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Haiti chaos hampers aid delivery; death toll rises (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:53 AM PST

People try to capture water in buckets flowing from a broken water main in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Troops, doctors and aid workers flowed into Haiti on Monday even while hundreds of thousands of Tuesday's quake victims struggled to find water or food. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - Relief workers say pockets of violence in Haiti's devastated capital are hindering a slow increase in much-needed aid delivery, and some residents have banded together to protect the few possessions they have left.

Haitians fleeing capital in search of food, safety (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:06 AM PST

People cram into a truck leaving the capital in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. On the streets, people are still dying, pregnant women are giving birth and the injured are showing up in wheelbarrows and on people's backs at hurriedly erected field hospitals. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - Thousands of Haiti quake victims are struggling to board buses to flee hunger and violence in the shattered capital, hoping that food will be easier to find in the countryside.

Much at stake for Obama as Mass. fills Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley gestures at the end of her speech during a campaign rally in Framingham, Mass. Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Coakley is campaigning on the day before the special election for the senate seat of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - This isn't what Democrats had in mind. The race to fill the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat in liberal Massachusetts neared its conclusion with not only its outcome but also the fate of President Obama's agenda in question.

Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:18 PM PST

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks at the 'Let Freedom Ring' concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.

Security in Kabul tightened after Taliban attack (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

Afghan policeman walks through a shopping mall destroyed in yesterday's fighting in central Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010, a day after Taliban militants wearing explosive vests had launched a brazen daylight assault on the center of Kabul, with suicide bombings and gunbattles near the presidential palace and other government buildings that paralyzed the city for hours. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy)AP - Afghan forces tightened security in Kabul on Tuesday, a day after a brazen Taliban assault on the city center left 12 people dead and raised concerns about the government's ability to protect the people.

LA council set to vote on marijuana ordinance (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:54 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, traditional canning jars hold varieties of marijuana in a cabinet at the La Brea Collective medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles City Council is poised to vote on a medical marijuana ordinance after months of hammering out criteria that would shutter hundreds of dispensaries. Council members will take up the issue once again Tuesday Jan. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - The Los Angeles City Council is poised to vote on a medical marijuana ordinance after months of hammering out criteria that would shutter hundreds of dispensaries.

FDA debates tougher cancer warning on tanning beds (AP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:02 AM PST

Katie Donnar, 18, shows her scar from where the melanoma was on the calf of her leg Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 in Vincennes, Ind. in front of a tanning bed like the on she used at her home and at the tanning salons. Donnar was in the sixth grade when she started using tanning beds. (AP Photo/ Daniel R. Patmore)AP - Just as millions head to tanning beds to prepare for spring break, the Food and Drug Administration will be debating how to toughen warnings that those sunlamps pose a cancer risk.

Leno anticipates return to 11:30, lauds O'Brien (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 07:37 PM PST

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show' in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, ARCHIVE OUT, NO SALESAP - Jay Leno turned serious on his show to discuss the late-night chaos at NBC, telling viewers that he'd been doubtful about launching a prime-time show but was prevented by NBC from going to another network instead.

Nowitzki scores 37 in Mavs 99-90 win over Celtics (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 08:05 PM PST

Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, tries to pass the ball as he is pressured by Boston Celtics guard Eddie House, front, and forward Brian Scalabrine, rear, during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Dirk Nowitzki had 37 points, scoring nine in a row during a third-quarter run that gave the Mavericks the lead for good, and Dallas beat the Boston Celtics 99-90 on Monday night.

Gates says US not planning policing role in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 06:31 PM PST

A police officer disperses people who were surprised taking goods from quake-damaged stores in downtown Port-au-Prince, Monday, Jan. 18, 2010. Violence and looting broke up in Port-au-Prince as earthquake survivors scavenged for anything they could find in the ruins. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday the U.S. forces in Haiti for earthquake relief can defend themselves and innocent Haitians or foreigners if lawlessness boils over.

Haiti aid picks up, doctors fear disease risk (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:44 PM PST

A boy lies injured in a makeshift hospital after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - The pace of food and medical aid deliveries picked up in earthquake-shattered Haiti, providing some hope to desperate survivors, but doctors worried disease would be the next big challenge for the tens of thousands left injured and homeless a week ago.

Massachusetts votes in crucial election for Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 10:47 PM PST

Reuters - Massachusetts voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a cliffhanger election for a new senator that could derail Democrats' dominance in Washington and scuttle their top priority of sweeping healthcare reform.

Obama State of Union set for Jan 27, budget Feb 1 (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 04:36 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for candidate for U.S. Senate Attorney General Martha Coakley at Northeastern University in Boston January 17, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union address on January 27 and his budget plan on February 1, setting the tone for a second year in office marked by a long list of economic and foreign policy challenges.

Some 390 tons of U.S. ground beef recalled (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 01:46 PM PST

Reuters - Some 390 tons of ground beef produced by a California meat packer, some of it nearly two years ago, is being recalled for fear of potentially deadly E. coli bacterium tainting, U.S. officials said on Monday.

FBI broke law in phone searches: report (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:28 PM PST

Reuters - The FBI collected more than 2,000 records on U.S. telephone calls by invoking terrorism emergencies that did not exist or by persuading phone companies to provide them, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Obama to seek $1.35 billion for school reform in next budget (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:10 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce he intends to seek $1.35 billion to extend a nationwide public-school reform program as part of his fiscal 2011 budget proposal, the White House said.

Germany warns Iran it faces new sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 12:27 PM PST

File photo shows an Iranian security guard standing in front of the reactor building at the Bushehr nuclear power plant. Iran said on Tuesday that world powers involved in UN-backed talks on Tehran's controversial nuclear programme were showing Reuters - Iran faces further sanctions unless it changes stance in talks over its nuclear program, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, even if there is no United Nations agreement to act against Tehran.

US military leads surge in Haiti relief effort (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 12:23 AM PST

A Jordanian UN peacekeeper distributes food to Haitians left homeless by the massive earthquake, January 12 in Port au Prince. A US military surge and a request for 3,500 more UN troops and police brought a glimmer of hope to despairing survivors still seeking basic supplies and security Tuesday, a week after the killer earthquake.(AFP/UN/Minustah/Ho/Logan Abassi)AFP - A US military surge and a request for 3,500 more UN troops and police brought a glimmer of hope to despairing survivors still seeking basic supplies and security Tuesday, a week after the killer earthquake.

Kabul on high alert after brazen Taliban strikes (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jan 2010 09:54 PM PST

Kabul was on high alert after Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers launched a wave of attacks and triggered battles with security forces that left five people dead. Duration: 00:37(afp.com/AFPTV)AFP - The Afghan capital was on high alert on Tuesday after one of the most dramatic attacks on Kabul since the hardline Islamist Taliban were thrown from power more than nine years ago.
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