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AP source: Karzai expected to accept he fell short (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT

A defaced and torn election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who's also a presidential candidate in last August's vote, is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The Afghan electoral crisis intensified Monday as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a U.N.-backed investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - U.S. officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was unclear Monday whether that would lead quickly to a runoff election with his nearest challenger, a U.S. government official said.

Virginia governor race a snapshot of US attitudes (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:24 AM PDT

AP - Just a year after this one-time Confederate state helped elect a black man president, Democrats are desperately trying to hang onto the governorship.

Analysis: Courting doctors in health care battle (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:15 AM PDT

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., looks on before speaking to reporters about health care reform legislation, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - In the special interest war over health care, the White House and congressional Democrats have the nation's drug makers and hospitals generally on their side; the insurance industry, not so much.

Gates: Disputed US base likely to stay on Okinawa (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:18 AM PDT

U.S Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted by U.S. military personnel upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara,Pool)AP - Despite political pressure among Tokyo's new leaders to shut down a U.S. Marine base on Okinawa, the top American defense official says he expects the base will remain.

Obama heads to New York for campaign fundraisers (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:30 AM PDT

President Barack Obama talks to third and fourth grade students at Viers Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, Md., Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Nearly one year removed from his own election, President Barack Obama is dashing into campaign mode again, devoting coveted time toward getting Democrats elected in November and generating cash for his party in 2010.

Huskies resuming practice after cornerback's death (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:06 AM PDT

In this undated photo provided by the University of Connecticut, Jasper Howard is seen. Howard, 20, of Miami, and another student were stabbed during a fight after a fire alarm was pulled during a university sponsored dance at the UConn Student Union just after 12:30 a.m., police said. (AP Photo/University of Connecticut)AP - As the University of Connecticut football team prepares to take the practice field for the first time since its starting cornerback was killed, police still haven't said who they think fatally stabbed him during a fight outside a school dance over the weekend.

US scientist accused of trying to sell secrets (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT

This screen shot taken from NASA's web site shows Stewart Nozette. Nozette, a scientist who worked for the Defense Department, a White House space council and other agencies including NASA was arrested Monday Oct. 19, 2009 on charges of attempting to pass along classified information to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence officer. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Prosecutors say a scientist who worked on the cutting edge of moon exploration has been caught trying to sell classified secrets to an FBI agent posing as an Israeli intelligence agent.

Balloon boy charges may not come until next week (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:29 PM PDT

Richard Heene walks back to his home Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colo. The lawyer for Heene, who is accused of perpetrating the balloon boy hoax to promote a reality show, said Monday that he expects authorities to bring charges against his client in the next day as investigators analyze e-mails that show Richard Heene and an associate discussing the stunt months ago. (AP Photo/Will Powers)AP - Investigators pored over e-mails, phone records and financial documents from the home of Richard Heene on Monday as they weighed felony charges and sought to determine who else might have helped the alleged balloon-boy hoax get off the ground.

Phils beat Dodgers 5-4 on Rollins' double in 9th (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:55 PM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies' Jimmy Rollins (11) hits a two-run double off Los Angeles Dodgers' Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning to win Game 4 of the National League Championship baseball series Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 5-4 to take a 3-1 lead in the series. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)AP - They were one out from defeat. A moment later, Jimmy Rollins put the Fightin' Phils within one win of the World Series.

Mathis' double in 11th leads Angels past Yanks 5-4 (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:50 PM PDT

Los Angeles Angels' Howie Kendrick (47) celebrates with Erick Aybar (2) after scoring the game-winning run on a double by Jeff Mathis during the 11th inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship baseball series against the New York Yankees Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. The Angels won 5-4. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - After 261 minutes, 14 pitchers, six homers and several big blunders all led to a winning hit by a backup catcher, the Los Angeles Angels finally handed the Yankees their first postseason loss in this cuckoo AL championship series.

Karzai likely to agree run-off election (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:53 PM PDT

Afghan villagers look on while U.S. Marines patrol around Mian Poshteh in Helmand province, October 17, 2009.REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - President Hamid Karzai, under intense global pressure, looked set to agree to a run-off in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.-backed panel rejected as fraudulent tens of thousands of his votes.

Pakistan forces seize key town in Waziristan push (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:14 PM PDT

Soldiers stand guard at a check post along the road leading from South Waziristan to Dera Ismail Khan October 18, 2009. Pakistani forces exchanged heavy fire on Sunday with Taliban defending their heartland, a day after launching an offensive aimed at bringing the writ of the state to lawless lands on the Afghan border. Up to 100,000 civilians have fled from South Waziristan in anticipation of the offensive, the army said, while the United Nations said 500 people were leaving every day. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistani forces attacking Taliban militants in their South Waziristan stronghold have captured a town on the approach to one of the insurgents' main bases, security officials said on Tuesday.

IRS probing home-buyer tax credit claims: report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:09 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is probing more than 100,000 doubtful claims of a tax credit meant for first-time home buyers, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.

U.S. decision can't wait for Afghan legitimacy: Gates (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:21 PM PDT

Reuters - The United States cannot wait for problems surrounding the legitimacy of the Afghan government to be resolved before making a decision on troops, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said.

U.S. launches aid for state, local housing agencies (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:46 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday launched a program to help the depressed U.S. housing market by effectively allowing state and local housing finance agencies to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Fifteen Iran Guards among killed in Sunday attack (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:27 AM PDT

An Iranian cleric joins Revolutionary Guards as they gather to speak after wargames near Qom, south of Tehran, February 20, 2007. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Fifteen members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards were among those killed in Sunday's suicide bombing in the Islamic Republic's volatile southeast, state radio reported on Tuesday.

Any North Korea meeting must lead to six-way talk: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT

A Japanese tourist walks past a display showing pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il at a South Korean observation post near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, north of Seoul, October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - The United States wants any bilateral contacts with North Korea to result in the resumption of stalled six-country nuclear negotiations, the top U.S. diplomat for Asia said on Monday.

U.S. keeps Sudan sanctions but offers dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:53 PM PDT

A man sits next to his sick son at the Abyei hospital, which was looted, in Abyei town in central Sudan, July 8, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew HeavensReuters - The Obama administration on Monday said it would renew economic sanctions on Sudan, but also offered Khartoum new incentives to end violence in Darfur and the semi-autonomous south ahead of crucial polls next year.

Karzai to accept final vote result: spokesman (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, pictured, will accept the final ruling of electoral authorities, his spokesman said Tuesday after a report into election fraud rejected many ballots.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will accept the final ruling of electoral authorities, his spokesman said Tuesday after a report into election fraud rejected many ballots.

US scientist charged with attempted spying for Israel (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT

The White House and the Washington skyline. US authorities arrested a leading American scientist who had worked for the White House and NASA and charged him with attempted spying for Israel.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US authorities arrested a leading American scientist who had worked for the White House and NASA and charged him with attempted spying for Israel.
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