2012年4月8日星期日

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'It's our Super Bowl': Thousands attend Tebow Easter service

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New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow speaks at the Easter service of Celebration Church in Georgetown, Texas, Sunday, April 8, 2012. (AP Photo/William Philpott)New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow took to the pulpit this morning in Austin, Texas,  on the holiest day of the Christian calendar to share his personal story of faith. In an interview during the service that lasted for about 20 minutes, he explained how...

Looking on the bright side of inflation (there is one)

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To match SPECIAL REPORT DOLLAR/Sometimes a little bit of inflation is not such a bad thing. In the United States, prices starting to creep upward shows the deep wounds from the credit crisis are slowly healing and the U.S. economy is ...

'60 Minutes' legend Mike Wallace dies

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2001 CBS photograph of Mike WallaceMike Wallace, the legendary CBS News broadcaster, interviewer and "60 Minutes" icon, has died, the network said Sunday. He was 93. Wallace, whose "probing, brazen style made his name synonymous with the tough interview -- a style he practically invented for television more than half a century ago" died "peacefully" on Saturday night, surrounded by [...]

Tulsa police: Shooting victims chosen at random

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This photo combo of images provided by the Tulsa Police Department via the Tulsa World shows Jacob England, left, and Alvin Watts. According to police, England, 19, and Watts, 32, will be charged with three counts of murder and two counts of shooting with intent to kill, after being arrested early Sunday, April 8, 2012, for their involvement in the recent shootings in Tulsa, Okla., that left three people dead and two others critically wounded. (AP Photo/Tulsa Police Department via Tulsa World)Tulsa police say there was no connection between the suspects and victims in a series of shootings that terrorized the city's black community.

Obamas attend Easter worship at historic D.C. church

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Obamas Attend Easter Worship at Historic DC ChurchDonning their Sunday best, President Barack Obama and his family attended Easter services this morning at St. John's Church in Washington D.C. Located a block away from the White House, the protestant Episcopal parish is a frequent visit for Obama and past...

Obama wishes Jews, Christians happy Passover, Easter

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Obama walks back to White House after an Easter worship service at St. John's Church with his family in WashingtonPresident Obama used his weekly radio address on Saturday to wish Jews and Christians celebrating Passover and Easter, respectively, this weekend well: For millions of Americans, this weekend is a time to celebrate redemption at God's hand. Tonight, Jews will gather for a second Seder, where they will retell the story of the Exodus. And [...]

Syria scuttles truce plan with new demands

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Pro-Syrian government demonstrators hold Baath party flags and a picture of President Bashar Assad at a rally at Sabe Bahrat Square to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the Ruling Baath Arab Socialist Party in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, April 7, 2012. Syrian President Bashar Assad has accepted a cease-fire deadline brokered by international envoy Kofi Annan, which calls for his forces to pull out of towns and cities by Tuesday and for both government and rebels to lay down their arms by 6 a.m. local time Thursday.(AP Photo Bassem Tellawi)A U.N.-brokered plan to stop the bloodshed in Syria effectively collapsed Sunday after President Bashar Assad's government raised new, last-minute demands that the country's largest rebel group swiftly rejected.

U.S. gives Afghans control in deal on night raids

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The bulk of the 130,000 US-led troops are due to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2014Afghanistan and the United States signed a deal on special forces operations in the insurgency-wracked country on Sunday, putting Afghans in charge of controversial night raids.

Cracks emerge in Santorum's evangelical support

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Republican presidential hopeful Rick SantorumRick Santorum, who rose in the polls thanks to enthusiastic support from Christian conservatives, faced pressure Sunday from a key Republican evangelical to end his increasingly long-shot White House bid.

DNC chair slams Wis. gov. Walker's 'Equal Pay' repeal

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Gov. Scott Walker: Most Polarizing Man In Wisconsin?The Democratic National Committee chairwoman called out Republican Gov. Scott Walker today for repealing Wisconsin's Equal Pay Enforcement Act, a law intended to lower the cost for plaintiffs suing employers for pay discrimination. "He tried to quietly repeal the Equal Pay Act. Women aren't going to stand for...

North Korea rocket installed on launch pad

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A North Korean soldier stands guard in front of an Unha-3 rocket at Tangachai-ri space centerNorth Korea's long-range rocket is on its launch platform, AFP reporters said Sunday, as the regime again insisted it was to send a peaceful satellite and not a missile.

Reports: 1 dead, 2 wounded in Texas beach shooting

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One person has been killed and two others have been wounded in a shooting during a packed Texas Gulf Coast beach party.

7-year-old boy tied to Alaska arson fires

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A fire marshal in Alaska's capital city says a 7-year-old boy has admitted setting five arson fires over a little more than four months.

‘The Hunger Games’ video spoof goes viral

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"The Hunger Games," the film that topped the U.S. box office for the third weekend in a row with $33.5 million, has inspired plenty of parodies. But this one--pitting hipsters from Portland, Austin, Brooklyn, Oakland and Silverlake, Calif., in a dystopian fight to the death--may be the best. The three-minute video, directed by Christopher Guerrero [...]

First-quarter earnings could derail stock market's climb

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The Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock ExchangeFor the stock market, it was a triumphant first quarter. But for earnings growth, the past three months were just ho-hum.Analysts are expecting earnings for companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index ...

U.S. helps Pakistan search for 135 buried in snow

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In this photo released by Inter Services Public Relations on Sunday, April 8, 2012, Pakistan's army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, center, visit to avalanche incident site in Siachen, in northern Pakistan. Rescue workers used bulldozers Sunday to dig through huge banks of snow following a massive avalanche a day earlier that engulfed a military complex and buried at least 135 people, most of them soldiers, in a mountain battleground close to the Indian border. (AP Photo/Inter Services Public Relations) NO SALESThe U.S. sent a team of experts Sunday to help Pakistan search for 135 people buried a day earlier by a massive avalanche that engulfed a military complex in a mountain battleground close to the Indian border.

Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end

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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful after the Urbi and Orbi blessing at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the the Vatican Sunday, April 8, 2012. Pope Benedict XVI in his Easter Sunday message has urged the Syrian regime to heed international calls to end bloodshed and commit to dialogue. After celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square, Benedict voiced hope that Easter's joy would comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith. He denounced terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have hit Christians and Muslims alike and prayed for peace in coup-struck Mali. The pope struggled with hoarseness throughout the Mass before a crowd of more than 100,000 faithful. Only hours earlier he had led a three-hour nighttime Easter vigil inside St. Peter's Basilica. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano)Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodshed and expressed hope that the joy of Easter will comfort Christian communities suffering because of their faith.

'Please get us out of here': trapped Peru miners wait it out

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Rescue workers take part in the rescue of nine miners who have been trapped underground for four daysIt could take two or three more days to rescue nine miners trapped since Thursday in a mine in southern Peru, a top official said Sunday, as one of the miners begged "please, get us out of here."

Hudson's star power to complicate Chicago murder trial

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FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Jennifer Hudson performs Accustomed to wearing Vera Wang gowns on red carpets, singing at the Grammys or autographing her weight-loss memoir, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson will take on a new role under a very different spotlight — in Chicago's drab criminal courts building at the trial of the man charged with murdering her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew.

Iraq says terrorist cell dismantled

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Handcuffed suspects seen in the federal police headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 8, 2012. Iraqi officials say they have arrested a ring of insurgents allegedly involved in attacks in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Iraqi security forces have arrested members of an al-Qaida-linked insurgent cell responsible for deadly attacks and robberies in Baghdad, a police official said Sunday.

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