Monday, November 1, 2010

Early clues: What to watch in Tuesday's elections (AP)

Early clues: What to watch in Tuesday's elections (AP)

Early clues: What to watch in Tuesday's elections (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Rand Paul, left, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate seat held by retiring Sen. Jim Bunning right, smiles as he receives encouragement from Bunning during a campaign stop at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Boone County, Ky. Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/The Eqnuirer, Patrick Reddy)AP - How early will America know if it's a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow minimized their damage? There should be plenty of clues Tuesday evening — and long before bedtime. Final results in some states might not be known for days. But trends could be evident from the Midwest and South — especially from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia — even before most of the nation has finished dinner.

Germans say bombs would have badly damaged planes (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

A cargo plane is loaded at the FedEx distribution center at the International Cargo Airport in Cologne, western Germany, Monday Nov. 1, 2010. After intercepting two mail bombs addressed to Chicago-area synagogues, investigators found out that packages that terrorists in Yemen attempted to smuggle onto an aircraft in a brazen al-Qaida terror plot, were moved through Cologne. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP - Two mail bombs intercepted in Britain and Dubai contained enough packed explosives to cause "significant" damage to the planes carrying them, German officials said Monday, a grim warning as investigators tried to trace bomb parts and scanned for more hidden explosives possibly sent from Yemen.

Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, left, speaks at a news conference at a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building with attorney John Bouma, right, and Governor's office counsel Joe Kanefield, rear, in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. A federal appeals court is hearing arguments over Arizona's request to enforce its controversial new immigration law. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)AP - Arizona's immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state's governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before the election in which she's seeking her first full term.

Elizabeth Smart kidnap suspect kicked out of court (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Brian David Mitchell is escorted into the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Jury selection began Monday for Mitchell’s trial in U.S. District Court on charges related to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)AP - The man accused of the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart was kicked out of a federal courtroom Monday for singing hymns as jury selection for his trial got under way. U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball tolerated about a half-hour of Brian David Mitchell's soft hymns before ordering Mitchell to be taken to another room in Salt Lake City's federal courthouse to watch Monday's proceedings by remote video.

Indonesia volcano shoots new blast; 21 more rumble (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Mount Merapi volcano spews smoke as seen from Deles village in Klaten, near the ancient city of Yogyakarta, November 1, 2010. Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted again on Saturday morning, spewing ash into the sky, and prompting authorities to extend the danger radius by two kilometres (1.24 miles). REUTERS/Dwi Oblo (INDONESIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)AP - Deafening explosions of hot gas rattled evacuees miles (kilometers) from an Indonesian volcano Monday, the latest eruption in a deadly week. The country reported increased rumblings at 21 other active volcanoes, raising questions about what's causing the uptick along some of the world's most volatile fault lines.

Yemen: Al-Qaida turncoat alerted Saudis to plot (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

This undated photo released by the Saudi Press Agency is said by them to show Jabir al-Fayfi, a Saudi militant who had joined al-Qaida in Yemen and who surrendered to Saudi Arabia in late September 2010. Jabir al-Fayfi provided the tip that led to the thwarting of the mail bomb plot, Yemeni security officials said Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - A leading al-Qaida militant in Yemen who surrendered to Saudi Arabia provided information that helped thwart the mail bomb plot, Yemeni security officials said Monday.

Former Rep. Condit denies killing Chandra Levy (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Former Calif. Rep. Gary Condit, center, leaves the District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, Monday, Nov. 1, 2010, with his San Diego-based attorney Thomas Warwick Jr., right, after testifying in the trial of Ingmar Guandique, the man charged with the murder of Chandra Levy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Former California Rep. Gary Condit told jurors Monday that he didn't murder Chandra Levy and insisted he cooperated fully with police when they investigated the Washington intern's disappearance nearly a decade ago. But he continued to evade direct questions about whether he had an intimate relationship with Levy, saying "we're all entitled to some level of privacy."

Woman convicted in deadly Pa. collar bomb robbery (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:17 PM PDT

AP - A 61-year-old woman was convicted of participating in a bizarre plot in which a pizza delivery driver was forced to rob a bank wearing a metal bomb collar that later exploded, killing him.

$2.5 million humanoid robot set for launch into space (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PDT

This July 28, 2009 picture provided by NASA shows two Robonaut 2 robots in Houston. Robonaut 2 is hitching a one-way ride to the International Space Station on the final flight of the space shuttle Discovery scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. NASA hopes one day the will assist flesh-and-bone astronauts in orbit. (AP Photo/NASA, Robert Markowitz)AP - Space is about to get its first humanoid from planet Earth. Robonaut 2 — affectionately known as R2 — is hitching a one-way ride to the International Space Station this week aboard the final flight of space shuttle Discovery.

Drunken diaper-wearing man seeking candy arrested (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:39 PM PDT

AP - Maryland State Police said a drunken 47-year-old Florida man wearing a diaper was arrested for shouting profanities while trick-or-treating. Police said Joseph David DiVanna of Sarasota, Fla., was arrested about 9:15 p.m. Sunday and charged with disorderly conduct.

Republicans poised to win House, gain in Senate: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:58 AM PDT

An early voter is seen at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Virginia October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - Americans unhappy with the economy are poised to hand control of the House of Representatives to Republicans in Tuesday elections that are shaping up as a rebuke of President Barack Obama, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Monday.

Governments tighten air security after Yemen plot (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Handout image shows a toner cartridge discovered aboard a cargo plane in East Midlands, north of London, October 29, 2010, which U.K. officials discovered had been manipulated with wires attached and white powder. REUTERS/CBS News/HandoutReuters - Governments tightened aviation security on Monday after two U.S-bound bombs sent in air cargo from Yemen were intercepted in Dubai and Britain.

Factory growth quickens in October (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 09:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Surprisingly strong growth last month in the U.S. manufacturing sector was good news for a sluggish economy but was probably too little, too late to stop the Federal Reserve from more monetary easing.

Airline passengers welcome new "no fly" rules (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Airline passengers in New York welcomed stricter safety rules that went into effect on Monday, especially in light of last week's interception of U.S.-bound parcel bombs sent from Yemen.

Greece intercepts parcel bomb addressed to Sarkozy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Police experts search for evidence outside a courier company where a package exploded in Athens November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greek police intercepted a booby-trapped parcel addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, after another package exploded at a courier company in Athens, slightly wounding an employee.

Iran postpones trial date for U.S. hikers (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Sarah Shourd, center, stands with Cindy Hickey, mother of Shane Bauer, left, and Laura Fattal, mother of Josh Fattal during a news conference Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 in New York. Shourd, who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying along with two others, was detained in July 2009 while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)Reuters - Iranian authorities have delayed the trial of two Americans arrested near the Iraqi border in July 2009, a judiciary spokesman said on Monday, less than a week before they were due their first day in court.

Haiti scrambles to prepare for feared hurricane hit (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 09:02 AM PDT

This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image obtained October 31, shows Hurricane Tomas (R). Tropical Storm Tomas weakened further over the Caribbean Sea on Monday, but Haiti remained on alert, with the storm expected to regain strength for a potentially devastating hit.(AFP/NOAA/File)Reuters - Government officials and aid partners in earthquake- and cholera-ravaged Haiti scrambled on Monday to prepare crowded quake survivor camps and coastal towns for a possible hit by a hurricane later this week.

Iraq church raid ends with 52 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Residents react outside Our Lady of Salvation church, a day after where gunmen held hostages, in Baghdad November 1, 2010. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenReuters - Fifty-two hostages and police were killed when an attempt by Iraqi security forces to free more than 100 Catholics held in a Baghdad church by al Qaeda-linked gunmen turned into a bloodbath, officials said on Monday.

Priests among 46 Christians killed in Iraq hostage drama (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Ann Iraqi man hammers a cross and a national flag into the coffin of a relative in central Baghdad. Grieving Catholics in Baghdad marked All Saints Day Monday in mourning for 46 Christians killed during a hostage drama with Al-Qaeda gunmen that ended in an assault by Iraqi forces backed by US troops.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Grieving Catholics in Baghdad marked All Saints Day in mourning on Monday for 46 Christians killed during a hostage drama with Al-Qaeda gunmen that ended in an assault by Iraqi forces backed by US troops.

Yemen cracks down on cargo after parcel bomb plot uncovered (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 01:13 PM PDT

Yemeni security are seen outside a branch of the US package delivery firm UPS in Sanaa on October 30. Yemen on Monday announced a crackdown on cargo shipments after two US-bound bomb parcels were sent from the country, as Washington dispatched security experts to help Sanaa screen air cargo.(AFP/File/Mohammad Huwais)AFP - Yemen scrambled to tighten up security on its air freight on Monday as Western governments imposed new restrictions after parcel bombs addressed to the United States were traced to the ancestral homeland of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
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