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Rescues adds glimmer of hope to Haiti's grief (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:49 PM PST

Emmannuel Buso rests at the Israeli Defense Force field hospital after being rescued from the rubble of a building where he was trapped for 10 days in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. According to Israeli Defense Forces, an Israeli search team pulled Buso from the rubble of a home and is in stable condition. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands and leaving many homeless. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Two people emerged from beneath the rubble of the stricken Haiti capital a stunning 10 days after its devastating earthquake, reviving fading belief that others may have survived.

Top Democrats: We will push ahead with health care (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

President Barack Obama takes questions during a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health care, though they aren't explaining how they will proceed in that uphill fight.

Obama vows to fight for jobs in retooled message (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:38 PM PST

President Barack Obama visits a wind turbine manufacturing and fabrication lab at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22,2010, as part of his 'White House to Main Street Tour'. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama tried to revive his battered agenda and rally despondent Democrats on Friday with a renewed emphasis on jobs. His visit to this struggling Rust Belt city capped a tough first-anniversary week for a presidency that suffered jolts at the hands of Massachusetts voters and the Supreme Court.

On high court's big issues, 5-4 split is the rule (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2009 file photo, the Supreme Court poses for a portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington. Seated, from left are: Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, and Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Standing, from left are: Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak. FILE )AP - It comes down to this at the Supreme Court: If you've got Justice Anthony Kennedy on your side, you can pretty much do what you want. Without him, you're the author of an angry dissent.

Storm lingers over Ariz. after battering Calif. (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:39 PM PST

As onlookers watch, flood waters wash out a road and parts of a bridge Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Salome, Ariz. The remnants of the biggest storm to hit Arizona in nearly two decades lingered over the state Friday after drenching California, while authorities in both states continued to tally the damage. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The remnants of the biggest storm to hit Arizona in nearly two decades lingered over the state Friday after drenching California, while authorities in both states continued to tally the damage.

Balloon boy mom's interviews contradict husband (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:39 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009 file photo, Mayumi Heene, left, leaves her home escorted by Larimer County Sheriffs in Fort Collins, Colo. Mayumi Heene, the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon in Colorado, repeatedly told authorities it was all a publicity stunt, contradicting what her husband told media before he reported to jail. (AP Photo/Will Powers, File)AP - A newly released video shows the mother of the 6-year-old boy purported to be in a runaway balloon finally acknowledging to authorities it was all a hoax — contrary to her husband's repeated public denials just before reporting to jail.

UK raises its terror threat level to `severe' (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:38 PM PST

Home Secretary Alan Johnson, seen here on January 21, said Britain raised its terror threat level from 'substantial' to 'severe' on Friday, suggesting that an attack is AP - Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after a Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Europe-U.S. flight.

Stars unite to help Haiti in telethon (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:40 PM PST

In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, John Legend performs at the 'Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief', on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Davis/Hope for Haiti Now)AP - Though the all-star telethon was titled "Hope for Haiti Now," for most of its two hours, it was filled with tear-jerking, depressing moments, from mournful songs and grim-faced pleas from celebrities to the suffering faces of the quake-battered victims themselves.

O'Brien ends run on 'Tonight' show after 7 months (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

FILE - This Nov. 7, 2007 file photo shows Conan O'Brien in New York. On his final 'Tonight' show, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, Conan O'Brien said walking away instead of accepting a demotion is the hardest thing he's ever had to do. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Conan O'Brien ended his brief tenure on the "Tonight" show with a wide smile and a guitar in his arms.

Serena, Federer advance at Australian Open (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:41 PM PST

Roger Federer of Switzerland waves to the crowd after beating Albert Montanes of Spain during their Men's singles third round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday Jan. 23, 2010. ( (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - Serena Williams moved a step closer to successfully defending her Australian Open title and extracted some family revenge Saturday with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Carla Suarez Navarro.

Haitians to mourn Catholic leader killed in quake (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:56 PM PST

A woman sits with her child in a camp for displaced people in the south coast city of Jacmel January 21, 2010. REUTERS/Logan Abassi/UN Photo/HandoutReuters - After more than a week of searching for trapped survivors, Haiti prepared on Saturday to mourn its dead amid signs that daily life in the earthquake-shattered country is beginning to resume.

U.S. warns against having same airport security systems (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:54 AM PST

Reuters - The United States does not want countries to use identical airport security systems which could make it easier for potential attackers to elude them, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Friday.

Britain raises international terror threat level (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:11 PM PST

Home Secretary Alan Johnson, seen here on January 21, said Britain raised its terror threat level from 'substantial' to 'severe' on Friday, suggesting that an attack is Reuters - Britain raised its international terrorism threat level to 'severe' -- its second highest level of terror alert -- from 'substantial' on Friday, Home Secretary (interior minister) Alan Johnson said.

From spas to banks, Mexico economy rides on drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:40 AM PST

Reuters - At a modern factory in a city whose main claim to fame is an image of the Virgin Mary revered for granting miracles, Mexican pharmaceuticals firm Grupo Collins churns out antibiotics and other medicines.

Feisty Obama: "I won't stop fighting for you" (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall style gathering at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama rejected criticism that he has spent too little time trying to generate jobs and vowed to keep working on healthcare in a speech that showed a feisty tone at the end of a tough week.

UK PM to appear before Iraq War inquiry before vote (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves after a delivering a speech at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre London January 11, 2010. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Friday he would appear at a public inquiry into the Iraq War before this year's election, a move which could damage the ruling Labor party at the ballot box.

Two Haitians saved from quake rubble after 10 days (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:41 PM PST

A Haitian walks past burning rubbish along a street in Port-au-Prince. An elderly woman and a young man were rescued after spending 10 days buried in the rubble of Haiti's quake-hit capital, as the death toll from the disaster soared to more than 110,000.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - An elderly woman and a young man were rescued after spending 10 days buried in the rubble of Haiti's quake-hit capital, as the death toll from the disaster soared to more than 110,000.

Obama wants 'answers' from China over Google attacks (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:02 PM PST

US President Barack Obama is AFP - US President Barack Obama is "troubled" by cyberattacks on Internet titan Google and wants answers from China, the White House said.
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