Friday, February 25, 2011

Wisconsin Republicans push ahead with union bill (Reuters)

Wisconsin Republicans push ahead with union bill (Reuters)

Wisconsin Republicans push ahead with union bill (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 02:16 PM PST

Reuters - Wisconsin Republicans seeking to curb the power of public sector unions tried on Friday to pressure absent Democrats to return home and vote on a plan that has sparked labor protests across the country.

Wisconsin support rally in NJ draws thousands despite rain (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST

Reuters - Thousands turned out in New Jersey's state capital despite heavy rain on Friday to show support for Wisconsin public worker unions fighting to preserve collective bargaining rights.

Saudi charged in U.S. bomb plot to plead not guilty (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:00 AM PST

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari in an undated photo. REUTERS/Lubbock County Sheriff's OfficeReuters - A 20-year-old Saudi student accused in a bomb plot that may have targeted former President George W. Bush will plead not guilty to terrorism charges, his attorney said on Friday.

As Goes Wisconsin... So Goes the Nation (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST

Time.com - Why the crusade to change the bargain between government and its employees is spreading

Creepy eBay Auction: You Can Now Bid On Justin Bieber's Hair (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:20 AM PST

Time.com - Someone really wants to own some of Justin Bieber's DNA, and is willing to pay good money for it

NYC seeks banks to run services, including buildings (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST

Reuters - New York City wants to hire investment banks to improve management of its assets -- from parking meters to buildings -- but the mayor flatly rejects selling any of the city's valuable properties.

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

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST

AP - As Amish who eschew electricity, they might not have known that the weather service had issued a flash flood warning an hour before. But they knew it was raining hard, and Wagler's brother figured the tiny creek they had to cross would already be up to the buggy's axle.

Sheriff: Suspect says bodies of Ohio couple in Ga. (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:05 PM PST

In a Feb. 23, 2011 photo, Samuel “Sammy” K. Littleton II, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, center, is led from the West Virginia State Police Princeton detachment to a cruiser for transport to the Southern Regional Jail in Princeton, W.Va. Littleton, charged in the stabbing death of his girlfriend's daughter and wanted for questioning in the disappearance of an elderly Ohio couple, was captured Wednesday in the woods behind a Walmart store in Princeton, and authorities said they have 'serious concerns' about whether the couple are alive after blood was found in their car. (AP Photo/The Daily Telegraph, Eric DiNovo)AP - Investigators believe a missing elderly Ohio couple was killed in their home, and a murder suspect being questioned in West Virginia has told police he dumped their bodies in a Georgia cotton field, authorities said Friday.

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

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:05 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 said Friday he will not visit Denver this weekend as planned because WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was invited to attend one of the same events as the former president.

2 arrested in Vegas casino heist of $33K in chips (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 08:17 PM PST

This undated image provided by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles and released thru the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Steven Gao. Police say they are searching for Gao, 45, accused of donning a fedora and fake mustache and sticking up a Las Vegas casino for $32,000 in chips on Thursday Feb. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Nevada DMV via Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)AP - A cabbie and another man were arrested on suspicion of being in cahoots with a wig-wearing gunman who snatched $33,000 in chips from a Las Vegas casino, police said Friday.

Winter storm wallops East with snow, rain, gusts (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:39 PM PST

A woman uses a cell phone after climbing out of a vehicle that ended up on a guard rail in the median of Interstate 295 during a snow storm in Cumberland, Maine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)AP - Another severe storm walloped the East on Friday, delaying flights, closing scores of schools and leading to at least one death.

State and local budget cuts are slowing US economy (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:09 PM PST

Participants wait in line at a Job Fair Thursday, Feb 24, 2011, sponsored by Best Jobs Magazine and the National Employment Council at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. The economy grew more slowly at the end of last year than first thought as state and local governments cut spending more deeply and Americans spent a tad less briskly.(AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - Deep spending cuts by state and local governments pose a growing threat to an economy that is already grappling with high unemployment, depressed home prices and the surging cost of oil.

As Wis. impasse continues, schools eye layoffs (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:05 PM PST

Union worker Dan Burke, center, of Janesville, Wis., uses a bucket to drum after loosing his voice during protests 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 - Wisconsin school districts are warning teachers that their contracts might not be renewed as Gov. Scott Walker's plan to cut nearly all public employees' collective bargaining rights remains in limbo.

Bank hostage says he was roughed up by NC police (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:27 PM PST

AP - A North Carolina town has asked the local prosecutor and State Bureau of Investigation to look into a complaint that a hostage in a bank standoff was beaten by local officers as he emerged from the building during the siege.

Texas probes if kids alone before day care fire (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:20 PM PST

Emergency Personnel respond to the location where a fire broke out at a daycare center operated by Jessica Tata, killing three children and injuring four others Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Michael Paulsen) MANDATORY CREDITAP - A state agency was investigating Friday whether a woman left seven preschoolers alone in her home day care center before a fire broke out, killing three of the youngsters and injuring the others.

Voodoo ritual, sex gone awry caused fatal NYC fire (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 03:17 PM PST

AP - Candles ringing a bed in a voodoo ceremony that included sex ignited sheets and clothing strewn nearby and caused a fatal apartment fire last weekend, a city official said Friday.

Old Coca Cola sign causes flap in San Francisco (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:05 PM PST

AP - A restored Coca Cola sign decorating the side of a San Francisco house that may date back to the 1930s has set off a surprising spat among neighborhood residents and city officials.

Panel reviews Fla. adoptive girl's death (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST

AP - In the aftermath of a shocking child death, Florida officials announced Friday that they will now immediately contact law enforcement agencies when they receive an allegation that a child may be in imminent danger.

Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in fed. court (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:38 PM PST

Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari is escorted to his initial court appearance at the Mahon Federal Building in Lubbock, Texas, Friday, Feb. 25, 2011. Aldawsari, a college student from Saudi Arabia, is accused of buying chemicals online as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, including the home of former President George W. Bush. Aldawsari was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Miranda Grubbs)AP - The world is watching to see how the justice system treats a college student from Saudi Arabia who is accused of buying chemicals online as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, his attorney said Friday.
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