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Good Morning Aron, FRI 01 Jan 2010 
 
CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7
Iraq regrets Blackwater case dismissal, may sue
Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks
U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants
North Korea says wants end to hostile U.S. ties
U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security
Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly
China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown
AT&T ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods
Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges


CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7
January 01, 2010 06:36 AM ET
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan and to investigate security breaches that allowed the second deadliest attack in agency history.

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Iraq regrets Blackwater case dismissal, may sue
January 01, 2010 07:09 AM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq expressed its disappointment on Friday with a U.S. federal court ruling that threw out all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of gunning down Iraqi civilians in 2007.

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Obama summons intel chiefs for security talks
December 31, 2009 10:10 PM ET
KANEOHE, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday summoned U.S. intelligence chiefs to a meeting next week at the White House to discuss how to prevent a repeat of the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on December 25.

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U.S. drone attack in Pakistan kills three militants
January 01, 2010 12:30 AM ET
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile fired by a pilotless U.S. drone aircraft on Friday killed at least three militants traveling in a car in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border, security officials said.

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North Korea says wants end to hostile U.S. ties
December 31, 2009 06:45 PM ET
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea called for an end to hostile ties with the United States and an atomic-free peninsula in a New Year message that comes weeks after it indicated it could end its year-long boycott of nuclear disarmament talks.

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U.S., foreign officials to discuss airport security
December 31, 2009 08:25 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will dispatch senior agency officials to meet with airport executives around the world to review security and technology used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights, the department said.

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Fed's balance sheet shrinks slightly
December 31, 2009 04:41 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's balance sheet shrank slightly in the latest week on a small dip in its holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities, Fed data released on Thursday showed.

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China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown
December 31, 2009 09:58 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.

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AT&T ends sponsorship of scandal-hit Tiger Woods
December 31, 2009 04:43 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc said on Thursday it was terminating its sponsorship agreement with Tiger Woods, joining the list of companies that have distanced themselves from the top golfer in the wake of a sex scandal.

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Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges
December 31, 2009 07:54 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, saying the U.S. government had recklessly violated the defendants' constitutional rights.

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