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Today's Most Popular News: Folding dealers shock car buyers with unpaid liens In Japan, you are what your blood type is Hard times give government jobs greater allure Under Obama, `war on terror' catchphrase fading Volcano erupts near Tokyo raining ash down on city States fail in latest prairie dog report card GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate Israel strikes Gaza after militant rocket fire Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23 Mrs. Obama's new roles as first lady, mom-in-chief AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers Boy's wrapped birthday gift is dad back from Iraq FARC rebels voluntarily free 4 Colombian hostages Wreck of renowned British warship found in Channel Springsteen rocks out Super Bowl halftime show North Korea warns of possible war with South Korea Iraqi election hints of troubles for Shiite giant Springsteen delivers promised party at Super Bowl Thaw comes slowly to storm-ravaged Kentucky Americans' saving more, spending less Folding dealers shock car buyers with unpaid liens Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:58 am PST AP - The national wave of auto dealership closures has come crashing down on thousands of people who are on the hook for used-car loans that dealers were supposed to absolve. Full Story Top In Japan, you are what your blood type is Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:32 am PST AP - In Japan, "What's your type?" is much more than small talk; it can be a paramount question in everything from matchmaking to getting a job. Full Story Top Hard times give government jobs greater allure Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:01 am PST Reuters - Thamayya Dobbs works at a call center in Arizona. But in the current economy, he says he is thinking very hard about retraining as a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Full Story Top Under Obama, `war on terror' catchphrase fading Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:12 am PST AP - The "War on Terror" is losing the war of words. The catchphrase burned into the American lexicon hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is fading away, slowly if not deliberately being replaced by a new administration bent on repairing the U.S. image among Muslim nations. Full Story Top Volcano erupts near Tokyo raining ash down on city Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:42 pm PST AP - A snowcapped volcano northwest of Tokyo erupted early Monday, sending up a huge plume of smoke and gas and raining fine, powdery ash on parts of Japan's capital. Full Story Top States fail in latest prairie dog report card Sun, 1 Feb 2009 01:17 pm PST AP - While groundhogs will get all the attention Monday, a report being issued by an environmental group says their cousins, the prairie dogs, are in dire straits across the West. Full Story Top GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:54 pm PST AP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut. Full Story Top Israel strikes Gaza after militant rocket fire Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:40 pm PST AP - Israel threatened "harsh and disproportionate" retaliation after Gaza militants fired at least 10 rockets and mortar shells across the border Sunday and warplanes later bombed the area where Hamas smuggles in weapons from Egypt through tunnels. Full Story Top Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23 Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:27 pm PST AP - The winning play of the Super Bowl was right out of a schoolyard. Full Story Top Mrs. Obama's new roles as first lady, mom-in-chief Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:32 am PST AP - Michelle Obama's predecessors have carved out enough different roles as first lady that she is now free to fashion the job in a way that suits her. The first lady will take her time defining her new role, but already she's dropping clues. Full Story Top AP Investigation: Banks sought foreign workers Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:57 pm PST AP - Major U.S. banks sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers into the country for high-paying jobs even as the system was melting down last year and Americans were getting laid off, according to an Associated Press review of visa applications. Full Story Top Boy's wrapped birthday gift is dad back from Iraq Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:47 pm PST AP - Gabriel Hurles' sixth birthday party wasn't a surprise, but his present sure was. The kindergartner was so engrossed in the cupcakes his mother brought to his class on Wednesday that he didn't notice the enormous wrapped box off to the side. Full Story Top FARC rebels voluntarily free 4 Colombian hostages Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:29 pm PST AP - Colombia's battered FARC rebels freed three police officers and a soldier held hostage for more than a year, handing them over to the International Red Cross on Sunday in the country's southern jungles. Full Story Top Wreck of renowned British warship found in Channel Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:18 pm PST AP - Deep-sea explorers who found $500 million in sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered another prized shipwreck: A legendary British man-of-war that sank in the English Channel 264 years ago. Full Story Top Springsteen rocks out Super Bowl halftime show Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:47 pm PST AP - One was a 12-minute party, the other a 2-minute proclamation. Full Story Top North Korea warns of possible war with South Korea Sun, 1 Feb 2009 04:52 pm PST AP - North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea's confrontational policies may trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor. Full Story Top Iraqi election hints of troubles for Shiite giant Sun, 1 Feb 2009 02:03 pm PST AP - The biggest Shiite party in Iraq once appeared to hold all the political sway: control of the heartland, the backing of influential clerics and a foot in the government with ambitions to take full control. Full Story Top Springsteen delivers promised party at Super Bowl Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:53 pm PST AP - Bruce Springsteen looked into the camera Sunday night and told the people watching at home to "put the chicken fingers down and turn the television all the way up!" Full Story Top Thaw comes slowly to storm-ravaged Kentucky Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:28 pm PST AP - Thousands of National Guard troops swinging chainsaws cut their way into remote communities Sunday to reach residents stranded by a deadly ice storm, freeing some to get out of their driveways for the first time in nearly a week. Full Story Top Americans' saving more, spending less Sun, 1 Feb 2009 12:43 pm PST AP - Americans are hunkering down and saving more. For a recession-battered economy, it couldn't be happening at a worse time. Full Story Top

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