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White House party crashers to tell their story (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:20 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington. This time, the picture is the story. After the Secret Service insisted that President Barack Obama was never endangered by a security breach that allowed a couple to crash his first state dinner, the White House has released a photo showing that not only did the pair get close to Obama, they actually shook hands and talked to him. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - A week after they crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner, Michaele and Tareq Salahi are telling their side of the story on national television.

Marines to be first wave in new Afghanistan plan (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:22 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington October 7, 2009. Obama faces pressure from fellow Democrats, opposition Republicans and the international community even before he announces long-awaited plans on Tuesday for a big U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesAP - New infusions of U.S. Marines will begin moving into Afghanistan almost as soon as President Barack Obama announces a redrawn battle strategy, a plan widely expected to include more than 30,000 additional U.S. forces.

Suspect in officer killings eludes law in Seattle (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:27 PM PST

Sheriff's deputies look over a rifle they removed from a home where a suspect in the slaying of four police officers gunned down a day earlier was believed to have been, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle. A heavily armed SWAT team stormed the home earlier Monday where they thought they had cornered the suspect in the slaying of four police officers in Lakewood, Wash., only to find out that he was not in the house and still on the loose. The discovery added new urgency to the manhunt for Maurice Clemmons as police canvassed the neighborhood with search dogs and hundreds of officers were deployed around Seattle for any sign of the suspect. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Authorities believe the man sought in the slaying of four police officers is still alive and has been aided by a network of friends and family, a police spokesman said Monday night.

Iran nuke plans largely bluster, experts say (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:04 PM PST

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, seen, during a press conference in the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Iran approved plans Sunday to build 10 industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion of the program in defiance of U.N. demands it halt enrichment and a move that is likely to significantly heighten tensions with the West. On Friday, the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency issued a strong rebuke of Iran over enrichment, infuriating Tehran. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani threatened on Sunday to reduce cooperation with the IAEA. Pictures above Larijani show late and current clerical politicians. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran's announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities is largely bluster after a strong rebuke from the U.N.'s nuclear agency, analysts said Monday. Nonetheless, the defiance is fueling calls among Western allies for new punitive sanctions to freeze Iran's nuclear program.

Long, bitter debate ahead for health care bill (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:18 AM PST

U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., arrives at a forum on healthcare reform on the campus of Brown University, in Providence, R.I., Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Kennedy, who addressed an audience during the forum, said all people deserve health care because they are 'children of God' in his first public appearance since escalating a public feud with Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop over abortion and health care. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Democrats called it a historic opportunity. Republicans called it a sham.

Huckabee clemency record revisted after shootings (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:07 AM PST

FILE - In this June 10, 2009 file photo, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks to local residents in Arnolds Park, Iowa. Maurice Clemmons, 37, a suspect in the slaying of four police officers who were gunned down in a suburban Washington state coffee shop on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, had a long prison sentence commuted by Huckabee nearly a decade ago. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)AP - As governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee had a hand pardoning or commuting many more prisoners than his three immediate predecessors combined. Maurice Clemmons, the suspect in Sunday's slaying of four Seattle-area police officers, was among them.

Woods withdraws from own tourney, citing injuries (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:08 PM PST

A new fire hydrant is seen in the front of Tiger Woods' home in the Isleworth community in Windermere, Fla., Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - Tiger Woods still isn't talking. Now he's not playing, either. Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from a car crash near his Florida home. His decision comes as questions continue to mount regarding what exactly happened in the wee hours of the morning last Friday — questions that most certainly would have been asked of him had he played.

Man charged with capital murder in 3 Kan. deaths (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:05 PM PST

James Kraig Kahler makes his first appearance at the Osage County Courthouse, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 in Lyndon, Kan. Kalher was charged with killing his estranged wife and two teenage daughters in Burlingame on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. (AP Photo, Topeka Capital-Journal, Ann Williamson)AP - A former Missouri city official previously accused of assaulting his wife was charged Monday with capital murder in the shootings of her and their two teenage daughters in eastern Kansas.

Cops: Woman makes threat to help boss make flight (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:55 PM PST

AP - A South Florida woman has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to keep her boss from missing a flight. An arrest report said a 31-year-old woman was charged Thursday with making a false report of planting a bomb. Miami International Airport officials received a call and an e-mail Wednesday claiming that a bomb was on an American Airlines plane. Police searched the specified aircraft but didn't find a bomb.

Saints stay unbeaten with 38-17 win over Patriots (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:46 PM PST

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees pumps his fist after his 20-yard touchdown pass to Marques Colston during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Bill Feig)AP - Drew Brees and the unbeaten Saints left Tom Brady in the dust, zipping up and down the field in a dominant romp over the New England Patriots.

Obama to lay out long-awaited Afghan plan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:14 PM PST

U.S. soldiers have their Thanksgiving meal at the Bagram airbase, north of Kabul, November 26, 2009. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - President Barack Obama plans to announce on Tuesday that he will send about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in a long-awaited war strategy shift that he hopes will defeat the Taliban and allow for a U.S. exit.

Senate opens work on healthcare bill (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:28 PM PST

Senator Evan Bayh speaks at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 27, 2008. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - The U.S. Senate began work on a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Monday, with senators on both sides pouncing on findings in a nonpartisan budget report on insurance premiums to bolster their arguments.

Dubai World $26 billion debt plan soothes contagion fears (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 09:40 PM PST

Reuters - Efforts by Dubai World to restructure about $26 billion in debt out of the estimated $59 billion it owes reassured investors that the emirate's debt problems can be contained, helping global markets edge higher on Tuesday.

Cutting jobless will take time: Summers (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:35 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama's top economic adviser said on Monday that tackling high U.S. unemployment was vital but the problem would take time to fix.

Tiger Woods withdraws from tournament, not talking (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST

This photo taken Nov. 27, 2009 and provided by the celebrity Web site TMZ.com shows a Cadillac Escalade that Tiger Woods crashed into a tree outside his home in Windermere, Fla. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/TMZ)Reuters - Tiger Woods pulled out of a golf tournament this week, the latest fall-out from a minor car accident that has left a swirl of mystery and a hint of scandal around the world's top golfer and pushed him into full damage control.

China says talks best to tackle Iran nuclear issue (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 11:35 PM PST

Reuters - China on Tuesday urged accelerated diplomacy to solve the Iran nuclear issue, saying sanctions are "not the goal," despite Western outrage at Tehran's newly unveiled plans to expand uranium enrichment.

Arrest imminent in Florida Ponzi case: report (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:40 PM PST

Reuters - A disbarred Florida lawyer accused by the FBI of running a $1 billion investment scam is expected to be arrested Tuesday on racketeering conspiracy charges, The Miami Herald reported.

Iran Guards say detained five Britons in Gulf (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:11 AM PST

Reuters - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday their naval forces had detained five Britons in the Gulf, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.

Karzai, Obama discuss new US strategy: Kabul (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:50 AM PST

US Marines at a compound in Lakari in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. US President Barack Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on Tuesday discussed the details of Washington's new military strategy for the war-torn country, Karzai's office said.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - US President Barack Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai on Tuesday discussed the details of Washington's new military strategy for the war-torn country, Karzai's office said.

Philippines charges clan heir with 25 murders (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 12:18 AM PST

A earth-mover lifts a mangled vehicle from a shallow grave where investigators found some of the 57 people killed in a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province. Philippine prosecutors have filed 25 counts of murder against the politician accused of leading the election-linked killing, officials have said.(AFP/File/Ted Aljibe)AFP - Philippine prosecutors on Tuesday filed 25 counts of murder against a politician accused of leading an election-linked massacre of 57 people, officials said.
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