Current+Events+Early+Feb+2010

New stories from 2/12

New poll on President Obama and the government http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/us/politics/12poll.html?hp

A jobs bill? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/us/politics/12cong.html?hp http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/opinion/12fri1.html?hp

Iran http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/02/11/iran.revolution.anniversary/index.html?hpt=Sbin http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1963937,00.html http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/US-Dismisses-Irans-Nuclear-Claims-84180242.html

Former President Clinton in the hospital: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35355089/ns/politics/ http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/11/clinton.schedule/index.html?hpt=T2

New campaign finance laws after the Supreme Court's decision: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/us/politics/12citizens.html?ref=us

South Africa celebrates an important anniversary http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/02/11/south.africa.mandela/index.html?hpt=Sbin

China's crackdown on its own people http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1963609,00.html

Governor Christie's speech http://www.northjersey.com/news/Sources_NJ_governor_Chris_Christie_to_freeze_spending.html http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/021110_Full_Text_of_Governor_Chris_Christies_Budget_Speech.html

The end of the Kennedy dynasty http://www.northjersey.com/news/021210_Patrick_Kennedy_taking_a_new_direction_wont_run_for_re-election.html

The Tea Party movement http://www.newsweek.com/id/233331

Earlier stories

President Obama's State of the Union: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/28/state.of.union.highlights/?hpt=T1 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35168922/ns/politics-white_house/

A very important Supreme Court decision http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/21/campaign.finance.ruling/?hpt=T2 http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/27/cnn-fact-check-overseas-corporations-okd-for-campaign-cash/?fbid=-ASGD3cpXuh http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2010/01/reckless_supreme_court_ruling.html http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/28/alito.obama.sotu/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Don't ask, don't tell http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/01/us/politics/01military.html?hpw

Haiti http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/31/haiti.us.airlifts/index.html?hpt=T2

Haiti and New Jersey http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_bracing_for_flow_of_Haitians_refugees.html

Terror trial http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/31/terror.trial.site/index.html?hpt=T2 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35168785/ns/us_news-security/

Jobs http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/30/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htm?cnn=yes&hpt=T2