| Frustration, turmoil as world leaders meet Posted: 23 Sep 2012 03:31 PM PDT  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.
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| Ann Coulter: ‘Civil rights are for blacks', not immigrants’ Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:16 PM PDT  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 [...]
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| Early letters show controlling behavior of Nazi Goebbels Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:50 PM PDT  The 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.
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| Apple could be worth $1 trillion within a Year Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT  Apple 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?
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| Obama responds to Romney's tough talk on Mideast Posted: 23 Sep 2012 04:31 PM PDT  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.
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| Texas inmate prepares for third trip to death house Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT  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.
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| How novel courts handle low-level crimes Posted: 23 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT  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.
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| ‘SNL’ skewers Ann Romney, Obama, undecideds Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:25 AM PDT  On 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 [...]
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| Trader Joe's recalls peanut butter linked to salmonella Posted: 23 Sep 2012 09:13 AM PDT  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,"...
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| 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  WASHINGTON (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. ...
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| 2012 campaign challenge: Corral undecided likely voters Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:59 AM PDT  Loretta 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.
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| Clinton summit draws new leaders of Egypt, Libya Posted: 23 Sep 2012 07:20 AM PDT  NEW 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. ...
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| Romney Medicare plan: Key details still in flux Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT  Medicare 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.
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| Decades of federal dollars helped fuel gas boom Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT  It 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 ...
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| Akin rebuilding Mo. Senate bid after rape remark Posted: 23 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT  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.
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| Obama Medicare plan: No voucher but maybe a bill Posted: 23 Sep 2012 05:23 AM PDT  He'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.
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| Libya orders 'illegitimate' militias to disband Posted: 23 Sep 2012 02:23 PM PDT  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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