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US says bin Laden sometimes slips into Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:11 AM PST

Undated handout picture of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden taken inside Afghanistan and released in 1998. The United States will launch a new effort to track down Bin Laden who is believed to be hiding in the mountains along the Afghan-Pakistan border, a senior US official said on Sunday.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden may periodically slip back into Afghanistan from his remote hideout in neighboring Pakistan, a senior White House official says, adding a new twist to the mystery of the elusive terrorist's whereabouts.

Drugmakers' support for health overhaul tested (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:08 AM PST

AP - The pharmaceutical industry may have to cough up more than the $80 billion it agreed to contribute to President Barack Obama's health overhaul effort, reflecting pressure from Democrats and their supporters for more money to cover older and low-income people.

Pakistan court starts hearing case against amnesty (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST

Pakistani troops on patrol in a street in Mingora, the main town in Swat valley, in June. Pakistani troops Monday killed four suspected militants during a search operation in northwestern Swat valley where the military claims to have quelled an Islamist uprising, officials said.(AFP/File/Aamir Qureshi)AP - Pakistan's Supreme Court began hearing a case Monday against an amnesty that had protected President Asif Ali Zardari and many key allies from graft charges.

Obama appeals for help amid tensions with Turkey (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:10 AM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Islamic-rooted party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday. Dec. 1, 2009. Turkey said late Wednesday that Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan will not be part of any combat operation. Turkey says it is reviewing whether to increase its commitment to NATO's mission in Afghanistan. Erdogan will travel to Washington for a Monday meeting with President Barack Obama, who is seeking additional troops from NATO allies in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - President Barack Obama is looking for help in Afghanistan from Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan even as tensions simmer between the two NATO allies on Iran and the Middle East.

Philippine police clash with clan supporters (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:28 AM PST

Soldiers raid one of the mansions in Davao City in southern Philippines of the powerful Ampatuan clan, accused in the Nov. 23 slaying of 57 people traveling in the convoy of a political rival, to check for possible arms caches Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. Philippine troops arrested 62 people and discovered another major weapons cache in another township of Shariff Agua Sunday after martial law was imposed in a southern province following the country's worst political massacre, officials said. (AP Photo)AP - Gunmen loyal to a powerful clan accused in the Philippines' worst political massacre clashed with police in the first reported violence since a southern province came under martial law, officials said Monday.

Administration to slash bailout cost estimate (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:12 AM PST

AP - The Obama administration plans to cut its estimate of the projected costs of the government bailout program by more than $200 billion and is looking at using part of the savings to fund new job creation efforts.

Police surround Tehran University to stop protests (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:41 AM PST

FILE- In this Monday, June 15, 2009, file photo, students hold banners' at the gate of Tehran University in Tehran. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili,file)AP - Thousands of riot police and Revolutionary Guard members armed with tear gas, batons and firearms were deployed Monday outside Tehran University to prevent student demonstrations backed by the opposition.

Obama salutes jazz great Brubeck at Kennedy Center (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:15 AM PST

US President Barack Obama shakes hands with singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen as actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro (L) looks on during a reception for Kennedy Center Honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Obama told Springsteen that the rocker was indeed AP - Nearly 40 years ago, a Kenyan father was visiting his son in Hawaii and took him to his first jazz concert. The boy was Barack Obama and the performer was jazz great Dave Brubeck.

Top-ranked Ala., No. 2 Texas to play for BCS title (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:21 AM PST

Texas quarterback Colt McCoy (12) celebrates with the trophy following their win in the NCAA college football Big 12 Conference championship game against Nebraska, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009, in Arlington, Texas. Texas won 13-12. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - There were five undefeated teams and only two spots in the title game.

Charmed Saints are 12-0, top Redskins 33-30 in OT (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:23 AM PST

Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis, right, runs past New Orleans Saints cornerback Mike McKenzie for a touchdown during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)AP - Drew Brees isn't sure about voodoo. Destiny and karma? His long NFL career has made him subscribe to both concepts, and the New Orleans Saints' wild undefeated season has only made him more of a believer.

Karzai urges flexibility for U.S. troop timeline (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul in this October 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai raised doubts on Sunday that his country could take over responsibility for its security by July 2011, while U.S. leaders said the date was not a "drop-dead" deadline for Kabul.

Russia mourns as nightclub fire victims are buried (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:19 AM PST

A friend of Timur Prokofiev, a victim of Friday's nightclub fire in Perm, grieves during his burial at a cemetery outside Perm, 1,150 km (720 miles) east of Moscow, December 6, 2009. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Russia observed a national day of mourning on Monday for the 112 victims of a weekend nightclub blaze, as investigators stepped up their probe into fire safety breaches and burials continued in Perm.

Iran police clash with protesters in Tehran: witness (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:34 AM PST

Reuters - Iranian police clashed on Monday with opposition supporters in a central Tehran square, a witness said.

Israeli settlers step up protest against freeze (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:58 AM PST

Reuters - Jewish settlers widened their protests on Sunday against a construction freeze in scattered violence across the West Bank but there was little sign the protests were influencing the Israeli government.

Challenges to Pakistan amnesty threaten political turmoil (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:28 AM PST

Reuters - Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday took up legal challenges to a controversial amnesty decree which, if knocked down, could trigger political turmoil for embattled President Asif Ali Zardari.

In break with past, no more passing the buck at Opel (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:46 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 - The new head of Opel promised investments in new models and pledged to put an end to business as usual at the General Motors brand -- addressing two key grievances by unions when he outlined his turnaround plan this weekend.

Obama rallies Democrats on healthcare overhaul (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 04:19 PM PST

US Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada (C) speaks to the press after a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Democratic Caucus to push the health care reform plan at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Obama encouraged fellow Democrats in the US Senate to overcome their divisions and pass sweeping health care reform legislation, in a rare closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Sunday urged Senate Democrats to work out their differences on healthcare reform and pass what will be the most significant social legislation in decades.

Grim warnings as Copenhagen climate talks open (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2009 11:02 PM PST

People walk by a gigantic earth globe on the town square in Copenhagen, on the eve of the opening of the United Nations Climate Conference 2009.(AFP/Scanpix/Mikkel Moeller Joergensen)AFP - Marathon UN climate change talks open on Monday facing grim warnings that a hothouse planet looms if world leaders fail to hammer out an ambitious pact to tackle global warming.

Suicide bomber kills five in Peshawar: police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:16 AM PST

File photo shows Pakistani soldiers patrolling near the site of a bomb blast in Peshawar. An explosion killed five people and wounded 49 others outside a court in the Pakistani city, but police said it was not immediately clear if the blast was caused by a bomb.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AFP - A suicide bomber struck outside a court in Pakistan's Peshawar Monday, killing at least five people and wounding 49 in the latest blast in a city beset by Taliban violence, officials said.
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