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Today's Front Page News: Criticism of Haiti's government increasing Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair US attorney has left Landrieu phone caper case Toyota fears greater damage from latest recall UN says nations' greenhouse gas pledges too little Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random Money woes could threaten high-speed rail's future Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti Kobe gets Lakers' scoring mark in loss to Memphis Obama's 2010 budget: deficit soars amid job spending Toyota braces for sales hit from recall, costs mount China says to sanction U.S. firms selling Taiwan arms Haiti questions Americans over child "kidnapping" Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget Suicide bomber kills 41 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq U.S. fails to hit missile mimicking Iranian strike China warns Obama not to meet Dalai Lama Ten US Christians may face Haiti kidnapping charges Criticism of Haiti's government increasing Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:00 pm PST AP - The mourning is far from over, but the politicking has resumed. Full Story Top Obama budget: Record spending, record deficit Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:30 pm PST AP - Spelling out painful priorities, President Barack Obama urged Congress on Monday to quickly approve a huge new shot of spending for recession relief and job creation, part of a record $3.8 trillion budget that would boost the deficit beyond any in the nation's history while only slowly beginning to put Americans back to work. Full Story Top US envoy: March vote in Iraq must be seen as fair Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:08 pm PST AP - The U.S. ambassador to Iraq outlined twin challenges Monday to the unsteady democracy's elections next month: assuring that voters and rival factions accept the result and then making sure the losers step aside quietly. Full Story Top US attorney has left Landrieu phone caper case Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:00 pm PST AP - The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans has removed himself from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while trying to capture hidden camera footage in a senator's office, the Department of Justice said Monday. Full Story Top Toyota fears greater damage from latest recall Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:34 pm PST AP - A Toyota executive said the damage to the company's sales from its global recall for a gas pedal problem may be greater than previous recalls because of the unprecedented scale. Full Story Top UN says nations' greenhouse gas pledges too little Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:08 pm PST AP - Goals on reducing greenhouse gases announced by major industrialized nations are a step forward but not enough to forestall the disastrous effects of climate change by midcentury, U.N. officials said Monday. Full Story Top Mexican mayor fears massacre of 16 was random Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:08 pm PST AP - The mayor of a violent Mexican border city said Monday he fears a shooting that killed 16 people in a working class neighborhood may have been random because many of the victims were "good kids" with no apparent ties to drug gangs. Full Story Top Money woes could threaten high-speed rail's future Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:09 pm PST AP - The $8 billion in stimulus cash awarded to 13 high-speed rail corridors across the country may seem like a windfall for advocates, but there's a catch: The money isn't enough to finish any of the major projects. Full Story Top Stars gather to cover 'We Are the World' for Haiti Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:44 pm PST AP - More than 75 mega-stars gathered Monday to re-record the 1985 charity anthem "We are the World" in the same Hollywood recording studio where the original was cut 25 years ago. Full Story Top Kobe gets Lakers' scoring mark in loss to Memphis Mon, 1 Feb 2010 08:35 pm PST AP - Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers' career scorer, but it wasn't enough as the Memphis Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night. Full Story Top Obama's 2010 budget: deficit soars amid job spending Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:32 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to halve a record 2010 budget deficit by the end of his first term in office, but made tackling double-digit unemployment his immediate priority with a spending plan that risked public ire and a rough battle in Congress. Full Story Top Toyota braces for sales hit from recall, costs mount Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:26 pm PST Reuters - Toyota Motor's unprecedented recall of millions of vehicles with faulty accelerators is taking a toll on sales and may force the world's largest automaker to cut 2010 sales forecasts. Full Story Top China says to sanction U.S. firms selling Taiwan arms Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:07 pm PST Reuters - China said it would go ahead with threatened sanctions against U.S. companies selling arms to Taiwan unless they halted sales. Full Story Top Haiti questions Americans over child "kidnapping" Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:17 pm PST Reuters - Haitian authorities questioned a group of 10 American missionaries on Monday who are accused of illegally trying to take children out of the quake-shattered Caribbean country. Full Story Top Afghan leader seeks Saudi help on peace talks Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:50 pm PST Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai, hoping to launch a peace initiative this year, left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to seek help from its king to reach out to the Taliban. Full Story Top Obama seeks record $708 billion in 2011 defense budget Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:16 pm PST Reuters - President Barack Obama asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2011, but vowed to continue his drive to eliminate unnecessary, wasteful weapons programs. Full Story Top Suicide bomber kills 41 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:42 am PST Reuters - A suicide bomber blew herself up on Monday among Shi'ite pilgrims on the outskirts of Iraq's capital, killing at least 41 people in the latest attack in a violent run-up to next month's election. Full Story Top U.S. fails to hit missile mimicking Iranian strike Mon, 1 Feb 2010 04:36 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. attempt to shoot down a ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran failed after a malfunction in a radar built by Raytheon Co, the Defense Department said. Full Story Top China warns Obama not to meet Dalai Lama Mon, 1 Feb 2010 07:44 pm PST AFP - China on Tuesday warned US President Barack Obama against meeting the Dalai Lama, saying it would "seriously undermine" Sino-US ties -- the latest salvo in an escalating row between the two powers. Full Story Top Ten US Christians may face Haiti kidnapping charges Mon, 1 Feb 2010 06:05 pm PST AFP - Ten members of a US Christian group could be charged with kidnapping minors and child-trafficking over an attempt to smuggle a group of children out of quake-hit Haiti, officials said. Full Story Top

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