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• Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP)
• Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square (AP)
• Judge tosses Blackwater case in Baghdad shooting (AP)
• Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack (AP)
• Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade (AP)
• Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist (AP)
• Mo. trucker's wife charged in killing of Ohio man (AP)
• Washington Times slashes staff; sports section out (AP)
• Colorado's minimum wage becomes 1st in US to drop (AP)
• After 2-plus decades, Navy destroyer breaks record (AP)
• Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide (AP)
• Ex-Minn. senator seeks revival in governor's race (AP)
• CDC: Same anthrax strain in drums, sick NH woman (AP)
• Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security? (AP)
• Did Americans get any healthier over past decade? (AP)
• Analysis: 2009 transformed US racial dynamics (AP)
• CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu (AP)
• NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows (AP)
• Once-presidential phrase casualty of word war (AP)
• Celebrities are frequent targets of extortion (AP)

Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:18 PM PST AP - Fox television's threatened blackout was avoided just before a midnight deadline when the network struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to briefly extend their contract as negotiations between the two companies continued.

Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:55 PM PST AP - Hundreds of thousands of revelers in chilly weather in Times Square cheered when an 11,875-pound crystal ball covered with more than 32,000 bulbs dropped at midnight, ushering in the new decade and ending 10 years marred by war, recession, terrorism and threats of environmental catastrophe.

Judge tosses Blackwater case in Baghdad shooting (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:20 PM PST AP - A federal judge dismissed all charges Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded Baghdad intersection in 2007.

Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:29 PM PST AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.

Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:34 PM PST AP - Dean Hanson was a happy camper after the annual scramble for curbside seats for the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:22 PM PST AP - U.S. security chiefs briefed President Barack Obama on Thursday about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing to find out what went wrong.

Mo. trucker's wife charged in killing of Ohio man (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:59 PM PST AP - A woman accused of helping her husband and stepson torture and kill a 20-year-old Ohio man was charged Thursday with first-degree murder, and prosecutors said she admitted telling her husband how to suffocate the man.

Washington Times slashes staff; sports section out (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:31 PM PST AP - The Washington Times slashed its staff by more than 40 percent and will eliminate its sports section and most local coverage in 2010, shifting its focus to politics, business and investigative reporting.

Colorado's minimum wage becomes 1st in US to drop (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:01 PM PST AP - Colorado's minimum wage will drop slightly in the new year — the first decrease in any state's minimum wage since the federal minimum was adopted in 1938.

After 2-plus decades, Navy destroyer breaks record (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:06 PM PST AP - Cruising through the darkness in rough seas, the USS Ross encountered a rogue wave that smashed into the destroyer's bow, sending a shudder along the entire ship that knocked sleeping crew out of their bunks and damaged the sonar housing.

Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:12 PM PST AP - The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.

Ex-Minn. senator seeks revival in governor's race (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:31 PM PST AP - It took Mark Dayton two tries and many millions from his personal fortune to win one of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats. After one frustrating term, he couldn't wait to flee Washington.

CDC: Same anthrax strain in drums, sick NH woman (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:21 PM PST AP - The anthrax spores that infected a New Hampshire woman are the same strain as spores found on an electrical outlet and two drums used at a gathering she attended in early December, medical investigators said.

Travelers' choice: Shed shyness for security? (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:13 AM PST AP - As Ronak Ray hunted for his flight gate, he prepared for the prospect of a security guard peering through his clothes with a full body scanner. But Ray doesn't mind: what he gives up in privacy he gets back in security.

Did Americans get any healthier over past decade? (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:52 AM PST AP - About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010.

Analysis: 2009 transformed US racial dynamics (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:41 AM PST AP - The year began with a harmonious glow at the inauguration of the first black president, as America marked a stunning victory over its racial demons.

CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:04 AM PST AP - Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining.

NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:31 AM PST AP - Jeffry Burr and Neil Blair are just hours from their wedding, but there are no typical prenuptial jitters. After all, this is the third time they've exchanged vows.

Once-presidential phrase casualty of word war (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:43 AM PST AP - In its annual effort to protect the Queen's English, a Michigan university is insisting that "shovel ready" be buried, "tweet" be tossed and all "czars" be banished.

Celebrities are frequent targets of extortion (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:45 AM PST AP - There was no shortage of celebrity secrets for sale in 2009, with John Travolta, David Letterman, Cindy Crawford and others claiming they were victims of extortion.

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Daily News

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• CIA Officers Are Killed in Afghan Attack - Wall Street Journal
• Obama and Bush partisans now argue about terrorist attack - USA Today
• Protesters Gather on Gaza-Israel Border - New York Times
• Nigerian May Have Used Course in Yemen as Cover - New York Times
• The pressure on journalists to go 'outside the wire' - CBC.ca
• World starts to welcome in New year - The Press Association
• TSA maintains high security at airports - CNN
• Group Says Closing Midwest Waterway Would Disrupt U.S. Economy - Wall Street Journal
• Gunman kills five then himself in Finland - Reuters
• AT&T will sponsor tournament after dropping Tiger - Seattle Post Intelligencer

CIA Officers Are Killed in Afghan Attack - Wall Street Journal Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:30 AM PST CBC.ca CIA Officers Are Killed in Afghan Attack Wall Street Journal Eight Americans, including officers of the Central Intelligence Agency, were killed Wednesday in a suicide attack on a US compound in Afghanistan, current and former US officials said, in what could be the biggest loss of American intelligence ... CIA probes how bomber penetrated Afghan baseReuters US seeks answers after Afghanistan attack that killed 7 CIA operativesLos Angeles Times Seven US agents killed in Afghan suicide attack: CIAAFP BBC News -Houston Chronicle -TIME all 1,751 news articles »

Obama and Bush partisans now argue about terrorist attack - USA Today Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:16 AM PST New York Daily News Obama and Bush partisans now argue about terrorist attack USA Today It seems sadly inevitable, but the failed Christmas terrorist attack has become the subject of the latest ideological battle between partisans of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Former Bush Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans have ... White House attacks Cheney over his accusations that administration is soft on ...New York Daily News Cranky Cheney at it againLos Angeles Times White House rebuffs criticism over response to terror attemptWashingtonTV The Guardian -RTT News -CNN all 422 news articles »

Protesters Gather on Gaza-Israel Border - New York Times Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:17 AM PST Reuters Protesters Gather on Gaza-Israel Border New York Times JERUSALEM — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on both sides of the Israeli-Gazan border on Thursday to mark a year since Israel's three-week war in Gaza, and to call for an end to the blockade of the area imposed by Israel and Egypt. ... Hamas turns down Israeli Shalit deal offer, but says 'door not closed'Ha'aretz Attacks on Israelis 'fell sharply' in 2009 - Shin BetBBC News Hamas reportedly turns down prisoner swapJewish Telegraphic Agency Ynetnews -Xinhua -Reuters all 405 news articles »

Nigerian May Have Used Course in Yemen as Cover - New York Times Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:33 AM PST ABC News Nigerian May Have Used Course in Yemen as Cover New York Times SANA, Yemen — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian man accused of trying to bomb an airplane last week, already spoke fluent Arabic by the time he arrived here in Yemen for classes last summer, impressing his instructors with his ... US behind the scenes of Yemen terrorism fightChristian Science Monitor Obama to receive reports on plane bomb security lapsesBBC News 'I'm Alive,' Says Yemen Radical Anwar Awlaki Despite US AttackABC News Telegraph.co.uk -Los Angeles Times -Times Online all 4,455 news articles »

The pressure on journalists to go 'outside the wire' - CBC.ca Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:43 AM PST Globe and Mail The pressure on journalists to go 'outside the wire' CBC.ca It's easy to imagine what Michelle Lang might have been thinking at the Kandahar Air Field as she stepped into the vehicle in which she would soon be killed: "What if I don't come back?" I say that because it was the last thing ... Four Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan identifiedNational Post Political reaction to the latest Canadian deaths in Afghanistan.The Canadian Press Military praises sacrifice of fallen foursomeGlobe and Mail CTV.ca -Aljazeera.net (blog) -BBC News all 677 news articles »

World starts to welcome in New year - The Press Association Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:01 AM PST BBC News World starts to welcome in New year The Press Association Fireworks exploded over Sydney harbour bridge and the Eiffel Tower prepared for its own coloured-light spectacle as the world celebrated a New Year that many hope will be more prosperous and peaceful than 2009. Revellers across the globe at least ... Sydney celebrates New Year with fireworks showAFP Australia steals Kiwi thunder by starting New Year earlyTimes Online Australia gives extravagant welcome to 2010ABC Online NTDTV -UPI.com -ABC12.com all 705 news articles »

TSA maintains high security at airports - CNN Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:06 AM PST CNN TSA maintains high security at airports CNN Washington (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration on Thursday extended through at least the weekend heightened security measures in the aftermath of a failed attempt to blow up a US jetliner, the agency said. ... TSA Subpoenas Bloggers, Demands Names of SourcesNew York Times DHS Threatens Blogger Who Posted TSA Screening DirectiveWired News TSA agents subpoena bloggers to find out who leaked new security documentPlain Dealer Ars Technica -USA Today -Federal Times (blog) all 395 news articles »

Group Says Closing Midwest Waterway Would Disrupt U.S. Economy - Wall Street Journal Posted: 31 Dec 2009 08:03 AM PST WOOD-TV Group Says Closing Midwest Waterway Would Disrupt U.S. Economy Wall Street Journal A multistate effort to close parts of a key Midwest waterway would hurt the US economy, according to a business-lobby group. The closure is intended to prevent an invasive fish species from reaching Lake Michigan. ... Wis. Attorney General Joins Fight Against CarpABC News Wisconsin joins legal battle against Asian carpPierce County Herald Indiana joins lawsuit to keep Asian carp from lakeChicago Sun-Times NBC Chicago -Mansfield News Journal -Chicago Public Radio all 101 news articles »

Gunman kills five then himself in Finland - Reuters Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:31 AM PST Globe and Mail Gunman kills five then himself in Finland Reuters HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Kosovan-born gunman shot dead four people in a Finnish shopping mall on Thursday and killed his ex-girlfriend in an apartment before killing himself in Finland's third shooting spree in as many years. ... Gunman kills 5 in Finnish mall shooting spreeCNN International Finland shopping mall shooting: gunman kills five before commiting suicideTelegraph.co.uk Police account of Finland mall shootingBBC News AFP -Times Online -BusinessWeek all 1,239 news articles »

AT&T will sponsor tournament after dropping Tiger - Seattle Post Intelligencer Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:27 AM PST Globe and Mail AT&T will sponsor tournament after dropping Tiger Seattle Post Intelligencer Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (Sports Network) - AT&T will continue to sponsor an event on the PGA Tour after various reports Thursday said the phone company has decided to end its sponsorship with Tiger Woods. The world's top golfer is taking an indefinite ... AT&T Ends Tiger Woods Sponsorship After Sex ScandalBusinessWeek Tiger Woods Dropped by AT&TPeople Magazine AT&T latest sponsor to dump Tiger WoodsMarketWatch Daily Mail -New York Times -Access Hollywood all 960 news articles »

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• Taliban claim blast that killed 8 Americans (AP)
• Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt (AP)
• Rush Limbaugh admitted to Honolulu hospital (AP)
• US Embassy: Bali governor warns of possible attack (AP)
• White House hits back at Cheney criticism (AP)
• 13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal (AP)
• NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows (AP)
• Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe (AP)
• Scanners force trade-off between privacy, security (AP)
• AP-GfK Poll: Americans seek silver lining in 2010 (AP)
• Plot exposes fissure in U.S. intelligence community (Reuters)
• Afghan attacks kill 8 CIA employees, 5 Canadians (Reuters)
• Dutch, Nigerians to use full-body scans for flights (Reuters)
• AIG executive resigns over pay limits (Reuters)
• Radio host Limbaugh hospitalized with chest pains (Reuters)
• Tweets, sexting "unfriended" in U.S. banned word list (Reuters)
• U.S. airport security irks, but passengers cope (Reuters)
• Taliban claims attack that killed eight Americans (AFP)
• Obama awaits reports on intel lapses in US jet attack (AFP)

Taliban claim blast that killed 8 Americans (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:09 AM PST AP - The Taliban claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide bombing at a base in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight American civilians and one Afghan, the worst loss of life for the U.S. in the country since October. A U.S. congressional official said CIA employees are believed to be among the victims.

Yemeni forces raid al-Qaida hideout, clashes erupt (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:25 PM PST AP - Yemeni forces raided an al-Qaida hideout and set off a gunbattle Wednesday as the government vowed to eliminate the group that claimed it was behind the Christmas bombing attempt on a U.S. airliner.

Rush Limbaugh admitted to Honolulu hospital (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:35 AM PST AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is resting comfortably in a Hawaii hospital after suffering chest while on vacation, his radio program says.

US Embassy: Bali governor warns of possible attack (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:31 AM PST AP - The U.S. Embassy is warning of a possible terrorist attack on Indonesia's Bali island on New Year's Eve.

White House hits back at Cheney criticism (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:45 PM PST AP - Using the White House's blog, a top aide to President Barack Obama on Wednesday dismissed former Vice President Dick Cheney's criticism about Obama's approach to dealing with terrorists as "the typical Washington game of pointing fingers and making political hay."

13 state AGs threaten suit over health care deal (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:45 PM PST AP - Republican attorneys general in 13 states say congressional leaders must remove Nebraska's political deal from the federal health care reform bill or face legal action, according to a letter provided to The Associated Press Wednesday.

NH gay couples to start New Year with wedding vows (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:40 AM PST AP - Jeffry Burr and Neil Blair are just hours from their wedding, but there are no typical prenuptial jitters. After all, this is the third time they've exchanged vows.

Somali arrested at airport with chemicals, syringe (AP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:11 PM PST AP - U.S. officials are investigating a Somali man's alleged attempt to board a flight bound for Djibouti and Dubai last month carrying chemicals, liquid and a syringe in a case bearing chilling echoes of the plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day.

Scanners force trade-off between privacy, security (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:36 AM PST AP - As Ronak Ray hunted for his flight gate, he prepared for the prospect of a security guard peering through his clothes with a full body scanner. But Ray doesn't mind: what he gives up in privacy he gets back in security.

AP-GfK Poll: Americans seek silver lining in 2010 (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:26 AM PST AP - The bank account is thin, but the future looks pretty good.

Plot exposes fissure in U.S. intelligence community (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:29 PM PST Reuters - Last week's failed plot to bomb a U.S. passenger jet has exposed lingering fissures within the U.S. intelligence community, which had information from interviews and clandestine intercepts but did not put the pieces together, officials said.

Afghan attacks kill 8 CIA employees, 5 Canadians (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:27 PM PST Reuters - A suicide bomber penetrated a foreign army base in Afghanistan to kill eight U.S. CIA employees on Wednesday, one of the spy agency's largest death tolls, and a separate attack killed four Canadian troops and a journalist.

Dutch, Nigerians to use full-body scans for flights (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST Reuters - The Netherlands and Nigeria said on Wednesday they would use full-body scanners at airports after a failed Christmas Day attack on a U.S.-bound plane by a 23-year-old Nigerian suspect who passed through both countries.

AIG executive resigns over pay limits (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 04:18 PM PST Reuters - A top executive at American International Group Inc has resigned because of pay curbs imposed by the Obama Administration's pay czar, the insurer said on Wednesday.

Radio host Limbaugh hospitalized with chest pains (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:54 PM PST Reuters - Conservative U.S. radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was resting comfortably at a hospital in Hawaii on Wednesday after suffering chest pains, his website said.

Tweets, sexting "unfriended" in U.S. banned word list (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 10:25 PM PST Reuters - If you recently tweeted about how you were chillaxin for the holiday, take note: Fifteen particularly over- or mis-used words and phrases have been declared "shovel-ready" to be "unfriended" by a U.S. university's annual list of terms that deserve to be banned.

U.S. airport security irks, but passengers cope (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:00 PM PST Reuters - First it was pocket knives and nail clippers. Then it was shoes. Then liquids. Now the government may want a closer look at your underwear after a botched attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day.

Taliban claims attack that killed eight Americans (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:23 PM PST AFP - The Taliban on Thursday claimed an attack by a suicide bomber on a US base in eastern Afghanistan that killed eight Americans possibly working for the CIA.

Obama awaits reports on intel lapses in US jet attack (AFP) Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:53 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama is to receive initial intelligence reports Thursday on potentially disastrous lapses that almost led to the mid-air bombing of a US jet amid reports US authorities knew Al-Qaeda was plotting "a Christmas surprise."

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