Thursday, February 9, 2012

Biden says contraceptives fight can be worked out (Reuters)

Biden says contraceptives fight can be worked out (Reuters)

Biden says contraceptives fight can be worked out (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 05:00 PM PST

Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday the White House was working to address concerns raised by the Catholic Church over a new rule on contraceptives, and he believed an escalating election-year battle over the issue would be resolved.

Washington state governor to sign gay marriage bill on Monday (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 06:58 PM PST

Reuters - Governor Christine Gregoire plans to sign newly passed legislation on Monday to legalize gay marriage in Washington state, making it the seventh with a law on the books to recognize same-sex nuptials, her office said on Thursday.

Frisbee beach ban overblown, Los Angeles officials say (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:10 PM PST

Reuters - Los Angeles County officials who have been widely mocked since reports surfaced that they had imposed a $1,000 fine for throwing Frisbees and footballs on the beach said on Thursday that the rule change had been badly misunderstood.

Santorum Stuns Romney with Tuesday Sweep, Steals Momentum in GOP Race (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

Time.com - Rick Santorum's clean sweep of the three contests Tuesday night was a major triumph that revived lingering questions about Romney's appeal to the party's base

Even Counterfeiters Are Trading Down These Days (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

Time.com - Faux luxury goods have been a scourge of high-end manufacturers for years

Marines spared punishment for posing with Nazi-like flag (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST

Reuters - The commander of a group of U.S. Marines who were photographed in Afghanistan with what looks like a Nazi SS flag concluded they were acting out of ignorance rather than bigotry and decided not to punish them, a Marine Corps spokesman said on Thursday.

Hold the mystery meat: Military food gets upgrade (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:54 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama greets U.S. Air Force personnel in the dining facility at Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville, Ark., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Hold the mystery meat: Military mess halls soon will be serving more fruits, vegetables and low-fat dishes under the first program in 20 years to improve nutrition standards across the armed services.

FBI file: Steve Jobs was considered for govt post (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:23 PM PST

FILE - In this April 4, 1991, file photo, Steve Jobs of NeXT Computer Inc. poses for the press with his NeXTstation color computer at the NeXT facility in Redwood City, Calif. FBI background interviews of some people who knew Jobs, who founded Apple in the 1970s, reveal a man so driven by power that he sometimes lost sight of honesty. The newly released FBI interviews conducted in 1991 were part of a background check for an appointment to the President's Export Council during George H.W. Bush's administration. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)AP - FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him.

British man wanted in '93 heist nabbed in Missouri (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:30 PM PST

Undated handout photo of British fugitive Eddie Maher who has been arrested in America after he had been on the run for 19 years after a $1.5 million raid on a security van in 1993. Maher, known as 'Fast Eddie', was arrested Wednesday Feb 8 2011 in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy and raising a son who apparently knew nothing of his father's past. (AP Photo/ Police via PA)AP - A British armored car guard suspected of driving off with a fortune worth $1.5 million back in 1993 has been captured in rural Missouri, where he had been working as a cable guy and raising a son who apparently knew nothing of his father's past.

Mich. governor ties extra school cash to learning (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:35 PM PST

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder presents his executive budget proposal to a joint House and Senate committee, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich. At left is Lt. Gov. Brian Calley. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)AP - Michigan's governor said Thursday that the state should capitalize on its brightest economic outlook in a decade by opening its checkbook to school districts — but only those that can show their students actually are learning from year to year.

Women at war: Pentagon is easing its job limits (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 06:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2009 file photo, U.S. Marine Sgt. Monica Perez, of San Diego, left, helps Lance Cpl. Mary Shloss of Hammond, Ind. put on her head scarf before heading out on a patrol with Golf Company, 2nd Batallion, 3rd Regiment of the 2nd MEB, 2nd MEF, in the village of Khwaja Jamal in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Perez and Shloss are members of the Female Engagement Team whose mission is to engage with local Afghan women. On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, Pentagon rules will catch up a bit with reality, recommending to Congress that women be formally allowed to serve in more jobs closer to the front lines. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)AP - New orders from the Pentagon: The military on Thursday formally opened thousands of jobs to women in units that are closer to the front lines than ever before, reflecting what's already been going on as female American soldiers fight and die next to their male comrades.

Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:31 PM PST

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Education Secretary Arne Duncan after speaking about No Child Left Behind, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind.

House bans federal lawmakers from insider trading (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:08 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens at left as House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., talks about jobs and the latest government report on unemployment, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The House on Thursday joined the Senate in voting to explicitly prohibit members of Congress and other top officials from making investments on insider information. But an effort to bridle purveyors of Capitol Hill political intelligence could delay the bill's enactment.

NRC approves first new nuclear plant in 3 decades (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

Southern Company Chairman, President and C.E.O. Thomas Fanning announces that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 4-1 to approve the Atlanta-based company's request to build two nuclear reactors at its Vogtle site south of Augusta, during a news conference in Atlanta Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. The NRC last approved construction of a nuclear plant in 1978, a year before a partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors at a site in eastern Georgia.

Los Angeles school reopens amid sex abuse scandal (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 06:18 PM PST

Kathryn Kidd, center, distribute bracelets to students outside Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Children are returning to the school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - School got off to a rough start Thursday with students returning to class for the first time since their entire elementary school staff was replaced after two longtime teachers were accused of lewd acts on children.

US Marines posed with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:40 PM PST

This Sept. 2010 photo posted recently on the Titiusville, Fla.- based arms manufacturer Knight's Armament's Internet blog, shows members of Charlie Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, out of Camp Pendleton, Calif. in Sangin, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday Feb. 8, 2012 that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS. (AP Photo/knightarmco.com)AP - The Marine Corps on Thursday once again did damage control after a photograph surfaced of a sniper team in Afghanistan posing in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS — a special unit that murdered millions of Jews, gypsies and others.

Thousands join first lady for 'Let's Move' outing (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:56 PM PST

First lady Michelle Obama does the Interlude dance with kids on stage during a Let's Move event with children from Iowa schools, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Wells Fargo Arena in De Moines, Iowa, during her three day national tour celebrating the second anniversary of Let's Move. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Wild arm swings, sharp robotic turns, pulsing fist pumps.

Family plucked from Pacific after boat capsizes (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:49 PM PST

Nine-year-old West James left, and his father Bradley James are seen in the offices of Horizon Shipping after they were rescued from their sinking sail boat by a cargo ship, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Honolulu. The Canadian family was attempting their first voyage across the Pacific in a sailboat when rough seas damaged their boat hundreds of miles from land. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - Three family members attempting their first voyage across the Pacific in a sailboat were left adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles from land when their mast broke in high winds.

Romantic rival testifies at U.Va. murder trial (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:36 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by Media Relations University of Virginia shows Yeardley Love. George Huguely is charged with first-degree murder, robbery, burglary, breaking and entering, grand larceny and murder in the commission of robbery in the death of Yeardley Love during a drunken confrontation in May 2010. Huguely pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges on Monday. Jury selection continues in Huguely's trial continues Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 in Charlottesville Circuit Court. (AP Photo/Media Relations University of Virginia, File)AP - The romantic rival of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend testified Thursday that he saw the defendant with his arm around her neck months before her death.

Scientists say NASA cutting missions to Mars (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:06 PM PST

AP - Scientists say NASA is about to propose major cuts in its exploration of other planets, especially Mars. And NASA's former science chief is calling it irrational.
Posted by Harshad at 7:28 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)