Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity VIENNA - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.   Nations:Russia France   People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad   Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis   Source:(AP)     2010-02-08 Obama's health care summit: Just for show? WASHINGTON - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark - and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.   People:Rahm Emanuel John Boehner Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama John McCain   Activities:2009 US Health Reform Obama Admin.     2010-02-08 Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77 HARRISBURG, Pa. - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.   Nations:U.S.   People:John Murtha Barack Obama George W. Bush   Activities:Vietnam War   Source:(AP)     2010-02-08 Battered US east coast digs out, more snow coming WASHINGTON (AFP) - Hundreds of emergency crews battled to clear snow-clogged roads and restore power to thousands of homes across the US east coast before a new storm hits.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AFP)     2010-02-07 Obama invites GOP leaders to health care talk WASHINGTON - In the first major step to revive his health care agenda after his party's loss of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, President Barack Obama on Sunday invited Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss possible compromises in a televised gathering later this month.   Nations:U.S.   People:Mitch McConnell John Boehner Harry Reid Katie Couric Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama   Activities:2009 US Health Reform 111th Congress Obama Admin.   Source:(AP)     2010-02-07 'Historic' snow strands countless in Mid-Atlantic WASHINGTON - Planes were grounded, trains stood still and Greyhound buses weren't rolling in the Mid-Atlantic region on Sunday, leaving stranded travelers wondering when they'll be able to escape the icy, gray mess created by a major snowstorm.   Nations:U.S.   People:Barack Obama   Source:(AP)     2010-02-07 Saints win Super Bowl, 31-17 over Colts MIAMI, Fla. - Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who.   People:Sean Payton Jeremy Shockey Drew Brees Brett Favre Peyton Manning   Activities:2009 NFL   Source:(AP)     2010-02-07 Gas blast at Conn. power plant kills at least 5 MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out walls of an unfinished power plant and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)     2010-02-07 Hundreds flee south Afghan town ahead of offensive KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Minivans piled high with mattresses and clothing lined up at checkpoints Sunday as hundreds of civilians fled a Taliban-controlled area ahead of a planned NATO offensive in southern Afghanistan.   Nations:Afghanistan   People:Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Barack Obama   Activities:Afghan Terror War   Source:(AP)     2010-02-07 Federal agencies to close Monday after blizzard WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal government announced it would remain closed on Monday and most schools planned to shut down as residents of the mid-Atlantic struggled to dig out from a blizzard that dumped two feet of snow on the region.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(Reuters)     2010-02-07 'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar' with $32.4M debut LOS ANGELES - A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters over Super Bowl weekend.   Nations:France   People:Miley Cyrus Maggie Gyllenhaal John Travolta James Cameron     2010-02-07 'Historic' snow shuts down federal government WASHINGTON - Federal agencies will be closed Monday in Washington as the region continues to dig out from a weekend storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in the nation's capital.   Nations:U.S.   People:Barack Obama   Source:(AP)     2010-02-07

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