Saturday, August 28, 2010

Beck: Help us restore traditional American values (AP)

Beck: Help us restore traditional American values (AP)

Beck: Help us restore traditional American values (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:09 PM PDT

Glenn Beck, center, holds hands with faith leaders at the 'Restoring Honor' rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Conservative commentator Glenn Beck and tea party champion Sarah Palin appealed Saturday to a vast, predominantly white crowd on the National Mall to help restore traditional American values and honor Martin Luther King's message. Civil rights leaders who accused the group of hijacking King's legacy held their own rally and march.

Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in a hostile territory of Khost province in Afghanistan. About two dozen Taliban militants -- including suicide bombers -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a volatile town in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults before dawn Saturday on NATO bases near the Pakistani border, including one where seven CIA employees died in a suicide attack last year.

Iraq on highest alert for terror attacks (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

An Iraqi man raises his hands as an Iraqi police officer conducts a body search at a check point in central Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. The Iraqi prime minister put his nation on its highest alert for terror attacks, as insurgents hammer Iraqi security forces preparing to take over for a U.S. combat mission that formally ends on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraq's prime minister put his nation on its highest level of alert for terror attacks, warning of plots to sow fear and chaos as the U.S. combat mission in the country formally ends on Tuesday.

Paris Hilton arrested on cocaine charge in Vegas (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, Paris Hilton and Cy Waits attend the Paris Hilton fragrance launch'Tease' at MyStudio in Hollywood, Calif. Hilton and Waits were arrested on the Las Vegas Strip late Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Police said they found that Hilton had a substance that tests later showed to be cocaine, but did not say how much of the drug was found. She was arrested on cocaine possession charges. Jail records showed that Waits, 34, remained held pending a court appearance on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. (AP Photo/Donald Traill) MANDATORY CREDIT; EDITORIAL USE ONLY; NO SALESAP - Paris Hilton was arrested late Friday after a police motorcycle officer smelled marijuana smoke wafting from a black Cadillac Escalade driven by her boyfriend on the Las Vegas Strip, then found cocaine in her purse, authorities said.

Israel PM wants regular meetings with Palestinians (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office. Netanyahu wants to meet on a regular basis with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after direct peace talks resume next week, officials said Saturday. Peace talks will restart Sept. 2 in Washington. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas every two weeks once direct peace talks resume next week, Israeli officials said Saturday.

Imam behind NYC mosque faces divisions over center (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, executive director of the Cordoba Initiative, addresses a gathering in New York. Rauf is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over his plans for a multi-story Islamic center that will feature a mosque, health club and theater about two blocks north of ground zero in New York. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)AP - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has long worked to bridge divisions, be they fissures between interfaith husbands and wives or political chasms separating the United States and the Muslim world. The 61-year-old clergyman is now in the midst of a polarizing political, religious and cultural debate over plans for a multistory Islamic center that will feature a mosque, health club and theater about two blocks north of ground zero.

9 years later, signs of life emerge at ground zero (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

A grove of sixteen swamp white oaks is planted at the National September 11 Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 in New York. After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way. Crews Saturday began planting 16 swamp white oaks at the World Trade Center site. They are the first of nearly 400 trees to be planted around the eight-acre memorial to the nearly 2,800 people were killed when terrorists attacked the twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - After nearly nine years, life is returning to ground zero in a tangible way.

Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

AP - They've lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up. Medicare is finally catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for anyone on the program who's trying to kick the habit.

Far-right protesters clash with police in UK (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:17 PM PDT

English Defense League supporters clash with police in Bradford Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 during a demonstration in the city. Hundreds of protesters from a far-right group that campaigns against Islamic extremism have clashed with riot police in northern England. The 700 English Defense League supporters gathered in northern England's Bradford threw bottles, rocks and a smoke bomb at riot police Saturday. (AP Photo/PA, Owen Humphreys) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - A right-wing group that opposes what it calls the spread of Islam in Britain clashed with riot police in northern England on Saturday, throwing bottles, rocks and a smoke bomb at authorities. The demonstration by the English Defense League occurred in Bradford, a city with one of the country's largest Pakistani and Muslim communities.

Man dies on flight to Milwaukee; plane diverted (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:14 PM PDT

AP - A man from New York died of an apparent heart attack on an AirTran Airways flight from Las Vegas to Milwaukee early Saturday, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

China seeks fresh nuclear talks with North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 09:36 AM PDT

A vehicle that is believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the only vehicle in his convoy that is heavily tinted and armoured, leaves Nanhu hotel in Changchun city, where Kim is rumoured to be staying with his son, August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - China is lobbying neighbors to sign up to a road map for renewed nuclear disarmament talks with North Korea, whose leader Kim Jong-il is visiting China amid conciliatory words and threats of "holy war."

Beck, Palin urge patriotic values at D.C. rally (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 12:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Tens of thousands of Americans rallied in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday to hear speeches about God and country in a conservative show of strength ahead of congressional elections this fall.

Obama says Iraq war is ending, his promise is kept (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 03:07 AM PDT

A U.S. Soldier takes down the vehicle numbers of humvees loaded up on a trailer as they prepare to leave Iraq at Balad Base 80 km (50 miles) north of Baghdad August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Thaier al-SudaniReuters - President Barack Obama said on Saturday Iraq could "chart its own course" and told Americans the drawdown of U.S. troops helped fulfill a promise he made during the 2008 presidential campaign.

NATO forces fight off Taliban attacks on Afghan bases (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:29 AM PDT

An Afghan security personnel walks past the body of an insurgent attacker in Khost province August 28, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Foreign and Afghan troops killed 24 insurgents as they fought off pre-dawn attacks on two bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, with the Taliban saying suicide bombers the fighters.

Paris Hilton arrested on cocaine charge: report (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:38 AM PDT

US socialite and paparazzi darling Paris Hilton, pictured in April 2010, was arrested in Las Vegas on charges of cocaine possession, but released shortly afterwards, local police said Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jason Merritt)Reuters - Socialite Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas on Friday night and charged with cocaine possession, U.S. media reported on Saturday.

U.N. fears for children as Pakistan floods threaten town (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 05:07 AM PDT

Flood victims use a part of a damaged railway track to cross the floodwaters toward a village in Sultan Kot, about 51 km (31 miles) from Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - Flood waters threatened to engulf two towns in southern Pakistan on Saturday, a month after the disaster began, as the United Nations warned that tens of thousands of children risked death from malnutrition.

Iran says probe on detained U.S. hikers to end soon (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 06:15 AM PDT

Laura Fattal (L), Cindy Hickey (C) and Nora Shourd (R), the mothers of Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd respectively, hold pictures of their children while protesting for their release with others outside the Iran Mission in New York, July 30, 2010. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Investigations into spying allegations against three American hikers detained in Iran will be completed soon, Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said in a news report on Saturday.

Exodus as floods threaten more Pakistan towns (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Pakistani villagers affected by the floods run towards an Afghan helicopter supporting the Pakistani army relief operation as it delivers food in Baluchistan province. Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas in southern Sindh province Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Hundreds of thousands of people were fleeing areas of southern Pakistan on Saturday as rising floodwaters breached more defences and inundated towns.

Taliban attack NATO bases in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2010 10:29 AM PDT

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers stand guard next to the body of a suicide attacker near US military camp Salerno on the outskirts of Khost city. About two dozen Taliban militants -- at least some dressed in US military uniforms -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a city in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP)AFP - About two dozen Taliban militants -- at least some dressed in US military uniforms -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a city in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.
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