Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Obama firm: Don't extend tax breaks for wealthiest (AP)

Obama firm: Don't extend tax breaks for wealthiest (AP)

Obama firm: Don't extend tax breaks for wealthiest (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:50 AM PDT

President Barack Obama delivers remarks on the economy, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at the Cuyahoga Community College West Campus in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama strongly defended his opposition to extending Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans on Wednesday and delivered a searing attack on Republicans and their House leader for advocating "the same philosophy that led to this mess in the first place."

Fla. minister determined to hold 9/11 Quran burn (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:17 AM PDT

Rev. Terry Jones at the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Jones plans to burn copies of the Quran on church grounds to mark the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States that provoked the Afghan war. (AP Photo/John Raoux)AP - The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy said Wednesday he was determined to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, despite pressure from the White House, religious leaders and others to call it off.

BP report blames itself, others for oil spill (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:57 AM PDT

A British Petroleum (BP) logo is seen at a petrol station in south London April 27, 2010. BP deflected much of the blame for a rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill, releasing an internal report on Wednesday which said that drilling contractor Transocean had missed danger signs. REUTERS/Toby Melville/FilesAP - In an internal report released Wednesday, BP blames itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the drilling rig explosion that preceded it.

Report: Castro says Cuban model doesn't work (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro speaks during a meeting with students at Havana's University September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond BoylanAP - Fidel Castro told a visiting American journalist that Cuba's communist economic model doesn't work, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has conspicuously steered clear of local issues since stepping down four years ago.

Consumers cut back on credit card use once again (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:34 PM PDT

AP - Consumer borrowing fell again in July as households cut back on their credit card use for a 23rd consecutive month, adding more drag on an economy struggling to mount a sustained rebound.

Hermine remnants cause massive flooding in Texas (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:36 PM PDT

Firefighters help Mark Culley, right, as he carries his nine-month-old daughter Zara Culley under his life vest through flash flood waters in Arlington,Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - The remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine caused massive flooding in northern Texas on Wednesday, killing at least one person and much of the city of Arlington under water.

Gibbs: Emanuel will take time weighing mayoral run (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 27, 2010 file photo, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel laughs as he takes some good natured ribbing about his recent comment about someday wanting to be mayor of Chicago while participating in the sixth annual Richard J. Daley Global Cities Forum in Chicago. Daley, 68, who has presided over the nation's third-largest city for 21 years, like his father did before him, announced Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, that he will not run for a seventh term. Emanuel said in April during a television interview that 'it's no secret' he'd like to run for mayor of Chicago someday. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)AP - White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday he has "no doubt" that chief of staff Rahm Emanuel will be weighing his future options now that the race for Chicago mayor is wide open.

Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:31 AM PDT

This screen shot shows Google Inc.'s Instant Search, introduced Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Google is accelerating its search engine by displaying the results as soon as users begin to type in their requests. (AP Photo/Google Inc.) NO SALESAP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday with a new feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their request.

Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:26 AM PDT

This undated handout image provided by the journal Nature shows a hypothetical reconstruction of the flesh-eating dinosaur. The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as advertising. (AP Photo/Nature)AP - The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.

Snooki fined $500 for annoying beachgoers in NJ (AP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:03 PM PDT

In this July 27, 2010 photo, Nicole Polizzi, better known as Snooki from the MTV show 'Jersey Shore,' appears on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Polizzi will be in court Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 to face disorderly conduct charges of being a public nuisance and annoying others on the Seaside Heights beach in late July. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Calling her "a Lindsay Lohan wannabe," a judge has fined "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi $500 and ordered her to perform community service after she pleaded guilty to disturbing others on a New Jersey beach in July.

Obama: U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for rich (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT

President Barack Obama waves after speaking about the economy,Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, at Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)Reuters - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible.

BP and partners trade blame for oil spill (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:09 PM PDT

Reuters - A BP Plc investigation of the Gulf of Mexico disaster played down its own role in the world's worst offshore oil spill and pointed the finger at what it said were failures by contractors.

Florida pastor says going ahead with Koran burning (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT

Afghan protesters shout slogans during a protest in Kabul September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammad IshaqReuters - An obscure U.S. Christian pastor whose plan to burn copies of the Koran on September 11 has sparked an international outcry said on Wednesday he will still go ahead with the event despite U.S. official warnings it will endanger American troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Tea party members attending political training 'school' (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:45 AM PDT

Gabriel Thomas, 9, of Middletown, New York wears a sign around his neck at a tax day rally by Tea Party activists in the New York City suburb of New City, New York, April 15, 2010. REUTERS/Mike SegarReuters - Some Tea Partiers admit mistakes were made. Others are quick to describe the movement's recent efforts in the political arena as not quite ready for prime time.

Fidel Castro says Cuban model no longer works (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:28 AM PDT

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro speaks during a meeting with students at Havana's University September 3, 2010. REUTERS/Desmond BoylanReuters - Fidel Castro said Cuba's economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week.

Pakistan to charge three men in Times Square plot (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:12 AM PDT

A bomb technician examines a Nissan Pathfinder sport utility vehicle that was packed with bomb materials in New York's Times Square, May 1, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Pakistan will soon charge three men with terrorism in connection with the failed attempt to bomb New York's Times Square, a police official said on Wednesday.

Google seeks to speed up Web searches (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 11:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Google Inc unveiled a set of enhancements to its Internet search engine on Wednesday that predict search queries as users type, promising to speed up the time it takes to find information online and to generate more searches on the website.

Florida church says Koran burning will go ahead (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Journalists watch a video message by pastor Terry Jones on the Dove World Outreach Center website. Jones has brushed aside global outrage and vowed to go ahead with burning some 200 Korans at his church in Gainsville, Florida.(AFP/Karen Bleier)AFP - A small Florida church Wednesday brushed aside global outrage and vowed to go ahead with burning some 200 Korans, as local officials drew up plans to try to tamp down the protest.

BP takes share of blame for Gulf of Mexico oil spill (AFP)

Posted: 08 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT

A fisherman holds up an oil-stained bouey that washed up on the beach at South Pass near the mouth of the Mississippi River in May 2010 near Venice, Louisiana. A string of failures by BP and other companies led to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, the British energy giant concluded Wednesday as it sought to head off possible multi-billion-dollar US lawsuits.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AFP - BP sought to spread the blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Wednesday as it defended itself against tens of billions of dollars in potential fines and legal liabilities.
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