Computer giant has operated on Sabbath in Jerusalem for years, so it is not clear why protests broke out now

AP - President Barack Obama is highlighting his personal ties to Asia, as part of his effort to broaden U.S. engagement in the region.

AP - Next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday.

AP - A chagrined GOP Chairman Michael Steele has told Republican National Committee staff to immediately stop providing RNC employees with insurance for elective abortions — an option that Republicans strongly oppose as Democrats try to pass a health care overhaul bill.

Politico - Barack Obama plans to announce that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010.