Monday, March 28, 2011

More radioactive water spills at Japan nuke plant (AP)

More radioactive water spills at Japan nuke plant (AP)

More radioactive water spills at Japan nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:17 AM PDT

A resident of Oshima island of pushes a wheel barrow past the destroyed port as he tries to salvage belongings from his home in northeastern Japan Monday, March 28, 2011, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Workers discovered new pools of radioactive water leaking from Japan's crippled nuclear complex, officials said Monday, as emergency crews struggled to pump out hundreds of tons of contaminated water and bring the plant back under control.

Obama to lay out his case on Libya to nation (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:41 AM PDT

In this March, 26, 2011 photo released by NBC News, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates discuss the latest developments in the Middle East during a pre-taped segment of NBC's 'Meet the Press' in Washington. Gates said he doesn't think Libya is 'a vital interest' for the United States, but that the North African nation is part of a region that is of vital American interest. (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP - President Barack Obama will make his case for U.S. involvement in Libya to an anxious public Monday night, while officials offered assurances that military action there does not set a precedent for how the U.S. will handle similar uprisings throughout the Middle East.

Time short, tempers flare in budget showdown (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:25 PM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks during a 'Back Off Social Security' rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 28, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - With the clock ticking toward a possible government shutdown, spending-cut talks between Senate Democrats and the Republicans controlling the House have broken off in a whom-do-you-trust battle over legislation to keep operations running for another six months.

Libyan rebels bear down on Gadhafi's hometown (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Smoke billows as Libyan rebels are seen some 120 km (75 miles) east of Sirte in eastern Libya,Monday, March 28, 2011. Rebel forces on Monday fought their way to the doorstep of Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold guarding the road to the capital Tripoli. (AP Photo)AP - Rebel forces bore down Monday on Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, a key government stronghold where a brigade headed by one of the Libyan leader's sons was digging in to defend the city and setting the stage for a bloody and possibly decisive battle.

Emails: Insiders worried over political 'meddling' (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:14 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2011 file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano addresses the National Fusion Center Conference in Denver. The Homeland Security Department demoted a senior career employee who confidentially complained to the inspector general that political appointees were improperly interfering with requests for federal records by journalists and watchdog groups. (AP Photo)AP - The Homeland Security Department official in charge of submitting sensitive government files to political advisers for secretive reviews before they could be released to citizens, journalists and watchdog groups complained in emails that the unusual scrutiny was "crazy" and hoped someone outside the Obama administration would discover the practice, The Associated Press has learned.

11 troops killed in Pakistan attack (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Pakistani soldiers examine a bomb site in Kohat in January 2011. Militants ambushed a convoy of security forces in a restive Pakistani tribal region on Monday, killing 14 personnel, security officials said.(AFP/File/A. Majeed)AP - Islamist militants ambushed a convoy of Pakistani troops traveling close to the Afghan border on Monday, killing 11 of them in an unusually bloody attack, a government official said.

Amid Japan crisis, hunt for better radiation care (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:09 AM PDT

AP - Japan's nuclear emergency highlights a big medical gap: Few treatments exist to help people exposed to large amounts of radiation.

Frenchman climbing world's tallest tower (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:11 PM PDT

French Spider man Alain Robert climbs up Burj Khalifa,the world's tallest tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday March 28, 2011. Just before sunset Monday, a French skyscraper climber who calls himself 'Spiderman' started to pull his way up the side of the world's tallest tower in Dubai.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - Just before sunset Monday, a French skyscraper climber who calls himself "Spiderman" started to pull his way up the side of the world's tallest tower in Dubai. Six hours later, he passed the top floor and started t he most difficult part — a decorative spire.

Taylor's unpublished love letters up for auction (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:15 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 1949 file photo, 17-year-old actress Elizabeth Taylor, right, poses with fiance William D. Pawley Jr. at his father's home in Miami Beach, Fla. Over 60 love letters written by the late actress will be put up for auction by RR Auction in Amherst, N.H. The auction house bought the letters two years ago from William Pawley, who was engaged to Taylor for less than a year in 1949. Taylor died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure at age 79. (AP Photo, file)AP - Before becoming a bride eight times over, Elizabeth Taylor was a 17-year-old starlet scribbling letters to her first fiance, charting on pale pink stationery his progression from her one-and-only to the one who got away.

Ex-mistress: Bonds blamed steroids for injury (AP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Barry Bonds arrives at a federal courthouse as the slugger's trial continues Monday, March 28, 2011, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Barry Bonds' former mistress testified Monday that the slugger blamed a 1999 elbow injury on steroid use, while also conceding she capitalized financially from their nine-year relationship.

Rebels push west before Libya crisis talks (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:36 AM PDT

A rebel fighter (R) looks on as people celebrate after forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi fled, following Western air strikes around Ras Lanuf, the eastern town of Ajdabiyah, March 27, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Rebels advanced west toward the birthplace of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Monday, firing mortars and heavy machineguns in sporadic clashes with loyalist forces.

Obama faces challenge of defining Libya strategy (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:36 PM PDT

A rebel drinks coffee inside an oil terminal compound after it was retaken by rebels in Zueitina, 850 km (528 miles) east of Tripoli, March 27, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - President Barack Obama faces the challenge on Monday of convincing Americans he has clear aims and an exit strategy for U.S. forces in the Libya conflict as he seeks to counter growing criticism from Congress.

Syrian forces fired warning shots in Deraa (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PDT

A burnt poster depicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (R) and his father late president Hafez al-Assad, is seen at the entrance of the Baath party's office that was burnt by protesters in the town of Nawa, near the southern Syrian city of Deraa, in this picture taken March 26, 2011. REUTERS/via Your ViewReuters - Syrian forces fired into the air on Monday to disperse a pro-democracy protest in the southern flashpoint city of Deraa, where reformists want to overthrow the 41-year rule of the Assad family.

Japan finds plutonium at stricken nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:28 PM PDT

A woman reacts while using a mobile phone as she looks at her house destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in Kessenuma town, in Miyagi prefecture March 28, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Plutonium found in soil at the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's protracted battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years.

Reuters journalists freed in Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Two Reuters journalists were released by Syrian authorities on Monday, two days after they were detained in Damascus.

Smoke seen, controlled at New Hampshire nuclear plant (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Smoke billowing from an equipment elevator at a New Hampshire nuclear plant briefly triggered an "unusual event" on Monday but did not impact operations or affect any employees, officials said.

Consumer spending up, energy prices dent growth (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

A man holds shopping bags as he stands on 5th Avenue in New York December 22, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - U.S. consumers increased spending for an eighth straight month in February, but much of the gain went to cover rising food and energy costs, providing only a modest lift to the economy.

Egypt plans September ballot, shortens curfew (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

People wave Egyptian flags during a pro-democracy rally at Tahrir Square, in Cairo March 4, 2011. REUTERS/Peter AndrewsReuters - Egypt will hold a parliamentary election in September, its military rulers said on Monday, setting a date that analysts said would suit well-organized Islamists and remnants of former leader Hosni Mubarak's party.

Libyan rebels brought up short, vow to put Kadhafi on trial (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Libyan rebels walk past a burning multi-rocket launcher at sunset outside the oil rich town of Ras Lanuf. Libyan rebels were stopped in their tracks on Monday as forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi launched a fierce attack on their convoy, halting their push forward to Sirte for a second time in the day.(AFP/Aris Messinis)AFP - Libyan rebels were stopped in their tracks on Monday as forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi launched a fierce attack on their convoy, halting their push forward to Sirte for a second time in the day.

Plutonium detected in soil at Japan nuclear plant (AFP)

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:52 AM PDT

A Greenpeace photo shows a member of the environmental group holding a Geiger counter displaying radiation levels of 7.66 micro Sievert per hour in Iitate city, Fukushima prefecture, on March 27. Plutonium has been detected in soil at a stricken nuclear plant in Japan and highly contaminated water has leaked from a reactor building, the operator said Monday, fanning environmental fears.(AFP/GREENPEACE/File/Christian Aslund)AFP - Plutonium has been detected in soil at a stricken nuclear plant in Japan and highly contaminated water has leaked from a reactor building, the operator said Monday, fanning environmental fears.
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