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Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:04 AM PST

Members of a Dominican rescue team attempt to save a victim trapped amid the rubble of a destroyed building in Port-au-Prince. Anger and despair mounted in quake-hit Haiti with rotting bodies littering the streets and little sign of desperately needed international aid for the hundreds of thousands of victims.(AFP/Juan Barreto)AP - Aid workers hoping to distribute food, water and other supplies to a shattered Port-au-Prince are warning their efforts may need more security Friday as Haitians grow increasingly desperate and impatient for help.

Quake aid trickles through Haiti's cramped airport (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST

French military rescuers help their search dog exit a plane as they arrive in Port-au-Prince, Thursday Jan. 14, 2010. A French team arrived to help search for survivors of the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - U.S. military air traffic controllers are scrambling to keep earthquake aid flowing into the Haitian capital without the use of a control tower or radar, and amid struggles over fuel, tarmac space and even staircases to access planes.

Officers could face rebuke in Ft. Hood shooting (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 01:01 AM PST

FILE - The 2007 file photo provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when he entered the program for his Disaster and Military Psychiatry Fellowship. A Pentagon inquiry into the case of the alleged Fort Hood shooter could lead to punishment of up to eight Army officers, a U.S. official said late Thursday, Jan. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, File)AP - As many as eight Army officers could face punishment for failing to do anything when the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood rampage displayed erratic behavior early in his military career, a U.S. official says.

Health talks in overdrive with Obama pushing (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:34 AM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, speaks to reporters following the Democratic Leadership caucus retreat at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats stand within days if not hours of striking final deals on historic health care legislation after key labor unions won concessions and pledged their support.

China tries to limit Google dispute fallout (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:27 AM PST

Chinese men are seen behind the window at the Google China headquarters building in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. In China's first official response to Google's threat to leave the country, the government Thursday said foreign Internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over Web censorship. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - China tried Friday to keep its censorship row with Google from damaging business confidence or ties with Washington, promising good conditions for foreign investors but giving no sign it might relax Internet controls.

AP source: US calls for more security for flights (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST

Delta and Northwest Airlines aircraft are shown in gates at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich., Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. The Transportation Security Administration says unruly passengers on a Northwest Airlines flight, not shown, from Amsterdam to Detroit were interviewed by Customs and Border Protection officials after the plane landed. But the TSA says the passengers were released and no arrests were made. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - All airlines flying to the United States or within the country were told Thursday to prepare for even tighter security because of the al-Qaida threat from Yemen, a law enforcement official said.

Geithner will defend secretive AIG bailout deals (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:40 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, as he announces a new fee on big banks to recover up to $120 billion in taxpayers' money used to prop up corporations during the economic crisis, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner responded to a rising chorus of questions about controversial bailout deals Thursday, defending decisions that funneled billions to Wall Street banks.

Kimmel tweaks Leno, NBC over late-night dispute (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:41 AM PST

Host Jay Leno smiles during a panel for his upcoming television series AP - Jimmy Kimmel stepped into NBC's late-night fray on Jay Leno's turf, taking comic aim at him and NBC on "The Jay Leno Show."

Wizards' Arenas to appear in court on gun charge (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:30 AM PST

In this Oct. 13, 2009, photo, Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas shots a free throw in a preseason NBA basketball game against the Detroit Pistons in Grand Rapids, Mich. Arenas has been charged with a felony in connection with last month's locker room confrontation with a teammate. Arenas was charged Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, with one count of carrying a pistol without a license. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)AP - Ever since he first acknowledged keeping guns in his locker, NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas has publicly employed the "goof ball" defense, claiming he wasn't aware of the law, meant no harm and never takes anything seriously.

Ill. terrorism suspects indicted in Mumbai attack (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:20 PM PST

In this Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010 file courtroom artists drawing Chicago businessman Tahawwur Rana, center, appears before Judge Matthew Kennelly in Chicago's federal court.David Coleman Headley and businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana were named in a 12-count superseding indictment that for the first time alleged Rana was in on the planning of the attacks by a team of 10 terrorists. (AP Photo/Verna Sadock, File)AP - Two Chicago men were indicted Thursday on charges they planned a violent attack on a Danish newspaper and helped lay the groundwork for the November 2008 terrorist rampage killed 166 people in the Indian city of Mumbai.

Desperate Haitians await foreign disaster relief (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:16 PM PST

A woman reacts near destroyed buildings after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince January 13, 2010. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - Thousands of people injured in Haiti's massive earthquake spent a third night twisted in pain, lying on sidewalks and waiting for help as their despair turned to anger.

Obama ally Reid in danger of losing re-election bid (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:02 PM PST

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid listens to remarks after the U.S. Senate approved President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may pay the ultimate political price for championing President Barack Obama's liberal agenda: He could lose his seat back home in Nevada.

China says ways to resolve Google issue, U.S. cautious (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:24 PM PST

Reuters - China on Friday sought to play down a threat by Google Inc to quit the country on hacking and censorship concerns, saying any decision by the Internet search giant would not affect U.S. trade ties.

Democrats reach deal on "Cadillac" health tax (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:25 AM PST

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters about healthcare after a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama and House committee chairs at the White House in Washington, January 6, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats scored a victory in healthcare talks on Thursday, winning labor union support for a revised tax on high-cost insurance plans and possibly clearing the way for a final agreement.

North Korea toughens punishment for defectors: U.N. envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:59 AM PST

Vitit Muntarbhorn (R), the U.N. special rapporteur for human rights in North Korea, answers reporters' questions during a news conference at a hotel in Seoul January 15, 2010. North Korea has toughened laws and increased punishments in recent years for those caught trying to leave the reclusive state, which has curbed the flow of defectors seeking asylum, U.N. human rights envoy Muntarbhorn said on Friday. REUTERS/Jo Yong-HakReuters - North Korea has toughened laws and increased punishments in recent years for those caught trying to leave the reclusive state, a U.N. human rights envoy said on Friday.

Cartel Inc: In the company of Narcos (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST

A soldier stands inside a raided pawn shop while under investigation for money laundering in Tijuana November 25, 2009. Picture taken November 25, 2009.Reuters - Late last year, Mexican soldiers raided a house in Rio Bravo, a dilapidated town just across the border from Texas. What they found was a kind of "back office" that belonged to the Gulf cartel, the country's most violent drug gang.

Obama proposes bank fee, slams Wall Street (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 01:49 PM PST

President Barack Obama, seen here at a roundtable discussion on healthcare in 2009, and top Democrats in Congress hope to have a deal late Thursday setting the stage for compromise legislation to remake US health care, his top domestic priority, the White House said.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed Wall Street banks pay up to $117 billion to reimburse taxpayers for the financial bailout, as he slammed bankers for their "massive profits and obscene bonuses."

Ahmadinejad sees "Zionist style" in Iran bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:55 AM PST

An undated image released by Iran's Fars News Agency of Tehran University professor Massoud Ali-Mohammadi who was killed by a bomb in front of his home in north Tehran January 12, 2010. REUTERS/FARS NEWSReuters - This week's assassination of an Iranian scientist was carried out in a "Zionist style," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, in his first direct comment on the bombing attack in Tehran.

Anger mounts as Haiti sees little sign of aid (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:22 PM PST

Workers unload bodies outside the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince. Anger and despair mounted in quake-hit Haiti with rotting bodies littering the streets and little sign of desperately needed international aid for the hundreds of thousands of victims.(AFP/UN/MINUSTAH/Logan Abassi)AFP - Anger and despair mounted in quake-hit Haiti with rotting bodies littering the streets and little sign of desperately needed international aid for the hundreds of thousands of victims.

Japan ends refuelling mission for Afghanistan war (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:45 PM PST

File photo shows people waving Japanese navy flags as the destroyer Kirishima leaves Yokosuka Naval Base heading to support the US fleet in the Indian Ocean. Japan has ended a naval refuelling mission that has supported the US-led military effort in Afghanistan since 2001 with the centre-left government flexing its muscles in its ties with Washington.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Japan on Friday ended a naval refuelling mission that has supported the US-led military effort in Afghanistan since 2001 as the centre-left government flexes its muscles in its ties with Washington.
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