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Today's Top Stories: AP sources: Bipartisan group eyes Medicare savings Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court Agents search Vegas home, office of Jackson doctor Conflicting portrait of NC terror suspect emerges Powell: Harvard scholar might have reacted quickly Warning signs missed in baby dismemberment case Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic Fox's Glenn Beck says he believes Obama is racist Holy car! Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church Perfect into sixth, Buehrle unravels against Twins Senate may drop public healthcare option U.S. Homeland Secretary to reveal security plans: report U.S., China vow closer ties to lead global recovery Obama Supreme Court pick Sotomayor clears panel U.S. housing turning corner but consumer mood darkens Gates says U.S. urban pullout in Iraq going well Madoff: Can't believe fraud lasted so long Afghan poll official ambushed, U.N. sees challenges Uighur leader says 10,000 'disappeared' in China US, China pledge common ground AP sources: Bipartisan group eyes Medicare savings Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:16 pm PDT AP - A bipartisan group of senators agreed tentatively Tuesday on a plan to squeeze an additional $35 billion out of Medicare over the next decade and larger sums in the years beyond, according to congressional officials, a step toward fulfilling President Barack Obama's goal of curbing the growth of health care spending. Full Story Top Judiciary Committee OKs Sotomayor for high court Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:09 pm PDT AP - Pushing toward a historic Supreme Court confirmation vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice, over nearly solid Republican opposition. Full Story Top Agents search Vegas home, office of Jackson doctor Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:39 pm PDT AP - Federal agents searched the home and office of Michael Jackson's personal physician Tuesday in a widening investigation of whether administering a powerful anesthetic as a sleep aid was so reckless that it constitutes manslaughter. Full Story Top Conflicting portrait of NC terror suspect emerges Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:42 pm PDT AP - Daniel Boyd may have spent the past three years traveling to the Middle East, secretly buying guns and training for jihad with a group of aspiring terrorists as federal authorities claim, but people on his cul-de-sac said Tuesday he also made plenty of time to be a good neighbor. Full Story Top Powell: Harvard scholar might have reacted quickly Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:43 pm PDT AP - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell was mildly critical Tuesday of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., whose angry response to a Cambridge, Mass., police officer touched off a national debate involving President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Warning signs missed in baby dismemberment case Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:44 pm PDT AP - The warning signs were there. Otty Sanchez, a schizophrenic with a history of hospitalizations, wasn't taking medication and was depressed after her son's birth, the boy's father said. A simple request seemed to set her off, alarming him and his family. Full Story Top Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:45 pm PDT AP - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens." Full Story Top Fox's Glenn Beck says he believes Obama is racist Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:03 pm PDT AP - Fox News Channel commentator Glenn Beck said he believes President Barack Obama is a racist. Beck made the statement during a guest appearance Tuesday on the "Fox & Friends" morning show. He said Obama has exposed himself as a person with "a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." Full Story Top Holy car! Utah boy goes for spin to avoid church Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:05 pm PDT AP - Police in Utah say a 7-year-old boy led officers on a car chase in an effort to avoid going to church. Full Story Top Perfect into sixth, Buehrle unravels against Twins Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:15 pm PDT AP - Perfect again into the sixth inning against Minnesota, Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle wound up with a loss despite a record-setting performance. Full Story Top Senate may drop public healthcare option Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:51 pm PDT Reuters - Lawmakers on both sides of the U.S. Capitol struggled to reach a healthcare deal on Tuesday, with Senate Democrats near agreement with three Republicans on a plan that would not include a government-run insurance option backed by President Barack Obama. Full Story Top U.S. Homeland Secretary to reveal security plans: report Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:34 pm PDT Reuters - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is expected to reveal on Wednesday the Obama administration's domestic policies to prevent terrorist attacks, the Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday. Full Story Top U.S., China vow closer ties to lead global recovery Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:04 pm PDT Reuters - The United States and China laid out a shared vision on Tuesday of how to lead the global economy out of recession but had little to show diplomatically from two days of talks on topics from climate change to North Korea. Full Story Top Obama Supreme Court pick Sotomayor clears panel Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:42 am PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate Judiciary committee on Tuesday, all but ensuring she will become the first Hispanic justice on the U.S. high court. Full Story Top U.S. housing turning corner but consumer mood darkens Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:41 am PDT Reuters - U.S. home prices rose in May for the first time in three years, the latest sign suggesting the battered housing market is stabilizing, but a weakening job market hit consumer confidence in July and could prevent near-term economic recovery. Full Story Top Gates says U.S. urban pullout in Iraq going well Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:17 pm PDT Reuters - The U.S. defense secretary on Tuesday praised Iraqi forces as they take control from the U.S. military, pledging U.S. support to help Iraq end the political feuds that threaten its fragile security. Full Story Top Madoff: Can't believe fraud lasted so long Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:21 pm PDT Reuters - Bernard Madoff, the financier convicted for Wall Street's biggest investment fraud, was surprised his $65 billion Ponzi scheme was not uncovered sooner, he said in his first interview since entering prison. Full Story Top Afghan poll official ambushed, U.N. sees challenges Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:11 pm PDT Reuters - The United Nations' Afghan envoy described next month's election as the most complicated ever, as another attack on an election official on Tuesday underscored the challenges as the war-torn country prepares to vote. Full Story Top Uighur leader says 10,000 'disappeared' in China Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:33 pm PDT AFP - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer said Wednesday that nearly 10,000 people "disappeared in one night" during ethnic unrest in the Chinese city of Urumqi early this month. Full Story Top US, China pledge common ground Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:04 pm PDT AFP - The United States and China pledged to work together on a raft of issues from climate change to free trade to Iran as they set the stage for an era of closer cooperation. Full Story Top

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