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Senate gears for second critical health vote (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:04 AM PST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., fourth from right, accompanied by Senate Committee chairmen and American Medical Association President Cecil Wilson, addresses a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - One 60-vote hurdle down, two to go for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in the Senate.

Police: Suicide bomber kills 2 in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:33 AM PST

Pakistani policemen inspect a bomb blast site in Peshawar in November 2009. A suicide bomber attacked a club for journalists in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing one policeman and wounding seven other people, a police official said.(AFP/File/A Majeed)AP - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a press club in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing two people in the latest of a slew of attacks to strike the city of Peshawar since the military launched a major offensive near the Afghan border.

White House picks new cyber coordinator (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:53 AM PST

AP - The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate 80 percent of those critical systems.

Recovery on track to strengthen at end of 2009 (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:56 AM PST

FILE - In this July 24, 2009 file photo, a pending home sale in Palo Alto, Calif., is shown. Home resales are expected to show a 2.5 percent increase in November, as the housing market received a lift from buyers aiming to close their sales before the original expiration date of a tax credit for first-time homebuyers. Now that the deadline has been extended until April 30, sales are expected to drop significantly during the winter months. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - The economy started the year in free-fall but is on track to end 2009 on stronger footing.

Israel relays its response to Hamas swap offer (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:30 AM PST

Noam Shalit, father of captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, stands outside the office of the Israeli Prime Minister in Jerusalem on December 21 during a demonstration to demand more efforts to release his son.(AFP/Alessio Romenzi)AP - Israel Radio says the government has relayed its response to a Hamas proposal to swap Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier captured by the militants.

Americans' views of health care steady this year (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 09:18 PM PST

File photo shows a nurse at the University of Miami Hospital watching US President Barack Obama on TV. President Barack Obama's planned reform of health care, his top domestic goal, cleared a key Senate hurdle with no room to spare and seemed set to pass by his self-imposed Christmas deadline.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AP - The public's views on health care have stayed largely steady this year, despite dramatic swings in the political battle over President Barack Obama's drive to revamp the nation's medical system, a survey says.

2 sheriff's officials shot in Washington state (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:39 AM PST

Washington State Patrol and Lakewood Police officers light flares at a roadblock near the scene of a shooting that involved two Pierce County Sheriff's deputies, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, near Eatonville, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - A man has died and two Pierce County sheriff's officers have been critically injured in a shooting southest of Tacoma, authorities in Washington state said Monday.

Authorities: Murphy likely died of natural causes (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 06:27 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2007 file photo, Actress Brittany Murphy, right, and husband, writer Simon Monjack, left, at the BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Fire Department has responded to a 911 call from the home of actress Brittany Murphy's husband. Fire Department spokesman Devon Gale says the call was made at 8 a.m. Sunday from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to British screenwriter Simon Monjack, who is married to Murphy. Gale says one person was transported to a hospital. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, File)AP - Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home.

Giants stay in playoff hunt, beat Redskins 45-12 (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:57 PM PST

New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw celebrates his first-quarter touchdown during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)AP - Playing for their playoff lives, Eli Manning and the New York Giants were efficient, focused and dominant.

Gov't imposes 3-hour limit on tarmac strandings (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:22 PM PST

A U.S. Airways Express plane is prepared on the tarmac at Reagan National Airport, after a massive snow storm shut down air travel over the weekend, in Washington, on Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. The government has imposed a three hour limit on tarmac strandings at airports. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Stinky toilets, crying babies, airless cabins — the Obama administration said Monday passengers don't have to take it any more. It ordered airlines to let people get off planes delayed on the ground after three hours.

Iran nuclear trigger report fabricated by U.S.: Ahmadinejad (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:09 PM PST

Reuters - A reported confidential Iranian technical document describing Tehran's efforts to design an atomic bomb trigger was forged by Washington, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a U.S. news program on Monday.

Russia, U.S. plan unprecedented nuclear cut: Lavrov (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:24 AM PST

Reuters - Russia and the United States plan "radical and unprecedented" cuts to their Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons under a new arms reduction deal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

U.S. mortgage industry grapples with new disclosures (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 04:24 PM PST

Reuters - The biggest changes to home loan disclosures since the 1970s are around the corner and many in the industry are warning that misunderstandings will create a logjam of confusion just as housing tries to recover.

Japan minister says May is deadline for U.S. base (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:12 PM PST

Reuters - Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazwa said on Tuesday that May was the deadline for resolving a row over the relocation of a U.S. military base on the southern island of Okinawa which risks fraying ties with Washington.

Obama picks Schmidt as cyber-security chief (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:46 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama has picked former Bush administration adviser Howard Schmidt to serve as national cybersecurity coordinator, The Washington Post reported on Monday.

Suspected rebels kidnap Colombian governor (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:21 PM PST

Reuters - A Colombian state governor was kidnapped on Monday after gunmen dressed in military uniforms attacked his home in an assault authorities said was carried out by left-wing FARC guerrillas.

China looks to WTO probe into U.S. tire duties (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 07:26 PM PST

Reuters - China has sought a WTO probe into U.S. duties on Chinese-made tires but was stymied for now by U.S. objections, state media said, the latest in a series of disputes between the two economic giants to reach the global trade umpire.

China defends legal system as Briton's execution looms (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:26 AM PST

Britain will intensify pressure on China to show clemency for Briton Akmal Shaikh, seen here. China said Tuesday the rights and interests of Shaikh were fully guaranteed during his trial(AFP/REPRIEVE-HO/File/Handout)AFP - China on Tuesday vehemently defended its legal system after pressure from London to show clemency for a Briton with reported mental health problems who faces execution next week for drug smuggling.

Big freeze kills at least 80 across Europe (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 01:28 PM PST

A postman rides his bike in the snow covered Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The death toll from winter storms across Europe rose to at least 80 on Monday as transport chaos spread amid mounting anger over the three-day failure of Eurostar high-speed trains.(AFP/Marcel Antonisse)AFP - The death toll from winter storms across Europe rose to at least 80 on Monday as transport chaos spread amid mounting anger over the three-day failure of Eurostar high-speed trains.
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