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Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
(AP)
 AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:58:21 GMT
| Mexico arrests 2 reputed leaders of Tijuana gang
(AP)
 AP - Mexican federal police arrested two suspected gang leaders Monday, delivering another big blow to a brutal drug cartel that terrorized the border city of Tijuana for several years.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:56:05 GMT
| Report: NKorea's Kim reiterates disarmament pledge
(AP)
 AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il assured a high-level envoy visiting from Beijing that Pyongyang is committed to a nuclear-free Korean peninsula, China's state news agency reported Tuesday.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:00:10 GMT
| Top Canadian military official charged with murder
(AP)
 AP - The commander of Canada's largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:47:28 GMT
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Brees, Payton bask in glory of title (AP)
Wearing Mardi Gras beads and clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand. "You can't get enough of this," the Saints' head coach said at a news conference at the Fort Lauderdale convention center Monday morning.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:18 PST
| Patrick to make NASCAR debut at Daytona (AP)
Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:00:14 PST
| No. 4 'Nova wins at No. 5 West Virginia (AP)
Scottie Reynolds didn't have any memorable games against West Virginia -- until he got hot against the Mountaineers in the second half Monday night. The senior guard scored 19 of his 21 points in the final 13 minutes and No. 4 Villanova held off No. 5 West Virginia 82-75. In the season's first matchup of teams ranked in the top five, the Wildcats (21-2, 10-1) rebounded from a blowout loss at...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:57:30 PST
| Super Bowl most-watched program ever (AP)
The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday. Compelling story lines involving the city of New Orleans and its ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the attempt at a second Super Bowl...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:31:13 PST
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Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes
(AP)
 AP - Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:01:52 GMT
| Asian stocks mixed after Wall St decline
(AP)
 AP - Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight decline on lingering worries about high European debt levels.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:14:37 GMT
| Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months
(AP)
 AP - The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:01:27 GMT
| AstraZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use
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AP - Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:02:16 GMT
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Weather closes government offices a second day
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:11:36 GMT
| World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
(AP)
 AP - The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:06:10 GMT
| Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77
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 AP - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering from complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:02:28 GMT
| Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
(AP)
AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:58:21 GMT
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