2012年11月27日星期二

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W.H. blasts GOP 'obsession' with Rice

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:54 AM PST

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee, center, accompanied by fellow Senate Armed Services Committee member, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.,, right, gestures while speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, after a closed-door meeting with UN Ambassador Susan Rice. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)The U.N. ambassador failed to assuage her top Republican critics in a closed-door meeting with them today.


Female military members sue to serve in combat

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:47 PM PST

Plaintiff Colleen Farrell, a U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant, speaks during a media conference Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012, in San Francisco. Several active women military personnel have filed a federal lawsuit to demand combat action, requesting all branches of the military to remove the so-called combat exclusionary rule that bars women from fighting on the front lines. This suit, to be filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, is believed to be the first involving active duty military personnel. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)Four female service members filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the Pentagon's ban on women serving in combat, hoping the move will add pressure to drop the policy just as officials are gauging the effect that lifting the prohibition will have on morale.


Poison pens and lipstick guns: 8 real-life spy weapons

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 07:34 AM PST

What looks like a standard Parker ballpoint pen is actually a deadly poison needle.South Korean authorities capture an assassin armed with deadly gadgets almost as implausible as this collection of espionage gear.


Entitlement programs: 'Line in the sand' in cliff talks?

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:39 PM PST

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows President Barack Obama, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy in Washington. President Barack Obama and leaders of the lame-duck Congress may be just weeks away from shaking hands on a deal to avert the dreaded ``fiscal cliff.'' So it's natural to wonder: If they announce a bipartisan package promising to curb mushrooming federal deficits, will it be real? (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)Medicare and Medicaid savings should be part of future debt-reduction efforts, but not on the table in talks regarding the impending "fiscal cliff," the second-highest ranking Democrat in the Senate said. In the prepared remarks of Sen. Richard Durbin's speech today to the liberal Center...


Bob Dole hospitalized

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:01 PM PST

Bob Dole HospitalizedFormer Senate GOP Leader and presidential nominee Bob Dole has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.


U.S. stops short of labeling China a currency manipulator

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST

A clerk counts U.S. dollar banknotes after counting Chinese 100 Yuan banknotes at a branch of the Agricultural Bank of China in QionghaiThe Obama administration said China's currency remained "significantly undervalued" but declined to call the country a currency manipulator.


South Korea to strip Jill Kelley of honorary consul title

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:27 AM PST

SKorea to Strip Kelley of Honorary TitleKelley, the woman who helped bring down David Petraeus, allegedly tried to "peddle influence" and profit off business deals, a top South Korean official says.


30 Tenn. courthouses receive bomb threats

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 03:34 PM PST

Bomb threats to 30 courthouses and other government buildings across Tennessee forced many to be evacuated Tuesday, including the federal building in Memphis, but authorities said no explosives were found.

Rep. King's greatest hits as Homeland Security Chairman

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:31 AM PST

Peter King's Greatest Hits As Homeland Security ChairmanHe drew comparisons to Joe McCarthy, hunted fugitives in his free time and maintained his grip on one of the most powerful roles in Congress in the post-9/11 world.


Greenfield: Why Abe Lincoln was lucky

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 08:59 AM PST

This publicity film image released by Walt Disney Pictures shows Daniel Day-Lewis portraying Abraham Lincoln in the film "Lincoln." The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, opens in limited release Nov. 9 and nationwide Nov. 16, just after the U.S. presidential election. (AP Photo/Disney-DreamWorks II, David James)All he had to contend with was ingrained racism, a war-weary nation and daunting political arithmetic. What he didn't have to deal with was…modern media.


Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hits record low

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 02:48 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2009, file photo a forest in the Amazon is seen being illegally burnt, near Novo Progresso, in the northern Brazilian state of Para. Brazil's lower house of Congress is expected to vote Tuesday, April 24, 2012, on changes to the nation's benchmark environmental law that detractors say would weaken protections for the Amazon rainforest and stoke more destruction. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, file)Brazil's Environment Minister says that the country will start using satellites to detect illegal logging and slash-and-burn activity.


Ladies prefer thin over macho, study suggests

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:15 PM PST

Macho features have long been touted as an evolutionary asset that heterosexual women look for in a potential mate. But new research suggests weight may be a more powerful driver of attraction.

Missing moon rocks found in Minnesota storage site

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 01:06 PM PST

Several rocks taken from humankind's first lunar landing have been unearthed once again, with the moon rocks this time turning up in a Minnesota storage area. The Star Tribune reports that the pebble-sized samples collected by the Apollo 11 voyage in 1969 somehow ended up in a government storage area in St. Paul. "The Apollo [...]

Photo album of human history launched into space

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:23 AM PST

Photo Album of Human History Launched into SpaceA disc containing 100 photographs representing modern human history was affixed to the exterior of the newly lofted EchoStar XVI satellite.


Scientist claims to have sequenced ‘Bigfoot’ DNA

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:09 AM PST

A Texas scientist claims to have sequenced the DNA of Sasquatch, a creature whose very existence is mysterious to many and purely mythological to most. "Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples," Dr. Melba S. Ketchum of Nacogdoches, Texas, [...]

Romney, first lady make GQ’s 'Least Influential People' list

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 09:09 AM PST

Congratulations, Mitt Romney. After a stunning election loss, millions of dollars spent and an exhaustive campaign, GQ Magazine has named you one of the Least Influential People of 2012. From the magazine: Was anyone inspired by Mitt Romney? Did anyone vote enthusiastically for Mitt Romney? Of course not. Voting for Romney is like hooking up [...]

Major quakes can trigger faraway 'slow' quakes

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 12:38 PM PST

Major Earthquakes Can Trigger Faraway 'Slow' QuakesMajor earthquakes might set off incredibly slow earthquakes thousands of miles away, new research suggests.


Photos: Rolling blue 'waves' hit Antarctica

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:00 AM PST

Photos: Rolling blue 'waves' hit Antarctica

Family offering $1,000 reward for lost kangaroo

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 10:42 AM PST

An Oklahoma family has lost its pet kangaroo and they're hoping a $1,000 reward will ensure the safe return of their beloved Lucy Sparkles.

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