Friday, June 24, 2011

House rejects measure to continue US role in Libya (AP)

House rejects measure to continue US role in Libya (AP)

House rejects measure to continue US role in Libya (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, walks from the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2011, during debate over funding for U.S. military action in Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The House refused to vote President Barack Obama the authority for U.S. military operations against Libya on Friday but stopped short of cutting off funds for the mission, a mixed message reminiscent of congressional unease on Vietnam and more recent wars.

Mob boss brought back to Boston; will he sing? (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:42 PM PDT

This booking photograph, obtained by WBUR 90.9 - NPR Radio Boston, shows Boston mob boss James 'Whitey' Bulger. Bulger, the FBI's most-wanted man and a feared underworld figure linked to 19 murders, was captured Wednesday in Santa Monica, California after one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history. (AP Photo/WBUR 90.9) MANDATORY CREDIT: WBUR 90.9AP - James "Whitey" Bulger's capture could cause a world of trouble inside the FBI.

Peter Falk, TV's rumpled Columbo, has died (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2007 file photo, actor Peter Falk arrives for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual installation luncheon at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Falk, the stage and movie actor who became identified as the squinty, rumpled detective in 'Columbo,' died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his Beverly Hills, Calif., home. He was 83. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - The best way to celebrate Peter Falk's life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives.

Drivers catch a break as gasoline prices fall (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT

In this June 20, 2011 photo, Randy Herring fills up at a gas station in Montpelier, Vt. Drivers who feared that a summer road trip would be too expensive may hit the highway after all. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - A summer road trip may not be such a bad idea after all.

15 die as Syrians march demanding Assad's ouster (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:49 AM PDT

Turkish Red Cresdent workers pitch tents in a new camp that can receive up to 15,000 people for possible Syrian refugees in the Turkish town of Apaydin in Hatay province, Turkey, Friday, June 24, 2011.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Defying government guns, thousands of Syrian protesters poured down city streets and a main highway Friday to press demands for President Bashar Assad's ouster. Security forces opened fire, killing at least 15 people, including two children, activists said.

FTC launches Google antitrust inquiry (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:58 AM PDT

AP - Federal regulators have begun a formal antitrust investigation into Google's business practices.

AP EXCLUSIVE: Power grid change may disrupt clocks (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2005 file photo, UPS delivery man Chris Carhart of South Boston, wheels packages past a store window featuring clocks at Quincy Market in Boston. Our power supply has been so precise we've set our clocks by it — but time is running out on that idea. A yearlong experiment with the electric grid may make plug-in clocks and devices like coffeemakers run up to 20 minutes fast. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)AP - Our power supply has been so precise that we've set our clocks by it. But time may be running out on that idea.

NY pols begin to clear way for gay marriage vote (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Dennis Kyle of Millerton, N.Y., holds a sign in a hallway near a Senate Republican conference room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Friday, June 24, 2011. Following the latest marathon session on Thursday, the Senate Republican majority plans to again take up a gay marriage bill that could be pivotal moment in the national gay rights movement. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - New York's Senate Republicans are holding an uncommonly long closed-door session on the day they are expected to take up a divisive gay marriage bill.

Water filling 2,500 homes in Minot as river rises (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:21 PM PDT

The head of a lawn deer remains above the flood waters from the Souris River in an evacuated western neighborhood of Minot, N.D. Friday, June 24, 2011. About one-fourth of the city's 40,000 residents have evacuated their homes. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - The Souris (SUHR'-is) River's full weight is being felt in Minot (MY'naht), where an estimated 2,500 homes are filling with water as the river has soared nearly 4 feet in a single day.

Roddick exits Wimbledon in 3 sets in 3rd round (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

Dejected Andy Roddick of the US waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after being defeated by Spain's Feliciano Lopez at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Friday, June 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Head bowed, Andy Roddick trudged off Centre Court, his purple Wimbledon towel dragging along the turf.

Lawmakers harden positions on taxes, spending (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:12 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan during a televised address from the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/PoolReuters - Republicans and Democrats dug in their heels on Friday as President Barack Obama prepared to wade into a divisive debate over taxes and spending aimed at heading off a default on the government's debt.

Data points to underlying factory strength (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:35 AM PDT

Reuters - New orders for U.S. manufactured goods and a gauge of business spending plans rose in May, easing fears of a sharp slowdown in factory activity.

Asia moves to tap oil reserves (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:38 AM PDT

Reuters - Asian nations moved to release emergency oil stockpiles on Friday as part of a rare global coordinated action by consumer countries to prevent high energy prices from stunting a stuttering economic recovery.

Banks move closer to deal on Greek bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:11 AM PDT

Policemen detain a protester during a rally against austerity outside the parliament in Athens June 22, 2011. The Greek government won a vote of confidence early on Wednesday, overcoming a first hurdle in winning new financing to avoid bankruptcy. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Banks and policymakers moved closer to a deal on Friday to help Athens secure funds ahead of a parliamentary vote on austerity next week that Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou must win to avert default.

Antitrust fixes loom as D.Boerse/NYSE vote nears (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Shareholders arrive for the annual shareholders meeting of German Stock Exchange Deutsche Boerse in Frankfurt May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Alex DomanskiReuters - Complex antitrust questions hang over Deutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext just weeks before shareholders decide whether to endorse a blockbuster exchange merger, though no significant regulatory fixes are expected.

Hezbollah says finds three spies within group (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:28 PM PDT

Reuters - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday the group had captured three spies among its members, two of whom were recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency.

Ex-media mogul Conrad Black sent back to prison (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media baron Conrad Black back to prison for 13 more months, cutting his original 6 1/2-year sentence nearly in half for remaining fraud and obstruction of justice convictions.

Analysis: Boehner faces huge stakes in debt debate (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner (L) stand on the first green while putting at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, June 18, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - Republican John Boehner faces his greatest test yet as the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, one that may determine his political fate and the country's fiscal well-being.

Security forces kill Syria protesters, EU adds pressure (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the Local Coordination Committees of Syria (LCC Syria) shows Syrian anti-government protesters holding banners as they march during a demonstration in Homs, 160 kms north of Damascus. AFP was not permitted to cover this event. This photo came from an alternative source. AFP is not in a position to independently verify the authenticity of the photo.(AFP/LLC Syria)AFP - Syrian security forces shot dead 14 protesters on Friday as tens of thousands of anti-regime demonstrators surged onto the streets after weekly Muslim prayers, and Europe condemned Damascus over its "shocking" crackdown.

Kadhafi 'may leave' bombed capital, Obama rebuked (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2011 01:25 PM PDT

A former Libyan prisoner (L) hugs a rebel after disembarking from a ferry in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi following his evacuation from Tripoli by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).(AFP/Patrick Baz)AFP - Moamer Kadhafi is reportedly mulling leaving Tripoli after blistering NATO air raids, as the rebels hinted they may let him stay in Libya if he quits and US lawmakers rebuked US President Barack Obama.
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