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The president's proposed a package of small business tax breaks and new lending that he hopes will appeal to Demo</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518362http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518362<p> Toyota is recalling the new Prius in Japan because of braking problems. The carmaker says it will inform Japan's transport ministry that it's recalling the gas-electric hybrid that went on sale last year. The recall will include two other hybrid mode</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518302http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518302<p> Dr. Conrad Murray is out on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson. Murray's lawyer says his client plans to continue his practices in Houston and Las Vegas while awaiting trial, but prosecu</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518240http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518240<p> Michael Jackson's personal physician has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with Jackson's death and is in free on bail. Several members of Jackson's family looked on as Dr. Conrad Murray entered the plea. WASHINTON (</p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518080http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518080<p> It's not just the most-watched Super Bowl ever it had more viewers than any program in television history. The Nielsen Company today is estimating that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts last night. That </p>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518062http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=518062<p> Republicans are giving a frosty reception to President Barack Obama's invitation to televised talks on health care. In an interview on CBS last night, Obama proposed a half-day meeting with GOP and Democratic leaders later this month. He says h</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517825http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517825<p> They're celebrating Mardi Gras early in New Orleans. The underdog New Orleans Saints rallied with 15 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to shock the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win Super Bowl 44. The Saints, a symbol of hope in the re</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517823http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517823<p> The Saints went marching in to their first Super Bowl and came out winners. New Orleans rallied to upset Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17. Manning says it's &quot;time for the Saints to celebrate.&quot; NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans is aliv</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517788http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517788<p> Republicans have accepted an offer from President Barack Obama for a televised meeting on health care. The House Republican leader says he's glad the White House &quot;seems interested in a real, bipartisan conversation.&quot; The meeting is scheduled for Feb.</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517774http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517774<p> Middletown, Conn.'s mayor says a deadly explosion at an unfinished power plant felt &quot;almost like a sonic boom.&quot; At least five people were killed and a dozen or more injured. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano called it a gas explosion, but said the exact cause</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517758http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517758<p> At least five people are reported dead in this morning's explosion at a power plant under construction in Middletown, Conn. The city's mayor says at least a dozen other people were hurt. The search continues for possible survivors. The explosion happ</p>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517741http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517741<p> The Middletown, Conn. mayor's office says at least five people are known dead in an explosion at an unfinished power plant. The blast also wounded 14 others. Fire officials say workers were purging natural gas lines when the explosion struck. </p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517503http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517503<p> There won't be a space shuttle launch today thanks to a cloud cover that moved in and wouldn't go away. NASA says it will try again tomorrow to send Endeavour aloft with the last big parts of the international space station. WASHINGTON (AP) T</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517493http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517493<p> House Democrats are taking aim at the insurance industry in the coming week. While the fate of comprehensive health care reform remains unclear, House Democrats are looking to push through more targeted legislation. A bill that comes before the </p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:22:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517213http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=517213<p> A house fire in Warwick, R.I., has left five people dead, including a 7-month-old baby. Authorities say the victims were found unconscious and severely burned just after noon Saturday on the second floor of a house in Warwick. The local fire chi</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516911http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516911<p> &quot;It's coming down faster than we can keep up with.&quot; That's want a spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is saying. The blizzard that's battering the Mid-Atlantic today is delivering a heavy load of wet snow. At Dulles Interna</p>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:16:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516884http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516884<p> President Barack Obama says he's committed to pushing through a health care overhaul and isn't giving up. Obama spoke to party activists Saturday at the winter meeting of the Democratic National Committee. He says he knows the debate over fixing</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516827http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516827<p> The Missoula County Sheriff's office has confirmed that a man who committed suicide during a standoff Thursday is the same man accused of severely abusing a kitten last weekend. Capt. Greg Hintz says 63-year-old Gary Bassett of Missoula died of</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:23:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516603http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516603<p> Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California state lawmakers from both parties say the federal government has been shortchanging California and are pressing for nearly $1 billion. The governor and four legislative leaders sent a letter Friday to c</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516574http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516574<p> The stock market ended a fractious day narrowly mixed and suffering its fourth straight losing week. Stocks fell sharply for much of the day's trading. The Dow, which was down nearly 170 in the afternoon, closed up 10 points. Fueling the day's moveme</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516559http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516559<p> A University of Montana economist says alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million a year. Steve Seninger says adding that total to a colleague's earlier estimate of the economic cost of alcohol abuse in the state brings </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:17:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516535http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516535<p> A University of Montana economist says alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million a year. Steve Seninger says adding that total to a colleague's earlier estimate of the economic cost of alcohol abuse in the state brings </p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516473http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516473<p> A new study finds that nearly half a million Minnesotans are living without health insurance. The figures from the state Health Department show the percentage of uninsured residents climbing to 9.1 percent in 2009, compared with 7.2 percent in 2</p>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516287http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516287<p> The man who has been serving as interim chief executive officer at the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown has been given the job permanently. Fargo health care consultant Eric Monson was given the position this week. He had been serving as interim</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516104http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516104<p> Departing Sen. Paul Kirk has urged lawmakers to put partisan politics aside and press ahead with efforts to overhaul the nation's health care system. The Massachusetts Democrat made his final speech on the Senate floor shortly before Republican </p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:18:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516037http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516037<p> Scott Brown is now officially a U.S. senator. The Massachusetts Republican was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday at a Capitol Hill ceremony. Brown took over the seat held by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, who died in August of brai</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516021http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=516021<p> No confirmation yet from Toyota, but Japan's top business newspaper says Toyota will recall 270,000 new Prius hybrids in the U.S. and Japan because of brake problems. The newspaper (Nihon Keizai) says the automaker will soon notify Japan's transport </p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515936http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515936<p> President Barack Obama says &quot;we should take our time&quot; getting to a final health care bill. He said Thursday he wants to go through the legislation in detail with Republicans to examine their ideas and Democratic ideas to see whether there are be</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515765http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515765<p> Ten American missionaries who tried to take Haitian children out of the country have been brought before a prosecutor to learn if they will face child smuggling charges that could put them in prison. The church group says it was trying to rescue orph</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515751http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515751<p> Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana is defending a [[kxtopic:politics:t[SPECIAL]:t]] deal in the health care bill for the federal government to pick up more of the cost of a Medicaid expansion in her state. She made the argument Thursd</p>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:47:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515715http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515715<p> The Defense Department is investigating complaints of substandard mental health care at Camp Lejeune. A North Carolina congressman who represents the area around the Marine Corps base said Thursday the department's Inspector General office told </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515556http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515556<p> Managed care company Cigna says it posted a fourth-quarter profit, as improved equity markets boosted a couple of discontinued businesses. The Philadelphia insurer says it earned $330 million, or $1.19 per share, in the three months that ended i</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515506http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515506<p> A supporter of embryonic stem cell research says he may revive an effort to put a measure on the ballot that would ease South Dakota's restrictions on the research. Former state Treasurer David Volk of Sioux Falls started a petition drive last f</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515505http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515505<p> The power outages in the Dakotas caused by storms late last month are now down to only a few hundred rural electric customers. Utility officials estimate about 250 households without power in [[kxtopic:south-dakota:t[South Dakota]:t]] and about </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515502http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515502<p> Police say they're investigating whether an attacker had inside information on the location of some U.S. troops when he rammed his car into their vehicle, killing three. A police official says Pakistani authorities are investigating whether the bombe</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:56:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515491http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515491<p> The government takeover of health care is continuing, even without President Barack Obama's planned overhaul of the system. A new report by Medicare number crunchers says federal and state programs will pay slightly more than half the tab for he</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515060http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515060<p> The Minnesota Legislature opens its 2010 session on Thursday. Balancing the budget again is the top order of business, but much more will debated and voted upon before lawmakers wrap up. They must finish the session by mid-May. A preview of is</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515058http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515058<p> Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when telling owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving then. Instead, LaHood says the owners should take them to dealerships to get them repaired. LaHood told reporters it was &quot;obviously a mis</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:05:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515029http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515029<p> North Dakota regulators have given the OK for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to get its insurance products and rates approved. </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515024http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515024<p> North Dakota regulators have given the OK for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to get its insurance products and rates approved. </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:58:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515023http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=515023<p> The stock market is retreating from a two-day rally as growth in the nation's service businesses falls short of expectations. The Institute for Supply Management says Wednesday that its index of service activity rose to 50.5 in January from a re</p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514992http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514992<p> North Dakota regulators have given the OK for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to get its insurance products and rates approved. </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514991http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514991<p> Republican officials say former GOP Sen. Dan Coats plans to run against Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana in November. Coats decided not to seek re-election in 1998, avoiding a race with then-Gov. Bayh. Coats was ambassador to Germany under </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514989http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514989<p> North Dakota regulators have given the OK for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health Plan to sell health insurance in the state. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says the company still needs to get its insurance products and rates approved. </p>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514980http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514980<p> Obama tells Democratic lawmakers they have to 'finish the job' and enact health care overhaul. (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 02-03-10 0926CST </p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514777http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514777<p> A law enforcement official says the Nigerian charged with attempting to set off an underwear bomb on an airliner is talking again. He's said to be telling investigators about his contacts in Yemen and providing intelligence in multiple terrorism inve</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514718http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514718<p> Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee have heard a chilling warning from the CIA director. Leon Panetta says al-Qaida can be expected to attempt an attack on the United States in the next three to six months. He also says al-Qaida is inspiring</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514660http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514660<p> FBI agents flew to Nigeria in the days following a failed Christmas Day terrorist attack and got the alleged bomber's family to help them persuade him to cooperate. It worked. A senior Obama administration official says the FBI and family member</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:37:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514602http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514602<p> A leading House Democrat says lawmakers hoping to revive President Barack Obama's stalled health care overhaul have started writing a compromise bill. But in a brief interview Tuesday, Rep. Charles Rangel says he did not know when the measure mi</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:06:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514549http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514549<p> The Office of Public Instruction says that budget cuts being considered at the request of the governor could lead to higher local [[kxtopic:property-tax:t[property tax]:t]]es. The potential impact of the 5 percent budget cut plans ordered by Gov</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514505http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514505<p> President Barack Obama appears to be heeding pleas from his party to take on the Republicans. In a visit to New Hampshire today, Obama used some of his toughest language yet to paint Republicans as electoral opportunists who will switch position</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514483http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514483<p> The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is making an appeal for letting gays serve openly in uniform. Adm. Mike Mullen told a Senate panel that it's a matter of integrity. But Republican Sen. John McCain says the current &quot;don't ask, don't tell </p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:32:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514466http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514466<p> The premier of Canada's east coast province of Newfoundland and Labrador is undergoing heart surgery in the United States later this week because the treatment he is seeking was not available in his home province. Newfoundland Deputy Premier Kat</p>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514421http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=514421<p> A government insurance program for children in low- and middle-income families will receive an additional $650,000 for dental care this year, thanks to a donation and matching federal funds. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana's Caring Foundat</p>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:53:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513926http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513926<p> President Barack Obama is following his State of the Union address with a YouTube interview. Obama spent about 40 minutes answering video and written questions from YouTube users. The questions were submitted during and after last week's nationa</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:15:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513692http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513692<p> Conservative lawmakers in a majority of states are forging ahead with constitutional amendments to ban government health insurance mandates. The proposals would assert a state-based right for people to pay medical bills from their own pocketbook</p>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513375http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513375<p> A top [[kxtopic:white-house:t[White House]:t]] adviser says it's gotten to the point where almost any unusual reaction or outburst to a speech by President Barack Obama in the House chamber isn't really that unusual. Obama aide David Axelrod was</p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513335http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513335<p> Pakistan's army says it's looking into reports that the leader of the Pakistani Taliban may have died of injuries he sustained in a U.S. drone missile strike a couple of weeks ago. Hakimullah Mehsud (mah-SOOD') issued a pair of audio tapes after th</p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:12:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513323http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=513323<p> Congressional Democrats are still looking for a way forward on health care reform, though the issue appears to have been moved to the back burner with the new administration focus on jobs. Arizona Congressman Raul Grijalva, a leader of House pr</p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:57:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512799http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512799<p> The Obama administration is proposing to set up a fund to help cover security costs in cities that host the trials of accused terrorists, such as 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med). A congressional aide familiar wit</p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:26:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512773http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512773<p> A National Weather Service forecaster in Nashville, Tenn., says his part of the country is dealing with a &quot;major winter storm.&quot; More power outages are being reported as the storm makes its way across the Southeast today. A thick band of heavy snow</p>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:44:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512762http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512762<p> The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States, apparently in a dispute over medical care costs. The evacuations were suspended Wednesday, a day after Florida Gov. Charlie Crist asked the federal go</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:13:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512685http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512685<p> North Dakota Rep. [[kxtopic:earl-pomeroy:t[Earl Pomeroy]:t]] says he would refuse a job as president of a lobbying group that represents the life insurance industry. Pomeroy is a former North Dakota insurance commissioner, and he's been mentione</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512527http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512527<p> It's not the type of public exchange you usually see between the president and members of the other party. President Barack Obama's appearance at a gathering of Republican House members today in Baltimore brought some conciliatory words from bot</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512511http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512511<p> In an almost unprecedented political back-and-forth, President Barack Obama and House Republicans had several barbed exchanges after he was asked to speak at a GOP event in Baltimore. Obama said his health care proposals are mainstream and deserve so</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:55:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512462http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512462<p> Government officials say a flight has been diverted to Jacksonville, Fla., because a passenger on board was an apparent match to a name on the terrorist watch list. Officials are looking into whether the passenger is actually a suspected terrorist li</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512454http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512454<p> The White House has released thousands of new visitor records showing a wide range of guests to President Barack Obama and his aides. Most of the roughly 75,000 records released Friday cover October. Most visitors were there for White House tour</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:34:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512453http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512453<p> Wall Street is ending a disappointing January with more disappointment. Stocks closed down today leaving investors to question the economy's ability to sustain a big fourth-quarter growth rate. The Dow ended the month with a loss of 3.4 percent. It e</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:52:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512428http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512428<p> New York's police commissioner says he doubts that the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH'-leed shayk moh-HAH'-med) and four alleged 9/11 accomplices will take place anywhere in New York City. The Obama administration had planned to hold the trial </p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:24:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512413http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512413<p> &quot;On reflection,&quot; he says, he &quot;could have used a different approach.&quot; That's what a conservative activist is now saying about an incident Monday that led to his arrest for allegedly trying to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu's (LAN'-drooz) phones. </p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:03:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512395http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512395<p> It's not the type of public exchange you usually see between the president and members of the other party. President Barack Obama's appearance at a gathering of Republican House members today in Baltimore brought some conciliatory words from bot</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:42:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512385http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512385<p> It's not the type of face-to-face exchange you usually see between a president and members of the other party. In Baltimore today, President Barack Obama and Republican House members mixed some conciliatory words with some pointed accusations. Obama </p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:07:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512357http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512357<p> President Barack Obama and Republican House members have spent part of their day questioning and sometimes lecturing each other face to face at Republican gathering in Baltimore. Both sides were conciliatory at times, but there were also some pointed</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:04:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512326http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512326<p> Jurors in Kansas have had no trouble convicting Scott Roeder (ROH'-dur) of murder in the shooting death of Dr. George Tiller, an abortion provider. Roeder now faces a mandatory life sentence, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. His own law</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:43:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512314http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512314<p> A freshman congressman from [[kxtopic:utah:t[Utah]:t]] challenged President Barack Obama, accusing him of breaking promises to block lobbyists from his administration and to eliminate spending on pet projects. At a House Republican retreat in Ba</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:36:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512305http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512305<p> President Barack Obama is accusing Republicans of portraying health care overhaul legislation as a &quot;Bolshevik plot.&quot; Obama told House Republicans that major elements of the bills were based on proposals from former lawmakers in the political midd</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:08:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512293http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512293<p>SENDING to include folder path for Oscars interactive 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 For editorial questions, call Bernadette Tuazon, (800-845-8450, ext. 7636). For technical and service questions, call the </p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:54:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512285http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512285<p> Rep. Earl Pomeroy says a push for sweeping changes in the nation's health care system has failed, and it's time to try smaller steps. The North Dakota Democrat says he'd support increasing federal aid to local community health clinics that provi</p>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:33:00 GMThttp://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512275http://www.kxnet.com/getArticle.asp?s=rss&ArticleId=512275<p> Rep. Earl Pomeroy says a push for sweeping changes in the nation's health care system has failed, and it's time to try smaller steps. The North Dakota Democrat says he'd support increasing federal aid to local community health clinics that provi</p>