Friday, October 29, 2010

Explosive found in Dubai, part of US terror probe (AP)

Explosive found in Dubai, part of US terror probe (AP)

Explosive found in Dubai, part of US terror probe (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:11 PM PDT

Activity around UPS containers in the cargo area of East Midlands Airport, near Nottingham central England late Friday Oct. 29, 2010. A suspicious package on a cargo flight at a British airport sparked a security alert in at least two United States cities . Police were called to a freight distribution centre at East Midlands Airport after officials raised concerns during a routine search. (AP Photo/ David Jones/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Authorities in Dubai intercepted an explosive device bound for a Chicago-area Jewish institution aboard a cargo jet, officials disclosed Friday, triggering a worldwide alert and fears that al-Qaida was attempting to carry out fresh terror attacks.

Jet carrying Yemen cargo lands at JFK after escort (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:22 PM PDT

In this frame grab taken from WABC-TV video, airport personnel wait for passangers to disembark near an Emirates airliner at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Friday Oct. 29, 2010, after the aircraft was escorted from the Canadian border to New York City by two military fighter jets. U.S. officials said there is no known threat associated with the plane, but it was being escorted to JFK as a precautionary move. Authorities on Friday were investigating whether suspicious packages shipped aboard cargo planes from Yemen to the U.S. were part of a terrorist plot. (AP Photo/WABC-TV) MANDATORY CREDITAP - A commercial passenger jet that was also carrying cargo from Yemen was escorted from the Canadian border to New York City by two military fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The officials said there was no known threat associated with the plane, but it was escorted to John F. Kennedy International Airport as a precaution.

Obama rallies for a loyalist as final dash begins (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

President Barack Obama shares a laugh with Stromberg Metal Works employees during a tour of the company in Beltsville, Md., Friday, Oct. 29, 2010, before speaking about the economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Bracing for an election beatdown, a defiant President Barack Obama campaigned for an endangered Democrat in Virginia on Friday and tried to rally his party nationwide ahead of Tuesday's elections. Shadowing it all: fresh news of a weak economy still struggling to create jobs.

Storms crippling tsunami aid to Indonesia islands (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT

A tsunami survivor walks in his village which was hit by Monday's earthquake-triggered tsunami at Munte, North Pagai island, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. The toll from the tsunami rose to more than 400 on Friday as officials found more bodies, and about 300 people were still missing, according to a provincial disaster management center official. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)AP - A group of private aid workers battled fierce swells and driving rain that kept most craft on shore Friday, managing to deliver food and other supplies to desperate survivors on the islands hardest hit by a tsunami that killed more than 400 people.

Clinton denies asking Meek to exit Fla. race (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2010 file photo, Florida Democratic senate candidate Kendrick Meek, right, smiles as he listens to former President Bill Clinton address supporters during a campaign rally in St. Petersburg, Fla. Meek is denying reports that he agreed to drop out of the Florida Senate race under pressure from former President Clinton. Politico on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 reported that Clinton attempted to persuade Meek last week while campaigning with him in Florida. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)AP - Former President Bill Clinton said Friday that he did not ask Democratic U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek to drop out of the Florida Senate race, where he trails badly, and throw his support behind independent Gov. Charlie Crist.

Retired chaplains warn against 'don't ask' repeal (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:28 PM PDT

FILE -In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2005 file photo, Mikey Weinstein looks over paperwork in his Albuquerque, N.M., home. Dozens of retired military chaplains say that serving both God and the U.S. armed forces will become impossible for chaplains whose faiths consider homosexuality a sin if the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is thrown out. (AP Photo/Jake Schoellkopf)AP - Dozens of retired military chaplains say that serving both God and the U.S. armed forces will become impossible for chaplains whose faiths consider homosexuality a sin if the "don't ask, don't tell" policy is thrown out.

FBI asks how subway bomb defendant was radicalized (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT

This photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Farooque Ahmed, the Pakistani-born Virginia man accused of plotting to bomb Washington-area subway stations. (AP Photo/Department of Justice)AP - FBI agents who ensnared a suburban father in a terrorism sting involving a fictional subway bomb plot have turned their attention to figuring out what may have made the Pakistani-born U.S. citizen turn against his adopted country.

Berlusconi amid scandal: 'I love women' (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures while speaking during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, Oct. 29, 2010. EU leaders on Friday agreed on tougher rules for spendthrift nations whose overspending threatens Europe's single currency and risks triggering a debt crisis. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi issued an unapologetic defense of his lifestyle Friday amid the latest scandal involving his personal life, admitting that he intervened to secure the release from police custody of a 17-year-old Moroccan girl who had previously been at his villa.

Arizona beheading raises fears of drug violence (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Norma Alvarado, stands at her doorway on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010 in Chandler, Ariz. Alvarado, 47 who lives across the courtyard from the apartment where Martin Alejandro Cota-Monroy's stabbed and beheaded body was found is now thinking about moving her and her three children out of the area. Cota-Monroy's body was found Oct. 10 in his Chandler apartment. Only one of four men suspected in his killing and decapitation has been arrested; the manhunt continues for the other three, who police believe fled to Mexico. Cota-Monroy and the four suspects all are from Mexico and were in the U.S. illegally. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - The gruesome case of a man who was stabbed and beheaded in a suburban Phoenix apartment has police investigating whether the killing is potentially the most extreme example of Mexican drug cartel violence spilling over the border.

Police: Pregnant inmate carrying more than baby (AP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT

AP - Police said nurses examining a pregnant jail inmate in Cincinnati found a baby wasn't the only thing she was carrying. Police said 24-year-old January Newport was being prepared for a Cesarean section last month when nurses found hidden in her vagina some 15 pills used to treat anxiety.

Two U.S.-bound parcels spark security alerts (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT

Reuters - Two suspicious packages being flown from Yemen to the United States were found in Britain and Dubai on Friday after a tip prompted authorities to search cargo planes on both sides of the Atlantic.

Consumer sentiment dips to lowest since November (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. consumer sentiment worsened more than expected in October, hitting its weakest level since November, with concern about the economy high leading into next week's election, a survey showed on Friday.

Obama pushes tax break plan for businesses (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 10:37 AM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota October 23, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama touted a proposal on Friday to provide tax relief for businesses, calling on Democrats and Republicans to join together after Tuesday's election to boost the economy.

Koreas exchange gunfire at land border (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 06:17 AM PDT

A South Korean soldier checks his rifle before patrolling along a fence in the demilitarized zone separating North Korea from South Korea in Paju, about 50 km (31 miles) north of Seoul in this November 13, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won/FilesReuters - North and South Korea exchanged gunfire across their heavily armed land border on Friday, the South's military said, despite an apparent thaw in tensions on the divided peninsula in the past few months.

U.S. plays down reports of Afghan peace talks (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:12 PM PDT

Reuters - The top U.S. official for Afghanistan sought to play down reports on secret peace talks with the Taliban, saying on Friday that no high-level discussion was under way with insurgent leaders.

First woman House speaker may be toppled (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 12:39 PM PDT

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses a news conference to contrast Democratic Party initiatives with the Republican Party's Reuters - Nancy Pelosi became the first woman to lead the House of Representatives by taking on the most powerful man on Earth -- then-President George W. Bush and his unpopular Iraq war.

Judge releases Halliburton cement to investigators (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:31 AM PDT

Oil is burned off the surface of the water near the source of Deepwater Horizon oil spill where BP will begin to test a new cap placed over the leak in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Lee CelanoReuters - A New Orleans federal judge overseeing litigation on the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster signed an order to release materials Halliburton Co used in the cementing job on BP Plc's blown-out Macondo well to federal investigators.

Special Report: A Marshall Plan for America's housing woes (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 09:46 AM PDT

Reuters - What will it take for the U.S. housing market to shake off the gloom?

Yemeni packages ignite fears of Al-Qaeda cargo plot (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 01:20 PM PDT

A police officer stands guard at Gate 11 after a cargo plane was searched for explosives at Philadelphia International Airport in Pennsylvania. Suspect packages from Yemen destined for religious institutions in Chicago unleashed an international security alert Friday as investigators swept US cargo planes for possible Al-Qaeda bombs.(AFP/Getty Images/William Thomas Cain)AFP - Suspect packages from Yemen unleashed an international security alert in Britain, the United States and around the Middle East on Friday, sparking fears of an Al-Qaeda cargo plane plot.

EU treads uncharted waters to defend single currency (AFP)

Posted: 29 Oct 2010 11:21 AM PDT

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy speaks during a press conference on the second day of a European Union summit in Brussels. The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro.(AFP/Georges Gobet)AFP - The European Union faced a new round of risky treaty change on Friday after its leaders agreed to embark on landmark reforms designed to fend off another financial crisis by shoring up the euro.
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