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Senate to vote on $1.1 trillion spending bill (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:06 AM PST

Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., arrives at the U.S. Capitol after walking from his home to the Senate in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Lieberman is Jewish and does not ride on the Sabbath.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Senate Democrats overcame a Republican filibuster to clear the way for a vote Sunday on a huge end-of-year $1.1 trillion spending bill that includes money to run much of the government and pay for Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

Houston voters elect 1st openly gay mayor (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:42 PM PST

Houston Mayor-elect Annise Parker, center, celebrates her runoff election vicotry at a campaign party Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 in Houston. Parker defeated former city attorney Gene Locke making Houston the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - City Controller Annise Parker made history Saturday by being elected Houston's first openly gay mayor, seizing 53.6 percent of the vote in the hotly contested race.

Denmark: nearly 1,000 climate protesters released (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST

Arrested demonstrators sit on the ground as they are surrounded by the police during a rally outside the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December 12, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Charisius (DENMARK - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENVIRONMENT POLITICS)AP - Danish police say they have released hundreds of activists who were detained during a mass rally to demand an ambitious global climate pact.

Gunmen agree to free 47 hostages in Philippines (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:32 AM PST

Hostages eat their meals as they are guarded by their captors at a remote village in Prosperidad township, Agusan del Sur province in southern Philippines Saturday Dec. 12, 2009. Fifteen dismissed militiamen who turned bandits took more than 70 villagers hostage Thursday after police tried to arrest them on murder charges. They released 28 but demanded that the charges be dropped before freeing the others. Negotiations continue for the third day Saturday. (AP Photo)AP - Officials say gunmen have agreed to release the 47 hostages they are holding at a southern Philippine jungle hideout, which has been surrounded by army troops and snipers.

Kremlin cites progress on weapons treaty (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:07 AM PST

US President Barack Obama (L) talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during meetings in Singapore in November 2009. Medvedev and Obama on Saturday held talks by phone to discuss a new accord on cutting nuclear arsenals, the Kremlin said in a statement.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AP - Russia and the United States are making "substantial progress" on negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty, according to a Kremlin statement.

Ingram delivers Alabama its first Heisman (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:48 PM PST

Alabama running back Mark Ingram poses for a photo during a press conference after winning the Heisman Trophy award on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Mark Ingram dabbed his eyes, took a deep breath and tried to steady himself. All set, he accepted the Heisman that completes Alabama's trophy case.

Body found on Mount Hood; 2 climbers still missing (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:50 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2007 file photo, Mount Hood is shown as the sun sets in Portland, Ore. Crews on Saturday found the body of a climber missing on Oregon's Mount Hood but two others were still missing nearly two days after the three set out to climb the west side of the 11,000-foot peak, a sheriff's spokesman said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)AP - Crews on Saturday found the body of a climber missing on Oregon's Mount Hood but two others were still missing more than a day after the three set out to climb the west side of the 11,000-foot peak, a sheriff's spokesman said.

90 vehicles trapped as Calif faces rain, snow, mud (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:32 PM PST

Sand bags and barricades are setup in the La Canada Flintridge area of Los Angeles in expectation of flash floods on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Authorities say as many as 90 vehicles were stranded after mud and debris flowed down the hillside along a 12-mile stretch of Angeles Crest Highway in Southern California.(AP Photo/Jon Vidar)AP - A wintry storm hit California with rain and snow Saturday and sent muslides down hills denuded by fall wildfires, forcing dozens of home evacuations and stranding some 90 vehicles on highways covered by debris.

Obama blasts banks for opposing financial overhaul (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:54 PM PST

From left, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rep. Melvin Watt, D-N.C., and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., share in a laugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 11,2009, during a news conference following the House Passage for Wall Street Financial Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama singled out financial institutions for causing much of the economic tailspin and criticized their opposition to tighter federal oversight of their industry.

Woods' time away from golf will hurt Tiger Inc. (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2009, file photo provided by Gillette, golfer Tiger Woods help launch the Gillette Fusion Power Gamer razor during the Gillette-EA SPORTS Champions of Gaming Finals in Orlando, Fla. Gillette will phase out its advertisements of Woods while he takes time off to repair his personal life. The announcement on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, by the Procter & Gamble division marks the first major sponsor of the superstar athlete and corporate pitchman to distance itself from Woods. (AP Photo/Gillette, Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) -- NO SALES --AP - When Tiger Woods' break from golf ends, he's unlikely to regain his crown as one of the world's most valuable pitchmen, even if he gets back to winning tournaments and convinces people he's changed.

Obama argues for strong financial watchdog agency (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:05 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama defended on Saturday a consumer watchdog agency the financial industry wants to weaken or strip from legislation that would strengthen the regulation of Wall Street.

$447 billon spending bill clears Senate hurdle (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 08:09 AM PST

The U.S. Capitol building is seen before the start of President Barack Obama's primetime address to a joint session of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - A $447 billion bill that would fund dozens of U.S. government agencies through September cleared a procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate Saturday and appeared to be headed for passage.

Nearly 1,000 held after Copenhagen climate rally (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:48 PM PST

Demonstrators meet before joining a larger march to the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 12, 2009. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Police detained nearly 1,000 people in Copenhagen on Saturday during mass demonstrations to demand that negotiators at U.N. talks agree a strong treaty to fight global warming.

Houston elects openly gay mayor (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:30 PM PST

Reuters - Houston Saturday became the first major U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor, Annise Parker, after a hotly contested run-off election that gave gay and lesbian supporters a symbolic victory following defeats over legalizing same-sex marriages in California and Maine.

Bulgaria may house Guantanamo detainee: PM (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 06:52 AM PST

Reuters - Bulgaria should accept one detainee from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba after a request from Washington to house prisoners, Prime Minister Boiko Borisov said on Saturday.

Pakistan PM backtracks on Waziristan remarks (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:04 AM PST

Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani (C), army chief Ashfaq Kiyani ( L) and chairman joint chief of staff committee Tariq Majeed (R) attend a funeral prayer of three out of the 40 people who were killed in an attack on a mosque near the military headquarters in Rawalpindi December 5, 2009. Pakistani officials on Saturday mourned those killed near the country's military headquarters in an attack that raised questions over how militants penetrated the security of the regional nuclear power. As Pakistan battles Taliban insurgents who have responded to offensives with bombings that have killed hundreds since October, it also faces U.S. pressure to root out militants who cross the border to fight Western troops in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT OBITUARY MILITARY)Reuters - Pakistan's prime minister backtracked on earlier comments on Saturday that a military campaign against the Taliban in their South Waziristan bastion had ended, saying the offensive was continuing.

Sports titan Woods' fall rattles fans, sponsors (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:26 PM PST

Tiger Woods tees off near a watch advertisement during the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts, in this September 1, 2003 file photo. Tiger Woods' decision to withdraw from professional golf raised questions about his future as a magnet for corporate sponsors. Woods' celebrity endorsement partners include AT&T, Procter & Gamble's Gillette, Nike, Electronic Arts and TAG Heuer. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SPORT GOLF)Reuters - Fans and colleagues of golfer Tiger Woods Saturday lamented the stunning fall from grace of one of the world's sporting titans, and commercial sponsor Gillette said it would limit his role in its marketing.

Brown vows renewed effort against Afghan Taliban (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:47 AM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured, on Sunday vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency and hailed the next months as critical during a visit to Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Jean-Christophe Verhaegen)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday vowed a renewed effort to defeat the Taliban insurgency and hailed the next months as critical during a visit to Afghanistan.

Climate talks step up a gear as ministers huddle (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2009 12:13 AM PST

Climate change demonstrators dressed as clowns hug a police officer outside the Danish Foreign Ministry during a climate march in Copenhagen. Negotiations to forge an epoch-making pact on climate change went behind closed doors on Sunday, with a select group of environment ministers from 48 countries poring over a draft deal.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Negotiations to forge an epoch-making pact on climate change went behind closed doors on Sunday, with a select group of environment ministers from 48 countries poring over a draft deal.
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