Sunday, January 23, 2011

Tea partiers say defense in mix for budget cuts (AP)

Tea partiers say defense in mix for budget cuts (AP)

Tea partiers say defense in mix for budget cuts (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:03 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010, file photo Tea Party Patriots co-founders Mark Meckler, right, with Jenny Beth Martin, speaks at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Tea party groups say if the government is going to cut spending, the military's budget needs to be part of the mix. 'It is time to get serious about preserving the country for our posterity. The mentality that certain programs are 'off the table,' must be taken off the table,' Meckler said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Back home, tea partiers clamoring for the debt-ridden government to slash spending say nothing should be off limits. Tea party-backed lawmakers echo that argument, and they're not exempting the military's multibillion-dollar budget in a time of war.

House leader Cantor believes Obama is a US citizen (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:04 PM PST

In this photo provided by NBC television Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., speaks on NBC's 'Meet the Press' in Washington Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. The new House Majority Leader said he believes Obama is a citizen and that most Americans are beyond that question. He refused to call people who question Obama's citizenship 'crazy,' saying it's not nice to call anyone crazy. (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - The new Republican House majority leader says he doesn't think questions about President Barack Obama's citizenship should play a role in the discussion of policy matters.

Republicans press for Senate vote on health care (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST

In this photo provided by CBS television, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., talks on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington Sunday Jan. 23, 2011, about President Barack Obama's upcoming the State of the Union address on Jan 25. (AP Photo/CBS, Mary F. Calvert) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - Senate Republicans want to box majority Democrats into allowing a health care repeal vote even if GOP lawmakers expect to be on the losing side.

FBI: NC mom of kidnapped NY child is held in Conn. (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:43 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by the North Carolina Department of Correction, Ann Pettway is shown. Pettway, the woman who raised a child kidnapped from a New York hospital two decades ago has violated her probation and is believed to be on the run from authorities, North Carolina officials said Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. A warrant was issued for her arrest. (AP Photo/NC Department of Correction)AP - The FBI says a North Carolina woman who raised a child kidnapped from a New York hospital two decades ago is in custody on a parole violation charge in Connecticut.

Aaron vs. Jay, Packers vs. Bears in NFC title game (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:11 PM PST

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) greet each other before the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler are two young quarterbacks on the rise, blessed with slingshot arms and nimble feet. Both can handle postseason pressure, earning their first career playoff victories in recent weeks.

At Obama's midpoint, an altered State of the Union (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:06 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. When Obama first addressed the joint session about two years ago he had big plans, and a Democratic majority in Congress to help him carry them out. At Tuesday's State of the Union he will speak to a radically reshaped Congress, its Democratic ranks slashed by voters last November, and Republicans sworn to slash spending by as much as $100 billion. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Nearly two years ago on a cold February day, President Barack Obama stood for the first time before a joint session of Congress and spoke of a national day of reckoning.

UN points to Iraq violence in chiding deportations (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:36 PM PST

An Iraqi policeman stands in front a destroyed a car after a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. A flurry of morning bombs killed and wounded several across Baghdad Sunday, police said, in what one Iraqi official called an attempt to undermine security ahead of a much anticipated meeting of Arab heads of state in two months. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The head of the U.N. refugee agency scolded nations Sunday for deporting Iraqis back into danger, delivering his criticism on a day when insurgents rattled the Baghdad area with a series of bombings that killed 10 people.

Case in Giffords shooting likely to take years (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:02 PM PST

The medical ambulance transporting U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords leaves the University Medical Center en-route to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona January 21, 2011. Giffords will be flown to Texas where she will begin her in-patient rehabilitation, two weeks after she was shot through the head. REUTERS/Samantha Sais (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS)AP - Investigators have been poring over surveillance video, interviewing witnesses and analyzing items seized from Jared Loughner's home as they build a case in the assassination attempt against Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

McAuliffe remains vivid to still-grieving NH city (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:48 AM PST

FILE - In this 1986 file photo, Christa McAuliffe, left, and Barbara Morgan, right, laugh during training. A whole generation — including McAuliffe's own students — has grown up since McAuliffe and six other astronauts perished on live TV on Jan. 28, 1986, a quarter century ago on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011. Now the former schoolchildren who loved her are making sure that people who weren't even born then know about McAuliffe and her dream of going into space. (AP Photo/NASA, File)AP - In the 25 years since the Challenger exploded on liftoff, Felicia Brown has gone to college, become a psychologist, gotten married and had kids. Fresh in her mind, though, is the memory of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher at her high school and family friend who was to be the first teacher in space.

Schiavone wins longest women's major match (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:44 AM PST

Italy's Francesca Schiavone serves to Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)AP - One of the players was so exhausted she forgot who was serving. The other kept checking the ticking clock on center court and thinking to herself, "Brava, Francesca!"

Nielsen: Consumers downbeat on job, inflation worries (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 08:18 AM PST

A man looks over employment opportunities at a jobs center in San Francisco, California, in this February 4, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Consumers in most countries globally look set to keep a tight grip on spending in coming months as they worry about job security and rising inflation, a survey by the Nielsen Company showed on Sunday.

Ireland's Greens quit government; speed up poll (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen announces at a press conference his intention to step down from his role as leader of the political party Fianna Fail in Dublin January 22, 2011. REUTERS/stringerReuters - Ireland's junior coalition party withdrew from Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government on Sunday, signaling the end of a crisis-riddled administration and hastening an election due on March 11.

Obama speech may spur fight over pace of budget cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:41 PM PST

President Barack Obama acknowledges photojournalists as he departs the White House in Washington, January 21, 2011, en route to Cambridge, Maryland to attend the Democratic Issues Conference. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday is likely to ignite a clash with Republicans over the federal deficit and the pace of budget cuts, an issue that may dominate the political debate this year.

Scandal damages Berlusconi but not his party: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:03 AM PST

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacts during a meeting with Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed at Chigi palace in Rome January 20, 2011. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - The latest sex scandal surrounding Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has damaged his public image but support for his party has risen, meaning he would likely win an early election, a respected pollster said on Sunday.

Judges to weigh mortgage document destruction (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:50 AM PST

Reuters - Federal bankruptcy judges in Delaware are due to hold separate hearings Monday on requests by two defunct subprime mortgage lenders to destroy thousands of boxes or original loan documents.

German government to deliver EU package soon: Schaeuble (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 04:56 AM PST

Reuters - Germany's conservative coalition government wants to deliver a comprehensive package soon to strengthen the European rescue fund, the country's Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was quoted as saying on Sunday.

Israel inquiry clears government and navy in Gaza ship raid (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:25 PM PST

Turkish cruise ship Mavi Marmara, carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid to Gaza, leaves from Sarayburnu port in Istanbul May 22, 2010. REUTERS/Emrah DalkayaReuters - An Israeli inquiry cleared the government and military on Sunday of wrongdoing in the bloody seizure of a Turkish aid ship that tried to breach the Gaza blockade, provoking an angry response from Ankara.

Tunisian protesters camp outside PM's office (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 11:54 AM PST

Inhabitants of the central Tunisia region of Sidi Bouzid chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the Government palace in Tunis. Hundreds of Tunisians defied a night-time curfew and camped out in front of Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi's office Sunday in a bid to force the government to resign following president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's ouster.(AFP/Fethi Belaid)AFP - Hundreds of Tunisians defied a night-time curfew and camped out in front of Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi's office Sunday in a bid to force the government to resign following president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's ouster.

Irish government in tatters as coalition partners pull out (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2011 12:33 PM PST

Ireland's Green party walks out of the government buildings after announcing that they can no longer continue in Government in Dublin, Ireland. Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government was in tatters Sunday after the junior coalition partners pulled out, in a move likely to spark elections even earlier than those planned for March 11.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government was in tatters Sunday after the junior coalition partners pulled out, in a move likely to spark elections even earlier than those planned for March 11.
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