Weather closes government offices a second day (Reuters)
“Reuters - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.”
Seats at premium on planes, trains out of DC (AP)
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AP - A $20 cab ride to the airport skyrocketed to the “snow rate” of $100 in the nation’s capital, and those travelers who could get to the airport or train station still had to haggle or wait in long lines to escape the snowbound Mid-Atlantic.
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UK’s Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP)
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AP - Britain’s inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel’s chairman said Monday.
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Top Canadian military official charged with murder (AP)
“AP - The commander of Canada’s largest Air Force base, who once flew dignitaries around the country, has been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of two women.”
Ukraine awaits Tymoshenko concession or legal fight (Reuters)
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Reuters - Ukraine waited for Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday to contest a weekend presidential election or concede defeat and allow the winner, Viktor Yanukovich, to start piecing together a governing coalition in parliament.
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Under fire, NY governor Paterson says he’s not resigning (Reuters)
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Reuters - New York Governor David Paterson on Monday restated his intention to run for governor and denied rumors he might resign over potentially scandalous allegations in a forthcoming news report that fueled new speculation about his political future.
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Toyota readies Prius steps; U.S. production restarts (Reuters)
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Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp was preparing a global recall of its new Prius model on Monday, further damaging its reputation for quality and reliability on the heels of two other massive recalls.
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Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Ill. murder suspect (AP)
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AP - Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer’s fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to keep quiet, the lawyer testified Monday.
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Jackson doctor pleads not guilty to manslaughter (Reuters)
“Reuters - Michael Jackson’s doctor on Monday pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the sudden death of the pop star last year from a lethal cocktail of drugs.”
Toyota pulls ads from US TV network: report (AFP)
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AFP - Toyota dealers in five southeastern US states have pulled their ads from local ABC television affiliates over complaints about coverage of the automaker’s recalls, the network said Monday.
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