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Pike, No. 5 Cincinnati beats West Virginia 24-21 (AP)
November 14, 2009 at 12:02 am

Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike (15) throws against West Virginia in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)AP - Far from perfect, No. 5 Cincinnati was good enough to stay unbeaten.



Google makes concessions on digital book deal (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 11:50 pm

FILE - In this March 21, 2008 file photo, a scanner passes over a book at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., where one of hundreds of librarians from all over the world was helping Google Inc.'s Book Search create digital versions of all the estimated 50 million to 100 million books in the world. The future of Google's plans to sell millions of books online could begin to take shape Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, file)AP - Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier objections of antitrust regulators.



Asia-Pacific leaders warn of mounting protectionism (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 11:23 pm

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner smiles during a Finance Ministers news conference at the APEC Summit in Singapore November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek PrakashReuters - Singling out the United States for trends "going in the opposite sense of free trade" Mexican President Felipe Calderon said on Saturday trade protectionism is a major threat to the global economic recovery.



Rich buying again, but middle class still hurting (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 10:43 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, a Nordstrom shopper is shown Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Portland, Ore. Recent earnings reports from stores paint a picture of two classes of American shoppers: The affluent finally are being enticed to spend, buying designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file)AP - American shoppers are splitting again: The affluent are finally starting to buy, picking up designer clothes at places like Nordstrom, while those on the lower economic rungs are still scrimping by, heading to Walmart for the basics.



Obama wants domestic spending cuts in next budget (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 10:40 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his speech on Asian policy in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, Pool)AP - The Obama administration, mindful of public anxiety over the government's mushrooming debt, is shifting emphasis from big-spending policies to deficit reduction. Domestic agencies have been told to brace for a spending freeze or cuts of up to 5 percent as part of a midterm election-year push to rein in record budget shortfalls.



9/11 plotters face death penalty in New York trial (AFP)
November 13, 2009 at 10:36 pm

A picture posted on the website www.muslm.net allegedly shows Al-Qaeda's Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks and four of his suspected co-plotters will be tried in a civilian court in New York(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried in a civilian court blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, the US government announced.



Kentucky beats Morehead State in Calipari's debut (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 10:32 pm

Kentucky coach John Calipari calls a play for his team during the first half of their NCAA college basketball game against Morehead State in Lexington, Ky., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.  (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe scored 24 points while starting in place of John Wall, and the fourth-ranked Wildcats opened the John Calipari era with a 75-59 win over Morehead State on Friday night.



East Coast storm begins to move out to sea (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 10:13 pm

A motorist drives through flood waters along Park Blvd. during severe weather, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 in Wildwood, N.J. AP Photo/Sean Fitzgerald)AP - A powerful storm born from the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida began moving out to sea Friday after raking the East Coast for three days, leaving behind it a trail of flooding, damaged buildings, eroded beaches and at least six deaths.



'Pacific' President Obama vows full US role in Asia (AFP)
November 13, 2009 at 9:00 pm

US President Barack Obama gives a speech at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Obama said Saturday that America's commitment to Asia's security was AFP - Billing himself America's first "Pacific president", Barack Obama said the United States did not seek to "contain" China and promised a full US role in charting Asia's future.



First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 8:51 pm

Reuters - The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.

Obama pushes for greater U.S. involvement in Asia (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 8:49 pm

Reuters - President Barack Obama pledged to pursue greater U.S. engagement in Asia, pragmatic cooperation with China and a push for deeper trade ties with the region in a major speech in the Japanese capital on Saturday.

US commitment to Asian security 'unshakeable' : Obama (AFP)
November 13, 2009 at 8:46 pm

US President Barack Obama gives a speech at Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Obama said Saturday that America's commitment to Asia's security was AFP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that America's commitment to Asia's security was "unshakeable" despite the heavy investment of US resources in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.



Obama hails China's expanded role in world affairs (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 8:29 pm

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama share a laugh as they arrive at a joint press conference following their meeting at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Issei Kato, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that he welcomes a robust China on the world scene, but he cautioned that all nations must respect human rights, including religious freedoms. In a speech to prominent Japanese, Obama called himself "America's first Pacific president" and urged greater cooperation between the United States and Japan and other Asian countries.



Bears' Cutler, Harris fined for abusive conduct (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:10 pm

Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler passes against San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - A bad season for the Chicago Bears just got worse. The NFL said Friday that quarterback Jay Cutler had been fined $20,000 for abusive conduct toward a game official during a 41-21 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.



NYC trial of 9/11 suspects poses legal risks (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

FILE - This July 2009 photo downloaded from the Arabic language web site www.muslm.net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The picture was allegedly taken by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and released only to the detainee's family. An Obama administration official said Friday Nov. 13, 2009 that accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court.   (AP Photo/www.muslm.net)AP - Hauling the professed 9/11 mastermind and four alleged henchmen to a New York courthouse is a risky proposition for President Barack Obama. The move will bar evidence obtained under duress and complicate a case where anything short of slamdunk convictions will empower the president's critics.



Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Afghan police officers, right, talk with U.S. Army soldiers after a suicide bomb detonated near Camp Phoenix, a logistics support base for U.S. forces just outside Kabul, Afgnaistan, Friday Nov. 13, 2009. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing Friday. (Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday. It was the first time since 2004 that soldier suicides in Iraq did not increase. Self-inflicted deaths in Afghanistan were on track to go up this year.



Lawmaker: Hasan had communications with Pakistan (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

FILE - This 2000 file picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan when was a medical student at the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Majpr Hasan, accused in the Fort Hood shootings, was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009, making him eligible for the death penalty if convicted, officials said. (AP Photo/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, file)AP - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people in a shooting spree at Fort Hood made or accepted wire transfers with Pakistan, a country wracked by Muslim extremist violence, a Republican congressman said Friday.



Splash! NASA moon crash struck lots of water (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

This  image provided Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 by NASA shows the ejecta plume created by the LCROSS Centaur upper stage rocket about 20 seconds after after impact Oct. 9, 2009. It turns out there's plenty of water on the moon-  at least near the lunar south pole, scientists said Friday. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Suddenly, the moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday — a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren and inhospitable.



FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

FILE - In this July 26, 2009, file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, FILE)AP - Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.



Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks on the Obama administration's efforts to reform the U.S. immigration system, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Center for American Progress in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.



Evangelist sentenced to 175 years for sex crimes (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 14, 2009 file photo, Evangelist Tony Alamo, center is led from the federal courthouse in downtown Texarkana Ark. The aging preacher, 75, faces up to a 175-year sentence from U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes when he returns to a Texarkana, Ark., federal courtroom on FridayNov. 13. A jury convicted him in July of 10 counts of taking underage girls as young as 8 across state lines for sex.  (AP Photo/Texarkana Gazette, Evan Lewis) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALESAP - Evangelist Tony Alamo used his stature as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering.



Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

Former Democratic Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, left, arrives at U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 for sentencing in his bribery case accompanied by his wife Andrea Jefferson. Jefferson was convicted on charges including bribery and racketeering. Prosecutors said he took in nearly half a million dollars in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - A former Louisiana congressman who famously stashed cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.



Man convicted of robbing mom over parking ticket (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 7:05 pm

AP - A 27-year-old Anchorage man has been convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint because she didn't give him money to help pay a parking ticket. The Anchorage district attorney said Thursday Cheng Saelee was also convicted of illegally contacting his mother from jail and trying to get her to drop the charges.

'Pacific' President Obama to speak to Asia (AFP)
November 13, 2009 at 6:16 pm

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama prior to meetings at Kantei in Tokyo. Obama insisted on Friday that the United States was a AFP - America's first "Pacific president" Barack Obama will reach out to Asia Saturday in a major speech seeking to reassert the United States as a regional powerhouse and counter-balance to a rising China.



Ex-congressman gets 13 years in freezer cash case (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 6:13 pm

Former Democratic Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson, left, arrives at U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 for sentencing in his bribery case accompanied by his wife Andrea Jefferson. Jefferson was convicted on charges including bribery and racketeering. Prosecutors said he took in nearly half a million dollars in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - A former Louisiana congressman who famously stashed cash in his freezer was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes in exchange for using his influence to broker business deals in Africa.



FACT CHECK: Palin's book goes rogue on some facts (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 5:21 pm

FILE - In this July 26, 2009, file photo, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in Fairbanks, Alaska. Oh, how the tables have turned. Nervous Democrats are on defense and emboldened Republicans sense opportunity heading into 2010 and the midterm elections. It was just three years ago that the GOP lost the House and Senate as well as governor's mansions in a cross-country Democratic wave. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, FILE)AP - Sarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to powerful interests and a politician roguishly indifferent to high ambition.



9/11 plotters face death penalty in trial near 'Ground Zero' (AFP)
November 13, 2009 at 5:16 pm

A picture posted on the website www.muslm.net allegedly shows Al-Qaeda's Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The accused mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks and four of his suspected co-plotters will be tried in a civilian court in New York(AFP/HO/File)AFP - The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will be tried in a civilian court blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, the US government announced Friday.



Evangelist sentenced to 175 years for sex crimes (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 4:08 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 14, 2009 file photo, Evangelist Tony Alamo, center is led from the federal courthouse in downtown Texarkana Ark. The aging preacher, 75, faces up to a 175-year sentence from U.S. District Judge Harry F. Barnes when he returns to a Texarkana, Ark., federal courtroom on FridayNov. 13. A jury convicted him in July of 10 counts of taking underage girls as young as 8 across state lines for sex.  (AP Photo/Texarkana Gazette, Evan Lewis) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALESAP - Evangelist Tony Alamo used his stature as a self-proclaimed prophet to force underage girls into sham marriages with him, controlling his followers with their fears of eternal suffering.



Fort Hood suspect may be permanently paralyzed (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 3:48 pm

Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in a mass shooting at the U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas, is seen in this undated handout photo from a pdf file of the U.S. Government Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences downloaded on November 6, 2009. The U.S. Army has charged Hasan, suspected of killing 13 people in last week's shooting spree at Fort Hood, with murder, an Army spokesman said on November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/HandoutReuters - The U.S. Army psychiatrist charged with 13 counts of murder in the Fort Hood Army base shootings may be permanently paralyzed from the waist down due to the gunshots used to subdue him, his lawyer said on Friday.



Son of executed DC sniper: 'I am my own man' (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 3:41 pm

FILE - In this Tuesday Dec. 2, 2003 file photo, Lindbergh Williams, first son of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad, arrives in Chesapeake Circuit Court in Chesapeake, Va..  Williams says he does not want to be judged by his father's crimes.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)AP - Three days after his father's execution, the 27-year-old son of D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad said Friday that he doesn't want to be judged by the crimes of a father he didn't really know until the shooting spree.



Napolitano pronounces US border more secure now (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 3:36 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers remarks on the Obama administration's efforts to reform the U.S. immigration system, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at the Center for American Progress in Washington.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - The Obama administration has met many of the border security benchmarks Congress set in 2007 as a prerequisite to immigration reform and now it's time to change the law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.



Yale suspect's floor scrubbing raised suspicions (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 3:29 pm

FILE - In this  Thursday Sept. 17, 2009 file photo, Raymond Clark III is arraigned at Superior Court in  New Haven, Conn  An arrest warrant released Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 says a bloody sock found in the ceiling and an ink pen found under Yale graduate student Annie Le's body links Clark to her Sept. 2009 killing. (AP Photo/Douglas Healey, Pool)AP - An animal research technician charged with killing a Yale graduate student raised suspicions when he began scrubbing floors after the crime and tried to move a box of bloody wipes from the view of an investigator, according to an arrest warrant released Friday.



Man convicted of robbing mom over parking ticket (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 3:17 pm

AP - An Anchorage man has been convicted of robbing his mother at gunpoint because she didn't give him money to help pay a parking ticket. The Anchorage district attorney said Thursday that 27-year-old Cheng Saelee was also convicted of illegally contacting his mother from jail and trying to get her to drop the charges.

Fla. man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 3:16 pm

This Nov. 11, 2009 booking photo made available by the Hillsborough County, Fla. Sheriff's Office shows Joshua Basso. Florida police say Basso, arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex, claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. (AP Photo/Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)AP - Florida police say a man arrested for repeatedly calling 911 looking for sex claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes. Tampa police said 29-year-old Joshua Basso made sexual comments to the 911 dispatcher and asked if he could come to her house. Investigators say she hung up, but he called back four more times.



Balloon boy parents face sentence in December (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 2:16 pm

Richard (L) and Mayumi Heene leave Larimer County district court in Fort Collins, Colorado November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - The parents of a Colorado boy whose apparent brush with death in a helium balloon transfixed millions pleaded guilty on Friday to staging a publicity-seeking hoax and will be sentenced next month.



NC principal leaves after cash-for-grades flap (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 1:15 pm

AP - A North Carolina principal is retiring after school district leaders halted a cash-for-grades fundraiser she approved.

Ochocinco says he was fined $20,000 for $1 'bribe' (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco (85) is tackled by Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth (24) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)AP - Chad Ochocinco's pretend $1 bribe is going to cost him a lot more.



NASA: Evidence of water found in moon crater (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 12:25 pm

A AP - NASA says a spacecraft that was intentionally crashed into the moon has turned up the best evidence yet of water.



Flu infections starting to peak in some areas: WHO (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 12:21 pm

A woman and a child wear masks as they wait for a H1N1 flu check-up at a temporary H1N1 flu treatment centre at a hospital in Seoul November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Choi Bu-SeokReuters - In an update on the H1N1 swine flu virus, the WHO said parts of the southern and southeastern United States, as well as Iceland and Ireland, seemed to have weakening levels of disease after an unusually early start of the winter flu season.



Obama eyes domestic spending freeze (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 12:11 pm

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, not pictured, at Kantei, the official residence of the Japanese prime minister, in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits that threaten the economy and Democrats' political prospects next fall.



Army says morale down among troops in Afghanistan (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 11:30 am

AP - Morale has fallen among soldiers in Afghanistan, where troops are seeing record violence in the 8-year-old war, while those in Iraq show much improved mental health amid much lower violence, the Army said Friday.

Coastal flooding a concern as storm moves up coast (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 10:38 am

Lisa Kendrick, walks her dogs, Gaiden, left, and Loki, along a sidewalk  flooded from the remnants of  Tropical Storm Ida in the Ocean View area of  Norfolk, Va., Thursday Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida pounded the East Coast on Friday, flooding coastal areas of New Jersey and New York and eroding beaches in New Jersey after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia.



Iran's Supreme Leader cannot be removed (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 9:21 am

Reuters - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cannot be removed from his post because his legitimacy comes from God, an official close to Iran's most powerful figure was reported Friday as saying.

White House counsel Craig is resigning (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 9:03 am

Reuters - White House Counsel Gregory Craig is resigning and will be replaced by Bob Bauer, a Democratic lawyer who has worked for President Barack Obama, the White House said on Friday.

Trade deficit widens more than expected in Sept. (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 9:01 am

In this Nov. 2, 2009 photo, hundreds of imported vehicles are parked in a storage lot after being unloaded from freight ships in Elizabeth, N.J. The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in September as foreign oil prices rose to the highest level in nearly a year, swamping a fifth consecutive gain in exports. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in September as foreign oil prices rose to the highest level in nearly a year, swamping a fifth consecutive gain in exports.



Alleged 9/11 plotters to be tried in New York: report (AFP)
November 13, 2009 at 8:29 am

A picture posted on the website www.muslm.net allegedly shows Al-Qaeda's Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks, including Sheikh, will be tried in a civilian court in New York.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks, including the self-proclaimed mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be tried in a civilian court in New York, The Washington Post reported Friday.



Iran's struggle with America should continue: cleric (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 7:38 am

Reuters - Iran must continue its struggle against the United States, a hardline cleric said on Friday a day after Washington renewed long-standing U.S. financial sanctions against Iran.

Obama faces strains in Japan, first stop in Asia (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 6:52 am

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) stands with U.S. President Barack Obama as they arrive at the Phipps Conservatory for an opening reception and working dinner for heads of delegation at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 24, 2009. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama headed into talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday in which he will likely try to smooth strained ties as the allies adjust to a rising China.



9/11 suspects to be tried in New York: official (Reuters)
November 13, 2009 at 6:49 am

Reuters - Five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be sent to criminal court in New York from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, an Obama administration official said on Friday.

AP Source: Gitmo 9/11 suspects to NY for trial (AP)
November 13, 2009 at 6:11 am

FILE - In this March 1, 2003 file picture, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan. An Obama administration official said Friday Nov. 13, 2009 that accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court.  (AP Photo/File)AP - Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be sent to New York to face trial in a civilian federal court, an Obama administration official said Friday.


 

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