(13 stories) Michelle Obama: Laughter is good for marriage

US News - News February 13, 2011 See US News Weather Michelle Obama: Laughter is good for marriage (KansasCity) Here's Michelle Obama's advice for couples this Valentine's Day: laugh with your partner.She says it's what she and President Barack Obama do, and it seems to be working. States' offer of tax breaks no guarantee for jobs (Reading Eagle/Reading Times) It's recently become an article of faith for many governors as they try to attract jobs: raising taxes during a recession is a nonstarter, choking off growth and damaging a state's fragile economic recovery. McConnell says Obama agenda is `over' (SavannahNow) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell declared Saturday that President Barack Obama's legislative agenda is "over," but said GOP lawmakers are willing to work with the White House to do what they "think is right for America." In a speech Saturday night to a GOP crowd in his hometown, the Kentucky Republican derided Obama for ... 4 die, 1 lives after boat capsizes in Gulf near La (KSDK-TV Saint Louis) Four people died and one survived Saturday after their boat capsized during a fishing trip on the Gulf of Mexico, according to Louisiana authorities. Emanuel vows to tackle Chicago corruption as mayor (Salon) Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel waves to the crowed as he arrives for to campaign at Welles Park in Chicago, Saturday, Feb. Obama welcomes commitments from Egypt's army (Black Hills Bandit) President Barack Obama welcomed commitments Saturday from Egypt's new military rulers to eventually hand power to an elected civilian government and abide by a peace treaty with Israel. How J.C. Penney gamed Google's search system (examiner) Late last year came the story of the horrific customer support issued by an online retailer who actually enjoyed the bad PR, as he knew that one measure by which Google ranks a site high in its "organic" (not paid) results is links from other sites, including links complaining about a site. J.C. Penney knows that too, and a New York Times investigation published Saturday shows they gamed the Google system the exact same way. Paul wins conservatives' straw poll (The Beaumont Enterprise) Texas congressman Ron Paul won the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference for the second straight year Saturday and former Massachusetts Gov. Republican lawmakers fight to save EFV program (Marine Corps Times) A faster, high-tech seafaring vehicle for the Marines has hit countless setbacks and cost overruns during the past two decades, and now it is one of the pricier items on the Defense Department's budget-cutting list. Hamas rejects Palestinian Authority call for election (WPMT-TV York) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for elections before September, but rival Islamist group Hamas quickly rejected the move, underscoring a crippling division among Palestinians. 7 popular diet plans and what they cost (KOTA-TV Rapid City) Americans like big things, especially food. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , the average annual food bill for 2009 was $3,929 per capita. Obama likens budget to family pocketbook choices (Herald-Standard) President Barack Obama says he is making difficult cuts in the nation's budget to allow needed spending increases in education, technology and public works projects. Verizon iPhone already accounts for 3.6 percent of U.S. data traffic: live tracker (examiner) After only a few days of actual retail release, at the time of this writing the Verizon iPhone already accounts for 3.6 percent of U.S. iPhone data traffic, according to ad network Chitika, measuring the traffic across its network. More US News News...

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