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Today's Top Stories: Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23, 6th title GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate Sri Lankan hospital hit by shelling, 9 killed Obama says Iraq's peaceful elections aid pullout Israel strikes Gaza after militant rocket fire Volcano erupts near Tokyo raining ash down on city Police: Gunmen kidnap American in Pakistan Thaw comes slowly to storm-ravaged Kentucky Phelps acknowledges photo using pot pipe AP IMPACT: SWAT teams deployed in 911 fraud Steelers edge Cardinals for sixth Super Bowl win Obama calls meeting with top Democrats on stimulus Obama says most U.S. troops in Iraq home within a year Israel bombs Gaza tunnels in series of air raids Wen sees signs of Chinese economy reviving Venezuela's Chavez celebrates 10 years in office New Iceland government promises to fight crisis Colombian rebels free four hostages, problems arise UN official kidnapped in Pakistan: police Israel threatens more Gaza strikes Steelers rally to beat Cardinals 27-23, 6th title Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:46 pm PST AP - Their Steel Curtain shredded, Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense ended a Super Bowl of incredible swings with a final-minute touchdown for a historic victory. Full Story Top GOP leaders doubt stimulus bill will pass Senate Sun, 1 Feb 2009 06:54 pm PST AP - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday the massive stimulus bill backed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats could go down to defeat if it's not stripped of unnecessary spending and focused more on housing issues and tax cut. Full Story Top Sri Lankan hospital hit by shelling, 9 killed Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:57 pm PST AP - Three artillery barrages struck a hospital in Sri Lanka's chaotic war zone, slamming into its pediatrics ward and its women's wing and killing nine patients, the Red Cross said Monday. Full Story Top Obama says Iraq's peaceful elections aid pullout Sun, 1 Feb 2009 07:42 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday that the peaceful elections in Iraq are "good news" for U.S. troops and their families, and he agreed with the suggestion that a substantial number of those troops could be home within a year. Full Story Top Israel strikes Gaza after militant rocket fire Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:40 pm PST AP - Israel threatened "harsh and disproportionate" retaliation after Gaza militants fired at least 10 rockets and mortar shells across the border Sunday and warplanes later bombed the area where Hamas smuggles in weapons from Egypt through tunnels. Full Story Top Volcano erupts near Tokyo raining ash down on city Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:42 pm PST AP - A snowcapped volcano northwest of Tokyo erupted early Monday, sending up a huge plume of smoke and gas and raining fine, powdery ash on parts of Japan's capital. Full Story Top Police: Gunmen kidnap American in Pakistan Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:48 pm PST AP - Gunmen kidnapped an American U.N. official and killed his driver in southwest Pakistan on Monday, police said, underscoring the security threat in a country wracked by al-Qaida violence and rising criminality. Full Story Top Thaw comes slowly to storm-ravaged Kentucky Sun, 1 Feb 2009 08:28 pm PST AP - Thousands of National Guard troops swinging chainsaws cut their way into remote communities Sunday to reach residents stranded by a deadly ice storm, freeing some to get out of their driveways for the first time in nearly a week. Full Story Top Phelps acknowledges photo using pot pipe Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:58 pm PST AP - Olympic great Michael Phelps acknowledged "regrettable" behavior and "bad judgment" after a photo in a British newspaper Sunday showed him inhaling from a marijuana pipe. Full Story Top AP IMPACT: SWAT teams deployed in 911 fraud Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:00 pm PST AP - Doug Bates and his wife, Stacey, were in bed around 10 p.m., their 2-year-old daughters asleep in a nearby room. Suddenly they were shaken awake by the wail of police sirens and the rumble of a helicopter above their suburban Southern California home. A criminal must be on the loose, they thought. Full Story Top Steelers edge Cardinals for sixth Super Bowl win Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:58 pm PST Reuters - The Pittsburgh Steelers captured their record sixth Super Bowl by defeating the upset-minded Arizona Cardinals 27-23 Sunday on a dramatic touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes with 35 seconds left. Full Story Top Obama calls meeting with top Democrats on stimulus Sun, 1 Feb 2009 09:04 pm PST Reuters - Facing opposition from Republican lawmakers to parts of his economic recovery plan, President Barack Obama called Democratic Congressional leaders to a meeting on Monday to drive home his message of urgency. Full Story Top Obama says most U.S. troops in Iraq home within a year Sun, 1 Feb 2009 03:01 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama told Americans on Sunday a substantial number of the 140,000 U.S. troops in Iraq would be home within a year, saying Iraqis were now ready to take more responsibility for their own security. Full Story Top Israel bombs Gaza tunnels in series of air raids Sun, 1 Feb 2009 02:34 pm PST Reuters - Israel launched a series of air strikes in the Gaza Strip Sunday, targeting a Hamas security complex and tunnels used to smuggle weapons after vowing a "disproportionate" response to cross-border fire. Full Story Top Wen sees signs of Chinese economy reviving Sun, 1 Feb 2009 04:23 pm PST Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday he saw signs of recovery in the final days of 2008 after growth in the world's third largest economy slowed abruptly but indicated that further stimulus measures might be needed. Full Story Top Venezuela's Chavez celebrates 10 years in office Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:07 pm PST Reuters - President Hugo Chavez marked 10 years in office on Monday, declaring a national holiday to celebrate just hours before the anniversary in a sign of how personalized his grip on Venezuela has become. Full Story Top New Iceland government promises to fight crisis Sun, 1 Feb 2009 02:18 pm PST Reuters - Iceland named an interim center-left government on Sunday which promised to rebuild its shattered economy while cushioning its people from the worst of the crisis. Full Story Top Colombian rebels free four hostages, problems arise Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:16 pm PST Reuters - Colombia's FARC rebels freed four hostages in the first of three prisoner releases planned this week, but the operation was complicated by a rebel bombing and charges of military harassment during the handover. Full Story Top UN official kidnapped in Pakistan: police Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:12 pm PST AFP - Gunmen on Monday kidnapped a foreign national working as a senior official at the UN Refugee Agency in Pakistan's insurgency-hit southwest province of Baluchistan, police said. Full Story Top Israel threatens more Gaza strikes Sun, 1 Feb 2009 11:00 pm PST AFP - Israel threatened more strikes against Hamas on Monday hours after aircraft bombed Gaza in response to new rocket fire from the Islamist-ruled enclave. Full Story Top

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