Sunday, June 26, 2011

Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims (AP)

Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims (AP)

Intelligence shift shows change in Afghan war aims (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT

In this March 2011 photo, the reverse side of a souvenir coin from the U.S. military’s intelligence center in Kandahar, Afghanistan, is shown, illustrating the shift in focus from helping the population to targeting the enemy. A year ago at this time, military intelligence officers were scrambling to collect and analyze a new form of intelligence — the social, economic and tribal ins and outs of each valley and hamlet seen as crucial to helping commanders tell the good guys from the bad guys, learn what local Afghans really needed from their government and undermine the Taliban-led insurgency by gradually winning hearts and minds. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Military intelligence officers were scrambling a year ago to collect and analyze the social, economic and tribal ins and outs of each valley and hamlet in Afghanistan.

Libyan rebels claim advances in western mountains (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 09:59 AM PDT

In this photo taken on a government-organized tour A Libyan man waves a iconic green colored flag as he greets a ship after a 27-hour boat ride from the rebel-held east in a port in Tripoli, Libya, on Sunday, June 26, 2011. The ship docked Sunday morning in Tripoli's main port, carrying mostly families and elderly traveling from Benghazi. On Friday, the Red Cross brought about 300 people to Benghazi from Tripoli who had wanted to go to the east. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Rebels in Libya's western mountains said they have advanced and are battling Moammar Gadhafi's forces in a strategic town southwest of the capital, ramping up pressure against government troops on a second front.

Pride parade celebrates passage of gay marriage (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:39 AM PDT

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, second left, State Senator Tom Duane, center, Governor Andrew Cuomo, second right, and Cuomo's girlfriend Sandra Lee, right, walk in the annual Heritage of Pride March, one of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades, Sunday June 26, 2011, in New York. The parade became a victory celebration after New York's historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff)AP - One of the world's oldest and largest gay pride parades turned into a carnival-like celebration of same-sex marriage Sunday as hundreds of thousands of revelers rejoiced at New York's new law giving gay couples the same marital rights as everyone else.

No more damage in flooded Minot as river ebbs (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT

In this aerial photo, a Conoco gas station is surrounded by sand bags, the flood waters of the Souris River, and an oil slick Friday, June 24, 2011 in Minot, N.D. North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says the Souris River is flowing over most levees in Minot as it surges past a 130-year-old record level. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - The Souris River began a slow retreat from Minot on Sunday with no further flood damage in the city, but officials warned danger would remain for several days until the highest water passed.

Hugo Chavez's brother talks of armed struggle (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:20 PM PDT

AP - One of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's brothers said Sunday that backers of the leftist leader should not rule out armed struggle in the future, though they prefer to maintain power at the ballot box.

New England Mafia is weakened but still pursued (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:55 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, June 22, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif., after one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history. (AP Photo/WBUR 90.9) MANDATORY CREDITAP - When James "Whitey" Bulger ruled the streets of South Boston, the New England crime scene was a battleground for a bloody turf war between the Italian Mafia and Irish street crews.

Israel begins removing part of West Bank barrier (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

A Palestinian worker cuts barbed wire as he removes an old part of a section of Israel's separation barrier between the outskirts of the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, and the Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit, Sunday, June 26, 2011. Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation barrier near a village that has come to symbolize Palestinian opposition to the enclosure, the military said. The rerouting marks a major victory for the residents of Bilin and the international groups that have backed its struggle. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation barrier near a village that has come to symbolize Palestinian opposition to the enclosure, the military said.

A decade, and counting, of publicly mourning 9/11 (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:06 PM PDT

In this June 22, 2011 photo, Victor, left, and Ben Ortega, brothers from El Paso, Texas, walk along the September 11 memorial outside the New York, New York Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas. Across the country, an extravagant ritual of public grief for 'our losses' has not abated in a decade, from public memorials of steel and photos to the palpable sadness of strangers. Experts say Americans are still processing the most tragic public event of their lifetimes, before they can begin to let go. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - Carla Gilkerson, a 54-year-old school bus driver, sits at a table with friends at Abner's diner on Main Street in this small Ohio town. She's never been to New York City and doesn't know a soul who died on Sept. 11 — but talk of the terror attacks a decade ago immediately moves her to tears.

Obama's signature: Is it real or is it autopenned? (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 06:42 AM PDT

In this photo taken June 13, 2011, Damilic Corp. president Bob Olding anchors the paper as the Atlantic Plus, the Signascript tabletop model autopen, produces a signature at their Rockville, Md., office. Damilic Corp. is the leading manufacturer of automatic signing machines for replicating authentic signatures. Autopens have been used for decades by presidents of both parties, an open secret nobody in Washington wants to talk about, including the White House. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - It's the open secret that nobody in government wants to talk about: That cherished presidential signature that's tucked away in a scrapbook or framed for all to see might never have passed under the president's hand.

Washington Nationals make Davey Johnson manager (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2010, file photo, Washington Nationals' Davey Johnson poses in his baseball uniform in Viera, Fla. Johnson was announced as the manager of the Nationals on Sunday, June 26, 2011, three days after Jim Riggleman resigned. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)AP - Davey Johnson was announced as the manager of the Washington Nationals on Sunday, three days after Jim Riggleman stunned the team by resigning.

Greek rebel lawmakers may block austerity: deputy PM (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Greece's deputy prime minister warned on Sunday that rebel lawmakers may block some reforms sought by international lenders, though parliament will probably back an overall austerity package this week to avert national bankruptcy.

Levees hold as Souris River crests at historic high (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:44 AM PDT

Members of three Lutheran congregations pray during a church service held at The Vegas Hotel Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Minot, N.D. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Reuters - The Souris River crested to historic heights in North Dakota's fourth largest city of Minot early on Sunday, but emergency levees held providing respite to officials battling to keep areas dry.

Republicans firm on taxes ahead of Obama meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:33 AM PDT

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) makes a point about his meeting with President Barack Obama regarding the country's debt ceiling, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington May 12, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - The Senate's top two Republicans on Sunday stood firm against including tax increases in any deal to raise the debt limit and shrink budget deficits one day before a meeting with President Barack Obama, but said the showdown need not go down to the "11th hour."

Gaddafi revives offer of vote to end Libya conflict (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Libyan footballers are escorted by rebels and locals as they travel through the centre of Zintan June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - The Libyan government on Sunday renewed its offer to hold a vote on whether Muammar Gaddafi should stay in power, a proposal unlikely to interest his opponents but which could widen differences inside NATO.

"Probably inevitable" a country will exit euro: Soros (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Billionaire investor George Soros thinks a country will eventually exit the euro zone and urged policymakers on Sunday to come up with a "plan B" that could rescue the European Union from looming economic collapse.

Yemen's Saleh to reappear as violence grips south (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT

A school door is painted with the colours of Yemen's national flag, as a soldier stands guard, on the first day of the General Secondary Examinations in Sanaa June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, not seen in public since an attack on his palace in early June, is well enough to return soon to Yemen and will make a media appearance within the next couple of days.

U.S. considers 56.2 mpg vehicle fuel standard: report (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration is considering requiring all new cars and trucks sold in the United States to get an average of 56.2 miles per gallon by 2025, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Zeng Jinyan, the wife of jailed Chinese dissident and AIDS activist Hu Jia, holds a photo of the couple during an interview in Beijing, December 1, 2010, on World Aids Day. REUTERS/Petar KujundzicReuters - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, was reunited with his family early on Sunday after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail on subversion charges, but he needed rest and was not ready to speak in public, his wife said.

China releases human rights activist Hu Jia (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 08:53 AM PDT

One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, seen here in 2007, has returned after completing a jail term for subversion. He looks likely to be muzzled however along with other top dissidents.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home Sunday after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.

Kadhafi to stay out of Libya peace talks: AU panel (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Libyan doctors attend a wounded rebel fighter at a makeshift emergency unit in the Misrata general hospital. African leaders Sunday welcomed Moamer Kadhafi's decision to stay out of talks to end Libya's conflict, entering its fifth month, as fighting raged between his troops and rebels near Tripoli.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - African leaders Sunday welcomed Moamer Kadhafi's decision to stay out of talks to end Libya's conflict, entering its fifth month, as fighting raged between his troops and rebels near Tripoli.
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