Politics
Sen. Ben Nelson To Help Thwart Labor Nominee
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Around the Nation
Can Toyota Recover Its Reputation For Quality?
()The Japanese automaker has stumbled badly in managing its current recall crisis. It's been accused of withholding information, changing its story and being less than aggressive in dealing with the various problems. Assuming the automaker can solve its problems, regaining public trust could take years.
Mid-Atlantic Braces For More Of 'Snowmageddon'
The second major storm in less than a week could dump more than a foot of snow on choked areas.
()NPR documents the people behind high school football and the rituals that surround the game.
Business
Safety Risks At Regional Airlines Detailed By PBS()
The crash of Continental Flight 3407 last February — in which 50 deaths were attributed to pilot error — sparked an inquiry that found safety problems. Among them: long hours and low pay at regional carriers, where some pilots become captains with less than a year of experience.
Criminal Probe Is Launched In Conn. Plant Blast()
February 8, 2010 Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a Middletown power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause. The powerful explosion blew apart large swaths of the nearly completed 620-megawatt Kleen Energy plant Sunday.
All Tech Considered
Digital Tears: Breakups And Social Networks()
February 8, 2010 Separations are hard enough. But then there's the question of what to do when it comes to the social networking ties you share with your former significant other. To break or not to break? It's a question many people are grappling with as they examine their digital personas.
Politics
Rep. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, Dies At 77()
February 8, 2010 U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery.
Doctor Pleads Not Guilty In Michael Jackson's Death()
February 8, 2010 Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star. Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged. Murray could face up to four years in prison if convicted.
U.S.
Mid-Atlantic Cleans Up From Snow; More Coming()
February 8, 2010 The federal government was closed Monday while the mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that left tens of thousands without power, and blocked trains, planes and cars, with another storm looming. With more snow coming, travelers and those with no electricity wondered when they would escape.
