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Yahoo! News: Top Stories Copyright (c) 2011 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/top-stories topstories Top Stories en-us Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:00:04 GMT 5 Yahoo! News 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/top-stories http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif Obama, Hu spar over human rights, hail econ ties (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_china ap/20110119/us_us_china AP politics Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:17:47 GMT

President Barack Obama gestures during his joint news conference with China's President Hu Jintao, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao declared Wednesday that "a lot still needs to be done" to improve his country's record on human rights, a rare concession that came after President Barack Obama asserted that such rights are "core views" among Americans.


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(AP) House nears vote to repeal health care law (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_us/us_health_care_repeal ap/20110119/us_health_care_repeal AP us Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:09:37 GMT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, speaks about the upcoming vote to repeal the health care bill, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Rep. Nan Hayworth, R-N.Y., Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., Boehner, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and Rep. Jeb Hensarling R-Texas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Eager to honor their campaign pledge, Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care law toward House passage Wednesday despite implacable opposition in the Senate and a veto threat from President Barack Obama.


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(AP) Ala. governor apologizes for remarks on Christians (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_us/us_alabama_governor_christians ap/20110119/us_alabama_governor_christians AP us Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:13:17 GMT

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church during the annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in downtown Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Lloyd Gallman)AP - Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley apologized Wednesday for his inauguration day remarks about only Christians being his brothers and sisters and said he would work over the next four years for people of all faiths and colors.


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(AP) DA: Pa. abortion doc killed 7 babies with scissors (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_us/us_abortion_clinic_investigation ap/20110119/us_abortion_clinic_investigation AP us Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:58:51 GMT

In this undated photo provided by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, shows a procedure room at the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who catered to minorities, immigrants and poor women at the Women's Medical Society, was charged Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011, with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Philadelphia District Attorney)AP - A doctor whose abortion clinic was a filthy, foul-smelling "house of horrors" that was overlooked by regulators for years was charged Wednesday with murder, accused of delivering seven babies alive and then using scissors to kill them.


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(AP) Tunisia calms as government rejects old guard (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_af/af_tunisia ap/20110119/af_tunisia AP world Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:29:21 GMT

Protestors shout slogans during a demonstration in the center of Tunis, Wednesday, Jan. 19. 2011. Protesters sang nationalist songs and held up signs with 'RCD Out!', referring to Ben Ali's former ruling party, as they rallied on central Avenue Bourguiba. Banner reads 'Constituent Assembly '. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - Tunisia's new government said Wednesday it has freed all the country's political prisoners and also moved to track down assets stashed overseas by its deposed president and his widely disliked family.


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(AP) Banks say fewer consumer loans are going bad (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_us/us_earns_banks ap/20110119/us_earns_banks AP us Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:50:21 GMT

A customer exits a Wells Fargo bank branch in Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011. Wells Fargo & Co. said Wednesday, Jan. 19, its fourth-quarter profit shot up, helped by a large release of reserves set aside to cover souring loans and the bank's pay back of bailout money to the federal government.(AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Americans are starting to get their household finances in order.


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(AP) Family: Giffords will move to Houston rehab center (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_us/us_congresswoman_shot_rehab ap/20110119/us_congresswoman_shot_rehab AP us Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:25:21 GMT

Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his life with Gabby Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011 at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Az. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Tom Tingle) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALESAP - U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will be moved Friday to a rehabilitation hospital in Houston to begin the next phase of her recovery from a gunshot wound, barring medical issues that would delay the transfer, her family said Wednesday.


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(AP) Sen. Joe Lieberman says he will retire in 2012 (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_el_se/us_senate_lieberman ap/20110119/us_senate_lieberman AP Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:56:50 GMT

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn,, accompanied by his wife, Hadassah, and granddaughter Maddy Wisse, addresses a gathering in Stamford, Conn., Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011. Lieberman has decided to retire and not seek a fifth term in 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut announced Wednesday that he will not seek a fifth term, ending a political career spanning four decades in which he evolved from a reliably Democratic state legislator into an independent U.S. senator who backed the war in Iraq and the Republican candidate for president.


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(AP) Lawyer: Duvalier plans to remain in Haiti (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_ex_dictator_returns ap/20110119/cb_haiti_ex_dictator_returns AP world Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:13:27 GMT

Haiti's former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, center, gestures to supporters on the balcony of his hotel room in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. A judge will decide whether Duvalier will be tried on charges that include corruption and embezzlement for allegedly pilfering the treasury before his 1986 ouster, according to his lawyer. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Haitian authorities want Jean-Claude Duvalier to leave the country, but the once-feared dictator will not go and could even choose to get involved in politics, one of his lawyers said Wednesday.


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(AP) Federer survives scare against Simon in Australia (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_sp_te_ga_su/ten_australian_open ap/20110119/ten_australian_open AP sports Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:42:26 GMT

Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates during his second round win over France's Gilles Simon at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, early Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - Roger Federer ambled to the net, slowly shaking his head. He let out a deep sigh.


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(AP) Obama presses China's Hu on currency, rights (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/pl_nm/us_usa_china nm/20110119/us_usa_china Reuters politics Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:44:24 GMT

The People's Republic of China flag and the U.S. Stars and Stripes fly along Pennsylvania Avenue near the U.S. Capitol, January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - President Barack Obama pressed Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday to let the value of China's currency rise and delivered a firmer message on U.S. concerns over Beijing's human rights record.


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(Reuters) Majority in House votes to repeal healthcare law (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/pl_nm/us_usa_healthcare nm/20110119/us_usa_healthcare Reuters politics Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:53:06 GMT

US Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor hold a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 6. President Barack Obama's Republican foes in the US Congress drove Wednesday towards a symbolic vote to repeal his historic health care law, the opening battle of a political war set to shape his 2012 reelection bid.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)Reuters - A majority of members in the Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday, mostly along party lines, to repeal President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law.


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(Reuters) Tunisia frees prisoners, says wants break with past (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/ts_nm/us_tunisia_protests nm/20110119/us_tunisia_protests Reuters topstories Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:19:29 GMT

A protester shields his face from teargas after police broke up a demonstration in downtown Tunis January 18, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Tunisia's interim leadership promised a "complete break with the past" and freed political prisoners on Wednesday in efforts to appease street protesters who want a total purge of the old guard from a unity government.


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(Reuters) EBay profit beats estimates, forecast is bullish (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/bs_nm/us_ebay nm/20110119/us_ebay Reuters business Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:32:04 GMT Reuters - Online marketplace eBay Inc exceeded Wall Street profit estimates for its holiday fourth quarter, helped by more items sold and at higher prices, and gave a bullish 2011 outlook. Goldman profit slides as bond trading wilts (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/bs_nm/us_goldman nm/20110119/us_goldman Reuters business Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:35:02 GMT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange near the Goldman Sachs stall July 16, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc posted a 53 percent decline in fourth-quarter profit as trading revenue tumbled, dashing hopes that the Wall Street bank had bucked a tough trading climate in debt markets.


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(Reuters) Citi names John Havens president and COO (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/bs_nm/us_citigroup nm/20110119/us_citigroup Reuters business Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:37:09 GMT

A Citibank sign on a bank branch in midtown Manhattan, New York, November 17, 2010. Citigroup Inc plans to spend $3 billion to $4 billion on its consumer bank to attract more business from its wealthy, urban customers, the head of its North American consumer bank said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Citigroup Inc named investment bank chief John Havens president and chief operating officer on Wednesday, expanding its most senior level of executives and elevating a long-time friend of Chief Executive Officer Vikram Pandit.


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(Reuters) Giffords' family search for rehabilitation facility (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/ts_nm/us_shooting_congresswoman nm/20110119/us_shooting_congresswoman Reuters topstories Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:33:01 GMT Reuters - Family and friends of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords have searched the country for the ideal convalescent facility as the congresswoman nears her transition from recovery to rehabilitation 11 days after being shot through the head. Haiti's "Baby Doc" accused of crimes against humanity (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110119/ts_nm/us_haiti_duvalier nm/20110119/us_haiti_duvalier Reuters topstories Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:26:25 GMT

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Reuters - Four Haitians, including a former United Nations spokeswoman, filed criminal complaints on Wednesday against former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, accusing him of crimes against humanity including torture.


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(Reuters) Obama, Hu air divides but seek common ground (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110119/pl_afp/uschinadiplomacy afp/20110119/uschinadiplomacy AFP politics Wed, 19 Jan 2011 23:00:04 GMT

US President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao after a press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Hu acknowledged on Wednesday that a great deal more needed to be done on human rights in his country, but also stressed AFP - US President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Hu Jintao sparred Wednesday over human rights but smoothed over sharp differences by making an economic and strategic case for working together.


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(AFP) Tunisian leader vows 'total break' with old regime (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110119/ts_afp/tunisiapoliticsunrest afp/20110119/tunisiapoliticsunrest AFP topstories Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:57:09 GMT

A Tunisian protester talks to a policeman during a demonstration in central Tunis. Tunisia's interim president on Wednesday promised a AFP - Tunisia's interim president on Wednesday promised a "total break" with the past and hailed "a revolution of dignity and liberty," as prosecutors opened a vast inquiry against the previous leader.


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