2012年8月18日星期六

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Ryan makes personal appeal to Florida seniors on Medicare

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Republican vice-presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center left, and his mother Betty Ryan Douglas wave to supporters at a campaign rally in The Villages, Fla., Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012.(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan wrapped his first solo tour as Mitt Romney's running mate at the famous retirement community here Saturday, taking his message of Medicare reform to seniors in a crucial swing state. Standing between two signs that read "Protect and Strengthen Medicare," Ryan made the most personal case for [...]


Romney steps up fundraisers ahead of convention

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann wave as they leave at an election night rally in Schaumburg, Ill., after winning the Illinois Primary. Long before Romney became the millionaire candidate from Massachusetts, he was his father' son, weeding the garden in the upscale suburb of Detroit where he grew up. He hated the chore. But he idolized the man who made him do it _ George Romney, the outspoken, no-nonsense, auto executive turned politician. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)Mitt Romney hasn't held a public rally since Tuesday, when he concluded his four-day battleground state bus tour in Ohio. But the presumptive Republican nominee has still been busy traveling the country in search of campaign cash. Since Wednesday, Romney has headlined at least a half a dozen fundraisers taking him through North Carolina, [...]


Obama: Ryan's tax plan means lower rates for Romney

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT

President Barack Obama campaigns Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, in Windham, N.H., at Windham High School. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)By ALEX MARINO, MATTHEW LAROTONDA and DEVIN DWYER WINDHAM, N.H. — President Obama today ratcheted up attacks on Mitt Romney over his personal tax rate, accusing the presumptive GOP nominee of choosing a running mate whose budget plan would reduce his tax burden to less...


India: Text message threats, rumors came from Pakistan

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 01:18 PM PDT

People from India's northeastern states sit inside train bound for Assam state at the railway station in KolkataNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Most of the threatening mobile phone text messages and website images that spread panic among migrants from cities in the south and west of India last week originated in Pakistan, India's interior ministry said on Saturday. Thousands of students and workers from India's northeast fled Mumbai, Bangalore and other cities, fearing retaliation for recent violence against Muslims in Assam, one of the states in their far-flung corner of the country. ...


Idaho evacuations ordered; Wash. residents go home

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 03:44 PM PDT

Fire burns above Hidden Valley Ranch where fire crews worked to halt progression of the Taylor Brige Fire on Thursday, August 16, 2012, near Cle Elum, Wash. The Taylor Bridge Fire has forced hundreds to evacuate and has burned dozens of homes near Cle Elum, Wash. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUTThunderstorms and lightning threatened fire officials' plans to contain a large blaze in central Washington state as hundreds of Washington and California residents returned home to find out whether their homes were spared.


Syria denies Assad's deputy tried to defect

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 03:44 PM PDT

A Free Syrian Army fighter runs for cover as a Syrian Army tank shell hits a building across a street during clashes in central AleppoBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria dismissed reports that President Bashar al-Assad's deputy had defected and its forces pursued an offensive against rebels, bombarding parts of Aleppo in the north and attacking an insurgent-held town in the oil-producing east. Vice-President Farouq al-Shara "never thought for a moment about leaving the country", said a statement from his office broadcast on state television on Saturday in response to reports that the veteran Baath Party loyalist had tried to defect to Jordan. ...


Egypt president to visit Iran, a first in decades

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian presidential official said Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012 that President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit of non-aligned nations in Iran end of the month, in first such visit in decades.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader since relations with Tehran deteriorated decades ago.


Cantaloupes blamed for salmonella outbreak

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:18 AM PDT

Cantaloupes Blamed for 141 Salmonella Cases, Including Two DeathsMultistate Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Bad Cantaloupes


Mine violence hits at South Africa's political problem

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 02:08 PM PDT

Striking miners hold weapons as they wait to be addressed by former African National Congress Youth League President Julius Malema outside a South African mine in RustenburgMARIKANA, South Africa (Reuters) - The bloody protest by South African miners that ended in a hail of police gunfire and 34 deaths this week could also wound the ruling ANC and its main labor ally, laying bare workers' anger over enduring inequalities in Africa's biggest economy. Thursday's shooting, bringing back memories of apartheid-era violence, underlined that after 18 years in power the African National Congress and its union partner have not been able to heal the fissures of income disparity, poverty and joblessness scarring the country. ...


How much 'bounce' did Ryan give Romney in polls?

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 06:03 AM PDT

Obama Ryan campaigning SaturdayIt's been a week since Mitt Romney made what virtually all pundits called a "bold choice," picking Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate. That scene at the battleship USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, Va., thrilled Republicans yet to fully embrace Mr. Romney and energized Democrats eager to take on this notably conservative figure who'd become a major congressional foe as chairman of the House Budget Committee.


Hempfest organizers question marijuana legalization initiative

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Seattle Hempfest Organizers Question Marijuana Legalization InitiativeSeattle Hempfest-Goers Torn Over Ballot Initiative


Russian Orthodox church forgives feminist punk band

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 07:09 AM PDT

Feminist punk group Pussy Riot members, from left, Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova sit in a glass cage at a court room in Moscow, Russia on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. A judge found three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent. T-shirt on right worn by Tolokonnikova is Spanish and translates to "They shall not pass", a slogan often used to express determination to defend a position against an enemy. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)Two top clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church said Saturday that it has forgiven the members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot who were convicted of hooliganism and sent to prison for briefly taking over a cathedral in a raucous prayer for deliverance from Vladimir Putin.


Five things you need to know about West Nile virus

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 05:08 AM PDT

Pesticides Sprayed Over Dallas to Combat MosquitoesIn the wake of 10 deaths due to West Nile virus, and hundreds of infections, authorities in Texas are spraying insecticide in the Dallas region, hoping to curb the spread of the disease, which can spread by mosquitoes.


U.S. drone kills 5 militants in northern Pakistan

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 07:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. A missile launched from a U.S. drone struck a suspected militant hideout in a tribal region in northern Pakistan where allies of a powerful warlord were gathered Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, killing five of his supporters, Pakistani officials said. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)A missile launched from a U.S. drone struck a suspected militant hideout in a tribal region in northern Pakistan where allies of a powerful warlord were gathered Saturday, killing five of his supporters, Pakistani officials said.


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