Friday, February 25, 2011

Protesters hit by hail of gunfire in Libya march (AP)

Protesters hit by hail of gunfire in Libya march (AP)

Protesters hit by hail of gunfire in Libya march (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

Libyan gunmen flash the V sign as they stand on a military vehicle driving the streets, in Benghazi, Libya, on Friday Feb. 25, 2011. Several tens of thousands held a rally in support of the Tripoli protesters in the main square of Libya's second-largest city, Benghazi, where the revolt began, about 580 miles (940 kilometers) east of the capital along the Mediterranean coast. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)AP - Militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi opened fire Friday on protesters streaming out of mosques and marching across the Libyan capital to demand the regime's ouster, witnesses said, reporting multiple deaths. In rebellious cities in the east, tens of thousands held rallies in support of the first Tripoli protests in days.

Wis. Assembly passes bill taking away union rights (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

Union steam fitter Andrew Williams of West Allis, Wis., uses an air horn during protest at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, over the governor's proposed budget. Protests to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers are in their 11th day at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)AP - Republicans in the Wisconsin Assembly took the first significant action on their plan to strip collective bargaining rights from most public workers, abruptly passing the measure early Friday morning before sleep-deprived Democrats realized what was happening.

House Republicans urge Dems to accept $4B in cuts (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

State Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (C) talks during the Committee on Senate Organization to set the calendar in Madison, February 21, 2011. With Senate Democrats hiding out in Illinois, the two parties communicated via a conference call to discuss matters for future sessions. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker called on Monday for the return of the 14 Democratic state senators who left the capital last week to avoid voting on a bill that severely curbs state workers' bargaining rights. REUTERS/Darren Hauck (UNITED STATES - Tags: EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS POLITICS)AP - House Republicans on Friday urged Senate Democrats to accept $4 billion in cuts as a compromise to keep the government running for two weeks past a March 4 deadline.

Ferry with Americans aboard finally reaches Malta (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

A ferry carrying Americans and other foreigners arrives at the harbor in Valletta, Malta, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. The Maria Dolores ferry left Tripoli's As-shahab port on an eight-hour trip to Valetta. Its passengers, at least 167 U.S. citizens and 118 other foreigners, have been aboard the catamaran since Wednesday in their quest to escape Libya's escalating turmoil, but rough seas prevented the ferry from leaving. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - After three days of delays, a U.S.-chartered ferry evacuated Americans and other foreigners out of Libya on Friday and brought them to the Mediterranean island of Malta.

Bush nixes Denver visit, citing invite to Assange (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange waves as he leaves after speaking to the media after his extradition hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden in a sex crimes inquiry, a British judge ruled Thursday, rejecting claims by the WikiLeaks founder that he would not face a fair trial there. Assange's lawyer said he would appeal. Judge Howard Riddle said the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women against Assange meet the definition of extraditable offenses and said the Swedish warrant had been properly issued and was valid. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - George W. Bush has canceled plans to visit Denver because WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was invited to attend one of the same events as the former president.

California county renews gay marriage fight (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

Marriage equality supporter Gus Thompson holds gay pride and American flags at a demonstration outside the appeals hearing on Californias Proposition 8 at the 9th District Court of Appeals in San Francisco December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Stephen LamAP - California's Imperial County has renewed its effort to defend the state's gay marriage ban in a federal lawsuit.

Lawmaker condemns question about shooting Obama (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

President Barack Obama meets with Democratic Governors, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - A Georgia Republican said Friday he didn't immediately condemn a constituent who asked about assassinating President Barack Obama because he was stunned by the question and didn't want to dignify it with a response.

Amid New Zealand tragedy, a rescue and a wedding (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:41 PM PST

Emma Howard kisses her husband Chris Greenslade outside the Christ The King Church after their wedding Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, days after she was pulled from the rubble of the earthquake devastated Pyne Gould Corporation building in Christchurch, New Zealand. Tuesday's magnitude 6.3 quake struck Christchurch near lunchtime, collapsing buildings and causing massive damage in one of the country's worst natural disasters. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - Clutching her groom, she looked like any beaming bride. But Emma Howard's trip down the aisle Friday almost didn't happen. Just 72 hours earlier she was trapped under a building that collapsed in the earthquake.

4 Amish children die when buggy flips in Ky. creek (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

A group of Amish men wait on Roscoe Road for official notification that the body of an 11-year-old Amish girl was recovered Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, in Hickman County near Dublin, Ky. Four children died late Thursday when a horse-drawn buggy carrying a family of nine home from making a phone call toppled in a rain-swollen creek. (AP Photo/The Paducah Sun, Stephen Lance Dennee) MANDATORY CREDITAP - A horse-drawn buggy carrying an Amish family of nine home from using a community telephone toppled in a rain-swollen creek in rural Kentucky, killing four children who were swept away in the swift-moving water, authorities said Friday.

Kathleen Parker leaving CNN show with Spitzer (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:27 PM PST

In this undated publicity image released by CNN, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, right, and Kathleen Parker, co-hosts of CNN's prime-time talk show 'Parker/Spitzer,' are shown. (AP Photo/CNN, Lorenzo Bevilaqua)AP - CNN's prime-time talk show "Parker/Spitzer" is no more with the departure of Kathleen Parker. Her partner, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, will remain in the time slot in a new show called "In the Arena," working with E.D. Hill, Will Cain and others.

Gaddafi vows to fight as opposition closes in (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:57 AM PST

A protester stands in front of anti-Gaddafi graffiti in Benghazi February 24, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Muammar Gaddafi vowed to "crush any enemy" on Friday, addressing a crowd of supporters in Tripoli as Libya's popular uprising closed in around him.

Wisconsin vote sets up showdown on union plan (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST

Reuters - The Wisconsin state Assembly early on Friday passed a Republican plan to curb public sector union power, setting up a showdown with Senate Democrats who have fled the state to prevent a vote in that chamber.

Republicans raise pressure on spending cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST

Copies of President Barack Obama's 2012 budget are unveiled on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 14, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Republicans in the House of Representatives on Friday called a government shutdown "unacceptable" but raised the pressure on President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats to go along with deep spending cuts this year.

IAEA says gets info on possible Iran military work (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:16 PM PST

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a ceremony at the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 9, 2007. REUTERS/Caren Firouz (Reuters - The U.N. atomic watchdog has received new information regarding allegations that Iran may be seeking to develop a nuclear-armed missile, the agency said in a report voicing deepening concern about the issue.

Pakistan puts CIA contractor on trial for murder (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 01:58 AM PST

A man burns a mock U.S. flag during a rally to protest against U.S. special forces officer Raymond Davis in Lahore February 24, 2011. The placards and banner read,Reuters - A Pakistani court adjourned on Friday the trial of a CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis until March 3, dismissing U.S. demands for his release.

U.S., Saudi reassure on growth as Libya turmoil drives oil (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:48 PM PST

Cars drive past a petrol station in Hamburg February 23, 2011. REUTERS/Christian CharisiusReuters - The world can weather a spike in oil prices, U.S. President Barack Obama said, as Saudi Arabia offered some respite to fears over Middle East oil supplies by indicating it can cover export cuts resulting from Libya's civil war.

Indebted Irish take revenge in crisis poll (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:08 AM PST

Election posters line the lamp posts outside the Department of the Taoiseach in Dublin, February 24, 2011. REUTERS/Darren StaplesReuters - Irish voters went to the polls on Friday to punish their government for bringing the former "Celtic Tiger" economy to its knees and leaving it a ward of the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

Boeing basks in glow of tanker win, but risks loom (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:21 PM PST

The Boeing 767-based NewGen Tanker is pictured simultaneously refueling two F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft from the wing air refueling pods in this undated photo illustration, obtained on February 24, 2011. REUTERS/Boeing/HandoutReuters - Boeing Co, its suppliers and investors had good reason to cheer after the company snared a $30 billion Pentagon order this week, but challenges loom as Boeing prepares to fill the historic order on what may be a tight budget.

Defiant Kadhafi says 'we will beat them' (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 10:50 AM PST

An image grab taken from Libyan state television shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi (2ndR) waving at supporters at the Green Square in Tripoli. An embattled Kadhafi addressed a crowd in Tripoli on Friday shouting AFP - An embattled Moamer Kadhafi said he would throw open the country's arsenals to his supporters in a rabble rousing speech Friday that presaged a bloody battle for the Libyan capital.

Libya live report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:37 PM PST

Egyptian evacuees line up to take the bus after fleeing the ongoing unrest in Libya at the Ras Jdir border post, near the Tunisian city of Ben Guerdane.(AFP/Fred Dufour)AFP - 2034 GMT: UN chief Ban Ki-Moon calls on the Security Council to take "decisive action" on Libya.
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