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| US steps up pressure on UBS in bank secrets case (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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|  AP - A government lawsuit Thursday seeks the identities of tens of thousands of possible U.S. tax cheats who hid billions of dollars in assets at the Swiss-based bank UBS AG. A defiant Swiss president pledged to maintain his country's bank secrecy laws.
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| FDIC sees housing plan impact in March (Reuters)
February 19, 2009 at 10:27 am
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|  Reuters - The Obama administration's $275 billion program to stem a wave of U.S. home foreclosures will start having an impact as soon as March, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Sheila Bair said on Thursday.
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| UBS move shakes foundations of Swiss bank secrecy (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 10:21 am
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|  AP - Switzerland's president declared Thursday that his country will hold onto its treasured tradition of confidential bank accounts, even as it took the unprecedented step of revealing over 250 tax cheats to U.S. authorities.
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| Nearly 5 million are getting unemployment benefits (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 9:42 am
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|  AP - The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high near 5 million while new jobless claims remain well above 600,000. Both figures were worse than expected and new projections from the Federal Reserve show unemployment rising for the rest of this year.
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| California Senate approves long-awaited budget (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 9:23 am
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|  AP - RAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state Senate approved a long-awaited budget early Thursday intended to wipe out a $42 billion deficit, possibly steering the state clear of a fiscal disaster.
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| Bollywood-style dance classes drawing big crowds (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 8:38 am
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|  AP - Drawn to the lavish dance numbers in films from India, or just bored with their gym workouts, people are flocking to Bollywood-style dance classes that mix traditional Indian folk dances with hip-hop moves. And the U.S. exercise industry is taking notice.
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| Key hawk endorses Netanyahu for Israeli premier (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 8:15 am
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|  AP - Far-right politician Avigdor Lieberman endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu for Israeli prime minister on Thursday, all but guaranteeing that Netanyahu will be the country's next leader.
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| The Risk from Underwater Homeowners (BusinessWeek Online)
February 19, 2009 at 8:08 am
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|  BusinessWeek Online - The Obama Administration's $75 billion homeowner-rescue plan offers a lot of help to people in imminent danger of losing their homes. It does far less for those who are deep underwater on their mortgages but have the wherewithal to keep making their monthly payments. And that could be a problem -- not only for those homeowners themselves, but for the banking system and the economy in general.
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| Soldier confessed killing Iraqi to investigators (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 7:46 am
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| | AP - A U.S. soldier confessed to military investigators that he shot a bound and blindfolded Iraqi prisoner point-blank in the back of the head, according to a video played at his murder trial Thursday |
| Will the real "Prawo Jazdy" please stand up (Reuters)
February 19, 2009 at 6:11 am
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| | Reuters - Irish police have solved the mystery of a Polish recidivist who clocked up 50 traffic offences on different addresses and who was never caught, after one officer noticed his name meant driving licence in Polish. |
| Kyrgyz parliament approves US base closure (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 5:31 am
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|  AP - Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted Thursday to close a key U.S. air base in the country — a move that could hamper President Barack Obama's efforts to increase the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
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| Man kills self in SoCal televangelist's cathedral (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 5:30 am
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|  AP - A man shot and killed himself in front of a cross inside televangelist Robert H. Schuller's Crystal Cathedral on Wednesday as a nearby volunteer told a group of visitors about the church's suicide-prevention program, police and church officials said.
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| Poll: Public fears about troubled economy growing (AP)
February 19, 2009 at 4:29 am
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|  AP - As the economy continues to struggle, the public is growing increasingly concerned about losing jobs, not having enough money to pay the bills and seeing their retirement accounts shrink, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
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| Obama to reassure Canada on free trade pact (AP)
February 18, 2009 at 11:27 pm
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|  AP - Canadians greeted a presidential visit from George W. Bush with 8,000 protesters. For President Barack Obama? They're selling T-shirts, and the conservative government is happy to see him.
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| Holder: US a nation of cowards on racial matters (AP)
February 18, 2009 at 9:36 pm
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|  AP - Eric Holder, the nation's first black attorney general, said Wednesday the United States was "a nation of cowards" on matters of race, with most Americans avoiding candid discussions of racial issues. In a speech to Justice Department employees marking Black History Month, Holder said the workplace is largely integrated but Americans still self-segregate on the weekends and in their private lives.
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| Octuplets' grandmother faces foreclosure threat (Reuters)
February 18, 2009 at 8:49 pm
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|  Reuters - The grandmother of California's newborn octuplets faces the threat of foreclosure on the house she has shared with her daughter and six of her grandchildren, property records revealed on Wednesday.
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