Gibbs: Cost of Obama’s jobs push in range of $100B

WASHINGTON — White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama ‘s push to create jobs may carry a price tag in the $100 billion range. Gibbs says the idea is to help fill in the hole from jobs lost in the deepest recession to hit the country in decades. In his State of the Union …

Washington Post · January 31, 2010, 12:21 PM (PST)

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KVAL

No. 14 Tennessee stops skid, beats Florida 61-60

Scotty Hopson came out of a timeout and quickly hit a long jump shot with 21 seconds left to give No. 14 Tennessee a 61-60 win over Florida on Sunday. The basket gave the Volunteers (16-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) their sixth straight win over their East Division rival and fifth straight victory …

Arizona Daily Star · January 31, 2010, 1:18 PM (PST)

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Associated Press

Buford scores 26, leads Ohio State past Minnesota

Ohio State honored its 1960 national championship team, then the current Buckeyes showed they could play a little, too. William Buford scored a career-high 26 points and Evan Turner and Jon Diebler each had 19 points to lead the 20th-ranked Buckeyes past Minnesota 85-63 Sunday for their fifth win in …

Napa Valley Register · January 31, 2010, 1:11 PM (PST)

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News-Democrat

Roger Federer’s ‘Hit for Haiti’ raises $600,000; Andy Murray’s problem with cycling shorts

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – More than just a champion, Roger Federer was recognized Sunday as a humanitarian. A charity match initiated by Federer to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims has raised more than $600,000, said Tennis Canada head Geoff Pollard. The Jan. 12 earthquake that has …

Baltimore Sun · January 31, 2010, 11:24 AM (PST)

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Washington Post

10 Americans Arrested Taking 33 Children Out Of Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Ten Americans were detained by Haitian police on Saturday as they tried to bus 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents. The Baptist church members from Idaho called it a "Haitian Orphan Rescue Mission," meant to save …

Huffingtonpost.com · January 31, 2010, 12:21 PM (PST)

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My West Texas

Anthony sits again, but Nuggets still beat Spurs 103-89 behind Martin, Billups

SAN ANTONIO – Kenyon Martin scored 27 points and the Denver Nuggets won again without Carmelo Anthony, beating the San Antonio Spurs 103-89 on Sunday. The NBA’s leading scorer missed his fourth consecutive game with a sprained ankle but the Nuggets still bounced back after Oklahoma City pummeled …

Minneapolis Star Tribune · January 31, 2010, 1:04 PM (PST)

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NBA

NM road crash turns into 238-pound pot bust

Tracks in the snow leading from a crashed car to the nearby bridge overpass on New Mexico’s I-40 just didn’t look right to officers. State police say that officers patrolling the stretch near Tucumcari Saturday found that 40-year-old Henry Alan Lowe of El Paso, Texas, had lost control of his sedan …

San Francisco Chronicle · January 31, 2010, 12:43 PM (PST)

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10Connects.com

Toyota to Issue a Fix for Recalled Cars

DETROIT – Toyota Motor has come up with a remedy to fix the millions of cars it recalled because their accelerator pedals could become stuck, dealers and a federal official said Saturday. Word of the solution came as the French automaker Peugeot said it was recalling cars it builds with Toyota at …

Gainesville Sun · January 31, 2010, 12:14 PM (PST)

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Daily Breeze

Apple’s own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

NEW YORK- Even as Apple’s iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between different electronic readers. Apple’s creation of a third choice is likely to further …

Boston Globe · January 31, 2010, 12:50 PM (PST)

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The State

Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with ‘Hurt Locker’

LOS ANGELES — Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America. The 58-year-old filmmaker is the first woman to win the guild’s top honor, which positions her and the film as shoo-ins for …

Forbes · January 31, 2010, 12:07 PM (PST)

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