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Showdown vote nears on importing low-cost drugs (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:13 AM PST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., leaves a Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to finally win a long struggle to ease curbs against importing low-cost prescription drugs but will have to overcome the Obama administration and the pharmaceutical industry to do so.

Storm dumps snow on Midwest, bitter cold to follow (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:55 PM PST

Trucks make their way down Interstate I-35/80, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, in Des Moines, Iowa. More than a foot of snow was expected in parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa, where the National Weather Service warned of 'extremely dangerous blizzard conditions' and near whiteout driving conditions. Wind gusts of up to 50 mph could build snow drifts between 8 and 15 feet tall. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - A gigantic storm dumped more than a foot of snow across much of the Midwest and New England as it marched eastward Wednesday, creating blizzard conditions, burying cars under huge drifts and providing ammunition for a massive campus snowball fight in Wisconsin.

Petraeus reveals boost in US counterterror effort (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:34 PM PST

U.S. Central Command commanding Gen. David Petraeus, right, waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The rapid U.S. build up in the Afghan war will include more terrorist-hunting forces to chase down militants deemed too extreme to change sides, a top U.S. general revealed on Wednesday.

Worried parents at heart of terror probe (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:50 AM PST

Nihad Awad, national executive director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations, speaks at a news conference regarding the arrest in Pakistan of five missing American young men in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Behind him is Imam Mahdi Bray, executive director of the Muslim American Society Freedom. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - When five young American Muslims were arrested in Pakistan over possible links to terrorism, a key break in the case came not from federal agents or spies, but parents worried their sons may have made a terrible decision.

House votes to extend $31B in expiring tax breaks (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 06:35 PM PST

AP - The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on investment fund managers and a crackdown on international tax cheats.

Zelaya negotiating deal to leave Honduras (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:21 PM PST

Riot police guard ouside the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Honduras' interim government said Wednesday night it has authorized ousted President Manuel Zelaya to leave the country and go to Mexico, and a Mexican official confirmed talks were under way on that possibility. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Mexico is working to get ousted President Manuel Zelaya out of the Brazilian Embassy, a refuge where he has spent nearly three months in a failed effort to get his office back and prevent the election of his successor.

SC gov dodges impeachment, lawmakers push rebuke (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Gov. Mark Sanford speaks to the media in front of St. Philip's Church in downtown Charleston, S.C. Wednesday Dec. 9, 2009. A panel of South Carolina lawmakers voted down a measure to impeach Sanford on Wednesday, but recommended a formal rebuke. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)AP - State lawmakers made it clear they want Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, but wouldn't recommend ousting him over his travels and trysts with an Argentine mistress.

Al-Qaida claims this week's deadly Baghdad blasts (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:10 AM PST

Majid Hassan, 37, weeps over his wife's coffin before her burial in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. She was killed when series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad Tuesday, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for the coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes against the Iraqi government.

Woods scandal a boon to Internet publications (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 file photo, Tiger Woods from the U.S. smiles during a press conference before the Australian Masters golf tournament at Kingston Heath Golf Club, in Melbourne, Australia. Google and Yahoo say they've seen a significant spike from traffic from people looking for information on the golf superstar and his alleged extramarital affairs. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)AP - The Tiger Woods sex scandal has been a boon for online publications, even though it hasn't generated the same amount of Internet traffic as Michael Jackson's death or President Barack Obama's inauguration.

Milwaukee lands Wolf & Hawkins; O's get Millwood (AP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:52 AM PST

FILE - This is a Sept. 15, 2009, file photo showing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Randy Wolf throwing against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles. Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year contract worth $27 million to $30 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, Wednessday Dec. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)AP - Pitchers were on the move at the winter meetings, with Milwaukee landing Randy Wolf and LaTroy Hawkins, and Baltimore acquiring Kevin Millwood in a trade with Texas.

Obama praises Senate healthcare deal (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:27 AM PST

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) (L-R), SenatorLamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talk to reporters about healthcare legislation outside of the senate Republicans' weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 8, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised a Senate compromise on a public insurance option, and Senate Democrats said the proposals moved them one step closer to passage of a sweeping healthcare overhaul.

Petraeus sees short-term rise in Afghan violence (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:14 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul December 8, 2009. Gates flew unannounced to Kabul where he met Karzai, the most senior visit by a U.S. official since President Barack Obama announced a new strategy last week, sending 30,000 extra troops but pledging to begin withdrawing them in 18 months. REUTERS/Justin Sullivan/PoolReuters - Violence in Afghanistan and turmoil within the Karzai government are likely to rise in the short term, General David Petraeus said on Wednesday, calling on U.S. lawmakers to reserve judgment on President Barack Obama's new war strategy for a full year.

U.S. House to debate financial regulation overhaul (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 09:33 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives will debate on Thursday the most sweeping changes to financial regulation proposed since the Great Depression, including broad new government powers over large banks and tighter regulation of capital markets.

From war to peace - Obama to accept Nobel prize (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

President Barack Obama announces funding of $600 million awards to the construction and renovation of 85 community health centers and the implementation of electronic health records, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building near the White House in Washington December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama arrived in the Norwegian capital on Thursday to accept his Nobel Peace Prize amid criticism he does not deserve the accolade because of his Afghan war build-up and few foreign policy successes.

Americans held in Pakistan "wanted to join holy war" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:48 AM PST

Reuters - Five young Americans detained in Pakistan, which is fighting an increasingly violent Taliban insurgency, wanted to join a jihad, or holy war, a police official said on Thursday.

Accused 9/11 plotters may face NY "Guantanamo" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 02:13 PM PST

Reuters - If the men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks wonder what conditions they might face when they are moved to New York from Guantanamo Bay for trial, they can expect solitary confinement, 23-hour-a-day lockdowns, constant video surveillance and almost no visitors.

Financial reform bill debate begins in House (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST

Reuters - The House of Representatives began preliminary debate on sweeping legislation to give the government new powers over large financial firms and tighten bank and market regulation late on Wednesday.

Qaeda-linked militants say behind Baghdad bombings (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2009 11:41 PM PST

People walk at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad December 9, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Iraqi insurgents linked with al Qaeda claimed responsibility for bombings this week that killed 112 people and said their campaign of violence would continue.

Gunmen seize 65 people in southern Philippines: army (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:22 AM PST

File photo shows Philippine soldiers on patrol on Mindanao island, in the southern Philippines. Gunmen seized 65 schoolchildren, teachers and other residents of a village in the volatile southern Philippines on Thursday, then released 18 of them, authorities said.(AFP/File/Mark Navales)AFP - Gunmen seized 65 schoolchildren, teachers and other residents of a village in the volatile southern Philippines on Thursday, then released 18 of them, authorities said.

Developing nations clash over climate targets (AFP)

Posted: 10 Dec 2009 12:43 AM PST

Delegates walk past a light installation at the Bella Center during the UN climate conference in Copenhagen on December 9. A major rift surfaced at UN climate talks between emerging giants and countries most exposed to the ravages of global warming, as top polluter China took aim at rich nations for failing to act.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A major rift surfaced at UN climate talks between emerging giants and countries most exposed to the ravages of global warming, as top polluter China took aim at rich nations for failing to act.
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