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Judge cites gov't missteps, tosses Blackwater case (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

FILE - In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. Urbina said the Justice Department overstepped its bounds and wrongly used evidence it was not allowed to see. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad.

CIA bombing raises question about safety protocols (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:03 AM PST

AP - The brazen attack that killed seven CIA employees at a remote outpost in Afghanistan is likely to raise questions about whether the agency could do more to protect its operatives on dangerous assignments.

Fox grants 'brief extension' in cable dispute (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:34 PM PST

AP - Fox television's threatened blackout was avoided just before a midnight Thursday deadline when the network struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to briefly extend their contract as fee negotiations between the two companies continued.

Revelers' cheers mark new decade in Times Square (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:55 PM PST

Audra Zaba, right, and Eric Rooney kiss after the stroke of midnight while celebrating New Years Eve on Times Square Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 in New York.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Hundreds of thousands of revelers in chilly weather in Times Square cheered when an 11,875-pound crystal ball covered with more than 32,000 bulbs dropped at midnight, ushering in the new decade and ending 10 years marred by war, recession, terrorism and threats of environmental catastrophe.

Obama begins new year with eye on intel (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:08 AM PST

Transportation Security Administration staffers secure the entrance to the American Airlines terminal during an investigation by the Los Angeles Airport Police bomb squad at the Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - President Barack Obama is reviewing reports from homeland security officials as his administration tries to determine what U.S. policy and personnel failures preceded the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing.

White House defends its TSA nominee (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST

President Barack Obama, waves to the crowd after going to the movies in Kaneohe, Hawaii Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. The Obamas are in Hawaii for the holidays.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Acknowledging he has given inconsistent answers to Congress, President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Transportation Security Administration wrote to lawmakers to explain a reprimand he received for running background checks on his then-estranged wife's boyfriend two decades ago.

Happy campers arrive early for 2010 Rose Parade (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 11:56 PM PST

Tour guide Carol Cotter, right, looks at the parade theme banner float in Pasadena, Calif., Monday, Dec. 28, 2009, as volunteers work on floats preparation for the Rose Parade. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - Dean Hanson was a happy camper after the annual scramble for curbside seats for the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Rush Limbaugh felt pains similar to heart attack (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:29 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2008, file photo, radio personality Rush Limbaugh arrives for a screening of Bernard and Doris at the Time Warner Center in New York. A Honolulu television station is reporting that conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was taken to a hospital with chest pains. (AP Photo/Gary He, file)AP - Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh remained hospitalized in Hawaii Thursday after experiencing chest pains similar to a heart attack, according to the guest host on his nationally syndicated radio show.

Iowa St holds off Minnesota 14-13 in Insight Bowl (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:54 PM PST

Iowa State wide receiver Jake Williams (83) celebrates his touchdown with teammate Alexander Robinson during the first half of the Insight Bowl NCAA college football game against Minnesota on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)AP - Iowa State made its two-win 2008 season seem like a long time ago.

Broyles catches 3 TDs as OU beats Stanford 31-27 (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:20 PM PST

Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles (85) reaches for a pass as Stanford linebacker Chike Amajoyi (43) defends during the first half of the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - The combination of Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles was almost unstoppable for Oklahoma.

Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:10 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington December 14, 2009. Obama said he would meet the heads of U.S. intelligence agencies on Tuesday to discuss ways of preventing a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Dec. 25. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.

U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 09:30 PM PST

Reuters - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants traveling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.

North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 02:11 PM PST

Reuters - North Korea has called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year message, the official news agency KCNA reported.

Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 04:54 PM PST

Reuters - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.

U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 05:25 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.

Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 01:41 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 06:58 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.

World rings in new decade with parties, security fears (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:23 PM PST

Fireworks light up the London sky. More than 200,000 people lined the banks of the River Thames in London to watch fireworks explode out of the London Eye, the giant ferris wheel across from the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Revelers worldwide met the New Year with spectacular fireworks displays and joyful parties against a backdrop of tightened security.

North Korea calls for end to hostile relations with US (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 10:42 PM PST

North Koreans are seen during a mass rally at Kim Il Sung square in the capital Pyongyang, in April. N.Korea on Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, vowing to work towards a nuclear-free peninsula seven months after its last atomic test angered the world community.(AFP/KCNA/File)AFP - North Korea on Friday called for an end to hostile relations with the United States, vowing to work towards a nuclear-free peninsula seven months after its last atomic test angered the world community.
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