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Today's Top Stories: Security forces disappear off Cairo streets Economy probably gained speed at year end SAfrica says 'no need to panic' over Mandela Ill. high court: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor House GOP considers privatizing Medicare Challenger: 25 years later, a still painful wound Panel cites roots of meltdown, but does it matter? Relative: Mexico violence worried slain missionary Charlie Sheen hospitalized with abdominal pain Titans, Fisher parting ways after 16 seasons Consumer spending seen helping quarterly growth U.S. and Japan told time running out to deal with debt Microsoft's Windows disappoints on lukewarm PC sales Egypt unrest rages; web shut ahead of big protest BofA may pay higher share of bonus in cash: report Illinois court says Emanuel can stay on Chicago ballot Biden expects to be Obama's 2012 running mate UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks Internet down as Egypt braces for Friday protests New Tunisia cabinet to face test from the street Security forces disappear off Cairo streets Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:54 pm PST AP - Egyptian security forces have all but disappeared from the streets in the heart of the country's capital ahead of planned demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's rule. Full Story Top Economy probably gained speed at year end Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:59 pm PST AP - Americans likely spent more freely and U.S. companies sold more abroad, giving the economy solid momentum at the end of last year. That's boosting hopes for a stronger 2011. Full Story Top SAfrica says 'no need to panic' over Mandela Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:30 pm PST AP - Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela was starting his third day in a Johannesburg hospital Friday, but the South African government says there is no need to panic. Full Story Top Ill. high court: Emanuel can run for Chicago mayor Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:10 pm PST AP - Illinois' highest court put Rahm Emanuel back in the race for Chicago mayor Thursday, three days after a lower court threw the former White House chief of staff off the ballot because he had not lived in the city for a full year. Full Story Top House GOP considers privatizing Medicare Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:11 pm PST AP - Months after they hammered Democrats for cutting Medicare, House Republicans are debating whether to relaunch their quest to privatize the health program for seniors. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is testing support for his idea to replace Medicare with a fixed payment to buy a private medical plan from a menu of coverage options. Full Story Top Challenger: 25 years later, a still painful wound Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:26 pm PST AP - For many, no single word evokes as much pain. Full Story Top Panel cites roots of meltdown, but does it matter? Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:11 pm PST AP - A government panel's failure to reach a firm conclusion about what caused the financial crisis shows how complex Wall Street has become and how partisan Washington has grown. Full Story Top Relative: Mexico violence worried slain missionary Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:13 pm PST AP - A Texas couple who were attacked at an illegal roadblock in one of Mexico's most violent areas had been delivering babies and doing missionary work in the country for three decades, and they had come to expect such confrontations, the couple's son said Thursday. Full Story Top Charlie Sheen hospitalized with abdominal pain Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:13 pm PST AP - Charlie Sheen's publicist says the actor has been hospitalized with severe abdominal pains. Publicist Stan Rosenfield says Sheen has had a history of hernia problems and that the unidentified woman who made the early morning 911 call on Sheen's behalf "said he had severe stomach pains and said it was from a hernia condition." Full Story Top Titans, Fisher parting ways after 16 seasons Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:13 pm PST AP - In a surprising move, the Tennessee Titans have parted ways with Jeff Fisher, who was the NFL's longest-tenured coach. The team said in a release Thursday night that "Fisher will no longer be the head coach of the team." Full Story Top Consumer spending seen helping quarterly growth Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:24 pm PST Reuters - The U.S. economy probably gathered speed in the fourth quarter, with the biggest gain in consumer spending in four years offering the clearest signal yet that a sustainable recovery is under way. Full Story Top U.S. and Japan told time running out to deal with debt Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:02 pm PST Reuters - Japan and the United States faced new pressure to confront their swollen budget deficits as the IMF and rating agencies demanded more evidence they can bring their public debts under control. Full Story Top Microsoft's Windows disappoints on lukewarm PC sales Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:58 pm PST Reuters - Sales of Microsoft Corp's Windows software fell short of outsized expectations, rekindling fears that the spread of mobile gadgets will erode its main PC-focused business. Full Story Top Egypt unrest rages; web shut ahead of big protest Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:53 pm PST Reuters - Egyptian demonstrators fought security forces into the early hours of Friday in the city of Suez, and the Internet was blocked ahead of the biggest protests yet planned against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. Full Story Top BofA may pay higher share of bonus in cash: report Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:48 pm PST Reuters - Bank of America Corp may give some investment bankers a greater share of their bonus payments in cash for 2010 compared to the previous year, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation. Full Story Top Illinois court says Emanuel can stay on Chicago ballot Thu, 27 Jan 2011 05:22 pm PST Reuters - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor of Chicago, the Illinois high court ruled unanimously on Thursday, overturning a lower court ruling earlier this week to exclude him. Full Story Top Biden expects to be Obama's 2012 running mate Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:02 pm PST Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday he expects to be on the 2012 Democratic presidential ticket as President Barack Obama's running mate. Full Story Top UK police arrest WikiLeaks backers for Web attacks Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:29 pm PST Reuters - British police arrested five young men on Thursday as they and U.S. authorities conducted searches as part of a probe into Internet activists who carried out cyber attacks against groups they viewed as enemies of the WikiLeaks website. Full Story Top Internet down as Egypt braces for Friday protests Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:42 pm PST AFP - Egypt's interior ministry warned of "decisive measures" as dissidents planned to rally after Friday noon prayers for a fourth day in a row in the country's most serious anti-government protests in decades. Full Story Top New Tunisia cabinet to face test from the street Thu, 27 Jan 2011 06:16 pm PST AFP - Tunisia braced Friday for public reactions to a shake-up of the cabinet aimed at quelling huge daily protests that have called for a clean break with the regime of ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Full Story Top

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