http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F Philly.com national headlines. en-us Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:46:32 GMT 2009-07-10T20:46:32Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50476762&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2FG8_Summit.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:46:32 GMT ee2d6a25ccef7d688b91fb3081919ed2 Lauren McCormack 2009-07-10T20:46:32Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451377&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Homelessfamilies_on_the_rise__U_S__says.html The ranks of homeless families are rising, with substantial increases in suburban and rural areas, according to an annual report on homelessness released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 79439bd57e2f2ac25d186732c2096f0f 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451122&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Stimulus_funds_create_jobs_for_youths.html Although just 15 years old, he's already 61/2 feet tall. So you can easily understand why Jerimyjah Batts dreams of one day playing professional basketball. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT f0a3f616498057f6cbb2b8a499186d31 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451307&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_4_Illinois_cemetery_workers_are_accused_in_grisly_plot.html ALSIP, Ill. - Three gravediggers and a cemetery manager unearthed hundreds of corpses from a historic black cemetery south of Chicago, dumping some in a weeded area and double-stacking others in existing graves, in an elaborate scheme to resell the plots, authorities said yesterday. All four were charged with felonies. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 443c3bf86e86d3b542ee52d40cc62c35 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451382&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Firefighter_to_be_a_GOP_witness_against_Sotomayor.html WASHINGTON - Republicans will use next week's high-profile Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to raise concerns about her record on race, gun rights, and abortion, while Democrats work to defend her as a mainstream judge who sticks to the law. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 13a677b75cc80a1472167880daaf301e 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451327&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Violent_clashes_mark_renewed_protests_in_Iran.html TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital yesterday, chanting "Death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT afc4caa1f3ccd536e27dca9c10c4c753 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451302&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_In_the_World.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 9f962a592c23e927850a223a14d6afb7 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451362&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_In_the_Nation.html Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 26ddd976f306ed5aeba61dec5adcceb6 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451247&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_War_has_scarred_site_of_ancient_Babylon.html BAGHDAD - The U.S.-led invasion of Iraq inflicted serious damage on the site of ancient Babylon, with heavy machinery driven over sacred paths, hilltops bulldozed, and trenches dug through one of the world's greatest archaeological sites, experts for UNESCO said yesterday. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 76c6a16b8a54a3c2fecd6954a2349996 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451137&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Clouds_roll_in_at_talks_on_climate.html L'AQUILA, Italy - Addressing leaders of the world's most important economies yesterday, President Obama wasted no time in proclaiming a new day for U.S. policy on climate change. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT d21ea29a134ddcb14c4c9abc03f37709 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451242&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Truck_bomb_kills_25_near_Kabul.html KABUL, Afghanistan - A powerful truck bomb yesterday killed at least 25 people, more than half of them children, in an eastern province near Kabul. Authorities speculated that the explosives-laden vehicle was intended for an attack in the capital. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 8dc0031d390363c98bd56edbc7a5bd00 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451367&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Pakistan_tells_refugees_it_s_safe_to_return.html ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan will allow two million people who fled an army offensive against the Taliban in the Swat Valley to return home next week, the prime minister announced yesterday, saying the region was now secure and essential services restored. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 7e7b18b549b84e968d1081b57590b193 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451342&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Pelosi_blocks_resolution_to_honor_Jackson.html WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door yesterday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson, saying debate on the symbolic measure could raise "contrary views" about the pop star's life. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT b8f58399f79bc64d625ad3f261ab4580 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451357&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Afghanistan_revises_disputed_marriage_law.html KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's government has revised a law that stirred an international outcry because it essentially legalized marital rape, officials said yesterday. The new version no longer requires that a woman submit to sex with her husband, only that she do certain housework. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e5da21ad38f800bd7057d89faebe232d 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451337&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Nearly_60_die_in_Iraq_s_worst_violence_since_U_S__left_cities.html BAGHDAD - Bombs killed nearly 60 people in Iraq yesterday in the worst violence since U.S. combat troops withdrew from urban areas last week, and American forces released five Iranian officials suspected of aiding Shiite insurgents. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT e64aaa2c8f54662aa2070ec26dbb6f05 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451322&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Blue_Dogs_demand_changes_in_health-care_legislation.html WASHINGTON - The drive to remake the nation's health-care system suffered another setback in Congress yesterday when a pivotal group of House Democrats demanded numerous changes in legislation the leadership is drafting on a fast track. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT c2259ef61a337e83f0dde94a3380aaa4 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451317&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Flu_shots_possible_in_October.html WASHINGTON - U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October with children among the first in line - at their local schools - the Obama administration said yesterday as the president and his cabinet urged states to figure out now how they will tackle the virus' likely resurgence. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 46afb6b5f5ad9c53292cee93980fe681 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451297&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_A_tough_road_in_cracking_cyber_attacks.html WASHINGTON - U.S. authorities trying to unravel the widespread cyber attacks against government Web sites in the United States and South Korea this week are facing a lengthy, complex investigation that might never identify a culprit, at least not one they would be willing to reveal. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT 32dc424a546ee71df82a661645025d87 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451282&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_Clearing_the_record.html A photo caption in a story Tuesday about medications for dementia patients should have said the facility where Helen Marciniszyn was treated was an assisted-living facility. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT df783472c8e4dfab14580392dfc313bb 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165776&44=50451277&32=3796&7=195377&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fnews%2Fnation_world%2F20090710_House_leaders_and_Obama_at_odds_on_CIA_briefings.html WASHINGTON - House Democrats were working yesterday to avert a showdown with President Obama over who in Congress should receive sensitive information on the CIA's covert activities. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:01:00 GMT fdb855e1cdf6dc77a8f2c3a8ef731ed9 2009-07-10T07:01:00Z