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GOP Wary of Pitfalls in Obama's Health Care Summit
ABC News
AP Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy. ...
Republicans may opt out of Obama's health-care summitWashington Post
On Health Bill, GOP's Road Is a New MapNew York Times
GOP: Back to drawing board on health careUSA Today
Reuters -FOXNews -The Detroit News
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02/09/2010 03:10 AM

Iran TV: Higher Uranium Enrichment Process Started
Voice of America
Iran says it has begun enriching uranium to a higher level, defying international efforts to curb its nuclear activity. Iranian state television quoted officials who said the process started Tuesday at Iran's Natanz facility in the presence of ...
Iran Says Starts Making 20 Pct Nuclear FuelNew York Times
Iran still open to talks on nuclear fuel swapPress TV
US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeksReuters
The Guardian -Ha'aretz -Times Online
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02/09/2010 05:56 AM

Tymoshenko 'to argue Ukraine vote'
Aljazeera.net
The parliamentary faction of Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's prime minister, has claimed widespread fraud in the country's presidential election and said it would challenge the result in court. Serhiy Sobolev, a member of the Tymoshenko bloc, ...
Defiant Tymoshenko to fight vote resultPress TV
Top Russian MP says too soon to congratulate YanukovychRIA Novosti
Tymoshenko refuses to concede electioneuronews
BBC News -Washington Post -The Press Association
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02/09/2010 05:35 AM

Pa. Dem Murtha remembered as military advocate
Washington Post
AP HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of US troops there, is being remembered as an advocate ...
Fierce Iraq war opponent Rep. John Murtha diesSan Francisco Chronicle
Rep. Murtha, a force on Hill, dies | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/09/2010Philadelphia Inquirer
Defense Stalwart Murtha Dies at 77Wall Street Journal
FOXNews -WBUR -Reuters
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02/09/2010 04:13 AM

Granholm: Carp battle is urgent
Detroit Free Press
The federal government says it's doing everything it can to fight carp, but Michigan's governor does not agree. Everything short of shutting Chicago-area locks falls short, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said after an hour-long ...
Asian Carp in the Great Lakes? This Means War!TIME
Feds may close locks to stop carpChicago Tribune
US Unveils Plan to Keep Asian Carp Out of Great LakesWall Street Journal
Reuters -The Detroit News -Green Bay Press Gazette
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02/09/2010 05:06 AM

Arrested Sri Lankan opposition leader being treated 'like an animal'
Times Online
The wife of General Sarath Fonseka, the former Sri Lankan army chief who was arrested last night on suspicion of plotting a coup, accused the Government today of abducting her husband and treating him "like an animal". She also accused President ...
Sri Lanka's Fonseka treated like 'an animal': wifeAFP
Wife fears for jailed Sri Lanka generalABC Online
Fonseka's wife, Muslim leader claim he has been kidnappedOneindia
Telegraph.co.uk -CNN International -Voice of America
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02/09/2010 05:39 AM

NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down
Reuters
An Afghan villager watches US Army soldiers from Task Force Denali Platoon 1-40 CAV as they patrol next to a police station at Manzai village in Khowst province, Afghanistan, December 19, 2009. KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan villagers should stay inside and ...
US Marines gear up for major Afghan assaultAFP
Afghan Operation Moshtarak places success over surpriseBBC News
In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticedWashington Post
Los Angeles Times -Times Online -Voice of America
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02/09/2010 05:09 AM

Avalanches Kill 28, Trap Hundreds In Afghanistan
New York Times
By REUTERS KABUL (Reuters) - At least 28 people died and hundreds were trapped through the night in freezing cold and darkness after avalanches closed a mountain highway tunnel in Afghanistan. Passengers trapped in the Salang pass, the main route ...
28 die, 1500 missing in avalanchesThe Press Association
Avalanche kills 8 Afghans, injure 40Xinhua
Seven Afghans killed, hundreds stranded by heavy snowsMonsters and Critics.com
Sky News -RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -ISRIA (registration)
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02/09/2010 06:03 AM

Abbas mulls peace talks; expects US answers soon
Reuters
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a news conference after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Chancellery in Berlin February 1 , 2010. TOKYO (Reuters) - Palestinian leaders have not set specific terms on which they would ...
Palestinian FM: New Mideast talks must focus above all on bordersHa'aretz
Identity Found: On West Side via West BankNew York Times
Hamas Chief: 'No Prospect' of Israeli-Arab Peace DealsVoice of America
Jerusalem Post -BusinessWeek -AFP
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02/09/2010 01:51 AM

Sen. Shelby releases holds on nominees
Washington Post
Senators, usually from the minority party, often use the legislative tactic on one or a few presidential nominees, usually to protest parochial concerns. Shelby's maneuver, aimed at nearly all appointments awaiting confirmation on ...
Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby Says He's No Longer Blocking All Obama NomineesABC News
Senator Lifts Holds on Most NomineesNew York Times
Guest opinion: Broken senatePSU Daily Vanguard
Radio Iowa -AllGov -Politico
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02/09/2010 02:44 AM