Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3001 us U.S. - Time en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3001 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194272700 time/20091125/08599194272700 Time.com business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194272700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.0622091520b741409ecd9a13711e28cf.hamster_mania_nybz127.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=A.nv.lEfY7DkPgvonmusqA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, a hamster from Zhu Zhu Pets, by Cepia, is shown at the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List event in New York. Zhu Zhu Pets, which retail for $8, are this year's bona fide must-have toy, following in the footsteps of past crazes for Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Electronic toy hamsters called Zhu Zhu Pets are the breakout hit of the holiday season. Why the fuzzy creatures will clean up at the cash register</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194272700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.0622091520b741409ecd9a13711e28cf.hamster_mania_nybz127.jpg?x=130&y=106&q=85&sig=A.nv.lEfY7DkPgvonmusqA--" align="left" height="106" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2009 file photo, a hamster from Zhu Zhu Pets, by Cepia, is shown at the Time to Play Holiday 2009 Most Wanted List event in New York. Zhu Zhu Pets, which retail for $8, are this year's bona fide must-have toy, following in the footsteps of past crazes for Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194283700 time/20091125/08599194283700 Time.com us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194283700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259115390306-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=wGh0jeZ55bbtCI53q4VjJQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="An Afghan National Army soldier frisks an Afghan villager during a patrol with US Marines in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Skeptical Democrats demand a war tax as Afghanistan's declining security situation raises the financial burden of the U.S. in expanding its commitment there</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194283700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091125/capt.photo_1259115390306-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=wGh0jeZ55bbtCI53q4VjJQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="An Afghan National Army soldier frisks an Afghan villager during a patrol with US Marines in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province. President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194252200 time/20091125/08599194252200 Time.com business Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT Time.com - A showdown is looming between retailers and bargain-hunting shoppers over who will blink first at the cash register this holiday season http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194283200 time/20091125/08599194283200 Time.com us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194283200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/ra74369596.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=5eHZG6hILcnUx0D.Pba4Zw--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Eisenhower Executive Office building near the White House in Washington in this October 29, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files" border="0" /></a>Time.com - The media are giving Obama grief for just about everything. But it's far too soon to judge his policies</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091125/us_time/08599194283200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/ra74369596.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=5eHZG6hILcnUx0D.Pba4Zw--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Eisenhower Executive Office building near the White House in Washington in this October 29, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091124/us_time/08599194261400 time/20091124/08599194261400 Time.com us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT Time.com - Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, the son of the man often called the father of pro-life Democrats, faces the biggest issue of his three years in the Senate: a debate over federal funding of abortions that threatens to bring down health care reform http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091124/us_time/08599194251400 time/20091124/08599194251400 Time.com us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091124/us_time/08599194251400"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258739455053-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=A8Ombu8yo7GxiqlTqSb1Tw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID), Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani meets with CIA chief Leon Panetta in Islamabad. Panetta on Friday held talks in Pakistan and found agreement on intelligence cooperation as President Barack Obama nears a decision on troop deployments to Afghanistan, Islamabad said.(AFP/PID)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - So many CIA veterans were particularly not happy over the summer when they felt that Panetta had failed to protect the Agency from the political backlash over its Bush-era detention and interrogation practices.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091124/us_time/08599194251400"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258739455053-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=A8Ombu8yo7GxiqlTqSb1Tw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this handout photograph released by the Pakistan Press Information Department (PID), Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani meets with CIA chief Leon Panetta in Islamabad. Panetta on Friday held talks in Pakistan and found agreement on intelligence cooperation as President Barack Obama nears a decision on troop deployments to Afghanistan, Islamabad said.(AFP/PID)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194212800 time/20091123/08599194212800 Time.com us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194212800"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2209122651.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=dEM8hei6bqGBeFn.RUG0Jg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference with Republican Senators on the health care bill, previously unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on Capitol Hill in Washington November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - The Senate's first day of debate on health reform gave a clear picture of the Republican attack strategy as the legislation moves forward</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194212800"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2209122651.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=dEM8hei6bqGBeFn.RUG0Jg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference with Republican Senators on the health care bill, previously unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, on Capitol Hill in Washington November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES HEALTH POLITICS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194033800 time/20091123/08599194033800 Time.com us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194033800"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r248184336.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=QSbkNJzWhDn9tdS.KiMLjQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Job seekers speak with recruiters during a health care job fair at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona November 4, 2009. The U.S. services sector grew modestly for a second month in a row in October and private sector employers cut jobs at the slowest pace in more than a year, adding to signs the economy is crawling back to health. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Federal and state governments are missing a great opportunity to use the stimulus to aid the poor and minority communities hardest hit by the Great Recession</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194033800"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091105/i/r248184336.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=QSbkNJzWhDn9tdS.KiMLjQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Job seekers speak with recruiters during a health care job fair at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona November 4, 2009. The U.S. services sector grew modestly for a second month in a row in October and private sector employers cut jobs at the slowest pace in more than a year, adding to signs the economy is crawling back to health. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194205800 time/20091123/08599194205800 Time.com health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:10:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194205800"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/net/20091123/capt.331bc9c4c22332600801f31e1234e3f7.jpeg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=s3.NmecnB5T2_Ett_CTXiQ--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="This photo provided by the U.S. Apple Commission shows Apple Pancakes With Maple Apple Sauce, with a pile of pancakes liberally doused with the sauce that's sweetened with pure maple syrup. The pancakes and the sauce are quickly made for a brunch or breakfast special to savor slowly. (AP Photo/U.S. Apple Commission)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - With all-you-can-eat and sometimes all-you-can-drink specials, more Americans are heading to restaurants for this mid-morning meal</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091123/us_time/08599194205800"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/net/20091123/capt.331bc9c4c22332600801f31e1234e3f7.jpeg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=s3.NmecnB5T2_Ett_CTXiQ--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="photo" title="This photo provided by the U.S. Apple Commission shows Apple Pancakes With Maple Apple Sauce, with a pile of pancakes liberally doused with the sauce that's sweetened with pure maple syrup. The pancakes and the sauce are quickly made for a brunch or breakfast special to savor slowly. (AP Photo/U.S. Apple Commission)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091122/us_time/09171194068500 time/20091122/09171194068500 Time.com us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT Time.com - For Churches, Beefed-Up Security Is a Mixed Blessing http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091122/us_time/09171194069300 time/20091122/09171194069300 Time.com us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091122/us_time/09171194069300"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091113/capt.photo_1258072708578-1-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=FVK3U4MeFwMUWpGHrlHmgQ--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Progress in the effort to reduce smoking, seen as the leading cause of preventable death, has stalled since 2005 despite aggressive and expensive campaigns, a government report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Fat Fees and Smoker Surcharges: Tough-Love Health Incentives</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091122/us_time/09171194069300"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091113/capt.photo_1258072708578-1-0.jpg?x=79&y=130&q=85&sig=FVK3U4MeFwMUWpGHrlHmgQ--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="photo" title="Progress in the effort to reduce smoking, seen as the leading cause of preventable death, has stalled since 2005 despite aggressive and expensive campaigns, a government report said Thursday.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091121/us_time/08599194204100 time/20091121/08599194204100 Time.com us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT Time.com - A combination of budget crises and the recession spark protests in GoldenState. But the problem plagues other public universities too http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091121/us_time/08599194039500 time/20091121/08599194039500 Time.com us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT Time.com - Overparenting got way out of control in the past generation. But now a band of rebels is trying to restore some balance and sanity to family life and help bring all those anxious helicopter parents down for a soft landing http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091121/us_time/08599194053700 time/20091121/08599194053700 Time.com us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT Time.com - How Obama's lawyer sparked a battle royal when he tried to keep some of the President's campaign promises in the war on terrorism http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/us_time/08599194171100 time/20091120/08599194171100 Time.com us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:35:00 GMT Time.com - Nobody, not even Oprah herself, knows what kind of a creature the post-network-show Oprah will be http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/us_time/08599194114100 time/20091120/08599194114100 Time.com us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT Time.com - White House plans for terror suspects currently in detention are likely to outrage liberals and conservatives http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/us_time/08599194110200 time/20091120/08599194110200 Time.com us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT Time.com - There can be something thrilling about accountability, so it was nice to see a federal judge declare the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers directly responsible for the destruction of most of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/us_time/08599194111900 time/20091120/08599194111900 Time.com us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/us_time/08599194111900"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.a761fdef4e8543b68cf3e44f3bcebc95.health_care_overhaul_dclb102.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=JBKBYuaiiVoy62NLFUVhCA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - With health reform's first test vote on the Senate floor less than 72 hoursaway, the White House dispatched a platoon of top strategists</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091120/us_time/08599194111900"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.a761fdef4e8543b68cf3e44f3bcebc95.health_care_overhaul_dclb102.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=JBKBYuaiiVoy62NLFUVhCA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091119/us_time/08599194011700 time/20091119/08599194011700 Time.com us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT Time.com - Electric cars will soon swarm onto America's roads, but the charging infrastructure for those vehicles is still on the drawing boards http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timeus/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091118/us_time/08599193996500 time/20091118/08599193996500 Time.com us Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:00 GMT Time.com - America loves a story of redemption. But former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's constant excess, and his view that somehow he is above the law, makes absolution a difficult sell