Sunday, February 6, 2011

Reagan praised for pragmatism on centennial of birth (Reuters)

Reagan praised for pragmatism on centennial of birth (Reuters)


Reagan praised for pragmatism on centennial of birth (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

Reuters - Ronald Reagan was honored on Sunday in a centennial celebration of his birth that saw his former chief of staff praise the 1980s president for his pragmatism.

Super Bowl fans welcomed by sun, security, but no seats (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:51 PM PST

Reuters - Sun, security and missing seats welcome thousands of Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers fans as they poured into Cowboys Stadium for Super Bowl XLV on Sunday.

Ohio college student dead, 11 wounded in shooting (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:13 PM PST

Reuters - A student at Ohio's Youngstown State University was killed and 11 other people, including six YSU students, were wounded in a shooting at an off-campus fraternity house, officials said on Sunday.

Lessons from Egypt: Does Safety Trump Democracy? (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - Why strict realism and neoconservative idealism have failed us overseas

Study: Single Men Not Afraid of Marriage or Having Kids (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 10:10 PM PST

Time.com - A new study suggests that men aren't afraid of commitment, and are more likely than women to want children

Ford may add shifts at some U.S. plants (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:26 PM PST

A Ford logo is seen on the front of a Ford Focus during the press days for the North American International Auto show in Detroit, Michigan, January 11, 2011. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - Ford Motor Co will increase production for deliveries to its U.S. dealers by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and may add third shifts to some of its plants, Ford sales executives said on Sunday.


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

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:23 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.


Cheney calls Mubarak a good friend, US ally (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:58 AM PST

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks guests at the Reagan Ranch Center on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in Santa Barbara, Calif.. (AP Photo/The News-Press, Michael Moriatis)AP - Former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday called Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a good friend and U.S. ally, and he urged the Obama administration to move cautiously as turmoil continued to shake that nation's government.


Palin blasts administration's handling of Egypt (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:50 PM PST

Former Republican Vice Presidential candidate and Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin greets guests after speaking at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, Friday Feb. 4, 2011. Palin was the headline speaker for  the Ronald Reagan Centennial celebration opening reception hosted by the Young Americans Foundation.  (AP Photo/ Spencer Weiner)AP - Sarah Palin says the Obama administration must tell Americans what it knows about who will be Egypt's next leader.


New York rail system suffers through brutal winter (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 07:06 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2010 file photo, an information monitor shows delays and cancellations as NJ Transit commuters crowd inside New York's Penn Station after the derailment of an Amtrak train caused delays throughout the evening rush hour. As the US mulls rail expansion, New York's breakdowns and money woes show train travel's downside. Mechanical breakdowns, stranded trains, rising fares and the governor's plans to cut another $100 million from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's budget have left travelers fuming. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - When members of Congress met recently to discuss revitalizing passenger trains in the United States, they chose Grand Central Terminal, a majestic hub of New York's vaunted mass transit system. From a balcony above the main concourse, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told lawmakers he rides the subway every day and called high-speed passenger rail "the track to the future."


The rise and fall of a foreclosure king (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:29 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 nationĂ¢€™s foreclosure machine blew apart and SternĂ¢€™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.


Agencies getting tough with ship ballast dumping (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:51 PM PST

AP - After decades of delay, government officials are beginning to crack down on cargo ships that allow foreign invasive species to hitchhike to U.S. waters, where they have turned ecosystems upside down and caused billions of dollars in economic losses.

Fans rejoice as Packers capture Super Bowl (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 07:23 PM PST

Green Bay Packers fan Troy Knaus cheers the Packers' first touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL football's Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas, as Knaus joins family and friends Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, in the Lambeau Field parking lot in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)AP - After 13 years of frustration, Packers fans raised their arms to the night sky and howled victory as Green Bay won the Super Bowl.


2 arrested in fatal Ohio fraternity house shooting (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:22 PM PST

What appears to be blood stains the street near the scene of an early morning shooting at a house just north of the Youngstown State University campus that left student Jamail E. Johnson, 25 of Youngstown, dead and 11 injured, In Youngstown, Ohio Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)AP - YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Two men angry over a dispute at an Ohio fraternity house party left the gathering and returned early Sunday, spraying bullets into a crowd and killing a Youngstown State University student who was trying to separate two groups, authorities said. Eleven other people were injured, including a 17-year-old with a critical head wound.


Ohio train fire contained after explosion (AP)

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:34 PM PST

In this image provided by ABC affiliate WTVG 13, an explosion throws a ball of flames into the air at the scene of a freight train derailment near Arcadia, Ohio, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. A freight train carrying volatile chemicals has derailed about 50 miles south of Toledo, Ohio, causing a tanker fire and forcing evacuations of nearby residents. (AP Photo/ABC WTVG 13, Drew Aukerman) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALESAP - Several tanker cars carrying volatile chemicals continued to burn Sunday evening after a freight train derailed and caused an explosion in northwest Ohio, a fire official said.


Vang Pao family decries Arlington burial denial (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:26 PM PST

AP - The family of former Laotian general and Hmong leader Vang Pao says it is "disgraceful" that the U.S. Army has denied a request that the U.S. ally in the Vietnam War be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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