Wednesday, December 28, 2011

NKoreans salute, cry for late leader Kim Jong Il (AP)

NKoreans salute, cry for late leader Kim Jong Il (AP)

NKoreans salute, cry for late leader Kim Jong Il (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:59 AM PST

In this image made from KRT video, Kim Jong Un, center, Kim Jong Il's youngest son and successor, walks next to his father's hearse during a funeral procession for the late North Korean leader in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/KRT via APTN) TV OUT, NORTH KOREA OUTAP - North Korea's next leader escorted his father's hearse in an elaborate state funeral on a bitter, snowy day Wednesday, bowing and saluting in front of tens of thousands of citizens who wailed and stamped their feet in grief for Kim Jong Il.

US warns Iran against closing Hormuz oil route (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:33 AM PST

Iran's navy chief Adm. Habibollah Sayyari briefs media on an upcoming naval exercise, in a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. Sayyari said Thursday his forces plan to hold a 10-day drill in international waters beyond the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf — an exercise that could bring Iranian ships into proximity with U.S. Navy vessels. (AP Photo/Fars News Agency, Hamed Jafarnejad)AP - The U.S. warned Iran Wednesday that it will not tolerate any disruption of naval traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran's navy chief said the Islamic Republic is capable of closing the vital oil route if the West imposes new sanctions targeting Tehran's oil exports.

In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars, then departs (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:46 AM PST

President Barack Obama holds hands with his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, as they leave Sea Life Park, a marine wildlife park, with family friends, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Waimanalo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers.

Romney, Perry slap at Paul on Iran (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:42 AM PST

A campaign sign for Republican presidential candidate U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, sits in front of home, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)AP - Mitt Romney and Rick Perry on Wednesday assailed Republican presidential rival Ron Paul for saying the U.S. has no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, drawing a sharp contrast with their rising rival as he returned to Iowa to campaign before the lead-off caucuses.

Syrian troops kill 9 protesters despite monitors (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:46 AM PST

In this photo taken on Monday Dec. 19, 2011, defected Syrian soldiers position their rifles as they take cover behind a the wall of a damaged house in the Baba Amr area, in Homs province, Syria. Arab League monitors kicked off their one month mission in Syria with a visit on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011 to Homs, the first time Syria has allowed outside monitors to the city at the heart of the anti-government uprising. Several from the team of 12 stayed in the city overnight, and the team continued to work in Homs on Wednesday. The monitors are expected to visit Hama, Idlib and Daraa on Thursday, Dec. 29, all centers of the uprising. (AP Photo)AP - Arab League monitors spent a second day in the Syrian city of Homs Wednesday gathering accounts about the government's crackdown on dissent as troops in nearby Hama opened fire on thousands of unarmed protesters and killed at least six, according to activists.

Abortion, immigration changes among new 2012 laws (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST

AP - Girls seeking abortions in New Hampshire must first tell their parents or a judge, employers in Alabama must verify new workers' U.S. residency, and California students will be the first in the country to receive mandatory lessons about the contributions of gays and lesbians under the set of state laws set to take effect at the start of 2012.

Last-minute holiday shopping gives lift in finale (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2011 file photo, a last-minute shopper leaves the Toys R Us flagship store in New York's Times Square. A mall trade group said Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011, that last minute shoppers gave merchants a solid lift during the final week before Christmas. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - The holiday shopping season turned out to be two seasons split by a big lull.

Preventive care: It's free, except when it's not (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:14 AM PST

In this photo taken Dec. 2, 2011, Bill Dunphy poses for a photo in Phoenix. Dunphy, a 61-year-old small business owner, thought his colonoscopy would be free under the nation's year-old health care law. But when the doctor removed two non-cancerous polyps, turning a preventive screening into a diagnostic procedure, it allowed his insurance company to bill him $1,100. 'That's bait and switch,' Dunphy said. 'If it isn't fraud, it's immoral.' (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP - Bill Dunphy thought his colonoscopy would be free.

Clergymen clash at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 07:11 AM PST

Armenian and Greek Orthodox clergymen scuffle inside the Church of Nativity, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011. The two denominations each control sections of the church and fiercely guard their turf. The violence broke out when the sides accused each other of crossing into each other's territory. Similar fights have taken place in past years. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - The annual cleaning of one of Christianity's holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl between rival clergy Wednesday, as dozens of monks feuding over sacred space at the Church of the Nativity battled each other with brooms until police intervened.

Cheetah the chimp from 1930s Tarzan flicks dies (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:12 AM PST

FILE - A file photo shows Johnny Weissmuller, right, as Tarzan, Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane, and Cheetah the chimpanzee, in a scene from the 1932 movie Tarzan the Ape Man. A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee from the Tarzan movies of the 1930s died Cheetah died on Dec. 24 of kidney failure at age 80. (AP Photo/ho, File)AP - A Florida animal sanctuary says Cheetah the chimpanzee sidekick in the Tarzan movies of the early 1930s has died at age 80.

Snow and tears mark funeral for North Korean leader (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:19 AM PST

Reuters - The world watched anxiously on Wednesday as North Korea staged a huge funeral in the capital, Pyongyang, for former leader Kim Jong-il, searching for signs of what to expect from the isolated nation that may be close to attaining nuclear weapons capacity.

Deutsche Boerse, NYSE extend merger deadline to sway Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:17 AM PST

Reuters - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have extended the deadline for completion of their planned merger to March 31 next year as they seek to convince European regulators to back the $9 billion deal.

Analysis: China needs new policy course as capital tide turns (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 10:13 PM PST

Reuters - China's economy has surfed for years on a crest of hefty capital inflows, but the tide that brought gains in money supply is turning as global growth slows.

U.S. Fifth Fleet says won't allow Hormuz disruption (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:12 AM PST

Reuters - The U.S. Fifth Fleet said on Wednesday it would not allow any disruption of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran threatened to stop ships moving through the world's most important oil route.

"Nothing frightening" seen in Syria protest hotbed: monitor (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 08:56 AM PST

Reuters - The chief Arab League monitor in Syria said he saw "nothing frightening" on a first visit to the battered protest hotbed of Homs but France called his remarks premature and urged Syria to guarantee his team free movement.

Seven hurt as bomb hits Madrassa in Nigeria (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:48 AM PST

Reuters - Assailants threw a crude homemade bomb into a Madrassa in southern Nigeria's Delta state overnight, police said, wounding seven people and escalating tensions between Muslims and Christians after a spate of church bombings across the nation.

Obama sees approval rating rise. Is it the economy or something else? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:48 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - President Obama has enjoyed a rebound in popularity, putting him in a stronger position to defend his presidency in next year's election campaign.

Wisconsin recall: Should taxpayers pay extra to verify petition signatures? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:07 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Republican Party of Wisconsin is suing in state court to force the state agency overseeing the recall drive against Gov. Scott Walker to take on the burden of verifying petition signatures.
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