http://news.sniperslive.com news blog,daily news blog,morning news blog,news blogger,news blogs,news weblog,newspaper blog,tech news blog Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:35:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writers Christopher Torchia And Kim Gamel, Associated Press Writers   – 2 hrs 44 mins ago NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan – U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. NATO ... http://news.sniperslive.com/us-army-closes-in-on-targeted-southern-afghan-town/ By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer Charles Babington, Associated Press Writer   – 1 hr 3 mins ago WASHINGTON – Republican leaders expressed renewed skepticism Tuesday about President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan forum on health care, raising questions about how much can be achieved at the televised event later this ... http://news.sniperslive.com/gop-wary-of-pitfalls-in-obamas-health-care-summit/ ROME – Italy's agriculture minister defended his sponsorship of McDonald's new all-Italian burger Monday amid criticism that he is selling out to a multinational corporation and sacrificing Italy's culinary reputation in the process. Minister Luca Zaia has argued that McDonald's new McItaly burger — using all Italian beef, Asiago cheese and ... http://news.sniperslive.com/italy-minister-defends-boost-for-mcdonalds-burger/ By DAVID BAUDER David Bauder   – Mon Feb11, 9:05 pm ET NEW YORK – The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. ... http://news.sniperslive.com/super-bowl-is-most-watched-tv-show-ever/ WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama will stop blocking Senate confirmation of about 70 government appointees nominated by President Barack Obama, his office said. Shelby had placed "holds" on most of Obama's nominees, delaying the Senate from acting on them, in a dispute over federal spending involving his state. "The ... http://news.sniperslive.com/alabama-senator-releases-holds-on-obama-nominees/ FLINT, Mich. – Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy ... http://news.sniperslive.com/police-man-tries-to-buy-crack-with-credit-card/ 2 hrs 2 mins ago LOS ANGELES – Ellen DeGeneres, the newest judge on "American Idol," says Simon Cowell is "meaner" than she thought. Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh dee-oh-GWAR'-dee) and various guest judges kicked off the ninth season of the Fox singing competition last month. DeGeneres begins her stint Tuesday ... http://news.sniperslive.com/degeneres-says-cowell-is-meaner-than-i-thought/ By ADAM SCHRECK, AP Business Writer Adam Schreck, Ap Business Writer   – DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground. ... http://news.sniperslive.com/dubai-tower-shut-after-visitors-stuck-in-elevator/ By DENISE LAVOIE, AP Legal Affairs Writer Denise Lavoie, Ap Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON – The death of the father of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan was ruled a homicide Tuesday when an autopsy showed he died of a heart rhythm problem after a fight with his son in which he suffered ... http://news.sniperslive.com/death-of-kerrigans-father-is-ruled-a-homicide/ KARACHI: Former Chairman of All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association Maj Gen (retd) Rahmat Khan said Pakistan can export 30 lakhs tonnes of cement from its land and sea routes to earn itself a foreign exchange worth 160 million dollars, Geo News reported Friday. Talking to Geo News, he said Pakistan exports ... http://news.sniperslive.com/pakistani-cement-may-gain-market-in-india/