Sunday, February 6, 2011

Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions (AP)

Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions (AP)

Egypt VP meets opposition, offers new concessions (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:56 PM PST

Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters chant as they wave Egyptian flags during their protest in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - Egypt's vice president reached out to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and other opposition groups Sunday as part of a new offer of sweeping concessions including press freedom and an eventual end to hated emergency laws that have been in place for decades, the latest attempt to try to calm an anti-government upheaval.

US noncommittal on Muslim group joining talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:17 AM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Maharram Mammadyarov, right, for talks held on the sidelines of the Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday the Obama administration supports the transition to a new government now moving forward in Egypt, but she says it must be up to the Egyptian people to decide if the reforms go far enough.

Ohio fraternity house shooting kills 1, hurts 11 (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 01:05 PM PST

A Youngstown State Police University officer patrols the street near the location of an early morning shooting at a fraternity house just north of the Youngstown State University campus that left student Jamail E. Johnson, 25 of Youngstown dead and 11 injured Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 in Youngstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)AP - Police say they're searching for two suspects in a shooting at an Ohio fraternity house that killed one student and injured 11 people, including six students, just north of the Youngstown State University campus.

Iran opens trial of 3 Americans on spy charges (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:22 PM PST

FILE - In this May 20, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, Sarah Shourd, center, and Josh Fattal, sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran. An Iranian court is holding a closed-door session Sunday Feb. 6, 2011 to begin proceedings against three Americans detained 18 months ago and accused of spying. It was unclear whether the two men were present Sunday in the Tehran Revolutionary Court, which deals with security-related charges. Authorities imposed a blanket ban for observers, including Swiss Ambassador Livia Leu Agosti who represents U.S. interests in Iran. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP - Two Americans accused of spying appeared in a closed-door Iranian court session Sunday to begin trial after an 18-month detention that has brought impassioned family appeals, a stunning bail deal to free their companion and backdoor diplomatic outreach by Washington through an Arab ally in the Gulf.

Analysis: Political gamble in GOP budget-cutting (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:55 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2009, file photo Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republican drive to cut spending, which begins in earnest this week of Feb. 7, 2011, marks a political gamble that the public's hunger for smaller government will trump its appetite for benefits, subsidies and other federal support. Georgia Rep. Tom Price calls it the ``$64,000 question,'' and then promptly answers it: 'People will be supportive of almost any decreases in spending as long as they believe they're done in an open, equitable and fair manner.' (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)AP - The Republican drive to cut spending, which begins in earnest this week, marks a political gamble that the public's hunger for smaller government will trump its appetite for benefits, subsidies and other federal support.

WikiLeaks' Assange faces extradition hearing (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:26 AM PST

File - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, answers a reporter's question during a joint news conference with Rudolf Elmer, not seen, at the Frontline Club in London, in this Monday Jan. 17, 2011 file photo. Assange returns to a British court Monday Feb. 7 2011, to fight extradition to Sweden, where the WikiLeaks founder is wanted for questioning about alleged sex crimes. The 39-year-old Australian has denied the accusations, which his supporters claim are part of a CIA-led conspiracy against his secret-spilling organization. (AP Photo / Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his entourage of lawyers, supporters, protesters and journalists are headed back to a London court for a showdown between the secret-spilling computer hacker and Swedish authorities who want him extradited to face sex crimes allegations.

The rise and fall of a foreclosure king (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:41 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Bill Warner, shows David Stern, a Florida foreclosure lawyer who became one of the nation's top foreclosure lawyers. The worse things got for homeowners, the better they got for Stern. That is, until last fall, when the nation’s foreclosure machine blew apart and Stern’s gilded world came undone. (AP Photo/Bill Warner) ** NO SALES **AP - During the housing crash, it was good to be a foreclosure king. David Stern was Florida's top foreclosure lawyer, and he lived like an oil sheik. He piled up a collection of trophy properties, glided through town in a fleet of six-figure sports cars and, with his bombshell wife, partied on an ocean cruiser the size of a small hotel.

ND team exposed to raccoon pulled from tournament (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:03 PM PST

AP - A raccoon has ended a North Dakota team's bid for a fourth consecutive regional championship in high school wrestling.

Patriots' Brady unanimous MVP choice (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:01 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2010, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady smiles after a touchdown during the fourth quarter of New England's 45-3 win over the New York Jets in a NFL football game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Brady was selected as The Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)AP - Here's a Brady Bunch for NFL fans: Tom Brady got all 50 votes for MVP.

Super Bowl teams feature mystique, tradition (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:01 AM PST

A firefighter tethered by safety ropes use a water hose to knock down ice and snow from the roof of Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. The Green Bay Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL football's Super Bowl XLV on Sunday (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - NFL commissioners can't root, so Roger Goodell will just sit back and smile as he watches this Super Bowl.

Genzyme, Sanofi boards meet to discuss deal (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:06 AM PST

Reuters - The boards of Sanofi-Aventis SA and Genzyme Corp are scheduled to hold separate meetings on Sunday to discuss a potential deal, but talks may linger into the week, sources familiar with the situation said on Sunday.

Egypt unrest may push oil above $110: Kuwait official (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:33 AM PST

Reuters - Global oil prices could exceed $110 a barrel if political unrest in Egypt continues, a member of Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council said on Sunday.

Nasdaq hackers another blow to investor confidence (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:46 PM PST

Reuters - News that computer hackers had infiltrated the operator of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange is the latest blow for Wall Street as it works to repair an image with investors and traders dented by last year's "flash crash."

Fiscal panel co-chair blasts critics as "jerks" (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:54 AM PST

Sen. Alan Simpson discusses his retirement plans and his agenda before leaving Congress next year, December 4 during a news conference on Capitol Hill. Reuters/fileReuters - Any fiscal plan that fails to tackle military spending, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security is "a sparrow's belch in the midst of a typhoon," a chairman of a presidential deficit-reduction commission said in an interview aired on Sunday.

Ireland gets 3.6 billion euros from rescue fund: source (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:07 AM PST

Reuters - Ireland has received a first tranche of 3.6 billion euros ($4.9 billion) from the euro zone rescue fund, slightly more than the initial amount agreed, a fund source told Reuters on Sunday.

BP ex-CEO in talks on Abu Dhabi oil firm: report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:06 AM PST

BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward poses for the media outside BP's headquarters in London July 27, 2010. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - Former BP boss Tony Hayward has been approached to launch a new Abu Dhabi-backed oil firm less than six months after he quit in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Sunday Times reported.

Egyptian opposition rejects government reform offer (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 11:33 AM PST

Egyptian anti-government demonstrators gather in the Nile Delta city of Mansura, 120 kms north of Cairo. Opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's embattled regime on Sunday dismissed as insufficient an offer to include them in political reform plans, and renewed their demands that he step down.(AFP)AFP - Opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's embattled regime on Sunday dismissed as insufficient an offer to include them in political reform plans, and renewed their demands that he step down.

Thai-Cambodia border fighting 'damages' temple (AFP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:02 AM PST

A Cambodian soldier guards an area near the Preah Vhear temple in Preah Vihear province. Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the AFP - Cambodia accused Thailand of damaging an 11th-century temple in fresh clashes on Sunday and appealed to the United Nations to halt the "aggression" in the third day of cross-border fighting.
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