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• FBI: Vegas shooter had 'lengthy' criminal history (AP)
• Chopper crashes in remote Calif. forest; 4 men die (AP)
• Buffalo's debt collectors accused of bullying (AP)
• Suspicious luggage at 2 US airports delays flights (AP)
• NJ airport cameras faulty during security breach (AP)
• Octuplets mother defends accused fertility doctor (AP)
• Ill. suspends 2nd release program pending review (AP)
• AP sources: Colorado Gov. Ritter to retire (AP)
• 2 killed in small cargo jet crash outside Chicago (AP)
• Fla. farmers scramble to save crops from cold (AP)
• Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote (AP)
• Fugitive on run after fatal Utah officer shooting (AP)
• German woman charged in Fla. in grandson's death (AP)
• Prolific television producer David Gerber dies (AP)
• No rape charges for 2 ex-Okla. gov mansion workers (AP)
• From Oregon, a new nephew for the first couple (AP)
• Lawyer: alleged Fla. Ponzi schemer to plead guilty (AP)
• Sheriff accused in murder scheme urged to resign (AP)
• Restaurant worker charged in deadly Mass. fire (AP)
• Tenn. officials want Davy Crockett document (AP)

FBI: Vegas shooter had 'lengthy' criminal history (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST AP - A disgruntled Social Security recipient, shot dead after killing a Las Vegas federal building security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal, had a "lengthy" criminal history in Tennessee and California, including a conviction for killing his brother, authorities said Tuesday.

Chopper crashes in remote Calif. forest; 4 men die (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 07:06 PM PST AP - Three California Department of Fish and Game biologists and a pilot were killed Tuesday afternoon when their helicopter crashed in a craggy stretch of the Sierra National Forest where they were surveying wildlife.

Buffalo's debt collectors accused of bullying (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:06 PM PST AP - When Tobias "Bags of Money" Boyland went looking for a new career after serving 13 years in prison for armed robbery and drug dealing, he quickly found something that suited his sensibilities: He opened a collection agency.

Suspicious luggage at 2 US airports delays flights (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:46 PM PST AP - Seemingly suspicious pieces of luggage delayed flights at two airports Tuesday, prompting evacuations in Minneapolis and closing a California airport where authorities discovered what turned out to be soft drink bottles filled with honey.

NJ airport cameras faulty during security breach (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 05:43 PM PST AP - Federal agents weren't able to immediately retrieve surveillance images of a man who breached security at Newark Liberty International Airport because a camera system wasn't working properly.

Octuplets mother defends accused fertility doctor (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST AP - Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman on Tuesday defended the fertility doctor who helped her conceive 14 children, saying in a video posted to RadarOnline.com that he did "absolutely nothing wrong."

Ill. suspends 2nd release program pending review (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 07:21 PM PST AP - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn suspended a second early release program for state prisoners Tuesday as he faces unrelenting criticism over violent inmates who were secretly set free after just weeks behind bars.

AP sources: Colorado Gov. Ritter to retire (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:37 PM PST AP - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter won't run for re-election this fall, sources told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

2 killed in small cargo jet crash outside Chicago (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:21 PM PST AP - A small cargo jet crashed into a river in a forest preserve Tuesday shortly after being cleared to land at a suburban Chicago airport, killing the pilot and a co-pilot, authorities said.

Fla. farmers scramble to save crops from cold (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 07:12 PM PST AP - Subfreezing temperatures across the South have Florida farmers worried that strawberry, tomato and other crops could be destroyed, with temperatures in even usually balmy Miami only in the 50s on Tuesday.

Fed judges: Wash. felony inmates should get vote (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:36 PM PST AP - Incarcerated felons should be allowed to vote in Washington to ensure that racial minorities are protected under the Voting Rights Act, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Fugitive on run after fatal Utah officer shooting (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:05 PM PST AP - The man charged with Tuesday's fatal shooting of a Utah sheriff's deputy had just sold drugs to a brother of the slain officer on a remote desert road, according to court papers and a family member.

German woman charged in Fla. in grandson's death (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:11 PM PST AP - A 71-year-old German woman drowned her 5-year-old grandson in a bathtub while they were vacationing in the Florida Panhandle because she didn't want to see the boy grow up in a divorced home, authorities said Tuesday.

Prolific television producer David Gerber dies (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:27 PM PST AP - David Gerber, who won Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody awards for his television shows, has died of heart failure at the University of Southern California Medical Center. He was 86.

No rape charges for 2 ex-Okla. gov mansion workers (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 05:21 PM PST AP - Two former governor's mansion employees will not be charged with raping female prison inmates assigned to work on the grounds because there is insufficient evidence to support such charges, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

From Oregon, a new nephew for the first couple (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:34 PM PST AP - Oregon State University says President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a new nephew.

Lawyer: alleged Fla. Ponzi schemer to plead guilty (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:39 PM PST AP - Disbarred South Florida lawyer Scott Rothstein is negotiating a guilty plea with federal prosecutors on charges of orchestrating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme using faked legal settlements, his attorney said Tuesday.

Sheriff accused in murder scheme urged to resign (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:15 PM PST AP - Federal charges that the longtime sheriff of Gallatin County in southern Illinois sold marijuana while in uniform seemed odd enough to county board chairman Randy Drone. But new allegations the sheriff plotted from jail to have someone killed made the case even stranger.

Restaurant worker charged in deadly Mass. fire (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST AP - A restaurant employee was charged with starting a fire that killed two of his neighbors — one of 15 apparently random blazes that were set within a 75-minute period, terrorizing residents of this western Massachusetts college town.

Tenn. officials want Davy Crockett document (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:56 PM PST AP - Officials in Tennessee want a 90-year-old Florida woman to turn over a marriage license application filed by legendary Alamo defender Davy Crockett more than two centuries ago.

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• TSA: Hazardous material shuts Bakersfield airport - Sacramento Bee
• How Google's Nexus One Can Beat Apple's iPhone - PC World
• Al-Qaeda's influence in Yemen - BBC News
• Obama has another big meeting today: Health care - USA Today
• Florida GOP Chairman to step down under pressure - Palm Beach Post
• Apple acquires its own mobile ad firm to one-up Google - Ars Technica
• Apple App Store Tops 3 Billion Downloads - InformationWeek
• UK airports to introduce new bomb detection equipment - BBC News

TSA: Hazardous material shuts Bakersfield airport - Sacramento Bee Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:21 AM PST Bakersfield Now TSA: Hazardous material shuts Bakersfield airport Sacramento Bee AP BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Federal officials have suspended flights going to and from the Bakersfield airport after a hazardous material was found in luggage there. The material was found in a checked bag Tuesday morning at Meadows Field, said Suzanne ... Hazardous material found at California airportReuters TSA: Hazardous Material Shuts Calif. AirportTIME TSA: Hazardous material shuts Bakersfield airportWFAA KMBC.com -CBS 47 -WXIA-TV all 322 news articles »

How Google's Nexus One Can Beat Apple's iPhone - PC World Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:14 AM PST Globe and Mail How Google's Nexus One Can Beat Apple's iPhone PC World We're only hours away from Google's special event when the company is expected to launch the Android-based Nexus One mobile device. There has been a lot of speculation about the handset, and how it will differ from competitors like the iPhone. ... Google confirms plans to sell own mobile phonemsnbc.com Google unveils its "Superphone," the Nexus One: Live-blogVentureBeat Google May Introduce Its Own Android Smartphone Today (Correct)BusinessWeek Atlantic Online -CNN International all 1,380 news articles »

Al-Qaeda's influence in Yemen - BBC News Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:40 AM PST CBS News Al-Qaeda's influence in Yemen BBC News To get an idea of the state of mind of the men here in Yemen who run al-Qaeda in the Arabia peninsula, just take a look at what they said about the failed attack on the US airliner on Christmas Day. In a swaggering and ambitious ... To rein in Al Qaeda in Yemen, Britain taps its colonial pastChristian Science Monitor US Embassy Reopens in YemenNew York Times Yemeni officials, fearing backlash, play down partnership with USWashington Post Aljazeera.net -ABC News -Los Angeles Times all 917 news articles »

Obama has another big meeting today: Health care - USA Today Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:15 AM PST Reuters Obama has another big meeting today: Health care USA Today Terrorism isn't the only major topic on President Obama's schedule today -- there is also health care. The president welcomes House and Senate Democratic leaders to the White House late this afternoon to discuss health care strategy as well as other ... US Democrats Begin Final Push for Health Care ReformVoice of America Obama, Democrats forge ahead on health care overhaulAFP House Democrats to huddle on health billMarketWatch WGIL Radio News -FOXNews -California Healthline all 349 news articles »

Florida GOP Chairman to step down under pressure - Palm Beach Post Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:18 AM PST Central Florida News 13 Florida GOP Chairman to step down under pressure Palm Beach Post TALLAHASSEE — Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer is preparing to resign under pressure from top party fundraisers, sources told The Palm Beach Post. Greer has scheduled a 1:15 pm conference call with reporters. ... Greer resigns state GOP head; Jeb Bush ally will take overBrandon News and Tribune State Republican chairman quits under pressureSarasota Herald-Tribune Greer To Step Down As Chairman Of State GOPCBS 4 MiamiHerald.com -Politico (blog) -Broward Politics (blog) all 94 news articles »

Apple acquires its own mobile ad firm to one-up Google - Ars Technica Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:54 AM PST Reuters Apple acquires its own mobile ad firm to one-up Google Ars Technica Apple has acquired Quattro Wireless after Google outbid it for rival AdMob in a mobile advertising tit for tat. By Chris Foresman | Last updated January 5, 2010 11:40 AM Not long after Google announced it had acquired mobile advertising firm AdMob, ... Apple Buys Quattro Wireless to Battle Google in Mobile AdseWeek Apple looks to get into mobile advertising spaceDailyTech Apple Buying Mobile Ad Company Quattro WirelessABC News San Jose Mercury News -Afterdawn.com -Digital Media Wire all 319 news articles »

Apple App Store Tops 3 Billion Downloads - InformationWeek Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:17 AM PST ABC News Apple App Store Tops 3 Billion Downloads InformationWeek Download figures for Research in Motion's BlackBerry Apps World and Google's Android Market have not been released. By Antone Gonsalves Apple on Tuesday said the App Store for the iPhone and iPod Touch has topped 3 billion downloads less than 18 months ... Apple: Three billion downloads from iPhone App StoreUSA Today App Store tops three billion downloadsMacworld My Favorite 14 Apps of 2009New York Times (blog) TG Daily -Wired News -MotorTrend Magazine all 344 news articles »

UK airports to introduce new bomb detection equipment - BBC News Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:33 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk UK airports to introduce new bomb detection equipment BBC News Body scanners are to be introduced at Heathrow Airport in about three weeks, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. He also told the House of Commons that all UK airports must have new "explosion trace detection equipment" by the end of the year. ... British airport security crackdown after failed Christmas Day bomb plotTimes Online Britain to set up airport body scanners this monthReuters Naked airport scanners to be installed in 11 airports within two monthsThe Canadian Press Toronto Sun -CTV.ca -Los Angeles Times all 419 news articles »

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• US embassy says it is reopening in Yemen (AP)
• Watch lists grow; Obama to meet with security team (AP)
• AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP)
• NATO official: US spy work lacking in Afghanistan (AP)
• Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise (AP)
• US health spending slowed in 2008 (AP)
• Las Vegas federal building shootout leaves 2 dead (AP)
• Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low (AP)
• Hunting newborn tests for super-rare gene diseases (AP)
• Ex-chair of NFL brain panel denies link to disease (AP)
• Obama to unveil counterterrorism reforms (Reuters)
• Democrats in final push on U.S. healthcare overhaul (Reuters)
• U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat (Reuters)
• Report shows U.S. healthcare spending growth slows (Reuters)
• Jordanian with Qaeda ties killed CIA workers: report (Reuters)
• Vegas courthouse gunfire illustrates more threats facing judges (Reuters)
• Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder (Reuters)
• U.S. seeks to pressure Iran, Revolutionary Guards (Reuters)
• US embassy in Yemen reopens as security concerns ease (AFP)
• Suicide attacker at CIA base was Jordanian: report (AFP)

US embassy says it is reopening in Yemen (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:55 PM PST AP - The U.S. Embassy in Yemen reopened Tuesday after a two-day closure, saying successful Yemeni counterterrorism operations have addressed the threat that prompted the measure.

Watch lists grow; Obama to meet with security team (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST AP - The government has added dozens of people to the ominous lists of suspected terrorists and those barred from U.S.-bound flights, a crackdown that comes as President Barack Obama is poised to announce changes to the nation's watchlists.

AP sources: Bomber at CIA base was a double agent (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:10 AM PST AP - The suicide bomber who killed eight people inside a CIA base in Afghanistan claimed to have information about Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, and was being recruited as a double agent to infiltrate al-Qaida, a former senior U.S. intelligence official and a foreign government official confirmed Monday.

NATO official: US spy work lacking in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:01 AM PST AP - Eight years into the war, the U.S. intelligence community is only "marginally relevant" to the overall mission in Afghanistan, a senior intelligence official for the international forces wrote in a report released less than a week after seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack.

Dems intend to bypass GOP on health compromise (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:07 PM PST AP - House and Senate Democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures when they negotiate a final compromise on health care legislation, officials said Monday, a move that will exclude Republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force politically troubling votes in both houses.

US health spending slowed in 2008 (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:08 AM PST AP - The U.S. spent an average of $7,681 per person on health care in 2008, for an eye-popping total of $2.3 trillion — even though spending actually slowed dramatically that year because of the recession, a new federal study says.

Las Vegas federal building shootout leaves 2 dead (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:46 AM PST AP - Nearly four months after a judge dismissed his lawsuit over Social Security benefits, 66-year-old Johnny Lee Wicks opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas federal building, killing one security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal before being shot to death, authorities said.

Americans' job satisfaction falls to record low (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:58 PM PST AP - We can't get no job satisfaction.

Hunting newborn tests for super-rare gene diseases (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST AP - At his first birthday, John Klor couldn't sit up on his own. A few months later, he was cruising like any healthy toddler — thanks to a special diet that's treating the North Carolina boy's mysterious disease.

Ex-chair of NFL brain panel denies link to disease (AP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:07 PM PST AP - Former NFL player Kyle Turley told members of Congress on Monday that while he still had a severe headache, the St. Louis Rams cleared him for full-contact drills four days after a concussion seven years ago.

Obama to unveil counterterrorism reforms (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:36 PM PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday plans to unveil reforms aimed at thwarting future attacks like the attempted Christmas Day airliner bombing, as he seeks to limit political fallout from the incident.

Democrats in final push on U.S. healthcare overhaul (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 10:06 PM PST Reuters - A final push to deliver a sweeping U.S. healthcare overhaul to President Barack Obama begins this week as House of Representatives Democratic leaders prepare for difficult negotiations with the Senate.

U.S. embassy reopens in Yemen after threat (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:32 AM PST Reuters - The U.S. embassy in Yemen reopened on Tuesday, an embassy official said, a day after Yemeni forces killed two al Qaeda militants they said were behind a threat that forced U.S. and European missions to close.

Report shows U.S. healthcare spending growth slows (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:26 PM PST Reuters - U.S. healthcare spending rose at the lowest rate on record in 2008 due to the recession, but still reached $2.3 trillion and devoured 16.2 percent of the U.S. economy, government analysts said in a report on Tuesday.

Jordanian with Qaeda ties killed CIA workers: report (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:45 PM PST Reuters - The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA officers at a U.S. base in Afghanistan last week was an al Qaeda double-agent from Jordan, NBC News reported on Monday, citing unnamed Western intelligence officials.

Vegas courthouse gunfire illustrates more threats facing judges (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:54 PM PST Reuters - Threats against U.S. judges and federal prosecutors rose almost 12 percent in fiscal 2008, the government said in a report released on Monday hours before a man opened fire with a shotgun in a Las Vegas courthouse.

Philippine massacre suspect pleads not guilty to murder (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:33 PM PST Reuters - The mayor of a small Philippine town, the main suspect in the November massacre of 57 people in the country's troubled south, pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Tuesday.

U.S. seeks to pressure Iran, Revolutionary Guards (Reuters) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:30 PM PST Reuters - The United States said on Monday it has begun discussing new sanctions to pressure Iran's government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to curb Tehran's nuclear programs without hurting ordinary people.

US embassy in Yemen reopens as security concerns ease (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:41 PM PST AFP - The US mission in Yemen reopened Tuesday following a two-day closure as security fears prompted by Al-Qaeda threats against Western targets in the impoverished country eased, the embassy said.

Suicide attacker at CIA base was Jordanian: report (AFP) Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST AFP - The suicide attacker who killed eight people in an attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan was a Jordanian who had been recruited by Jordanian intelligence as a double agent, US media said.

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