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Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:12 AM PST

American citizen Laura Silsby, 40, of Boise, Idaho, speaks as Nicole Lankford, left, 18, of Middleton, Idaho and Carla Thompson, 53, of Meridian, Idaho listen during an interview with the Associated Press at police headquarters at the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Ten Americans were detained by Haitian police on Saturday as they tried to bus 33 children across the border into the Dominican Republic, allegedly without proper documents. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A group of 10 American Baptists were being held in the Haitian capital Sunday after trying take 33 children out of Haiti.

Haiti workers hand out 'women-only' aid coupons (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:24 AM PST

A woman and her son wakes up after spending the night on the street in front of the collapsed National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, killing and injuring thousands. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating earthquake.

U.S. beefing up missile defenses in Persian Gulf (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:34 PM PST

A US Army officer attends a joint Israeli-US military training at the site where batteries of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles system are stationed in Tel Aviv in 2009. The US administration is speeding up deployment of defenses against potential Iranian missile attacks in the Gulf to heed off any possible retaliation, The New York Times reported Saturday.(AFP/POOL/File/Ziv Koren)AP - As the Obama administration edges toward imposing tougher sanctions on Iran, it has begun upgrading its approach to defending its Persian Gulf allies against potential Iranian missile strikes, officials said Saturday.

Watchdog: Bailouts created more risk in system (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:47 PM PST

Neil Barofsky, special inspector for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, before the House Oversight Committee and Government Reform Committee hearing on AIG. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - The government's response to the financial meltdown has made it more likely the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future, an independent watchdog at the Treasury Department warned.

Report: No sanctions for lawyers who OK'd torture (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2002 file photo, Jay Bybee testifies before a congressional committee in Washington. A forthcoming government ethics report initially concluded the two key authors of the so-called torture memos, Bybee and John Yoo, who were officials in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel during the Bush administration, had violated their professional obligations as lawyers when they crafted the memos that allowed the use of harsh interrogation tactics. (AP Photo, Evan Vucci, File)AP - Bush administration lawyers who drafted legal theories that led to waterboarding and other harsh treatment of terrorism suspects showed poor judgment but won't face sanctions for professional misconduct, according to a published report.

Many obstacles to choosing a site for 9/11 trials (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:36 PM PST

Pedestrians are framed by Manhattan Federal court in the background as they walk on Canal Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 in New York. Facing growing opposition to its plans to hold the Sept. 11 terrorist trial in New York City, the Obama administration is considering moving the proceedings elsewhere. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Now that President Barack Obama's administration is considering moving the Sept. 11 trial away from a courthouse in Manhattan, the question is: Where to?

AP Sources: Govt blesses Toyota gas pedal fix (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2010 file photo,Toyota models that have been withdrawn for sale, identified by stickers on the windshield or by a single windshield wiper pointing skyward, or both, are seen at a storage lot for Keyes Toyota in the Van Nuys area of Los Angeles. Toyota Motor Corp. says it will begin telling millions of customers how it will repair their sticky gas pedal systems next week, and repairs will be finished in less than a month.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)AP - Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start sending parts to dealers in the coming days to fix a sticky gas pedal problem that has tarnished its image and led to the recall of 4.2 million cars and trucks on three continents, according to people briefed on the matter.

Kathryn Bigelow tops directors with `Hurt Locker' (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2010 12:47 AM PST

Director Kathryn Bigelow poses with her nomination plaque for best feature film director in the press room at the 62nd Annual DGA Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Kathryn Bigelow and "The Hurt Locker" became official awards-season front-runners Saturday after Bigelow won the top prize from the Directors Guild of America.

Miss Virginia wins 2010 Miss America crown (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST

Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron reacts after being crowned Miss America Saturday Jan. 30, 2010 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)AP - Miss Virginia Caressa Cameron won the 2010 Miss America title Saturday night after strutting in a skintight yellow dress, belting Beyonce's "Listen" from "Dreamgirls" and telling kids they should get outside more often.

Murray hoping for best vs. Federer in Aussie final (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:37 PM PST

Andy Murray of Britain kicks a tennis ball during a training session at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Murray will play Roger Federer of Switzerland in the Men's singles final match Sunday. (AP Photo/John Donegan)AP - Andy Murray understands what it will take to beat Roger Federer in the Australian Open final and finally fulfill the hopes of an entire nation.

U.S. halt to Haiti evacuations stirs fears for sick (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:06 PM PST

A man, bleeding from the head after a fight between suspected looters and security personnel, squats outside a household appliances store in downtown Port au Prince January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Marco Dormino/UN/MINUSTAH/HandoutReuters - Critically injured Haitian earthquake victims are no longer being flown by the U.S. military for treatment in the United States, raising fears some will die in a dispute over where to treat them and who should pay the costs.

Obama says deficit could jeopardize recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 03:05 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn after stepping off Marine One at the White House in Washington, January 29, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama renewed his pledge on Saturday to make job creation his top priority in 2010 but said it was also critical to rein in a record budget deficit that threatened an economic recovery.

U.S. satisfied with recall fix, Toyota chief apologizes (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:47 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. safety regulators are satisfied with a Toyota Motor Corp. plan for fixing an accelerator problem that is part of a widening global recall and unprecedented sales and production halt, a government official said on Saturday.

China: U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt national security (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 11:27 PM PST

A child runs past a torpedo on display outside the Taiwan Armed Forces Museum in Taipei January 30, 2010. REUTERS/Pichi ChuangReuters - U.S. arms sales to Taiwan hurt China's national security, its foreign minister said, escalating the rhetoric in a dispute threatening to deepen rifts between the world's biggest and third-biggest economies.

Seized North Korea arms were bound for Iran: Thailand (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST

Reuters - A shipment of weapons from North Korea seized by Thai authorities last month were headed for Iran, according to a confidential report the Thai government sent to a U.N. Security Council committee.

NATO troops clash with Afghan allies (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 07:39 AM PST

Afghan soldiers take part in a military training exercise at a Turkish commando training center near the southern city of Isparta December 18, 2009. REUTERS/Umit BEKTASReuters - NATO troops clashed with their Afghan allies in a so-called "friendly fire" incident on Saturday, calling in air strikes that killed four Afghan soldiers and stoked anger among villagers.

Americans arrested taking children out of Haiti (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 02:22 PM PST

Reuters - Haitian police have arrested 10 U.S. citizens caught trying to take 33 children out of the earthquake-stricken country in a suspected illicit adoption scheme, authorities said on Saturday.

Thousands rally to urge Russia's Putin to resign (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with his first deputy Igor Shuvalov, not pictured, at the government headquarters in Moscow on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Ris Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)Reuters - Up to 10,000 people rallied in the Russian Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad Saturday demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over living costs and unemployment, a rare show of anger with the popular figure.

US, China locked in dispute over Taiwan arms sale (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 09:38 PM PST

An aircraft seen at an air base in Taichung, southern Taiwan. China has lashed out with a raft of reprisals following Washington's announcement of a 6.4-billion-dollar arms package for Taiwan, escalating the biggest Sino-US crisis yet under President Barack Obama.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - China and the United States were Sunday locked in an escalating dispute over US arms sales to Taiwan, with Washington rebuffing Chinese protests and insisting the deal will add stability in the Taiwan Strait.

US airlift halt sparks fears for Haiti victims (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2010 08:05 PM PST

Haitian soldiers patrol the queue at a distribution point in Port-au-Prince. Haiti's injured earthquake victims suffered a potentially deadly setback Saturday after the US military suspended evacuation flights because of a dispute over medical care costs.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Haiti's injured earthquake victims have suffered a potentially deadly setback after the US military said it had suspended evacuation flights because of a dispute over medical care costs.
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