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Toyota halts US sales of Camry, 7 other models (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:39 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2008 file photo, 2009 Matrix compact wagons sit at a Toyota dealership in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. Toyota on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall announced on Jan. 21. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP - Toyota's decision to suspend U.S. sales of eight of its most popular models — including the Camry, America's best-selling car — to fix faulty gas pedals is a stunning blow to the automaker's reputation and endangers its fledgling earnings recovery.

Obama's goal: Get agenda moving, people believing (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:13 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall-style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, as part of his 'White House to Main Street Tour'. Seizing a chance to reconnect, Obama will use his first State of the Union address Wednesday, Jan. 26, to try to persuade the people of a frustrated nation that he is on their side, aides close to Obama say. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Barack Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State of the Union address Wednesday, retooling his message more than his mission.

4 men accused of phone plot had conservative ties (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:05 AM PST

FILE - In a Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 file photo, activist James O'Keefe attends a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. O'Keefe was among four people arrested Monday, Jan. 25, 2010 and accused of trying to interfere with phones at U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office. O'Keefe was the brains behind a series of undercover videos which have caused major problems for ACORN — the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)AP - The four men accused of trying to tamper with Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu's office phones share a common experience as young ideologues writing for conservative publications.

Smallest survivors pose one of biggest problems (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:22 AM PST

A man runs out of a building with a box of body spray during looting in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Sporadic looting continues as earthquake survivors scavenge for anything they can find in the rubble left by Haiti's Jan. 12 earthquake. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - The smallest survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake are growing into one of the biggest problems in its aftermath.

Fed mulls exit plan as Bernanke awaits 2nd term (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:46 AM PST

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is seen during his meeting with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Now that the economy is on the mend, the Federal Reserve this year can focus on how and when to pull back the stimulus money pumped out to fight the financial crisis. With his prospects for another term brightening, Ben Bernanke will lead that effort.

Backroom health care deals fuel voter anger (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:29 AM PST

AP - Special legislative favors, especially one designed to secure a Nebraska senator's vote for the embattled health care package, ignited so much public outrage that President Barack Obama is calling them a mistake and House leaders say the bill can't be resurrected unless such sweetheart deals are scrapped.

Obama to announce high-speed rail plan post-speech (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST

AP - A day after delivering a State of the Union address aimed at showing recession-weary Americans he understands their struggles, President Barack Obama intends to award $8 billion in stimulus funds to develop high-speed rail corridors and sell the program as a jobs creator.

State TV says Sri Lanka president wins re-election (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:34 AM PST

Supporters of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapksa cheer at the end of the presidential elections in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Sri Lankans crowded polling stations Tuesday throughout Colombo in a hard-fought election to decide whether the incumbent president or his former army chief should lead the nation's recovery from a brutal civil war both men helped win. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)AP - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa won a resounding re-election victory Wednesday, beating back a challenge from his former army chief to lead this nation as it tries to rebuild from a devastating civil war, state television reported.

Oregon says yes to taxing wealthy, businesses (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:33 AM PST

Supporters of 'No on Tax Measures 66 &67' , including Jill Odell, front center and Shaun Jillions, left, wait to see early returns in a hotel room in Salem Ore., Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens)AP - Oregon has set aside its history of shooting down tax increases on statewide ballots, with voters endorsing higher taxes amid a brutal economic slump.

South Carolina beats No. 1 Kentucky 68-62 (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:44 AM PST

Kentucky's Demarcus Cousins (15) battles for the ball with South Carolina's Sam Muldrow (44) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - Top-ranked Kentucky found out it's got some growing up to do. And college basketball will most likely find a new No. 1.

Man rescued from rubble 14 days after Haiti quake (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:44 PM PST

Rico Dibrivell, 35, is attended by a U.S. military rescue team member after being freed from the rubble of a building in Port-au-Prince January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (HAITI - Tags: DISASTER)Reuters - U.S. troops pulled a man alive from under a collapsed building in Haiti's capital on Tuesday as U.N. troops sprayed tear gas at survivors desperate for food two weeks after a catastrophic earthquake.

Two Koreas trade fire (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 11:31 PM PST

Two caves with coastal artillery (L) are seen at the North Korean village of Haeju where North Korea's military units are stationed in this March 10, 2009 file photo taken from South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island near the western maritime border between the two Koreas, 11 km (7 miles) from North Korea, about 115 km (71 miles) northwest of Seoul and the scene of deadly skirmishes between the two Korean navies in the past. North and South Korea on January 27, 2010 exchanged what appeared to be artillery fire near a disputed sea border off the west coast of the peninsula, Yonhap news agency reported government officials as saying. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting instability along a heavily armed frontier for the second time in three months.

Afghanistan wins $1.6 billion in debt relief: IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:20 PM PST

A displaced Afghan man from Helmand province carries his grandchild in Kabul, January 24, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghanistan won $1.6 billion in debt relief from the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and creditor nations on Tuesday, as the war-torn country faces funding needs to rebuild from years of conflict.

Obama approved secret operations in Yemen: report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:26 PM PST

A Yemeni policewoman takes part in a shooting competition at the police academy in Sanaa. World powers gather in London Wednesday for discussions on tackling violent extremism in Yemen, called in the wake of an alleged bid to blow up a US airliner by a Nigerian linked to Al-Qaeda there(AFP/Marwan Naamani)Reuters - President Barack Obama approved secret joint U.S. military and intelligence operations with Yemeni troops that began six weeks ago and killed six regional al Qaeda leaders, The Washington Post reported.

Senate to take up Bernanke nomination Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:34 PM PST

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looks up during his meeting with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to discuss Federal Reserve policy and Bernanke's upcoming confirmation vote Capitol Hill in Washington January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday moved to clear the way to confirm Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman, setting a procedural vote for Thursday in a sign that the needed votes were now secured.

Zelaya to exit Honduras in win for coup leaders (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:54 PM PST

Reuters - As a new president takes office, toppled leader Manuel Zelaya will leave Honduras on Wednesday for exile after pressure by the United States and Latin American countries failed to reverse a coup that ousted him last June.

London meeting to bolster Yemen in al Qaeda fight (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 04:52 PM PST

A Yemeni soldier aims his weapon at rebel targets in the northwestern Yemeni province of Saada, where the army is fighting Shi'ite rebels, in this undated picture released by the Yemeni army on January 25, 2010. REUTERS/Yemen Army/Handout (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSReuters - A high-level international meeting in London on Wednesday aims to bolster Yemen's fight against al Qaeda by helping it tackle the poverty that can create a breeding ground for militants.

Indonesian group wants Obama statue torn down (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:29 PM PST

Indonesian activists place an Indonesian flag on a bronze statue of a young U.S. President Barack Obama at Menteng Park in Jakarta, December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Crack PalinggiReuters - Indonesians, who welcomed Barack Obama as one of their own two years ago, now want a statue commemorating his Jakarta school years to be removed, a sign the U.S. president's global appeal may be waning.

Sri Lanka president set for victory in bitter poll battle (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:22 AM PST

Sri Lankan soldiers stand outside the Cinnamon Lakeside hotel Colombo, where presidential candidate, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, is staying with several other opposition leaders. Fonseka on Wednesday sought protection of a AFP - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse looked set for victory Wednesday in a bitterly fought election, as troops surrounded the hotel housing his main rival, who appealed for foreign protection.

Two Koreas trade fire, Pyongyang vows no let up (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 10:48 PM PST

File photo shows South Korean marines conducting a firing drill on South Korea-controlled Yeonpyeong island near the waters of the Yellow Sea disputed with North Korea. North Korea fired artillery Wednesday near the disputed sea border with South Korea and Seoul's military returned fire.(AFP/File/Jeon Young-Han)AFP - North and South Korea traded artillery fire near their disputed sea border Wednesday and Pyongyang vowed to press on with live firing exercises, ratcheting up tensions anew between the Cold War foes.
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