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Key senators may rebuff Obama on health care (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:22 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is interviewed by the Associated Press in his Capitol Hill office in Washington. Obama and other top Democrats sharply criticized his appointment to the Senate in December by an ethically tainted governor, Illinois' Rod Blagojevich, and they forced Burris to abandon hopes of winning election in 2010 by making it clear they would not back him. Burris, 72, has virtually nothing to lose by defying his party's leaders and voting as he pleases on overhauling the nation's health care system this fall. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - The Democrats' control of a hefty majority in the Senate — plus the House — would suggest that President Barack Obama is within reach of overhauling the nation's health care system this fall.

Army officer, soldier killed in Pakistan capital (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:53 PM PDT

An emergency personnel checks an army jeep with bullet holes splattered on the windshield after it was attacked by gunmen in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. A pair of gunmen on a motorbike killed a soldier and a high-ranking army officer in the Pakistani capital Thursday morning, officials said, the latest strike against security forces as the military wages a major anti-Taliban offensive in the northwest. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Suspected militants on a motorbike shot and killed a soldier and a senior army officer in the Pakistani capital Thursday, striking at security forces as they pressed ahead with a major anti-Taliban offensive in the northwest.

Treasury to order bailed-out firms to slash pay (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2008 file photo, The American International Group logo is shown in New York. The Obama administration's pay czar has asked American International Group to withhold some of the millions in bonuses promised to its employees. Kenneth Feinberg, the special master for executive compensation, 'has informally advised AIG not to pay the full $198 million' employees expect to receive, according to a report Tuesday Oct. 13, 2009 from the special inspector general overseeing the $700 billion financial bailout. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)AP - The Treasury Department is expected in the next few days to order companies that received huge government bailouts last year to slash the base salaries of their top executives by an average of 90 percent and cut their total compensation in half, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Congress moves to expand financial oversight (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:41 AM PDT

House Financial Services Committee members, from left, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, during the committee's markup on the financial overhaul bill. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Congress wants another government regulator to cut through the red tape and protect your pocketbook. But there's plenty of fine print that will limit the new agency's reach.

Gates: N.Korea still threat to international peace (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:06 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting or SCM at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Gates said Wednesday the United States will never accept a North Korea with atomic bombs, saying the communist regime poses threats 'even more lethal and destabilizing.' (AP Photo/Ahn Yooung-joon, Pool)AP - The U.S. defense secretary said Thursday that North Korea continues to pose a grave threat to international peace and pledged to protect South Korea with Washington's full military might, including its nuclear capabilities.

Friend: Balloon mom will 'go down with the ship' (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, Falcon Heene, 6, front, is guided back to a news conference by his mother, Mayumi, outside the family's home in Fort Collins, Colo.. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP - On an episode of ABC's "Wife Swap," Mayumi Heene pounds her fists and shouts in frustration because she believes her co-star isn't paying enough attention to one of his sons.

Education chief calls for teacher prep overhaul (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:20 PM PDT

Education Secretary Arne Duncan, right, hold up a document as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on the swine flu. He is joined by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom.

Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:34 PM PDT

Graphic shows the timeline of flu vaccine productionAP - The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.

Judge orders retrial in Travolta extortion case (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:18 PM PDT

Actor John Travolta arrives at the 80th annual Academy Awards, the Oscars, in Hollywood, February 24, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - The trial of two people accused of trying to extort John Travolta following the death of his son in the Bahamas has ended in a mistrial after a lawmaker suggested the still-deliberating jury had acquitted one of the defendants.

Phillies beat Dodgers 10-4, return to World Series (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT

Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth gets sprayed with champagne by Pedro Martinez after winning Game 5 of the National League Championship baseball series Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, in Philadelphia. The Phillies defeated the Dodgers 10-4 to win the National League Championship. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Ryan Howard and the defending champs are back in the World Series — proving last year was no fluke and looking even more dangerous this time around.

Gates says moving ahead on Afghan troop policy (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:19 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Kim Tae-young during Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defense Ministry in Seoul October 22, 2009. Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to his country's allies in North Asia and promised to protect them under the U.S. nuclear deterrent. REUTERS/Ahn Yooung-joon/PoolReuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday he is moving ahead with his recommendation on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan and would first tell the president before a NATO defense ministers meeting this week.

Pakistan braces for attacks as offensive continues (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:39 AM PDT

Policemen stand guard at the scene of a shooting, which killed two military personnel, in Islamabad October 22, 2009. Gunmen shot and killed a Pakistani army brigadier and his driver in the capital, Islamabad, on Thursday as the military continued an offensive against Taliban targets, police said. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Suspected Taliban militants shot and killed a Pakistani army brigadier and his driver in the capital on Thursday as the military continued a major offensive against the insurgents in their strongholds near the Afghan border.

Top pay at bailed out companies to be cut (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Top earners at financial and auto companies bailed out by the U.S. government will see their pay slashed under an Obama administration plan aimed at addressing public outrage over eye-popping paychecks, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Poland ready to take part in Obama missile defense (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:25 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk smile as they meet for talks at Prime Minister's Chancellery in Warsaw, October 21, 2009. REUTERS/Adam Chelstowski/ForumReuters - Poland stands ready to take part in a revamped missile defense system unveiled by Washington last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after meeting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday.

More Americans plan to delay retirement: surveys (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 10:23 PM PDT

Reuters - More Americans plan to delay retirement following steep drops in the value of their savings accounts, data from several new surveys show.

Gates pledges nuclear umbrella to counter North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:26 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks to soldiers at the Yongsan U.S. army base in Seoul October 21, 2009. Gates said on Wednesday North Korea had become a more deadly threat to the region and Washington would never tolerate a nuclear-armed Pyongyang. REUTERS/Choi Bu-Seok (Reuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that North Korea poses a threat to Washington's allies in North Asia and promised to protect them under the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

Israelis say deal near with U.S. on Mideast talks (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 02:03 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves the stage after speaking during the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem October 20, 2009.REUTERS/Gali Tibbon/PoolReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's Middle East envoy is close to a deal with Israel on terms for resuming peace talks with the Palestinians, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.

Obama wades into Democrats' tough governor races (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama threw himself into the role of "campaigner in chief" on Wednesday, making appeals for Democratic candidates in two state governor races that some see as a referendum on his performance in the White House.

UN details 'devastating' impact of Afghan opium (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:03 AM PDT

File photo shows an Afghan boy working in a poppy field in the Panjwayi district of Kandahar. Western nations have 100,000 troops in Afghanistan battling Taliban insurgents, but the report said the failure to crack down on production of opium -- the basis of heroin -- has allowed the militants to thrive.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Afghan opium is unleashing a "devastating" impact across the world, according to a new UN report, funding the Taliban and other terror groups and killing thousands in consumer countries.

At least 17 killed in Mogadishu shelling: medics (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 11:33 PM PDT

The bodies of Islamist fighters are displayed by security forces at the presidential palace in Mogadishu October 19. Seventeen civilians were killed and 58 people wounded Thursday in Mogadishu in an exchange of mortar and artillery fire between insurgents and African peacekeepers, medical sources said(AFP/File)AFP - Seventeen civilians were killed and 58 people wounded Thursday in Mogadishu in an exchange of mortar and artillery fire between insurgents and African peacekeepers, medical sources said.
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