Wednesday, December 1, 2010

GOP says it'll block bills until tax cuts extended (AP)

GOP says it'll block bills until tax cuts extended (AP)

GOP says it'll block bills until tax cuts extended (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

Rear, from left, Budget Director Jacob Lew, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., meets with, foreground, from left, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl of Ariz., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Rep. Dave Cap, R-Mich., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, during a bi-partisan tax negotiation meeting. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Senate Republicans threatened Wednesday to block virtually all legislation until expiring tax cuts are extended and a bill is passed to fund the federal government, vastly complicating Democratic attempts to leave their own stamp on the final days of the post-election Congress.

Social Security cuts are part of deficit plan (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:26 PM PST

Debt Commission co-chairmen Erskine Bowles, left, and former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson, speak to the media after a meeting of the commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Divisions remain within President Barack Obama's deficit commission on politically explosive budget cuts and slashes in Social Security benefits, even as the panel's co-chairmen go public with a revised plan to tame the runaway national debt.

Obama: No offshore drilling in East Coast waters (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:27 PM PST

FILE - In a June 23, 2010 file photo, crews work to clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill washed ashore at Pensacola Beach in Pensacola Fla. In a reversal, the Obama administration says it will not pursue offshore drilling in East Coast waters, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico. A senior administration official told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Dec. 1,, 2010 that because of the BP oil spill, the Interior Department will not propose any new oil drilling in the East Coast for at least the next seven years. (AP Photo/ Michael Spooneybarger, File)AP - In a reversal, the Obama administration said Wednesday it will not pursue offshore drilling off the East Coast of the U.S. and the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

European police on alert for Wikileaks founder (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:18 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2010 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange takes his seat during a news conference at the Geneva press club in Geneva, Switzerland. The lawyer for Assange says that the decision to add the 39-year-old Australian to Interpol's most wanted list shows that his client is being persecuted. Media lawyer Mark Stephens says Assange and his attorneys have not been provided with any information beyond what has been reported in the press about the sexual misconduct case against him in Sweden. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)AP - Swedish officials ratcheted up the pressure on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday, asking European police to arrest him on rape allegations as his organization continued to embarrass the Obama administration with a stream of leaked diplomatic cables.

Rangel asks supporters to call Capitol switchboard (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:17 PM PST

Rep. Charles Rangel, D- N.Y.,walks to his office on Capitol Hill office in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - In an extraordinary plea, Rep. Charles Rangel of New York asked supporters Wednesday to call the Capitol switchboard and urge their representatives to oppose a resolution to censure him.

Father of 3 missing boys fights return to Mich. (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:22 PM PST

John Skelton appears at this extradition hearing in Lucas County Court in Toledo, Ohio, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Skelton, an unemployed long-haul truck driver, was arrested Tuesday on three counts of parental kidnapping of his sons 9-year-old Andrew, 7-year-old Alexander and 5-year-old Tanner Skelton, who have not been seen since Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - A father charged with kidnapping his three missing boys fought extradition from Ohio to Michigan on Wednesday as an army of volunteers set off to trudge through fields, woodlands and dirt roads to search for the brothers who have not been seen since Thanksgiving.

Bitter cold kills 8, slams air traffic in Europe (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:34 PM PST

A boy plays in the snow in Lyon, central France, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland, and causing delays to rail and road traffic across the continent. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland and causing hundreds of highway accidents.

Holidays about survival as jobless benefits end (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:38 PM PST

Job-seekers wait in line for assistance at a government-run employment center, in Las Vegas on November 9. Unemployment claims fell more than expected last week, compounding a steady downward trend seen in recent weeks.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AP - Shawn Slonsky's children know by now not to give him Christmas lists filled with the latest gizmos. The 44-year-old union electrician is one of nearly 2 million Americans whose extended unemployment benefits will run out this month, making the holiday season less about celebration than survival.

Starry starry starry night: Star count may triple (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:14 PM PST

This photo provided by NASA, taken in 2006 by the Hubble Space Telescope shows a cluster of diverse galaxies. A new study led by a Yale University astronomer looks at elliptical galaxies, such as the bright one in the top middle of this 2006 Hubble Space Telescope photograph, and finds they have far more stars than initially thought. That means the universe may have three times more stars than astronomers previously figured. The bright part of the Hubble photo shows a cluster of galaxies 450 million light years with the giant elliptical galaxy ESO 325-G004 looming large at the cluster's center. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - The night sky may be a lot starrier than we thought. A study suggests the universe could have triple the number of stars scientists previously calculated. For those of you counting at home, the new estimate is 300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. That's 300 sextillion.

Snipes ordered to Pa. prison for tax evasion (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:21 PM PST

FILE - In a March 2, 2010 file photo Wesley Snipes attends a movie premiere in New York. Snipes was ordered to start his three-year sentence for failing to pay taxes at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week. The U.S. Marshal's Office issued a notice Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 ordering Snipes to voluntarily surrender at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in Lewis Run, Pa., by noon on Dec. 9. Snipes had tried unsuccessfully to remain free on bail while appealing his conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, File)AP - Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered Wednesday to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week to begin his three-year sentence for failing to pay taxes.

Euro zone crisis concern for U.S.: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:27 PM PST

A woman walks past a shop in Dublin's North side November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - President Barack Obama is being regularly updated about the crisis in the euro zone debt market, which could affect the recovery and wider global economy, the White House said on Wednesday.

Geithner and lawmakers debate Bush-era tax cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:37 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama's top economic advisers and key leaders in Congress haggled over how to extend low Bush-era tax rates on Wednesday, seeking to break a political deadlock and prevent taxes from rising next year.

BofA says had no contact with WikiLeaks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:03 AM PST

People stand at a Bank of America ATM (automated teller machine) in Santa Monica, California, October 18, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonReuters - Bank of America has no evidence that it is the target of alleged plans by website WikiLeaks to disclose confidential data and that thousands of the bank's internal documents have already been scoured by lawmakers and regulators, a top executive said on Wednesday.

U.S., Japan, South Korea seen meeting Monday on North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:53 AM PST

North Korean soldiers patrol on a pathway along the bank of the Yalu River, the China-North Korea border river, near North Korea's town of Sinuiju, opposite side of the Chinese border city of Dandong, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Reuters - The foreign ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea are expected to meet in Washington on Monday to discuss North Korea and other issues, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

UK agreed to shield U.S. interests in Iraq probe: WiKiLeaks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:22 AM PST

A newspaper stand is seen outside the State Department in Washington November 29, 2010. The United States deeply regrets any disclosure of classified information, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday in her first comment on the release of State Department cables by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - Britain's government gave secret assurances to Washington it would limit the scope of an inquiry into the Iraq war to protect U.S. interests, according to diplomatic messages leaked by a whistle-blowing website.

Iran talks must focus on nuclear issue: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:07 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the United States welcomed Iran's decision to join talks in Geneva, which she said should focus "first and foremost" on Tehran's nuclear program.

South Korea spy chief says more attacks likely (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:15 AM PST

South Korean marines on a truck move to patrol past a checkpoint on Yeonpyeong island near the western maritime border between the two Koreas December 1, 2010. REUTERS/Seo Jae-hun/NewsisReuters - North Korea is highly likely to attack South Korea again, the South's spy chief said on Wednesday, as a flotilla of American warships led by an aircraft carrier left South Korean waters after a deadly attack.

WikiLeaks founder appeals Swedish arrest order (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:41 AM PST

Reuters - Julian Assange, the Australian founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, has appealed a Swedish arrest warrant for alleged sexual crimes, the country's High Court said on Wednesday.

Lawyer slams 'persecution' as Interpol hunts WikiLeaks chief (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:45 AM PST

A woman scrolls through documents on the WikiLeaks website next to an image of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Schwerin, Germany, November 30. Interpol called Wednesday for the arrest of Assange as the site's release of secret US cables laid bare international concerns over the safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.(AFP/DPA/File/Jens Buttner)AFP - The lawyer of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Wednesday his client was being persecuted for publishing embarrassing US diplomatic cables as Interpol called for his arrest over rape accusations.

Russian fury on eve of World Cup vote (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:30 PM PST

Last-ditch lobbying for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups cranked into overdrive Wednesday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured in November 2010, launched a scathing attack on England's bid on the eve of the vote.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Last-ditch lobbying for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups cranked into overdrive Wednesday as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched a thinly veiled attack against England's bid on the eve of the vote.
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