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APNewsBreak: VA to reopen Gulf War vets' files (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:56 AM PST

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki speaks Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said that the Veterans Affairs Department will re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - The Veterans Affairs Department will re-examine the disability claims of what could be thousands of Gulf War veterans suffering from ailments they blame on their war service, the first step toward potentially compensating them nearly two decades after the war ended.

Bottom line on health care summit: Dems push ahead (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:49 AM PST

US President Barack Obama(center L) hosts a bipartisan meeting to discuss health reform legislation at Blair House. Obama warned Democrats and Republicans to avoid AP - President Barack Obama strongly signaled that Democrats will move forward on a health care overhaul with or without Republicans, preparing his party for a fight whose political outcome will rest with voters in November.

Kim Yu-na wins gold with record score (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:55 AM PST

South Korea's Kim Yu-Na reacts with her coach Brian Orser after her free program at the women's figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - All that pressure, all those expectations. Kim Yu-na could feel the weight on her dainty shoulders.

Winter-weary Northeast deals with snow, rain, wind (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:53 AM PST

A US Airways Express plane is treated prior to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport today, Thursday, Feb. 25 in Newark, NJ. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)AP - A winter storm plodded up the Atlantic coast on Friday, delivering a powerful dose of wet snow, heavy rain with flooding potential and damaging winds near 50 mph in the Northeast as utility companies prepped for possible widespread outages due to toppled trees and near-blizzard conditions.

Suicide bombers strike in heart of Kabul; 17 dead (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:01 AM PST

Afghan policemen keep watch at the site of a blast in Kabul, February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodAP - Suicide bombers attacked in the heart of Kabul on Friday, triggering a series of explosions and gunbattles that killed at least 17 people in an area of residential hotels rented by Indian embassy workers and other foreigners, police and witnesses said.

Strong growth in Q4 likely to slow throughout 2010 (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:56 AM PST

Karen Lee of Chicago, looks over an application while attending a job fair Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, in Chicago. New claims for unemployment benefits jumped unexpectedly in the U.S. last week, mostly because state agencies processed a backlog of claims caused by snowstorms the previous week. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Don't count on the economic growth spurt at the end of 2009 to carry into this year.

Ethics panel: NY congressman broke travel rules (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:52 AM PST

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., arrives for the health care reform meeting, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at the Blair House in Washington. The Associated Press has learned that the House ethics committee has concluded that Rangel knowingly accepted Caribbean trips in violation of House rules that forbid hidden financing by corporations. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Facing potential midterm election losses and a stuck-in-the-mud legislative program, Democrats can now add to their worries the ethics problems of chief House tax writer Rep. Charles Rangel.

NY gov hurt by scandal, no support but plows ahead (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:48 AM PST

FILE - In this June 19, 2008 file photo, New York Gov. David Paterson, left, and aide David Johnson walk down the steps of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Paterson is under fresh pressure to drop his run for a full term this year after a report about a domestic abuse complaint against his top aide involving a former girlfriend. The governor suspended Johnson without pay on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, and asked the attorney general to investigate a newspaper article saying state police may have pressured the woman to not level criminal charges against Johnson. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - Democratic Gov. David Paterson, bedeviled by a domestic-violence scandal involving a top aide and lacking support in his own party, has found himself severely weakened as he tries to save the state from insolvency and run for a full term in the fall.

Killed trainer's childhood much like SeaWorld show (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:41 AM PST

In this photo taken on Dec. 30, 2005, Dawn Brancheau, a whale trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park, is shown while performing. Brancheau was killed in an accident with a killer whale at the SeaWorld Shamu Stadium Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Julie Fletcher)AP - SeaWorld's signature show — about a child who grows up to swim with the mighty orcas — was in many ways the story of the trainer drowned this week by one of the park's killer whales.

Old story is similar to Ala. prof's Mass. shooting (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 12:51 AM PST

This police booking photograph released by the Huntsville (Ala.) Police Dept., on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, shows college professor Amy Bishop, charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. (AP Photo/Huntsville Police Dept.)AP - Investigators have discovered that a newspaper on the floor of Alabama university professor Amy Bishop's home when she killed her brother more than 20 years ago described an incident strikingly similar to what she did that day, raising questions about her claim it was an accident.

Obama, Democrats ponder next healthcare moves (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:21 PM PST

US President Barack Obama(center L) hosts a bipartisan meeting to discuss health reform legislation at Blair House. Obama warned Democrats and Republicans to avoid Reuters - After a seven-hour healthcare summit that did little to change Republican hearts and minds, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats face a challenge on Friday in deciding their next moves to reform the costly U.S. system.

Toyoda meets with LaHood, thanks workers at plant (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:25 PM PST

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda had a "cordial and open" meeting on Thursday with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood before thanking workers in Kentucky for supporting him during his appearance before Congress.

Obama aides push back on venue for terrorism trials (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:37 PM PST

Reuters - The Obama administration bluntly urged the Congress on Thursday to steer clear of directing where terrorism suspects should be prosecuted, pushing back against efforts to require military rather than civilian trials.

Taliban attacks in central Kabul kill 14 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:14 PM PST

A soldier stops the photographer from taking pictures at the site of a bomb blast in Kabul February 26, 2010. At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - At least 14 people were killed and 32 wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul on Friday, officials said, the latest audacious assault in the Afghan capital despite a renewed push against the insurgents.

Clinton says deficit now a security issue (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington February 24, 2010. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday said "outrageous" advice from former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan helped create record U.S. budget deficits that put national security at risk.

Slain Hamas man used many passports: confidant (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:44 AM PST

Reuters - Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the Hamas commander assassinated in Dubai, used the same tradecraft -- fraudulent passports and disguises -- as his killers during secret missions to procure arms for the group, a confidant said on Thursday.

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 10:38 PM PST

Reuters - An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said on Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.

Pentagon urges Congress to wait on gays in military (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates and military leaders want Congress to hold off on lifting restrictions on homosexuals in the armed forces until a yearlong review is completed, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Taliban suicide attack kills 17 in Afghan capital (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:53 PM PST

Security officers run through the site of a bomb blast as firemen inspect the debris in the Shar-e Naw area in the heart of the Afghan capital, Kabul on February 26. Suicide bombers targeted private guesthouses in the city, killing 17 people in the deadliest attack in a year.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Suicide bombers targeted private guesthouses in the centre of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 17 people including foreigners in the deadliest attack on Kabul in a year.

Obama health summit heals few divides (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 11:19 PM PST

Key Republican leaders speak to the media outside the White House. US President Barack Obama's high-stakes health summit failed to break an impasse over his historic reform drive, prompting him to warn he would press on with or without Republican help.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - US President Barack Obama's high-stakes health summit failed to break an impasse over his historic reform drive, prompting him to warn he would press on with or without Republican help.
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