Saturday, February 4, 2012

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)

Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 01:22 PM PST

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, purports to show a wounded man being treated at a field hospital in Homs, Syria. Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of mortars and artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn on Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing into basements and killing scores of people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, activists said.(AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTAP - Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syria's bloodshed, despite international outrage Saturday over a devastating bombardment of the city of Homs by President Bashar Assad's forces. Activists said more than 200 were killed in the bloodiest episode of the nearly 11-month uprising.

Romney eyes win in quiet Nevada caucuses (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:32 PM PST

AP - Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight victory Saturday in quiet Nevada caucuses, a contest that Newt Gingrich and the rest of his rivals conceded in advance.

Police clear tents from Occupy site in DC (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:37 PM PST

U.S. Park Police remove evidence seized in Occupy DC demonstrator's tents as they enforce no camping laws at McPherson Square in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)AP - Dozens of U.S. Park Police officers in riot gear and on horseback converged before dawn Saturday on one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites, with police clearing away tents they said were banned under park rules.

Storm goes east after dumping on Colorado (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:15 AM PST

Rhonda Johnstone wipes out while snowboarding with her friends dogs Sake and Lola as a snow storm hits the Denver metro area Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 in Lakewood, Colo. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming, western Kansas and western Nebraska. The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy. (AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez)AP - A stretch of Interstate 70 reopened Saturday morning, after near-zero visibility had forced officials to close all 160 miles of the westbound lanes between the Kansas state line and metro Denver and a 70-mile stretch of eastbound lanes from metro Denver to the plains town of Limon.

Tens of thousands rally against Putin's rule (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

Demonstrators gather for a massive protest against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule in Bolotnaya square in Moscow, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 . Thousands of Russians are taking to the streets of Moscow to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's rule, challenging his bid to reclaim presidency in March. The protest expected to draw tens of thousands despite temperatures plunging to minus 20 C (minus 4 F). Banner reads: 'Vladimir, you smell bad and our roads are different' (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr )AP - Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend his rule for six more years.

Stylistic extremes at top of GOP presidential race (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:27 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign rally, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Elko, Nev. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)AP - Mitt Romney listens. Newt Gingrich lectures.

For Facebook 'Hacker Way' is way of life (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 08:12 AM PST

This Dec. 13, 2011 file photo, shows of worker inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook, the social network that changed 'friend' from a noun to a verb, is expected to file as early as Wednesday to sell stock on the open market. Its debut is likely to be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - Facebook's billionaire CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls himself a hacker.

Some blacks insist: 'I'm not African-American' (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:12 AM PST

This Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 photo shows Gibre George, who started a Facebook page called 'Don't Call Me African-American,' in Hollywood, Fla. The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: 'black.' The debate has waxed and waned since 'African-American' went mainstream, and gained new significance after the son of a black Kenyan and a white American moved into the White House. President Barack Obama's identity has been contested from all sides, renewing questions that have followed millions of darker Americans: What are you? Where are you from? And how do you fit into this country? (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - The labels used to describe Americans of African descent mark the movement of a people from the slave house to the White House. Today, many are resisting this progression by holding on to a name from the past: "black."

Shocked? Not! Not many surprises in Super Bowl ads (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:06 AM PST

This advertisement provided by Dannon Co,. shows a scene from the Dannon Oikos Greek Yogurt Super Bowl commercial, starring Jessica Blackmore and John Stamos. The Dannon Oikos advertisement will run during the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI, Sunday, Feb 5, 2012. About 20 of the roughly 36 Super Bowl advertisers put their TV commercials online in the days leading up to Sunday's broadcast. That's a big break with tradition and up from last year when only a handful of companies released their ads before the game. Stamos' Dannon ad is one of the ads that have been pre-released. (AP Photo/Dannon Co.)AP - If you're expecting to be shocked by all the Super Bowl ads, don't hold your breath: There won't be many surprises.

Closure of Armstrong probe could affect feds (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:47 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2011, file photo, former cycling champion Lance Armstrong smiles during a news conference at the Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Federal prosecutors said, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, they are closing a criminal investigation of Armstrong and will not charge him over allegations the seven-time Tour de France winner used performance-enhancing drugs. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - The federal government pursued a drug case against home run king Barry Bonds for more than seven years. The end result: a guilty verdict on just one count and a sentence of 30 days confinement at Bonds' estate in Beverly Hills.

Russia, China veto U.N. resolution on Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:38 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2012 file photo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks to reporters at the State Department in Washington. The Obama administration pressed Russia on Friday to back a softened version of a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria, though it was unclear if the compromise wording would compel President Bashar Assad to step down as Washington wants. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)Reuters - Russia and China vetoed Saturday a U.N. resolution that backed an Arab plan calling on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to quit, stalling global efforts to end his bloody crackdown on unrest after hundreds were reported killed in the city of Homs.

Special Report: Bloomberg reloads in push for gun control (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:19 AM PST

Reuters - Among the slick, million-dollar ads for the likes of Pepsi and Honda during the Super Bowl this Sunday, viewers in Washington will see a far more modest spot. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will be sitting on a couch touting an issue most politicians avoid like the plague: gun control.

Greece says faces 24-hour deadline to clinch rescue (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Reuters - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday.

Russians stage rival protests over Putin (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 09:39 AM PST

Reuters - Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.

Iran says oil ban will not halt nuclear work (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 05:43 AM PST

Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi talks to journalist during a news conference in Tehran February 4, 2012. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Iran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Police begin clearing Occupy DC protest site (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 11:34 AM PST

A protester walks along barricades with his personal belongings as U.S. National Park Service police cordon-off the Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, February 4, 2012. Police officers wearing helmets and carrying shields arrived at the site where protesters with the Reuters - Police removed bedding and most tents on Saturday at an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule at a public square that has housed protesters for months.

Romney looks to boost front-runner status in Nevada (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:52 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney greets Cynthia Potts (R) at a campaign rally in Elko, Nevada February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Brian SnyderReuters - With a huge lead in polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.

Panetta reassures European allies over defense cuts (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 10:42 AM PST

Reuters - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost.

Lance Armstrong rides on as doping allegations fall by wayside (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 05:49 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The decision by US prosecutors to drop a two-year doping investigation of legendary Tour de France champ Lance Armstrong could mark a stalemate in the debate over how to deal with the use of anabolic steroids in sport.

Mitt Romney favored in Nevada caucuses: Three big reasons why (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Feb 2012 05:48 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Mitt Romney has three big things going for him in today’s Republican caucuses in Nevada: Momentum (and fund-raising chops) from his big win in Florida’s primary election Tuesday. A fractured and therefore ineffectual tea party movement. And a lot of Mormon coreligionists.
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