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Note to Joe: Don't reveal top-secret secrets (The Yahoo! Newsroom)

Mon, 18 May 2009 12:27:34 PDT

The Yahoo! Newsroom - Oh, Joe. Again? Really?

Pelosi draws CIA response over waterboarding dispute

Fri, 15 May 2009 07:36:06 PDT

The head of the CIA defended the agency Friday against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's charge that she was misled in 2002 about ...

Dick Cheney: Why So Chatty All of a Sudden? (Time.com)

Wed, 13 May 2009 02:55:00 PDT

Time.com - For a man whose public profile was almost nonexistent while he was a public servant, it's clear from his schedule alone that private citizen Cheney hasn't merely resurfaced -- he's gone on the offensive

56 years of rumors confirmed

Tue, 12 May 2009 03:18:05 PDT

Two babies born at the same hospital, on the same day, given to the wrong parents.

Obama Vs. Schwarzenegger: White House Threatens To Rescind Stimulus Funds

Fri, 8 May 2009 05:25:39 PDT

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been one of the prominent Republican defenders of President Obama's stimulus plan. He's called the California governor "one of the great innovators of state government" and "an outstanding partner with our administration." But their relationship has hit a rough patch. The L.A. Times reports that the Obama administration is threatening to rescind stimulus billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds if wage cuts to unionized home healthcare workers are not restored. Schwarzenegger's office was advised this week by federal health officials that the wage reduction, which will save California $74 million, violates provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Failure to revoke the scheduled wage cut before it takes effect July 1 could cost California $6.8 billion in stimulus money, according to state officials. The Service Employees International Union, which represents the workers, requested the opinion from Obama's Department of Health and Human Services. "The Obama Administration has made it clear that the State cannot cut the homecare workers' wages. Now we need our counties to follow suit and take all the cuts off the table," said SEIU Executive Vice President and SEIU UHW Trustee, Eliseo Medina. "I am glad that President Obama stood up for us," said Greg Price, a homecare worker and SEIU UHW member in Fresno County. "Now it is up to the County to stand up for workers like me." Schwarzenegger, however, has said the state doesn't have the money. "Neither the Legislature nor I make decisions to reduce wages or benefits lightly, but only as a last resort in response to an unprecedented fiscal crisis," Schwarzenegger wrote in a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. He urged the administration to reconsider. Get HuffPost Politics On Facebook and Twitter! Read more: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Obama Stimulus, Schwarzenegger Stimulus, Obama Schwarzenegger, President Obama, Obama Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Wage Cuts, Politics News

8-year-old Saudi girl divorces 50-year-old husband (AP)

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:20:23 PDT

AP - An 8-year-old Saudi girl has divorced her middle-aged husband after her father forced her to marry him last year in exchange for about $13,000, her lawyer said Thursday.

Specter shift puts Dems near filibuster-proof mark (AP)

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:38:44 PDT

AP - Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.

Earth-like planet found

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:02:22 PDT

A planet outside our solar system could have a "large and deep" ocean.

Teen pirate's parents speak

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:20:12 PDT

As the sole surviving pirate from the Maersk attack arrives in the U.S., his parents go public.

People: 'American Idol's' Paula Abdul admits 12-year drug addiction

Wed, 6 May 2009 15:54:00 PDT

Paula Abdul has told a magazine that she overcame a 12-year addiction to painkillers last year. Not that drug addiction is a laughing matter but ... is this really big news to anyone watching "American Idol," the past few years who wondered whether a judge suddenly mumbling in Swahili and slipping into a temporary coma was part of the act?

'Farrah's Story' is hard-hitting

Fri, 15 May 2009 23:45:47 PDT

"I feel like Alice in Wonderland, really. Everything is surreal," Farrah Fawcett says near the start of "Farrah's Story," the documentary about her struggle with cancer that aired on NBC last night. It's the sort of thing any patient must feel when facing a dreaded disease, but it also speaks to Fawcett's particular situation: A life that once looked charmed ...

Asking for More Funding, U.S. Steps Up Flu Response

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:23:06 PDT

State and federal officials intensified their response to the swine flu outbreak on Tuesday, with President Obama asking Congress for $1.5 billion in supplemental funding.

FBI names domestic terrorist to 'most wanted' list

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:12:03 PDT

For the first time, the FBI has added an accused domestic terrorist to its "Most Wanted" list, the Associated Press reports. The suspect: Daniel Andreas San Diego, a 31-year-old computer specialist from Berkeley, Calif., is wanted for the 2003 bombings of two corporate offices in California. Authorities describe San Diego as an animal rights activist who turned to bomb attacks and say he has tattoo that proclaims, "It only takes a spark." The addition of...

Miss California Has 'No Regrets'

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:38:57 PDT

Vista High School graduate Carrie Prejean received a swell of support at the Gospel Music Association's Dove Awards with the crowd giving her a standing ovation when she came out to introduce a performance. The San Diego Christian College student has drawn attention for her comments against gay marriage at the Miss USA pageant, where she was first runner-up last weekend. In response to a question from celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, the beauty queen said she believes marriage should be between a man and a woman. During the awards show Thursday, she introduced a performance by Mercy Me of their hit "I Can Only Imagine." Prejan did not speak about the controversy during the show. Backstage, she said she had no regrets about her remarks and learned that "you have to stay true to your beliefs."

FDA Announces Recall Of Diet Pill 'Hydroxycut'

Fri, 1 May 2009 08:48:07 PDT

Government health officials are announcing the recall of popular weight loss pill Hydroxycut, after reports of liver damage and other health problems. Food and Drug Administration officials said Friday the manufacturer of Hydroxycut has launched a nationwide recall of the dietary supplement, used by people trying to shed pounds and by body builders to sharpen their muscles.