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Frustration, turmoil as world leaders meet

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:31 PM PDT

Ban Ki-Moon Meets Iranian President Ahmadinejad AT U.N.Democratic uprisings across the Arab world and the Palestinians' bid for U.N. membership sparked excitement and hope at last year's meeting of world leaders. But with war raging in Syria, the Palestinian application sidelined, and deadly protests generated by an anti-Islamic video, the mood as this year's U.N. gathering begins is one of disappointment and frustration.


Ann Coulter: ‘Civil rights are for blacks', not immigrants’

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT

Ann Coulter: Democrats 'Dropping the Blacks and Moving on to the Hispanics'On ABC's "This Week With George Stephanopoulos" on Sunday, Ann Coulter said the Democratic party has shifted its strategic campaign focus to the Latino vote ahead of the November elections. Of course, the conservative firebrand phrased it a little differently. "Democrats are dropping the blacks and moving on to the Hispanics," Coulter said during a [...]


Early letters show controlling behavior of Nazi Goebbels

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT

1943: Goebbels' Total WarThe love letters, school papers and dramatic works of college-age Joseph Goebbels reveal a romantic young man beginning to show signs of anti-Semitism and egotistical and controlling behavior, according to a Connecticut auction house selling the pre-war writings of Adolf Hitler's propaganda chief.


Apple could be worth $1 trillion within a Year

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Apple Could Be Worth $1 Trillion Within a YearApple is currently worth something like zillion dollars (read: $656 billion) and it has no signs of slowing down. The question , when are they going to reach the unreachable summit? When is Apple going to break the trillion dollar ceiling?


Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney acknowledges donors after he spoke at a campaign fundraising event in Del Mar, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama, defending his foreign policy record at a time of anti-American rage in the Muslim world, fired back at suggestions from Republican Mitt Romney that the president has been weak with allies and enemies alike.


Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

In this Aug. 29, 2012, photo, convicted killer Cleve Foster speaks from a visiting cage at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit outside Livingston, Texas. Foster has received three reprieves from the U.S. Supreme Court, including two last year when he was within hours of execution for the slaying of a 30-year-old woman near Fort Worth in 2000. He is scheduled to die Sept. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Graczyk)What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution.


How novel courts handle low-level crimes

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT

Judge Lillian Sing applauds a defendant on the bench of the Community Court Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, in San Francisco. While it's been difficult for researchers to determine cost savings by the courts, new studies suggest the courts are helping stem crime. An evaluation of Washington, D.C.'s community court by the Westat research firm found this summer that defendants who successfully completed diversion programs from 2007 to 2009 were half as likely to reoffend as similar defendants in a traditional court. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)In most courtrooms, spontaneous applause could get you thrown out. But in this San Francisco court, it's expected — and strongly encouraged for the defendants.


‘SNL’ skewers Ann Romney, Obama, undecideds

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:25 AM PDT

SNLOn the second official episode of its new season, "Saturday Night Live" took a break from send-ups of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to focus on some of the peripheral aspects of the campaign, including Ann Romney and undecided voters. On "Weekend Update," Mrs. Romney--played by newcomer Kate McKinnon--defended her husband's recent gaffes, arguing that [...]


Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter linked to salmonella

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Trader Joe's Recalls Peanut Butter Linked to 29 Salmonella Cases  National grocery chain Trader Joe's is voluntarily recalling  peanut butter that has been linked to 29 salmonella cases in 18 states. "Out of an abundance of caution, we have removed all Trader Joe's Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter from sale, due to pending health-related inquiries,"...


9 climbers killed, 6 missing in Nepal avalanche

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:57 PM PDT

An avalanche hit climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. Many of the climbers were French or German.

Coal fight looms, Keystone-like, over U.S. Northwest

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:21 AM PDT

A coal-burning power station can be seen behind a migrant worker on the outskirts of BeijingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Call it the Keystone of coal: a regulatory and public relations battle between environmentalists and U.S. coal miners akin to the one that has defined the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline. Instead of blocking an import, however, this fight is over whether to allow a growing surplus of coal to be exported to Asia, a decision that would throw miners a lifeline by effectively offshoring carbon emissions and potentially give China access to cheaper coal. ...


2012 campaign challenge: Corral undecided likely voters

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Obama, Romney Clash Over 'Grand Bargain' ProposalsLoretta Mitchell is 100 percent sure she's going to vote in the presidential race come November. She doesn't have a clue who'll get that vote.


Clinton summit draws new leaders of Egypt, Libya

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Employees at the Sheraton Hotel on 52nd Street prepare for the Clinton Global Initiative in New YorkNEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton's annual philanthropic summit will attract the new leaders of Egypt and Libya plus this year's U.S. presidential candidates to a forum that once again competes for attention with the United Nations General Assembly. Libya's new head of state, Mohammed Magarief, and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will appear at the eighth Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which Clinton hosts in New York when many world leaders are in town for the annual U.N. meeting. ...


Romney Medicare plan: Key details still in flux

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Las VegasMedicare is the one health insurance plan that will cover virtually every American at some point in life, and Republican Mitt Romney is proposing the biggest changes since its creation nearly 50 years ago.


Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT

Opponents Of Fracking In Md. Say Process Causes Health, Environmental ProblemsIt sounds like a free-market success story: a natural gas boom created by drilling company innovation, delivering a vast new source of cheap energy without the government subsidies that solar and wind ...


Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., speaks during the first debate in the Missouri Senate race Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Written off by many in his own party a mere month ago, Republican Rep. Todd Akin has been slowly rebuilding his Senate campaign after apologizing for inflammatory remarks about pregnancy and rape.


Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a bill

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:23 AM PDT

During a brief rainstorm, U.S. President Obama speaks at a campaign rally at the Henry Maier Festival in MilwaukeeHe'll never turn Medicare into a voucher, but if you are lucky enough to be financially comfortable in retirement, odds are you'll pay higher premiums under President Barack Obama's plan. It's not just the 1 percent who'll feel the pinch.


Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband

Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:23 PM PDT

Soldiers from the Libyan National Army get ready to enter Rafallah al-sahati Islamic Militia Brigades compound, one of the compound buildings which can be seen behind the wall, in Benghazi, Libya, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. On Friday evening hundreds of protesters angry over last week's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya stormed the compound of the Islamic extremist Ansar al-Shariah Brigade militia suspected in the attack, evicting militiamen and setting fire to their building. After taking over the Ansar compound, protesters then drove to attack the Benghazi headquarters of Rafallah Sahati where militiamen opened fire on the protesters, who were largely unarmed leaving at least 20 wounded, and several killed according to hospital sources. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)The Libyan army on Sunday said it raided several militia outposts operating outside government control in the capital, Tripoli, while in the east, the militia suspected in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate said it had disbanded on orders of the country's president.


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