Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Danny Williams is unapologetic regarding his recent trip to Miami for heart surgery.   Read more »

Rassmussen Reports latest survey finds 59% of American voters think states should have the right to refuse federal government programs they don’t agree with. Read more »

The former leader of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, says Israel doesn’t need permission from the United States to strike Iran.  Read more »

Police in Suwanee, Georgia say Phillip Chad Dunn is accused of stabbing his wife to death in a Wal-Mart parking lot where they met to exchange custody of their two children.  Read more »

House and Senate Republicans say unless President Obama agrees to shelve bills already passed by Democrats, they doubt there will be a bipartisan accord on healthcare reform.  Read more »

 Monday, February 08, 2010 By Patrick Goodenough, International Editor

Kicking off what promises to be a significant week in Iran, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday ordered the head of the national nuclear agency to begin boosting uranium enrichment to new levels. Defense Secretary Robert Gates in response renewed calls for the international community to unite around sanctions against the regime Tehran, while the British government called the move “a matter of serious concern” saying upping enrichment to 20 percent would breach U.N. Security Council resolutions. Read more »

The bill passed in the state Senate Thursday by 47-2 vote would ban the involuntary implant of microchips in any part of a person’s body.   Read more »

ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Red Cross says a plan to bring 45,000 evacuees from Haiti to Florida, and 4,000 of those to Orange County, is not set in stone. The Red Cross clarified Friday who could be involved in a plan to move people out of Haiti. Read more »

By John Solomon and Carrie Johnson
Special to The Washington Post and Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; A01

The FBI illegally collected more than 2,000 U.S. telephone call records between 2002 and 2006 by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or simply persuading phone companies to provide records, according to internal bureau memos and interviews. FBI officials issued approvals after the fact to justify their actions. Read more »

By Matt Cover, Staff Writer