Saturday, February 12, 2011

Joint Chiefs chairman to reassure Jordan, Israel (AP)

Joint Chiefs chairman to reassure Jordan, Israel (AP)

Joint Chiefs chairman to reassure Jordan, Israel (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:28 AM PST

Palestinians wave an Egyptian flag during a demonstration marking the 29th anniversary of the Palestinian People's Party, a socialist political party, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - As Egypt's army led a hoped-for drive to democracy, President Barack Obama sent his senior military adviser to the Mideast to reassure allies in Jordan, also facing rumblings of civil unrest, and Israel, which sees its security at stake in a wider Arab world transformation.

Egypt army commits to power transfer, Israel peace (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:12 AM PST

An Egyptian man applies golden sprinkles to paint in the colors of the Egyptian flag on a girls face at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Egyptian protesters were jubilant Saturday over their success in ousting former President Hosni Mubarak, but many vowed to stay camped in Tahrir Square until they hear 'clear assurances' that the military will meet their demands for democracy. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - On Egypt's first day in nearly 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president, its new military rulers pledged Saturday to eventually hand power to an elected civilian government and outlined its first cautious steps in a promised transition to democracy. It reassured the world that it will abide by its peace deal with Israel.

Analysis: Looking for a few good Mideast democrats (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

Army soldiers celebrate with anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt , Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Cries of 'Egypt is free' rang out and fireworks lit up the sky as hundreds of thousands danced, wept and prayed in joyful pandemonium after 18 days of peaceful pro-democracy protests forced President Hosni Mubarak to surrender power to the military, ending three decades of authoritarian rule. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Wanted: Moderate, Western-leaning Mideast leaders willing to be friends with Israel and cooperate in the fight against Islamic extremism while protecting human rights. Commitment to democracy and support from military essential. English, executive management experience and knowledge of social media a plus.

Obama wields scalpel to budget, avoiding much pain (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 01:24 PM PST

In this photo taken Feb. 9, 2011, Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., right, with Republican Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., center, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, left, speaks to media outside the White House in Washington after their luncheon with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. Friday night, Feb. 11, House Republicans called for cuts in hundreds of government programs in a $61 billion savings package measure, which is expected to reach the floor for a vote next week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's budget submission on Monday will take a surgical approach to a deficit problem that his Republican rivals say warrants a meat ax.

25 injured when taxi plows into crowd in San Diego (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:55 AM PST

This image provided by the San Diego Fire and Rescue Department shows the scene where according to police, a taxi cab driver plowed slowly into a crowd on a sidewalk in San Diego's busy Gaslamp District Saturday Feb. 12, 2011, injuring more than two dozen people. (AP Photo/ San Diego Fire and Rescue Department, Maurice Luque)AP - A taxi driver plowed slowly through a crowd on a sidewalk in a popular restaurant and nightclub zone early Saturday, severing the leg of one woman and injuring more than two dozen other people, police said.

Thousands demand reforms in Algeria; 400 arrested (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:25 PM PST

Algerian protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Algiers, Algeria, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Thousands of people defied a government ban on demonstrations and poured into the Algerian capital for a pro-democracy rally Saturday, a day after weeks of mass protests toppled Egypt's authoritarian leader. (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub)AP - Heavily outnumbered by riot police, thousands of Algerians defied government warnings and dodged barricades to rally in their capital Saturday, demanding democratic reforms a day after mass protests toppled Egypt's autocratic ruler.

NY man in custody, accused of stabbing deaths (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:37 PM PST

AP - A man who went on a 28-hour stabbing rampage that took the lives of his stepfather, his ex-girlfriend and her mother was arrested Saturday at a subway stop in Times Square after a nightlong manhunt across New York City, police said.

Can 2012 GOP hopefuls deliver on big promises? (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:57 AM PST

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Republicans who want to be the one to make Barack Obama a one-term president are promising big changes should the GOP win the White House in 2012.

Liz Taylor treated for congestive heart failure (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 01:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 picture, Dame Elizabeth Taylor speaks during the 26th Annual Macy's Passport to Fashion gala in Santa Monica, Calif. Several movie stars, including Taylor, have suffered strokes, a reminder that money and fame can't insulate you from a health risk that much can be done to prevent, researchers reported at an international stroke conference in Feb. 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Elizabeth Taylor remained in a Los Angeles hospital on Saturday for treatment of congestive heart failure.

AP ENTERPRISE: No decision soon in Armstrong probe (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2011, file photo American superstar cyclist Lance Armstrong prepares for a fundraising ride through the streets of Brisbane, Australia. Since a former teammate last fall accused Armstrong of cheating to win, of using performance enhancing drugs, speculation has surged that charges would follow. But a decision on whether or not to indict America’s most famed cyclist is not imminent and the federal investigation has encountered serious hurdles, according to lawyers familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)AP - News reports since last fall have said criminal charges against seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong could be just around the corner. But a decision on whether to indict America's most famous cyclist in performance-enhancing drug case is not imminent and the federal investigation has encountered serious hurdles, according to lawyers familiar with the matter.

Conservatives set White House as 2012 goal, but who will lead? (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:58 AM PST

Reuters - Republicans ended a conservative conference on Saturday where they began, with little idea who they will pick to lead them against President Barack Obama in 2012.

Witness: Unlike Iraq, Egyptians do regime change their way (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:55 AM PST

Reuters - Samia Nakhoul, Reuters Middle East News Editor, has reported on the Middle East for Reuters since 1986. After covering civil war in her native Lebanon and the Gulf war of 1990-91, she lived and worked in Egypt during the Islamist insurgency of the mid-1990s. In 2003, she was based in Baghdad throughout the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Now living in London, she has been reporting from Cairo since pro-democracy protests began there last month.

China to vet inward M&A deals for national security (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 04:55 AM PST

Reuters - China will launch a state-level investment review body to check that merger and acquisition deals struck by foreign firms in one of the world's fastest-growing economies do not endanger "national security," China's State Council, the cabinet, said on Saturday.

DB NYSE Group may be name for giant exchange: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:16 AM PST

Reuters - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext plan to call a combined company DB NYSE Group and will likely sidestep thorny issues of technology in a bid to strike a merger deal by Tuesday, two people close to the negotiations said.

Hamas rejects Palestinian Authority call for election (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:10 AM PST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) attends a Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamad TorokmanReuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for elections before September, but rival Islamist group Hamas quickly rejected the move, underscoring a crippling division among Palestinians.

Algeria police stifle Egypt-inspired protest (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST

Riot policemen push against protesters during a demonstration in Algiers February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Louafi LarbiReuters - Thousands of police in riot gear blocked off the center of Algeria's capital on Saturday and stopped government opponents from staging a protest march that sought to emulate Egypt's popular revolt.

Armed Yemeni government supporters break up protest (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 09:52 AM PST

Pro-government protesters confront with anti-government protesters near Tahrir Square in Sanaa February 12, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Government supporters armed with traditional knives and batons broke up a pro-democracy march on Saturday by 2,000 Yemenis inspired by the Egyptian uprising.

Egypt military vows democracy after Mubarak's fall (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 11:45 AM PST

An Egyptian man hugs an army commander at Cairo's Tahrir Square. Egypt's new military leadership vowed Saturday to pave the way for democracy and abide by its peace treaty with Israel, as Egyptians basked in their victory a day after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Egypt's new military leadership vowed Saturday to pave the way for democracy and abide by its peace treaty with Israel, as Egyptians basked in their victory a day after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow.

Thousands rally to demand Algerian leader quits (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

Demonstrators scuffle with police trying to contain them during a demonstration in Algiers. Up to 2,000 demonstrators evaded massed police Saturday to rally in a central Algiers square, pressing for the demise of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika following the ouster of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.(AFP/Farouk Batiche)AFP - Up to 2,000 demonstrators evaded massed police Saturday to rally in a central Algiers square, pressing for the demise of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika following the ouster of leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.
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