Obama finds (mostly) friendly audience on YouTube Not too many tough questions for President Obama today on YouTube, but there were some challenges on health care, energy, and national security policy.When a viewer from Texas asked Obama why the health care talks have not been on C-SPAN  - - as he promised during the campaign -- Obama admitted it's been hard to follow all the meetings.Obama added that he is "making sure that in this last leg, this last five yards before we get to the goal line, that everybody understands exactly what's going on in the health care bill, that there are no surprises, no secrets."Another woman gave the president a hard time because his energy plan includes nuclear power and more oil... Friendly new home turf for Obama in D.C. A new Washington Post poll finds strong approval ratings for President Obama among Washington, DC residents, with nearly nine in 10 Washingtonians saying ... Eagles say they're animal-friendly, with Vick or not Plans to have Eagles players appear at animal-related fund-raisers, issue player-and-his-pet trading cards, and release pet-friendly public service ... Developers release 3G-friendly VoIP iPhone apps Quietly coinciding with last week's iPad announcement, Apple lifted restrictions that had prevented voice over IP (“VoIP”) apps ... Eco-Friendly Web Host 1&1 Unveils New "Green Hosting" Logo Last month, 1&1 released a survey of 1500 consumers of whom 59 percent said they would be more likely to buy if a retailer uses eco-friendly practices such ... International Friendly KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Striker Luton Shelton scored in the 68th minute to give Jamaica a 1-0 friendly victory over Canada at the National Stadium on Sunday.Shelton, who plays for Valerenga in Norway, spurned several earlier chances but decided the game when he raced onto a pass from fellow forward Omar Cummings and hit a low shot past goalkeeper David Monslave.The 18,000 crowd was treated to a fast-paced opening to the match, but the action slowed and both sides were guilty of missing opportunities that came their way.Neither team will feature at this year's World Cup finals in South Africa having failed to make the second phase of CONCACAF qualifying. Bad Article URL 4, 2006, he was 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Pirates' 6-0 win over the Cubs at Wrigley, and that year, went 12-for-34 at the Friendly Confines. ... Air strike kills four in apparent friendly-fire mishap in Afghanistan The apparent friendly fire incident came just a day after a disgruntled Afghan interpreter gunned down two US soldiers in the same district before an ... Cards friendly to your valentine Green Apple School Supply has introduced a eco-friendly valentine kit, intended to foster kids' creativity while making life easier for busy parents. The idea for the kit came when owner Jeff Haines was attending a Valentine's Day party at his child's school. One student's mother approached him and, after raving about the company's pre-packaged school-supply kits, asked why Haines didn't offer anything for Valentine's Day. Haines immediately jumped on the idea, thinking a kit would give children a chance to be creative and make valentines that were thoughtful and meaningful. The kits include banana-paper cards, decorative paper made from grasses, a recycled heart-shaped cra...

The Hays Daily News ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Robin and Teresa Champlin sat in the stands at Bearcat Arena on Saturday afternoon at Northwest Missouri State University and watched their daughter, Kara, play for Fort Hays State University. For Robin and Teresa, the trip east from their home in Concordia capped a whirlwind weekend and another trek to watch one of their four children play high school or college sports. "Following your own kids, it's fun," Robin said. Kara is the third-oldest of Robin and Teresa's four children. Derek played football at Garden City Community College, while Dana participated in basketball at Tabor College. Kara spent two years at Cloud County Community College in...