Saturday, October 1, 2011

Underwear-bomb maker believed dead in Yemen strike (AP)

Underwear-bomb maker believed dead in Yemen strike (AP)

Underwear-bomb maker believed dead in Yemen strike (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:05 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo released by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, purports to show Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. A Saudi militant believed killed in the U.S. drone strike in Yemen constructed the bombs for the al-Qaida branch's most notorious attempted attacks — including the underwear-borne explosives intended to a down a U.S. aircraft, and a bomb carried by his own brother intended to assassinate a Saudi prince. The death of Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri would make the Friday Sept. 30, 2011 drone strikes on a convoy in the central deserts of Yemen one of the most effective single blows in the U.S. campaign to take out al-Qaida's top figures. (AP Photo/Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO SALESAP - A Saudi militant believed killed in the U.S. drone strike in Yemen constructed the bombs for the al-Qaida branch's most notorious attempted attacks — including the underwear-borne explosives intended to a down a U.S. aircraft, and a bomb carried by his own brother intended to assassinate a Saudi prince.

AP Exclusive: US general sees end to Libya mission (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2011, file photo U.S. Army Gen. Carter Ham, the top U.S. Commander for Africa, arrives for a press conference at the the Sigonella airbase in Sicily, Italy. Ham told The Associated Press the military mission in Libya is largely complete and NATO's involvement could begin to wrap up as soon as next week, when allied leaders meet in Brussels. He said U.S. intelligence and surveillance assets, such as drones, will likely stay in the region for some time once the NATO mission ends. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)AP - The military mission in Libya is largely complete and NATO's involvement could begin to wrap up as soon as this coming week after allied leaders meet in Brussels, according to the top U.S. commander for Africa.

Congress' dysfunction long in the making (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks about the short term funding bill after the vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 26 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - How did it get this bad on Capitol Hill?

For Listeria victims, sudden turns for the worse (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:34 AM PDT

In this Sept. 30, 2011 photo, Jeni Exley visits with her father, Herb Stevens, 84, at a skilled nursing center south of Denver. Stevens has been hospitalized since August because of Listeria from eating cantaloupe. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Charles Palmer is a hardy 71-year-old former Marine and Vietnam veteran who trains cockatiels to say "Semper Fi" and "Whatcha doin', man?"

Anti-terrorism success may not help Obama in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 07:11 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama leaves the White House press briefing room after saying the U.S. is committed to disrupting al-Qaida in Yemen. The drone strike in Yemen Friday killed the radical cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki, al-Qaida bomb-maker Ibrahim al-Asiri and Samir Khan, the editor of the al-Qaida propaganda magazine Inspire, making the attack perhaps the single most successful drone strike ever. Obama's approval rating on terrorism was higher than on any other issue, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted in late August. It showed that 60 percent of those surveyed approved of his handling of terrorism. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - President Barack Obama may have a string of counterterrorism successes and earned high marks from the public on foreign policy, but neither is likely to help him hold the White House.

Libyan family killed fleeing Gadhafi hometown (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:29 AM PDT

A Libyan revolutionary fighter prays in the desert during an attack on the city of Sirte, Libya, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Rebel forces are battling to make headway against loyalist fighters inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Two children and their parents were killed by machine-gun fire Saturday while trying to flee Moammar Gadhafi's hometown along with hundreds of other residents, as forces loyal to the ousted regime engaged in heavy clashes with revolutionary fighters surrounding the city.

Many government retirees also get public paychecks (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 09:16 AM PDT

AP - Double-dipping — the well-established practice of public workers collecting government pensions and salaries at the same time — has become a hot topic for lawmakers struggling with strained budgets.

Afghan leader gives up trying to talk to Taliban (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reacts during a press conference honoring former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani who was killed two days before in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who for years pushed for reconciliation with the Taliban, now says attempts to negotiate with the insurgent movement are futile and efforts at dialogue should focus instead on neighboring Pakistan. The Afghan leader explained in a videotaped speech released by his office Saturday Oct. 1, 2011 that he changed his views after a suicide bomber, claiming to be a peace emissary from the insurgents, killed former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani at his home on Sept. 20. Rabbani was leading Karzai's effort to broker peace with the Taliban. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)AP - President Hamid Karzai has given up trying to talk to the Taliban, saying in a video released Saturday that Pakistan holds the only key to making peace with insurgents and must do more to support a political resolution to the war.

AP Exclusive: US fugitive claims new identity (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 11:53 AM PDT

In this photo released by Noticias de Colares on Thursday Sept. 29, 2011, U.S. fugitive George Wright is seen in a post office in Praia das Macas, Portugal in 2000. Wright was arrested Sept. 26, 2011 by Portuguese authorities at the request of the U.S. government after more than 40 years as a fugitive, authorities said. The FBI says Wright, who escaped the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, N.J., in 1970, became affiliated with the Black Liberation Army and in 1972 he and his associates hijacked a Delta flight from Detroit to Miami. After releasing the passengers in exchange for a $1 million ransom, the hijackers forced the plane to fly to Boston, then on to Algeria. Wright is being held in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, pending extradition hearings. He has asked to be released while the extradition process goes forward, and the court handling the case is considering his request, according to U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Noticias de Colares)AP - Captured American fugitive George Wright will claim a new identity to prevent the U.S. from extraditing him, his lawyer said Saturday.

NBA players, owners meeting for 2nd straight day (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 08:38 AM PDT

Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade, right, arrives for a meeting with the NBA owners' labor relations committee and the players' union executive committee on Friday, Sept. 30, 2011 in New York. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)AP - With exactly one month until the season is scheduled to start, NBA owners and players are meeting for a second straight day in hopes of ending the lockout.

Exclusive: Democrats push tax hikes first in deficit talks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:13 PM PDT

The twelve members of the Congressional Super Committee, six Democrats and six Republicans, gather for opening remarks as the panel holds its inaugural meeting to search for at least $1.2 trillion in new deficit reductions, in Washington, DC, September 8, 2011. REUTERS/Mike TheilerReuters - Democrats want tax hikes to be the first item negotiated in "super committee" deficit-reduction talks, trying to force Republicans to confront an issue at the heart of this year's budget fights, sources told Reuters.

U.S. issues travel alert after Awlaki death (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Reuters - The State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Saturday warning of the possibility of anti-American attacks in response to the killing of two top al Qaeda members.

State job cuts on table at Greek loan talks (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Reuters - Greece hopes to clinch a deal with its EU and IMF lenders on how to meet a promise to lay off state workers -- a key condition to free up urgently needed bailout aid -- by Sunday, senior government officials said.

NATO captures senior Haqqani commander in Afghanistan (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Reuters - NATO-led forces said on Saturday that they had captured the senior commander for the Haqqani network in Afghanistan, Haji Mali Khan, during an operation in eastern Paktia province earlier in the week.

Obama presses Republicans for jobs bill support (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 03:04 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama urged Republican lawmakers on Saturday to spell out exactly what they can and cannot support in his $447 billion plan to create jobs, saying it was "time for Congress to get its act together."

China paper urges Europe get act together on debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Reuters - European countries must act decisively to resolve the euro zone debt crisis or risk having some member states forced out of the single currency, China's top newspaper said in a front page commentary on Saturday.

Thousands attend funeral of executed convict Troy Davis (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of people packed a church in the state of Georgia on Saturday for the funeral of Troy Davis, who was executed for the murder of a police officer in a case that drew international attention because of claims by his advocates that he was innocent.

U.S. struggles to chart fresh course with Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 10:59 PM PDT

Reuters - The White House's attempts to set a fresh course with Pakistan are being hobbled by bad options, bureaucratic tensions and the desire to avoid severing a vexing but critical relationship.

Listeria outbreak: Victims file lawsuits, but will they receive damages? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 04:59 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - It wasn̢۪t long after officials linked a listeria outbreak with cantaloupe from a Colorado farm that wrongful-death and personal-injury lawsuits began to be filed.

Terry Francona was no longer the right fit for these Red Sox (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 04:50 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Friday night, the Boston Red Sox formally announced what most of the sports world already knew: Terry Francona would not return as manager in 2012.
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