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UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP)

British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding British involvement in the Iraq war. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

AP - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:18:45 GMT

Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains (AP)

Two women pray outside the National Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Thousands were killed and many displaced after Haiti's Jan. 12 powerful earthquake. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

AP - Survivors of Haiti's catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: There's been no significant rain since the disaster. But that won't last.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:43:01 GMT

Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/ISNA,Hamid Foroutan)

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 00:03:10 GMT

Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico (AP)
AP - Chrysler Group LLC says it will invest $550 million to build the Fiat 500 minicar at its assembly plant near Mexico City.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:33:28 GMT

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Brees, Payton bask in glory of title (AP)
Clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium Monday morning, 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.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:21 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 05:41:20 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

Browns release troubled WR Stallworth (AP)
Donte' Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen in Cleveland. The Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following the Super Bowl. Stallworth was suspended for the 2009 season by Goodell after he pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:16:14 PST

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Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months (AP)

FILE - In this March 17, 2009 file photo, the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange is seen. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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 (AP)
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

Obama's health care summit: Just for show? (AP)

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:03:21 GMT

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World's tallest tower closed a month after opening (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2010 file photo, an Emirati man looks over the city view at an observation point screen at the observation deck of the Burj Dubai tower, on Level 124 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa's owner said Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 the observation deck of the world's tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spire's reputation just a month after it opened. The precise cause of the $1.5 billion Dubai skyscraper's closure remained unclear. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

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 00:03:27 GMT

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (AP)

FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., center, answers a reporter's question about Kuchera Defense Systems Inc., after attending a breakfast at the 'Showcase for Commerce' trade show in Johnstown, Pa. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. He was 77. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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 00:03:16 GMT

Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty (AP)

Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor, left, looks on as his attorney Ed Chernoff speaks during his arraignment at the Los Angeles Superior Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the singer's death in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Boster, Pool)

AP - Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:06:42 GMT

Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked (AP)

In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 photo, Chris Tarnovsky poses for photos after speaking at the Black Hat Briefings in Arlington, Va. Tarnovsky figured out a way to break chips that carry a 'Trusted Platform Module,' or TPM, designation. Such chips are billed as the industry's most secure and are estimated to be in as many as 100 million personal computers and servers, according to market research firm IDC. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:39 GMT