Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Freed young leader energizes Egyptian protests (AP)

Freed young leader energizes Egyptian protests (AP)

Freed young leader energizes Egyptian protests (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:38 AM PST

In this still image taken from video, Google Inc executive Wael Ghonim cries during an interview in Cairo February 7, 2011. One man's tears provided a new impetus on Tuesday to protesters in Egypt seeking to keep up momentum in their campaign, now in its third week, to topple President Hosni Mubarak. Ghonim, who was detained and blindfolded by state security for 12 days, broke down in a television interview on Monday after his release saying a system that arrested people for speaking out must be torn down. Image taken from footage dated February 7, 2011. REUTERS/Dream TV via Reuters TV (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS BUSINESS) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. EGYPT OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN EGYPTAP - A young leader of Egypt's anti-government protesters, newly released from detention, joined a massive crowd in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time Tuesday and was greeted with cheers, whistling and thunderous applause when he declared: "We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the regime."

Obama to call for $53B for high-speed rail (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:39 AM PST

Amtrak Acela Train at the Amtrak Celebrates National Train Day 2010 - Philadelphia in 2010 in Pennsylvania. The Obama administration on Tuesday called on Congress to back a six-year, 53-billion-dollar investment in high-speed, intercity rail, saying it was AP - President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure spending to jumpstart job creation.

Government: No electronic flaws in Toyotas (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:06 PM PST

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood speaks about the Toyota recalls, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at the Transportation Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - The Obama administration's investigation into Toyota safety problems found no electronic flaws to account for reports of sudden, unintentional acceleration and other safety problems. Government investigators said Tuesday the only known cause of the problems are mechanical defects that were fixed in previous recalls.

First lady: President Obama has quit smoking (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:48 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2011 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, first lady Michelle Obama said that the president had finally kicked his cigarette habit. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - President Barack Obama finally has kicked the habit, Michelle Obama said Tuesday.

GOP leader expects House to block health spending (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:15 PM PST

AP - One of the House's top Republicans says he believes the chamber will soon vote to block spending for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law.

Dow closes higher for the seventh straight day (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:19 PM PST

In this Jan. 31, 2011, trader Gregory Rowe works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Dow Jones industrial average is closing higher for the seventh day straight. That's the longest series of gains for the index since July.

Violence continues in Iraq as US mission changes (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:13 PM PST

In this Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 photo, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marc Krugh, left, from the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, looks on as a comrade peers through the scope on his weapon during a patrol near Iskandariyah, 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Baghdad. The White House says the U.S. combat mission in Iraq is over, but American soldiers feel anything but safe. With daily shootings and deadly bombings, it's clear there's still a simmering fight in Iraq as the U.S. military prepares to leave after nearly eight years, almost 4,400 U.S. troops killed and at least $750 billion spent. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)AP - The White House says the U.S. combat mission in Iraq is over, but Army Lt. Daniel McCord and his fellow American soldiers feel anything but safe.

Rumsfeld reveals pre-war Iraq strike plan (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:21 PM PST

AP - Former Pentagon chief Donald H. Rumsfeld reveals in his new book that he urged a U.S. military strike on a suspected chemical weapons site in northern Iraq in 2003, and that he wanted the attack timed to coincide with Colin Powell's address to the U.N. Security Council making the case for war.

Ex-MSNBC host Keith Olbermann heads to Current TV (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:20 AM PST

This frame grab from MSNBC video, shows Keith Olbermann on 'Countdown' on Jan. 21, 2011. Olbermann returned from one last commercial break on 'Countdown' to tell viewers it was his last broadcast, and read a James Thurber short story in a three-minute exit statement. Simultaneously, MSNBC e-mailed a statement that 'MSNBC and Keith Olbermann have ended their contract.' The network thanked him and said, 'we wish him well in his future endeavors.' Neither MSNBC President Phil Griffin, Olbermann nor his manager responded to requests to explain an exit so abrupt that Olbermann's face was still being featured on an MSNBC promotional ad 30 minutes after he had said goodbye. (AP Photo/MSNBC) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITAP - Less than a month after leaving MSNBC, liberal lightning rod Keith Olbermann said Tuesday he's headed to Current TV, the public affairs channel launched six years ago by former Vice President Al Gore.

Fans celebrate Packers win with final tailgate (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:20 AM PST

Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson high-fives fans as the NFL football team returns Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., the day after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)AP - Giddy Green Bay Packers fans poured into the frigid Lambeau Field parking lots early Tuesday to fire up their grills and throw down beers in a final tailgate to cap a magical season that ended in Super Bowl victory.

Probe clears Toyota's electronic throttles (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:16 PM PST

Reuters - A government probe cleared Toyota Motor Corp's electronics of causing unintended acceleration, a big victory for the world's top automaker as it seeks to recover from the hit it took over runaway vehicle accidents.

Ex-SAC Capital employees charged in trading probe (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:04 PM PST

Reuters - A investigation into allegations of insider trading in the hedge fund industry for the first time reached former employees of billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen's SAC Capital Advisors.

U.S. starts new offshore amnesty for tax cheats (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

Reuters - Wealthy tax evaders with assets stashed offshore can come clean with U.S. authorities under a new amnesty program with reduced penalties, the government said on Tuesday.

China raises rates to battle stubbornly high inflation (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST

Chinese 100 yuan banknotes in Shanghai, January 17 , 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - China raised interest rates on Tuesday for the second time in just over six weeks, intensifying a battle in the fast-expanding economy against stubbornly high inflation that threatens to unsettle global markets.

Blast rocks Enterprise Mont Belvieu natgas plant (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:15 PM PST

Reuters - Explosions rocked a natural gas liquids processing plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas, owned by Enterprise Products Partners on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries, a local official said.

U.S. plans to inject $53 billion into passenger rail (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:59 PM PST

Amtrak Acela Train at the Amtrak Celebrates National Train Day 2010 - Philadelphia in 2010 in Pennsylvania. The Obama administration on Tuesday called on Congress to back a six-year, 53-billion-dollar investment in high-speed, intercity rail, saying it was Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced an ambitious $53 billion U.S. program to build new high-speed rail networks and make existing ones faster over the next six years.

House to vote next week to block health funds (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

U.S. Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) delivers remarks during the 2010 meeting of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council in Washington, November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on whether to block funding for President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul when it takes up a budget plan next week, House Republican Leader Eric Cantor said on Tuesday.

Egypt protests draw biggest crowd yet (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:39 PM PST

Hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators crowd Cairo's Tahrir square. Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooded Tahrir Square and towns across Egypt on Tuesday, in the biggest show of defiance towards President Hosni Mubarak since the revolt began.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AFP - Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators flooded Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square and towns across Egypt on Tuesday, in the biggest show of defiance towards President Hosni Mubarak since the revolt began.

Chechen warlord claims Moscow airport attack (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:09 AM PST

An IntelCenter photo shows the AFP - The leader of Islamist militants in Russia's North Caucasus on Tuesday claimed last month's bombing of Moscow's main airport as President Dmitry Medvedev fired a raft of security officers over the attack.
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