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AP source: Obama considers levy for rescued firms (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2009 file photo, from left, Goldman Sachs & Co. Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Lloyd C. Blankfein; JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer James Dimon; Bank of New York Mellon Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert P. Kelly; Bank of America Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ken Lewis; State Street Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ronald E. Logue; Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Mack; Citigroup Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit, and Wells Fargo & Co. President and Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the House Financial Services Committee. President Barack Obama is weighing a levy on financial institutions to help recover shortfalls in a $700 billion bank bailout fund and to help balance a budget that is looking increasingly grim amid an ongoing economic crisis. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Targeting an industry whose political deafness has vexed his administration, President Barack Obama is weighing recovering tax dollars from government-rescued financial institutions with a levy.

Labor angry over Obama-backed insurance tax (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:20 AM PST

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka, is seen during an orientation meeting with summer interns in Washington. Labor leaders irate over a proposed tax on high-value health insurance plans met with President Barack Obama on Monday Jan. 11, 2010, to express their frustration over his support for the levy. Some labor officials have warned Democrats of political fallout for backing the tax. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Labor leaders are pushing hard on President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats to drop a proposed new tax on high-value health insurance plans, warning of political consequences.

Bird-plane collisions may pass 10,000, a first (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:10 AM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the city of Show Low, Ariz., shows the windshield of this twin-engine Beechcraft C-99 turboprop was heavily splattered with blood and guts after striking a Western Grebe, a two-foot long water bird, at 11,000 feet over eastern Arizona on Nov. 4, 2009. Reports of airplanes hitting birds and other wildlife have soared since a stricken US Airways jet ditched last year in the Hudson River, and the government's tally for the year could reach or even exceed 10,000 for the first time. (AP Photo/City of Show Low, Ariz.)AP - Reports of airplanes hitting birds and other wildlife have soared since a stricken US Airways jet landed last year in New York's Hudson River, and the government's tally for last year could reach or even exceed 10,000 for the first time.

Some fear Kan. ruling may spur abortion violence (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:00 AM PST

FILE - In this July 28, 2009 file photo, Scott Roeder attends his preliminary hearing in court in Wichita, Kan. Jury selection in the trial of Roeder who is charged with killing Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few late-term abortion doctors was delayed Monday Jan. 11, 2010 after prosecutors challenged a judge's decision to allow the defense to build a case for a lesser charge. A hearing was set for Tuesday afternoon to give the defense an opportunity to respond to prosecutors' court filing. (AP Photo/Jaime Oppenheimer, Pool, File)AP - Prosecutors are challenging a Kansas judge's decision to allow a confessed killer to present a voluntary manslaughter defense in the slaying of one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers.

Clinton seeks answer to sticky dispute with Japan (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pauses at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. Clinton is kicking off her 2010 diplomacy agenda as she did a year ago, with a trip to Asia meant to strengthen U.S. relations with key partner nations. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Leaping into a deepening dispute with a longtime Asian ally, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting with her Japanese counterpart to discuss the future of a U.S. Marine air field and, more broadly, the U.S.-Japan security alliance.

Mass. Senate race becoming proxy on health bill (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:55 AM PST

Candidates for the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., Republican Scott Brown left, and Democrat Martha Coakley, right, make last minute preparations before a debate on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Boston, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. Joseph L. Kennedy, a Libertarian who says he is running as an independent, also participated in the debate. Kennedy is no relation to the late senator. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - The race to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has turned into a proxy battle over the fate of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

Couples testify in California gay marriage trial (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:50 AM PST

Elizabeth Chase, left and Kate Baldridge, of Fresno, Calif., an engaged same-sex couple hoping to marry, listen to a rally outside of the federal courthouse in San Francisco, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage got under way Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf the case was brought will be among the first witnesses. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Testimony in a groundbreaking legal challenge to California's same-sex marriage ban resumes Tuesday with testimony from two Ivy League historians who will discuss the nation's experience with matrimony and anti-gay discrimination.

Malaysian Christians stand firm on use of 'Allah' (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:41 AM PST

President of the Borneo Evangelical Church Daniel Raut speaks to media outside a courtroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. Malaysian Christians stood firm Tuesday on their right to use the word 'Allah' to refer to God despite a spate of attacks on churches that has raised concerns about freedom of religion in this Muslim-majority country. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)AP - Christian leaders in Malaysia refused Tuesday to stop using the word "Allah" for God despite attacks on churches in a religious crisis that has raised concerns about the erosion of minority rights in the Muslim-majority country.

Cowell says he's leaving `Idol' for `X Factor' (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:01 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, television personality Simon Cowell poses in West Hollywood, Calif. Cowell said Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 that this will be his last season on 'American Idol.' (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Simon Cowell, the acerbic Brit who has helped give "American Idol" some of its sharpest — and nastiest — moments, will leave the hit TV singing contest after this season.

Mark McGwire finally admits using steroids (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:57 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 1998, file photo, St. Louis Cardinals' Mark McGwire hugs Richard Maris, son of the late baseball great Roger Maris, after hitting his record-breaking 62nd home run of the season, off Chicago Cubs pitcher Steve Trachsel during a baseball game in St. Louis. McGwire broke Maris's long-time single-season home run record. At left is Roger Maris Jr. McGwire admitted Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, that he used steroids in 1998. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)AP - Finally willing to talk about the past, Mark McGwire sobbed and sniffled, giving the missing — and unsurprising — answer to the steroids question.

North Korea digs in on U.S. peace talks demand (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 10:29 PM PST

U.S. envoy on North Korean human rights Robert King answers reporters' questions after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan in Seoul January 11, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - North Korea will not return to nuclear disarmament negotiations unless the United States agrees to peace treaty talks and lifts sanctions, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Tuesday, leaving little room for compromise.

California gay marriage case highlights hurt, hope (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 04:54 PM PST

Same-sex couple Elizabeth Chase (L) and Kate Baldridge stand outside the federal courthouse in San Francisco, California January 11, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Two gay men and two lesbians challenging a California ban on same-sex marriage on Monday said their relationships had lasted for years but they felt like third-class citizens, leading them to launch the federal case that could set a national precedent.

Yemen forces kill 19 Shi'ite rebels, arrest 25 (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:57 AM PST

A Yemeni security officer guards the entrance to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's office at the defense ministry in the capital Sanaa. A radical Yemeni cleric accused by Washington of supporting terrorism warned on Monday against any US troop deployment to Yemen to fight Al-Qaeda, saying it would be considered an occupation.(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)Reuters - Yemeni forces killed 19 rebels in a military operation to rid a northern town of Shi'ite rebel hideouts, and arrested 25 more, the country's security apparatus said.

U.S. Marines tell Afghans: we're not here forever (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 10:25 PM PST

Reuters - The bearded Afghan men in traditional dress sat cross-legged on the floor listening to the U.S. colonel address them -- a common sight in Afghanistan in recent years, but now with a subtly changed message.

Detained Americans to be tried soon: Iran FM spokesman (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:11 AM PST

Reuters - Three U.S. citizens detained in Iran and charged with espionage will stand trial soon, a Foreign Ministry spokesman was quoted as saying Tuesday, in a case that Washington has called "totally unfounded."

Obama, Cuomo target Wall Street bonuses (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 01:45 PM PST

The Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange, March 26, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Chip EastReuters - The White House and New York's top prosecutor attacked excessive Wall Street bonuses, as the nation's biggest banks prepare to hand out awards critics say were made possible by taxpayer bailouts.

Venezuela's devaluation will cost some U.S. companies (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 08:45 PM PST

Boxes of Colgate toothpaste are displayed on store shelves in Westminster, Colorado April 26, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - U.S. companies doing substantial business in Venezuela, such as Avon Products Inc and Colgate-Palmolive Co, are bracing for the impact from the country's currency devaluation.

FAA calls for inspections of older Boeing 737s: report (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2010 09:29 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has called for enhanced inspections of more than 130 older Boeing 737 planes, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a safety directive that is likely to be issued on Tuesday.

Iran nuclear scientist killed in bomb blast (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:48 AM PST

An image grab taken from Iran's Press TV station shows the body of an Iranian university lecturer killed in a remote-controlled bomb blast outside his Tehran residence being carried onto a stretcher at the scene of the explosion.(AFP/Press TV)AFP - Iranian nuclear scientist Massoud Ali Mohammadi was killed Tuesday in a rare bomb attack in Tehran which state media quickly blamed on "counter-revolutionaries" and foreign powers.

N. Ireland power-sharing tested as leader steps aside (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:22 AM PST

Northern Ireland's First Minister Peter Robinson arrives at Stormont Government buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robinson has stepped down temporarily amid a scandal over his wife's affair with a teenager, heaping fresh pressure on the province's strained political institutions.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Northern Ireland's leader Peter Robinson has stepped down temporarily amid a scandal over his wife's affair with a teenager, heaping fresh pressure on the province's strained political institutions.
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