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Car bomb kills at least 12 in Afghan capital (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:48 AM PDT

Afghans try to take a victim out of a car at the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The powerful explosion rocked the center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday near the Interior Ministry and the Indian Embassy, where dozens of civilians were killed in an attack last year. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - A powerful car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in the busy center of Afghanistan's capital early Thursday, killing at least 12 people, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said.

Health bill would cost $829B, help cover 94 pct (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:31 AM PDT

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., second from right, speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. From left are, Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla., Blackburn, and Rep. Nathan Deal, R-Ga. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Democrats are breathing a sigh of relief after a positive cost report on health care overhaul gave them a chance to rally around a Senate plan that significantly expands coverage while trimming the federal deficit.

White House weighs Pakistan's role in winning war (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:08 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, before presenting 2008 medals of Science and medals of Technology. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Recognizing the U.S. can neither win in Afghanistan nor succeed more broadly against al-Qaida without Pakistan's cooperation, President Barack Obama's war council is weighing a new role for Pakistan in the 8-year-old struggle in the region.

AP sources: FBI eyes terror suspect's travel talk (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

FILE - This Sept. 17, 2009 file photo shows Najibullah Zazi arriving at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)AP - An Afghan immigrant accused of plotting a terror attack in New York City contacted accomplices there while making a cross-country drive from Denver, raising concerns among investigators that he was sending instructions to purchase more bomb-making chemicals, officials familiar with the case said.

Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:46 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, looks over the shoulder of his wife first lady Michelle Obama, left, as she looks through a telescope to star gaze during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa.

Pakistan's military rejects US aid bill (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 07:07 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations Department, Chief of Pakistan Army Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, center, presides top military commanders' meeting in General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Pakistan's powerful military is expressing 'serious concern' over a multibillion-dollar U.S. humanitarian aid package planned for the country. The bill would give Pakistan $1.5 billion annually over the next five years for democratic, economic and social development programs. (AP Photo/Inter Services Public Relations department)AP - Pakistan's powerful military rejected U.S. attempts to link billions of dollars in foreign aid to increased monitoring of its anti-terror efforts, complicating American attempts to strike al-Qaida and Taliban fighters on the Afghan border.

Thousands mob Detroit center in hopes of free cash (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 06:47 PM PDT

Detroit residents, right, pick up forms to apply for federal stimulus funds at Cobo Center in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Scuffles erupted and several people were treated for fainting and exhaustion as thousands of Detroit residents tried to apply for free federal money. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Scuffles erupted as several thousand Detroit residents jockeyed, pushed and shoved Wednesday to get free money being offered to only 3,500 of the city's recently or soon to be homeless.

Berlusconi vows to stay on after court ruling (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2003 file photo, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi shows a document as he addresses a court in Milan, Italy. News reports say Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009 a top Italian court has overturned an immunity law shielding Premier Berlusconi from a corruption trial in Milan. The law grants immunity from prosecution to the country's four top office holders while in office. That includes the premier, president of the republic and the two parliament speakers. News agencies said the Constitutional Court's 15 judges made the decision Wednesday after two days of deliberations. As a result, the Milan proceedings are expected to resume. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, FILE)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi faces judicial and political battles after a top Italian court overturned a law granting him immunity from prosecution and cleared the way for his corruption and tax fraud trials to resume in Milan.

Father of Palin's grandson to pose for Playgirl (AP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 9, 2009 file photo, Levi Johnston, 19, is seen during a news conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Johnston, the former fiance of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's 18-year-old daughter, Bristol Palin will pose for Playgirl. Johnston's attorney, Rex Butler, says a formal agreement has not been reached with the online magazine but adds it's a 'foregone conclusion' it will happen. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, file)AP - Levi Johnston is going for the ultimate exposure — the 19-year-old father of Sarah Palin's grandchild will pose nude for Playgirl, his attorney said Wednesday.

Dodgers top Cards and ace Carpenter 5-3 in NLDS (AP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:51 PM PDT

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Russell Martin, right, celebrates after St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel, left, struck out to end Game 1 of the National League division baseball series, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. The Dodgers won 5-3. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Randy Wolf and the Dodgers bullpen outpitched St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter, earning Los Angeles a 5-3 victory over the Cardinals on Wednesday night in an NL playoff opener full of missed chances for both teams.

Blast outside Indian embassy in Kabul kills 12 (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT

An Afghan policeman keeps watch at the site of a blast in Kabul October 8, 2009. A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the centre of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing seven people and wounding 45, two police sources said. REUTERS/ StringerReuters - A large bomb exploded near the Indian embassy in the center of the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 83, the Interior Ministry said.

Senate health bill costs pegged at $829 billion (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT

U.S. Senate Finance Committee members review documents during a hearing on healthcare reform on Capitol Hill in Washington October 1, 2009 REUTERS/Richard ClementReuters - A U.S. Senate Finance Committee health plan would cost $829 billion and cut the budget deficit by $81 billion over 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts said on Wednesday in a report that could bolster President Barack Obama's healthcare reform drive.

Obama, lawmakers weigh new steps to spur economy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:46 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama held talks Wednesday with top Democrats in Congress to underscore the urgency of job creation, a week after the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high of 9.8 percent.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)Reuters - President Barack Obama met on Wednesday with the two top Democrats in Congress to discuss ways to spur the economy and reverse a climb in the U.S. unemployment rate, which is now at a 26-year-high.

Berlusconi vows to stay, tension worries analysts (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks on during a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Chigi palace in Rome Octobet 7, 2009. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - A combative Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, said on Thursday he would keep governing with "even more grit" after Italy's top court lifted his immunity and said he would show that corruption charges against him were "laughable."

Pakistan wants U.S. "'trust", drones, market access (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 08:15 PM PDT

Reuters - As President Barack Obama discusses the U.S. strategy toward Pakistan with his top advisers Wednesday, Pakistan's foreign minister appealed for market access, military technology -- and above all, trust.

Final estimate for U.S. budget deficit:$1.4 trillion (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 03:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. government spent a record $1.4 trillion more than it collected in the fiscal year ended September 30, congressional analysts said on Wednesday, in their final estimate before the official numbers are issued.

Pacific quakes stir panic but tsunamis tiny (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 07:29 PM PDT

Seismograph readings. A huge 7.9-magnitude earthquake near Vanuatu prompted a tsunami warning over large parts of the South Pacific on Thursday, seismologists said.(AFP/File)Reuters - Undersea earthquakes caused panic in the South Pacific on Thursday, sending islanders fleeing to higher ground on fears of a second devastating tsunami in as many weeks, but a series of waves proved to be tiny and harmless.

Italian court throws out Berlusconi immunity (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:21 AM PDT

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attends a joint news conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Chigi palace in Rome October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - Italy's top court ruled on Wednesday that a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution violates the constitution, in a verdict that will reopen trials against him and may undermine his government.

12 dead as blast targets Kabul's Indian embassy (AFP)

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT

Street map of Kabul locating the area of a blast Thursday that left at least 12 people dead.(AFP/graphic)AFP - A huge suicide car bomb struck near the Indian embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 12 people and injuring 83 in the latest in a wave of deadly attacks on the Afghan capital, officials said.

Pacific islanders flee as quakes prompt tsunami alert (AFP)

Posted: 07 Oct 2009 11:23 PM PDT

Seismograph readings. Two powerful earthquakes triggered a tsunami alert over a huge swathe of the South Pacific Thursday, sending residents fleeing to higher ground, just days after giant waves killed 177 in the region.(AFP/File)AFP - A series of huge earthquakes triggered a tsunami alert over much of the South Pacific on Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing just days after giant waves killed 184 in the region.
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