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TSA chief seeks less 'invasive' methods
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Transportation Safety Administration chief John Pistole said Thursday the agency is looking at new technology such as scanner images that show passengers as "stick figures" and security methods used in Israeli airports as part of his pledge to make air travel "as minimally invasive as possible." Published 10:13 a.m. January 13, 2011
Banks repossessed 1 million homes in 2010
By Janna Herron - Associated Press
Lenders are poised to take back more homes this year than any other since the U.S. housing meltdown began in 2006. About 5 million borrowers are at least two months behind on their mortgages and more will miss payments as they struggle with job losses and loans worth more than their home's value, industry analysts forecast. Published 9:07 a.m. January 13, 2011
Lebanese coalition collapses in turmoil over probe
By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times
Lebanon's year-old coalition government collapsed Wednesday amid fears that a United Nations report into the 2005 assassination of the country's prime minister will trigger a new civil war and plunge the Middle East into another conflict. Published 8:36 p.m. January 12, 2011
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Enterprise ships out with new captain
The USS Enterprise puts to sea with a new captain as its former commander, Capt. Owen Honors, is investigated for his bawdy videos.
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Brazil mudslides kill more than 300
The death toll is rising in Teresopolis, Brazil, after rains washed tons of rusty red earth into Brazilian mountain towns.
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President Obama speaks at a memorial service for the victims of Saturday's shootings in Tucson, Ariz.
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Northeast slammed with more snow
The Northeastern states are expecting more than a foot of new snow from a storm that already has covered the South with ice.
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Australia's third-largest city, Brisbane, is underwater, and least 22 people have died across Queensland state in the worst flooding in the nation's history.
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Ivory Coast soldiers fire on crowd
Security forces loyal to Ivory Coast's incumbent leader, who refuses to cede power, fired on civilians loyal to his rival, killing four.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears for a procedural hearing in his fight to avoid extradition to Sweden to face charges of sex crime.
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Auburn claims NCAA football crown
Auburn wins its first national title since 1957 with a last-second field goal to beat Oregon, 22-19.
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China flight-tests a stealth fighter jet as Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
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Sleet, ice and several inches of snow, as much as 9 inches in some places, blankets states from Louisiana to the Carolinas.
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Obama: May good come of Ariz. tragedy
By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times
Invoking the memory of a slain 9-year-old girl, a solemn President Obama on Wednesday night urged Americans to "live up to her expectations" and shelve bitter politics as the nation grieves for the victims of Saturday's attack in Tucson, Ariz. Published 10:44 p.m. January 12, 2011
Some Democrats seek to dial back overheated rhetoric on shootings
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
ANALYSIS: Some Democrats are calling for a cease-fire in a heated liberal campaign to pin blame for the Tucson, Ariz., massacre on conservative speech and specifically on former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Published 8:29 p.m. January 12, 2011
N. Korea seen as drawing bead on both Seoul, U.S.
By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times
Defense experts warn that the North Korean military is a strategic threat and will soon be equipped to target the U.S. mainland. Published 8:10 p.m. January 12, 2011
Health-law fight highlights CBO balancing act
By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times
In rolling out their "Pledge to America" last year, House Republicans repeatedly cited Congressional Budget Office research as proof President Obama's health care overhaul was too expensive. Published 8:16 p.m. January 12, 2011
Obama: May good come of Ariz. tragedy
By Kara Rowland - The Washington Times
Invoking the memory of a slain 9-year-old girl, a solemn President Obama on Wednesday night urged Americans to "live up to her expectations" and shelve bitter politics as the nation grieves for the victims of Saturday's attack in Tucson, Ariz. Published 10:44 p.m. January 12, 2011
TSA chief seeks less 'invasive' methods
By Joseph Weber - The Washington Times
Transportation Safety Administration chief John Pistole said Thursday the agency is looking at new technology such as scanner images that show passengers as "stick figures" and security methods used in Israeli airports as part of his pledge to make air travel "as minimally invasive as possible." Published 10:13 a.m. January 13, 2011
Clinton says Mideast faces disaster without reform
By Matthew Lee - Associated Press
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday delivered a stark warning to Arab leaders that they will face growing unrest, extremism and even rebellion unless they quickly address depleting oil and water reserves and enact real economic and political reform. Published 11:34 a.m. January 13, 2011
N. Korea seen as drawing bead on both Seoul, U.S.
By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times
Defense experts warn that the North Korean military is a strategic threat and will soon be equipped to target the U.S. mainland. Published 8:10 p.m. January 12, 2011
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TYRRELL: Liberalism's death knell keeps tolling
Tucson tragedy is the latest sign the left's lost touch with America Published 6:18 p.m. January 12, 2011
