yahoo! News

LIVING AND ENTERTAINMENT

Scientists take a second look at biofuels

Biofuels, long a cornerstone of the quest for greener energy, may sometimes produce more harmful emissions than the fossil fuels they replace, scientific studies are finding.

International Herald Tribune

New environment body sets a lofty target to reverse global warming

Global Cool, a new charity, intends to bring together 1 billion people to battle against climate change through participation of celebrities and the involvement of the media.

Earthtimes

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Nintendo's Wii is eclipsing Sony's PlayStation 3

Some of the video game industry's smartest minds thought that couch potatoes wanted richer graphics, and more challenging virtual worlds. Instead, they simply wanted to get off the couch.

International Herald Tribune

Gates takes Vista promotion to Comedy Central

Bill Gates took some ribbing from "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, who opened the interview by noting the last major release of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system came in 2001.

Detroit Free Press

SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGION

The science behind spirituality

The new Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania is using brain imaging technology to investigate how spiritual and secular beliefs affect our health and behavior.

WOIA

Indonesia, Pakistan say Muslim nations must unite to end Mideast violence

Muslim nations must work together to end spiraling bloodshed in the Middle East, the leaders of Indonesia and Pakistan said.

San Diego Union-Tribune

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