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STANFORD, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The 31st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on Thursday could be a bellwether moment for the clerical regime in Tehran, analysts said.

BAGLEY, Minn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Two Minnesota brothers charged with manslaughter in connection with the 1998 death of their sister will face a March court hearing, a judge ruled.

TUKWILA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Washington man is being held on harassment charges for threatening his mother's life and hoarding a large cache of weapons in their home, officials said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, acting on his call for bipartisanship to face the nation's ills, met Tuesday with congressional Democratic and Republican leaders.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There are no foreign security contractors from Xe Services, formerly Blackwater, operating in Pakistani territory, the interior minister said.

LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The London inquiry into the Iraq war may ask for meetings with officials from the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush, the inquiry chairman said.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Another snowstorm poised to choke Washington Tuesday and Wednesday was enough to prompt the House to cancel all votes for the rest of the week, officials say.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Canadian provincial government of British Columbia is facing criticism for taking seven months to let 1,400 people know personal data had been compromised.

ROANOKE, Va., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Virginia man has sued prison officials in federal court for allegedly beating him for burping while he was incarcerated, court records show.

BOSTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Boston real estate broker faced a lawsuit Tuesday accusing him of misleading a condo buyer about second-hand smoke in the building, court watchers say.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, his wife looking on, signed a memorandum Tuesday setting up a federal task force to tackle childhood obesity.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A psychologist says a suspected killer may have developed a higher IQ while awaiting trial in Florida, making the man eligible for the death penalty.

SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A deputy al-Qaida commander in Yemen in an audio tape called on the mujahedin in the region to prepare for holy war against the West.

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- There is no time to waste in moving forward with reconciliation and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, NATO's civilian administrator said.

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Damascus welcomed a delegation from Armenia on Tuesday to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and regional issues.