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Gov. Steve Beshear deployed every last one of his Army National Guardsmen on Saturday, with his state still reeling after a deadly ice storm encrusted it this week.

A deadly nursing home fire in northwestern Russia took the lives of least 23 people, and officials said local authorities were slow to report the blaze.

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US President Barack Obama says a largely peaceful Iraq vote for new provincial councils is “an important step forward”.

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Critical provincial elections in Iraq concluded today without major incident.

AP – Passing through razor-wire cordons and police checkpoints, Iraqi voters Saturday took another step in the nation’s quest for stability in provincial elections that were carried off without major violence but tarnished by claims of flaws and threats of challenges.

AP – Gov. Steve Beshear deployed every last one of his Army National Guardsmen on Saturday, with his state still reeling after a deadly ice storm encrusted it this week.

KY deploys full Army Nat’l Guard in all-out bid to restore power after ice storm; fuel scarce

Passing through razor-wire cordons and police checkpoints, Iraqi voters took another step in the nation’s quest for stability in provincial elections that were carried off without major violence but tarnished by claims of flaws.

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Former Sen. Tom Daschle, picked by President Barack Obama to lead his health reform efforts, recently filed amended tax returns to report $128,203 in back taxes and $11,964 in interest, according to a Senate document obtained by The AP.

A crippling winter storm has plunged about a million customers into the dark from the Midwest to the East Coast, and thousands of people in ice-caked Kentucky have sought refuge in motels and shelters.

A nursing home fire in northwestern Russia killed at least 23 people, and officials said local authorities were slow to report the blaze.

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Five newborns, all less than a week old, were killed and another was injured in northern India after a short circuit sparked a fire in the hospital maternity ward where they were being treated for jaundice.

And as it does, there’s been “muted” reaction in Tehran to President Obama seeking to open a dialogue, reports Elizabeth Palmer.

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear triples Nat’l Guard call-up as state struggles with ice storm’s effects

Kentucky Gov. Beshear triples Nat’l Guard call-up as state struggles with ice storm’s effects

A world apart: Red tape keeps Indiana woman from bringing home baby son born in Iraq

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6 people killed in West Virginia plane crash after pilot warned of low fuel on radio

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The director of an orphanage in Tikrit says she must remove the shoe sculpture set up to honor the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush.

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AP – Passing through razor-wire cordons and police checkpoints, Iraqi voters Saturday took another step in the nation’s quest for stability in provincial elections that were carried off without major violence but tarnished by claims of flaws and threats of challenges.

AP – Republican Sen. Judd Gregg is the leading candidate to become commerce secretary and a decision could come as soon as Monday, an Obama administration official said Saturday.

AP – President Barack Obama on Saturday promised to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and rein in free-spending executives as he readies a new road map for spending billions from the second installment of the financial rescue plan.