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Today's Most Popular News: Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman Bus crashes in Arizona, killing 7 Chinese tourists Republican Romney criticizes Obama on abortion Alaskans brace for Redoubt Volcano eruption FDA panel recommends ban on the painkiller Darvon Its a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul How Safe Is the U.S. Army's Body Armor? Bonuses no luxury for some Wall Street workers Scientology promoted in Bart Simpson's voice Tax issues shadow Obama health nominee Daschle Voting begins in Iraq under tight security As Wall Street falters, Washington's star rises Bishop who denied Holocaust apologizes to pope Record-breaking heat scorches southern Australia Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Don't panic about your 401(k) losses. Here's why. Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:29 pm PST AP - Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story Top Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:08 pm PST AP - How in the world does a woman with six children get a fertility doctor to help her have more — eight more? Full Story Top Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:30 pm PST AP - The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. Full Story Top Bus crashes in Arizona, killing 7 Chinese tourists Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:08 pm PST AP - A tour bus carrying Chinese nationals overturned on a highway near the Hoover Dam on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 10 others, authorities said. Full Story Top Republican Romney criticizes Obama on abortion Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:34 pm PST AP - Republican Mitt Romney, a potential candidate for the White House in 2012, accused President Barack Obama on Friday of answering to the "most extreme wing of the abortion lobby." Even if the administration "will say nothing on behalf of the child waiting to be born, we must take the side of life," the former Massachusetts governor told House Republicans at a weekend retreat, according to his prepared remarks. Full Story Top Alaskans brace for Redoubt Volcano eruption Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:32 am PST AP - Hardware stores and auto parts shops scored a post-holiday run of business this week as Anchorage-area residents stocked up on protective eyewear and masks ahead of a possible eruption of Mount Redoubt. Full Story Top FDA panel recommends ban on the painkiller Darvon Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:09 pm PST AP - Government medical advisers Friday recommended a ban on Darvon, a prescription medicine that's been used to treat pain for more than 50 years but left a trail of problems such as addiction and suicide. Full Story Top Its a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:08 pm PST AP - On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English. Full Story Top Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17 pm PST AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top banking officials met Friday to hammer out details of a major overhaul of the government's financial rescue program. One official said the Obama administration was close to unveiling the new plan. Full Story Top How Safe Is the U.S. Army's Body Armor? Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:15 am PST Time.com - An audit of military body armor concludes that 16,000 sets have to be recalled because of deficiencies in the way they were tested Full Story Top Bonuses no luxury for some Wall Street workers Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:40 pm PST AP - To President Barack Obama, Wall Street's $18.4 billion in bonuses is "shameful." To thousands of bank employees who don't sit in corner offices, that money helps pay the bills. Full Story Top Scientology promoted in Bart Simpson's voice Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:39 pm PST AP - Bart Simpson is known for prank calls, but Nancy Cartwright, who provides Bart's voice on "The Simpsons," has been heard this week in a phone message using the voice of the cartoon fourth-grader to promote Scientology. Full Story Top Tax issues shadow Obama health nominee Daschle Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:54 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama's choice to spearhead U.S. healthcare reform, Tom Daschle, paid more than $100,000 in back taxes for a three-year period, setting up a potential roadblock to his nomination, documents showed on Friday. Full Story Top Voting begins in Iraq under tight security Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:00 pm PST AP - Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and police cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals. Full Story Top As Wall Street falters, Washington's star rises Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:17 pm PST Reuters - As Wall Street suffers through its worst slump in memory, New York City risks tarnishing its image as the city that drives America. Full Story Top Bishop who denied Holocaust apologizes to pope Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:07 pm PST AP - A bishop recently rehabilitated by Pope Benedict XVI expressed regret Friday to the pontiff for the "distress and problems" he caused by denying the Holocaust. Full Story Top Record-breaking heat scorches southern Australia Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:24 am PST AP - Southern Australia suffered Friday from a record-breaking heat wave that has threatened rural towns with wildfires and sent ambulance crews after heat-stressed patients. Full Story Top Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:09 pm PST AP - Federal health officials opened a criminal investigation Friday into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak. President Barack Obama pledged stricter oversight of food safety to prevent breakdowns in inspections. Full Story Top Don't panic about your 401(k) losses. Here's why. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:00 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - When big public companies slash payroll, no stock seems safe. The current bear market is already being used as an excuse in some corners to condemn 401(k)s and indulge in pension nostalgia. Full Story Top

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