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HONOLULU – President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans safe and said the failed Christmas Day plot to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner was "a serious reminder" of the need to continually adapt security measures against changing terrorist threats. Full Story »
Republicans have wasted no time in attacking Democrats after the failed terrorist bombing on Christmas. Full Story »
Obama heads back to the golf course after rushing home earlier to attend to a family friend's injury. Full Story »
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KAILUA, Hawaii - President Barack Obama abruptly ended his golf outing and sped in his motorcade to his compound Monday after he learned a friend's child was injured while playing on the beach. Full Story »
AFP
HONOLULU - A top national security official says the United States is reaching out to international partners in an effort to build support for a new round of sanctions against Iran's regime. Full Story »
MINNEAPOLIS - Minneapolis assistant police Chief Sharon Lubinski has become the first openly gay U.S. marshal. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - An Illinois firm agreed to pay a $1.25 million settlement for importing and selling the popular Thomas & Friends children's toys that contained lead levels above legal limits and risked sickening children. Full Story »
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's highest court plans to hear arguments in the case of two convicted murderers who contend their "life" sentences are now complete. Full Story »
WASHINGTON - The United States is worried that a peace agreement between Northern and Southern Sudan could be jeopardized by a law passed by Sudan's parliament. Full Story »
AP
ROME - Seven people, including a German teenager, have been killed by avalanches in northern Italy, officials said Sunday. Full Story »
AFP
ZAGREB (AFP) - Ivo Josipovic of Croatia's main opposition Social Democrats and independent Zagreb mayor Milan Bandic will contest a presidential election run-off, exit polls showed after a first round Sunday. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Americans would most like to live next door to the Obama family. But a reality star like California's "Octomom," or Jon and Kate Gosselin and their brood of eight would be a big turn off, according to a poll released Tuesday. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — An attempt to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day would be all-consuming for the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration — if there was one. Full Story »
GOP Members Join Fundraising Forces Full Story »
HONOLULU — In his first public statement since the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day, President Barack Obama called the incident “a serious reminder of the dangers we face” and tried to assure Americans that they are safe while urging them to remain vigilant. Full Story »
Law enforcement deaths this year dropped to their lowest level since 1959, while the decade of the 2000s was among the safest for officers — despite the deadliest single day for police on Sept. 11, 2001. Full Story »
House Democrats aren't optimistic that a government insurance plan, a central element of health care legislation passed in their chamber, will survive negotiations with the Senate. Full Story »
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