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Today's Front Page News: Obama: Early to mull more troops in Afghanistan Pending Obama visit sparks protests at Notre Dame Girl Power: Filly Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Sri Lanka says all civilians out of war zone Reunited with mom, abducted boy headed back home Spacewalkers pull off toughest Hubble repairs yet Obama taps potential rival for China envoy Analysis: Democrats' security feud may cost them 'Farrah's Story' draws nearly 9 million viewers Stewart wins first race as owner in All-Star event Sri Lanka's long war in bloody final climax Obama to press Netanyahu on two states, settlements India's Congress to pick allies after election win Obama names Republican governor as envoy to China Myanmar's Suu Kyi defiant ahead of trial: lawyer ElBaradei urges Iran to engage with U.S. Emerging economies face acute disaster risks: U.N. Pakistani army closes in on Taliban stronghold in Swat Troops kill escaping Tiger rebels: SLanka army Kuwaiti women win first ever seats in parliament Obama: Early to mull more troops in Afghanistan Sat, 16 May 2009 10:45 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama says he needs to see how fast Afghanistan can be stabilized and led toward a more democratic government before deciding whether more troops are needed. Full Story Top Pending Obama visit sparks protests at Notre Dame Sat, 16 May 2009 10:46 pm PDT AP - Graduation festivities got under way at the University of Notre Dame on Saturday — as well as another day of demonstrations over President Barack Obama's appearance Sunday. Full Story Top Girl Power: Filly Rachel Alexandra wins Preakness Sat, 16 May 2009 10:46 pm PDT AP - Girls rule! The best 3-year-old in the land just happens to be a filly named Rachel Alexandra. Full Story Top Sri Lanka says all civilians out of war zone Sat, 16 May 2009 11:30 pm PDT AP - The last remaining civilians trapped by fighting in northern Sri Lanka poured out of the war zone Sunday, clearing the way for government forces to wipe out the remaining Tamil Tiger rebel resistance, the military said. Full Story Top Reunited with mom, abducted boy headed back home Sat, 16 May 2009 10:47 pm PDT AP - A 3-year-old boy abducted from his family home in San Bernardino nearly two weeks ago was being evaluated at a local hospital Saturday after returning from the Mexican border town of Mexicali, where he had been found wandering the streets, sheriff's officials said. Full Story Top Spacewalkers pull off toughest Hubble repairs yet Sat, 16 May 2009 10:47 pm PDT AP - Spacewalking astronauts gave the Hubble Space Telescope a more commanding view of the cosmos by installing a new high-tech instrument Saturday, then pulled off their toughest job yet: fixing a broken camera. Full Story Top Obama taps potential rival for China envoy Sat, 16 May 2009 10:48 pm PDT AP - With a reach across the political divide for Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, President Barack Obama may have sidelined for now a potentially formidable Republican moderate and possible White House challenger in 2012. Full Story Top Analysis: Democrats' security feud may cost them Sat, 16 May 2009 10:49 pm PDT AP - Democrats just can't seem to get on the same page on national security — and it could cost them dearly on an issue Republicans have dominated for decades. Full Story Top 'Farrah's Story' draws nearly 9 million viewers Sat, 16 May 2009 11:54 pm PDT AP - A documentary that showed Farrah Fawcett's battle against cancer in wrenching detail drew an estimated 8.9 million viewers, NBC said. Full Story Top Stewart wins first race as owner in All-Star event Sat, 16 May 2009 10:55 pm PDT AP - Tony Stewart crossed the finish line for his first victory as a car owner and made some rapid-fire decisions. No, he would not climb the Lowe's Motor Speedway fence in celebration. No, he would not go to his beloved Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday to watch — or participate — in the final day of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. Full Story Top Sri Lanka's long war in bloody final climax Sat, 16 May 2009 10:18 pm PDT Reuters - Tamil Tiger rebels launched suicide attacks against Sri Lankan troops fighting on Sunday to deliver a death blow to the separatists after the president declared victory in Asia's longest modern war, the military said. Full Story Top Obama to press Netanyahu on two states, settlements Sat, 16 May 2009 02:15 pm PDT Reuters - Days before a White House summit, the Obama administration signaled on Saturday that the U.S. president would press Israel's new government to endorse Palestinian statehood and halt settlement expansion. Full Story Top India's Congress to pick allies after election win Sat, 16 May 2009 09:33 pm PDT Reuters - India's ruling Congress-led alliance, toasting a sweeping victory in a general election, began choosing on Sunday a small group of allies to support the coalition and focus on reviving a slowing economy. Full Story Top Obama names Republican governor as envoy to China Sat, 16 May 2009 02:11 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday named the Republican governor of Utah to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a pivotal post in relations between the United States and a major emerging economic power. Full Story Top Myanmar's Suu Kyi defiant ahead of trial: lawyer Sat, 16 May 2009 09:44 pm PDT Reuters - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and ready to defend herself against new charges that have triggered international condemnation of the military regime, her lawyer said. Full Story Top ElBaradei urges Iran to engage with U.S. Sat, 16 May 2009 10:25 am PDT Reuters - Iran should engage with the United States and negotiate over its nuclear programme, Mohamed ElBaradei, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a magazine interview released on Saturday. Full Story Top Emerging economies face acute disaster risks: U.N. Sat, 16 May 2009 05:06 pm PDT Reuters - Natural disasters threaten to trigger widespread damage and distress in emerging economies, many of which are already on the brink because of the global recession, a United Nations body said on Sunday. Full Story Top Pakistani army closes in on Taliban stronghold in Swat Sat, 16 May 2009 10:23 pm PDT Reuters - Pakistani soldiers are closing in on the main town in the Taliban bastion of Swat, the army said on Saturday, in an offensive that has driven more than a million people from their homes. Full Story Top Troops kill escaping Tiger rebels: SLanka army Sat, 16 May 2009 10:24 pm PDT AFP - Sri Lankan troops killed at least 70 Tamil Tiger rebels trying to escape across a shallow lagoon using boats, military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. Full Story Top Kuwaiti women win first ever seats in parliament Sat, 16 May 2009 09:28 pm PDT AFP - Kuwaiti women achieved another historical milestone by winning their first ever seats in the oil-rich Gulf state parliament, according to official results released on Sunday. Full Story Top

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