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Officers hurt, gunman killed in Pentagon shooting (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:42 AM PST

Pentagon Police Chief Richard Keevill speaks with reporters about a shooting at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the teeming subway entrance to the Pentagon complex, wounding two police officers before being shot and critically wounded, officials said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at a security checkpoint into the Pentagon on Thursday in a point-blank attack that wounded two police officers before the suspect was fatally shot.

Chile says rebuilding after quake could take years (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:16 AM PST

A soldier patrols in Dichato, Chile, Thursday, March 4, 2010. An earthquake caused a tsunami that hit Chile's coastal central region on Feb. 27. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)AP - Chile's president says it will take three years to rebuild the region wracked by an earthquake and tsunami, something all too clear to the people cleaning up this splintered tourist town.

WH leans toward military trials for 9/11 suspects (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:43 AM PST

FILE - This March 1, 2003 file picture shows Khalid Sheik Mohammed, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior administration officials said Thursday March 4, 2010. (AP Photo, File)AP - White House advisers are nearing a recommendation for President Barack Obama to choose a military trial for self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior administration officials said Thursday.

Black leaders' support may buy time for Paterson (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:30 AM PST

NAACP official HAzel Dukes, right, and Rev. Al Sharpton, center, listen as former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, left, addresses the media after meeting with the local political base to discuss the future political life of New York State Governor David Patterson Thursday, March 4, 2010 in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. State and local politicians, and community leaders who attended the meeting stand behind Sharpton. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - Embattled New York Gov. David Paterson might have won some time when he received what has become rare support from influential black leaders as he tries to ride out allegations in two scandals that threaten his job and prompted the resignation of three top staffers.

Snow expected to cloud February employment report (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:46 AM PST

A case worker discusses eligibility for unemployed people at a jobs center in San Francisco, California February 4, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithAP - The government's closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time.

Armenian genocide resolution wins House panel OK (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, Turkey's new Ambassador to Washington Namik Tan seen during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey says it is recalling its ambassador to the U.S. for consultations following a resolution declaring the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I genocide. The move came minutes after the U.S. congressional panel approved the resolution Thursday. A government statement said Ambassador Namik Tan was being recalled with immediate effect. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)AP - Turkey was warning of a breakdown in cooperation with the United States after a congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians a genocide.

Singapore bolsters security over terrorist threat (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:54 AM PST

FILE - This May 27, 2004 file photo shows a Singaporean sailor manning a machine gun during a patrol of the waters off Singapore. Singapore's Navy is warning that a terrorist group is planning attacks on oil tankers in the Malacca Straits. According to an advisory issued Wednesday, March 3, 2010, by the Navy's Information Fusion Center seen by The Associated Press, terrorists may also be targeting other vessels in the shipping lane off Malaysia's east coast. (AP Photo/Ed Wray, File)AP - Singapore bolstered security measures after receiving information of a plot by terrorists to attack ships off the coast of the city-state, a Cabinet minister said Friday.

Iraqis begin to vote in Syria and other countries (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:53 AM PST

An Iraqi man who lives in Lebanon, casts his vote at a polling center in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday March 5, 2010. Iraqis living abroad have began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections. The United Nations refugee agency estimates that around 2 million Iraqis are living abroad after fleeing since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)AP - Iraqis living abroad have began casting ballots in their homeland's crucial parliamentary elections.

'American Idol' voters give the hook to 4 (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:47 AM PST

In this photo released by PictureGroup, contestants Katie Stevens, left, Katelyn Epperly and Michelle Delamor, right, are seen backstage at the 'American Idol' Season 9 top 10 girls performance show, Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/PictureGroup, Michael Becker) NO SALES.AP - College student John Park and gospel singer Jermaine Sellers were sent home Thursday along with female semifinalists Michelle Delamor and Haeley Vaughn as "American Idol" voters trimmed the field to 16 rivals on the Fox singing competition show.

NFL free agency begins without cap (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:17 AM PST

FILE - This is an Oct. 28, 2009, file photo showing NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, right, listening as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifes on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on legal issues relating to football head injuries. On Friday, March 5, 2010, pro football's salary cap dies. Free agency begins under a whole new set of rules, and no one is sure where it will lead — perhaps even to a work stoppage in 2011.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Into the great unknown.

House OKs $15 billion jobs bill (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 01:09 PM PST

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) departs after her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Luis MaganaReuters - Congressional Democrats made headway on Thursday on their top legislative priority -- job creation -- when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction.

Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officers (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:57 PM PST

Aerial view of the United States military headquarters, the Pentagon in this September 28, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.

Toyota: no evidence throttle fails in fixed cars (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 10:22 PM PST

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said a partial review of complaints of unintended acceleration after vehicles were repaired for accelerator pedal problems, had found no evidence of failure in the electronic throttle system or in the repairs.

Blizzards seen slamming U.S. payrolls in February (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:24 PM PST

A woman waits in line to enter the UJA-Federation of New York's Connect to Care job fair in New York, March 2, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The number of people working in the United States likely fell in February as winter storms that pounded parts of the country kept some workers at home but a swift recovery is expected in March.

White House cranks up pressure for health reform (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 02:13 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with healthcare workers after speaking about healthcare reform from the East Room of the White House in Washington March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The White House ratcheted up its push for a quick healthcare vote in the U.S. Congress on Thursday, criticizing rising health insurance premiums at a meeting with top industry executives and wooing key lawmakers.

NY governor's support thin amid pressure to resign (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 09:56 PM PST

Reuters - Pressure mounted on Thursday on New York state Governor David Paterson to quit after another aide resigned in an expanding political scandal -- and even his most ardent backers offered only tepid support.

Angry Icelanders set to reject Icesave deal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:11 PM PST

Reuters - Icelanders are set to reject the terms for repaying Anglo-Dutch debts in a referendum on Saturday, forcing new negotiations with creditors and delaying financial aid the country needs to fix its shattered economy.

Chile wants loans, focuses on aid for quake areas (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 07:12 PM PST

An earthquake survivor covers her nose against the smell of the rotting bodies still inside many buildings destroyed a major earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Talcahuano March 3, 2010. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz CaballeroReuters - Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after one of the most powerful earthquakes in a century killed hundreds of people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.

Turkish fury as US lawmakers pass Armenia 'genocide' bill (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2010 11:31 PM PST

Armenian activists rally outside the Turkish Consulate General on the 94th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Turkey has furiously recalled its ambassador after US lawmakers voted to brand as AFP - Turkey has furiously recalled its ambassador after US lawmakers voted to brand as "genocide" the killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces during World War I.

China economy faces 'crucial' year: Wen (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 12:52 AM PST

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers his speech to delegates at the opening session of the National People's Congress inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2010. China's parliament opened its annual session with the Communist Party expected to reassure the people it can bridge a widening rich-poor gap and keep the world's third-largest economy on track.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China on Friday predicted another year of rapid expansion in 2010 but pledged to ensure the benefits of economic growth are shared more evenly, as concern mounts over a widening rich-poor divide.
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