Friday, October 28, 2011

Syrian security forces fire on rallies, killing 30 (AP)

Syrian security forces fire on rallies, killing 30 (AP)

Syrian security forces fire on rallies, killing 30 (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:56 AM PDT

Two Syrian regime women supporters hold a banner with a sarcastic caricature on it in Umayyad Square in downtown Damascus, Syria. Wednesday Oct. 26, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians packed a Damascus square Wednesday in a show of support for embattled President Bashar Assad, a few hours ahead of a visit by senior Arab officials probing ways to start a dialogue between the regime and the opposition. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on protesters and hunted them down in house-to-house raids, killing about 30 people in the deadliest day in weeks in the country's 7-month-old uprising, activists said.

Terrorist attack outside US Embassy in Bosnia (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT

An unidentified gunman stands in the center of the street in Sarajevo, Bosnia on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at a street in front of the U.S. embassy. An unidentified man shot several rounds at pedestrians in downtown Sarajevo on Friday and injured at least one officer before police special forces took him down. For at least 30 minutes the man stood at a street in front of the U.S. embassy in Sarajevo and shot around from an automatic rifle. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - A man opened fire with an automatic weapon Friday in what authorities called a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy in Bosnia. A policeman and the gunman were wounded, but the embassy said none of its employees was hurt.

Going off-the-cuff, Romney does himself few favors (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2010, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Washington. It's still “drill, baby, drill.” After the nation's largest offshore oil spill and a series of pipeline breaks, Republican presidential candidates are still pushing an aggressive policy of oil and gas drilling. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - Mitt Romney may need a censor. For himself.

Many Obama donors in '08 race are absent so far (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:06 AM PDT

President Barack Obama has dinner with campaign donors and winners of the 'Dinner with Barack' contest at The Liberty Tavern in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Va., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. From left to right: Ken Knight, U.S. postal worker from Chandler, Ariz.; Wendi Smith, artist and retired professor from Corydon, Ind.; Casey Helbling, enterpreneur from Minneapolis, Minn.; President Obama; Juanita Martinez, retired teacher from Brighton, Colo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Tens of thousands of people who together gave millions of dollars to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign have gone missing this time around. Their failure to give so far may signal that some of the president's earliest supporters have lost enthusiasm.

White to be fall color in Northeast this weekend (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:40 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 photo, a pedestrian walks in a burst of moderate snow in front of the Vernon, Conn., Town Hall during the first snowfall of the season. More snow is forecast in the Northeast on Saturday. (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud) MANDATORY CREDITAP - Steve Hoffman had expected to sell a lot of fall fertilizer this weekend at his hardware store in Hebron but instead spent Friday moving bags of ice melting pellets.

Prosecutors take on powerful NYC police union (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:03 PM PDT

New York City Police Dept. officers fill the hallway outside the Bronx state Supreme Court room, in the Bronx borough of New York, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, as they wait for the arraignment of 16 fellow officers, and five others, charging the officers abused their authority by helping family and friends avoid paying traffic tickets. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Prosecutors took a shot at the nation's largest and arguably most powerful law enforcement union Friday, slapping criminal charges on 13 members after a lengthy probe into the longtime but under-the-table practice of making parking tickets disappear for friends and family.

Gov't considers testing anthrax vaccine in kids (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:55 AM PDT

AP - Should the anthrax vaccine be tested in children?

Libyans want back property confiscated by Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 11:46 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 photo, graffiti on the wall of a house reads in Arabic, 'house of bin Mansour,' in Tripoli, Libya. Across Tripoli, gunmen have turned up at houses demanding ownership — a sign of the post-revolutionary disorder rattling this oil-rich nation. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany)AP - Abdullah Ahmed Belal had all but given up on the sprawling seaside villa his family lost to squatters decades ago because of a provision in Moammar Gadhafi's Green Book saying anybody who lives in the house should own it.

Dog survived gas chamber, up for adoption in NJ (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:08 PM PDT

AP - A stray beagle mix that cheated death in an Alabama dog pound's gas chamber has found a temporary home in New Jersey while he waits for another family to adopt him.

Cardinals stun Texas, force World Series to Game 7 (AP)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:17 AM PDT

St. Louis Cardinals greet David Freese, right, at home after Freese hit a solo home run off a pitch by Texas Rangers' Mark Lowe in the 11th inning to win Game 6 of baseball's World Series 10-9, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in St. Louis. The series is tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - Hours after David Freese's home run plunked down on the grass patch beyond the center field wall, long after the ballpark emptied, a message still burned bright on the scoreboard: "See you TOMORROW NIGHT for Game 7 of the World Series!"

Euro fund head: no quick China deal; Italy costs up (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 06:20 AM PDT

Klaus Regling, CEO of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), speaks during a conference about the future of the Euro in Lisbon October 13, 2011. REUTERS/Hugo CorreiaReuters - The head of Europe's bailout fund sought financial support from China on Friday to help resolve the bloc's debt crisis, saying that while no quick deal was in sight he was still confident Beijing would keep buying bonds issued by his fund.

Bank of America scaling back debit card fees (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Bank of America Corp, after receiving heavy public criticism for a planned $5 per-month debit card fee, is likely to give customers more ways to avoid the fee, a person familiar with the bank's plans said Friday.

Consumer spending rises, weak incomes a worry (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Sluggish income growth led U.S. households to cut back on saving in September to raise their spending, showing the economy's recovery remains fragile.

Wall St edges lower as indexes pause after rally (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Kirby Desmarais, left, from Brooklyn, N.Y., holds her daughter Georgia, 18 months, while Mark Hamilton, right, from Newark, N.J., watches his daughter Scarlet, 2, at a children's section at the Occupy Wall Street protest encampment at Zuccotti Park on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, in New York. The protests, which started on Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators who tried to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange, has grown into a nationwide and international movement. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Reuters - Stocks edged lower on Friday as investors paused after a rally that lifted the S&P 500 index almost 20 percent from near bear market levels where it had sunk earlier this month.

Magnitude 6.9 quake shakes buildings in Peru capital (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Reuters - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southern Peru on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Lima, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

More companies shed light on political spending (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:11 AM PDT

Reuters - More American companies are bending to shareholder pressure to reveal their spending to sway political campaigns despite court decisions allowing unfettered corporate cash in elections, according to a study released on Friday.

Pressure mounts on MF Global to strike a deal (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Shares of MF Global Holdings Ltd hit another all-time low and its bonds were in freefall on Friday as troubles intensified for the U.S. futures brokerage that is looking to sell off units in order to retain customers and to survive.

Gaddafi son eyes safety, talks to Hague (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:47 AM PDT

Saif Al-Islam, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, gestures as he talks to reporters in Tripoli August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Hackett/FilesReuters - From deep in the Sahara, fearing that he will share his father's bloody fate at the hands of vengeful Libyans and calling in old favors bought with oil from desert tribes and African strongmen, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi may be bartering a future.

Is Rick Perry on the comeback trail? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 09:17 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - After weeks (months?) of bad debate reviews, plunging poll numbers, and Herman Cain sucking up all the oxygen in the GOP race, we’ve noticed Rick Perry has managed to seize the spotlight - and to some extent drive the news cycle - over the past several days.

Reforming the Taliban: US aims to teach Afghan fighters new livelihoods (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Oct 2011 07:09 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Down a back road, past old, still-active minefields and blown-out Soviet tanks, US military officials are trying to bring former insurgents back into the fold of the Afghan government.
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