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Obama budget, jobs plan get early tests on Hill (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:19 AM PST

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, delivers a statement on his budget that he sent to Congress, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's proposed budget, stuffed with initiatives to spark jobs and the economy, is getting an early test with lawmakers weary of record deficits, wary of his tax ideas and nervous about winning re-election in November.

Taliban: Terrorist or not? Not always easy to say (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:19 AM PST

AP - Once considered so entwined that they were twin targets of a U.S. invasion, al-Qaida and elements of Afghanistan's Taliban are now being surgically separated — one careful stitch at a time.

Criticism of Haiti's government increasing (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:00 PM PST

People pray during a religious service in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12 leaving thousands dead and many displaced. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - The mourning is far from over, but the politicking has resumed.

Toyota fears greater damage from latest recall (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:34 PM PST

Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki speaks during a press conference on a U.S. recall for 2.3 million vehicles that need a part for gas pedals fixed at Toyota office in Nagoya, central Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - A Toyota executive said the damage to the company's sales from its global recall for a gas pedal problem may be greater than previous recalls because of the unprecedented scale.

Obama touts federal help for small businesses (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:27 AM PST

President Barack Obama delivers a statement on his budget that he sent to Congress, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's bid to sell his economic agenda and re-energize voters picks up in politically significant New Hampshire, where he will again promote an idea to free up more cash for hurting smaller businesses.

AP sources: Officials to review military gay ban (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:42 AM PST

Defense Secretary Robert Gates takes questions from reporter during a briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates is tapping two seasoned Pentagon officials to lead the military's first in-depth study on allowing openly gay service members, promising to try to spare more troops from being dismissed in the meantime.

US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 06:08 PM PST

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill talks to The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. America's ambassador to Iraq says he thinks a fierce controversy over a ballot purge of candidates who are suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists will be resolved before March 7 parliamentary elections. Hill says he believes Iraq's government will open its vetting process to show voters why certain candidates were disqualified from running.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq outlined twin challenges Monday to the unsteady democracy's elections next month: assuring that voters and rival factions accept the result and then making sure the losers step aside quietly.

UN says nations' greenhouse gas pledges too little (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 06:08 PM PST

Yvo De Boer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change listens to comments during a session on climate change at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Goals on reducing greenhouse gases announced by major industrialized nations are a step forward but not enough to forestall the disastrous effects of climate change by midcentury, U.N. officials said Monday.

Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 10:44 PM PST

In this photo provided by WATW, from left, producer Quincy Jones, singer Lionel Richie and producer Rickey Minor are seen at the 'We Are The World ' recording session held at Jim Henson Studios in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Kevin Mazur/WATW)AP - More than 75 mega-stars gathered Monday to re-record the 1985 charity anthem "We are the World" in the same Hollywood recording studio where the original was cut 25 years ago.

Kobe gets Lakers' scoring mark in loss to Memphis (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 08:35 PM PST

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, middle, has the ball knocked away while driving to the basket against the Memphis Grizzlies defense during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/ Mark Weber)AP - Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers' career scorer, but it wasn't enough as the Memphis Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night.

Haiti questions Americans over child "kidnapping" (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:17 PM PST

Actors and singers perform at a recording session of the 1985 song Reuters - Haitian authorities questioned a group of 10 American missionaries on Monday who are accused of illegally trying to take children out of the quake-shattered Caribbean country.

Toyota braces for sales hit from recall, costs mount (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:23 AM PST

Toyota Rav-4 SUVs sit parked at a Toyota dealership in Phoenix, February 1, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with accelerator problems is taking a toll on sales and may force the world's largest automaker to cut 2010 sales forecasts.

China warns Obama not to meet Dalai Lama (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:12 AM PST

Reuters - China said a possible meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would further hurt Sino-U.S. relations, and vowed to go ahead with sanctions against U.S. companies selling arms to Taiwan.

Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 11:50 PM PST

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, hoping to launch a peace initiative this year, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek help from its king to reach out to the Taliban.

Americans held in Pakistan complain of torture (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:36 AM PST

Pakistani policemen escort hand-cuffed men identified as Umar Farooq, (3rd L), Aman Hassan Yemer, (C front) Ramy Zamzam, (C rear) and Waqar Hussain Khan, (R) who police say are four of five Americans arrested in Pakistan, leave after their court appearance in Sargodha, Punjab province, 190 km (118 miles) southeast of Islamabad, January 18, 2010. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - Five Americans accused of contacting militant groups over the Internet and planning terrorist attacks inside Pakistan told a court on Tuesday they were tortured and threatened with death while in custody.

Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 07:16 PM PST

An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, June 15, 2005. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2011, but vowed to continue his drive to eliminate unnecessary, wasteful weapons programs.

Suicide bomber kills 41 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 09:42 AM PST

Iraqi policemen stand guard after a suicide attack targeted Shi'ite pilgrims in an area northeastern of Baghdad February 1, 2010. A female suicide bomber laden with explosives blew herself up on Monday among Shi'ite pilgrims on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 41 people, security officials said. REUTERS/Saad ShalashReuters - A suicide bomber blew herself up on Monday among Shi'ite pilgrims on the outskirts of Iraq's capital, killing at least 41 people in the latest attack in a violent run-up to next month's election.

U.S. fails to hit missile mimicking Iranian strike (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Feb 2010 04:36 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co, the Defense Department said.

China takes swipe at US over Tibet, Taiwan (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 01:01 AM PST

File photo shows Chinese riot police patrolling in front of the Potala palace in Lhasa, Tibet. China has maintained a tough rule of law in the Himalayan region, launched following a wave of anti-Chinese unrest that erupted in March 2008 and which Beijing blamed on the Dalai Lama.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China warned President Barack Obama Tuesday not to meet the Dalai Lama and threatened diplomatic reprisals over US arms sales to Taiwan, opening a new front in an escalating feud between the world's top powers.

Ten US Christians may face Haiti kidnapping charges (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2010 12:22 AM PST

Members of Idaho-based charity called New Life Children's Refuge (top L-R) Drew Culberth, Steve McMullen, Silas Thompson, Paul Thompson, Jim Allen (bottom L-R) identity unknown and Carla Thompson sit at a police station in Port-au-Prince. The members of the Christian group may face charges of kidnapping minors and child-trafficking after trying to smuggle a group of children out of Haiti.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - Ten members of a US Christian group could be charged with kidnapping minors and child-trafficking over an attempt to smuggle a group of children out of quake-hit Haiti, officials said.
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