Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)

Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)

Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

Robin Tyler, right, who with her partner Diane Olson, not shown, became the first same-sex couple to wed in Los Angeles County in 2008, sits with her attorney Gloria Allred as they learn about the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on the validity of gay marriage, in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The federal appeals court declared California's same-sex marriage ban, passed as Proposition 8 in 2008, to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional but agreed to give sponsors of the bitterly contested, voter-approved law time to appeal the ruling before ordering the state to resume allowing gay couples to wed.

Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:50 PM PST

Pro-Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian and Russian flags as they cheer a convoy believed to be transporting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Thousands of Syrians waving Russian flags cheered Russia's foreign minister as he arrived in Damascus Tuesday for talks with embattled President Bashar Assad on the country's escalating violence. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)AP - Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.

Romney battles Santorum, Paul in GOP caucuses (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally in Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney battled Rick Santorum and Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential nomination.

Komen exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:38 PM PST

FILE - In a Tuesday Aug. 10, 2010 file photo, Georgia gubernatorial candidate Karen Handel speaks to reporters after casting her ballot in the Georgia runoff election in Roswell, Ga. Handel, executive with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity, announced her resignation as vice president for public policy Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 in a letter to Komen officials, after a dispute over funding for Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)AP - The vice president of public policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure who backed the breast cancer charity's move to strip Planned Parenthood of funding resigned Tuesday, saying the now-abandoned decision "has unfortunately been turned into something about politics."

Dad who killed self, sons in blaze left voicemail (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:22 AM PST

In this undated photo provided by Chuck and Judy Cox, Chuck Cox sits with his grandsons, Charlie, left, and Braden, right, at the Coxes home in Pullayup, Wash. Charlie and Braden were killed along with their father, Josh Powell, on Sunday in what police said was an intentional fire set by Powell. Chuck Cox is the father of Powell's wife, Susan, who has been missing since 2009. (AP Photo/Courtesy Chuck and Judy Cox)AP - Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn't live without the boys and didn't want to go on anymore.

AG: Complaints warrant tougher Sandusky bail rules (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST

AP - Pennsylvania state prosecutors are seeking changes in Jerry Sandusky's bail conditions after getting complaints he's been watching children in a nearby schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he's on house arrest awaiting trial on child molestation charges.

No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50 (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2006 file photo, a car drives past a billboard that reads in Spanish; '70 percent of Cubans have been born under the Embargo,' in Havana, Cuba. The United States economic embargo on Communist-run Cuba turned 50 on Feb. 7, 2012. Cuba updates its estimate of how much the embargo has cost it using a complicated - and some say flawed - calculus that takes into account years of interest, the end of the gold standard and other factors. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)AP - When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents.

Pa. vending machine dispenses 'morning-after' pill (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST

AP - Students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request of the student government.

Coroner rules Don Cornelius' death a suicide (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:48 PM PST

FILE - This Monday, March 6, 2006 file photo shows Don Cornelius at his office in Los Angeles. Cornelius, creator of the long-running TV dance show 'Soul Train,' died Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012 at his home in Los Angeles, police said. He was 75. Coroner's officials announced Tuesday that they had ruled Cornelius' death a suicide and that the 'Soul Train' founder killed himself with a gunshot wound to the head. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the "Soul Train" creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:49 PM PST

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy during a ceremony for the NFL football Super Bowl XLVI champions at City Hall in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)AP - Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple."

California gay marriage ban overturned, appeal planned (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:56 AM PST

Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday found California's gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that is likely to lead to a showdown on the issue in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Romney's lead dips despite wins: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:37 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign event in Centennial, Colorado February 6, 2012. The Colorado caucuses take place February 7, 2012. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Despite his strong showing in early state contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support nationwide has dipped slightly during the past month, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.

Russia's Lavrov seeks peace in Syria as forces bombard Homs (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST

The cannon of a damaged armoured military vehicle is seen after clashes between President Bashar al-Assad forces and Free Syrian Army (FSA) in Cairo square near Khaldiyeh area in Homs February 4, 2012. Picture taken February 4, 2012. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after activists and rebels said his forces killed over 100 in the city of Homs.

Greek parties delay bailout talks despite EU threats (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:46 AM PST

Reuters - Greek political parties delayed yet again on Tuesday making the tough choice of accepting painful reforms in return for a new international bailout to avoid a chaotic default, seemingly deaf to EU warnings that the euro zone can live without Athens.

Bernanke urges Congress to address Bush tax cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:28 PM PST

Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday warned Congress that putting off a decision on the fate of expiring Bush administration tax cuts could unsettle businesses and households, undercutting the U.S. economic recovery.

Key House panel advances Keystone pipeline plan (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:36 PM PST

Reuters - A plan to fast-track the stalled the Keystone XL pipeline was passed by a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Republicans made yet another attempt to spur approval of the project that has become a major issue in the 2012 elections.

SEC weighs two money market fund proposals (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:02 PM PST

Reuters - The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing two potential plans to bolster the stability of money market funds, but their fate remains uncertain due to internal disagreement at the SEC over the need for more regulations.

Obama risks Catholic vote with birth-control mandate (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 12:19 PM PST

Reuters - Dr. Joe Casillas, an obstetrician in Southern California, routinely prescribes birth control for his patients. Though he's a practicing Catholic, he doesn't follow his church's stern warning that contraception is a sin. He believes women should have access.

Chrysler Super Bowl commercial: Is Clint Eastwood a Democrat? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:00 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Clint Eastwood’s Super Bowl commercial for Chrysler was, amid a sea of retread themes and less-than-inspiring plots (you’re so much better than this, Doritos) pretty awesome.

Madonna half time show: What's a network to do when performers behave badly? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Feb 2012 03:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - What began as a flap over a flash of a middle finger during the halftime show at Sunday’s Super Bowl has turned into a full-blown fracas over the future of the Federal Communications Commission, free-speech rights in an era of live events, and family-friendly programming in an age of nonregulated cable and Internet. 
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