Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:45:19 GMT
Roberts: Scene at State of Union ‘troubling’
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U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally."

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:38:49 GMT
Massa: ‘Groping’ of male aide wasn’t sexual
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A New York congressman who resigned under an ethics cloud has been under investigation for allegedly groping multiple male aides, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:08:35 GMT
Simon declares Bowersox to be ‘the one to beat’
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She was her usual strong self this week, nailing Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason,” and the judges noted that her big selling point was that she knows herself and who she is as an artist.

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 23:47:48 GMT
NYT: Food aid to Somalia diverted
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As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, Islamist militants and local U.N. staff, according to a new report.

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:32:18 GMT
Celizic: Why no buzz about UConn women’s reign?
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Celizic: Connecticut won its record 71st straight game on Monday. On Tuesday, the Huskies extended it to 72. No women’s team has ever won more consecutive games. Only UCLA’s 88-game winning streak that ran from 1971-74 is longer in D-I hoops. And America greeted this extraordinary achievement by erupting into a coast-to-coast yawn.