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7:30 AM ET, February 14, 2010

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Jonathan Petre / Daily Mail:

Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995 — The academic at the centre of the ‘Climategate’ affair, whose raw data is crucial to the theory of climate change, has admitted that he has trouble ‘keeping track’ of the information.

Discussion: Althouse, Tim Blair, The Corner on National … and Weasel Zippers

Jonathan Leake / Times of London:

World may not be warming, say scientists — The United Nations climate panel faces a new challenge with scientists casting doubt on its claim that global temperatures are rising inexorably because of human pollution. — In its last assessment the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change …

Discussion: Guardian, Big Journalism, TigerHawk, EU Referendum, Don Surber and Bishop Hill

Reuters:

U.N. climate panel admits Dutch sea level flaw — OSLO (Reuters) - The U.N. panel of climate experts overstated how much of the Netherlands is below sea level, according to a preliminary report on Saturday, admitting yet another flaw after a row last month over Himalayan glacier melt.

Discussion: Riehl World View

Boston Globe:

Professor accused in Ala. slayings shot her brother in Mass. 24 years ago — BRAINTREE — The University of Alabama biology professor accused of slaying three of her colleagues fatally shot her brother in Massachusetts more than two decades ago, a local police chief said today …

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, Moe Lane, Pajamas Media, Moonbattery, The Lonely Conservative, Riehl World View, NPR Blogs, theblogprof, PoliBlog, Pharyngula, American Power and Angry Bear

WCVB-TV:

U. Of Alabama Shooting Suspect Also Shot Brother In Mass. — Amy Bishop Accused Of Killing 3, Wounding 3 Others — BOSTON — The biology professor accused of gunning down five colleagues and a staff member at the University of Alabama at Huntsville on Friday was released …

Discussion: PoliBlog, Boston Globe and JammieWearingFool

New York Times:
A Previous Shooting Death at the Hand of Alabama Suspect

Discussion: The Talking Dog

Pubradiopolitics / State House Sound Bites:

A few minutes with Joe the Plumber — Joe the Plumber (aka Samuel J.Wurzelbacher) headlined state Representative Sam Rohrer's Mobilize for Liberty event in Harrisburg today, giving the Berks County lawmaker his support a few hours after Rohrer mustered just a dozen votes …

New York Times:

Wall St. Helped Greece to Mask Debt Fueling Europe's Crisis — Wall Street tactics akin to the ones that fostered subprime mortgages in America have worsened the financial crisis shaking Greece and undermining the euro by enabling European governments to hide their mounting debts.

Discussion: A Fistful Of Euros, skippy the bush kangaroo and Calculated Risk

Las Vegas Sun:

Tea Party to field candidate in battle for Harry Reid's Senate seat — Sun columnist Jon Ralston is reporting that the Tea Party has qualified as a third party in Nevada and will have a candidate in the Senate race to battle for the seat held by Majority Leader Harry Reid.

Discussion: PoliBlog and MyDD

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Can Sarah Palin translate celebrity into real political power? — Sarah Palin has proved that she can draw a crowd. What she has yet to demonstrate is that she can translate the appeal of a phenomenon into a political force that can attract or mobilize sizable numbers of voters.

Discussion: New York Times, Prairie Weather and Conservatives4Palin.com

Gmail Blog:

A new Buzz start-up experience based on your feedback — Posted by Todd Jackson, Product Manager, Gmail and Google Buzz — We've heard your feedback loud and clear, and since we launched Google Buzz four days ago, we've been working around the clock to address the concerns you've raised.

Discussion: New York Times, Silicon Alley Insider, Mashable!, TechCrunch, Bits, GigaOM, Electronic Frontier Foundation and NewsReal Blog

Yaakov Lappin / Jerusalem Post:

“Hello, police? Screw your sister!” — Palestinians torment Judea and Samaria police with abusive phone calls. — Talkbacks (24) — Judea and Samaria Police receive between 30,000 and 40,000 abusive calls from Palestinians every month, The Jerusalem Post has been told.

Discussion: Israel Matzav

Farah Stockman / Boston Globe:

Delahunt says he might be the next to go — ORLEANS - US Representative William Delahunt said yesterday that he is considering retiring from his congressional seat representing the South Shore and Cape Cod, although he portrayed his deliberations as routine and said they are not related …

Discussion: Jules Crittenden, The Eye and JammieWearingFool