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Today's Top Stories: Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign Clinton meets with Haiti presidential candidates Clinton: Egypt must transition to democracy Candidates predict victory in Mexico gov's race Axelrod on way out: `We've learned some lessons' Cyclone roars toward Australia's flooded north Man arrested with explosives at Michigan mosque AP Interview: Islamist leader returns to Tunisia `King's Speech' rules obvious batch of Oscar bait AP Interview: Taurasi denies taking modafinil Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army ElBaradei urges U.S. to abandon Mubarak House Speaker Boehner warns against debt default Judge may escalate battle over healthcare reform Alpha agrees to buy Massey Energy for about $7.1 billion Major winter storm expected to hit Great Plains, eastern states BP seeks fast track arbitration with TNK-BP Tunisian Islamists show strength at chief's return Egypt protesters call for general strike Myanmar opens junta-dominated parliament Egyptian reform leader calls for Mubarak to resign Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:01 pm PST AP - Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night. Fighter jets streaked low overhead and police returned to the capital's streets — high-profile displays of authority over a situation spiraling out of control. Full Story Top Clinton meets with Haiti presidential candidates Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:13 pm PST AP - The United States has no plans to halt aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in spite of a crisis over who will be the nation's next leader but does insist that the president's chosen successor be dropped from the race, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday. Full Story Top Clinton: Egypt must transition to democracy Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:04 pm PST AP - The U.S. appealed for an orderly transition to lasting democracy in Egypt even as escalating violence in the American ally threatened Mideast stability and put President Barack Obama in a diplomatic bind. Full Story Top Candidates predict victory in Mexico gov's race Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:30 pm PST AP - Both candidates for governor of the cartel-plagued state of Guerrero said they were confident of victory as early returns trickled in late Sunday from an election shadowed by corruption scandals, political violence and the drug war. Full Story Top Axelrod on way out: `We've learned some lessons' Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:32 pm PST AP - David Axelrod, protector of President Barack Obama's message, picked the right day to show up at a news conference. His boss wasn't just going off script. He was going off. Full Story Top Cyclone roars toward Australia's flooded north Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:09 pm PST AP - A strong tropical cyclone roared toward Australia's flood-ravaged northeast on Monday, prompting evacuations and warnings from officials that the storm could be the worst the already-swamped region has ever seen. Full Story Top Man arrested with explosives at Michigan mosque Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:12 pm PST AP - A 63-year-old Southern California man who was traveling with explosives in his vehicle with the intention of blowing up one of the nation's largest mosques where mourners had gathered for a funeral was arrested in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan authorities said Sunday. Full Story Top AP Interview: Islamist leader returns to Tunisia Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:27 pm PST AP - The leader of a long-outlawed Tunisian Islamist party returned home Sunday after two decades in exile, telling The Associated Press in his first interview on arrival that his views are moderate and that his Westward-looking country has nothing to fear. Full Story Top `King's Speech' rules obvious batch of Oscar bait Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:38 pm PST AP - This Academy Awards season seems all over but the coronation. Full Story Top AP Interview: Taurasi denies taking modafinil Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:01 pm PST AP - Former UConn women's basketball star Diana Taurasi is adamant: No matter what the test results showed, she never used performance-enhancing drugs. Full Story Top Egypt protesters camp out, Mubarak turns to army Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:49 pm PST Reuters - Egyptian protesters were camped out in central Cairo on Monday and vowed to stay until they had toppled President Hosni Mubarak, whose fate appeared to hang on the military as pressure mounted from the street and abroad. Full Story Top ElBaradei urges U.S. to abandon Mubarak Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:31 pm PST Reuters - Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei put pressure on the United States on Sunday to support calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, saying "life support to the dictator" must end. Full Story Top House Speaker Boehner warns against debt default Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:26 am PST Reuters - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Sunday said that the United States must continue meeting its obligations to fund government debt or risk a global financial disaster. Full Story Top Judge may escalate battle over healthcare reform Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:01 pm PST Reuters - A Florida judge could on Monday become the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law. Full Story Top Alpha agrees to buy Massey Energy for about $7.1 billion Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:15 pm PST Reuters - Alpha Natural Resources said on Saturday it agreed to a $7.1 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year. Full Story Top Major winter storm expected to hit Great Plains, eastern states Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:28 am PST Reuters - A massive storm system bringing heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain could potentially impact 100 million people as it slams the Rockies, Plains, and Midwest regions early this week before traveling to the eastern seaboard Wednesday, according to forecasts on Sunday. Full Story Top BP seeks fast track arbitration with TNK-BP Sun, 30 Jan 2011 09:01 am PST Reuters - BP wants to enter "fast track arbitration" to settle a dispute with Russian shareholders in its TNK-BP joint venture over the British company's shares and exploration deal with Rosneft. Full Story Top Tunisian Islamists show strength at chief's return Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:36 am PST Reuters - Thousands of Tunisians turned out on Sunday to welcome home an Islamist leader whose return from 22 years of exile indicated that his party would emerge as a major force in Tunisia after the ousting of its president. Full Story Top Egypt protesters call for general strike Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:54 pm PST AFP - Egyptian protesters on Monday called for an indefinite general strike, organisers said, as anti-government demonstrations raged into a seventh day. Full Story Top Myanmar opens junta-dominated parliament Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:52 pm PST AFP - Myanmar's new junta-dominated parliament opened on Monday as lawmakers assembled in secrecy following a widely panned election for the country's first legislative session since the late 1980s. Full Story Top

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