Archive for February 3rd, 2010

China hits back at US ‘pressure’ over trade (AFP)

File photo shows Chinese and United States flags at the International Trade Center in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama has vowed to get tougher with China on enforcing trade rules, stepping up the tone amid rising friction between the two powers over Taiwan and Tibet.(AFP/File/Jewel Samad)AFP - China on Thursday hit back at what it called "wrongful accusations and pressure" from the United States a day after President Barack Obama vowed a tougher line towards Beijing on trade.


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Intel Chief: US at Risk of Crippling Cyber Attack – FOXNews


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Intel Chief: US at Risk of Crippling Cyber Attack
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The United States is at risk of a crippling cyber attack that could "wreak havoc" on the country, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair said. From left, National Counterterrorism Center Directir Michael Leiter, Director of National ...
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Blue chippers flock to Florida (AP)

West All-Stars' Ronald Powell, left, catches a pass for a touchdown as East All-Stars' Jaylen Watkins, right, defends during the first quarter of U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - This much is certain at Florida: Any doubts about Urban Meyer's future with the Gators didn't hurt their recruiting one bit this year.


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Brown demands to be sworn in earlier than planned (AP)

Sen.-elect Scott Brown, second from left, sits with Boston FM radio personality Greg Hill, second from right, during a so-called 'beer summit' at a bar in Boston's South End neighborhood, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Brown agreed to the beer summit during a September 2009 radio interview. Ten winners of a raffle held to benefit the charity Homes for Our Troops attended the get together in the bar. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown changed course and demanded he be sworn in to replace the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on Thursday, an accelerated timetable that conservatives had been clamoring for and one that Democrats quickly accepted — and had already been moving to accommodate.


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Obama prescribes election plan to Democrats: Lead (AP)

President Barack Obama, right, is hugged by Senate Majority leader Harry Reid of Nev., prior to addressing the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Issues Conference, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - In a blunt election prescription for his own skittish party, President Barack Obama on Wednesday implored Democratic leaders to swing big, be honest with an angry public and expose any obstructionism by Republicans.


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Gates: Don’t rush to lift ban on gays in military (AP)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Joints Chiefs Chairman Adm Michael Mullen huddle on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, while testifying before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department's fiscal 2011 budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The United States should not rush into a change as large as repealing the ban on gays serving openly in the military without making sure the people it affects are on board, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.


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