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Police: Foreigners among 6 dead in Pakistan blast (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:13 AM PST

Pakistani soldiers stand guard near the site of a bomb blast on the outskirts of Peshawar in December, 2009. A powerful roadside bomb struck a convoy near a girls' school in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing eight people including four foreign aid workers and three school girls, police said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AP - A bomb attack shook the opening ceremony of a girls' school Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, leaving six people dead, including three foreigners, and 70 others wounded, officials said.

SPIN METER: Pols cool to public-financed campaigns (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:56 AM PST

FILE - In this March 17, 2009, file photo, Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs Chair Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questions witnesses during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Durbin, the party whip and the sponsor of Senate public financing legislation, said Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, he hadn't thought his proposal would go anywhere without a major scandal, but he now thinks it has a chance. Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by a Supreme Court decision that lets corporations spend unlimited money on politics. Two top Democrats in Congress back the idea. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by a Supreme Court decision that lets corporations spend unlimited money on politics. Two top Democrats in Congress back the idea.

Gov. declares Ill. victory, challenger vows fight (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:14 PM PST

U.S. Congressman Mark Kirk greets the crowd in Wheeling, Ill. as he accepts the Republican nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat, on Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Lois Bernstein)AP - Two Illinois Democrats were virtually tied early Wednesday in the race to decide who will defend the governor's office from a Republican Party eager to exploit political disarray in President Barack Obama's home state come November.

Sodomy trial of Malaysia's Anwar starts (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:43 PM PST

AP - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim went on trial Wednesday for allegedly sodomizing a male aide, a charge that he says is a high-level government conspiracy aimed at destroying his political movement.

Haitian judge questions detained Americans (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST

Two Haitian police officers sit next to Charisa Coulter, 24, of Boise, Idaho, one of the 10 Americans who were arrested while trying to bus children out of Haiti without proper documents or government permission, as she rests on a cot at the University of Miami's field hospital, near Port-au-Prince's international airport, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Coulter, who's diabetic, initially thought her insulin had gone bad in the heat but now she's being treated for what she said is either severe dehydration or the flu. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - A group of U.S. Baptist missionaries arrested trying to leave Haiti with a busload of children faced more questioning by a local judge, while an orphanage director said many of the children had parents.

China opposed to Obama-Dalai Lama meeting (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:53 AM PST

Graphic map of Taiwan and the Chinese coast, plus details of the US arms sale. It is too early to speculate on the impact of any Chinese sanctions on US companies as a result of arms sales to Taiwan, a senior Boeing official said Tuesday. China is Boeing's biggest international market, and the company is working hard to grab the lion's share of the booming demand(AFP/Graphic)AP - China on Wednesday again urged President Barack Obama not to hold a planned meeting with Dalai Lama, saying it would further hurt already strained bilateral relations.

Obama responds to ire over 2nd anti-Vegas remark (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:06 AM PST

President Barack Obama smiles after his at a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - President Barack Obama is known for having a way with words, but some lawmakers from Nevada wish he would pipe down about trips to Sin City.

APNewsBreak: US study shows drop in child abuse (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:01 AM PST

Chart shows decrease in the number of children abused in the U.S.AP - A massive new federal study documents an unprecedented and dramatic decrease in incidents of serious child abuse, especially sexual abuse. Experts hailed the findings as proof that crackdowns and public awareness campaigns had made headway.

Jackson's doctor meets with legal team (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2009 file picture, Dr. Conrad Murray arrives at his clinic in Houston. Michael Jackson's physician has arrived in Los Angeles in anticipation of a decision from the district attorney's office on whether to charge him for the singer's death, a spokeswoman said Tuesday Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)AP - Michael Jackson's physician has been strategizing with his team of defense attorneys and is ready to surrender to authorities if prosecutors file charges, the doctor's attorney said.

Colts' Clark part of new breed at tight end (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:29 AM PST

Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark stretches before team practice in Indianapolis, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. The Colts are to play the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl XLIV NFL football game on, Sunday, Feb. 7, in Miami. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - The first question for Dallas Clark at Super Bowl media day came from a 4-foot Weekly Reader reporter: What do you like most about being a tight end?

Pentagon begins tackling "don't ask, don't tell" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 01:07 PM PST

Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Admiral Michael Mullen depart a news conference at the Pentagon, February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - A wary U.S. military prepared on Tuesday for an eventual repeal of its "don't ask, don't tell" policy barring gays from serving openly, but made clear movement should be gradual on the politically charged change requested by President Barack Obama.

China warns against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:04 AM PST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures during a talk to an audience in Melbourne in this December 10, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Mick TsikasReuters - China warned President Barack Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan.

Illinois sets race for Obama's old Senate seat (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 10:43 PM PST

Democratic Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (R), greets patrons at Manny's Deli in Chicago, Illinois, February 2, 2010. Giannoulias is running for President Barack Obama's former Senate seat currently held by Roland Burris. REUTERS/Frank PolichReuters - An Illinois Democrat who won his party's nomination on Tuesday to campaign for Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat struck a populist tone, attacking his Republican opponent as part of the Washington establishment.

Airplane bomb suspect said cooperating with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 09:22 PM PST

Reuters - The Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day has provided "useful, actionable" intelligence to U.S. authorities after the FBI flew his relatives to the United States to urge him to cooperate, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Iran test-fires satellite rocket: report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:54 PM PST

Reuters - Iran test-fired a domestically made satellite-carrier rocket on Wednesday, Iranian media said, a move that may worry Western powers who fear Tehran is seeking to build a nuclear bomb and missile delivery systems.

Shadowed by deficits, Obama pitches economic plan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 01:40 PM PST

President Obama departs followed by members of his economic team (L-R) Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer after speaking about his proposed 2011 U.S. Government budget in the Cross Hall of the White House, February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday that high budget deficits could hurt U.S. economic recovery as he sought to reassure Americans that his latest budget would help create jobs and trim debt levels.

Toyota U.S. sales hit by recall (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 01:02 AM PST

A Toyota Motor Corp Prius is pictured on a lift at the service department of a dealership in Oita, southwestern Japan February 3, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday its North American and Japanese dealers had received several dozen complaints over what drivers characterised as insufficient braking on the new Prius hybrid when driving over bumpy or frozen roads. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS TRANSPORT)Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp suffered a sharp drop in U.S. sales last month as its massive recall and unprecedented sales halt allowed rivals to grab market share from the world's largest automaker.

Intelligence chief: attacks on Google "wake-up call" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 11:56 AM PST

The Google logo is seen on the top of its China headquarters building behind a road surveillance camera in Beijing January 26, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Recent cyber attacks on Google are a "wake-up call" and neither the U.S. government nor the private sector can fully protect the American cyber infrastructure, the director of U.S. national intelligence said on Tuesday.

Pakistan school bombing kills 8, including foreigners (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:06 AM PST

Soldiers on patrol in the troubled Lower Dir region of northwest Pakistan in August 2009. A powerful roadside bomb struck a convoy near a girls' school in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing eight people including four foreign aid workers and three school girls, police said.(AFP/File)AFP - A bomb blast in northwest Pakistan killed eight people Wednesday, including four foreign aid workers and children at a school which had just been rebuilt after a previous Islamist attack.

Iran hails successful satellite launch (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:58 AM PST

An image grab taken on February 3, 2010 from Iran's English-language official Press TV station shows the launching of the Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket from an undisclosed location. Iran hailed the successful launch of the home-produced satellite rocket amid Western concerns it is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons(AFP/Press TV)AFP - Iran hailed the successful launch of a home-built satellite on Wednesday amid Western concerns it is using its nuclear and space industries to develop atomic and ballistic weapons.
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