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• Accused Holocaust museum gunman dies in hospital (AP)
• In NJ airport video, man follows woman past guard (AP)
• Father in Colorado balloon boy saga denies hoax (AP)
• NM family sues funeral home over brain in bag (AP)
• Review criticizes police in Calif. cop shootings (AP)
• Feds: Revenge drove attack on Ark. med board chair (AP)
• Nigerian man indicted in plot to blow up plane (AP)
• Persistent cold tightens grip on nation (AP)
• Judge: Gay marriage trial can be shown on YouTube (AP)
• Fugitive caught after killing of Utah deputy (AP)
• Okla. boy says mom, her friend beat him over food (AP)
• Kentucky couple win $128M Powerball prize (AP)
• Deputy marshal hurt in Vegas gunfight identified (AP)
• Fla. freezes as arctic blast makes its way south (AP)
• Meet the 'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast (AP)
• Tearful Baltimore mayor resigning under plea deal (AP)
• Calif. lawmakers pass major school-reform package (AP)
• AG Holder calls Sutton 1 of nation's 'true heroes' (AP)
• Fla. sheriff fears missing lottery winner killed (AP)
• Alaska tests nation's emergency alert system (AP)

Accused Holocaust museum gunman dies in hospital (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:19 PM PST AP - The 89-year-old white supremacist charged in a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum died Wednesday in North Carolina, where he'd been held while awaiting trial, authorities said.

In NJ airport video, man follows woman past guard (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:01 PM PST AP - New Jersey's U.S. senators slammed federal authorities Wednesday over a security breach at Newark Liberty International Airport over the weekend, and a video of the incident emerged that showed a guard standing nearby as a man followed a woman into the terminal.

Father in Colorado balloon boy saga denies hoax (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:14 PM PST AP - The Colorado father who pleaded guilty to a felony in the runaway balloon saga insisted in an interview set to air Friday that the event wasn't a hoax.

NM family sues funeral home over brain in bag (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:36 PM PST AP - A New Mexico family is suing after making a gruesome discovery — a bag of personal effects given to them after their mother's death contained her brain.

Review criticizes police in Calif. cop shootings (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:27 PM PST AP - A series of crucial missteps in the hours after two Oakland motorcycle officers were gunned down led to an ill-fated decision to storm the apartment where the suspect was hiding, a move that ended in two more police deaths, a panel of law enforcement experts said Wednesday.

Feds: Revenge drove attack on Ark. med board chair (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:30 PM PST AP - A doctor who was punished after 10 of his patients fatally overdosed on drugs he prescribed sought revenge by bombing the chairman of the state medical board, leaving him severely burned and without an eye, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday in announcing new charges in the case.

Nigerian man indicted in plot to blow up plane (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:57 PM PST AP - A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day was indicted Wednesday on charges including attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction to kill nearly 300 people.

Persistent cold tightens grip on nation (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:17 PM PST AP - The freeze that lingered over much of the nation Wednesday was expected to be followed by strong winds and more bitter cold through the Midwest and deep into the South.

Judge: Gay marriage trial can be shown on YouTube (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 06:30 PM PST AP - The federal trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban beginning next week will be videotaped and uploaded to a video-sharing Web site, the presiding judge ruled Wednesday.

Fugitive caught after killing of Utah deputy (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:09 PM PST AP - The man charged with killing a Utah sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop was captured while sleeping in a shed Wednesday, three days after saying in a MySpace posting that he was feeling "crazy" and "ready for whatever is next."

Okla. boy says mom, her friend beat him over food (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:41 PM PST AP - Bernell McCall used his scarred wrists to tell part of his story: Showing them to a judge Wednesday, he said his mother and her friend often bound him or locked him in a closet for "stealing" food from the family's kitchen.

Kentucky couple win $128M Powerball prize (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 06:38 PM PST AP - A central Kentucky autoworker is lucky he held on to the $128 million Powerball ticket he bought on Christmas Eve during some last-minute shopping — after all, it was printed by mistake.

Deputy marshal hurt in Vegas gunfight identified (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - A veteran deputy U.S. marshal wounded during a furious gunbattle that left a court security guard and a shotgun-wielding disgruntled Social Security recipient dead was identified Wednesday as Richard Gardner.

Fla. freezes as arctic blast makes its way south (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:45 PM PST AP - Across the so-called Sunshine State, oranges and strawberries are freezing, icicles are hanging off palm fronds, and iguanas paralyzed by the cold are falling out of trees.

Meet the 'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains' cast (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 06:16 PM PST AP - Not even "Boston Rob" Mariano's newborn baby could stop him from returning to "Survivor."

Tearful Baltimore mayor resigning under plea deal (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - Mayor Sheila Dixon resigned as part of a deal with prosecutors Wednesday, ending a three-year tenure that began with promise but unraveled amid embarrassing allegations that she stole from the poor.

Calif. lawmakers pass major school-reform package (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 05:50 PM PST AP - The California Legislature on Wednesday sent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger landmark education reforms designed to overhaul the state's worst schools and let parents send their children elsewhere.

AG Holder calls Sutton 1 of nation's 'true heroes' (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST AP - Through his civic activism, business ventures and legal work, Percy Sutton touched many people's lives.

Fla. sheriff fears missing lottery winner killed (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 04:03 PM PST AP - In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare — a truck driver's assistant who lived with his mother — won $30 million in the Florida lottery. His good fortune may have cost him his life.

Alaska tests nation's emergency alert system (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST AP - Radio listeners and TV viewers in Alaska witnessed the first national emergency exercise of its kind Wednesday morning, but the test ran into distribution problems around the state.

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• Sen. Dodd announces plans to retire - USA Today
• One dead in aid convoy clash on Egypt, Gaza border - CNN International
• California governor proposes $500 million for jobs - Reuters
• Japanese whaling boat clash likely to ignite row over activists' tactics - The Guardian
• Slovakia explosives gaffe 'highlights security failings' - CNN
• White House announces $250M effort for science and math teachers - Washington Post
• Merrill Executive Ford Weighs Challenge to Gillibrand - New York Times (blog)

Sen. Dodd announces plans to retire - USA Today Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:09 AM PST Reuters Sen. Dodd announces plans to retire USA Today By Charles Krupa, AP By Kathy Kiely, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — The announcements by two Democratic senators of their plans to retire at the end of this year represent good news and bad news for their party. "Basically they cancel each other out," Nathan ... Senator Chris Dodd Announces Retirement from Senate, will Finish TermABC News • Dodd Departure Shakes Up Senate Race In ConnecticutBaltimore Sun Senate Banking Chair Dodd says won't see re-electionReuters Christian Science Monitor -Kansas City Star -Forbes all 2,512 news articles »

One dead in aid convoy clash on Egypt, Gaza border - CNN International Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:23 AM PST Ynetnews One dead in aid convoy clash on Egypt, Gaza border CNN International Jerusalem (CNN) -- Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with Egyptian security forces along the Gaza border Wednesday over the delay of an expected aid convoy, leaving a dozen Palestinians wounded and one Egyptian soldier dead, Egyptian and Palestinian ... Egyptian soldier killed in clash at Gaza borderBBC News Gaza border shootout kills Egyptian policeman,AFP Iron Dome system successfully intercepts Kassams, KatyushasJerusalem Post Ynetnews -Times Online -Voice of America all 1,343 news articles »

California governor proposes $500 million for jobs - Reuters Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:25 AM PST Reuters California governor proposes $500 million for jobs Reuters SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will propose spending $500 million in worker training under a plan to stimulate the state's sagging economy and create 100000 jobs, his spokesman said on Wednesday. ... Schwarzenegger's final state address: morning in California?Christian Science Monitor Schwarzenegger to propose spending $500 million for worker trainingLos Angeles Times Governor to outline jobs plan in speechSan Francisco Chronicle New York Times -KPBS -California Healthline all 671 news articles »

Japanese whaling boat clash likely to ignite row over activists' tactics - The Guardian Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:14 AM PST CBC.ca Japanese whaling boat clash likely to ignite row over activists' tactics The Guardian The damaged Ady Gil following its confrontation with a Japanese whaling vessel. Photograph: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/EPA Paul Watson, who helped set up Greenpeace in 1972, and now heads the SSCS has been labelled an eco-terrorist and dangerous ... Whale activists say their catamaran was sunk by Japanese vesselCNN Activists clash with Japan whalersAljazeera.net Japanese sailors accused of ramming anti-whaling vesselNEWS.com.au BBC News -New York Times (blog) -Los Angeles Times all 1,533 news articles »

Slovakia explosives gaffe 'highlights security failings' - CNN Posted: 06 Jan 2010 10:06 AM PST BBC News Slovakia explosives gaffe 'highlights security failings' CNN Air travelers have faced heightened security measures since last month's attempt to bomb a US-bound airliner. (CNN) -- An aviation expert says an incident in which an explosive material was placed in an unsuspecting passenger's ... Slovak police red-faced over botched air security testAFP Explosive Lands 'Forgetful' Slovak Officer in TroubleBloomberg Slovak police send 'bomb' to DublinAljazeera.net Live 5 News -The Press Association -Irish Times all 646 news articles »

White House announces $250M effort for science and math teachers - Washington Post Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:08 AM PST White House announces $250M effort for science and math teachers Washington Post The White House announced a $250 million public-private effort Wednesday to improve science and mathematics instruction, aiming to help the nation compete in key fields with global economic rivals. With funding from high-tech ... Obama Honors 2 Kansas TeachersWIBW UT Uteach program expands to 20 universitesBizjournals.com Obama honors two Minnesota teachersMinneapolis Star Tribune Dallas Morning News -NewsWest9.com -Cincinnati.com all 253 news articles »

Merrill Executive Ford Weighs Challenge to Gillibrand - New York Times (blog) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 09:42 AM PST Memphis Commercial Appeal Merrill Executive Ford Weighs Challenge to Gillibrand New York Times (blog) Amid all of the Washington news Wednesday morning, we forgot to flag this bit of news: a Merrill Lynch executive is weighing aa bid to unseat Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand in this fall's Democratic primary, The New York Times's Michael Barbaro reported ... Tennessee's Harold Ford Jr. eyes N.Y. Senate raceLos Angeles Times (blog) Harold Ford Jr. Of Tennessee Mulling NY Senate Run: ReportNPR (blog) A Ford in New York's Future?Nashville Scene (blog) Daily Kos (blog) -Wall Street Pit (blog) -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 24 news articles »

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• Grim Obama says terror attack 'dots' not connected (AP)
• AP sources: 2 more Senate Dems won't run in fall (AP)
• Obama prods Congress to pass health bill quickly (AP)
• Bomber kills 3 soldiers in Pakistani Kashmir (AP)
• FBI: Vegas shooter had 'lengthy' criminal history (AP)
• Suicide bombing kills 6 Russian police, wounds 16 (AP)
• Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices (AP)
• Yemen: Security forces capture 3 al-Qaida suspects (AP)
• Amazon unveils global version of Kindle DX (AP)
• AP source: Shanahan agrees to coach Redskins (AP)
• Obama says bomb attempt an intelligence "screw-up" (Reuters)
• Global financial regulation overhaul seen in 2010 (Reuters)
• Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse (Reuters)
• Yemeni forces arrest three wounded al Qaeda militants (Reuters)
• Ford surges as U.S auto sales end year on uptick (Reuters)
• "Explosive" at California airport found to be honey (Reuters)
• Expect more U.S. charges vs Rajaratnam: prosecutors (Reuters)
• State Department revokes attempted bomber's visa (Reuters)
• Yemen police capture key Qaeda chief (AFP)
• Space-age powerboat 'sliced in two' by Japan whalers (AFP)

Grim Obama says terror attack 'dots' not connected (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama scolded 20 of his highest-level officials on Tuesday over the botched Christmas Day terror attack on an airliner bound for Detroit, taking them jointly to task for "a screw-up that could have been disastrous" and should have been avoided.

AP sources: 2 more Senate Dems won't run in fall (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:39 PM PST AP - Democratic Sens. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota won't seek re-election this fall, party officials say, bringing to four the number of open Senate seats Democrats must defend to protect their majority.

Obama prods Congress to pass health bill quickly (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is prodding House and Senate Democrats to get him a final health care bill as soon as possible, encouraging them to bypass the usual negotiations between the two chambers in the interest of speed.

Bomber kills 3 soldiers in Pakistani Kashmir (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber struck an army facility in the Pakistan-controlled portion of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and wounding 11 others in the latest violence to strike the country.

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.

Suicide bombing kills 6 Russian police, wounds 16 (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at a police station in Russia's troubled North Caucasus on Wednesday, killing at least six officers and wounding 16, police said.

Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:29 AM PST AP - The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people they go about their daily lives.

Yemen: Security forces capture 3 al-Qaida suspects (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:20 AM PST AP - Yemeni security forces arrested three suspected al-Qaida militants from a cell that the U.S. has said was linked to a plot against the American or other embassies, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Amazon unveils global version of Kindle DX (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST AP - Amazon.com Inc. will start selling an international version of its larger-screen e-reader, Kindle DX, in an effort to snag more sales around the world. The company already offers an international version of the Kindle.

AP source: Shanahan agrees to coach Redskins (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:53 PM PST AP - Mike Shanahan agreed Tuesday to become the coach of the Washington Redskins, the latest step in a major overhaul of a troubled franchise.

Obama says bomb attempt an intelligence "screw-up" (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:23 PM PST Reuters - The attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner was a potentially disastrous "screw up" by the intelligence community, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday as he vowed urgent action to tighten air security.

Global financial regulation overhaul seen in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:22 PM PST Reuters - Global financial regulation has changed little since the 2008 banking crisis, but that won't be the case much longer.

Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:32 PM PST Reuters - U.S. retailers largely saw a strong finish to the 2009 holiday season even though sales fell at apparel chains and department stores in December, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse.

Yemeni forces arrest three wounded al Qaeda militants (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST Reuters - Yemeni forces have arrested three suspected al Qaeda militants who had been wounded in a raid that killed at least two members of the group on Monday, a security source said on Wednesday.

Ford surges as U.S auto sales end year on uptick (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 02:35 PM PST Reuters - Ford Motor Co posted a 33 percent sales gain for December as U.S. auto sales ended 2009 on an upswing after a tumultuous year that saw GM and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market.

"Explosive" at California airport found to be honey (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:28 PM PST Reuters - Authorities shut down a California airport on Tuesday after a suspicious amber liquid in a passenger's bag tested positive for explosives -- only to ultimately determine that the substance was honey.

Expect more U.S. charges vs Rajaratnam: prosecutors (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:49 PM PST Reuters - Indicted Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam faces expanded charges of insider trading and allegations that he earned $36 million in illicit profits, double the amount previously alleged, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.

State Department revokes attempted bomber's visa (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it had revoked the visa it had given a Nigerian man after his alleged attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day with explosives hidden in his underwear.

Yemen police capture key Qaeda chief (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:37 AM PST AFP - Yemeni police on Wednesday arrested a key Al-Qaeda chief believed to be behind threats that saw several foreign missions in the capital Sanaa close their doors, a security official said.

Space-age powerboat 'sliced in two' by Japan whalers (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST AFP - A space-age powerboat sent to harass Japanese whalers was rammed and sliced in two in its very first clash on Wednesday, activists said, dramatically escalating hostilities in icy Antarctic seas.

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