Thursday, July 28, 2011

House voting on GOP bill — key step in debt fight (AP)

House voting on GOP bill — key step in debt fight (AP)

House voting on GOP bill — key step in debt fight (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011, to discuss the debt crisis showdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - As Thursday's crucial vote neared, Republican leaders convinced a growing number of their fractious rank and file to support a House plan to stave off an unprecedented government default. Many of the chamber's GOP freshmen, crucial to passage, were climbing aboard, but leaders stopped short of claiming victory.

Security chief: Norway attacks work of lone man (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Police cars sit in front of the farm of Anders Behring Breivik in Asta, central Norway, Thursday, July 28, 2011. Breivik killed at least eight people in Friday's blast in Oslo and shot 68 at a youth camp on Utoya island. Nearly a week after the twin terror attacks that killed 76 in Norway, investigators are finding little evidence to support the attacker's claim that he belongs to an underground militant network with cells around Europe. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)AP - The man who admitted killing 76 people in a bombing and youth camp massacre last week is a sociopath who acted without accomplices or a network of like-minded right-wing extremists, and kept his plans to himself for more than a decade, Norway's top police official said Thursday.

Army: AWOL soldier admits to Fort Hood attack plan (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT

AP - An AWOL soldier who had weapons stashed in a motel room near Fort Hood admitted planning an attack on the Texas post, where 13 people died in 2009 in the worst mass shooting ever on a U.S. military installation, the Army said in an alert issued Thursday.

APNewsBreak: Arctic scientist under investigation (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Subhankar Banerjee shows a polar bear in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Federal wildlife biologist Charles Monnett, whose observation that polar bears likely drowned in the Arctic helped galvanize the global warming movement, was placed on administrative leave as officials investigate him for scientific misconduct. Investigators’ questions have focused on a 2004 journal article that Monnett wrote about the bears, said thePublic Employees for Environmental Responsibility group that is representing him. Monnett was told July 18 that he was being put on leave, pending an investigation into 'integrity issues.' (AP Photo/Subhankar Banerjee, File)AP - A federal wildlife biologist whose observation that polar bears likely drowned in the Arctic helped galvanize the global warming movement during the last decade was placed on administrative leave while officials investigate scientific misconduct allegations.

US accuses Iran of 'secret deal' with al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:35 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration accused Iran on Thursday of entering into a "secret deal" with an al-Qaida offshoot that provides money and recruits for attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Treasury Department designated six members of the unit as terrorists subject to U.S. sanctions.

Judge says polygamist leader can represent himself (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT

A law enforcement official stands by as Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, left, arrives at the Tom Green County Courthouse, Thursday, July 28, 2011, in San Angelo, Texas. Jeffs' much-anticipated Texas trial begins in earnest Thursday, with prosecutors claiming he sexually assaulted girls he manipulated into 'spiritual marriage,' and defense attorneys countering that their client's religious freedoms were trampled. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs dismissed his high-powered defense team and began representing himself Thursday in a last-ditch attempt to delay the start of his sexual assault trial.

Nev. couple return to Fla. church for suicide pact (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:15 PM PDT

AP - A Las Vegas couple traveled from their home in Nevada to the Florida church where they were married 40 years ago to kill themselves in an apparent suicide pact, police said.

Test results normal for hospitalized NJ gov. (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:44 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2011 photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during his Reform Agenda Town Hall at the National Guard Armory in Toms River, N.J. Christie is undergoing tests at a hospital after he had difficulty breathing on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Spokesman Michael Drewniak tells The Associated Press that the governor was being driven to a farm in central New Jersey when the governor had difficulty breathing and was taken to Somerset Medical Center out of an 'abundance of caution.' (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP - Gov. Chris Christie was "in charge and at work" in a hospital room Thursday following emergency treatment for asthma, his deputy chief of staff said.

Actress de la Huerta pleads guilty in NY bar scrap (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 14, 2011 file photo, actress Paz de la Huerta walks with her attorney Jamel Oeser-Sweat into the Manhattan Criminal Courts building in New York. The 'Boardwalk Empire' actress admitted Thursday, July 14, 2011 that she harassed a reality TV figure in a confrontation that authorities said was laced with ill will about their respective claims to fame. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, file)AP - Actress Paz de la Huerta admitted Thursday that she harassed a reality TV figure in a confrontation that authorities said was laced with ill will about their respective claims to fame.

AP Source: Dolphins trade for Reggie Bush (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2010 file photo, New Orleans Saints' Reggie Bush carries the ball during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass. The Miami Dolphins finalized a trade for Bush on Thursday, July 28, 2011, by negotiating a new two-year contract for nearly $10 million with him, a person familiar with the talks said. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)AP - Nine years later, the Miami Dolphins have again traded for a New Orleans Saints running back who won the Heisman Trophy. This time it's Reggie Bush.

Debt bill set for vote as White House urges compromise (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Reuters - A Republican deficit reduction plan headed for two major votes in the U.S. Congress on Thursday and its expected demise could force a bipartisan compromise to avert an unprecedented debt default.

Jobless claims, housing data offer economic hope (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT

Reuters - The number of Americans claiming new jobless benefits hit a three-month low last week and contracts to buy existing homes rose in June, hopeful signs for an economy that has struggled to regain momentum.

S&P: Deficit cuts of $4 trillion a good start (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Pedestrians walk past the outside of the New York Stock Exchange in New York July 25, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - A U.S. deficit reduction plan that promises $4 trillion in savings over time would be a "good down payment" on getting the country's strained public finances under control, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said Thursday.

James Murdoch confirmed as BSkyB chairman (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:25 AM PDT

BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch appears before a parliamentary committee on phone hacking at Portcullis House in London July 19, 2011. REUTERS/Parbul TV via Reuters TvReuters - James Murdoch was unanimously confirmed as chairman by BSkyB's board, winning a reprieve from a phone-hacking scandal that threatens to draw him into multiple investigations, two sources briefed on the board meeting told Reuters.

Strauss-Kahn maid makes appeal as civil suit looms (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Nafissatou Diallo, the Manhattan maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her, speaks during a media conference at the Christian Cultural Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - The hotel maid who accused ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her made an emotional public appeal on Thursday for people to believe her story as her lawyer threatened a civil lawsuit.

Norway attacks boost political parties' membership (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Machinery is pictured at government quarters, the site of a bomb attack last Friday, in the centre of Oslo July 28, 2011. REUTERS/Aleksander Andersen/ScanpixReuters - Membership of Norway's political parties has surged in response to calls to counter last week's massacre with more democracy and political participation, and some warn that the debate must shed traces of xenophobia.

U.S. soldier arrested in Texas planned to target military (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. Army soldier arrested with bomb-making materials near Fort Hood, Texas planned to target military personnel, local police said on Thursday.

Exxon profit up 41 percent, misses Street (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported a higher quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates as maintenance slowed its international refining and production.

US braces for debt deal vote amid default jitters (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:06 PM PDT

US Speaker of the House John Boehner arrives at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Boehner's version of a bill to solve the ongoing debt limit impasse is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives later today.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)AFP - Republican lawmakers Thursday pressed ahead with a vote on a plan to avert a calamitous US debt default, ignoring White House warnings of a veto as the political wrangling infected global markets.

Norway police to interview gunman Friday on new leads (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT

A Norwegian flag is placed at a makeshift memorial outside the Cathedral in Oslo. Norwegian police said they will question Anders Behring Breivik again on Friday after new information emerged relating to his killing spree, as prosecutors warned he would not go on trial before 2012.(AFP/Jonathan Nackstrand)AFP - Norwegian police said they will question Anders Behring Breivik again on Friday after new information emerged relating to his killing spree, as prosecutors warned he would not go on trial before 2012.
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