Wednesday, January 5, 2011

'Mr. Smith' filibuster change introduced in the Senate

'Mr. Smith' filibuster change introduced in the Senate

'Mr. Smith' filibuster change introduced in the Senate

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST

Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg introduced legislation that would tighten rules on the use of the filibuster, a Senate tradition that lets a single senator block votes.

Journal: Autism study 'elaborate fraud'

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:14 PM PST

A now-retracted British study that linked autism to childhood vaccines was an "elaborate fraud," a medical journal reports.

Radical cleric al-Sadr returns to Iraq

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 08:50 AM PST

Radical Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has returned to the country after more than three years in Iran, according to Iraqi state television and websites maintained by al-Sadr's followers.

Web images show China stealth fighter

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:57 PM PST

Images believed to be China's next generation of military air power have been buzzing around the internet, but Pentagon officials are insisting its appearance does not mean China has matched American air capabilities.

Fliers tackle masked man on Turkish jet

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 07:30 PM PST

A man claiming to have a bomb tried to enter the cockpit of a Turkish Airlines plane plane about to land in Istanbul, Turkey, but was tackled by passengers and taken into custody, Turkish media reported Wednesday.

Leaks may cost ambassador to Libya

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:03 PM PST

The United States may replace its ambassador to Libya after WikiLeaks published his colorful cables to Washington about the eccentricities of Libyan Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, complicating relations with the notoriously sensitive regime.

Opinion: Build churches to resist terror

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 09:28 AM PST

Arsalan Iftikhar says deadly attacks on Mideast churches -- such as Our Lady of Deliverance in Baghdad, shown through shattered glass -- should make people of all faiths more determined to live together in peace.

L.A. officials agree to exhume woman

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:38 PM PST

After an emotional public appeal, the mother of a 24-year-old California woman whose decomposed remains were found in Malibu Canyon last summer has successfully persuaded Los Angeles County authorities to exhume the remains and involve the FBI crime lab in examining them and the daughter's clothing.

Lt. governor helps rescue family

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:53 PM PST

A Massachusetts woman is calling Lt. Gov. Tim Murray a hero for helping her two grandchildren to safety after the minivan in which they were riding caught fire.

Oregon chief killed in struggle

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:47 PM PST

A Rainier, Oregon, police officer who struggled with a suspect at a car audio shop was killed by a gunshot Wednesday, according to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office.
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