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Toyota extending recall to Europe amid US problems (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:38 am Davos spotlight turns to rebuilding Haiti (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:38 am Hockey team struck by another tragedyJust four days after a Norwood High hockey player was hospitalized with a broken neck, a second player on the team...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:33 am Security, money on table in Afghan summit
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:25 am Obama pushes jobs, vows fight in State of the Union address (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:21 am iPad DRM: a huge step backwards in the history of computingThe Defective by Design team ran a protest outside today's Apple event. Why? Because the iPad's unprecedented use of DRM to control all capabilities of a general purpose computer is a dangerous step backward for computing and media distribution. Sign the petition!
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am International talks mull exit from Afghanistan (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:19 am Screen dreamsCinema renovation new brings hope to West Bank citySource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am Brazil's President Lula taken illPresident Lula of Brazil cancels his trip to the World Economic Forum after being taken ill with high blood pressure.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am UK announces fund to reintegrate Afghan Taliban (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:17 am All clear? Head injuries get attention from statesAt least a half-dozen states are considering measures that would toughen restrictions on young athletes returning to play after head injuries, inspired by individual cases and the attention the issue has received in the NFL.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:15 am Obama pushes jobs, vows to fight on after tough yearWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pushed job creation to the top of his agenda and vowed not to abandon his struggling healthcare overhaul after a political setback that raised doubts about his leadership.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:13 am Lula da Silva Hospitalized on Way to DavosHypertension Sidelines Brazilian President on Way to World Economic Forum in SwitzerlandSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:13 am GOP: Nation can’t afford Dems’ policies
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:13 am Toyota extends massive safety recall to Europe (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Toyota extends massive safety recall to EuropeTOKYO/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp is extending to Europe the recall of millions of its most popular cars due to dangerous accelerator pedals, a further blow to the reputation of the world's largest car maker.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Scientists Answer: Are Liberals Smarter Than Conservatives?What if we could know, scientifically, that one side has the edge in brainpower? Should that change how we think about political issues?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:10 am Taiwan pushes e-books but lacks Chinese contentTaiwan leads the world in development of readers for the fast-growing electronic book market, but when it comes to satisfying the e-appetites of the island's highly literate population, it seems distinctly pre-digital.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:07 am Hyundai Motor's Q4 profit nearly quadruplesHyundai Motor's net profit nearly quadrupled in the fourth quarter on higher sales following a strong performance during 2009 in the fast-growing Chinese and Indian auto markets.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:05 am Brian Cashman's loyalty is to the Yankees' brand, not any one playerBrian Cashman may be a lot of things but one thing he is not is a liar. On the night the Yankees wrapped up...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am H&M 4Q profit rises 21 pct on new store openingsSwedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz AB on Thursday reported a 21 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit, as new store openings helped it defy the weak market.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:03 am Brazil's Silva hospitalized with hypertensionThe Brazilian government says the plane carrying President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had to turn back from its trip to Switzerland to bring him to a hospital.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:01 am Girl Who Went Missing From Metallica Show Found DeadMorgan was last seen at a Metallica concert in October when she apparently left her friends to go to the bathroom. She somehow ended up outside, and since security wouldn't let her back in, she phoned her friends to say she would find her own way home.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 3:00 am ' Jerusalem will be Palestinians' capital' - Jerusalem Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:59 am Afghan army 'needs years of help'Afghanistan might need security support for up to 15 years, President Karzai says as talks open on the country's future.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:58 am New Honduran president takes office; ex-leader goes into exileMEXICO CITY - As a new Honduran president took office, former leader Manuel Zelaya flew into exile in the Dominican...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:58 am LEAD: Nintendo's April-December profits, sales drop on slower Wii sales+TOKYO, Jan. 28 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Game producer Nintendo Co. said Thursday both its profits and sales for the April to December period declined, hit by slower demand for ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:56 am NFL players' union leaders air concerns over Pro Bowl location, timing, moneyFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - In South Florida to help kick off the Pro Bowl, leaders of the NFL Players Association...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:55 am No. of high school students studying abroad drops 19% in FY 2008+(Kyodo) _ The number of high school students who studied abroad for more than three months in the 2008 academic year fell 19 percent from the previous survey in fiscal 2006 to 3,190, an...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:54 am Jimmie Johnson and teammates want Rolex 24 victory at DaytonaFORT WORTH, Texas - The Super Bowl in Florida is Feb. 7. The Super Bowl of stock cars, the Daytona 500, follows...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:53 am LEAD: Man on trial over Akihabara stabbing spree pleads guilty+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) The man charged over a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in June 2008 that killed seven people and wounded 10 others pleaded guilty at the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:52 am Nintendo profit drops despite strong holiday salesNintendo, maker of the hit Wii game console, said profit for April through December fell 9 percent after price cuts and the rising yen tarnished strong holiday sales.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:52 am Halfpipe riders set for tuneup for Winter OlympicsASPEN, Colo. - With little fanfare, in Shaun White's long shadow, Gretchen Bleiler threw one of the best runs...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Kabul to need West for 15 years as UK talks open (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:51 am Race against timeCan Haiti start to rebuild before the rainy season?Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am New birth certificates issued for Jaycee Dugard's girlsWALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Jaycee Dugard's two girls now have birth certificates, with both listing Dugard and...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Reporter Makes Improbable Shot, Goofy Expression [Video]While describing the story of the high school teacher who made an improbable half court shot while blindfolded, a reporter made a similarly improbable shot. However, it is clouded by the inexplicably goofy expression on his face afterwards. Anyone thing this shot looks a tad fishy? Just saying...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:50 am Iran Hangs Opposition ActivistsState Television Reports Two Men Convicted of Trying to Overthrow Government ExecutedSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am LEAD: Woman held over death of 1 of 3 men believed killed through foul play+TOTTORI, Japan, Jan. 28 (Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING INFO IN 2ND-3RD GRAFS) Police investigators served a fresh arrest warrant on a woman Thursday on suspicion of killing one of three men...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:49 am Hannah Teter donating winnings to Haiti relief effortASPEN, Colo. - The more Hannah Teter struts her stuff on a snowboard, the more cash prizes she receives, the more...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:47 am Two activists 'executed in Iran'Iran executes two men held during the period of unrest that erupted after June's presidential poll, unconfirmed reports say.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:45 am Jon Scheyer leads Duke past Florida StateDURHAM, N.C. - Jon Scheyer shook Duke out of the doldrums of a second-half drought on Wednesday night in a 70-56...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:44 am Imitation Google, YouTube sites emerge in ChinaImitation Web sites of both Google and YouTube have emerged in China as the country faces off against the real Google over its local operations. YouTubecn.com offers videos from the...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am Imitation Google, YouTube sites emerge in ChinaImitation Web sites of both Google and YouTube have emerged in China as the country faces off against the real Google over its local operations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:42 am Mexico: Maya tomb find could help explain collapseMexican archaeologists have found an 1,100-year-old tomb from the twilight of the Maya civilization that they hope may shed light on what happened to the once-glorious culture. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:41 am State universities want more students to graduateFor years, American colleges and universities have focused on getting more students to seek higher education. Now they want to make sure more of their students leave campus with a diploma.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am Belgian building blast kills nineNine bodies have been recovered from a block of flats that collapsed in the city of Liege in eastern Belgium.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am Apple's iPad Tablet Touches a Nerve at MicrosoftMicrosoft has been pursuing the notion of a Tablet PC for a decade now, but its efforts have yet to produce a device most consumers want to carry. But that's not to say Microsoft hasn't been trying. Bill Gates first talked about the idea of a Tablet PC at Comdex back in 2000.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:38 am Sri Lanka president hails victorySri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his re-election answers his critics, and pledges reconciliation.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:37 am No Powerball jackpot winnerORLANDO, Fla. - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday night matched all six numbers drawn,...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:36 am Judge could nix charges against Broadcom ex-CEOFederal prosecutors who endured a public dressing-down when a judge threw out a high-profile securities fraud case against Broadcom Corp.'s former chief executive officer are bracing for another round of rulings that could wipe the slate clean for a man who once faced decades in prison.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:35 am Iran executes two over election unrest: agency (Reuters)Reuters - Iran executed two people on Thursday over widespread street unrest that erupted after the Islamic Republic's disputed presidential election in June, an Iranian news agency reported.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am Iran executes two over election unrest: agencyTEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran executed two people on Thursday over widespread street unrest that erupted after the Islamic Republic's disputed presidential election in June, an Iranian news agency reported.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:28 am State of the Union speech: Obama puts foreign policy on backburnerPresident Barack Obama relegated foreign policy to a passing mention in his first State of the Union address as he strove to win back support on domestic issues.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:26 am Toyota recalls 1.1m more cars in USToyota recalls 1.1 million more US cars over concerns about faulty accelerator pedals and says European cars are also affected.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:25 am John Edwards and wife Elizabeth on the campaign trail in 2007. - New York Daily News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:25 am Apple IPad Will Need Content as Cool as It Is: Rich Jaroslovsky - BusinessWeek
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:24 am Sri Lanka President to Dissolve Parliament - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:23 am France awaiting verdict on ex-PMA French court is to give its verdict in the trial of ex-PM Dominique de Villepin, accused of trying to smear Nicolas Sarkozy.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:22 am FDI in Cambodia down 47% in 2009+(Kyodo) _ Foreign direct investment in Cambodia in 2009 dropped 47 percent compared with a year earlier, according to government statistics obtained Thursday. The total value of...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:22 am N. Korea says American man detained at China borderNorth Korea said Thursday it has detained an American man for illegally entering the country from China, the second arrest of ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:17 am A Holocaust Survivor Recalls Auschwitz 65 Years Later - TIME
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:16 am Terror suspects held in Malaysia linked to U.S. terror plot+(Kyodo) _ Suspected terrorists from Syria, Nigeria, Yemen and Jordan have been arrested in Malaysia, local activists said Thursday as news reports linked them to the Nigerian who tried...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:14 am International talks eye exit strategy from AfghanistanSeeking progress toward ending the grinding conflict in Afghanistan, an international conference Thursday will offer funds to ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:13 am Philippines doubts militant was killed in PakistanThe Philippine military doubts reports that a Filipino terror suspect was killed in a U.S. missile attack in Pakistan, with one senior officer telling The Associated Press Thursday that the militant was sighted last week in the Philippines' volatile south.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:11 am Best from Jan. 27No description available
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:09 am Sisterly advice helps Serena Williams into final (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:07 am Re-elected Sri Lanka leader pledges reconciliationSri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa pledged Thursday to seek reconciliation with minority Tamils after his sweeping re-election, but did not indicate how he plans to deal with their...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:04 am Report: College endowments suffer huge declines (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am Best Parking Job (or Parking Arrangement) of the Month?(Vid) This guy's got it seriously down (and he does seem serious)...master of making do with what you've got...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Shoes may have changed how we runBarefoot runners may be at less risk of injury than those who wear cushioned running shoes, new research suggests.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am The Life and Times of Hugh HefnerThe Chicago-born Army vet started the Playboy empire after he left a copywriting job at Esquire magazine in 1952 because they wouldn't give him a $5 raise. He's been every man's role model ever since.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 2:00 am Dollar rises to mid-90 yen in Tokyo on U.S. rate hike speculation+(Kyodo) _ The U.S. dollar firmed to the mid-90 yen level Thursday in Tokyo on speculation about a hike in a key interest rate in the United States as the Federal Reserve expressed a...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:59 am Haiti victims' medical needs shift away from traumaMedical care in Haiti is stabilizing, Dan Epstein, spokesman for the Pan American Health Organization, said Tuesday. Known as ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:57 am Police release West Bank rabbiIsraeli police release a rabbi they arrested in connection with an arson attack on a mosque in the West Bank.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:55 am Crews begin to raze Haiti's Hotel MontanaConstruction crews today were going to begin removing what remains of Haiti's Hotel Montana, a four-star lodging that collapsed ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:54 am Republicans call for limited government in party's responseRepublicans accused President Obama of long-windedness, hypocrisy and egotism after the State of the Union Address on Wednesday, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:52 am Missouri test drives 'diverging diamond' interchangeAfter years of traffic backups and accidents involving motorists trying to turn left at a popular intersection in Springfield, ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:49 am Obama pledges to refocus agenda on jobsPresident Obama pledged Wednesday to refocus his ambitious agenda on the nation's struggling economy, vowing in his first State ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:47 am Obama message turns from hope to copePresident Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress a year ago was filled with a sense of soaring possibility. On Wednesday ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:43 am Weather, stragglers hamper Machu Picchu rescuesLIMA, Peru (AP) -- Helicopters are struggling to bring out Machu Picchu tourists stranded by mudslides, yet new arrivals are swelling the numbers of those hunkered down in villages near the Inca citadel, complaining of a lack of food, water and accommodations....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:43 am Carbon nanotube dye may put a capacitor in your shortsInfusing regular fabrics with single-walled carbon nanotubes turns them into textile supercapacitors that are light, flexible, and even wearable.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:40 am French team makes new `miracle' rescue in HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A French search team that wouldn't go home pulled off another "miracle" rescue in Port-au-Prince, lifting a 17-year-old girl alive from beneath this cityscape of rubble. Above ground, hundreds of thousands of other survivors hoped for a breakthrough of another kind - in delivering badly needed food aid....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:38 am Crashed jet's flight recorders located off LebanonBEIRUT (AP) -- A U.S. Navy vessel has detected the flight recorders from a crashed Ethiopian Airlines jet at some 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) under the sea, the Lebanese army said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:35 am Iran executes 2 men tried on unrest-linked chargesTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran on Thursday hanged two men convicted of trying to topple the country's clergy-led regime, the first known executions of opposition activists since unrest broke out following June's disputed presidential elections, the Web site of state television reported....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:32 am Alito disparages Obama's Supreme Court criticism - Washington Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:27 am Obama pivots to job creation in speech - San Francisco Chronicle
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:09 am Sponsored By:Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:06 am Report: Iran executes 2 over post-vote unrestAn Iranian news agency says two men have been executed following their conviction of charges related to post-election unrest.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:06 am Police: Militants attack NATO trucks in PakistanMilitants staged a rare attack in southern Pakistan against trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan ...
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:02 am California to get $2.25 billion in high-speed rail funding - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:01 am Edwards calls separation an 'extraordinarily sad moment'Former presidential candidate John Edwards says separation from his wife is an "extraordinarily sad moment."
Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am The 6 Best and Worst Fake Apple Tablet Ads (Videos)Steve Jobs is rehearsing his pitch in the mirror. Bloggers are already at their keyboards. Today, after years of speculation, Apple will unveil its new tablet device, unofficially nicknamed the iPad. Here are the 6 best — and worst — of the fake iPad ads.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Plan to cut L.A. jobs would hurt neighborhood councils and art programs, report showsFaced with a nearly $200-million gap, budget officials are looking at a 50% cut at the department that oversees local panels, reductions in library staff and trims at the Cultural Affairs Department.The push to eliminate 1,003 jobs across Los Angeles city government could carve most deeply into neighborhood councils, arts programs and initiatives aimed at reducing ethnic tensions, according to a report obtained by The Times.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Republicans say Obama has done little to revive economyIn the GOP response to the president's State of the Union address, newly elected Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell specifically criticized Obama's stimulus plan for failing to curb unemployment.Even as President Obama mounted a spirited defense of his fiscal policies Wednesday night, Republicans charged that his approach had done little to revive a moribund economy. In particular, they criticized Obama's stimulus bill, which they said had failed to curb unemployment.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Obama pledges to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell'The president says the ban on gays in the military will end this year. Supporters of the idea want to see details, and quickly.President Obama said he wanted action this year to abolish policies that prohibited gays from openly serving in the military, for the first time establishing a timetable for one of his long-held goals.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Obama speech emphasizes jobs, and the job he's doneIn his first State of the Union address, the president promises to work to boost the national employment rate, but also strongly defends his stalled agenda.Warning that the nation had developed a "deficit of trust" in government, President Obama on Wednesday promised to put the public's top concerns -- jobs and the economy -- at the center of his second year in office while continuing to press for the rest of his stalled agenda.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Testimony ends in same-sex marriage trialProposition 8 opponents express confidence. The judge could rule by March; an appeal is expected regardless of the ruling.Testimony in the historic federal same-sex marriage trial ended Wednesday, with ebullient attorneys for two gay couples expressing confidence and defenders of Proposition 8 conceding they may have to wait for victory from a higher court.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Toyota's gas-pedal problems growThe carmaker adds 1.1 million more vehicles to its floor mat recall and comes under increasing scrutiny for its handling of the matter. A congressional panel plans an investigation.Toyota Motor Corp.'s sudden-acceleration troubles mounted Wednesday, with the automaker adding 1.1 million more vehicles to an already massive recall even as it came under increasing fire for its handling of the problem.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am 13 California hospitals fined for medical errorsState Department of Public Health officials require hospital officials to submit plans to correct the problems, which in some cases killed or seriously injured patients.State officials have fined 13 California hospitals for medical errors that in some cases killed or seriously injured patients, according to a report made public Wednesday.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am Obama strives to revive the spirit of 2009His State of the Union address strikes a populist note, focusing on familiar themes of change and bipartisanship. But he offers few new initiatives or concrete suggestions for achieving conciliation.President Obama's State of the Union address was an unusually candid attempt to recapture the magic of his first months in office -- an effort to remind Americans why they admired him in January 2009, and to persuade them to feel that way again.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 am NYT: A yes-we-can speech, and a dose of reality
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:49 am Afghanistan conference eyes Taliban plan - CNN International
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:46 am Parole board rejects release of 'Onion Field' killer
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:45 am Human rights group: Hamas targeted civiliansJERUSALEM (AP) -- A leading human rights group has disputed Hamas claims that it did not target civilians during last year's Gaza war....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:37 am North Korea fires artillery again toward SouthSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired several artillery rounds on Thursday in the direction of a South Korean island off the peninsula, a second day of shooting near a disputed sea border that has been the site of deadly clashes in the past.Source: Reuters: Top News | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:25 am Attorney says O'Keefe didn't bug Landrieu's phones - USA Today
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:17 am Police: Militants attack NATO trucks in PakistanKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Militants staged a rare attack in southern Pakistan against trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in neighboring Afghanistan on Thursday, wounding three people in the latest violence to plague the country's largest city, said police....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:04 am Serena Williams, Henin to meet in Australian Open finalBoth advance over Chinese players to set up a championship match involving two former Australian Open champions
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 28 Jan 2010 | 12:01 am Malaysia: Suspects linked to accused plane bomberKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Ten terror suspects arrested in Malaysia allegedly have ties to a Nigerian suspected in last month's attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, a news report said Thursday....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:53 pm Serena struggles into Australian Open final
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:51 pm 29 Kiwis trapped in Peru await rescueAt least 29 New Zealanders remain trapped by destructive flooding in Peru, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) said today.Several people were killed and about 1600 travellers remain stranded by flash floods and mudslides,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:47 pm North Korea resumes firing artillery amid tensionSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired more artillery near its disputed western sea border with South Korea on Thursday, a day after it lobbed dozens of shells during military exercises that prompted the South to respond with warning shots....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:41 pm Obama Calls For Nation To 'Start Anew'President Obama, in his first State of the Union address, acknowledged the deepening cynicism Americans feel toward their government. He characterized jobs as his administration's No. 1 focus, renewed his commitment to a health care overhaul and called on the parties to work together to "solve some problems." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:38 pm For Obama, A Speech With Impossible AimsIn his first State of the Union address, President Obama tried to reassure both his liberal base and the disaffected moderates and independents that he and his party need to win back. Supporters were reassured, but pundits say the speech was no game-changer. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:33 pm Bangladesh executes 5 leaders of military coup1975 coup led to massacre of country's independence leader and several of his relatives and aides
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:33 pm Teenage Girl Pulled from Quake RubbleStunning Recovery Occurs 15 Days after Earthquake Devastated Port-au-Prince; 17-Year-Old Moments from DeathSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:30 pm Canucks win sixth straight3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues ends home stand before a 14-game road trip surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympics
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:04 pm Clinton repeated that she would not run again for presidentUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she would not serve a full eight years if President Barack Obama wins another term, hoping eventually to retire to writing and teaching.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm China sets up energy agency headed by PMBEIJING (AP) -- China has set up a government agency headed by Premier Wen Jiabao to better coordinate energy policy, as world's second-largest power consumer faces growing domestic demand and struggles with shortages....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:37 pm Video: State Of The Union Gets UnpluggedOn a special edition of "Washington Unplugged" during CBSNews.com's webcast previewing President Obama's State of the Union address CBS News' Bill Plante spoke with Mark Knoller, Lara Logan, GOP Strategist Kevin Madden and Politico's John Harris.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:37 pm Jobs top priority, Iraq troops coming home - ObamaWASHINGTON - An embattled President Barack Obama vowed in his first State of the Union address Wednesday to make job growth his topmost priority, as he looked to reignite his stalling presidency.Speaking to a before a politician-packed...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:37 pm Obama pledges to press onU.S. President Barack Obama’s popularity is dwindling and Wednesday’s State of the Union address was his big chance to re-energize his presidency.
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:27 pm Council approves rule changes for off-leash dog parksThe new rules permit non-neutered male dogs in off-leash zones; allow the city to establish off-leash areas in neighbourhoods without a formal dog association; and mandate fences for off-leash areas in parks smaller than two acres
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:21 pm Senate to vote on Bernanke ThursdayWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke's nomination for a second term running the world's most powerful central bank faces a decisive day in the Senate on Thursday when his confirmation vote looks set to go ahead.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:13 pm Group of Seven painting goes missingPolice investigating, but it remains unclear whether prized work at Barrie Art Club was original or digital copy
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:10 pm Alomar still laments leaving TorontoPerennial all-star would have preferred to finish his career with the Blue Jays
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Jan. 28: What's in the stars for you today?Your daily horoscope
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm CBC gets all hepped up about getting highWhich is not to say that marijuana isn’t a serious, sobering issue
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm France Honors Camus, And Fights Over His Grave SiteFrance has been celebrating the life and works of writer and philosopher Albert Camus, who died 50 years ago this January. But the commemoration has been fraught with politics, after President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested moving Camus' remains from a village in the south to Paris. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm Hillary Clinton urges Yemen to 'take ownership' of its problemsYemen needs to demonstrate that it can reduce corruption, improve governance and use foreign aid effectively if relief money is to continue flowing, the secretary of State says.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly warned Yemen's leaders Wednesday to "take ownership" of their own long-festering problems -- corruption, internal strife and poor governance -- if they hope to overcome threats from Islamist extremists and poverty.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 9:55 pm Fact check: Obama and the ‘hatchet’ jobPresident Obama, who once considered government spending freezes a hatchet job, tells Americans it's now part of a solution to the deficit. But he doesn't explain the changes.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Jan 2010 | 9:47 pm Malaysia: Suspects tied to alleged plane bomberMalaysia is holding 10 terror suspects with alleged ties to a Nigerian suspected in last month's attempted bombing of a U.S. airliner, a news report said Thursday.
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Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:59 pm VIDEO: Haiti survivors outside of capital get little aid. Duration: 01:38VIDEO With aid workers concentrating almost all of their attention on Haiti's devastated capital, some outlying towns are struggling to cope with their own needs. Duration: 01:38Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:46 pm A man carries a teddy bear in Port-au-PrinceA man carries a teddy bear in Port-au-Prince. Rescuers Wednesday dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 days after a devastating quake, in a rare moment of joy for a country where victims still...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:46 pm US paratrooopers from the 82nd airborne patrol the streets in Port-au-PrinceUS paratrooopers from the 82nd airborne patrol the streets in Port-au-Prince. Rescuers Wednesday dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 days after a devastating quake, in a rare moment of joy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:46 pm French medics carry a girl who was found alive in the rubbleFrench medics carry a girl who was found alive in the rubble at the French hospital in Port-au-Prince. Rescuers Wednesday dragged a Haitian girl alive from the rubble 15 days after a devastating quake,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:46 pm Mexico Sees Record Drop in RemittancesMoney Sent Home by Mexicans Abroad Plunged 15.7 Percent during Economic SlowdownSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Obama's State of the Union speech - latest updates16.35: That concludes Barack Obama's State of the Union speech. Thanks for following. 16.21: Obama pledges to work with congress to repeal laws preventing gay and lesbians openly serving in the US military."It's the right...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm Who's Gunning for Geithner?The Treasury secretary took another beating on Capitol Hill yesterday as he defended his record on AIG. With calls out for his resignation, The Daily Beast names his most powerful foes.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:42 pm The silver-haired career diplomat has repeatedly proclaimed his innocenceFrench former prime minister Dominique de Villepin (R) answers questions on a TV show in October. A French court hands down a verdict Thursday in the trial of Villepin, who stands accused of trying to...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:42 pm An acquittal would allow Villepin to claim victory in the five-year legal sagaA French court hands down a verdict Thursday in the trial of ex-prime minister Dominique de Villepin, who stands accused of trying to torpedo long-time rival Nicolas Sarkozy's bid for the presidency.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:42 pm Obama declared in his State of the Union address that the worst of the economic storm had passedUS Vice President Joseph Biden and US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi look on as President Barack Obama speaks to both houses of Congress during his first State of the Union address at the US Capitol...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:29 pm AP: Haiti govt gets 1 penny of US quake aid dollarPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- Less than a penny of each dollar the U.S. is spending on earthquake relief in Haiti is going in the form of cash to the Haitian government, according to an Associated Press review of relief efforts....Source: AP Top International News At 4 a.m. EST | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:23 pm Manuel Zelaya (R) meets with Porfirio Lobo (C) and Leonel FernandezOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya (R) meets with new Honduran President Porfirio Lobo (C) and Dominican President Leonel Fernandez at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya left Honduras for...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:19 pm Honduran President Porfirio Lobo (C) waves as he reviews a military guardHonduran President Porfirio Lobo (C) reviews a military guard with Honduran Chief of Joint Staff, Romeo Vasquez Velasquez (R) and Honduran Defense Minister Adolfo Sevilla (L) during his inauguration at...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:19 pm Video: Washington Unplugged Previews State Of The UnionCBS News Senior White House Correspondent Bill Plante previews President Obama's State of the Union Address with CBS News' Mark Knoller and Lara Logan, GOP Strategist Kevin Madden and POLITICO Editor John Harris.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:12 pm Apple pitches $499 iPad, takes on AmazonSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs took the wraps off a sleek tablet that it called the iPad, pitching the new gadget at a surprisingly low price to bridge the gap between smartphones and laptops.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:06 pm Buried Haiti girl's miracle survivalFrench rescuers pulled a teenage girl from the rubble of a home on the campus of the destroyed College St. Gerard today, a stunning recovery 15 days after an earthquake devastated the Haitian city of Port-au-Prince.Darlene Etienne,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:37 pm Haiti pleads for better aid effort, survivor foundPORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti appealed to foreign governments and charities on Wednesday to do more to help earthquake victims as rescuers pulled a teenage girl out of the rubble 15 days after her Port-au-Prince home collapsed around her.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:14 pm Giving Heart and Sole to Haitian ChildrenSoles for Souls now Gives Away a Pair of Shoes Every Nine Seconds - That's 3.5 Million AnnuallySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:00 pm Auschwitz Survivors Mark 65th AnniversarySoviet Army Liberated Nazi Camp in 1945; 150 Survivors, European Leaders Attend CeremonySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Live Blogging: Obama's State Of The Union AddressGet minute-by-minute live blogging of the president's address to Congress as he details his plans to revive the economy and acknowledges the deepening cynicism American people feel toward their government. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm Video: Soles for SoulsAn Alabama school student has been frantically collecting shoes by the box-load to donate to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Michelle Miller reports in this installment of "American Spirit."Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 5:17 pm Leftist Historian Howard Zinn Dies At 87Zinn's A People's History of the United States sold millions of copies and became an alternative to mainstream texts. The Boston University professor and activist died of a heart attack in Santa Monica, Calif. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 5:14 pm Police check Rockefeller Facebook pagePolice have confirmed they have been accessing the Facebook account of missing Melbourne man Herman Rockefeller.Police say they do not believe Mr Rockefeller has accessed the account.Mr Rockefeller was last seen at Melbourne...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 5:05 pm White House Seeks New Iran SanctionsClinton Discusses Tougher Sanctions with Russian Leaders; Proposal Could Circulate at U.N. This WeekSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 27 Jan 2010 | 5:00 pm Black boxes located from Ethiopian crashInternational ships searching along Lebanon's coast detected signals from the black boxes of an Ethiopian Airlines jet late Wednesday as DNA tests helped identify several victims, including two children whose remains were pulled from...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:55 pm Capabilities of U.S. intelligence agencies questionedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies set up after the September 11, 2001 attacks still have trouble with sharing information that could help them thwart plots like the one to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day, a senior counterterrorism official said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:51 pm Obama fronts up to frustrated public, including 'Obama Girl'United States President Barack Obama is hours away from delivering his State of the Union address at a time when even his most ardent supporters are becoming disillusioned. Only 22 per cent of the wider US public think the government...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:43 pm Teenage Girl Pulled Alive From Rubble In HaitiA cousin said Darlene Etienne had just started studying at College St. Gerard in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake struck Jan. 12. French rescuers rushed her to a field hospital. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:39 pm John Edwards separates from wife after admitting to lovechildFormer United States Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards has separated from his wife who is battling terminal cancer following reports that he fathered a child with his mistress.John Edwards publicly declared last week...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:38 pm Fathers to get six months paternity leaveFathers will have a legal right to take the place of the mother for the last three months of her maternity break.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:24 pm Searchers Detect Black Boxes From Ethiopian CrashA Lebanese official said international ships searching along Lebanon's coast picked up signals from the black boxes, which appeared to be at a depth of about 1,300 yards and about 6.2 miles from Beirut's seaside airport. The plane, carrying 90 people, crashed Monday in a fierce storm. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 4:02 pm NBA Suspends Arenas, CrittentonBoth players have admitted bringing guns into the Washington Wizards' locker room, a violation of the collective bargaining agreement, following a dispute on a team flight. NBA commissioner David Stern said guns in the workplace "will not be tolerated." » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 3:35 pm John Edwards Calls Separation 'Extraordinarily Sad'A friend of Elizabeth Edwards confirmed Wednesday that the couple is separated and said Elizabeth is "moving on with her life and wants to put this difficult chapter behind her." The former Democratic presidential candidate, who admitted last week that he had fathered a child with his mistress, said he still cares deeply about his wife. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 3:03 pm Psychiatric Problems Send More Troops Home Than Combat InjuriesA new study reports a sharp increase in the number of U.S. troops evacuated for psychiatric reasons in both Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, more troops were evacuated for mental health problems in 2007 than for combat injuries. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 27 Jan 2010 | 2:57 pm Stranded Machu Picchu tourists say supplies scarceLIMA, Peru - Tourists visiting Peru's famed Machu Picchu citadel said Wednesday they lack enough food, water and shelter and are at the mercy of price-gougers three days after mudslides trapped them in a nearby village.The visitors...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 2:52 pm Battle to block execution in KabulA former Australian soldier facing execution for murder in Afghanistan will almost certainly die unless he can convince his victim's family to forgive him.The forgiveness, possible under the Afghan tradition of ibra, could cost...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 27 Jan 2010 | 2:30 pm U.S. gives Yemen key intelligence to strike al QaedaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. military and intelligence agencies have been sharing satellite and surveillance imagery, intercepted communications and other sensitive information to help Yemen pinpoint strikes against al Qaeda targets, officials said on Wednesday.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 1:42 pm Barack Obama seeks to recapture sense of 'hope' in State of the Union speechBarack Obama faces a defining moment of his presidency when he uses his first State of the Union address to recapture the sense of hope that swept him into office.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 Jan 2010 | 12:52 pm London meeting marks sea-change in Afghan approachLONDON (Reuters) - A conference on Afghanistan which only a week ago was seen as the political stunt of an enfeebled British government could now mark the beginning of the end of the war in Afghanistan.Source: Reuters: Top News | 27 Jan 2010 | 11:32 am Bomber Dressed as Iraqi Cop Attacks Police PostThe U.S. military says a homicide bomber disguised as a policeman has attacked a police compound in northern Iraq, wounding an American soldier and three Iraqis.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 10:16 am Two German Diplomats Reportedly Detained in IranIran's state media reported Wednesday that authorities have detained two German diplomats and accused them of playing a role in organizing deadly anti-government protests in December.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 9:43 am Quake's Smallest Survivors Pose Biggest ProblemsChildren who survived Haiti's catastrophic earthquake are growing into one of the biggest problems in its aftermath.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 9:02 am Koreas Exchange Fire Near Disputed Sea BorderNorth Korea fired artillery and South Korea responded with warning shots along their disputed western sea border Wednesday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties and the North later said its barrage was part of a continuing military drill.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:33 am Al Qaeda Front Claims Deadly Hotel Blasts in BaghdadAn Al Qaeda front group in Iraq claimed Wednesday it carried out the deadly bombings against Baghdad hotels earlier this week, boasting its suicide car bombers were able to breach extensive Iraqi security.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 8:06 am Workers Scour Ocean for Beirut Crash Black BoxesEmergency workers searched deep in the Mediterranean on Wednesday for the black boxes from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines jet as weather experts said that lightning had struck in the plane's path around the time of the deadly crash.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 7:52 am Smuggler Nabbed With 44 Lizards in His UnderwearA German man who stuffed 44 small lizards into his underwear before trying to board a flight has been sentenced to prison in New Zealand for plundering the country's protected species.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:41 am Britain should avoid 'double-dip' recession, says BoE rate setter Andrew SentanceMPC member Andrew Sentance says Brtian should avoid a "double-dip" recession but inflation fears remain.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:34 am Rescuers Pull Girl From Rubble 15 Days After Haiti QuakeFrench rescuers pulled a teenage girl from the rubble of a home on the campus of the destroyed College St. Gerard on Wednesday, a stunning recovery 15 days after an earthquake devastated the city.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:13 am German Police Find Body of Newborn in Mom's FridgeAuthorities in eastern Germany say police found the body of a dead newborn in the refrigerator of his mother's apartment.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:08 am Industry Group Says 2009 Worst Year for Airline DemandAirlines suffered the worst-ever fall in passenger demand in 2009, hampering their chances of early recovery and making another year of heavy losses all the more likely, an industry group said Wednesday.Source: FOXNews.com | 27 Jan 2010 | 6:03 am UN lifts sanctions on five Taliban leaders as Karzai discusses security in GermanyFive former Taliban officials have been removed from the UN sanctions list ahead of tomorrow's international conference in London that is expected to focus on a government plan to persuade militants to switch sides.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 27 Jan 2010 | 2:12 am
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