2012年11月14日星期三

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Clinton-Lewinsky 'spinners' resurface

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:18 PM PST

This July 13, 2011, photo made available on the International Security Assistance Force's Flickr website shows the former Commander of International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Gen. Davis Petraeus, left, shaking hands with Paula Broadwell, co-author of "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus."As details emerge about Petraeus' extramarital affair with his biographer, Broadwell, including a second woman who allegedly received threatening emails from the author, members of Congress say they want to know exactly when the now ex-CIA director and retired general popped up in the FBI inquiry, whether national security was compromised and why they weren't told sooner. (AP Photo/ISAF)Some of the same high-profile, high-priced handlers during Clinton's affair with his intern have re-emerged.


Immigrant group balks at Obama reform wording

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST

From left to right, Beatrice Jernigan, Raquel Mamani, and Andie Flores hold up protest signs as they smile after getting cars to honk their horns, as they join dozens who rally in front of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, a day after a portion of Arizona's immigration law took effect, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, in Phoenix. Civil rights activists contend will lead to systematic racial profiling, as the protesters chanted "No papers, no fear."(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)An advocacy group for young immigrants expressed concern Wednesday after President Barack Obama, at his first press conference in months, said he would support "a pathway for legal status" for those living in the country illegally. That Obama used the phrase "legal status" instead of "citizenship" raised alarm bells for some deep in the weeds of [...]


Romney dings Obama for 'gifts' to minority voters

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:51 PM PST

Romney Dings Obama for 'Gifts' to Minority VotersPresident Obama today heaped praise on his defeated rival, GOP nominee Mitt Romney, saying the former governor's record and ideas "could be very helpful" in shaping policy over the next four years "My hope is, before the end of the year… that we have a...


Socialite Jill Kelley loses military base privileges

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 08:22 AM PST

Socialite Jill Kelley Loses VIP Privileges at Military BaseThe Tampa socialite at the center of the Petraeus scandal has lost the privilege of visiting MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa without an escort.


What does it take to get people to flee a storm?

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:02 PM PST

Will Sandy Change the Climate Change Conversation?Despite dire forecasts and explicit warnings, hundreds of thousands of people in New York and New Jersey ignored evacuation orders as Superstorm Sandy closed in.


NYC nanny indicted in deaths of two children

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 11:35 AM PST

A makeshift memorial is left outside the Krim family apartment in New YorkA New York nanny has been indicted on murder charges in the deaths of two young children who were stabbed last month in their parents' apartment.


Scathing review of new Guy Fieri restaurant goes viral

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:10 PM PST

Guy Fieri's New Eatery Slammed in ReviewIn what will likely be the second-most-read restaurant review of 2012, the New York Times has published a scathing critique of Guy's American Kitchen & Bar.


Election graphics show how Obama won

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:11 PM PST

Elections MapThe presidential election is over, and now there are some cool tools to show just how Barack Obama won re-election.


Paul Ryan: On losing and moving on

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 01:08 PM PST

Paul Ryan Reviews Mitt Romney's Failed Bid For PresidentCongressman Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., better known as the vice presidential nominee, says losing came as something of a surprise.


What would Republican-led immigration reform look like?

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:42 PM PST

Edgar, Ricardo, Alicia, Lizette and Maria who immigrated from Mexico pose for a portrait at their home in Phoenix, ArizonaA handful of top Republicans are breaking with the party line and floating the idea of working with Democrats to reform the nation's immigration system.


Colorado shooting suspect unable to attend hearing

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:59 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, July 23, 2012 file photo, James Holmes, accused of killing 12 people in Friday's shooting rampage in an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, appears in Arapahoe County District Court with defense attorney Tamara Brady in Centennial, Colo. Holmes faces two first-degree murder charges for each of the 12 people killed and two attempted first-degree murder charges for every one of the 58 injured in the July 20 shooting. (AP Photo/Denver Post, RJ Sangosti, Pool, File)Documents filed Wednesday gave no details of James Holmes' condition, saying only that it "renders him unable to be present in court for (Thursday's) hearing."


Florida gun range lets customers shoot at each other

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 01:40 PM PST

Combat City, a Florida gun range, has taken the concept of target practice to a whole new level. Customers can actually engage in simulated combat against other people, shooting real guns at each other. However, as local affiliate WKMG explains, the customers aren't using live ammunition. Owner Dave Kaplan gives visitors a choice: He can [...]

Pepsi now selling ‘fat-blocking soda’

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:20 PM PST

Pepsi Japan launched a new line of soda on Tuesday that it claims blocks the body's absorption of fat. Pepsi Special is infused with indigestible dextrin, a synthetic dietary fiber. Even though dextrin has not been proven to have dietary benefits for humans, it has been successfully tested on rats. Which, apparently, is good enough [...]

Town clerk forces Santa Claus to buy business permit

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 12:17 PM PST

Halloween has come and gone and Thanksgiving is next week, which can mean only one thing: We are in full holiday mode. Christmas is a mere month and a half away, and if there ever were anyone you didn't want to make angry this close to the holiday, it would be Santa Claus. Apparently the [...]

Secession petitions now filed for all 50 states

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 10:35 AM PST

Men walk on a colored map of the United States in a park in Hoboken, New JerseyPetitions signed by hundreds of thousands seeking permission for their states to secede have now been filed for all 50 states on the White House website.


Alabama-born jihadi now on FBI's Most Wanted list

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 10:54 AM PST

Rapping Jihadi on FBI's Most WantedThe bureau announced today that Omar Hammami has been fighting with the Somalia-based terror group al-Shabaab since 2006.


Thousands rally in Ireland after woman denied abortion dies

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 01:17 PM PST

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied outside Ireland's parliament on Wednesday to demand strict abortion rules be eased after a pregnant Indian woman repeatedly denied a termination died in an Irish hospital. Savita Halappanavar, 31, admitted to University Hospital Galway in the west of Ireland last month, died of septicaemia a week after miscarrying 17 weeks into her pregnancy. Her repeated requests for termination were rejected because of the presence of a fetal heartbeat, her husband told state broadcaster RTE. ...

Suspect indicted in 1979 death of Etan Patz

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 09:56 AM PST

Is Etan Patz murder confession legitimate?The lawyer for the suspect in the infamous 1979 disappearance of a 6-year-old New York City boy says his client has been indicted on charges of murder and kidnapping.


Photos: Paralyzed dog runs for the first time

Posted: 14 Nov 2012 11:00 AM PST

Photos: Paralyzed dog runs for the first time

Photos: Unusual modes of transportation

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 09:00 AM PDT

Photos: Unusual modes of transportation

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