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Congress scrutinizes Obama's Afghanistan plan (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:41 AM PST

President Barack Obama speaks about his Afghanistan policy before cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Democrats are complaining about President Barack Obama's escalation of the war in Afghanistan and Republicans are unhappy with his promise to withdraw troops in 18 months, but Congress appears willing to approve the buildup's $30 billion price tag.

FACT CHECK: Obama skims over some Afghan realities (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:16 AM 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 - Can more U.S. troops in Afghanistan really convert Afghans into an effective fighting force? Will allies answer the call to do more? Is Pakistan truly prepared to take on the extremists who pose the greatest threat?

E-mails show couple had no state dinner invitation (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:29 AM 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 - Copies of e-mails between the White House party crashers and a Pentagon official undermine their claims that they were invited to President Barack Obama's first state dinner.

Henderson exits as GM board demands faster change (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:19 PM PST

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo, General Motors' CEO Fritz Henderson listens to a question at a news conference in New York. General Motors on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 said Henderson has resigned after eight turbulent months as head of the largest U.S. automaker. Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. will serve as interim CEO. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - The leader of the new General Motors was done in by an old problem at the nation's largest car maker: Change wasn't happening fast enough.

Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:51 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.

Tempers flare as Senate moves toward health vote (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 10:48 PM PST

The Senate and Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The US Senate is poised to formally launch a historic and bitter debate on sweeping legislation to overhaul the country's health care system -- President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AP - A Republican senator asserted Tuesday during a rancorous floor debate that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will shorten the lives of America's seniors by cutting Medicare.

Military families brace for Obama's Afghan surge (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:11 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.

Case closed but Woods scrutiny continues (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:14 AM 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 - Tiger Woods didn't have to say a word to get Florida troopers off his case. The same strategy may be harder to pull off when it comes to the tabloid media probing his private life.

UK Foreign Office: Iran releases British sailors (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:42 AM PST

AP - The Foreign Office says the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have confirmed that five British sailors detained by Iran have been released.

FSU coach Bobby Bowden to retire after bowl game (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:26 AM PST

Florida State head football coach Bobby Bowden leaves his home, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, in Tallahassee, Fla. Bowden would not answer questions concerning his future at Florida State.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)AP - Florida State football became a fixture in the Sunshine state with Bobby Bowden stalking the sidelines.

Obama faces tough sell with Afghan troop plan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:40 AM PST

A soldier with the US Army's 6-4 Cavalry prepares to attach a cargo sling to a Chinook helicopter at Forward Operating Base Bostick in eastern Afghanistan January 11, 2009. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - President Barack Obama's national security team heads to Congress on Wednesday to sell lawmakers on his dramatic escalation of the Afghan war, which his field commander said gives him the resources he needs.

GM CEO Henderson departs in shakeup by board (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 09:50 PM PST

General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Fritz Henderson speaks to the media during a news conference at GM's World Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Rebecca CookReuters - General Motors Co's chief executive Fritz Henderson abruptly resigned on Tuesday, after the company's board decided the automaker needed to push its restructuring faster under new leadership.

Russia shifts stance on Iran, Ahmadinejad defiant (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:27 PM PST

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attends a news conference in Brasilia in this November 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesReuters - Russia will join any consensus on more sanctions against Iran, a senior Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday after Tehran declared it would expand nuclear activity in defiance of a U.N. rebuke.

Former lawyer charged in $1 billion Florida Ponzi scheme (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 06:33 AM PST

Reuters - A disbarred Florida lawyer surrendered to the FBI Tuesday to face charges he ran a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of more than $1 billion, federal prosecutors said.

Islamist rebels claim Russian rail bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 11:33 PM PST

A general view shows the site of the Nevsky Express train derailment near the village of Uglovka, about 400 km northwest of Moscow, November 28, 2009. Islamist militants on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a bomb that derailed a Russian high-speed train killing 26 people, according to the website KavkazCenter.com. REUTERS/Konstantin ChalabovReuters - Islamist militants on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a bombing that derailed a Russian express train killing 26 people, according to the website KavkazCenter.com.

Iran releases detained British yacht crew (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:35 AM PST

Reuters - Iran has released five British yachtsmen detained in the Gulf after their boat apparently strayed into Iranian waters, Britain's Foreign Office said on Wednesday.

Suspect in U.S. cop killings is shot dead by police (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:31 PM PST

Maurice Clemmons in a photo released by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department. REUTERS/Pierce County Sheriff Department/HandoutReuters - A man accused of gunning down four police officers was shot and killed by authorities on Tuesday in a case that could affect a potential 2012 U.S. presidential candidate who granted him clemency in the past.

Suicide bomber hits naval complex in Pakistan capital (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:52 AM PST

A suicide bomber hit near a naval complex in Pakistan's capital Islamabad Wednesday, police said, with four people injured in the latest blast to hit the Taliban-troubled nation(AFP)AFP - A suicide bomber hit near a naval complex in Pakistan's capital Islamabad Wednesday, police said, with four people injured in the latest blast to hit the Taliban-troubled nation.

Obama sends 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, eyes pullout (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2009 12:47 AM PST

US President Barack Obama talks on the US military mission in Afghanistan at the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York on December 1. Sending 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan is in the AFP - US President Barack Obama announced he was pouring 30,000 more troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "seize the initiative" to end the unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011.
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