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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 04:49:35 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
| Kansas cruises past slumping Texas 80-68 (AP)
Marcus Morris scored 18 points to lead No. 1 Kansas to an 80-68 victory over No. 14 Texas on Monday night and the Jayhawks easily handled an opponent that a few weeks ago was supposed to challenge them for the Big 12 title. Kansas (23-1, 9-0) outmuscled and outhustled the Longhorns (19-5, 5-4) in just about every way, holding the top-scoring team in the Big 12 to 37 percent shooting and scoring 27...
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:06:39 PST
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Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes
(AP)
 AP - Toyota is recalling nearly 200,000 of its signature Prius green cars in Japan for braking problems, the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:09:17 GMT
| Asian stocks mixed after Wall St decline
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 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
| Drivers, cars are ill-equipped when panic sets in
(AP)
AP - You're driving down the highway and suddenly your car starts accelerating on its own. Knuckles white, going from 60 to 90 miles an hour in a couple of seconds, you do what comes naturally — hit the brakes. But what if the car keeps going?
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:09:18 GMT
| Oil below $72 in Asia amid economy doubts
(AP)
 AP - Oil prices lingered below $72 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as investors remained uncertain about the strength of global economic growth and demand for crude.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:07:36 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
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 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, voice for veterans, dies at 77
(AP)
 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 following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:50:17 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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