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Obama’s personal win: keeping the BlackBerry

By The Associated Press
January 22, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first family settled into their new lives in the White House on Thursday as President Barack Obama won an important personal victory: He gets to keep his BlackBerry. Obama will...

Spanish police confiscate suspected fake Dalis

By Associated Press
January 22, 2009

MADRID, Spain (AP) — Spanish police said Thursday they had confiscated dozens of suspected fake Dali artworks that were to be put on sale in the southern town of Estepona. A total of 81 pieces were...

Miniature noose found at Louisiana state office

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

BATON ROUGE, (AP) —A miniature noose was found at the desk of two black state workers on Wednesday, triggering an investigation into whether its placement there was a violation of a new state law....

China censors Obama’s inauguration address

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

BEIJING (AP) — China censored its translation of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech, removing references to communism and dissent, and quickly halted state television's live broadcast of...

Two men survive 25 days at sea in bathtub-sized cooler

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Two desperate, dehydrated men found bobbing in a bathtub-sized cooler off Australia told authorities they spent 25 days adrift after their fishing boat sank, officials...

Obama to meet war council on first full day

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's promise to end the war in Iraq will be on the agenda Wednesday when the new commander in chief meets with top national security aides and senior commanders,...

Obama to sign order to close Guantanamo prison

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to sign an executive order Thursday to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center within a year and halt military trials of terror suspects held there,...

Senate confirms six cabinet secretaries

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate swiftly approved six members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet on Tuesday, but put off for a day the vote on his choice of Hillary Rodham Clinton to be secretary of...

Israeli military says all soldiers out of Gaza

By The Associated Press
January 21, 2009

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it has withdrawn all of its soldiers from the Gaza Strip. The military says the pullout was completed before dawn on Wednesday. Israel sent thousands of...

 

Anti-war protesters throw shoes at White House

By
January 19, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-war protesters were throwing shoes outside the gates of the White House on President George W. Bush's last day in office. About 500 people marched to the White House and threw...

Hamas proclaims victory, seeks to restore order in Gaza Strip

By
January 19, 2009

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Uniformed Hamas security teams emerged on Gaza City's streets Monday as leaders of the Islamic militant group vowed to restore order in the shattered Palestinian territory...

Iran president: ‘Not feasible’ for Israel to continue to live in Gaza

By The Associated Press
January 15, 2009

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — A top Israeli envoy delivered his country's stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday. The Iranian president said the fighting...