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• Grim Obama says terror attack 'dots' not connected (AP)
• AP sources: 2 more Senate Dems won't run in fall (AP)
• Obama prods Congress to pass health bill quickly (AP)
• Bomber kills 3 soldiers in Pakistani Kashmir (AP)
• FBI: Vegas shooter had 'lengthy' criminal history (AP)
• Suicide bombing kills 6 Russian police, wounds 16 (AP)
• Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices (AP)
• Yemen: Security forces capture 3 al-Qaida suspects (AP)
• Amazon unveils global version of Kindle DX (AP)
• AP source: Shanahan agrees to coach Redskins (AP)
• Obama says bomb attempt an intelligence "screw-up" (Reuters)
• Global financial regulation overhaul seen in 2010 (Reuters)
• Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse (Reuters)
• Yemeni forces arrest three wounded al Qaeda militants (Reuters)
• Ford surges as U.S auto sales end year on uptick (Reuters)
• "Explosive" at California airport found to be honey (Reuters)
• Expect more U.S. charges vs Rajaratnam: prosecutors (Reuters)
• State Department revokes attempted bomber's visa (Reuters)
• Yemen police capture key Qaeda chief (AFP)
• Space-age powerboat 'sliced in two' by Japan whalers (AFP)

Grim Obama says terror attack 'dots' not connected (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama scolded 20 of his highest-level officials on Tuesday over the botched Christmas Day terror attack on an airliner bound for Detroit, taking them jointly to task for "a screw-up that could have been disastrous" and should have been avoided.

AP sources: 2 more Senate Dems won't run in fall (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 10:39 PM PST AP - Democratic Sens. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota won't seek re-election this fall, party officials say, bringing to four the number of open Senate seats Democrats must defend to protect their majority.

Obama prods Congress to pass health bill quickly (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama is prodding House and Senate Democrats to get him a final health care bill as soon as possible, encouraging them to bypass the usual negotiations between the two chambers in the interest of speed.

Bomber kills 3 soldiers in Pakistani Kashmir (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:21 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber struck an army facility in the Pakistan-controlled portion of Kashmir on Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and wounding 11 others in the latest violence to strike the country.

FBI: Vegas shooter had 'lengthy' criminal history (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:06 PM PST AP - A disgruntled Social Security recipient, shot dead after killing a Las Vegas federal building security guard and wounding a U.S. marshal, had a "lengthy" criminal history in Tennessee and California, including a conviction for killing his brother, authorities said Tuesday.

Suicide bombing kills 6 Russian police, wounds 16 (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST AP - A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car at a police station in Russia's troubled North Caucasus on Wednesday, killing at least six officers and wounding 16, police said.

Fight against fat goes high-tech with new devices (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:29 AM PST AP - The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an inside look at eating and exercise habits, scientists are developing wearable wireless sensors to monitor overweight and obese people they go about their daily lives.

Yemen: Security forces capture 3 al-Qaida suspects (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:20 AM PST AP - Yemeni security forces arrested three suspected al-Qaida militants from a cell that the U.S. has said was linked to a plot against the American or other embassies, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

Amazon unveils global version of Kindle DX (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:01 PM PST AP - Amazon.com Inc. will start selling an international version of its larger-screen e-reader, Kindle DX, in an effort to snag more sales around the world. The company already offers an international version of the Kindle.

AP source: Shanahan agrees to coach Redskins (AP) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:53 PM PST AP - Mike Shanahan agreed Tuesday to become the coach of the Washington Redskins, the latest step in a major overhaul of a troubled franchise.

Obama says bomb attempt an intelligence "screw-up" (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:23 PM PST Reuters - The attempted Christmas Day bombing of a U.S. airliner was a potentially disastrous "screw up" by the intelligence community, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday as he vowed urgent action to tighten air security.

Global financial regulation overhaul seen in 2010 (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:22 PM PST Reuters - Global financial regulation has changed little since the 2008 banking crisis, but that won't be the case much longer.

Retail sectors saw growth in December: SpendingPulse (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:32 PM PST Reuters - U.S. retailers largely saw a strong finish to the 2009 holiday season even though sales fell at apparel chains and department stores in December, according to MasterCard Advisors' SpendingPulse.

Yemeni forces arrest three wounded al Qaeda militants (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST Reuters - Yemeni forces have arrested three suspected al Qaeda militants who had been wounded in a raid that killed at least two members of the group on Monday, a security source said on Wednesday.

Ford surges as U.S auto sales end year on uptick (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 02:35 PM PST Reuters - Ford Motor Co posted a 33 percent sales gain for December as U.S. auto sales ended 2009 on an upswing after a tumultuous year that saw GM and Chrysler collapse into bankruptcy and China overtake the United States as the biggest car market.

"Explosive" at California airport found to be honey (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:28 PM PST Reuters - Authorities shut down a California airport on Tuesday after a suspicious amber liquid in a passenger's bag tested positive for explosives -- only to ultimately determine that the substance was honey.

Expect more U.S. charges vs Rajaratnam: prosecutors (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 06:49 PM PST Reuters - Indicted Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam faces expanded charges of insider trading and allegations that he earned $36 million in illicit profits, double the amount previously alleged, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.

State Department revokes attempted bomber's visa (Reuters) Posted: 05 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST Reuters - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said it had revoked the visa it had given a Nigerian man after his alleged attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day with explosives hidden in his underwear.

Yemen police capture key Qaeda chief (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:37 AM PST AFP - Yemeni police on Wednesday arrested a key Al-Qaeda chief believed to be behind threats that saw several foreign missions in the capital Sanaa close their doors, a security official said.

Space-age powerboat 'sliced in two' by Japan whalers (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2010 12:15 AM PST AFP - A space-age powerboat sent to harass Japanese whalers was rammed and sliced in two in its very first clash on Wednesday, activists said, dramatically escalating hostilities in icy Antarctic seas.

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