| 3 arrested for false statements in terror probe (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2009 12:47 AM PDT  AP - A 24-year-old Colorado airport shuttle driver and his father were arrested on formal charges of making false statements to federal agents in an ongoing terror investigation. A third man was arrested in New York City on the same charges, the Justice Department said Sunday.
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| Aides: Paterson urged to reconsider NY gov race (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 11:02 PM PDT  AP - National Democratic Party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider withdrawing from the 2010 governor's race, according to two senior New York Democratic advisers.
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| Obama to meet with Netanyahu, Abbas (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2009 12:05 AM PDT  AP - President Barack Obama will host a meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort to lay the groundwork for renewed negotiations on Mideast peace.
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| Va. slayings suspect put violent rap songs on Web (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:06 PM PDT  AP - A California man who rapped about murder in songs posted on his MySpace page was arrested Saturday by investigators who suspect him of killing four people in a central Virginia college town.
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| Experts: Defense in Yale killing has tough job (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 08:41 PM PDT  AP - Defending a Yale University lab technician charged with murder against what appears to be a mountain of forensic evidence might mean trying to convince jurors that the crime scene was contaminated because police didn't immediately shut down the lab where the victim was found, legal experts said.
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| Official: FCC to propose 'Net neutrality' rules (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:12 PM PDT  AP - The head of the FCC plans to propose new rules that would prohibit Internet service providers from interfering with the free flow of information and certain applications over their networks, an official at the agency said Saturday.
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| Toughest test coming up for health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:15 PM PDT  AP - Keep going. You don't have to fix all of it now. Just please don't let it stall. That's the essence of the message that Senate Democratic leaders have for their Finance Committee senators, who plan to start voting Tuesday on a remake of the nation's health care system.
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| Beyonce to perform in Malaysia despite dress code (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:59 PM PDT  AP - Beyonce Knowles says she will perform in Malaysia in October, two years after canceling a show in this Muslim-majority country after protesters threatened to disrupt the concert because of her sexy image and clothing.
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| Mayweather pummels Marquez in ring return (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:23 PM PDT  AP - Money came back with a guarantee. Floyd Mayweather Jr. told the world he was still its best boxer despite taking 21 months off, and he backed up every boast with every jab in an impressive victory.
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| Washington stuns No. 3 USC 16-13 (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:24 PM PDT  AP - Southern California's Stafon Johnson stayed face down on the turf. Jubilant Washington players and fans stepped over him, on their way to a riotous purple party that stretched from goal line to goal line.
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| Suspect in terrorism probe arrested in Colorado (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:15 PM PDT Reuters - Federal agents on Saturday arrested a Colorado man who had been questioned by the FBI as part of a terrorism investigation that included a series of raids in New York City this week, a spokeswoman for his attorney said. |
| Obama to hold joint meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 05:17 PM PDT  Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a joint meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to try to restart peace talks between the two sides, the White House said.
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| Dodd to push for single U.S. bank regulator: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 08:45 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to propose legislation that would merge four bank agencies into one super-regulator, The New York Times reported on Saturday. |
| Financial regulation tops G20 agenda (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 11:12 PM PDT  Reuters - President Barack Obama, preparing to meet with other G20 leaders in Pittsburgh, on Saturday stressed the need for regulations to prevent another global economic crisis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel was optimistic agreement could be reached at the summit.
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| Gates lashes out at critics of U.S. missile plan (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 05:07 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday lashed out at critics of a new missile defense plan for Europe and insisted it was not a concession to Russia, as some charge. |
| Obama asks New York governor not to run: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 11:36 PM PDT Reuters - President Obama has asked New York Governor David Paterson to withdraw from the state's 2010 governor's race for fear that the embattled fellow Democrat cannot regroup from a series of political setbacks, The New York Times reported on Sunday. |
| Sticky U.S.-Japan issues loom for Hatoyama in New York (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:05 PM PDT  Reuters - Japan's new prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, faces his first diplomatic test this week when he meets President Barack Obama in New York as the two allies grapple with disagreements that investors fear could damage ties.
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| Top Taliban commander dies of wounds: Pakistan army (AFP) Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:36 PM PDT  AFP - A top Taliban commander who was injured in a military operation in which he was arrested last week, died from his injuries on Sunday, the Pakistani military said.
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| Obama's trilateral meeting with Netanyahu, Abbas (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2009 12:42 AM PDT  AFP - US President Barack Obama will seek to restart stalled Mideast peace talks Tuesday when he hosts a trilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.
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