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Feds: Zazi trips, shopping led to N.Y. terror threat (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:41 PM PDT

This image made Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 from security video made available by CNN shows a man believed to be Najibullah Zazi shopping at Beauty Supply Warehouse in suburban Denver. Court papers say that during the summer, Zazi and three unidentified associates bought 'unusually large quantities' of hydrogen peroxide and acetone, a flammable solvent found in nail-polish remover, from beauty supply stores in the Denver area. (AP Photo/CNN)AP - It was midsummer in suburban Denver when an unassuming, bearded man pushed a red shopping cart between shelves stacked with hair coloring and nail polish remover.

Attorney: No evidence of bomb-making by suspect (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 06:27 PM PDT

In this photo released by the New York City Police Department, Najibullah Zazi, center, is escorted off an NYPD helicopter by U.S Marshals after being extradited from Denver, Colo., Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Zazi was sent to New York to face charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in a plot law enforcement has said was focused on blowing up commuter trains. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)AP - Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man's attorney said.

Calif. mourners remember Yale student's fun spirit (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:45 PM PDT

Annie Le's fiance Jonathan Widawsky, left, comforts her mother Vivian Le, center, after the funeral service, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 in El Dorado Hills, Calif. A Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day is being remembered Saturday as a brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research. . At back is his father Michael Widawsky and far right Lauren Widawsky. (AP Photo/Renee C. Byer, Pool)AP - Family members of the Yale University doctoral student found murdered on what was to be her wedding day said they'll always remember the beaming smile and fun-loving spirit of the brilliant woman who hoped to change the world through her medical research.

President praises NYPD during terror briefing (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 07:41 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. dinner on Saturday Sept. 26, 2009 in Washington D.C. (AP Photo/Earl Gibson III)AP - President Barack Obama praised the police department on Saturday for its work in disrupting a possible terrorist bombing plot aimed at commuter trains.

Crashed helicopter ran into poor weather in SC (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:40 PM PDT

Rosemary Harrell, at left, a flight nurse based out of Charleston, S.C. for Omniflight and co-worker Ryan DuBose, a flight paramedic based out of Charleston with Omniflight console each other during a press conference Saturday Sept. 26, 2009, at the Georgetown County Airport concerning the Omniflight air medical transport service that crashed in Georgetown County killing all three of their co-workers on board. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)AP - A medical helicopter that crashed in coastal South Carolina, killing all three crew members on board, had run into bad weather and was trying to land at a nearby airport, federal safety investigators said Saturday.

Murder-suicide confirmed in Md. family's deaths (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:50 PM PDT

State Police and other officals enter a house in Mt. Airy, Md. where they received a 911 call, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Four people were found dead in a home Friday in Mount Airy and troopers on the scene said it appeared to be a murder scene. (AP Photo/Baltimore Sun, Gene Sweeney Jr.) WASHINGTON EXAMINER OUT, MANDATORY CREDITAP - A home-improvement worker and school janitor who apparently was struggling to survive the recession killed his sleeping wife and two children before turning the 12-gauge shotgun on himself, Maryland State Police said Saturday.

Memorial service held for slain Texas teacher (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:40 PM PDT

AP - Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and students gathered to remember the life of an educator and musician who was stabbed to death at a Texas high school.

G-20 lockdown gone, Pittsburgh gets back to normal (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:51 PM PDT

A maintenance worker sweeps debris from the sidewalk Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. in downtown Pittsburgh, as life returns to normal after the G20 Summit has concluded. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Merchants and motorists reclaimed their city Saturday as a vast police presence dissolved, barricades vanished and traffic started flowing after a gathering of world leaders that had turned the downtown area into a well-protected fortress.

NY congresswoman's husband dies on mountain climb (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:18 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Maloney family shows Clifton Maloney with Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney. The husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas, aides to the congresswoman said Saturday Sept. 26, 2009. He was 71. Clifton Maloney, a millionaire investment banker and avid climber, was resting in a high-altitude camp after a successful ascent to the summit of the world's sixth-highest mountain when he died. (AP Photo/Maloney Family)AP - The husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas, aides to the congresswoman said Saturday.

Scholars study Springsteen during weekend event (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 2, 2009 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs during the first German concert of his 'Working On A Dream' European tour in the Olympic stadium in Munich, Germany. (AP Photo/Christof Stache, file)AP - Hold still, Bruce — this won't hurt a bit! Scholars from around the world are dissecting the Springsteen legend this weekend in New Jersey.

Texas panel reviews ruling that led to execution (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT

AP - More than five years after his final act from the Texas death chamber gurney was a profanity-filled tirade, the murder case of executed inmate Cameron Todd Willingham refuses to die.

Mich. stares down 2nd govt. shutdown in 3 years (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PDT

AP - Economically beleaguered Michigan faces a possible government shutdown — shuttering highway rest areas, state parks, construction projects and the state lottery — if lawmakers fail to reach a budget deal in the next few days.

Conservative Lutherans organize after vote on gays (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:32 PM PDT

Pastor Al Towberman of Butler, Pa., applauds after a resolution was passed to study splitting off from the nation's largest Lutheran organization, at the Lutheran Coalition for Reform (CORE) conference in Fishers, Ind., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. The Lutheran CORE group objects to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's vote last month to allow openly gay people to serve as clergy. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)AP - Conservative members of the nation's largest Lutheran denomination voted Saturday to spend the next 12 months deciding whether to split from the church after it liberalized its stance on gay clergy.

Clergy abuse settlements can lead to new suffering (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 01:10 PM PDT

This Sept. 11, 2009 photo shows David Guerrero, 41, left, an abuse victim who received a settlement from the Roman Catholic church, posing with his mother and father Minerva and Robert Guerrero near Los Angeles, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. The money was meant to soothe the victims' wounds and be a bridge to a better life, and for many it did. But for a few, the most deeply scarred, the six- and seven-figure checks have instead made things far worse. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - David Guerrero lies curled like a small child in bed, his teeth chattering and his fever spiked at 104 degrees. He has left his room only once since he crawled home from his latest crystal meth binge three days ago, to let his mother drive him to the emergency room for his soaring temperature.

Cab driver: Slayings suspect, girlfriend had fight (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 11:31 AM PDT

Suspect Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III, 20, is seen in a booking photo released by the Farmville, Va., Police Department. McCroskey III is already charged in the killing of Mark Niederbrock, a pastor at a Presbyterian church in central Virginia. He's expected to face more charges in the future, after investigators sift through hundreds of pieces of forensic evidence. (AP Photo/via Farmville Police Department)AP - An aspiring horrorcore rapper suspected of killing his girlfriend and three others in Virginia told a cab driver that he had a fight with the teenager over a text message he found from another man.

NY students suspended over raw-meat hazing ritual (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 11:07 AM PDT

AP - A western New York high school has been roiled by a hazing ritual that entailed hurling raw meat at new players on the girls' varsity soccer team.

Sheriff seeks public's help in Ill. family slaying (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:59 AM PDT

Tazwell County Emergency Service and Disaster Agency members look for a weapon or clues in a soybean field in Beason, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009, after five members of a family were found slain in their home. A search is still under way for a suspect. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)AP - Authorities are seeking the public's help in solving the slayings of five members of a central Illinois family, saying the suspect or suspects may be injured.

Boston's black history being unburied at cemetery (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:59 AM PDT

AP - Somewhere among the grassy hills, canopy trees and 19th century angel sculptures rest Butler and Mary Wilson.

Friends: Hanging victim devoted his life to kids (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:24 AM PDT

In this undated 2008 photo, Bill Sparkman speaks to a 7th grade class during a lesson about sound waves. A law enforcement official says Sparkman, a U.S. Census worker found hanged from a tree near a Kentucky cemetery, had the word 'fed' scrawled on his chest, and the FBI is investigating whether he was a victim of anti-government sentiment. (AP Photo/The Times-Tribune)AP - Even while fighting cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, Bill Sparkman would show up for work wearing his customary smile and a toboggan cap to cover his balding head.
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The Senate Bill Gives and Takes for Most Groups - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 09:01 PM PDT


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State Avoids Shutting More Than a Third of Its Parks - New York Times

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:40 AM PDT


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Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in Pakistan - The Associated Press

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 08:41 AM PDT


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Suicide bombs kill 16, wound about 150 in Pakistan
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Two suicide attacks killed 16 people and wounded more than 150 in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, showing Taliban militants are still able to strike despite heightened military operations and the slaying of their leader last month. ...
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Correction: Germany Election story - The Associated Press

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:51 AM PDT


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BERLIN — In a Sept. 24 story about national elections in Germany, The Associated Press erroneously gave Chancellor Angela Merkel's age as 54. Merkel, who was born July 17, 1954, is 55. A corrected version of the story follows: BERLIN (AP) — Since the ...
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Prosecutor: Terror plot focus was 9/11 anniversary (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:44 AM PDT

File - Terrorism suspect Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning in this Sept. 17, 2009 file photo. Zazi plotted for more than a year to detonate homemade bombs in the United States, an indictment charged Thursday Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - Claims that an Afghan immigrant was on the verge of unleashing a terrorist attack on New York City on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 are missing a key element: explosives or the chemicals allegedly used to make them, the man's attorney said.

Obama warns Iran: 'come clean' on nukes (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:28 PM PDT

President Barack Obama answers questions during a news conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Backed by other world powers, President Barack Obama declared Friday that Iran is speeding down a path to confrontation and demanded that Tehran quickly "come clean" on all nuclear efforts and open a newly revealed secret site for close international inspection. He said he would not rule out military action if the Iranians refuse.

AP sources: Gitmo may not be shut by Jan. deadline (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT

File - In this file image reviewed by the U.S. Military, the sun rises over Guantanamo detention facility, at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Nov. 19, 2008. The White House acknowledged for the first time Friday Sept. 25, 2009 that it might not be able to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay by January as President Barack Obama has promised. Senior administration officials told The Associated Press that difficulties in completing the lengthy review of detainee files and resolving thorny legal and logistical questions mean the president's self-imposed January deadline may slip. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)AP - President Barack Obama may not be able to meet his stated goal of closing the much-criticized Guantanamo Bay prison by January as his administration runs into daunting legal and logistical hurdles to moving the more than 220 detainees still there.

Conan O'Brien hits head during 'Tonight' stunt (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:31 AM PDT

File - In a photo provided by NBC Conan O'Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show' in this June 1, 2009 file photo in Universal City, Ca. NBC says Conan O'Brien hit his head Friday Sept. 25, 2009 during a stunt for the 'Tonight Show' and the production was halted. (AP Photo/Paul Drinkwater/NBC) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY -- DO NOT ARCHIVE -- NOT FOR RESALE --AP - Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the "Tonight Show," an accident that halted production and brought back memories of a rare absence by his predecessor in the job.

Suicide bombs kill 12, wound scores in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:17 AM PDT

Pakistani tribal people of North Waziristan area fleeing their hometown, arrive on the suburbs of Bannu, Pakistan, Monday, Sept. 21, 2009. Pakistani security forces are battling Taliban fighters and other militant groups in across its rugged northwest bordering Afghanistan. The fighting has caused thousands of residents to flee. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)AP - Two suicide car bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens in separate attacks in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, just days after the Taliban warned more suicide strikes were coming if the military pressed forward with an army offensive.

Obama: G20 brought economy back from brink (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles during a news conference at the conclusion of the G-20 summit, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - World leaders on Friday issued sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. President Barack Obama said actions taken so far "brought the global economy back from the brink."

Ohio woman implanted with wrong embryo gives birth (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2009 file photo, Carolyn Savage, 40, is seen at her home, in Sylvania, Ohio. Savage who had the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic has given birth to a boy on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley, file)AP - A woman who had the wrong embryo implanted by a fertility clinic has given birth to a boy, her family said Friday.

Witness: Census worker's hanging body naked, bound (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:09 PM PDT

Graves dot a hillside at the Hoskins Cemetery in rural Clay County near Manchester, Ky., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. It was near this cemetery census worker Bill Sparkman was found dead earlier this month. (AP Photo/\Ed Reinke)AP - A part-time census worker found hanging in a rural Kentucky cemetery was naked, gagged and had his hands and feet bound with duct tape, said an Ohio man who discovered the body two weeks ago.

Chrysler trying to refit Fiats so they sell in US (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:44 PM PDT

United Auto Workers member Michael Burnside raises his fist to passing motorists during a rally at the Chrysler Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich., Sept. 25, 2009. The plant which builds the midsize Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger is scheduled to close at the end of 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Chrysler thinks its future may be in a new lineup of smaller cars based on models from Italian partner Fiat. The question is how to make them for Americans put off by stiff suspensions, firm seats and — perish the thought — not enough cupholders.

Rockies edge Cardinals 2-1; prevent clinching (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:46 PM PDT

Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki, back, celebrates after scoring the winning run on a sacrifice fly with teammates Ian Stewart, center, and Dexter Fowler in the ninth inning of the Rockies' 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in a baseball game on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - Yorvit Torrealba's sacrifice fly scored Troy Tulowitzki from third base with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and the Colorado Rockies edged St. Louis 2-1 on Friday night.

Upbeat G20 faces credibility test on markets, climate (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:51 AM PDT

President Barack Obama arrives at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - The Group of 20 rich and developing economies, fresh from a triumphant show of unity at Pittsburgh, faces months of deal-making and communication to markets that will test its credibility as the premier global forum for economic cooperation.

Obama demands Iran come clean on nuclear program (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:54 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) holds a news conference with France's President Nicholas Sarkozy (C) and Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the G20 Summit at the Pittsburgh Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Bolstered by other world powers, U.S. President Barack Obama demanded on Friday that Iran come clean about its nuclear program or face "sanctions that have bite" after the disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment plant.

Dozen killed in two bomb attacks in NW Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:44 PM PDT

A Pakistani police officer examines a crater caused by a suicide bombing in Bannu, Pakistan on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a police station Saturday, killing at least six people and wounding almost 70, a sign that insurgents still have the power to strike despite a major military offensive in Pakistan's northwest. (AP Photo/Ijaz Mohammad)Reuters - Two car-bomb blasts killed at least 12 people in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, evidence militants still have power to strike despite death of a top Taliban commander last month.

Bomb plot suspect said to have eyed 9/11 attack (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 07:28 PM PDT

U.S. attorney David Gaouette talks to reporters after leaving a hearing for terror suspect Najibullah Zazi at the U.S. courthouse in Denver September 25, 2009. The Colorado airport shuttle bus driver arrested in a federal anti-terrorism investigation was ordered on Friday to be moved to New York to face a charge of plotting bomb attacks in the United States. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - The Afghan-born man at the center of an anti-terrorism probe was determined to make a bomb and perhaps detonate it in New York City on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks, before he was thwarted by authorities, a U.S. prosecutor said on Friday.

Senate healthcare bill unscathed after first week (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 02:02 PM PDT

Reuters - A broad healthcare overhaul emerged unscathed on Friday from the first week of Senate committee debate, with Chairman Max Baucus keeping fellow Democrats in line and shielding key elements from Republican attacks.

U.S. "pay czar" Feinberg using formulas, not caps (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:28 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's "pay czar" said on Friday he was using formulas and data analysis to determine executive compensation rather than relying on pay caps.

U.S. commanders hold secret meeting on Afghan troops (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 11:06 AM PDT

Reuters - The top U.S. military official flew to Germany for an unannounced meeting on Friday with his commander in Afghanistan to discuss a request for more troops, military officials said.

Protesters, police clash after G20 in Pittsburgh (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 08:50 PM PDT

Demonstrators march during a protest before the start of the G20 Pittsburgh Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Police and anti-capitalist protesters clashed at the University of Pittsburgh campus on Friday evening, hours after the Group of 20 summit of rich and developing nations ended.

Emerging nations big winners at re-born G20 (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 10:46 PM PDT

(L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon share a joke at the G20 summit. World leaders unveiled a new vision for economic governance, with bold plans to fix global imbalances and give more clout to emerging giants such as China and India.(AFP/Pool/Guido Bergmann)AFP - World leaders unveiled a new vision for economic governance, with bold plans to fix global imbalances and give more clout to emerging giants such as China and India.

West demands access to Iran's secret nuclear plant (AFP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2009 07:14 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) attends a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the UN September 25 in New York. World leaders demanded access for UN inspectors to a secret Iranian nuclear plant, threatening tough new sanctions should Tehran refuse to come clean.(AFP/Getty Images/Spencer Platt)AFP - World leaders demanded access for UN inspectors to a secret Iranian nuclear plant, threatening tough new sanctions should Tehran refuse to come clean.
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