Thursday, December 1, 2011

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Cain: Wife didn't know about friendship with latest accuser

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:11 PM PST

Presidential hopeful Herman Cain told a newspaper Thursday that he never told his wife about another woman he befriended 13 years ago and helped out financially.

Gunmen spray Afghan woman with acid after refusing marriage

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:10 PM PST

Gunmen attacked and sprayed an Afghan family with acid in their home after the father rejected a man's bid to marry his teenage daughter, authorities said Thursday.

Olympus drama: A boardroom novel

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 11:05 PM PST

When the ex-CEO of Olympus talked about the saga that had befallen the Japanese company, the story he spun was less Harvard Business Review and more Pulp Fiction.

140-mph gusts cause damage, outages, delays in California

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 10:39 PM PST

Powerful winds continued to batter Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other southwestern U.S. locales Thursday -- downing trees, delaying flights and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.

Why do Cain adultery allegations stick more than harassment charges?

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 09:10 PM PST

Why is having an affair worse than being a sexual harasser?

Clinton to continue visit with Myanmar's Nobel Peace laureate

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 08:21 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton continued her landmark visit in Myanmar on Friday by resuming a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who intends to run in upcoming parliamentary elections with her newly registered political party.

China, Myanmar reaffirm ties amid U.S. diplomatic move

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:54 PM PST

On a typical day, China's border with Myanmar is quite porous and vibrant. Often from the same ethnic groups, traders from both sides share much in common and do brisk business.

Republican leaders shifting stance on payroll tax cut

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:41 PM PST

A top Republican leader agreed Thursday with President Barack Obama and Democrats that extending the payroll tax cut would help the economy, but the parties remained divided over how to pay for the move.

Cain: Wife didn't know about friendship with latest accuser

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:37 PM PST

Presidential hopeful Herman Cain told a newspaper Thursday that he never told his wife about another woman he befriended 13 years ago and helped out financially.

Companion's Aruba disappearance 'will weigh heavily on me,' man says

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:24 PM PST

An American man who was held in Aruba for nearly four months in connection with the disappearance of his traveling companion insisted Thursday he had nothing to do with her vanishing but said it will "weigh heavily on me for a very long time."

Georgia pediatrician arrested on child porn charges

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 07:18 PM PST

A Georgia pediatrician was arrested Thursday and charged in federal court with possession and receipt of child pornography, the FBI announced.

Senate passes defense bill with detainee policy compromise

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:24 PM PST

The Senate on Thursday passed a giant defense bill that includes a new policy for detaining and trying suspected al Qaeda terrorists -- a policy that attracted controversy during the debate and may draw a presidential veto.

Former FBI Director Freeh thrust back into spotlight as Penn State investigator

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST

Spotlights are shining brightly on Louis Freeh's law firm as the former FBI director opens his investigation into how Penn State University officials handled child sex abuse allegations against a former football coach.

Listen to women in a new Afghanistan

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:02 PM PST

As a writer, one of my most important responsibilities is listening. I try to do so with an open mind, so I can hear the voices of the characters whose stories I will tell. When I wrote about Afghan women in my second novel, I thought about the brave women I had met in Kabul and about their stories. Their voices came to me in hushed whispers. At times they woke me in the night with the urgency of what they had to say. I am indebted to those women, because without them, my novels would lack authenticity and would also be far less likely to resonate with readers.

Liechtenstein works to shake off 'tax haven' tag

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:59 PM PST

Liechtenstein, a tiny principality nestled in between Switzerland and Austria, is attempting to shake its tag as a tax haven following intense international pressure.

Bay Area transit officers cleared in civil rights trial

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:55 PM PST

A federal jury on Thursday found in favor of five San Francisco Bay Area transit police officers -- including one convicted in a high-profile shooting -- accused of violating a man's civil rights during a 2008 altercation.

'Emergency' order issued to pick up country singer McCready's son

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:54 PM PST

A Florida judge has signed an emergency "pickup order" authorizing law enforcement officers to get the 5-year-old son of country singer Mindy McCready, a court spokeswoman said Thursday.

911 tape reveals hectic efforts to save FAMU drum major

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:52 PM PST

Band members who were with Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion on the bus in a parking lot in Orlando, Florida, where he died last month tried frantically to get him help when they realized he was not breathing, a 911 tape released Thursday reveals.

Man pleads guilty in N.Y. killing spree

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:47 PM PST

The man accused of killing four New Yorkers during a violent stabbing spree in February has pleaded guilty to several counts of murder, according to the Kings County, New York, district attorney's office.

Alleged Pentagon shooter denied bail

Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST

A federal judge denied bail Thursday for a former Marine reservist accused of shooting at the Pentagon and other military-related buildings in late 2010.
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