Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/blog topstories The Newsroom en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:58:07 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/blog http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100209/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1122 ynews/20100209/ynews_ts1122 The Newsroom topstories Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:58:07 GMT The Newsroom - For all of the wonderful things life in the Internet age provides us, there are some notable drawbacks. One of them is that email and popular social media tools like Twitter and Facebook provide powerful launching pads for unchecked rumors and popular myths. Often these rumors and myths are proven false by websites like Snopes.com and FactCheck.org, but not this time. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100209/en_ynews/ynews_en1121 ynews/20100209/ynews_en1121 The Newsroom entertainment Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:07:45 GMT The Newsroom - President Obama may be proposing funding cuts for culture in his bleak 2011 budget, but he's once again signaled an enlightened approach to the arts by appointing New York painter Chuck Close to his Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100209/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1120 ynews/20100209/ynews_ts1120 The Newsroom topstories Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:22:59 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100209/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1120"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.b516fae4d1be42b5a5ebc06b8644ea20.texas_church_fires_txmf502.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=uFzcPSBAQxwENcV1wn08uw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="In this photo from Jan. 21, 2010, Liz Smith, background, and Greg Smith post service instructions on a sign for the burned out First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Tyler, Texas which was set on fire by an arsonist. Authorities aren't saying if they're close to finding suspects in the six church fires they have declared arson &mdash; three in the Tyler area and three earlier fires about 40 miles to the southwest in Athens. They happened within three weeks of each other starting Jan. 1. A seventh church fire in east Texas destroyed the sanctuary of Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point on Thursday Feb. 4, 2010. The cause of that fire is unknown. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100209/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1120"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.b516fae4d1be42b5a5ebc06b8644ea20.texas_church_fires_txmf502.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=uFzcPSBAQxwENcV1wn08uw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo from Jan. 21, 2010, Liz Smith, background, and Greg Smith post service instructions on a sign for the burned out First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Tyler, Texas which was set on fire by an arsonist. Authorities aren't saying if they're close to finding suspects in the six church fires they have declared arson &mdash; three in the Tyler area and three earlier fires about 40 miles to the southwest in Athens. They happened within three weeks of each other starting Jan. 1. A seventh church fire in east Texas destroyed the sanctuary of Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point on Thursday Feb. 4, 2010. The cause of that fire is unknown. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100208/en_ynews/ynews_en1119 ynews/20100208/ynews_en1119 The Newsroom entertainment Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:57:46 GMT The Newsroom - Although modern graffiti was born in Philadelphia in the late 1960s when Cornbread and Cool Earl began bombing their names on streets and subways, New York City will always be graffiti's home. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100208/en_ynews/ynews_en1118 ynews/20100208/ynews_en1118 The Newsroom entertainment Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:53:18 GMT The Newsroom - Aurélia Thierrée likes to say that her mother gave life to everything in "Aurélia's Oratorio," including Aurélia herself. Thierrée’s mother, Victoria Thierrée Chaplin — renowned theatrical innovator and daughter of cinematic icon Charlie Chaplin — knows her way around a circus-inspired performance piece. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100208/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1116 ynews/20100208/ynews_ts1116 The Newsroom topstories Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:15:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100208/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1116"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.cfeff0f3c45f4813b71aa09ba33d98ca.winter_weather_mdje101.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=O5gl7xwg_lMW8FVP7.Feow--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="John Grabel clears snow in a townhouse development in Frederick, Md., Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100208/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1116"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100207/capt.cfeff0f3c45f4813b71aa09ba33d98ca.winter_weather_mdje101.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=O5gl7xwg_lMW8FVP7.Feow--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="John Grabel clears snow in a townhouse development in Frederick, Md., Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100206/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1114 ynews/20100206/ynews_ts1114 The Newsroom topstories Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:06:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100206/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1114"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100131/capt.8134a97dad154bfca372d16995dc3a81.alaska_ethics_fx101.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=fMJRETNJEkM4_6dxlIrqfg--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="In this photo taken Sunday, July, 26, 2009, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska. The fallout from Palin's hasty retreat as governor is being cleaned up by the man she appointed attorney general in her waning days in office. Attorney General Dan Sullivan has proposed broad changes to Alaska's ethics rules that Palin complained helped drive her out. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - Sarah Palin's campaign against the derogatory usage of the word "retard" collided with her campaign to maintain her popularity with conservatives today, with confusing results.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100206/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1114"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100131/capt.8134a97dad154bfca372d16995dc3a81.alaska_ethics_fx101.jpg?x=124&y=130&q=85&sig=fMJRETNJEkM4_6dxlIrqfg--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="photo" title="In this photo taken Sunday, July, 26, 2009, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin gives her resignation speech during a ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska. The fallout from Palin's hasty retreat as governor is being cleaned up by the man she appointed attorney general in her waning days in office. Attorney General Dan Sullivan has proposed broad changes to Alaska's ethics rules that Palin complained helped drive her out. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100205/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1113 ynews/20100205/ynews_ts1113 The Newsroom topstories Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:34:07 GMT The Newsroom - http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100205/en_ynews/ynews_en1106 ynews/20100205/ynews_en1106 The Newsroom entertainment Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:41:02 GMT The Newsroom - NEW YORK -- Call it a lie of omission. One month after featuring shirtless, fresh-kill Tiger Woods, Vanity Fair presents their annual "Young Hollywood" issue with a decidedly more alabaster cover. Kristen Stewart, Abbie Cornish, and Carey Mulligan scored the front of the mag, and six more actresses grace the pull-out cover, none of them sporting so much as a tan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100204/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1112 ynews/20100204/ynews_pl1112 The Newsroom politics Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:08:18 GMT The Newsroom - The campaign for high-profile California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has released an attack ad against one of her Republican primary opponents that just might be the most bizarre in American political history, one that's already being called everything from "terrifying" to "psychedelic." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100204/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1110 ynews/20100204/ynews_ts1110 The Newsroom topstories Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:21:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100204/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1110"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.f0a98b8e57544ea18ef1cf610aef973d.hov_mannequin_nyrd101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=aGU45cQD7YHv0ZiUCqMShw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This photo provided by the Suffolk County, N.Y., Sheriff's Dept., Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010, shows a mannequin on the hood of one of their cruisers. A New Yorker faces a $135 traffic fine for using a mannequin as her plus-one in the high-occupancy lane of the Long Island Expressway. An alert sheriff's deputy on Long Island became suspicious when he saw the 'passenger' wearing sunglasses and using the visor. The only problem: The sky was overcast. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Sheriff)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100204/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1110"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100203/capt.f0a98b8e57544ea18ef1cf610aef973d.hov_mannequin_nyrd101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=aGU45cQD7YHv0ZiUCqMShw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This photo provided by the Suffolk County, N.Y., Sheriff's Dept., Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010, shows a mannequin on the hood of one of their cruisers. A New Yorker faces a $135 traffic fine for using a mannequin as her plus-one in the high-occupancy lane of the Long Island Expressway. An alert sheriff's deputy on Long Island became suspicious when he saw the 'passenger' wearing sunglasses and using the visor. The only problem: The sky was overcast. (AP Photo/Suffolk County Sheriff)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1108 ynews/20100203/ynews_pl1108 The Newsroom politics Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:47:11 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1108"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100118/capt.6cc8bee199ef456681a087bda26078d1.obama__dcab106.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=e3CtCyn9.vgREmFnt4AAqg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="White House photographer Pete Souza takes a picture of President Barack Obama and workers before he serves lunch to people at So Others Might Eat, a social services organization, in Washington Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - One year in, things are looking less than ideal for President Obama. Ted Kennedy's Senate seat has flipped to a Republican, the President's proposed budget has come under fire for its $1.56 trillion deficit, and his health-care reform package appears to be in serious jeopardy. But New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has announced plans that may cheer him up.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1108"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100118/capt.6cc8bee199ef456681a087bda26078d1.obama__dcab106.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=e3CtCyn9.vgREmFnt4AAqg--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="photo" title="White House photographer Pete Souza takes a picture of President Barack Obama and workers before he serves lunch to people at So Others Might Eat, a social services organization, in Washington Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/en_ynews/ynews_en1107 ynews/20100203/ynews_en1107 The Newsroom entertainment Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:24:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/en_ynews/ynews_en1107"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/r2584267588.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=c9VTkZBrqd_haIGo9adFtA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="A man walks next to "L'homme qui marche I" by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti at Sotheby's auction house in London in this January 12, 2010 file photograph. The statue has been sold for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) on Wednesday, a new record for any work of art sold at auction, according to Sotheby's. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/Files (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - A rare life-size and life-time bronze cast, from 1961, of Alberto Giacometti's "L'Homme Qui Marche I," better known as "Walking Man," improbably became the most expensive work of art ever to sell at auction today, selling for $104,327,006.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/en_ynews/ynews_en1107"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/r2584267588.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=c9VTkZBrqd_haIGo9adFtA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="A man walks next to "L'homme qui marche I" by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti at Sotheby's auction house in London in this January 12, 2010 file photograph. The statue has been sold for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) on Wednesday, a new record for any work of art sold at auction, according to Sotheby's. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/Files (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ODDLY IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/en_ynews/ynews_en1105 ynews/20100203/ynews_en1105 The Newsroom entertainment Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:53:16 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/en_ynews/ynews_en1105"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100131/capt.photo_1264937544128-1-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=5vVb7nBBk1BPtbEgkbd9Eg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Film director Roman Polanski poses during a press conference in 2006 in Berlin. A final decision on whether to extradite the film maker to the United States may be a year away, the Swiss justice minister has said.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - The last time Roman Polanski played a prominent role at a film festival, it was in handcuffs. This time it will be in absentia, Polanski hoping to be the one carting something away -- namely, a Golden Bear.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/en_ynews/ynews_en1105"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100131/capt.photo_1264937544128-1-0.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=5vVb7nBBk1BPtbEgkbd9Eg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="Film director Roman Polanski poses during a press conference in 2006 in Berlin. A final decision on whether to extradite the film maker to the United States may be a year away, the Swiss justice minister has said.(AFP/DDP/File/Oliver Lang)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1104 ynews/20100203/ynews_ts1104 The Newsroom topstories Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:28:56 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1104"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/ra97082886.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=SUYx2VIFmnEZ.lSFs9Gk3g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Women, who are U.S. citizens arrested for their involvement in a suspected illegal adoption scheme, talk to a journalist at a holding cell at the judicial police station in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2010. REUTERS/St-Felix Evens" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100203/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1104"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100203/i/ra97082886.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=SUYx2VIFmnEZ.lSFs9Gk3g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="photo" title="Women, who are U.S. citizens arrested for their involvement in a suspected illegal adoption scheme, talk to a journalist at a holding cell at the judicial police station in Port-au-Prince February 1, 2010. REUTERS/St-Felix Evens" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1102 ynews/20100202/ynews_pl1102 The Newsroom politics Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:36:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1102"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.776ec3d1389140769ebc214937aba47d.senate_race_giannoulias_ilsp104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=D978iJ2HNw0QgZCOuEiLNw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Alexi Giannoulias speaks with supporters while campaigning for the Democratic U.S. Senate seat prior to the primary election in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - - Brett Michael Dykes is a contributor to the Yahoo! News blog</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1102"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100201/capt.776ec3d1389140769ebc214937aba47d.senate_race_giannoulias_ilsp104.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=D978iJ2HNw0QgZCOuEiLNw--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Alexi Giannoulias speaks with supporters while campaigning for the Democratic U.S. Senate seat prior to the primary election in Springfield, Ill., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1101 ynews/20100202/ynews_pl1101 The Newsroom politics Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:29:47 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1101"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100111/i/r1283229444.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=PQVzFhfP6DJxAu42iKknEA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Wall St. Journal CEO Council on "Rebuilding Global Prosperity" in Washington November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - Dating back to the time he worked in the Clinton administration, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has developed an almost notorious reputation in Washington for being a brash personality with a penchant for profanity-laced diatribes. Conversely, his intense nature, in addition to his sharp mind, are what many attribute to his success and effectiveness as a Washington power player. But a recently revealed remark he made in a closed-door meeting attended by White House aides and leaders of liberal special-interest groups has irked many, prompting him to issue an apology.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/pl_ynews/ynews_pl1101"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100111/i/r1283229444.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=PQVzFhfP6DJxAu42iKknEA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel speaks at the Wall St. Journal CEO Council on "Rebuilding Global Prosperity" in Washington November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/en_ynews/ynews_en1103 ynews/20100202/ynews_en1103 The Newsroom entertainment Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:03:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/en_ynews/ynews_en1103"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100129/i/r419070411.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=TeFseUKjoLQrs.kyhVCI5g--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="The cover of J.D. Salinger's 1951 post-war literary classic "The Catcher in the Rye". REUTERS/Hachette Book Group" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - J.D. Salinger is dead and so, naturally, he now belongs to everyone. Screenwriter Shane Salerno is hoping to premiere his newly completed documentary, "Salinger," at the Cannes Film Festival this May.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/en_ynews/ynews_en1103"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100129/i/r419070411.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=TeFseUKjoLQrs.kyhVCI5g--" align="left" height="130" width="85" alt="photo" title="The cover of J.D. Salinger's 1951 post-war literary classic "The Catcher in the Rye". REUTERS/Hachette Book Group" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1099 ynews/20100202/ynews_ts1099 The Newsroom topstories Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:18:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1099"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100202/i/r4222371097.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=riPZp6B9db95Z88IDQeysQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual prediction while being held by Co-Handler Ben Hughes on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the 124th Groundhog Day, February 2, 2010. Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0" /></a>The Newsroom - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news stories that occurred overnight. Look for updates throughout the day on Yahoo! News and in the news box on Yahoo.com.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100202/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1099"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20100202/i/r4222371097.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=riPZp6B9db95Z88IDQeysQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Famed weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual prediction while being held by Co-Handler Ben Hughes on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on the 124th Groundhog Day, February 2, 2010. Phil saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (The Newsroom) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/yahoonewsroom/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100201/sp_ynews/ynews_sp1098 ynews/20100201/ynews_sp1098 The Newsroom sports Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:33:02 GMT The Newsroom - In a rare bout of art-institutional sports bravado, New Orleans Museum of Art director John Bullard and Indianapolis Museum of Art director Maxwell Anderson have made a high-stakes wager that whoever's home team loses will have to lend the other's museum a priceless work of art.