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Today's Top Stories: Voting begins in Iraq under tight security Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Bus crashes in Arizona, killing 7 Chinese tourists Bonuses no luxury for some Wall Street workers Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids Spears gets restraining order on Lutfi, Ghalib AP source: McNamee's syringes at UCLA lab for test GDP sees biggest drop in 27 years Obama says will reverse Bush labor policies As Wall Street falters, Washington's star rises Iraqis vote behind barbed wire, testing security Republicans elect Steele first black chairman No bail for jailed Florida fund manager Nadel New U.S. strategy needed in Afghanistan: Oxfam Obama, Congress seek deal on economic stimulus Iraqis vote in landmark election British protests against foreign energy workers spread Voting begins in Iraq under tight security Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:00 pm PST AP - Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and police cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation's stability as U.S. officials consider the pace of troop withdrawals. Full Story Top Tax issues emerge in Daschle nomination Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:29 pm PST AP - Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story Top Geithner, Bernanke work on $700B bailout overhaul Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:17 pm PST AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top banking officials met Friday to hammer out details of a major overhaul of the government's financial rescue program. One official said the Obama administration was close to unveiling the new plan. Full Story Top Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:30 pm PST AP - The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. Full Story Top Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:09 pm PST AP - Federal health officials opened a criminal investigation Friday into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak. President Barack Obama pledged stricter oversight of food safety to prevent breakdowns in inspections. Full Story Top Bus crashes in Arizona, killing 7 Chinese tourists Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:08 pm PST AP - A tour bus carrying Chinese nationals overturned on a highway near the Hoover Dam on Friday, killing seven people and injuring at least 10 others, authorities said. Full Story Top Bonuses no luxury for some Wall Street workers Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:40 pm PST AP - To President Barack Obama, Wall Street's $18.4 billion in bonuses is "shameful." To thousands of bank employees who don't sit in corner offices, that money helps pay the bills. Full Story Top Make that 14: Octuplet mom already had 6 kids Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:08 pm PST AP - How in the world does a woman with six children get a fertility doctor to help her have more — eight more? Full Story Top Spears gets restraining order on Lutfi, Ghalib Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:42 pm PST AP - Britney Spears has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama "Sam" Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, court records show. Attorneys for Spears and her father, who is her legal conservator, received the order Friday. The documents state that Lutfi, Ghalib and attorney Jon Eardley have been trying to gain control of Spears' affairs. Full Story Top AP source: McNamee's syringes at UCLA lab for test Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:38 pm PST AP - The country's leading doping lab is testing syringes and vials Roger Clemens' former personal trainer gave federal investigators to determine whether the items contain traces of performance-enhancing drugs, a person close to the case told The Associated Press. Full Story Top GDP sees biggest drop in 27 years Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:11 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. economy shrank at its fastest pace in nearly 27 years in the fourth quarter, government data showed on Friday, sinking deeper into a recession that the White House said demands urgent action. Full Story Top Obama says will reverse Bush labor policies Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:59 pm PST Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Friday to reverse labor policies from his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush, that unions have long contended favored employers over workers. Full Story Top As Wall Street falters, Washington's star rises Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:17 pm PST Reuters - As Wall Street suffers through its worst slump in memory, New York City risks tarnishing its image as the city that drives America. Full Story Top Iraqis vote behind barbed wire, testing security Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:58 pm PST Reuters - Iraqis voted behind barbed wire and rings of police on Saturday in an election that tested the war-battered country's fragile security gains and which may ease lingering sectarian resentment still fuelling violence. Full Story Top Republicans elect Steele first black chairman Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:40 pm PST Reuters - The Republican Party picked its first black chairman on Friday as it elected former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele to rebuild the party after a string of devastating defeats. Full Story Top No bail for jailed Florida fund manager Nadel Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:00 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. court denied bail on Friday for Florida hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, who surrendered to authorities this week to face securities and wire fraud charges. Full Story Top New U.S. strategy needed in Afghanistan: Oxfam Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:02 pm PST Reuters - The United States must change its strategy in Afghanistan if it is to avoid a humanitarian crisis, with millions of Afghans struggling to survive and violence at its worst levels since 2001, an aid group said on Saturday. Full Story Top Obama, Congress seek deal on economic stimulus Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:55 pm PST Reuters - Republicans in the U.S. Senate accepted on Thursday President Barack Obama's offer to search for a compromise on an economic stimulus bill that could end up costing around $900 billion, as long as tax cuts play a large role. Full Story Top Iraqis vote in landmark election Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:48 pm PST AFP - Iraqis were voting in provincial elections on Saturday in a crucial test for a nation struggling to emerge from years of sectarian strife and strengthen its fledgling democracy. Full Story Top British protests against foreign energy workers spread Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:31 pm PST AFP - Wildcat strikes against foreign workers spread through oil refineries and other energy facilities in Britain, fuelled by fears of rising job cuts. Full Story Top

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