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Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesAP - Caught between disgruntled voters and a president urging them to press ahead on divisive issues such as health care, Democratic lawmakers must soon decide whether Barack Obama is leading them toward statesmanlike courage or political folly.

International talks over exit from Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:59 AM PST

US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke seen here in Washington, DC in January. Holbrooke said Monday that world powers meeting in London this week will back plans for a truce with local Taliban commanders in Afghanistan, provided the fighters renounce Al-Qaeda.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AP - Seeking progress toward ending the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, an international conference Thursday will offer funds to lure Taliban fighters to renounce violence and draft a timetable to hand over security responsibilities to local forces.

Obama bucks up Democrats on health care (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:49 AM PST

(L-R)US Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Robert Menendez, and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin, seen here adressing the media on Capitol Hill, vowed to pursue efforts to remake US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.(AFP/Getty Images/Alex Wong)AP - Some congressional Democrats are seizing on President Barack Obama's fresh call for a sweeping health care overhaul as a message to show resolve and get the legislation done.

Toyota recalls additional 1.09M vehicles in US (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST

Robert Chung, left, and his wife Mandy Cui look over a new Toyota Highlander hybrid SUV at a Toyota dealership in Seattle, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. announced late Tuesday it would halt sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models affecting 2.3 million vehicles. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will recall an additional 1.09 million vehicles in the United States over problems with gas pedals and floor mats — a fresh blow to the world's top automaker as it struggles to salvage its safety reputation.

Activist touted 'project' before phone tamper case (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:43 AM PST

These handout photos provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows, from left, James O'Keefe, Joseph Basel, Robert Flanagan and Stan Dai, the four men accused of trying to tamper with Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu's office phones. (AP Photo/US Marshals Service)AP - Last month, protesters marched in front of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's office to criticize her support for health care legislation and complain that they couldn't get through on her office phones.

White House to dole out $8 billion in rail grants (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama gestures on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, after delivering his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - High-speed rail projects in California, Florida and Illinois are among the big winners of $8 billion in grants to be announced Thursday by the White House — the start of what some Democrats tout as a national rail-building program that could rival the interstate highways begun in the Eisenhower era.

French team makes new `miracle' rescue in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:38 AM PST

Members of the French search and rescue gesture seconds before pulling out a girl from a building alive in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. French rescuers pulled a teenage girl out of the rubble 15 days after an earthquake hit the Caribbean capital.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A French search team that wouldn't go home pulled off another "miracle" rescue in Port-au-Prince, lifting a 17-year-old girl alive from beneath this cityscape of rubble. Above ground, hundreds of thousands of other survivors hoped for a breakthrough of another kind — in delivering badly needed food aid.

Report: College endowments suffer huge declines (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST

File - Students walk through the Harvard Law School area on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., in this Nov. 19, 2002 file photo. The global economic crisis shrunk the ranks of billion-dollar endowments from 77 to 54 in a year's time, according to a report Thursday Jan. 28, 2010 that provides the fullest picture yet of endowment performance in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. While the downturn hit all types of universities, elite schools such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford absorbed some of the deepest losses. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki, File)AP - College and university endowments suffered huge losses in the fiscal year that ended last June, a new report finds, but stronger investment returns in recent months point to a rebound.

Apple introduces new $499 iPad tablet computer (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:42 PM PST

Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between.

Serena Williams, Henin to meet in final (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:30 PM PST

Justine Henin of Belgium plays a shot to Zheng Jie of China during their Women's singles semifinal match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/John Donegan)AP - Defending champion Serena Williams has advanced to her fifth Australian Open final and will put her 100 percent record here on the line against Justine Henin, who is only two tournaments into her comeback from retirement.

Obama pushes jobs, vows to fight on after tough year (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST

President Barack Obama delivers his first State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda and vowed not to abandon his struggling healthcare overhaul after a political setback that raised doubts about his leadership.

Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on Amazon (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 05:47 PM PST

Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs holds the new Reuters - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.

Toyota suffers as recall grows (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:28 AM PST

A Gray-Daniels Toyota salesman rides his cart through parking spaces that formerly held new vehicles ready for sale, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Brandon, Miss. Toyota Motor Corp. announced late Tuesday it would halt sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. Last week, Toyota issued a recall for the same eight models affecting 2.3 million vehicles. The Brandon sales staff separated vehicles that might be affected from those not affected. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp could face an unprecedented recall of 8 million cars over problems with sticking accelerators in the biggest ever blow to the reputation of the world's largest auto maker.

Senate to vote on Bernanke Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 09:13 PM PST

Reuters - Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term running the world's most powerful central bank faces a decisive day in the Senate on Thursday when his confirmation vote looks set to go ahead.

U.S. gives Yemen key intelligence to strike al Qaeda (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:08 AM PST

A Yemeni soldier aims his RPG launcher at a rebel target 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/HandoutReuters - U.S. military and intelligence agencies have been sharing satellite and surveillance imagery, intercepted communications and other sensitive information to help Yemen pinpoint strikes against al Qaeda targets, officials said on Wednesday.

Capabilities of U.S. intelligence agencies questioned (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:29 PM PST

The logo of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is swept clean in Langley, Virginia March 3, 2005. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - U.S. intelligence agencies set up after the September 11, 2001 attacks still have trouble with sharing information that could help them thwart plots like the one to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, a senior counterterrorism official said on Wednesday.

Iran's Karoubi sees early exit of president: report (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:51 AM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presents the proposed budget to Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (R) in Tehran in this January 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Senior Iranian opposition figure Mehdi Karoubi predicted in an interview published on Thursday that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would be ousted before the end of his four-year term.

North Korea fires artillery again toward South (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:25 PM PST

A North Korean soldier guards the banks of Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, opposite the Chinese border city of Dandong, January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jacky ChenReuters - North Korea fired several artillery rounds on Thursday in the direction of a South Korean island off the peninsula, a second day of shooting near a disputed sea border that has been the site of deadly clashes in the past.

Afghanistan to need Western help for up to 15 years: Karzai (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:28 AM PST

<p/>(AFP)AFP - Afghanistan will need support from the West for up to 15 years, President Hamid Karzai warned Thursday ahead of a major international conference on his strife-torn country in London.

China economic policies under fire at Davos forum (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:09 AM PST

Participants enter the Davos Congress Center on the opening day of the World Economic Forum on January 27. Political leaders, central bankers and financiers at the event have attacked China's monetary and trade policy and questioned its ability to tackle an overheating economy.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Political leaders, central bankers and financiers at the World Economic Forum have attacked China's monetary and trade policy and questioned its ability to tackle an overheating economy.
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