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Knox convicted, sentenced to 26 years in Italy (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:52 PM PST

Curt Knox, father of American college student Amanda Knox, walks next to his daughters Ashley, left, and Delaney shortly after an Italian jury convicted his daughter Amanda of murdering her British roommate and sentenced her to 26 years in prison, Perugia, Central Italy, early Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - American college student Amanda Knox was found guilty of murdering her British roommate and sentenced to 26 years in prison early Saturday after a year-long trial that gripped Italy and drew intense media attention.

Aide: Baucus nominated girlfriend for US attorney (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 12:27 AM PST

FILE - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., looks on before speaking to reporters about health care reform legislation, in this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo taken on Capitol Hill in Washington. A spokesman for Baucus said late Friday Dec. 4, 2009 the Montana Democrat was in a romantic relationship with the woman he nominated for U.S. attorney. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus was having an affair with his current girlfriend when he recommended her for U.S. attorney last year, a spokesman said late Friday.

US Marine, Afghan offensive ongoing in Helmand (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST

US Marines come under fire as they return to base following a search operation in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. US President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghan strategy in an address to the nation Tuesday from the prestigious West Point military academy, the White House said.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)AP - U.S. Marines and Afghan troops, conducting the first offensive since the new American war plan was announced, met little resistance from insurgents Saturday as they worked to disrupt Taliban supply and communications lines in a key valley in southern Afghanistan.

Senate preserves long-term care program (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:53 PM PST

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., right, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, foreground, and Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., speaks during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - The Senate on Friday turned back a Republican effort to eliminate a long-term care insurance program to help seniors and the disabled, saving the plan once championed by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy in its health overhaul bill.

Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 102 (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 11:35 PM PST

Investigators and relatives of the victims gather outside a nightclub in Perm, Russia, early Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009. An explosion apparently caused by pyrotechnics tore through the nightclub early Saturday, killing more than 100 people, according to emergency officials quoted by state television. (AP Photo/Mikhail Duzhba)AP - An explosion and fire blamed on fireworks tore through a nightclub in the Russian city of Perm early Saturday, killing 102 people, Russian officials said.

Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 12:03 AM PST

FILE - In this undated photo released by the Virginia State Police, Seung-Hui Cho is shown. Seung-Hui, 23, is identified by police as the gunman suspected in the massacre that left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Monday, April 16, 2007. An updated report released Friday, Dec. 4, 2009 says that some Virginia Tech officials warned their own families and the president's office was locked down well before a campus-wide alert was issued in the 2007 slayings of 32 people, according to a revised state report that details new fumbles in the response to the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police, File)AP - The prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history began with the shootings of two students in a dorm room at Virginia Tech.

Obama shifts Copenhagen visit to boost deal (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 12:44 AM PST

Children from Imagine Hope Community Charter School, and demonstrators, hold up banners calling for actions on climate change, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in front of the White House in Washington. The United Nations climate conference that begins Monday in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly altered the timing of his upcoming appearance at an international climate summit in Copenhagen, hoping to capitalize on steps by India and China and build a more meaningful political accord, the White House said.

Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:55 PM PST

Tony Thomas of West Palm Beach fills out paperwork at a job fair at Workforce Alliance in West Palm Beach, Florida in this November 6, 2009 file photo. U.S. employers cut only 11,000 jobs last month, the best showing in nearly two years, and the jobless rate edged down to 10 percent, a strong suggestion the jobs market was edging towards health, according to a U.S. Labor Department report issued on December 4, 2009. Picture taken November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/Files (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)AP - Two years of steep job cuts all but ended last month, unexpectedly pulling down the unemployment rate and raising hopes for a lasting economic recovery.

George Washington, Poe auction records set in NYC (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:55 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Christie's in New York shows the second and third pages of George Washington's impassioned letter arguing for the ratification of the newly drafted Constitution. The letter, written in 1787 to his nephew, Bushrod Washington, was sold at auction by Christie's in New York for $3,218,500 on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Christie's)AP - A letter by George Washington has sold for $3,218,500 at auction in New York City, setting a world record for a letter by America's first president, according to Christie's.

Nets get 1st win, end 18-game skid to open season (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:38 PM PST

A New Jersey Nets fan holds up a sign after the Nets beat the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91 for their first win of the season during an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Nets are 1-18. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)AP - Players hugged at center court. Fans stood and cheered as music blared through the arena. Finally, the New Jersey Nets got to experience that winning feeling again.

Obama surprises with Copenhagen summit decision (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:14 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at Lehigh Carbon Community College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, December 4, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama will attend the end of the Copenhagen climate change summit, a late change of plan the White House attributed on Friday to growing momentum toward a new global accord.

Italian court hands Knox 26 years for Briton's murder (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 06:33 PM PST

American university student Amanda Knox leaves the court at the end of the last murder trial session before the verdict in Perugia December 4, 2009. Knox, the American accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy during a drunken sex game, thanked friends, family and even her accusers on Thursday in a last appeal before the court passes judgment. Defendants Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the November 2007 murder. REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - An Italian court sentenced American student Amanda Knox to 26 years in prison Saturday for murdering her British roommate in a drunken sex game, in a case which has drawn huge interest in Italy and abroad.

Firework blaze in Russian nightclub kills 102 (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2009 12:20 AM PST

Image from a video grab shows paramedics carrying a stretcher with an injured person towards an ambulance in Perm December 5, 2009. REUTERS/Reuters TVReuters - A blaze sparked by an indoor firework show ripped through a crowded Russian nightclub, killing at least 102 and injuring 134 as revelers stampeded for the exits, the Emergencies Ministry said.

Obama prods banks to lend more, welcomes job news (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 01:08 PM PST

The line outside a job fair at the Southeast LA-Crenshaw WorkSource Center in Los Angeles, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - President Barack Obama on Friday prodded large U.S. banks to boost lending to Main Street and cautiously welcomed news of an unexpected drop in the unemployment rate.

NATO allies offer 7,000 extra troops for Afghan war (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 04:56 PM PST

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a news conference during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, December 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yves HermanReuters - Twenty-five NATO allies promised on Friday to send about 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan, backing U.S. President Barack Obama's new war strategy and reinforcing efforts to defeat the Taliban.

GM, China partner take aim at booming India market (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:33 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2009 file photo, General Motors' Chairman Ed Whitacre Jr. announces that CEO Frederick 'Fritz' Henderson has resigned during a news conference in Detroit. New CEO Ed Whitacre Jr. is shaking up GM's numbers-oriented bureaucracy. In a folksy, self-deprecating broadcast to employees, he says they're free to take risks without fear of being fired. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)Reuters - General Motors and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor are to make small cars and commercial vehicles in India, taking a successful 12-year Chinese partnership into one of the world's fastest growing auto markets.

Senators urge more cost controls in health bill (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 03:26 PM PST

Reuters - Three moderate senators whose votes may be pivotal to overhauling the U.S. healthcare system came together on Friday to offer an amendment to bolster cost controls in the massive legislation.

Galleon's Rajaratnam was suspected a decade ago (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:05 PM PST

Reuters - Federal investigators suspected a decade ago that Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam was trading on inside information but were unable to prove he was breaking the law.

Knox jailed 26 yrs for sex murder of British housemate (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:18 PM PST

US student Amanda Knox (L) is comforted by her lawyer at the courthouse in Perugia. Knox was found guilty early Saturday of murdering and sexually assaulting her British housemate Meredith Kercher in 2007 and sent to prison for 26 years.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - American Amanda Knox was found guilty early Saturday along with her former Italian boyfriend in the 2007 sex murder of her British housemate Meredith Kercher and sent to prison for 26 years.

102 dead in Russian restaurant fire (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 10:16 PM PST

Over 100 people were killed overnight when fireworks set ablaze a middle-class restaurant in the Russian Ural city of Perm, as officials Saturday ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.(AFP Graphic)AFP - Over 100 people were killed overnight when fireworks set ablaze a middle-class restaurant in the Russian Ural city of Perm, as officials Saturday ruled out the possibility of a terrorist attack.
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