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Senate likely to reject idea of deficit task force (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:07 AM PST

President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Senate is likely to reject a White House-backed plan to establish a bipartisan task force to recommend steps to curb the deficit, even as lawmakers digest the news that President Barack Obama wants a three-year freeze in the domestic budgets they control.

Give me shelter: Haiti's homeless ask for tents (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST

A boy pulls a toy made from a plastic bottle among newly erected tents provided by the Portuguese Mission in the Delmas 33 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Haitian government and international groups are preparing a larger tent city as large numbers of people were left homeless after the Jan. 12 earthquake.(AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - The dusty soccer field lined with spacious tents is an oasis for earthquake survivors among Haiti's homeless sheltering in acres (hectares) of squalid camps.

Hopes dim for survivors after Lebanon plane crash (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:30 PM PST

A United Nations boat used in the search operation is seen off Khalde beach, following the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash, at sunset south of Beirut, in Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. The aircraft, carrying 90 people, caught fire and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut early Monday, setting off a frantic search as passenger seats, baby sandals and other debris washed ashore with at least 34 bodies being recovered so far. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis)AP - Crews from several countries combed the sea off the coast of Lebanon on Tuesday but all 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines jet were feared dead after the plane went down in flames during a stormy night of lightning and thunderstorms.

PROMISES, PROMISES: Obama revives jobs tax credit (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:16 AM PST

President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama's push to create jobs includes a new tax credit for small businesses that add employees, an idea that has appeal as the nation struggles with an unemployment rate topping 10 percent.

Google negotiating ways to keep presence in China (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:24 AM PST

People use computers at an Internet cafe in Taiyuan, in north China's Shanxi province, Monday Jan. 25, 2010. China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online surveillance practices as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google. (AP Photo)AP - Even if Google's stand against censorship leads it to close its search engine in China, the company still hopes to maintain other key operations in the world's most populous Internet market.

New blast hits central Baghdad, killing at least 3 (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:30 AM PST

People inspect the site of a suicide bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Monday at three Baghdad hotels favored by Western journalists in well planned assaults. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Officials say a suicide bomber has killed at least three people in a strike against interior ministry offices in central Baghdad.

Obama joins White House effort to boost Bernanke (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:20 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009, file photo Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is introduced before speaking at the The Economic Club of Washington. President Barack Obama phoned Senate allies Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, as two key senators, Chris Dodd of Conneciticut and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, predicted that embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will be confirmed for a second term. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Bolstered by a White House lobbying effort that included the president, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's chances at a second four-year term improved Monday, calming a stock market that had grown anxious over the uncertainty of his support.

Homes evacuated in San Antonio as hill crumbles (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:31 PM PST

In this Jan. 24, 2010 photo, gaps are shown as the ground shifts beneath a home in San Antonio. (AP Photo/The San Antonio Express-News, Jerry Lara)AP - Construction crews moved dirt to shore up a group of houses precariously perched on a crumbling hill in San Antonio on Monday as engineers tried to determine why the land below was shifting, causing dozens of homes to evacuate.

Pernell Roberts, last star of TV's 'Bonanza,' dies (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:19 PM PST

This 1959 picture provided by NBC shows actor Pernell Roberts from the 'Bonanza' television show. Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's 'Bonanza' at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on 'Trapper John, M.D.,' has died. He was 81. Roberts, the last surviving member of the classic Western's cast, died of cancer Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010 at his Malibu home, his wife Eleanor Criswell told the Los Angeles Times. (AP Photo/NBC) NO SALESAP - Pernell Roberts, the ruggedly handsome actor who shocked Hollywood by leaving TV's "Bonanza" at the height of its popularity, then found fame again years later on "Trapper John, M.D.," has died. He was 81.

LeBron saves Cavs at the end, beat Heat 92-91 (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:19 PM PST

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) drives to the basket as Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jawad Williams defends in the first half during an NBA basketball game in Miami, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - LeBron James and Dwyane Wade walked off the court at halftime, smiling toward each other after an epic performance worthy of superstars.

Obama to address voter fears in State of Union (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:32 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an event in honour of National Mentoring month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 20, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama, concerned by voter anxiety over high unemployment, said on Monday he would use his State of the Union speech on Wednesday to reassure Americans worried about jobs and the economy.

Afghan exit strategy takes shape ahead of London talks (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:30 PM PST

General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and commander of United States Forces Afghanistan, delivers a speech to the Conference of Defence Associations in Ottawa in this December 16, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - Politicians and Western army chiefs mapped out the contours of an Afghanistan exit strategy on Monday, with three generals holding out the possibility of an eventual peace deal with the Taliban.

Chinese media scorn U.S. for "politicizing" Google affair (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:31 PM PST

A man walks past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee CHINAReuters - Chinese state media stepped up their war of words with the United States over Internet control on Tuesday, with a top newspaper claiming a U.S. conspiracy and saying China can live without Google.

Bernanke support grows; key senator sees approval (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:20 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Senate looked likely to grudgingly approve Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman this week after the White House stepped in to defend his crisis-fighting record and rally votes.

"Bloodied" Haiti and donors look at recovery plans (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:12 PM PST

U.S. Airborne soldiers walk through a makeshift camp at a golf course in Port-au-Prince January 24, 2010. A magnitude-7 earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, killing up to 200,000 and leaving as many as 3 million hurt or homeless and pleading for medical aid, food and water in nightmarish conditions in the Western Hemisphere's poorest country. The U.S. military contingent has been flying in supplies, evacuating the seriously wounded and protecting aid distribution points since the day after the quake. REUTERS/Marco Dormino/UN/MINUSTAH/HandoutReuters - Haiti could start relocating homeless earthquake survivors from its ruined capital this week, but it will need at least five to 10 years of international help to rebuild from the catastrophe, the government said on Monday.

North Korea may be readying missile test: report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:32 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (C) visits the Rakwon Machine Complex in North Pyongan province, in this picture released by the North's KCNA news agency January 26, 2010. REUTERS/KCNAReuters - North Korea has declared a no-sail zone off its west coast, indicating it may be readying to test test-launch missiles in the area, South Korean news broadcaster YTN on Tuesday quoted a military official as saying.

Lebanon looks for victims of Ethiopian jet crash (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST

A relative of passengers who were aboard on an Ethiopian Airlines plane, which crashed into the Mediterranean sea on Monday morning, is comforted by a friend at Beirut international airport January 25, 2010. The plane with 90 people on board crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Beirut in bad weather early on Monday. Nine bodies were recovered as a search for survivors began. REUTERS/Jamal SaidiReuters - Lebanese and international rescue services widened their search Tuesday for the victims and missing flight recorders of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut.

Baghdad bombs kill 36, Chemical Ali hanged (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:56 AM PST

Residents gather at the site of a bomb attack in central Baghdad January 25, 2010. At least 36 people were killed on Monday in a series of car bombs detonated at three well-known hotels in downtown Baghdad, police said. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Suicide bombers attacked three hotels used by foreigners in the heart of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 36 people and raising questions about government pledges to keep Iraqis safe before a March election.

Haiti PM begs for quake aid as looting spreads (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:04 PM PST

Interactive graphic on Haiti in the aftermath of the devatating earthquake which may have left more than 100,000 dead as rescue efforts get underway in the stricken capital Port-au-Prince.(AFP iactiv)AFP - Haiti's premier begged foreign donors to back the reconstruction of his quake-hit country as fresh looting and chaotic food hand-outs underscored the grim conditions facing survivors.

Rescuers scour Lebanon coast for plane crash victims (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:11 AM PST

Lebanese soldiers stand near debris from an Ethiopian airliner that crashed into the sea south of Beirut. Rescuers Tuesday continued the grim search for victims of the Ethiopian airliner crash off the coast of Lebanon and sought to recover the black boxes they hope will provide clues to the tragedy.(AFP/Joseph Eid)AFP - Rescuers Tuesday scoured Lebanon's coast for victims and the flight recorders of an Ethiopian airliner that plunged flaming into the sea, with officials offering little hope of finding survivors.
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