Thursday, January 6, 2011

Gates plans to cut $78B from Pentagon budget (AP)

Gates plans to cut $78B from Pentagon budget (AP)

Gates plans to cut $78B from Pentagon budget (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:53 PM PST

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, laugh as Adm. Mullen jokingly opens a book before Gates expected lengthy remarks before a news conference to discuss defense budget cuts, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Thursday he will cut $78 billion from the Pentagon's budget in the next five years — money that will come from shrinking the military's ground force, increasing health care premiums for troops and other politically unpopular cost-saving measures.

Packages release smoke, odors in Md. gov buildings (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:58 PM PST

Frances Street in Annapolis, Md., is blocked off as officials investigate a suspicious package in the Jeffery Building, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Two packages sent to state government buildings 20 miles apart released smoke and odors when they were opened Thursday, but no one was seriously injured, officials said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Smoke and the smell of sulfur poured from two packages opened Tuesday at state government buildings 20 miles apart, singeing the fingers of two workers but not badly injuring them, authorities said.

Constitution reading provokes political tussling (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:38 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., holds a copy of a proposal to repeal the Health Care Bill, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, during news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Lawmakers took turns reading the Constitution on the House floor Thursday, a nod to tea partiers who put Republicans in power. Even the nation's founding text got caught in political tussling: Democrats questioned omitting amended sections that reflect how the document has changed over time, such as one that classified slaves as three-fifths of a person.

Obama chooses William Daley as chief of staff (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:35 PM PST

President Barack Obama listens as his new White House Chief of Staff William Daley makes a statement in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama named veteran political manager William Daley to be his new chief of staff Thursday, selecting a centrist with Wall Street ties to help navigate a newly divided Congress and a looming re-election.

Egypt Christians mark mournful Christmas Eve Mass (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:48 PM PST

Egyptian policemen guard the church which was bombed at New Year's as Coptic Christians celebrate Christmas in the port city of Alexandria, Egypt, late Thursday Jan. 6, 2011. The bombing of the church, the worst act of sectarian violence in the country in a decade, touched off days of demonstrations and riots by the Christians blaming the government for encouraging discrimination and prejudice and not doing enough to protect them.(AP Photo/Paul Schemm )AP - Egypt's Christians packed churches Thursday for mournful Christmas Eve Masses, weeping and donning black in place of colorful holiday clothes, under a heavy security cordon by police out of fear of another attack like the New Year's suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people.

John Edwards not named in wife Elizabeth's will (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:50 PM PST

FILE - In this March 22, 2007 file photo, Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards, left, listens to his wife Elizabeth speak about her recurrence of cancer during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C. The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month makes no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday, Jan. 6, 2010 that Edwards left all her possessions to her three surviving children. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)AP - The will Elizabeth Edwards signed days before her death last month made no mention of her estranged husband and two-time presidential candidate John Edwards.

Police: Gunman suspended before school shooting (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:47 PM PST

An undated photo shows Millard South high school student Robert Butler Jr. Butler shot and wounded two adults, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, at the Millard South high school in Omaha, causing students to rush into a school kitchen to take cover before his body was found in a car about a mile away. (AP Photo/Courtesy photo via Lincoln Journal Star) EDITORIAL USE ONLY; MAGS OUT; NO SALES, TV OUT, OMAHA OUTAP - The 17-year-old gunman who opened fire at his Nebraska high school, killing an assistant principal, had been suspended from class and removed from the building hours earlier for driving on an athletic field, police said Thursday.

Chemical signal in women's tears a turnoff for men (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:24 PM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the journal Science shows a donor woman watching sad films in isolation, using a mirror to capture tears into a vial. If a crying woman's red nose isn't a big enough turnoff to a man, a surprising experiment found another reason: Tears of sadness may temporarily lower his testosterone level. (AP Photo/Science)AP - If a crying woman's red nose isn't a big enough turnoff to a man, a surprising experiment found another reason: Tears of sadness may temporarily lower his testosterone level. Those tears send a chemical signal as the man gets close enough to sniff them — even though there's no discernible odor, say researchers from Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science.

Jaime Pressly arrested for drunken driving (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2006, file photo, actress Jaime Pressly poses for photographers as she arrives at the post-Emmy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Santa Monica police say Pressly was arrested, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)AP - Authorities in California say actress Jaime Pressly has been arrested in Santa Monica for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. Lt. Darrell Lowe says the co-star of TV's "My Name is Earl" was stopped for a traffic violation around 11 p.m. Wednesday and booked on suspicion of DUI but he's not releasing any details.

Cowboys pick Jason Garrett as 8th head coach (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:21 PM PST

Dallas Cowboys interim head coach Jason Garrett reacts after a touchdown by tight end Jason Witten in the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, in Philadelphia. Dallas won 14-13. (AP Photo/Miles Kennedy)AP - Jason Garrett nailed his audition. He gets to remain coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Owner Jerry Jones took the interim label off Garrett on Thursday and made him — officially — the eighth head coach in the history of this proud franchise. He's the first head coach who also played for the Cowboys, as he was a backup to Troy Aikman in the 1990s.

Packages detonate in two Maryland state buildings (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:18 PM PST

Frances Street in Annapolis, Md., is blocked off as officials investigate a suspicious package in the Jeffery Building, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Two packages sent to state government buildings 20 miles apart released smoke and odors when they were opened Thursday, but no one was seriously injured, officials said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Reuters - Two packages detonated in the mailrooms of two Maryland state government buildings on Thursday, but no one was seriously injured, officials said.

Obama names JPMorgan's Daley as top aide (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:56 PM PST

William Daley speaks during a press conference at the Senate building in Tallahassee, Florida on November 15, 2000. REUTERS/Tami ChappellReuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday named JPMorgan Chase executive William Daley as his chief of staff, bringing a politically seasoned businessman into the White House to help trigger job growth as he grapples with resurgent Republicans.

Jobless claims up, underlying trend still down (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:46 AM PST

Reuters - New claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, but a decline in the four-week average to a nearly 2-1/2-year low suggested the labor market continues to improve.

Geithner presses Republicans to lift U.S. debt limit (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:20 AM PST

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has asked Congress to raise the US debt ceiling, firing the starting gun on a fresh political battle over the country's massive deficit. In a letter the Senate's top legislator, Geithner asked for permission to increase the national debt from the $14.29 trillion limit set last year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday stepped up pressure on Republican lawmakers to raise the nation's $14.3 trillion debt limit, warning failure to act would lead to an economic catastrophe.

U.S. seeks help on transport security (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:24 AM PST

Reuters - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called on Thursday for more international cooperation in protecting transport routes against attack and controlling trade in potentially dangerous materials.

Republican bid to scrap healthcare hits snags (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:43 PM PST

Bonnary Lek, a manager at Discovery Communications headquarters, is examined by Discovery Wellness Center Medical Director Liz Sequeira during an appointment at the clinic in Silver Spring, Maryland December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters - Republican efforts to scrap President Barack Obama's healthcare reform hit new trouble on Thursday when budget analysts put the cost of a repeal at billions of dollars and Senate Democrats promised to defend the law.

Republican to push inflation-only Fed bill (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:13 AM PST

Reuters - A top Republican on Thursday said he will push for legislation paring back the Federal Reserve's mandate to focus solely on controlling inflation, not ensuring full employment.

BP, Transocean shares shrug off oil spill report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:28 AM PST

Adam Shaw, a Louisiana oilfield diver assigned to the Premier Explorer, performs a surveillance mission during a controlled fire of the oil-covered waters in the Gulf of Mexico May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jeffery Tilghman Williams/U.S. Navy photo/Handout/FilesReuters - Shares in BP and Transocean

Ivory Coast rival urges raid to snatch Gbagbo (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:43 AM PST

UN peacekeepers patrol outside the Onuci headquarters in Abidjan on January 5. vory Coast's internationally recognised president called Thursday for a bloodless raid by regional special operations forces to snatch defiant strongman Laurent Gbagbo and AFP - Ivory Coast's internationally recognised president called Thursday for a bloodless raid by west African special forces to snatch defiant strongman Laurent Gbagbo and "take him elsewhere" amid fears of civil war.

Egypt Copts mark Christmas under tight security (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:43 PM PST

An Egyptian Coptic Christian woman waits for the start of the Christmas midnight mass in Abassiya Cathedral in Cairo. Coptic Christians in Egypt gathered for Christmas Eve services on Thursday, protected by a cordon of steel put up by security forces after a New Year church bombing killed 21 people in Alexandria.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Coptic Christians in Egypt gathered for Christmas Eve services on Thursday, protected by a cordon of steel put up by security forces after a New Year church bombing killed 21 people in Alexandria.
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