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• Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal (AP)
• Cop parking card played role in Times Square scare (AP)
• Limbaugh: Tests show no ailments after chest pain (AP)
• FBI: Police fatally shoot suspected kidnapper (AP)
• Tobacco-rich NC bans smoking in bars, restaurants (AP)
• Airport pat-downs often ineffective security stop (AP)
• Missouri house fire kills 5, including 3 children (AP)
• Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home (AP)
• Screening problem makes plane return to St. Louis (AP)
• Va. woman fails to give up child to ex-partner (AP)
• NYC mayor: 3rd term a 'special opportunity' (AP)
• Leach says player's father meddled frequently (AP)
• Official: Drunk man started fatal Detroit fire (AP)
• Officials: Cruise ship passenger jumps overboard (AP)
• Flight diverted because of Christmas ornament (AP)
• $2.5M for family of woman slain by Ohio officer (AP)
• GPS-led travel goes amiss; 3 Ore. parties rescued (AP)
• CIA bombing intensifies focus on agents' safety (AP)

Fox, Time Warner Cable announce broadcast deal (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:58 PM PST AP - The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable reached a programming deal in principle on Friday, after leaving millions of people in the lurch about whether they'd be able to see an anticipated college football bowl game and other shows on cable TV.

Cop parking card played role in Times Square scare (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:23 PM PST AP - A fraternal group for police officers and other law enforcement buffs said Friday that it doesn't know how one of its identification placards ended up in the window of a van that caused a security scare in Times Square.

Limbaugh: Tests show no ailments after chest pain (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:17 PM PST AP - Conservative talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh said Friday tests showed nothing was wrong with his heart after he was hospitalized with chest pains.

FBI: Police fatally shoot suspected kidnapper (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:35 PM PST AP - A Colorado man suspected of kidnapping his former fiancee and later fleeing a Wyoming hotel just before authorities moved in to rescue her was fatally shot by police Friday, the FBI said.

Tobacco-rich NC bans smoking in bars, restaurants (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:43 PM PST AP - In dozens of states, Gary Richards wouldn't have been able to light up a Marlboro before tucking into his meat-lover's pizza, as he did at Satisfaction Restaurant & Bar this week. But in North Carolina, the nation's leading tobacco producer, limits on indoor smoking have lagged behind those in much of the country.

Airport pat-downs often ineffective security stop (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 05:53 PM PST AP - With all the screening technology at U.S. airports, the last line of defense is still the human hand: the pat-down search.

Missouri house fire kills 5, including 3 children (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:50 PM PST AP - Authorities say five people, including three children, were killed in a New Year's Day house fire in northern Missouri.

Solar showdown in Calif. tortoises' desert home (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:45 PM PST AP - On a strip of California's Mojave Desert, two dozen rare tortoises could stand in the way of a sprawling solar-energy complex in a case that highlights mounting tensions between wilderness conservation and the nation's quest for cleaner power.

Screening problem makes plane return to St. Louis (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 02:19 PM PST AP - A company official says a United Airlines Express flight headed to Chicago had to return to St. Louis because of computer trouble in screening passengers.

Va. woman fails to give up child to ex-partner (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 03:47 PM PST AP - A woman at the center of a complex dispute with her former lesbian partner defied a court order to give up custody of her 7-year-old daughter Friday, opening the door to possible criminal charges.

NYC mayor: 3rd term a 'special opportunity' (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 05:06 PM PST AP - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is striking a humble tone on the first day of his third term.

Leach says player's father meddled frequently (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:20 PM PST AP - Fired Texas Tech coach Mike Leach said the father of the player he was accused of mistreating after a concussion meddled more than any parent he's ever come across.

Official: Drunk man started fatal Detroit fire (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:19 PM PST AP - A Detroit fire official says a drunk man playing with fire started a blaze that killed at least two people in an apartment building and left one woman missing.

Officials: Cruise ship passenger jumps overboard (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 07:50 AM PST AP - The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger who government officials say jumped overboard in the Bahamas.

Flight diverted because of Christmas ornament (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:33 AM PST AP - A spokesman says a Northwest Airlines flight from Detroit was briefly diverted to Tennessee after someone found a suspicious package that turned out to be a Christmas ornament.

$2.5M for family of woman slain by Ohio officer (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:54 PM PST AP - The family of an unarmed black woman who was shot and killed by a white police officer during a drug raid has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the city for $2.5 million.

GPS-led travel goes amiss; 3 Ore. parties rescued (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 03:00 AM PST AP - In a holiday hurry, Jeramie Griffin piled his family into the car and asked his new GPS for the quickest way from his home in the Willamette Valley across the Cascade Range.

CIA bombing intensifies focus on agents' safety (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:55 AM PST AP - The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether the agency could do more to protect its operatives on dangerous assignments.

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• Terror attack kills 40 at Pakistan volleyball match - CNN
• Text of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's Remarks - New York Times
• British PM to convene international meeting on Yemen - CNN
• Iraq hostage Peter Moore arrives back in UK - BBC News
• Iraq 'Regrets' Dismissal of Case Against Blackwater Guards - Voice of America
• Youth trek from Miami to DC for immigrant rights - Houston Chronicle
• Russia sets minimum price for vodka - Forbes
• Court fight ahead for health care - Tri State Defender
• Police investigating a suspicious death - Iowa City Press Citizen
• Mousavi urges end to Iran crackdown - Aljazeera.net

Terror attack kills 40 at Pakistan volleyball match - CNN Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:39 AM PST ABC News Terror attack kills 40 at Pakistan volleyball match CNN A terror attack in the Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province killed 30 and wounded 52. (CNN) -- A suicide car bomb exploded Friday in the middle of a group of men playing volleyball in northwest Pakistan, killing 40 and ... Suicide car bomb kills 40 in PakistanAFP 39 killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan (2nd Lead)Monsters and Critics.com Bomber Kills Dozens At Volleyball MatchSky News A Pakistan News -India Today -Alalam News Network all 601 news articles »

Text of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's Remarks - New York Times Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:24 AM PST New York Daily News Text of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's Remarks New York Times Mayors Koch and Dinkins, thank you very much for being here. Let me also welcome our new Public Advocate and Comptroller, Bill de Blasio and John Liu; Speaker Quinn and the City Council, especially its 12 incoming members and 12 outgoing members. ... Mayoral inauguration: Bloomberg to be sworn in for third term of office at ...New York Daily News Bloomberg Enters Third Mayoral TermNY1 Bloomberg to Give Inauguration Speech for 3rd TermNBC New York Washington Post -Gothamist -WNYC all 241 news articles »

British PM to convene international meeting on Yemen - CNN Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:22 AM PST Times Online British PM to convene international meeting on Yemen CNN British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to discuss Yemeni radicalization and the nation's other hardships January 28. London, England (CNN) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for an international meeting January 28 to discuss how to ... British PM Calls for Meeting on Yemen ExtremismVoice of America Gordon Brown calls international summit on YemenBBC News British PM Seeks to Counter Radical Trend in YemenFOXNews AFP -Times Online -The Guardian all 213 news articles »

Iraq hostage Peter Moore arrives back in UK - BBC News Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:29 AM PST CBC.ca Iraq hostage Peter Moore arrives back in UK BBC News Freed British hostage Peter Moore has arrived back in the UK following his two-and-a-half year kidnap ordeal. The 36-year-old, from Lincoln, touched down at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire shortly after 1700 GMT. Mr Moore, a computer expert who was ... Peter Moore returns to BritainTelegraph.co.uk British hostage held in Iran after Iraq kidnappingWashington Post David Petraeus says hostage Peter Moore was 'certainly' held in IranThe Guardian FOXNews -BusinessWeek -AFP all 1,675 news articles »

Iraq 'Regrets' Dismissal of Case Against Blackwater Guards - Voice of America Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:23 AM PST Washington Post Iraq 'Regrets' Dismissal of Case Against Blackwater Guards Voice of America Iraq says it is "regrettable" that a US court decided to drop charges against five American security guards accused of killing Iraqi civilians in 2007. An Iraqi government spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, said Friday his country's own investigation showed ... Iraq criticizes dismissal of charges in Blackwater shootingsCNN International Blackwater and its soldiers of misfortuneThe Guardian Iraq disappointed by US judge dismissal of Blackwater caseXinhua BBC News -Aljazeera.net -New York Times all 1,017 news articles »

Youth trek from Miami to DC for immigrant rights - Houston Chronicle Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:26 AM PST Youth trek from Miami to DC for immigrant rights Houston Chronicle MIAMI — While their fellow college students recovered from the night's revelry, four South Floridians celebrated the New Year with a more active — and activist — approach. The group set out Friday to begin a 1500 mile journey they are calling the ... Students start walk from Miami to DC to push for changes in immigration law ...Los Angeles Times 2010: Renewal and resolutionMiamiHerald.com all 46 news articles »

Russia sets minimum price for vodka - Forbes Posted: 01 Jan 2010 09:14 AM PST Reuters Russia sets minimum price for vodka Forbes AP , 01.01.10, 11:59 AM EST MOSCOW -- The price of the cheapest vodka on the Russian market more than doubled Friday as the government set a minimum price in an effort to fight rampant alcoholism. Drinking causes an extraordinary number of deaths in ... Russia raises price bar on vodkaThe Press Association Russian vodka drinkers get New Year price headacheWashington Post Russia imposes minimum vodka priceAFP BBC News -New York Times -CNN International all 285 news articles »

Court fight ahead for health care - Tri State Defender Posted: 30 Dec 2009 09:47 AM PST CBS News (blog) Court fight ahead for health care Tri State Defender The Senate made history by passing legislation that would overhaul the nation's health insurance system. Though the bill still has to be merged with the one the House passed in ... Obama Vetoes First Piece of LegislationCBS News (blog) A New Year's Health Care Sobriety Test for Religious Progressives: It's Not ObamaReligion Dispatches Step forwardCherry Hill Courier Post Angus Reid Global Monitor -Gaea Times (blog) all 243 news articles »

Police investigating a suspicious death - Iowa City Press Citizen Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:27 AM PST Police investigating a suspicious death Iowa City Press Citizen Iowa City police are investigating a suspicious death after finding a 20-year-old woman's body in a Westside apartment where a robbery was reported. Police responded to a report of a robbery on Aber Avenue Wednesday at 9:33 pm They determined that the ... 20-Year-Old Iowa City Woman Found DeadKWQC 6 all 216 news articles »

Mousavi urges end to Iran crackdown - Aljazeera.net Posted: 01 Jan 2010 07:49 AM PST CBC.ca Mousavi urges end to Iran crackdown Aljazeera.net Mir Hossein Mousavi, the prominent Iranian opposition politician, has said he is "not afraid to die" in defence of people's rights and called for an end to the government crackdown on anti-establishment activists. In a statement on his Kaleme website ... Iranian opposition grows beneath surfaceWashington Times Opposition leader denounces Iran's crackdownLos Angeles Times Iranian Opposition Leader Sends New WarningVoice of America The Guardian -Bloomberg -BBC News all 603 news articles »

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• Judge cites gov't missteps, tosses Blackwater case (AP)
• CIA bombing raises question about safety protocols (AP)
• Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP)
• Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square (AP)
• Obama begins new year with eye on intel (AP)
• White House defends its TSA nominee (AP)
• Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade (AP)
• Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack (AP)
• Iowa St holds off Minnesota 14-13 in Insight Bowl (AP)
• Broyles catches 3 TDs as OU beats Stanford 31-27 (AP)
• Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks (Reuters)
• U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants (Reuters)
• North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with U.S. (Reuters)
• Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges (Reuters)
• U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security (Reuters)
• Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly (Reuters)
• China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown (Reuters)
• World rings in new decade with parties, security fears (AFP)
• North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US (AFP)

Judge cites gov't missteps, tosses Blackwater case (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST AP - A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad.

CIA bombing raises question about safety protocols (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST AP - The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether the agency could do more to protect its operatives on dangerous assignments.

Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:34 PM PST AP - Fox television's threatened blackout was avoided just before a midnight Thursday deadline when the network struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to briefly extend their contract as fee negotiations between the two companies continued.

Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:55 PM PST AP - Hundreds of thousands of revelers in chilly weather in Times Square cheered when an 11,875-pound crystal ball covered with more than 32,000 bulbs dropped at midnight, ushering in the new decade and ending 10 years marred by war, recession, terrorism and threats of environmental catastrophe.

Obama begins new year with eye on intel (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:08 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is reviewing reports from homeland security officials as his administration tries to determine what U.S. policy and personnel failures preceded the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing.

White House defends its TSA nominee (AP) Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST AP - Acknowledging he has given inconsistent answers to Congress, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration wrote to lawmakers to explain a reprimand he received for running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago.

Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST AP - Dean Hanson was a happy camper after the annual scramble for curbside seats for the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:29 PM PST AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.

Iowa St holds off Minnesota 14-13 in Insight Bowl (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:54 PM PST AP - Iowa State made its two-win 2008 season seem like a long time ago.

Broyles catches 3 TDs as OU beats Stanford 31-27 (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST AP - The combination of Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles was almost unstoppable for Oklahoma.

Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:10 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.

U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:30 PM PST Reuters - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants traveling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.

North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:11 PM PST Reuters - North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message, the official news agency KCNA reported.

Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:54 PM PST Reuters - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.

U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:25 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.

Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:41 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:58 PM PST Reuters - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.

World rings in new decade with parties, security fears (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:23 PM PST AFP - Revelers worldwide met the New Year with spectacular fireworks displays and joyful parties against a backdrop of tightened security.

North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US (AFP) Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:42 PM PST AFP - North Korea on Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, vowing to work towards a nuclear-free peninsula seven months after its last atomic test angered the world community.

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