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U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, May 21, 2009.   REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesAP - Days away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for votes.



An unidentified Thai Buddhist monk shows his blood after making a blood donation Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at an anti-government rally in Bangkok, Thailand. Protest leaders say they will collect '1 million cubic centimeters' of protestors' blood or about 264 gallons (1,000 liters), to spill at Government House in the Thai capital by Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Anti-government protesters who donated their own blood Tuesday prepared to splatter gallons of it at the Thai government headquarters in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.



FILE - In this March 11, 2010 file photo, Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, right, welcomes Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai for bilateral talks at the prime minister's official residence and office, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash, File)AP - The Afghan government was holding secret talks with the Taliban's No. 2 when he was captured in Pakistan, and the arrest infuriated President Hamid Karzai, according to one of Karzai's advisers.



The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key lending rate at virtually zero percent as financial markets look for signals of future monetary policy tightening.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AP - Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.



President Barack Obama speaks in Strongsville, Ohio, Monday, March 15, 2010. The government's use of legal exemptions to keep records secret rose during President Barack Obama's first year in office, despite promises of increased openness, an Associated Press review found. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The government's use of legal exemptions to keep records secret rose during President Barack Obama's first year in office, despite promises of increased openness, an Associated Press review found.



General view of the Hurva synagogue in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, March 15, 2010. Adding to tensions Monday in Jerusalem was a ceremony in the Old City, where Jews rededicated an ancient synagogue destroyed after the war that followed Israel's creation in 1948. Israeli police sent in reinforcements to prevent riots. The synagogue is in the Jewish Quarter of the walled Old City, an area with a long history of Jewish presence, but Palestinians still saw the colorful celebration as an affront. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - A U.S. envoy's postponement of his Mideast trip appeared Tuesday to deepen one of the worst U.S.-Israeli feuds in memory — even as Israel's foreign minister signaled his government had no intention of curtailing the contentious construction at the heart of the row.



Karry Hoganson lays sandbags, Monday, March 15, 2010, behind his home in Fargo, N.D. His neighbor's home was demolished earlier this month to make way for the clay dike next to his home. Hoganson bought the home in 2002. (AP Photo/The Forum, Michael Vosburg)AP - Marc Shannon says the prospect of using a sandbag wall to protect his Fargo home from the rising Red River doesn't seem so alarming. Not after last year, when the city dealt with record flooding and Shannon had to maneuver around a 10-foot-high clay dike that cut his house off from the outside world.



A nurse draws blood from a patient for an HIV test in Johannesburg. Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.(AFP/File/Paballo Thekiso)AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.



FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1988 file photo, Michael Jackson performs during his 13-city U.S. tour in Kansas City, Mo. The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a $200 million guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person familiar with the deal.  (AP Photo/Cliff Schiappa, File)AP - Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking new records.



Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant dunks against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, March 15, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Pau Gasol added 26 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their ninth straight victory over the Golden State Warriors, 124-121 on Monday night.



Reuters - The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates near zero at a meeting on Tuesday and renew its pledge to keep borrowing costs very low for a long time, but could note a brightening economic picture and hint at being closer to dropping the vow.

Bonnary Lek, a manager at Discovery Communications headquarters, is examined by Discovery Wellness Center Medical Director Liz Sequeira during an appointment at the clinic in Silver Spring, Maryland December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters - Congressional Democrats took the first step on Monday toward a quick final vote on a healthcare overhaul and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to muster the votes needed to pass it.



Reuters - The Federal Reserve would take on a greatly expanded role in financial regulation under new legislation unveiled on Monday by a top Senate Democrat, in a push to move ahead with the regulatory reform that has been a top priority of President Barack Obama.

Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday it had found no evidence to support the driver's account of a widely publicized "runaway" Prius incident in California that overshadowed the company's attempts to restart sales after a punishing series of recalls.

Hundreds of supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on motorcycles lead a march to the base of Thai Army 11th Infantry Regiment in Bangkok March 15, 2010. Thousands of anti-government protesters continued their protests in Bangkok giving Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face more pro-democracy demonstrations over the week. REUTERS/Chaiwat SubprasomReuters - Thousands of protesters in Thailand donated blood to be poured outside the premier's office on Tuesday, a "sacrifice for democracy" aimed at energizing their movement after the government refused to step down.



Reuters - Andrew and Mark Madoff, sons of fraudster Bernard Madoff, have submitted a request with a U.S. court to dismiss all the complaints against them, with prejudice, court documents showed.

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed prospects of peace with the Taliban in a video phone conversation with President Barack Obama, Karzai's office said on Tuesday.

Reuters - The first of several Democratic job-creation efforts cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate on Monday and appeared to be headed toward final congressional approval.

Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra are seen riding motorcycles during a protest in Bangkok. Thailand's prime minister has rejected an ultimatum by tens of thousands of protesters who had besieged the army barracks where he was holed up to demand immediate elections.(AFP/Pornchai Kittiwongsakul)AFP - Red-dressed Thai demonstrators Tuesday collected their own blood, planning to spill it at the government's gates in a symbolic sacrifice as they stepped up protests demanding snap elections.



Sri Lanka's ex-army chief and opposition leader, General Sarath Fonseka (pictured), is facing a court martial that could see him jailed for up to five years if convicted on charges which supporters say are politically motivated.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Sri Lanka's ex-army chief turned opposition leader appeared at a court martial Tuesday that could see him jailed for up to five years if convicted on charges he says are politically motivated.



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