Saturday, March 26, 2011

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)

First female VP candidate Ferraro dies at 75 (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:52 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, May 4, 2007 picture shows former Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro during a news conference before a fundraising lunch hosted by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., in Chicago. The first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket has died. Geraldine Ferraro was 75. A family friend said Ferraro, who was diagnosed with blood cancer in 1998, died Saturday, March 26, 2011 at Massachusetts General Hospital. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket and a barrier-breaking pioneer for women in politics, died Saturday.

Air raids force Gadhafi retreat, rebels seize east (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:41 AM PDT

A Libyan rebel fires a gun in the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Libyan rebels regained control of the eastern gateway city of Ajdabiya on Saturday after international airstrikes on Moammar Gadhafi's forces, in the first major turnaround for an uprising that once appeared on the verge of defeat. Ajdabiya's sudden fall to Gadhafi's troops spurred the swift U.N. resolution authorizing international action in Libya, and its return to rebel hands on Saturday came after a week of airstrikes and missiles against the Libyan leader's military. Graffiti on the car reads ' Army of Libya'. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after decisive international airstrikes sent Moammar Gadhafi's forces into retreat, shedding their uniforms and ammunition as they fled.

Japan's government criticizes nuke plant operator (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PDT

A Japanese mourner cries for a loved one during a mass funeral in Higashimatsushima, northeastern Japan Saturday, March 26, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent crisis at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - Japan's government revealed a series of missteps by the operator of a radiation-leaking nuclear plant on Saturday, including sending workers in without protective footwear in its faltering efforts to control a monumental crisis. The U.S. Navy, meanwhile, rushed to deliver fresh water to replace corrosive salt water now being used in a desperate bid to cool the plant's overheated reactors.

Syrian port city rocked by unrest; tensions widen (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Pro-Syrian President Bashar Assad protesters, shouts pro-Assad slogans as they hold his posters, in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday March 26, 2011. Protesters set fire to offices of the ruling party in southern and western Syria on Saturday, burning tires and attacking cars and shops in a religiously mixed city on the Mediterranean coast, according to accounts by government officials, activists and witnesses. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - A scenic seaside city echoed with gunfire Saturday as protesters defied government forces in Syria's second day of nationwide unrest, burning tires, attacking businesses and setting the offices of the ruling party aflame.

250,000 crowd central London in budget protest (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Back-dropped by Big Ben, demonstrators against the coalition government's spending cuts march in London, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of mostly peaceful demonstrators streamed into central London on Saturday to march against government budget cuts, with a small breakaway group smashing its way into a bank, breaking windows and spray painting logos on the walls . (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - A quarter-million mostly peaceful demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday against the toughest cuts to public spending since World War II, with some small breakaway groups smashing windows at banks and shops and spray painting logos on the walls.

'Brain waste' thwarts immigrants' career dreams (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:22 AM PDT

In this March 9, 2011 photo, Maria Montenegro, originally from Colombia, poses for a picture in New York. As a family practitioner Montenegro estimates she saw thousands of patients after finishing medical school in Bogota. Obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency medicine, even surgery - she did it all. But since coming to the United States she's had to work as a sales clerk, babysitter, medical assistant - and that last one definitely rubbed raw at times. “I know I was working in my field,” the 34-year-old Queens resident said. “But that is medical assistant. I’m a doctor.” (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - After finishing medical school in Bogota, Colombia, Maria Anjelica Montenegro did it all — obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency medicine, even surgery. By her estimate, she worked with thousands of patients.

Anti-this, pro-that, all convene at White House (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:56 AM PDT

AP - What do Yemeni violence, Bahrain's monarchy and genetically modified foods have in common?

Mega Millions ticket worth $319M sold in New York (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Coulson's News, where a Mega Millions lottery jackpot ticket worth $319 million was sold, is seen in Albany, N.Y., on Saturday, March 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Just down the hill from where New York's leaders are wrestling with a $10 billion deficit, a tiny variety store in downtown Albany was abuzz Saturday with talk of a financial windfall.

Snoop Dogg, Warren G attend service for Nate Dogg (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2004 file photo, Nate Dogg poses for a photograph during arrivals to the BET Comedy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center in Pasadena, Calif. Dogg, whose near monotone crooning anchored some of rap’s most seminal songs and helped define the sound of West coast hip-hop, has died. The family of Nate Dogg — whose real name is Nathaniel Dwayne Hale — decided that the Saturday morning services at the Queen Mary Dome in Long Beach would not be open to the public. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson, File)AP - Rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G and The Game joined family, friends and about 1,000 fans of Nate Dogg to remember the hip-hop singer, who died this month of complications from multiple strokes.

Va Commonwealth keeps alive First 4 to Final 4 bid (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:25 AM PDT

The Florida State bench reacts to a play against the Virginia Commonwealth during the second half of a Southwest regional semifinal game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 25, 2011, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)AP - A few years ago, George Mason showed that a No. 11 seed from an unheralded conference can make it to the Final Four. Now league rival Virginia Commonwealth is on the verge of topping that — taking a No. 11 seed from the First Four to the Final Four.

Libyan rebels rout Gaddafi forces in strategic town (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Litening pod footage from a Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 shows strikes on two Libyan main battle tanks south of Ajdabiyah taken March 24, 2011. The aircraft attacked and destroyed four Libyan regime tanks. REUTERS/MoD/Crown Copyright/HandoutReuters - Libyan rebels backed by allied air strikes retook the strategic town of Ajdabiyah on Saturday after an all-night battle that suggested the tide is turning against Muammar Gaddafi's forces in the east.

Engineers toil to pump out Japan plant (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Handout photo from Tokyo Electric Power Co. shows workers outside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture northeastern Japan, March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Tokyo Electric Power Co. via KyodoReuters - Japanese engineers struggled on Sunday to pump radioactive water from a crippled nuclear power station after radiation levels soared in seawater near the plant more than two weeks after it was battered by a huge earthquake and a tsunami.

Syria's Assad faces crisis, mourners burn buildings (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Syrians gather near a bus with shattered windows after shootings during a protest in Mouadamieh, near Damascus, March 25, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Thousands of mourners at a funeral for a Syrian killed in anti-government protests burned a ruling Baath party building and a police station on Saturday as authorities freed 260 prisoners in a bid to placate reformists.

Woman cries for help, says abused by Gaddafi men (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Reuters - A weeping Libyan woman made a desperate plea for help on Saturday, slipping into a Tripoli hotel full of foreign journalists to show bruises and scars she said had been inflicted on her by Muammar Gaddafi's militiamen.

Yemen close to transition of power deal--minister (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 12:14 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters, demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, attend a rally in the southern city of Taiz, March 25, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A deal to transfer power peacefully in Yemen could emerge shortly based on an offer by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit by the end of the year, Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi told Reuters.

Obama seeks to reassure Americans about Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:55 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama looks up during joint remarks with El Salvador President Mauricio Funes after their meeting at the Casa Presidential in San Salvador March 22, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans about U.S. military involvement in Libya on Saturday, saying the mission is limited and the United States will not intervene everywhere there is a crisis.

Geraldine Ferraro, first woman on U.S. presidential ticket, dies (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 11:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic congresswoman who became the first woman on a major party presidential ticket as Walter Mondale's running mate in 1984, died on Saturday at the age of 75, her family said.

Clashes with police overshadow British anti-cuts rally (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Police officers clash with demonstrators in Oxford Street, during a protest organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), called 'The March for the Alternative,' in central London March 26, 2011. REUTERS/Dylan MartinezReuters - Black-clad, masked youths clashed with police, smashed windows and started a fire in central London on Saturday when more than a quarter of a million Britons marched in protest against government spending cuts.

Rebels seize key Libyan towns, Kadhafi forces retreat (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Libyan rebels celebrate on a destroyed tank in the strategic oil town of Ajdabiya. Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were retreating on Saturday after rebels recaptured the key eastern town of Ajdabiya in their first significant victory since the launch of the Western-led air strikes a week ago.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were retreating on Saturday after rebels recaptured the key eastern town of Ajdabiya in their first significant victory since the launch of the Western-led air strikes a week ago.

Radiation spike in sea near Japan nuclear plant (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2011 01:07 PM PDT

Japan Self-Defence Force officers in radiation protection suits hold a blue sheet over patients who were exposed to high levels of radiation at the the Fukushima nuclear power plant as they are transferred to the Fukushima Medical University hospital on March 25. Radiation levels have surged in seawater near a tsunami-stricken nuclear power station in Japan, officials said Saturday.(AFP/JIJI PRESS)AFP - Radiation levels have surged in seawater near a tsunami-stricken nuclear power station in Japan, officials said Saturday, as engineers battled to stabilise the plant in hazardous conditions.
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