The international Red Cross and other aid groups announced plans for major relief operations in the Western Hemispheres poorest country. Many will have to help their own staff as well as stricken Haitians. Taiwan said its embassy was ... An American aid worker was trapped for about 10 hours under the rubble of her mission house before she was rescued by her husband, who told CBS Early Show that he drove 100 miles (160 kilometers) to PortauPrince to find her. ...

The mood in the US has already swung in favour of deficit reduction, with Republicans attacking Democrats plans for more spending to support jobs. Washingtonbased analysts said the president was probably trying to prepare public opinion for a tough budget in February while leaving ... White House officials say the US fiscal situation had no impact on Obamas interactions in Beijing, even though some observers presented his trip as that of a debtor visiting his banker. ...

The Kildee House by Rutherford G. Montgomery; A fellow builds a small cabin at the base of a large redwood tree, and a family of raccoons and skunks move in with him nice story. The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren Wonderful And my all time favorite: The Wind Boy by Ethel Cook Eliot; more appropriate for 1st grade and up, I think. Absolutely wonderful ... Land Art for Kids Goals and Plans Patricias on a mission Now thats my kind of rose parade ...

Once again, after a busy weekend, I reach Sunday evening and find myself with a pile of books I havent read yet. (And as will be fairly obvious, they include most of the nonMarvel books I bought this week.) But such is life. ... Fair enough for a while now, the books been pushing the idea that Dakens got longerrange plans in mind. And this is a pretty enjoyable issue. Theres not much plot to it its just the Siege from Dakens point of view but the interaction ...

Last week, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (RVa.) made it clear that the only starting point for bipartisan compromise would be for Dems to drop their health care plan and embrace the GOP one. Senate Minority Leader Mitch ..... Its so much better, if you want to slam Obama for not listening to you, to propose a pile of shiny nonsense that guarantees that he wont listen to you. Plus, if you can hound him into adopting some of your stupid ideas because hes so ...

PORTAUPRINCE, Haiti (AP) Haitians piled bodies along the devastated streets of their capital Wednesday after a powerful earthquake crushed thousands of structures, from schools and shacks to the National Palace and the UN ... A young American aid worker was trapped for about 10 hours under the rubble of her mission house before she was rescued by her husband, who told CBSs The Early Show that he drove 100 miles (160 kilometers) to PortauPrince to find her when he ...