Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Census shows slowing US growth, brings GOP gains (AP)

Census shows slowing US growth, brings GOP gains (AP)

Census shows slowing US growth, brings GOP gains (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

Census Bureau Director Robert Groves announces results for the 2010 U.S. Census at the National Press Club, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Republican-leaning states will gain at least a half dozen House seats thanks to the 2010 census, which found the nation's population growing more slowly than in past decades but still shifting to the South and West.

Senate votes to close out debate on nuke pact (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:43 PM PST

Republican Whip Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., left, stands as Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to the media about the New START Treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The Senate has voted to close out debate on a new arms control treaty with Russia, setting the stage for ratification of the accord.

Iraq finally has a new government after deadlock (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:41 PM PST

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks to the Iraqi lawmakers before submitting his new government for approval in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved on Tuesday a new government to be headed by incumbent Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, ending nine months of political deadlock that threatened to stall economic development and suck the country back into sectarian violence. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Parliament swore in a new Iraqi government Tuesday after nine months of bitter political haggling, solidifying the grip that Shiites have held on political power since Saddam Hussein's ouster while leaving open the question of whether the country's disgruntled Sunni minority will play a meaningful role.

APNewsBreak: Nearly 1 in 4 fails military exam (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:49 PM PST

U.S. map shows percentage of failed aptitude tests in each state by applicants between the ages of 17 and 20 between 2004 and 2009, and percent of failed tests nationally by race during same period.AP - Nearly one-fourth of the students who try to join the U.S. Army fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of an education system that produces graduates who can't answer basic math, science and reading questions, according to a new study released Tuesday.

Palestinians, Israelis trade rockets, airstrikes (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:47 PM PST

A Palestinian doctor examine X-ray of a wounded at the Nasser Hospital following an Israeli airstrike on Hamas military training camp, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, early Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Israeli war planes targeted several places, Hamas training camp, milk factory, a building and empty areas early Tuesday in Gaza Strip. (AP Photo / Eyad Baba)AP - Israel on Tuesday launched an unusually heavy series of airstrikes on Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian rocket attacks, raising the prospect of a new round of bloody fighting after a relative lull for two years.

Divided FCC adopts rules to protect Web traffic (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:29 PM PST

FILE - In this file photo made March 12, 2010, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is interviewed at his office in Washington. New rules aimed at prohibiting broadband providers from becoming gatekeepers of Internet traffic now have just enough votes to pass the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)AP - A divided Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules meant to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with Internet traffic flowing to their customers.

EU seeks answers for snow nightmare (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:28 PM PST

Snowploughs work to remove the snow around aircraft at Copenhagen's Kastrup International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, following a 25 centimeter snowfall. Major delays and cancellations persisted at European airports including London's Heathrow, and on the Eurostar train link, leaving thousands stranded across Europe as Christmas approached. Predicted snowfall at Heathrow did not materialize overnight, allowing cleanup crews to intensify their work, but more than half the flights at Europe's busiest international hub were expected to be cancelled.(AP Photo/POLFOTO, Henning Hjorth) DENMARK OUTAP - The world's busiest international airport told infuriated passengers not to expect full service until Thursday, five days after a five-inch (13-centimeter) snow flurry turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare of canceled flights and painful nights on terminal floors.

Storm hits California with heavy rain, high winds (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:25 PM PST

A rain-swollen Silverado Creek runs beneath Black Star Canyon Road early Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 in Silverado Canyon, Calif. The latest in a series of powerful storm systems is bearing down on California, pelting mountain areas with heavy rain, snow and high winds, prompting evacuations and leaving thousands without power. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Mark Rightmire) NO SALES; MAGS OUT; LOS ANGELES TIMES OUT.AP - Rescuers pulled motorists from swamped cars and found hikers trapped by a swollen creek, as Pacific storms dumped more rain Tuesday on saturated California and forecasters warned of a likely intensification before it all ends.

'Spider-Man' to resume performances after accident (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:17 PM PST

In this cell phone photo taken on Dec. 20, 2010 and provided by OnLocationVacations.com, actor Christopher Tierney is taken on a stretcher to an ambulance after he fell about 30 feet while performing an aerial stunt in the Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' in New York. (AP Photo/OnLocationVacations.com, John Matthews) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT.AP - The producers of the troubled "Spider-Man" musical on Broadway said they have enacted new safety measures ordered by the government and will resume performances on Wednesday night.

Staffer at rehab center accuses Lohan of battery (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

FILE - In this July 20, 2010 file photo, Lindsay Lohan is shown in court in Beverly Hills, Calif. Lohan is being investigated for possible misdemeanor battery against a female staffer at a rehab facility where she is receiving treatment. Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to a Betty Ford Center facility on Dec. 12 for an incident involving Lohan. (AP Photo/Al Seib, file)AP - Lindsay Lohan is under investigation for an alleged misdemeanor battery against a female staffer at a rehab facility where the actress is receiving treatment, authorities said Tuesday.

Divided FCC adopts Internet traffic rules (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:10 PM PST

Reuters - A divided Federal Communications Commission adopted Internet traffic rules on Tuesday, attracting warnings they would be rejected in the courts and threats from Republican lawmakers to overturn them.

START appears to have support for Senate passage (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks before signing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 at Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Washington December 13, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama's strategic nuclear arms treaty with Russia secured enough votes on Tuesday to clear a Republican procedural hurdle and appeared headed toward ratification in the Senate this week.

Ernst & Young sued by NY for fraud over Lehman (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:24 PM PST

A view of the Ernst & Young headquarters in New York December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - New York prosecutors sued Ernst & Young, accusing the accounting firm of helping to hide Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's financial problems, the first major government legal action stemming from the Wall Street bank's 2008 downfall.

China urges North Korea to accept nuclear inspectors (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:37 AM PST

U.S. diplomatic troubleshooter Bill Richardson speaks to the media upon his arrival at Beijing airport from North Korea, in Beijing December 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China on Tuesday urged North Korea to follow through on its offer to allow U.N. nuclear monitors into the country as a way to alleviate international tensions during a standoff with the South.

Republican-leaning states gain clout from Census (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:35 AM PST

Reuters - Republican-leaning states in the South and West will gain clout from U.S. population figures released on Tuesday, dealing a blow to President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats that could linger for years.

European freeze haunts Christmas for airlines, shops (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:59 AM PST

Airline travellers queue at Frankfurt's airport December 20, 2010. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Northern Europe's big freeze wreaked more havoc on Tuesday as some airports failed to cope with the snow and retailers struggled to make up lost sales in the few shopping days left before Christmas.

Sewage backup causes United Nations evacuation (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:53 AM PST

Reuters - A sewage backup caused a big stink at the United Nations on Tuesday, forcing diplomats and their staff to evacuate the Security Council and General Assembly.

Suspected Rome bomb contained no explosive: police (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:23 PM PST

Reuters - A suspected bomb was found on an empty underground train in Rome on Tuesday but police said it lacked a detonator and tests showed it contained no explosive.

Europe airport chaos slammed as snow misery grows (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:47 AM PST

People gather around a fire inside a Lapp tent near the village of Vuollerim, Lapland province, west of the costal city of Luleaa, Sweden. The EU lashed out at airports Tuesday for the AFP - The EU lashed out at airports Tuesday for the "unacceptable" disruption caused by freezing weather across Europe as fresh snowfall added to the woes of thousands of stranded Christmas travellers.

Gbagbo: 'I am president of Ivory Coast' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:26 PM PST

Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo, pictured in November 2010, insisted Tuesday he remains the country's true president, in his first televised address since a violent political crisis erupted over disputed vote results.(AFP/File/Sia Kambou)AFP - Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo insisted Tuesday he remains the country's true president, in his first televised address since a violent political crisis erupted over disputed vote results.
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