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Afghan president's political rival accepts run-off (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:51 AM PDT

An Afghan man sits under a giant portrait of Abdullah Abdullah, former Afghan foreign minister who runs against President Hamid Karzai in last August's vote, at a market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Afghanistan's election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai accepted the finding and agreed to a second round vote. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - President Hamid Karzai's chief political rival agreed Wednesday to take part in the Nov. 7 run-off election, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown in the face of Taliban threats and approaching winter snows.

Analysis: Another Afghan vote masks US predicament (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:46 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks, right, as Kai Eide, second right, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry, left, are seen during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Afghanistan's election commission today ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai accepted the finding and agreed to a second round vote. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - President Barack Obama's relief at the agreement that could quiet the political crisis over Afghanistan's spoiled election masks his predicament as he weighs an expansion of the unpopular Afghanistan war.

Dems eye insurance industry's antitrust protection (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:15 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., second from right, accompanied by, from left, White House Health Care czar Nancy Ann DeParle, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. and Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 20,2009, following the weekly policy luncheons. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Top Senate Democrats intend to try to strip the health insurance industry of its exemption from federal antitrust laws as part of the debate over health care, according to congressional officials, the latest evidence of a deepening struggle over President Barack Obama's top domestic priority.

Pakistan battles in Taliban leader's hometown (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:49 AM PDT

Pakistani police officers examine the site of a suicide bombing in Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Two suicide attackers bombed a women's cafeteria and a faculty building at an Islamic university in the Pakistani capital Tuesday, killing two people and wounding 20 others, authorities said. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Pakistani soldiers fighting inside the hometown of the Pakistani Taliban leader were gaining ground Wednesday as they pressed ahead with a major assault on a militant sanctuary close to the Afghan border, intelligence officials said.

21 die in train collision in India (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:38 AM PDT

Indian army soldiers try to free trapped passengers inside a train that collided near Agra, about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southeast of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. A passenger train crashed into another train's rear carriage reserved for women and disabled passengers on Wednesday near the Taj Mahal in northern India, police said. (AP Photo)AP - A passenger train crashed into another train's rear carriage reserved for women and disabled passengers, killing 21 people and injuring 17 who remained trapped for hours Wednesday near the Taj Mahal in northern India, police said.

Watchdog: Bailout helped but at a great cost (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:15 PM PDT

Neil Barofsky, special inspector general for the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, prior to testifying before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on 'AIG Bonuses: Audit Report of the Special Inspector General'. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A government watchdog said the $700 billion bailout for the financial industry played a major role in rescuing the economy over the last year but also engendered anger and distrust among Americans because of secrecy and confusion about the way the program was handled.

Former Wyo. governor, US Sen. Clifford Hansen dies (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:39 PM PDT

AP - Clifford Hansen, a former Wyoming governor and the nation's oldest former member of the U.S. Senate, died Tuesday night at his home in Jackson, his son said. He was 97.

Congress pressed to act to curb child-abuse deaths (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:55 PM PDT

HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EDT; chart shows estimated number of child fatalities in the U.S. due to mistreatment, with BC-US--Child AbuseAP - Armed with grim statistics, experts and activists are mobilizing this week to demand expanded federal efforts — including more money and tougher oversight — to reverse a recent rise in the number of children dying from abuse and neglect.

Another 'Dancing with the Stars' celebrity sinks (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:06 PM PDT

In this Monday Oct. 19, 2009 photo provided by ABC, Nathalie Coughlin, left, and Alec Mazo perform on 'Dancing with the Stars' in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/ABC, Adam Larkey)AP - Natalie Coughlin won't be going for the gold on "Dancing with the Stars."

A-Rod launches Yankees to brink of World Series (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 10:28 PM PDT

The Los Angeles Angels' Jason Bulger, left and the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez react after Rodriguez hit a home run in the fifth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship baseball series Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Alex Rodriguez has done something remarkable in every game of his charmed October. CC Sabathia is settling for every time he takes the mound. Together, they've got the New York Yankees within one win of a long-awaited return to the World Series.

Afghan election officials fired ahead of run-off (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:10 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul, October 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - The heads of more than half of Afghanistan's district election offices will be replaced to prevent fraud in a second-round presidential election critical to the country's credibility and foreign support.

Fed's Yellen: No tightening in next several months (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:00 PM PDT

Reuters - The time for the U.S. Federal Reserve to start pulling back its extensive support for the economy is not close at hand and policymakers have time to decide what sequence of steps they will take, San Francisco Fed President Janet Yellen said on Tuesday.

Gates pushes Japan on U.S. troop shift plan (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:17 AM PDT

U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates (R) speaks during a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday pressed Japan to quickly implement a deal to reorganize the U.S. military presence in the country, an issue that could test ties with Tokyo's month-old government.

Pakistan hits Taliban, urges NATO to seal border (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:07 PM PDT

A boy carries a rooster as he walks while a girl runs behind near a checkpoint along the road leading from South Waziristan to Dera Ismail Khan in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province October 19, 2009. Pakistani forces backed by artillery attacked Taliban insurgents on Monday as the army moved to wrest control of militant strongholds in a lawless region on the Afghan border. The fighting is a new test of the government's determination to tackle an increasingly brazen insurgency that has seen a string of attacks in different parts of the country, including an assault on army headquarters, in which more than 150 people were killed. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked Taliban bases near the Afghan border on Wednesday as the army urged NATO forces to seal the frontier to stem cross-border movement of militants.

Congress agrees on moving Guantanamo inmates (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 06:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Congress took a step toward President Barack Obama's goal of closing Guantanamo Bay prison on Tuesday when it cleared a measure allowing foreign terrorism suspects held there to face prosecution in the United States.

Galleon staff eye exits, investors debate (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Dozens of employees at Galleon Group are hunting for new jobs as investors debate how to react after the hedge fund's founder was arrested and charged with running one of the biggest insider trading schemes.

Deserted shopping mall bleak symbol of Fed bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT

Reuters - A $29 billion trail from the Federal Reserve's bailout of Wall Street investment bank Bear Stearns ends in a partially deserted shopping center on a bleak spot on the south side of Oklahoma City.

U.S. press freedom improves; Israel, Iran worse: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:46 AM PDT

Smoke rises from a fire on a Tehran street during a protest against election results, June 20, 2009. REUTERS/Youtube via Reuters TVReuters - Press freedom has improved in the United States in the last year and the country jumped 20 places to No. 20 on a 2009 international ranking by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) released on Tuesday.

Reluctant Karzai gears up for Afghan poll run-off (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 12:10 AM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai at a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul on October 20. Karzai is reluctantly gearing up for a run-off election on November 7 after the final count from August's fraud-tainted poll saw him fall fractionally short of an outright win.(AFP/Shah Marai)AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai reluctantly geared up on Wednesday for a run-off election on November 7 after the final count from August's fraud-tainted poll saw him fall fractionally short of an outright win.

Iran uranium talks set to resume (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 08:02 PM PDT

Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Ali Asghar Soltanieh arrives at the meeting of representatives from France, Iran, Russia and the United States at the Agency's Headquarters in Vienna. Talks between Iran and world powers on a uranium enrichment deal are AFP - Iran was set to hold a third day of talks Wednesday with world powers on a uranium enrichment agreement, a deal which could help defuse tensions over its controversial nuclear programme.
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