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Obama Confirms Drone Strikes in Pakistan

VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama has defended the use of drone strikes in Pakistan, which U.S. officials have never before publicly acknowledged. Read the full story

Obama plays his Catholic allies for fools

by Michael Gerson In politics, the timing is often the message. On Jan. 20 — three days before the annual March for Life — the Obama administration announced its final decision that Catholic universities, hospitals and charities will be compelled to pay for health insurance that covers sterilization, contraceptives and abortifacients. Read the full story

Turkey defies US, EU ban on Iran oil

Press TV Turkey has defied Western calls to ban Iranian crude imports, saying Ankara will not go along with the EU and US sanctions on Iranian oil. Read the full story

IAEA nuclear inspection gets under way in Iran

Telegraph - UK Iran's foreign minister has expressed optimism that a visit by UN inspectors to Iran's nuclear facilities would produce an understanding, despite world concerns that Iran is trying to build nuclear weapons. Read the full story

Mexico identifies 573 H1N1 cases

Vaccine News Daily Health officials in Mexico have identified 573 cases of influenza A H1N1, which is up from 333 instances as of the previous week. Read the full story