Archive for January, 2010

Jan 30 2010

US halts airlifts of Haiti patients, citing space (AP)

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US halts airlifts of Haiti patients, citing space
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Betina Joseph, 5, lies with her mother Denise Exima, 28, at the University of Miami-run field hospital at Haiti's international airport in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Doctors said that tetanus developed in Betina's small leg wound and if she's not evacuated in the next 24 hours, she may die. Efforts to treat the injured suffered a setback as the US military said it had halted flights carrying earthquake victims to the US for emergency medical care, because of an apparent cost dispute. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP – The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States because of an apparent dispute over where seriously injured patients should be taken for treatment.

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Jan 29 2010

Face to face, Obama urges GOP to work with Dems (AP)

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Face to face, Obama urges GOP to work with Dems
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President Barack Obama is greeted by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, before speaking to Republican lawmakers at the GOP House Issues Conference, in Baltimore, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – In a face-to-face encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on health care, economic stimulus and other major issues.

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Jan 29 2010

Face to face, Obama urges GOP to work with Dems (AP)

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Face to face, Obama urges GOP to work with Dems
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President Barack Obama is greeted by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, before speaking to Republican lawmakers at the GOP House Issues Conference, in Baltimore, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – In a face-to-face encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on health care, economic stimulus and other major issues.

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Jan 29 2010

Face to face, Obama urges GOP to work with Dems (AP)

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Face to face, Obama urges GOP to work with Dems
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President Barack Obama is greeted by House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, before speaking to Republican lawmakers at the GOP House Issues Conference, in Baltimore, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – In a face-to-face encounter, President Barack Obama chastised Republican lawmakers Friday for opposing him on health care, economic stimulus and other major issues.

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Jan 28 2010

Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda (AP)

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Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesAP – Democratic lawmakers must soon decide whether President Barack Obama is leading them toward statesmanlike courage or political folly with his take-no-prisoners reassertion of an ambitious social agenda.

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Jan 27 2010

Toyota halts US sales of Camry, 7 other models (AP)

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Toyota halts US sales of Camry, 7 other models
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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2008 file photo, 2009 Matrix compact wagons sit at a Toyota dealership in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo. Toyota on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 announced that it is instructing Toyota dealers to temporarily suspend sales of eight models involved in the recall announced on Jan. 21. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)AP – Toyota’s decision to suspend U.S. sales of eight of its most popular models — including the Camry, America’s best-selling car — to fix faulty gas pedals is a stunning blow to the automaker’s reputation and endangers its fledgling earnings recovery.

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Jan 25 2010

AP sources: Obama to seek freeze on part of budget (AP)

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AP sources: Obama to seek freeze on part of budget
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President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Facing voter anger over mounting budget deficits, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011, administration officials said Monday. Separately, Obama unveiled plans to help a middle class “under assault” pay its bills, save for retirement and care for kids and aging parents.

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Jan 25 2010

AP sources: Obama to seek freeze on part of budget (AP)

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AP sources: Obama to seek freeze on part of budget
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President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building across from the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Facing voter anger over mounting budget deficits, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011, administration officials said Monday. Separately, Obama unveiled plans to help a middle class “under assault” pay its bills, save for retirement and care for kids and aging parents.

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Jan 24 2010

Bin Laden endorses failed attempt to bomb US jet (AP)

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Bin Laden endorses failed attempt to bomb US jet
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FILE - This is an undated photo of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden issued a new audio message claiming responsibility for the Christmas day bombing attempt in Detroit and vowed further attacks. (AP Photo, File)AP – Osama bin Laden endorsed the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and threatened new attacks against the United States in an audio message released Sunday that appeared aimed at asserting he maintains some direct command over al-Qaida-inspired offshoots.

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Jan 23 2010

UN: Haiti government calls off search and rescue (AP)

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UN: Haiti government calls off search and rescue
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U.S. Army Pvt. Allen Devriendt, of Delta Company, 173rd Cavalry, 82nd Airborne, of Phoenix, Ariz., tries to keep a stack of water bottles from falling over as a helicopter takes off at a refugee camp in Port-au-Prince, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. International aid flowing into Haiti after the massive Jan. 12 earthquake has been struggling with logistical problems, and many people are still desperate for food and water.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP – Haiti’s government has declared the search and rescue phase for survivors of the earthquake over, the United Nations announced Saturday, saying there is little hope of finding more people alive 11 days after much of the capital was reduced to rubble.

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