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Taliban claim responsibility for army HQ attack (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:58 AM PDT

A helicopter hovers over a Pakistani soldier after the attack on the entrance of army headquarters in Rawalpindi on October 10. Commandos stormed Pakistan's army headquarters Sunday ending a day-long hostage drama and freeing 39 people held by militants who brazenly struck at the heart of the military establishment.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)AP - Pakistan's Taliban have claimed responsibility for a brazen weekend attack on the army's headquarters compound in the city of Rawalpindi.

Insurers mount attack against health reform (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:42 AM PDT

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. enters an elevator on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. On Thursday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. announced that the Finance Committee will vote next week on the health care bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - After working for months behind the scenes to help shape health care reform, the insurance industry is now sharply attacking the emerging plan with a report that maintains Senate legislation would increase the cost of a typical policy by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars a year.

Gay rights marchers in DC: 'We won't back down' (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT

Gay rights advocates fill the west lawn of the Capitol during a rally in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Rainbow flags fluttered above the crowds near the White House as tens of thousands of gay rights supporters rallied to demand that President Barack Obama keep his promises to end discrimination against gays and also let them serve openly in the military.

Police piece together clues from tragic bus crash (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

AP - State Police say they are piecing together information to understand just how a bus carrying a Utah high school band veered off a southeastern Idaho interstate, killing a 33-year-old band teacher and injuring dozens of student musicians who hours earlier had swept a competition.

Vt. health reform: manage chronically ill patients (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:26 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, Nurse Pam Farnham, left, talks with Del Carpenter and his wife, Sandy, from Colchester, Vt., in South Burlington, Vt. The Blueprint for Health uses so-called Community Care Teams to complement the work of primary-care physicians by offering follow-up services from nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, trainers and social workers. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - What could play a central role reforming the nation's health care system happens in a small conference room of the Aesculapius Medical Center — two patients learning the basics of managing their diabetes.

Schwarzenegger calls session to discuss water deal (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:22 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2009 file photo, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks before a crowd of farm workers and members of a Hispanic water coalition outside the Capitol in Sacramento., Calif. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders were trying to work out a water deal Sunday Oct. 11, 2009 as a midnight deadline neared for the governor to act on more than 700 bills. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders plan a seventh straight day of water negotiations Monday, as the governor summoned lawmakers for a special session on the state's water problems.

Clinton in Belfast seeks power-sharing progress (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:58 AM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is meeting the rival leaders of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government and urging them to take the next steps in making Catholic-Protestant cooperation work.

Rodriguez and Posada power Yanks back to ALCS (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:31 PM PDT

New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez reacts after tagging out Minnesota Twins' Nick Punto (8) during the eighth inning of Game 3 of the American League division baseball series Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Minneapolis. At left is third base umpire Phil Cuzzi. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Alex Rodriguez finally delivered the playoff performance he needed and his talent demanded, powering the New York Yankees back to the AL championship series.

Angels rally off Papelbon in 9th to sweep Red Sox (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:46 PM PDT

Los Angeles Angels Torii Hunter, right, gets doused during a clubhouse celebration after they defeated the Boston Red Sox 7-6 in Game 3 of an American League baseball division series in Boston, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - Torii Hunter emerged from the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park to spray champagne over the fans and family gathered there. Erick Aybar did him one better, handing over bottles of bubbly to those who came from California to see the Los Angeles Angels go for the sweep.

UN chief acknowledges fraud in Afghan vote (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:29 PM PDT

Kai Eide, head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, addresses a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Eide acknowledged Sunday that there was 'widespread fraud' in the August presidential election but refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid influencing the ongoing recount. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - The top U.N. official in Afghanistan on Sunday acknowledged "widespread fraud" in the disputed presidential election and rejected allegations from a former deputy that he covered up cheating to smooth the path to victory for President Hamid Karzai.

Pakistan bombs militants, ground offensive imminent (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:46 PM PDT

Armed soldiers stand guard outside Pakistan's army headquarters in Rawalpindi October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistani aircraft attacked Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold near the Afghan border as the government said a ground offensive against the al Qaeda-linked fighters was imminent.

Housing risks still lurk even as buyers return (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT

A sold sign hangs in front of a house in Dallas, Texas September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - On the surface, a glimmer of confidence is returning to the battered U.S. housing market, after more than three years of gut-wrenching defaults, price slumps and foreclosures.

U.S. arrests suspected 1968 Pan Am flight hijacker (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:25 PM PDT

Reuters - A man wanted in connection with the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Cuba nearly 41 years ago was arrested in New York on Sunday, a Justice Department official said.

Senator: Obama should get Pentagon support on gays (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:20 AM PDT

Reuters - A leading U.S. Senate Democrat said on Sunday he expects President Barack Obama to keep a renewed vow to end discrimination against gays in the military, but that Obama should do so with the support of the Pentagon.

Clinton warns Iran of need for nuclear progress (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:41 PM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband (L) speaks during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in London October 11, 2009. REUTERS/Kieran DohertyReuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that international powers would not wait forever for Iran to prove it was not developing nuclear bombs.

No sign of breakthrough in U.S. Mideast peace mission (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:56 AM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets U.S. envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem October 9, 2009, in this picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). REUTERS/Moshe Milner/GPO/HandoutReuters - A U.S. presidential envoy ended a Middle East shuttle mission on Sunday with no sign of any imminent resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Yankees, Angels complete playoff sweeps (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 12:45 AM PDT

Reuters - The New York Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep of their division series and set up an AL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Angels.

U.N. mission chief denies Afghan fraud cover-up (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:44 AM PDT

Kai Eide, head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, addresses a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Eide acknowledged Sunday that there was 'widespread fraud' in the August presidential election but refused to give specifics or lay blame to avoid influencing the ongoing recount. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)Reuters - The head of the United Nations mission in Afghanistan denied accusations on Sunday that he had helped cover up election fraud, and said he still believed a result could be reached that Afghans would find credible.

Pakistan army awaits orders to strike Taliban (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers patrol outside the main gate of army headquarters during an encounter with militants in Rawalpindi on October 11. The country's army has said it is waiting for government orders to launch a strike against Taliban strongholds in the northwest tribal belt after a brazen hostage siege left 19 people dead.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Pakistan's army said Monday it was waiting for government orders to launch a strike against Taliban strongholds in the northwest tribal belt after a brazen hostage siege left 19 people dead.

Afghan vote fraud 'significant': UN special envoy (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:43 PM PDT

A worker from the Afghan Election Commission audits and recount ballots at the Independent Elections Commission in Kabul. The UN special representative to Afghanistan has acknowledgedfor the first time that the country's presidential election had been tainted by AFP - The UN special representative to Afghanistan has acknowledged for the first time that the country's presidential election had been tainted by "significant" and "widespread" fraud.
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