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US embassy says it is reopening in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:55 PM PST

A Yemeni man passes framed pictures of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh displayed at a shop in San'a, Yemen Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Security forces killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure for a second day because of threats of attack by the terror group's offshoot here. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopened Tuesday after a two-day closure, saying successful Yemeni counterterrorism operations have addressed the threat that prompted the measure.

Watch lists grow; Obama to meet with security team (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST

US President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha disembark from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland upon their return from vacation in Hawaii. US terror watch lists have been radically overhauled after a foiled attack on a US-bound jet, the White House said Monday, as Obama readied for key talks on the security scare.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AP - The government has added dozens of people to the ominous lists of suspected terrorists and those barred from U.S.-bound flights, a crackdown that comes as President Barack Obama is poised to announce changes to the nation's watchlists.

AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:10 AM PST

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia. A suicide attack in Afghanistan that killed seven agents marks one of the deadliest blows ever for the CIA, dealing a painful setback to an agency increasingly on the frontline of US wars.(AFP/Getty Images/File)AP - The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan claimed to have information about Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, and was being recruited as a double agent to infiltrate al-Qaida, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday.

NATO official: US spy work lacking in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:01 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marines from the 2nd MEB, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion run to a position during an operation near Khan Neshin in the volatile Helmand province of southern Afghanistan. The arrival of U.S. Marines has disrupted the illegal drug trade in opium-rich Helmand province - and that's not necessarily a good thing. Farmers in Rig district say the troops have driven away many of the smugglers they relied on to transport their opium poppy across 75 miles (120 kilometers) of open desert to a market on the Pakistani border. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, File)AP - Eight years into the war, the U.S. intelligence community is only "marginally relevant" to the overall mission in Afghanistan, a senior intelligence official for the international forces wrote in a report released less than a week after seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack.

Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:07 PM PST

-- FILE -- This Dec. 22, 2009 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, accompanied by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., left, during a Democratic health care rallyl on Capitol Hill in Washington. An already difficult situation for Democrats in Congress is worsening as the 2010 political season opens. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, file)AP - House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that will exclude Republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force politically troubling votes in both houses.

US health spending slowed in 2008 (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:08 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet people as they step off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, after spending the holidays in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The U.S. spent an average of $7,681 per person on health care in 2008, for an eye-popping total of $2.3 trillion — even though spending actually slowed dramatically that year because of the recession, a new federal study says.

Las Vegas federal building shootout leaves 2 dead (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:46 AM PST

Law enforcement surround the Lloyd D. George federal courthouse building in downtown Las Vegas following a shooting Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in Las Vegas. A courthouse security official and the suspect were killed, another officer is in serious condition. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)AP - Nearly four months after a judge dismissed his lawsuit over Social Security benefits, 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas federal building, killing one security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before being shot to death, authorities said.

Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST

AP - We can't get no job satisfaction.

Hunting newborn tests for super-rare gene diseases (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST

In this photo provided by the family, John Klor, then-16-months old, of Pine Knoll Shore, N.C., pushed a toy in the photo taken Sept. 12, 2009. At his first birthday, John Klor couldn't even sit up on his own. Three months later, he was cruising like a normal toddler — when a lucky break finally diagnosed the North Carolina boy's mysterious disease. (AP Photo/Klor Familt. HO)AP - At his first birthday, John Klor couldn't sit up on his own. A few months later, he was cruising like any healthy toddler — thanks to a special diet that's treating the North Carolina boy's mysterious disease.

Ex-chair of NFL brain panel denies link to disease (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:07 PM PST

Ira R. Casson, MD, Neurologist, Forest Hills, NY, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee hearing entitled 'Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries, Part II' in Detroit, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. The House Judiciary Committee heard from retired players at the hearing today on head injuries in football, following up an Oct. 28 hearing in Washington where lawmakers questioned NFL football commissioner Roger Goodell about the league's approach to concussions. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Former NFL player Kyle Turley told members of Congress on Monday that while he still had a severe headache, the St. Louis Rams cleared him for full-contact drills four days after a concussion seven years ago.

Obama to unveil counterterrorism reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:36 PM PST

US President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha disembark from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland upon their return from vacation in Hawaii. Obama received a review into the incident from the CIA on Monday and met with his top counter-terrorism advisor, John Brennan.(AFP/Jewel Samad)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil reforms aimed at thwarting future attacks like the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing, as he seeks to limit political fallout from the incident.

Democrats in final push on U.S. healthcare overhaul (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST

Bill Hawkins, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) chairman and CEO, will speak at the 28th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, in San Francisco. (Photo: Medtronic, Inc.)Reuters - A final push to deliver a sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate.

U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:32 AM PST

A traffic policeman inspects cars in the Yemeni capital Sanaa January 4, 2010. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - The U.S. embassy in Yemen reopened on Tuesday, an embassy official said, a day after Yemeni forces killed two al Qaeda militants they said were behind a threat that forced U.S. and European missions to close.

Report shows U.S. healthcare spending growth slows (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:26 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. healthcare spending rose at the lowest rate on record in 2008 due to the recession, but still reached $2.3 trillion and devoured 16.2 percent of the U.S. economy, government analysts said in a report on Tuesday.

Jordanian with Qaeda ties killed CIA workers: report (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:45 PM PST

Reuters - The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week was an al Qaeda double-agent from Jordan, NBC News reported on Monday, citing unnamed Western intelligence officials.

Vegas courthouse gunfire illustrates more threats facing judges (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:54 PM PST

Reuters - Threats against U.S. judges and federal prosecutors rose almost 12 percent in fiscal 2008, the government said in a report released on Monday hours before a man opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas courthouse.

Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:33 PM PST

Reuters - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday.

U.S. seeks to pressure Iran, Revolutionary Guards (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:30 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, pictured in 2009. The United States said Monday Reuters - The United States said on Monday it has begun discussing new sanctions to pressure Iran's government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to curb Tehran's nuclear programs without hurting ordinary people.

US embassy in Yemen reopens as security concerns ease (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:41 PM PST

Yemenis walking under the iconic Yemen Gate leading to the old city of Sanaa. The US mission in Yemen reopened Tuesday following a two-day closure as security fears prompted by Al-Qaeda threats against Western targets in the impoverished country eased, the embassy said.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)AFP - The US mission in Yemen reopened Tuesday following a two-day closure as security fears prompted by Al-Qaeda threats against Western targets in the impoverished country eased, the embassy said.

Suicide attacker at CIA base was Jordanian: report (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST

Jordanian royal guards carry the coffin of Captain Ali bin Zeid, who was killed in Afghanistan while at a secret CIA base, upon its arrival in Amman on January 2. The suicide attacker who killed the captain was also a Jordanian who had been recruited by the country's intelligence service as a double agent, US media said.(AFP/Jordanian Royal Palace/Ho/Yussef Allan)AFP - The suicide attacker who killed eight people in an attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordanian who had been recruited by Jordanian intelligence as a double agent, US media said.
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