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Senate faces Christmas Eve vote on health care (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:07 AM PST

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nev., center, is recognized by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., right, during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. At left is Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Senate Democrats are poised to pass a landmark health care bill that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history.

Winter storm starts to spread across Midwest (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:38 AM PST

A pedestrian crosses a rain-soaked street in the Country Club Plaza shopping district of Kansas City, Mo. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. A winter storm blasting through the Midwest has left only rain in the Kansas City area with snow expected to fall Thursday into Christmas day. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - A major winter storm lumbering across the nation's midsection promised a white Christmas for some but brought headaches for residents without power and travelers crawling along slick, icy roads and dealing with canceled and delayed flights.

Man in wheelchair surrenders after Va. standoff (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:49 AM PST

Police gather at the Wytheville Post Office Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. A hostage situation is ongoing at the post office in the southwest Virginia town. (AP Photo/ Jeffrey P. Simmons, Wytheville Enterprise)AP - A disabled man in a wheelchair who authorities say held three people for more than eight hours inside a small-town Virginia post office surrendered to police after freeing the hostages unharmed.

Officials: Suicide bomber kills 4 in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:14 AM PST

Map of Pakistan locating Peshawar. A suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint in Pakistan's Peshawar on Thursday, killing four people in the second such attack in as many days in the flashpoint northwestern city.(AFP)AP - A suicide bomber struck a neighborhood full of government buildings in Pakistan's main northwest city Thursday, killing four people and underscoring that militant groups retain strength despite being under siege by the army.

Yemen claims 30 killed in raid on Qaida hide-outs (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:42 PM PST

AP - Yemeni authorities say military operations targeting al-Qaida hideouts have killed more than 30 suspected militants, including important leadership figures in the organization.

Balloon boy parents are sent to jail for hoax (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:55 AM PST

Richard and Mayumi Heene leave court after sentencing on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, in Fort Collins, Colo., in connection with the 'Balloon Boy' hoax. Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days jail time and Mayumi Heene to 20 days jail time. Both were given 4 years probation. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - The balloon boy's supposed life-threatening journey in a runaway balloon riveted the nation for hours. But it will be years before the perpetrators of the October hoax — his parents — can benefit financially from the publicity stunt.

Guantanamo prison may have to stay open until 2011 (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:48 AM PST

Protesters gather outside a Illinois legislative hearing Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 in Sterling, Ill. regarding an Obama administration decision to buy the underused Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Ill. to house up to 100 Guantanamo Bay detainees. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - President Barack Obama's commitment to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by next month may be delayed until 2011 because it will take months for the government to buy an Illinois prison and upgrade it to hold suspected terrorists.

Been away from the airport? A lot has changed (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 21, 2009 file photo, travelers including Irene Yambao, second from right, and her 7-year-old daughter Kathryn pick up their luggage at the San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco. Airlines have cut the number of flights they offer because fewer people have been flying during the recession. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Haven't flown since last Christmas? Be prepared. Things have changed.

Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins split after 23 years (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:40 PM PST

In this photo taken Sept. 21, 2008, Susan Sarandon arrives for the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards with her partner Tim Robbins in Los Angeles. Sarandon and Robbins, partners for 23 years, announced Thursday, Dec. 23, 2009, through their publicist, they separated over the summer and have broken up. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - One of Hollywood's most enduring couples has separated.

TCU's Patterson is AP Coach of the Year (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2009, file photo, TCU coach Gary Patterson yells toward an official as he walks onto the field during a timeout in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Utah in Fort Worth, Texas. Patterson was voted The Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, for leading the Horned Frogs to a perfect regular season and their first BCS appearance. (AP Photo/Donna McWilliam, File)AP - Gary Patterson guided TCU to its best season in 70 years on the way to becoming the first Associated Press Coach of the Year from outside the six conferences with automatic BCS bids.

Senate health bill clears final hurdle (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:29 PM PST

Discovery Communications Wellness Center medical technician Charline Faison checks the blood pressure of patient and Discovery employee Bonnary Lek (L) during a medical appointment at the clinic in the Discovery headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters - Senate Democrats cleared the last 60-vote hurdle on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, virtually ensuring final passage of its version of the biggest health policy changes in four decades.

U.S. pay czar Feinberg OKs compensation at some bailout firms (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:05 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. pay czar Kenneth Feinberg on Wednesday approved compensation plans for several executives and top-paid employees at three firms that have received taxpayer aid.

Imam tied to Fort Hood shooter "killed" in Yemen raid (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2009 12:39 AM PST

Reuters - A radical Muslim preacher linked by U.S. intelligence to a gunman who killed 13 people at a U.S. Army base is believed to have died in a Yemen airstrike on al Qaeda militants, a security official said on Thursday.

Iran's Ahmadinejad mocks Obama, "TV series" nuke talks (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:15 PM PST

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks at a news conference during the session of United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Christian CharisiusReuters - Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday mocked U.S. President Barack Obama's "extended hand" offer made earlier this year and said his country's cooperation on its nuclear program had been spurned.

Obama says disappointment at Copenhagen justified (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:59 PM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks during a plenary session at climate change talks in Copenhagen on December 18. Obama has said disenchantment over the summit was Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that disappointment over the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit was justified, hardening a widespread verdict that the conference had been a failure.

Woman arrested in Hawaii for threat to first lady (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:49 PM PST

This photo received from the US Seret Service shows Kristy Lee Roshia. Roshia, 35, who allegedly threatened to kill first lady Michelle Obama, is in federal custody in Honolulu, Hawaii after her arrest by agents on December 19.(AFP/HO/File)Reuters - U.S. authorities arrested and charged a woman in Hawaii last week for allegedly threatening to kill President Barack Obama's wife, Michelle, days before the Obamas were due to arrive in the state for the Christmas holiday.

GAO: U.S. agencies responsible for nuclear data leak (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:52 PM PST

Reuters - Several federal agencies share responsibility for the inadvertent publishing by a government office of sensitive U.S. nuclear power information on the Web last May, Congressional investigators said on Wednesday.

Four killed in Pakistan suicide blast: officials (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:58 PM PST

File photo shows Pakistani soldiers near a bomb blast close to Peshawar. A suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint on Thursday, killing four people in the second such attack in as many days in the flashpoint northwestern city.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - A suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint in Pakistan's Peshawar on Thursday, killing four people in the second such attack in as many days in the flashpoint northwestern city.

US Senate votes on final passage of landmark health bill (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:25 PM PST

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, is seen here on December 23. Senators are expected to give President Barack Obama an early Christmas present on Thursday by voting through sweeping legislation on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)AFP - Senators are expected to give President Barack Obama an early Christmas present on Thursday by voting through sweeping legislation on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.
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