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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
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MARKETS

 Dow Up 150 on EU Proposal 

Germany floats idea of loan guarantees

34 minutes ago

 Batman Savior Flies to 
 Rescue of Superman Movie 

'Dark Knight' director Christopher Nolan is called in

1 hour, 44 minutes ago

 American Airlines 
 Will Charge $8 
 for a Blanket 

Passengers must pony up to bundle up on long domestic flights

2 hours, 49 minutes ago

 Green Nail Salons 
 Smell a Trend  

Workers suffer through long exposure to toxic chemicals, carcinogens

3 hours, 41 minutes ago

 That's Megan Fox... 
 But That Isn't 
 Her Thumb 

Motorola Super Bowl ad employs a hand double for thumb defect

5 hours, 1 minute ago
Analysis

Actually, There Are Seven Americas

Facebook data reveal a map of close regional ties

5 hours, 25 minutes ago

 Toyota 
 Announces 
 Worldwide 
 Prius Recall 

Braking issues force recall of nearly 500K hybrids

9 hours, 39 minutes ago

 Leno: Letterman 
 Found Me on Facebook 

Super Bowl ad went so well that the 2-man luge is next, Leno quips

9 hours, 46 minutes ago

Land Trust Group Makes Deal to Save Hollywood Sign

Land behind icon will be off-limits to development

9 hours, 57 minutes ago

 China Buys 
 Stakes in 
 Coke, Apple 

But avoids major US holdings in hunt for healthy returns

11 hours, 47 minutes ago

Beast Writer Booted After More Plagiarism Surfaces

Gerald Posner suspended for borrowing

12 hours, 8 minutes ago

 Eurozone Mulls Greece Bailout 

Officials avoid B-word while planning 'rescue package' 

13 hours, 24 minutes ago

 Brakes Force 
 Prius Recall 
 in Japan 

Toyota's action affects new model, two other hybrids

Feb 8, 10 9:25 PM CST
TRAVEL

 Skiing: One Boom 
 China Can't Sustain 

Investors bet big that sport would take off; still waiting

Feb 8, 10 8:07 PM CST

 Fox, Howard Stern Talking Idol 

Shock jock open to slot on 'karaoke contest'

Feb 8, 10 7:12 PM CST
ANALYSIS

Murtha Leaves Huge Shoes ... and Big Chance for GOP

Republicans have long eyed the Pa. seat for takeover

Feb 8, 10 6:53 PM CST
ONE MONTH IN

 Power Woes 
 Shut World's 
 Tallest Building 

Dubai's Burj Khalifa has only been open a month

Feb 8, 10 6:29 PM CST
MARKETS

 Dow Falls 104, 
 Closes Under 10,000 

Dow drops below 10,000 for first time since Nov. 4

Feb 8, 10 3:18 PM CST

 Super Bowl TV Rating 
 Breaks All-Time Record 

Audience of 106.5M tops 1983 M*A*S*H finale viewership

Feb 8, 10 3:05 PM CST

 Small Firm 
 Nabs $650K Prize 
 for Super Bowl Ad 

Crafty dog spot from small NC firm comes in 2nd with viewers

Feb 8, 10 2:48 PM CST
Michael Wolff

 Your Guide to 
 the Internet's 
 'Next Big Thing' 

Where is technology taking us? There are a few schools of thought

Feb 8, 10 1:10 PM CST

 Official: No One Trapped 
 in Conn. Power Plant Rubble 

Everyone accounted for after explosion

Feb 8, 10 12:53 PM CST

 America's Top 
 Philanthropists 

Annual list tracks most generous of 2009; Bill and Melinda Gates are 3rd

Feb 8, 10 12:39 PM CST

 Dave Asked Conan to Be in Ad 

But then-'Tonight Show' host didn't have time

Feb 8, 10 10:59 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

It’s the Sex, Stupid   

8
Feb 9, 10 | 7:46 AM BY Michael Wolff

Stories about the sex lives of politicians are just about the hottest copy in the business. So hot, that the hottest story at the New York Times is the rumor of a story about the sex life of David Paterson, New York’s governor. We are all waiting for the great bombshell. Although it may be that we don’t even need an actual story, that having had so many stories about politicians' sex lives, we can all fill in the blanks. There are already reports... More »

For Me, Palin Scores

64
Feb 8, 10 | 7:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Andrew Sullivan , the journalist and blogger, who flirted for many years with conservatism and the Republican party, has become the... More »

Politics Has Lost Its Power. That’s Why There’s Gridlock

28
Feb 5, 10 | 8:39 AM BY Michael Wolff

Everybody’s beating their breasts about Washington gridlock. Let’s defend gridlock for a moment. The opposite of gridlock... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad as Hell

8
Feb 4, 10 | 8:07 AM BY Michael Wolff

Rupert is off the reservation again. This is always a possibility when News Corp.’s quarterly earnings reports are issued and... More »

Sarah Palin, Inc. Has a Problem

16
Feb 3, 10 | 8:00 AM BY Michael Wolff

Before this gets out of hand, I want to try to save the word “retarded,” which seems robust and meaningful and evocative... More »

Obama’s Deficit Faux-Hawk

12
Feb 2, 10 | 12:14 PM BY Kevin Spak

During his State of the Union address, Barack Obama promised to freeze government spending , not this year, but soon, and not on defense,... More »

Jenny Sanford, Andrew Young, Gayle Haggard Tell Everything You Always Want to Know About Sex—Other People's

9
Feb 2, 10 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

Maybe the problem is not so much with sex but with books. The great thing (I mean the really great thing) about books (good books... More »

James O’Keefe: What Did Glenn Beck Know, and When Did He Know It?

18
Feb 1, 10 | 8:12 AM BY Michael Wolff

I can offer some reasonable speculation about where this O’Keefe business is going. There are the perpetrators, the four... More »

JD Salinger, and His Way, Are Dead

38
Jan 29, 10 | 7:02 AM BY Michael Wolff

A number of months ago, when he roused himself to file yet another law suit against another writer who came too close to him, I wrote... More »

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