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Obama to sign proclamation on childhood obesity WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will be sticking around the White House today as Washington continues to dig out from its big snowfall, and prepares for another one expected to begin this afternoon.

Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing By LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent

Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) - Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems - the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world's largest automaker.

Man charged in Newark Airport breach due in court NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A graduate student from China charged with breaching security at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport is due in court Tuesday. Haisong Jiang (hy-SOHN' jee-ONG') was arrested Jan. 8, days after entering a restricted area at the airport, where he was seeing his girlfriend off.

Brother now says Ohio doc admitted poisoning wife CLEVELAND (AP) - A family member who testified earlier that an Ohio doctor denied poisoning his wife now says the defendant admitted to the killing. Firas Essa (EE'-suh) returned to the witness stand Monday in Cleveland and said his brother, Yazeed Essa, told him that he'd replaced his wife's calcium supplement tablets with cyanide.

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Verizon's Decision to Cancel Users' Internet Service for Illegal Downloading: A Better Option than RIAA Lawsuits?

By ANITA RAMASASTRY
FindLaw columnist and U. Washington law professor Anita Ramasastry discusses the new approach of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to the issue of illegal downloading: The RIAA is now partnering with Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as Verizon to ensure that Internet users who ignore warnings about their illegal downloading will lose their Internet service. Ramasastry argues that this new system -- effectively a form of private copyright enforcement -- will likely be superior to the RIAA's prior approach of filing lawsuits. However, she contends that the new system needs guarantees of procedural fairness, and that ISPs like Verizon need to clearly convey the applicable rules and processes to their customers. View more Commentary »

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