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EarthAsylum Consulting
Monday, February 8, 2010
All Things Today
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Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
Monday, February 8, 2010
Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
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Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card
Monday, February 8, 2010
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 Malibu had been stolen.
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GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
Monday, February 8, 2010
Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.
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Man points gun at neighbor over snow shoveling
Monday, February 8, 2010
New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling snow onto his car.
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Del Toro says he has soft spot for monsters
Monday, February 8, 2010
Actor Benicio del Toro says he signed on for the lead role in "The Wolfman" remake because he has a soft spot for monsters.
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Lincoln National earns $102 million in 4Q
Monday, February 8, 2010
Life insurer Lincoln National Corp. said Monday that it earned $102 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $506 million a year earlier, but it lost $519 million for the year.
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Venezuela declares emergency amid energy crisis
Monday, February 8, 2010
President Hugo Chavez has signed a decree declaring an energy emergency in Venezuela to facilitate his government's efforts to ease severe energy shortages.
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NY murder defendant learned about burning bodies
Monday, February 8, 2010
A 68-year-old New York man accused of killing his wife and burning her body says he learned how bodies are cremated when he questioned a mortician about his mother's cremation.
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Fuel Tech CFO Graham resigns
Monday, February 8, 2010
Combustion technology and engineering services company Fuel Tech Inc. said Monday its chief financial officer is resigning to become CEO of a privately held environmental consulting company.
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Feds admit wrongly tracking Wis. abortion groups
Monday, February 8, 2010
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a threat assessment of local pro- and anti-abortion rights activists before an expected rally last year, even though they did not pose a threat to national security.
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