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• Daylong Va. post office standoff ends peacefully (AP)
• Winter storm moves across nation's midsection (AP)
• Northeast train problems strand holiday travelers (AP)
• Balloon boy parents are sent to jail for hoax (AP)
• More than 100 could be victims of pediatrician (AP)
• Levi Johnston's mother serving home confinement (AP)
• 2 dead, 1 wounded in La. office shooting (AP)
• Colleague: Fla. pastor ignored advice on convert (AP)
• Aide: Brazilian family giving up fight for US boy (AP)
• Texas mayor wasn't target of drive-by in Mexico (AP)
• NY court: Consider harsher sentence in terror case (AP)
• 'Ignored' patient sues Las Vegas hospitals (AP)
• Mental exam ordered in first lady threatening case (AP)
• Madoff moved from federal prison to medical center (AP)
• Texas man freed by DNA sues over 'excessive' fees (AP)
• Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews (AP)
• Calif. pastor accused of student visa conspiracy (AP)
• Ohio mom calls cops on her shoplifting 6-year-old (AP)
• Yemen is growing front in al-Qaida battle (AP)
• Teen charged with starting 2 California wildfires (AP)

Daylong Va. post office standoff ends peacefully (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:49 PM PST AP - A daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office ended peacefully Wednesday with three hostages set free and a disabled suspect surrendering to police in a wheelchair.

Winter storm moves across nation's midsection (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:07 PM PST AP - Holiday travelers battled slick, icy roads and flight cancellations and delays on Wednesday as a major winter storm began to spread across much of the nation's midsection — and the worst of the weather was still expected to come.

Northeast train problems strand holiday travelers (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:48 PM PST AP - An electrical malfunction outside New York City brought train service to a standstill Wednesday and spotlighted problems on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor that persist despite a long-term effort to upgrade its aging power supply system.

Balloon boy parents are sent to jail for hoax (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:20 PM PST AP - The parents who pulled the balloon boy hoax in hopes of landing a reality TV show were sentenced to jail Wednesday — 90 days for him, 20 days for her — and barred from profiting from their newfound celebrity status for the next four years.

More than 100 could be victims of pediatrician (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:22 PM PST AP - A pediatrition charged with sexually abusing his patients likely attacked more than 100 children at an office he had decked out with a merry-go-round and a ferris wheel, a state official said Wednesday.

Levi Johnston's mother serving home confinement (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:48 PM PST AP - The mother of the man who fathered former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson is set to serve out most of her three-year drug sentence under home confinement.

2 dead, 1 wounded in La. office shooting (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:19 PM PST AP - A former employee of a Baton Rouge construction company was arrested Wednesday in the shooting deaths of two people and the wounding of a third at the company's offices, authorities said.

Colleague: Fla. pastor ignored advice on convert (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:31 PM PST AP - A Florida pastor ignored warnings that he was breaking the law when he housed a runaway teenage girl who converted from Islam to Christianity, a former colleague said.

Aide: Brazilian family giving up fight for US boy (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:27 PM PST AP - David Goldman's bitter five-year battle to regain custody of his son neared conclusion Wednesday, when the child's Brazilian family halted its legal efforts as a court-ordered deadline for delivering the boy loomed.

Texas mayor wasn't target of drive-by in Mexico (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:18 PM PST AP - A Texas border mayor said Wednesday he doesn't think he or the Mexican officials he was with Tuesday were the targets of a drive-by shooting that killed a woman in front of a popular restaurant in Piedras Negras, Mexico.

NY court: Consider harsher sentence in terror case (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:35 PM PST AP - A federal appeals court on Wednesday took a sterner stance toward the upcoming resentencing of a former civil rights lawyer convicted in a terrorism case, saying it has "serious doubts" whether her sentence of just over two years in prison was reasonable.

'Ignored' patient sues Las Vegas hospitals (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:03 PM PST AP - A woman and her fiance filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against two Las Vegas hospitals, saying they were ignored in a hospital emergency room so long that they returned home where the woman gave birth to a premature baby who died.

Mental exam ordered in first lady threatening case (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:55 PM PST AP - A mental competency examination has been ordered for a woman accused of threatening to kill first lady Michelle Obama.

Madoff moved from federal prison to medical center (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:59 AM PST AP - Bernard Madoff has been moved from a North Carolina federal prison to a prison medical facility.

Texas man freed by DNA sues over 'excessive' fees (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:10 PM PST AP - A second wrongly convicted man freed by DNA evidence has sued his civil lawyer and an Innocence Project of Texas official in a dispute over attorney fees in DNA exoneration cases.

Ex-President Carter offers apology to Jews (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:18 PM PST AP - Former President Jimmy Carter apologized for any words or deeds that may have upset the Jewish community in an open letter meant to improve an often-tense relationship.

Calif. pastor accused of student visa conspiracy (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:14 PM PST AP - A Southern California pastor has been accused by immigration authorities of helping foreigners fraudulently obtain student visas and handing out phony diplomas at a fake graduation ceremony on a campus where they never attended class.

Ohio mom calls cops on her shoplifting 6-year-old (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:29 PM PST AP - An Ohio woman who asked that police be called after she caught her 6-year-old daughter shoplifting a package of stickers said Wednesday that she was just trying to teach the girl a lesson early in life.

Yemen is growing front in al-Qaida battle (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:05 PM PST AP - The secretive U.S. air strike against suspected al-Qaida in Yemen last week is the latest in what has been a fast-growing campaign to better equip and fund Yemeni forces so they can eliminate the expanding al-Qaida safe havens there.

Teen charged with starting 2 California wildfires (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:02 AM PST AP - A 16-year-old Southern California boy was charged Wednesday as an adult for allegedly starting two arson wildfires in San Bernardino County earlier this year.

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• Senators Cite New Budget Letter to Argue Health Care Bill Will Hike Deficit - FOXNews
• American Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway - Wall Street Journal
• Power Troubles Snarl New York City Train Service - Wall Street Journal
• More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA - Reuters
• Balloon Boy Parents Richard Heene, Mayumi Heene Get Jail Time, Probation - ABC News
• LA commuter train, 2 cars in collision - The Associated Press
• Brazilian family says it won't appeal ruling returning boy to US dad - CNN International
• Detectives Investigate Death of Girl, 3, Found in Snow - New York Times
• Schwarzenegger to seek federal help for California budget - Los Angeles Times
• Mom: Burned teen looking forward to Christmas with family - CNN

Senators Cite New Budget Letter to Argue Health Care Bill Will Hike Deficit - FOXNews Posted: 23 Dec 2009 10:08 AM PST ABC News Senators Cite New Budget Letter to Argue Health Care Bill Will Hike Deficit FOXNews Republicans, emboldened by a new letter from the Congressional Budget Office, accused Democrats on Wednesday of "Bernie Madoff accounting" for double counting the savings from Medicare as a means to pay for the Senate health care bill. File: Sen. ... One Hurdle Remains in SenateWall Street Journal Jubilant Senate Dems ready to pass health careThe Associated Press Elated US Senate Dems ready to pass health careNewsOK.com The Faster Times -DTC Perspectives Magazine -West Virginia MetroNews all 12,171 news articles »

American Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway - Wall Street Journal Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:28 AM PST CBC.ca American Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway Wall Street Journal AP Workers and officials Wednesday sifted through debris surrounding the fuselage of American Airlines flight AA331. An American Airlines jet skidded off the end of a runway while landing during a rainstorm Tuesday night in Kingston, ... Plane Overshoots Runway in JamaicaNew York Times Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurtThe Associated Press Dozens hurt as plane runs off end of runway at Jamaican airportCNN International MiamiHerald.com -ABC News -AFP all 1,860 news articles »

Power Troubles Snarl New York City Train Service - Wall Street Journal Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:21 AM PST New York Times (blog) Power Troubles Snarl New York City Train Service Wall Street Journal Rail service was suspended at New York City's Penn Station for nearly three hours Wednesday due to power problems, disrupting commuter and holiday travel for several New Jersey Transit, Long Island Railroad and Amtrak lines. ... Power outages snarl NJ Transit, Amtrak service to New York Penn StationNew York Daily News Power restored on Amtrak lines after 3-hour outageThe Associated Press Train Service Is Restored at Penn StationNew York Times (blog) Gothamist -NJ.com -Newsday (subscription) all 345 news articles »

More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA - Reuters Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:41 AM PST CBC.ca More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it was not as potent as it should be. Norman Baylor, director of the office of ... WHO Says World H1N1 Deaths Now at Least 11516ABC News 60 Million in US Vaccinated Against Swine FluWebMD More H1N1 vaccine is recalledLos Angeles Times San Francisco Chronicle -Othello Outlook -Greenville Daily Reflector all 2,031 news articles »

Balloon Boy Parents Richard Heene, Mayumi Heene Get Jail Time, Probation - ABC News Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:36 AM PST Telegraph.co.uk Balloon Boy Parents Richard Heene, Mayumi Heene Get Jail Time, Probation ABC News Today, Larimer County Court Judge Stephen Schapanski sentenced the couple behind one of the year's biggest scandals to a total of 110 days jail and eight years probation. He also prohibited both Richard Heene and ... Balloon boy parents get jail time, probationThe Associated Press Colorado parents sentenced for "balloon boy" hoaxReuters 'Balloon boy' dad gets 90 day sentencemsnbc.com USA Today -Los Angeles Times -CNN all 1,291 news articles »

LA commuter train, 2 cars in collision - The Associated Press Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:20 AM PST MyFox Los Angeles LA commuter train, 2 cars in collision The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A Metrolink commuter train collided Wednesday with a vehicle that had been hurled onto the tracks after being struck from behind by another vehicle, authorities said. Six people were injured, including two critically. ... Los Angeles commuter train, 2 cars collideSan Jose Mercury News Metrolink train collides with car; infant among 2 critically injuredLos Angeles Times (blog) Metrolink train crashes into 2 cars, 2 hurtContra Costa Times abc7.com -KTLA -NowPublic all 252 news articles »

Brazilian family says it won't appeal ruling returning boy to US dad - CNN International Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:01 AM PST Washington Post Brazilian family says it won't appeal ruling returning boy to US dad CNN International David Goldman has been locked in a legal battle over custody of his 9-year-old son, Sean. (CNN) -- Brazilian relatives of a 9-year-old boy, who had been the subject of an international custody battle with the child's father, will not file any further ... US dad hopes to regain custody of son in BrazilThe Associated Press Brazilian Family Concedes Defeat: Sean Goldman Home by Christmas?TIME Court Wants Boy in Brazil Sent to USNew York Times Reuters -FOXNews -AFP all 1,248 news articles »

Detectives Investigate Death of Girl, 3, Found in Snow - New York Times Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:32 AM PST NY1 Detectives Investigate Death of Girl, 3, Found in Snow New York Times Detectives are investigating the death of a 3-year old girl found face down in the snow early Wednesday morning in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn. The child, identified as Kyrah Martin, was discovered at about 1:15 am in front ... 3-year-old Brooklyn girl Kyrah Martin found dead in snow after apparently ...New York Daily News Police: Brooklyn Girl Fell To Death From RoofNY1 Brookyln Girl Found Unconscious In Snow Likely Fell From Roof; Dead At Age 3AHN Herald Sun -KAMR -New York Post all 17 news articles »

Schwarzenegger to seek federal help for California budget - Los Angeles Times Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:17 AM PST Reuters Schwarzenegger to seek federal help for California budget Los Angeles Times Facing another huge deficit, the governor wants $8 billion or threatens massive cuts in social services. He also plans to renew push for offshore oil drilling. By Shane Goldmacher and Evan Halper Reporting from Sacramento - Facing a budget deficit of ... California Budget Crisis Diaries: State's public debt is $68 billionSan Diego Gay & Lesbian News No happy new year for California budgetReuters Gov. Asks Congress To Consider Health Reform's Effect on StatesCalifornia Healthline Sacramento Bee -California Newswire -San Diego Union Tribune all 85 news articles »

Mom: Burned teen looking forward to Christmas with family - CNN Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:48 AM PST CNN Mom: Burned teen looking forward to Christmas with family CNN Miami, Florida (CNN) -- He wanted to sit outside for a while and enjoy the night air, then took a shower and curled up on the couch to watch a cartoon movie. A boring night by many teenagers' standards. But 15-year-old Michael Brewer, who suffered ... "Christmas Miracle" for Burned BoyCBS News Mother: Teen set on fire suffers from nightmaresThe Associated Press Mom of teen burned in attack: He's `in very high spirits'MiamiHerald.com Dallas Morning News -Los Angeles Times -ABC News all 239 news articles »

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• Senate pushes toward passage of health bill (AP)
• Storm plods through West, Midwest (AP)
• Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt (AP)
• November new home sales seen rising 2.3 percent (AP)
• Teresa Heinz says she's fighting breast cancer (AP)
• Pain before gain in health care overhaul (AP)
• Brazil: Boy ordered returned to US dad's custody (AP)
• Balloon Boy parents face sentencing in Colorado (AP)
• Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest (AP)
• Hall leads BYU past Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl (AP)
• No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident (Reuters)
• U.S. home sales bolster economic growth prospects (Reuters)
• Health bill clears second Senate hurdle (Reuters)
• Geithner: Tight lending threatens U.S. recovery (Reuters)
• Rajaratnam objects to scheduling of Galleon cases (Reuters)
• Treasury finds holes in stimulus tax breaks (Reuters)
• Drug gang revenge attack kills Mexico marine's family (Reuters)
• Leading China dissident tried, verdict due Friday (AFP)
• Plane crashes in Jamaica but passengers walk away (AFP)

Senate pushes toward passage of health bill (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:18 AM PST AP - Jubilant Democrats are ready to push President Barack Obama's health care overhaul past one last 60-vote hurdle to final Christmas Eve passage, and Republicans concede they're powerless to stop it.

Storm plods through West, Midwest (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:16 AM PST AP - A fast-moving storm is promising to bring a white Christmas to parts of the West and Midwest, but not without threatening to cause long delays and tough driving conditions for countless holiday travelers.

Plane overshoots Jamaica runway; more than 40 hurt (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:57 PM PST AP - An American Airlines flight from Miami with more than 150 aboard overshot a runway while landing during a heavy rainstorm in Kingston Tuesday night, injuring more than 40 people, officials said.

November new home sales seen rising 2.3 percent (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:26 AM PST AP - Sales of new homes are expected to have increased in November for the third month in a row, a sign that the housing market is finally on solid ground.

Teresa Heinz says she's fighting breast cancer (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:54 AM PST AP - Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel's recent recommendation to reduce their frequency.

Pain before gain in health care overhaul (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:52 AM PST AP - The costs of health care reform being pushed through Congress by Democrats will be felt long before the benefits.

Brazil: Boy ordered returned to US dad's custody (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:59 AM PST AP - A U.S. man involved in a five-year battle for his son is closer than ever to being reunited with the boy, and waits now to see if Brazilian relatives will comply with an order from Brazil's chief justice to give up custody.

Balloon Boy parents face sentencing in Colorado (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:03 AM PST AP - The parents who pulled off the balloon boy hoax are already facing the prospect of jail time and paying tens of thousands of dollars in restitution over their stunt. An investigator also wants to forbid the couple from making any money off their newfound fame.

Terrorist attack feared after Jackson arrest (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:57 AM PST AP - Police concerns that media-hungry terrorists would attack Michael Jackson's trial as a "soft target" led to a request for federal help, according to FBI files kept on the late pop star. The documents also show that the FBI helped facilitate interviews in the Philippines by California authorities investigating Jackson over allegations that he had sexually abused boys.

Hall leads BYU past Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:07 AM PST AP - Max Hall threw for 192 yards and three touchdowns in the only bowl game he knows, leading No. 15 BYU past No. 16 Oregon State 44-20 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Tuesday night.

No deaths in Jamaica American Airlines accident (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:41 PM PST Reuters - An American Airlines Boeing 737 overshot the runway while landing in driving rain at the international airport in Kingston, Jamaica on Tuesday night, but the company said there were no fatalities or serious injuries.

U.S. home sales bolster economic growth prospects (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:20 PM PST Reuters - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped to the highest level in nearly three years last month, the latest sign the economic recovery was gaining steam after growing below expectations in the third quarter.

Health bill clears second Senate hurdle (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:03 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Senate Democrats cleared the second of three 60-vote hurdles on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, moving its version of the landmark legislation one step closer to passage before Christmas.

Geithner: Tight lending threatens U.S. recovery (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 02:50 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expressed confidence on Tuesday that the U.S. economy was on a solid recovery path, but said tight lending practices by banks still pose a risk.

Rajaratnam objects to scheduling of Galleon cases (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:29 PM PST Reuters - Lawyers for Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam objected on Tuesday to the government's request to schedule his criminal trial ahead of a parallel SEC case, saying the move could compromise the defense's case.

Treasury finds holes in stimulus tax breaks (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 01:38 PM PST Reuters - Billions of dollars worth of tax breaks in the U.S. economic stimulus plan may present a big problem during the tax filing season ramps up as the Internal Revenue Service cannot verify who is eligible for them.

Drug gang revenge attack kills Mexico marine's family (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:31 PM PST Reuters - Drug gang hitmen shot dead the grieving mother, brother, sister and aunt of an elite Mexican marine who died after taking part in a raid that killed a notorious drug lord, police said on Tuesday.

Leading China dissident tried, verdict due Friday (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:52 PM PST AFP - Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo went on trial on subversion charges Wednesday, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.

Plane crashes in Jamaica but passengers walk away (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:04 AM PST AFP - An American Airlines jet overshot the runway at a Jamaican airport and ended up in a mangled mess near a beach, but all 154 passengers and crew survived with just 40 mainly minor injuries, officials said.

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