Archive for February 18th, 2010
China says Obama hurt ties by meeting Dalai Lama (Reuters)
Reuters - China accused President Barack Obama of damaging ties by meeting the Dalai Lama and said it was up to Washington to repair relations between the two global powers, while stopping short of threats of retaliation.
Simon Cowell thinks a woman will win ‘Idol’ (AP)
Posted by Yahoo in Entertainment on February 18, 2010
AP - Simon Cowell believes a woman is likely to win his final season on "American Idol." The acerbic British judge told a teleconference Thursday he thinks one of the 12 women among the ninth season's 24 semifinalists has a good shot to win the Fox singing contest.
Excited GOP: Energy on the right, divisions within (AP)
AP - Conservatives seem more fired up than they've been in years, rallying against President Barack Obama. But energy alone won't herald a Republican revolution, and the excitement pulsing through the GOP base masks disputes and divisions the party faces ahead of critical midterm elections.
Dalai Lama gets upbeat – but quiet – Obama welcome (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House on Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept their get-together off-camera and low-key in an attempt to avoid inflaming tensions with China.
Obama keeps all-Democratic health care option open (AP)
AP - The White House signaled Thursday that an aggressive, all-Democratic strategy for overhauling the nation's health care system remains a serious option, even as President Barack Obama invites Republicans to next week's televised summit to seek possible compromises.
Afghan Taliban chiefs arrested in Pakistani sweeps (AP)
AP - Pakistani authorities, aided by U.S. intelligence, have apprehended more Afghan Taliban chiefs following the capture of the movement's No. 2 figure — arrests that together represent the biggest blow to the insurgents since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.
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