Friday, November 4, 2011

Romney proposal makes Medicare voucher-like system (AP)

Romney proposal makes Medicare voucher-like system (AP)

Romney proposal makes Medicare voucher-like system (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands after a town hall meeting at the Exeter Town Hall , Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Mitt Romney on Friday unveiled a plan to fundamentally re-shape Medicare, tackling one of the 2012 presidential contest's most delicate issues before a skeptical crowd of tea party activists.

G-20 rejects extra help for debt-strapped Europe (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:19 PM PDT

U.S President Barack Obama arrives for Friday's first working session at the G20 summit in Cannes, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. European leaders had meant to use the summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Cannes, France to get foreign powers like China to help with the debt crisis that has rocked the eurozone for the past two years and threatens to push the world economy into a second recession. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Europe failed to get the leaders of the world's wealthiest economies to help out with its debt troubles, but everyone left a G-20 summit Friday relieved that at least they forced the Greek prime minister not to hold the world hostage with a bailout vote.

Obama: World economic recovery on 'firmer footing' (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Conceding a fragile global recovery and plodding job growth back home, President Barack Obama said Friday he is confident European leaders are fixing their ominous debt crisis that threatens to undermine the United States and his own shot at a second term.

Job market improves modestly as unemployment falls (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:41 AM PDT

In this Nov. 2, 2011 photo, Clarence Turner of Little Canada, Minn., hands in his resume at the Minneapolis Career Fair held in Bloomington, Minn., where he was looking for a hotel audit job, preferably on the night shift, to help juggle family life with a baby. Hiring slowed in October as employers faced more uncertainty over future economic growth. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - The American job market improved modestly in October, and economists looking deeper into the numbers found real reasons for optimism — or at least what counts for optimism in this agonizingly slow economic recovery.

Syria peace plan unravels; 15 killed in protests (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Protesters wave a big syrian flag during their anti-Syrian regime protest in front of the Arab league headquarters in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011. Over 100 people protested outside the Arab League's Cairo headquarters where foreign ministers met Wednesday, waving the tri-colored Syrian flag and chanting slogans against Assad. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - A Syrian peace plan brokered by the Arab League unraveled Friday as security forces killed 15 people, opening fire on thousands of protesters who denounced President Bashar Assad and said he never intended to hold up his end of the deal to end the violence.

Quarter-mile-wide asteroid coming close to Earth (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:09 PM PDT

This image made from radar data taken in April 2010 by the Arecibo Radar Telescope in Puerto Rico and provided by NASA/Cornell/Arecibo shows asteroid 2005 YU55. The asteroid, bigger than an aircraft carrier, will dart between the Earth and moon Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 - the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years. But scientists say not to worry. It won't hit. (AP Photo/NASA/Cornell/Arecibo)AP - An asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier will dart between the Earth and moon on Tuesday — the closest encounter by such a huge rock in 35 years.

Fed-up consumers planning for 'Bank Transfer Day' (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:31 PM PDT

This undated photo shows Dan Blakemore, a 28 year old New York City resident, who said he is holding off on closing his Bank of America account now that the bank canceled plans to charge a $5 monthly debit card fee. (AP Photo/Maria Hanely Blakemore)AP - It's moving day for bank customers.

Ohio deputies faced charging animals during escape (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:06 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2011 file photo obtained by the Associated Press, carcasses lie on the ground at the Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, Ohio. Deputies who arrived at the private compound in Ohio where dozens of exotic animals were set free by their owner last month encountered lions and bears charging at them and crashing through fences, forcing them to shoot and kill the animals, according to reports released Friday, Nov. 4, 2011. (AP Photo, File)AP - African lions and Bengal tigers set free last month by a debt-ridden man distraught over marital problems charged at deputies and crashed through fences during the chaotic first few minutes after authorities arrived at his private compound in Ohio, according to reports released Friday.

AP Exclusive: Giffords vows return to Congress (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:35 AM PDT

FILE - This file image provided by Scribner shows the cover of the joint memoir of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, titled 'Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope.' The book, written with 'The Last Lecture' co-author Jeffrey Zaslow, is coming out on Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Scribner, File)AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords vows to return to Congress in a new book that describes her months of intense therapy and her emotional struggle to come to terms with being shot in the head at point-blank range.

Former Cardinals star Bob Forsch dies at 61 (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2011 file photo, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Forsch throws out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Texas Rangers, in St. Louis. Forsch, who threw two no-hitters for the Cardinals and is the third-winningest pitcher in team history, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 at his home near Tampa, Fla. He was 61. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)AP - Bob Forsch, the only pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history to throw two no-hitters, has died at the age of 61.

Greek PM in confidence vote amid unity government call (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:36 AM PDT

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech during a debate prior to a vote of confidence in the parliament in Athens November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greek parliamentarians prepared to give their verdict on Prime Minister George Papandreou on Friday in a confidence vote, with many demanding a national unity government to decide the fate of the nation's European bailout and the global economy.

No new euro zone money for debt crisis at G20 (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi walks past Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron before a working session at the G20 Summit of major world economies in Cannes November 3, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The euro zone won verbal support but no new money at a G20 summit on Friday for its tortured efforts to overcome a sovereign debt crisis, while Italy was effectively placed under IMF supervision.

Groupon shares surge but concerns linger (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Reuters - Shares of daily deals site Groupon Inc rose more than 50 percent in their stock market debut on Friday, but at least some of the early trading exuberance may have come from limiting the fraction of the company that was sold.

Jobs report hints at some improvement (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:53 AM PDT

Job candidates receive information as they enter a Jobs Fair in Miami, Florida August 23, 2011. REUTERS/Joe SkipperReuters - Hiring slowed in October but the unemployment rate hit a six-month low and job gains in the prior two months were stronger than previously thought, pointing to some improvement in the still-weak labor market.

MF Global CEO Jon Corzine quits under fire (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Jon Corzine, one of Wall Street's best-known stars, stepped down as MF Global Holdings Ltd's chairman and chief executive after his bets on European debt drove the futures brokerage into bankruptcy.

Wall Street closes lower ahead of Greek vote (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, November 2, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks fell on Friday, ending four weeks of back-to-back gains, as political instability resurfaced in Europe and investors braced for a confidence vote in Greece after U.S. markets close.

Obama's rating improves: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PDT

President Obama arrives for a news conference at the end of the G20 Summit in Cannes, November 4, 2011. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - President Barack Obama's fortunes are improving slightly, although he would face a tough struggle for re-election next year if Mitt Romney were the Republican nominee, a Reuters/Ipsos poll said on Friday.

Analysis: United States gets reprieve to deal with deficit (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Financial markets appear willing to give the United States something they offer fewer and fewer countries these days -- time to get public finances in order.

Occupy Wall Street clash in Oakland: How should police handle protests? (video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:21 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The violence and arrests that have accompanied Occupy Wall Street protests in several US cities, most notably Oakland, Calif., are raising the question of whether police are becoming too heavy-handed against the movement. Some key incidents:

Conrad Murray trial: As case goes to jury, a pressing question (video) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 06:38 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - To reach a verdict, jurors deliberating in the trial of Michael Jackson’s physician must confront a question that cannot be answered with scientific certainty. How did a fatal level of the anesthetic propofol end up in the King of Pop’s blood?
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