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Obama orders 30,000-troop buildup in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:35 PM PST

President Barack Obama greets cadets after speaking about the war in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Declaring "our security is at stake," President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited as commander in chief. He promised an impatient public he would begin bringing units home in 18 months.

FACT CHECK: Obama overlooks some tough realities (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:36 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama's speech Tuesday night did not always match the reality on the ground in Afghanistan.

Fine, points on license for Woods over SUV crash (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:05 PM PST

Maj. Cindy Williams, left, with the Florida Highway Patrol speaks during a news conference concerning Tiger Woods' accident as Sgt. Kim Montes looks on in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - All Tiger Woods has to do is pay a $164 fine — less than a round of golf at Torrey Pines — and his dealings with Florida authorities over his infamous car accident will be over.

Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:38 PM PST

Maurice Clemmons, 37, a person of interest in the shootings of four Lakewood Department police officers at a coffee shop in Tacoma, the Washington suburb of Parkland, is pictured in this handout released by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department on November 29, 2009. Pierce County Sheriff's Department spokesman Ed Troyer described the shootings at the Forza Coffee shop as an ambush, the Tacoma News Tribune said on its Web site. REUTERS/Pierce County Sheriff Department/Handout (UNITED STATES HEADSHOT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - A lone officer on patrol in the middle of the night Tuesday spotted a stolen car, its hood up and engine running, and pulled over to check it out. As the patrolman sat in his cruiser, a burly man with a large mole on his cheek came up from behind.

Atlanta mayor's race may head for recount (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 09:57 PM PST

Carlton Reed, left, who voted Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Ralph J. Bunche Middle School in Atlanta, embraces his brother and mayoral candidate, Kasim Reed. Atlanta voters returned to the polls Tuesday, December 1, 2009 in the mayoral runoff of Atlanta city councilwoman Mary Norwood and Georgia State Sen. Kasim Reed. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal Constitution, John Spink)AP - The race for Atlanta mayor appeared headed for a recount early Wednesday, with the two candidates separated by only 620 votes.

Atty: Army wants mental exam for Fort Hood suspect (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 07:51 PM PST

FILE - The 2007 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. An attorney for the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood says the Army is ordering a mental evaluation for his client. Attorney John Galligan says he received notice Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 that the Army wants to perform the exam on Hasan. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)AP - The military plans a mental evaluation to determine whether the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood knew his alleged actions were wrong and whether he's competent to stand trial, his civilian attorney said Tuesday.

Gatecrashers' e-mail shows no confirmed invitation (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:44 PM PST

In this image made from video provided Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 by NBC Universal, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, right, are interviewed by the 'Today' show's host Matt Lauer. The couple that got into the White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister without invitations denied Tuesday that they were gatecrashers. Appearing on the same program, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs insisted the Salahis had not been invited. (AP Photo/NBC Universal)AP - The attention-hungry couple that crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner admitted to a friendly Pentagon official that they went without a confirmed invitation — just in case they got approved at the last minute.

Ohio man accused of living with bodies indicted (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:07 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 13, 2009 file photo shows Anthony Sowell in Cleveland. The registered sex offender attacked 14 women and killed 11 of them, leaving their remains in and around his home, a prosecutor said Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 in announcing a grand jury indictment against the suspected serial killer. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - A registered sex offender attacked 14 women and killed 11 of them, leaving their remains in and around his home, a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing a grand jury indictment against the suspected serial killer.

Lawyer: Son's child sex admission drove dad insane (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

Chris Jenkins, Jamal Pinkney Jr.'s aunt, sobs as she sits in the courtroom listening to testimony regarding the execution-style murder of her nephew by his father Jamar Pinkney Sr. in Highland Park, Mich., Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Jenkins and other family members wore t-shirts bearing the boy's picture and the message R.I.P. Jamar Pinkney, Jr. We Love You.' (AP Photo/John T. Greilick, The Detroit News)AP - A 15-year-old Michigan boy admitted raping a 3-year-old girl, so enraging his father that the man couldn't control himself when witnesses say he forced the teen to strip, marched him to an empty lot and shot him through the head, a defense lawyer said Tuesday.

Documents show ex-Conn. bishop downplayed abuse (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 04:43 PM PST

AP - Recently retired New York Cardinal Edward Egan expressed skepticism over sexual abuse allegations against priests when he was a Connecticut bishop a decade ago, saying he found it "marvelous" that so few priests had been accused over the years, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

Gotti freed on bond after mistrial declared (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:38 PM PST

John 'Junior' Gotti speaks to reporters after leaving Manhattan federal court Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 in New York. A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday at the racketeering trial of John 'Junior' Gotti after a jury failed to reach a verdict against the son of the notorious Gambino crime family mob boss - the case's fourth hung jury in five years. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday at the racketeering trial of John "Junior" Gotti after a jury failed to reach a verdict against the son of the notorious Gambino crime family mob boss — the case's fourth hung jury in five years.

Troops, families mixed over Obama's Afghan surge (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 08:40 PM PST

Former Marine and military parent Bill Thomas watches President Obama's speech unveiling his new Afghanistan strategy from his home in Jacksonville, N.C. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Mr. Thomas has three sons who are or have been in the military - former Marine Cpl. David Thomas, 22, current Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Thomas, 25, and current Marine Cpl. Michael Thomas, 23. Thomas said he supports Obama's plan as long as he doesn't send extra troops in vain. Thomas has a son headed to Afghanistan with the Marines next year. (AP Photo/Logan Wallace)AP - Battle-weary troops and their families braced for a wrenching round of new deployments to Afghanistan, but many said they support the surge announced Tuesday as long as it helps to end the 8-year-old conflict.

Detainee seeks indictment dismissal after delays (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 05:25 PM PST

A group of detainees pray at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. An Algerian detainee, Saber Lahmar, was transferred from the Guantanamo Bay to French territory, his lawyer said(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AP - Citing a long wait for trial, lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee have asked a judge to dismiss charges against him in the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa.

Mo. court overturns death penalty for 2002 slaying (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:51 PM PST

AP - The Missouri Supreme Court overturned a man's death sentence Tuesday because his attorney failed to question the character of a murder victim who had child pornography on his computer.

Baltimore mayor convicted of 1 gift card charge (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:57 PM PST

Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon leaves the courthouse after being convicted on a single charge she took gift cards intended for the city's poor, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Baltimore. Although Sheila Dixon was acquitted of a felony theft charge, her conviction could force her from office. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - Baltimore's mayor was convicted Tuesday on a single charge of taking gift cards from a program intended for the city's poor children and using them to buy electronics, including an Xbox video game system.

Most states have not adopted sex offender rules (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 01:39 PM PST

ADDS INFORMATION ABOUT REECE'S CURRENT JOB In this undated photo provided by Gary Reece, Reece speaks at a regional group meeting for financial officers at Ohio National Financial Services in Cincinnati. Reece is a convicted sex offender- turned motivational speaker who is challenging Ohio's efforts to comply with the federal law requiring states to keep closer tabs on sex offenders. More than three years after Congress ordered stepped-up monitoring of sex offenders, 49 states have yet to adopt the government's strict new requirements, and some are weighing whether it's cheaper to comply or just pay a penalty. (AP Photo/Gary Reece) NO SALESAP - More than three years after Congress ordered stepped-up monitoring of sex offenders, only one state has adopted the government's strict new requirements, and some others are weighing whether to ignore the law and just pay a penalty.

Va. instructors: Yoga regulations unconstitutional (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:26 PM PST

Suzanne Leitner-Wise, left, and Bev Brown, both of Alexandria, Va., pose for a portrait in the Little River Yoga Studio where they teach yoga instructors, in Alexandria, Va. on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. They are two of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Virginia regulators, saying the state's plan to regulate the teaching of new yoga instructors infringes on their free speech rights. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The state of Virginia wants to make sure that if you learn to be a yoga instructor, the people who teach you the Half Moon, the Sleeping Vishnu and the Upward Facing Dog poses know what they're doing.

Tiny Maine community seeks answers after killings (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 03:02 PM PST

AP - A man who loaned money to friends despite his own financial troubles was killed along with his wife in their trailer home over the weekend, jolting this community that is home to about 70 people and only a couple of paved roads.

Dying man robbed in Philadelphia ER waiting room (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 02:34 PM PST

AP - A school counselor suffering an apparent heart attack died in a Philadelphia emergency room after waiting nearly 80 minutes for help — and a trio of homeless drug addicts nearby stole his watch instead of seeking aid, police said.

Kentucky panel changes horse drug testing rules (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST

AP - Kentucky racing officials say drug screening for horses will improve and become cheaper under a change to their testing system.
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