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Health care legislation back behind closed doors (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:04 AM PDT

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, after a committee vote regarding the health care reform bill. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Health care talks slip back behind closed doors Wednesday as Senate leaders start trying to merge two very different bills into a new version that can get the 60 votes needed to guarantee its passage.

House panel to begin push on financial overhaul (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:29 AM PDT

AP - Small neighborhood banks and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are overshadowing the nation's biggest banks in influencing lawmakers as Congress begins the initial phase of its long-awaited overhaul of how the government regulates financial companies.

AP sources: Afghan corruption worries McChrystal (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:09 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 24, 2009 file photo, head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, right, shakes hands with a Marine before boarding a military plane at the Camp Leatherneck base in the southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Jason Straziuso, File)AP - The top military commander in Afghanistan is asking for up to 80,000 more American troops even as he warns that rampant government corruption there may prevent victory against the Taliban and al-Qaida, according to U.S. officials briefed on his conclusions.

Treasury said to be unprepared on AIG bonus plans (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:32 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, The American International Group logo is shown in New York. The Obama administration's pay czar has asked American International Group to withhold some of the millions in bonuses promised to its employees. Kenneth Feinberg, the special master for executive compensation, 'has informally advised AIG not to pay the full $198 million' employees expect to receive, according to a report Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009 from the special inspector general overseeing the $700 billion financial bailout. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - The pitched drama over bonuses for bailed-out executives will be revived on Capitol Hill Wednesday as a government watchdog explains how some executives nearly brought down the financial system — then pocketed millions.

Rev. Moon marries thousands in global mass wedding (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:36 AM PDT

Couples from around the world participate in the mass wedding ceremony at a Sun Moon University in Asan, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The Unification Church organized biggest mass wedding in a decade, a spectacle church officials said involves 40,000 people around the world. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - From South Korea to South America, the bride wore white for the Unification Church's largest mass wedding in a decade, with some 40,000 people participating in dozens of cities around the world.

SoCal storm menaces neighborhoods near burn areas (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT

A person walks with an umbrella in San Francisco as the first major storm of the season hits the area on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. Residents across California worried Tuesday about possible flash floods and mudslides as a storm began showering areas devastated by wildfires. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - A powerful fall storm packing strong winds, drenching rain and heavy snow has moved into Southern California where residents near fire-scarred hillsides braced for possible mudslides and debris flows.

Clinton wrapping up 5-day tour of Europe, Russia (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:17 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks while visiting Boeing's design center in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is wrapping up a five-day tour of Europe and Russia with a series of informal meetings in Moscow and the Russian republic of Tatarstan aimed at helping redefine U.S.-Russian relations.

US-NKorea talks hinge on renewed six-party process (AP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:33 PM PDT

AP - The United States will not meet directly with North Korea until Pyongyang commits to rejoining six-nation disarmament talks and abides by commitments to dismantle its nuclear programs, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday.

Chuck Liddell knocked out of 'Dancing' ballroom (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT

In this image provided by ABC, Anna Trebunskaya and Chuck Liddell perform during week four of Dancing with the Stars on Monday Oct. 12, 2009 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)AP - Ultimate Fighting champ Chuck Liddell has been knocked out — of "Dancing With the Stars."

Limbaugh already down a vote in bid to buy Rams (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT

This photo provided by Rush Limbaugh shows Limbaugh in his Palm Beach, Fla. radio studio, the last week of Sept., 2009. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he would not tolerate 'divisive' comments from an NFL owner like the ones the talk show host made about Donovan McNabb in 2003. And Colts owner Jim Irsay says he would vote to bar Limbaugh if he tries to buy the St. Louis Rams. (AP Photo/Photo courtesy of Rush Limbaugh)AP - Rush Limbaugh's bid to buy the St. Louis Rams ran into opposition within the NFL on Tuesday, when Colts owner Jim Irsay vowed to vote against him and commissioner Roger Goodell said the conservative commentator's "divisive" comments would not be tolerated from any NFL insider.

House begins assembly of financial reform plan (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 10:20 PM PDT

Reuters - The House Financial Services Committee is to begin work on Wednesday on a top priority for the U.S. Congress -- legislation to mend regulatory holes exposed by last fall's financial crisis.

Clinton to woo Russian people on "reset" trip (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as they meet at the presidential residence in Barvikha outside Moscow, October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Natalia Kolesnikova/PoolReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ends her visit to Russia on Wednesday with a charm offensive to win public support for Washington's efforts to reset relations but no clear breakthroughs from formal talks.

Strong China trade figures point to recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:37 AM PDT

A worker melts a structure of a billboard at a construction site in Hefei, Anhui province October 14, 2009. China's economic growth will easily reach its 8 percent target this year and will increase to 9 percent in 2010 as it leads major countries in the rebound from the global downturn, a Reuters poll shows. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China reported surprisingly strong trade figures on Wednesday, providing fresh evidence that the world's third-largest economy is firmly on a recovery track and that global demand is improving too.

U.S. hails cooperation on North Korea, sees new steps (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:37 PM PDT

A female North Korean soldier guards the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Jacky ChenReuters - North Korea's neighbors and the United States are coordinating closely to draw the isolated state back to nuclear disarmament talks and reviewing possible next steps, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday.

Senate panel backs healthcare reform (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 05:00 PM PDT

A sign in support of healthcare reform is held up at a town hall meeting on healthcare reform sponsored by U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) in Alhambra, California, August 11, 2009. REUTERS/Danny MoloshokReuters - A key U.S. Senate committee endorsed a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, gaining the support of an influential Republican and delivering President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority.

Lawyers seek order to release Kuwaiti at Guantanamo (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT

A guard tower of Camp Delta is seen at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/FilesReuters - Lawyers for a Kuwaiti held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Tuesday asked the judge who ordered him freed to force the Obama administration to release him.

Ford, UAW reach tentative deal on contract changes (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Reuters - The United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co announced a tentative agreement on Tuesday with a no-strike provision and other concessions to bring its labor costs in line with U.S. rivals.

Ford switch recall expanded by 4.5 million vehicles (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 07:23 PM PDT

Reuters - Ford Motor Co is expanding its largest ever recall -- involving faulty cruise control deactivation switches that have caused fires -- by 4.5 million vehicles, regulators and company officials said on Tuesday.

90,000 flee tribal Pakistan fearing anti-Taliban push (AFP)

Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:28 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers patrol in front of the Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi. Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Pakistan's tribal South Waziristan region fearing an imminent army offensive against Taliban militants, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Tens of thousands of civilians have fled Pakistan's tribal South Waziristan region fearing an imminent army offensive against Taliban militants, officials said Wednesday.

Obama health care push clears Senate hurdle (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:43 AM PDT

A doctor takes part in a protest in Washington, DC against President Barack Obama's proposed health care legislation. Obama's historic drive to remake US health care this year passed AFP - President Barack Obama's historic drive to remake US health care this year passed "a critical milestone", as a key Senate committee approved sweeping legislation to enact his top domestic priority.
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