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Obama makes last-ditch attempt to save Senate seat (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:21 AM PST

Massachusetts State Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, right, campaigns with former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, left, outside the Kenmore Diner in Worcester, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Brown is running against Democrat Martha Coakley and Joseph Kennedy, a Libertarian who is running as an independent, in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - President Barack Obama was making a last-ditch attempt Sunday to save a Democratic-held Senate seat in Massachusetts — and an important 60th vote for his health care plan — as the top Senate Republican called the shockingly close race a verdict against the bill no matter who wins.

Cameron's `Avatar' wins best drama honor at Globes (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:02 PM PST

Director James Cameron poses with the award for best motion picture drama for AP - The Golden Globes gave top honors to James Cameron's "Avatar" and took its cue from the film's celebration of humanity, with winners ranging from the gritty child-abuse drama "Precious" to freewheeling comedy "The Hangover."

Attorney: Man in JFK breach just used 'wrong door' (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:34 PM PST

Jules Paul Bouloute leaves Queens Criminal Court in New York, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, after his arraignment on criminal trespass charge. Bouloute caused the evacuation of a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday when he entered through an unauthorized door. (AP Photo/Robert Mecea)AP - A man returning from Haiti who walked through a restricted door and set off an alarm that led to the evacuation of a terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport simply went the wrong way, his attorney said Sunday.

5 people found slain in southeast Texas home (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:58 PM PST

AP - Authorities say five people have been found slain in a home in southeast Texas.

Recession takes toll on university president pay (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 09:23 PM PST

FILE - In this July 13, 2007 file photo, Ohio State University President Gordon Gee talks to students on the university campus in Columbus, Ohio. Gee is the highest-paid school president in this year's public school survey, whose pay is worth more than $1.5 million including salary, retirement and deferred compensation. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)AP - The recession has reached the executive suites of the nation's public universities and colleges, putting a stop to a string of large annual pay increases for school presidents.

4 Miss. college students killed in Ala. motel fire (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST

AP - A fire swept through a two-story motel in central Alabama, killing four Mississippi college students who were trapped in their room, officials said Sunday.

Gravel beaches trapping oil from 1989 Exxon spill (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:46 PM PST

In this 2008 photo provided by Temple University, Temple engineering students dig one of numerous wells along the beach in Alaska. Over a total of six weeks during summers from 2007 to 2009, Michel C. Boufadel, chairman of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and his team dug about 70 pits between 3-feet and 5-feet deep on six beaches. An estimated 20,000 gallons of crude remain in Prince William Sound, even though oil remaining after the nearly 11-million-gallon Exxon Valdez oil spill had been expected to biodegrade and wash away within a few years. (AP Photo/Temple University) -- NO SALES --AP - An engineering professor has figured out why oil remains trapped along miles of gravel beaches more than 20 years after the Exxon Valdez tanker disaster in Prince William Sound.

Turner's bid for park bison stokes wildlife debate (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:37 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2008 file photo, Ted Turner smiles during an interview with the Associated Press, in Omaha, Neb. With 88 bison from Yellowstone National Park facing possible slaughter, Turner has swept in and offered to hold the animals for five years on his sprawling Montana ranch while a new home for them is found. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)AP - With 88 bison from Yellowstone National Park facing possible slaughter, billionaire Ted Turner has swept in and offered to hold the animals for five years on his sprawling Montana ranch while a new home for them is found. But Turner, ever the shrewd businessman, won't do it for nothing. The media mogul says he will care for the bison only if he can keep up to 90 percent of their offspring.

Filipino WWII veterans still waiting for payments (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 06:47 PM PST

In this Jan. 13, 2010 photo, Norma Sotio gestures while talking about her husband Gaudencio Sotio at her home in Waipahu, Hawaii. Her husband passed away Jan. 10, 2010 at the age of 84. Sotio, a Filipino World War II veteran and a Purple Heart Medal recipient, helped America fight the Japanese during World War II in the Philippines. He was hoping to collect a lump sum settlement in lieu of a pension that U.S. Government has promised but has not full-filled. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)AP - Gaudencio Sotio injured his left leg fighting to expel the Japanese military from the Philippines during World War II. Though Filipino, he was fighting under the command of the United States, which had colonized his homeland in the late 1800s.

Filmmaker: Movie about balloon dad could clear him (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:10 AM PST

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, Steven Barber, a documentary filmmaker who is making a film on Richard Heene, poses for a photo at his home in Venice, Calif. Heene admitted in court that he wrongly sent authorities on a wild goose chase across Colorado to save the son he thought was aloft in a runaway balloon. Barber, a 48-year-old filmmaker says he still believes Heene really thought his son was in the balloon as it spun wildly through the skies on Oct. 15. Barber plans to releases the documentary 'Balloon Boy: Guilty Until Proven Innocent' later this year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Once Richard Heene admitted in court that he wrongly sent authorities on a wild goose chase across Colorado to save the son he thought was aloft in a runaway balloon, friends and supporters seemed to take off just about as fast as that balloon.

A view from inside the Golden Globes ceremony (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:38 PM PST

Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson arrive at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - The Golden Globe Awards is like a fancy dinner party in an alternate universe where everyone is famous and beautiful. There's a fully stocked bar — and a fully stocked makeup station in the bathroom. A-listers in their finest attire fill almost every seat in the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom. Here's a running view from inside the festivities.

Leno gets support from staff; O'Brien ratings soar (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 08:07 PM PST

FILE - In this June 1, 2009 file photo provided by NBC, Conan O'Brien makes his debut as the host of NBC's 'The Tonight Show' in Universal City, Calif. (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY, ARCHIVE OUT, NO SALESAP - Longtime members of Jay Leno's TV staff spoke up for their boss, saying he's being wrongly cast as the bad guy in NBC's late-night upheaval.

Analysis: Missteps, mood turn Mass. Senate race (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST

Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, speaks at a rally in Worcester, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling applauds at left. Brown is running against Democrat Martha Coakley and Joseph Kennedy, a Libertarian who is running as an independent, in a special election to fill the U.S. Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - A Republican's surprising nimbleness, his opponent's missteps and shifting political winds in this "bluest of blue" Democratic states have turned a sure thing into an even bet.

'Avatar' passes 'Star Wars' with $491.8M in US (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 10:40 AM PST

FILE - In this file film publicity image released by 20th Century Fox, the character Neytiri, voiced by Zoe Saldana, right, and the character Jake, voiced by Sam Worthington are shown in a scene from, 'Avatar.' Cameron's 'Avatar' has shot past 'Star Wars' to become the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop: 'The Dark Knight.' Cameron's science-fiction saga took in US$41.3 million over the weekend, raising its domestic total to US$491.8 million. Worldwide, 'Avatar' has grossed US$1.5 billion. (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, File)AP - James Cameron's "Avatar" had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past "Star Wars" as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, "The Dark Knight."

Plug being pulled on decades-old navigation system (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2010 11:05 AM PST

In this photo made Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, a GPS unit on a lobster boat displays Loran coordinates, in Portland, Maine. The Loran-C radio navigation system, that for decades had been the preferred choice for millions of mariners, has become obsolete and is being shut down. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - The plug is being pulled on a radio navigational system that for decades was the preferred choice of mariners in waters off the U.S.
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