Friday, February 3, 2012

Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)

Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)

Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:57 PM PST

An auto worker assembles parts on the 2013 Dodge Dart at the Chrysler Plant in Belvidere, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Sergio Marchionne, Chairman and CEO Chrysler Group, announced that Chrysler will add a third shift at the Belvidere Plant to begin production of the Dart. The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation's outlook for job growth. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.

Komen drops plans to cut Planned Parenthood grants (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST

The Susan Komen For The Cure international headquarters are shown in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood. (AP Photo/LM Otero)AP - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity on Friday abandoned plans to deny funding to Planned Parenthood. The startling decision came after three days of virulent criticism that resounded across the Internet, jeopardizing Komen's iconic image.

Activists say 23 dead in Syria violence (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds a poster in Arabic that reads, 'to the Syrian freedom soldiers, our hearts are bases for you,' as he walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. Russia's deputy defense minister says Moscow will not stop arms sales to Syria. Russian state news agencies quoted Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov on Thursday as saying Russia is not violating any international obligations. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Deadly clashes erupted between government troops and rebels in suburbs of the Syrian capital and villages in the country's south Friday, sparking fighting that killed at least 23 people, including nine soldiers, activists said.

Micron CEO dies in plane crash (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:52 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2005 file photo, Steve Appleton, CEO and chairman of Micron Technology Inc., looks out through the engine compartment of his stunt jet airplane inside the hanger where he keeps several different types of aircraft in Boise, Idaho. Appleton, has died in a small plane crash Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Boise. He was 51. (AP Photo/Troy Maben, File)AP - The head of Idaho memory chip maker Micron died Friday morning when the small experimental plane he was piloting crashed at the Boise airport, the company said.

AP sources: Taliban leader sent letter to Obama (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:48 PM PST

AP - Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Barack Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

4 killed in Egypt clashes over deadly soccer riot (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST

An Egyptian protestor is seen through heat waves from a fire as he raises his national flag during clashes with security forces near the interior ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. A volunteer doctor says police and protesters angry over a deadly soccer riot have clashed for the second day in the Egyptian capital, and that one man died in the latest violence. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Police fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot Friday at rock-throwing protesters in Cairo as popular anger over a deadly soccer riot spilled over into a second day of street violence that left at least four people dead and more than 1,500 injured nationwide, officials said.

INFLUENCE GAME: Big donors and what they want (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:44 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at an economic roundtable at WesternNevada Supply in Sparks, Nev., Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama have important business with the next president. Some are already in trouble with the government. Some are pressing for new laws or regulations that would benefit their interests in energy, mining and high finance.

Official: 2nd teacher from LA school arrested (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

In this undated police booking photo released by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department shows former Los Angeles teacher Mark Berndt, 61, who was arrested for felony molestation of 23 kids after photos surfaced. Berndt been charged with committing lewd acts with 23 boys and girls ages 7 to 10. AP Photo/ Los Angeles Sheriff's Department)AP - A second teacher pulled from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School this week was arrested Friday, just days after a third-grade teacher was charged with lewd acts involving photographing nearly two dozen children for sexual thrills, authorities said.

Racy ads for French movie about infidelity pulled (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:21 AM PST

This undated handout photo provided by MarsFilm.com shows the movie poster for 'Les Infideles' featuring Jean Dujardin framed by a woman's bare legs. Posters are being taken down following a recommendation from France's self-regulating advertising body. The ads have been the talk of the French press since they appeared, with some newspapers suggesting that they could cost Jean Dujardin, who has been nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the silent hit film 'The Artist,' his Oscar. (AP Photo/MarsFilm.com/HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - What does it take to shock in the land of the Gallic shrug? Ads that suggest adulterous oral sex, according to complaints about new movie "Les Infideles."

NFL's Goodell says no plans to expand anytime soon (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:45 AM PST

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers a question during a news conference Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Indianapolis. The New England Patriots will face the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening anytime soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games.

Jobless rate at three-year low as payrolls surge (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST

Reuters - The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.

A sobering look at Facebook (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:42 AM PST

Reuters - It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.

Merged Glencore, Xstrata would take aim at iron ore (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 06:42 AM PST

Reuters - An $80 billion marriage of commodities trader Glencore and miner Xstrata could lead to a new round of takeovers in iron ore, creating a goliath eager to muscle its way onto one of mining's richest and most closely guarded sectors.

Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

Reuters - The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion and birth control services, following a massive outcry by supporters of the world's largest breast cancer charity.

Insight: Syria's Assad set for long conflict (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST

Pictures of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his father, the late former president Hafez al-Assad, hang from a government building in the southern Syrian city of Deraa, January 22, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - With the enemy at the gates, Bashar al-Assad was dining out.

Senate OKs insider trading curbs on lawmakers (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 08:08 AM PST

Reuters - The Senate on Thursday approved new curbs aimed at preventing lawmakers from trading shares based on inside information, but also extended the bill's disclosure requirements to more than 300,000 other federal employees.

Swiss bankers' nerves fray after Wegelin indictment (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 11:00 AM PST

Reuters - The first indictment of a Swiss private bank over hiding untaxed money for wealthy Americans has heightened tension among private bankers fearful of being next in the firing line.

U.S. tourists seized in Egypt's Sinai released (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2012 09:31 AM PST

Reuters - Two American women kidnapped by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday were released into army custody a few hours later, security sources said.

Ron Paul (and Carol) celebrate 55 years of marriage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 11:20 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Happy (belated) wedding anniversary to Ron and Carol Paul.

Romney actually wants to help 'poor people,' and the right isn't happy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - It isn’t just the left that’s attacking Mitt Romney for saying he’s “not concerned about the very poor.” The right is also in high dudgeon â€" and not just because Mr. Romney made it easy (again) for his detractors to portray him as an out-of-touch rich guy.
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