Saturday, September 1, 2012

Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe

Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe

Ale to the chief: White House releases beer recipe

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:49 PM PDT

Beer lovers, the secret is out.

Obama: Romney, GOP offering only well-worn ideas

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a victory rally, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Union Terminal in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney and Republicans on Saturday of offering outdated ideas that are ill-suited to voters during the first stop on a march to the Democratic convention. Romney, fresh from his GOP convention, vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

Boomers retiring to rural areas won't find doctors

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:44 PM PDT

In this June 19, 2012 photo, Dr. Bruce Stowell examines patient Robert Busch at his office in Grants Pass, Ore. Stowell is among many doctors in rural areas who have capped the numbers of Medicare patients they take due to low reimbursement levels. A nationwide shortage of primary care physicians willing to set up practice in rural areas is making the problem worse. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)Nina Musselman had no trouble finding a family doctor when she retired to rural Oregon nine years ago to be closer to her children. But then that doctor moved away, leaving her to search for another who would take Medicare.

Sue Paterno attends Penn State season opener

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:44 PM PDT

The widow of the late Joe Paterno cheered on Penn State in the Nittany Lions' historic season opener Saturday against Ohio.

McIlroy shoots another 65 to take early lead

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Rory McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, reacts after missing a putt to save par on the second hole during the second round of the Deutsche Bank Championship PGA golf tournament at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)The Deutsche Bank Championship has had a fair amount of heavyweight battles in its 10-year history. Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods were poised to deliver another one.

Smyth challenges Pistorius as track king

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Ireland's Jason Smyth reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's 100 metres T13Ireland's Jason Smyth on Saturday staked his claim to challenge "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius as king of the track, by becoming the fastest Paralympian in history over 100m.

AP analysis: Iran may be pushing to nuke threshold

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. Iran's denials that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons carry a distinctly hollow ring among its foes as the U.N. nuclear watchdog piles on worries: Complaining about limits on inspection access and reporting that Tehran is expanding its nuclear fuel labs. But, as Israel increasingly weighs the option of a military strike, Western leaders wary of another Middle East conflict may have to pay closer attention to the claims. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)A "big and unforgivable" sin. A Western falsehood. An attempt to deprive developing nations of peaceful nuclear technology.

Venice premiers first-ever Saudi film

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT

Director Haifaa Al Mansour poses with a bicycle, which is central to the story, during the photo call of the movie 'Wadjda' at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)Haifaa Al Mansour has the distinction of being the first person to ever film a movie in Saudi Arabia, never mind that she's a woman.

Central 'sagebrush rebellion' case suffers defeat

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:40 PM PDT

This undated photo shows Wayne Hage riding his horse on Table Mountain, Nev. For decades Nevada cattle rancher Wayne Hage took the federal government to court, challenging its decision to tightly regulate herd grazing on huge swaths of federal lands that had been used by ranchers like him for more than a century. The government's increased regulation was done in the name of conservation and greater public access, but the restricted access for ranchers became the poster-child for a America's sagebrush rebellion has suffered a major setback far from the western rangeland where a modern battle was joined over grazing rights on public lands.

New era at Penn St begins with 24-14 loss to Ohio

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:38 PM PDT

Penn State running back Bill Belton (1) celebrates with teammates wide receiver Allen Robinson (8) and tight end Kyle Carter (87) after rushing for the first touchdown of the new season during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Ohio at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)The new era at Penn State is off to a disappointing start.

VP hopeful makes football game day stop in Ohio

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:37 PM PDT

Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., plays cornhole during a tailgate party at the The Ohio State University-Miami University of Ohio football game, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan found a natural crowd to play to Saturday in the key battleground state of Ohio.

Proud PSU fans show strength, support; Lions lose

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien, center, stands in front of Penn State quarterbacks Paul Jones (7) Steven Bench, right, on the sidelines during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Ohio at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)The Nittany Lions bounced and bumped off each other behind a closed gate, antsy to attach the focus for a battered fan base on football, not lurid tales of child abuse, for the first time in 10 months.

USA women's soccer coach Sundhage to step down

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:22 PM PDT

The U.S. women's soccer team's post-Olympic victory tour also will be a goodbye tour.

Oil companies retake nearly 400 platforms in gulf

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Energy companies have reoccupied nearly 400 of the production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that were abandoned in advance of Hurricane Isaac, though oil production remains almost entirely shut down.

Obama embarks on march to party convention

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a victory rally, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Union Terminal in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)President Barack Obama embarked on a four-day march through battleground states and the storm-battered Gulf Coast Saturday in the lead-up to his party's convention, trying to blunt his rival's momentum. Republican Mitt Romney vowed to bring more jobs to the country, bemoaning 23 million people out of work or underemployed.

Simmonds put Arlen eligibility questions to bed

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:11 PM PDT

Ellie Simmonds of Great BritainBritain's Ellie Simmonds on Saturday made doubts about Victoria Arlen's eligibility immaterial on Saturday, as she retained her S6 400m freestyle crown by smashing the US swim queen's world record.

Author Richard Bach injured in Wash. plane crash

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT

FILE - This 1975 file photo shows Richard Bach. Bach, who is known for his 1970s best-selling novella Richard Bach, the author of the 1970s best-selling novella "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" among other spiritually oriented writings often rooted in themes of flight, was in serious condition Saturday after his small plane crashed in Washington state.

Romney to prepare for fall debates

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney shakes hands during a campaign rally, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to spend three days next week preparing for the fall debates.

Notre Dame runs wild, sinks Navy 50-10 in Dublin

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Notre Dame's Theo Riddick, right, reacts with Louis Nix III after scoring a touchdown against the Navy's during their NCAA college football game in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Notre Dame's trip to Ireland could not have gone much better.

Proud PSU fans show strength, support at opener

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien, center, stands in front of Penn State quarterbacks Paul Jones (7) Steven Bench, right, on the sidelines during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game against Ohio at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)The Nittany Lions bounced and bumped off each other behind a closed gate, antsy to attach the focus for a battered fan base on football, not lurid tales of child abuse, for the first time in 10 months.

New 'Seahorse' sees scallops in new way

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

This June 2012 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Seahorse, the latest and most sophisticated version of the marine habitat mapping camera system, HabCam, being recovered after a sea scallop survey off the Delaware coast. The apparatus was created to get better information about scallops, which bring fishermen a half-billion dollars in revenues annually. (AP Photo/NOAA)A new underwater explorer hit the seas this summer, armed with cameras, strobes and sonar and charged with being a protector of sorts to a half-billion dollar resource — the Atlantic scallop catch.

No. 2 Radwanska tops Jankovic in US Open 3rd round

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, returns a shot to Serbia's Jelena Jankovicin the third round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)Agnieszka Radwanska, in her own words, survived her third-round match at the U.S. Open.

Some in Texas town still disagree over sex assault

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:40 AM PDT

This undated booking photo provided by the Liberty County Sheriff's Department in Liberty, Texas, shows Eric McGowen. McGowan, 20, the first defendant to face trial among a group of men and boys accused of repeatedly raping a young Texas girl, vanished Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012 during a break in the proceedings in Liberty, Texas, following emotionally charged testimony from the alleged victim. McGowen, is among 14 adults charged in the case. Prosecutors and defense attorneys huddled briefly with Judge Mark Morefield after McGowen failed to return to the courtroom following an afternoon break. The judge then told jurors the trial will go on without him. Morefield later said a bench warrant had been issued, and McGowen's bail was increased from $35,000 to $250,000. The judge denied a defense motion for a continuance in the case and said the trial will resume Thursday morning. (AP Photo/Courtesy the Liberty County Sheriff's Department)The abandoned mobile home where an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted had become a symbolic reminder of a horrific crime that brewed racial tensions in this Southeast Texas community.

Bahrain: Iran translation sidestepped Syria

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Bahrain says it has filed a formal protest with Iran over a broadcast translation that wrongly substituted Bahrain for Syria in a speech by Egypt's president.

NY teen killed putting head out of party bus in NJ

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

A teenager headed to a sweet 16 party was killed after he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch of a double-decker bus and hit the underside of a highway overpass, authorities said.

Ugandan army seizes base of Lord's Resistance Army

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:34 AM PDT

The Ugandan army destroyed a base of a key general of the Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic.

French festival screens new 'Jason Bourne' film

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

The "Jason Bourne" blockbuster spy series hit the screens at France's 38th Deauville film festival with the latest instalment featuring all the usual action but no usual suspect.

A test looms for Egypt's new leader: Garbage

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:19 AM PDT

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 2 - In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photo, an Egyptian walks in front of loads of garbage on a street in Cairo, Egypt. A government modernization effort flopped. A swine flu panic prompted the mass slaughter of the pigs that recycled Cairo's organic garbage; the city's metal trash bins were easy prey for thieves, especially during the global scrap metal boom. Now the garbage crisis in the Arab world's biggest city is posing a significant test for the newly elected government that replaced longtime autocratic leaders. (AP Photo)The pile of trash overwhelmed the median divider on Ahmed Zaki Street and spilled into oncoming traffic — egg shells, rotten eggplants, soiled diapers, bottles, broken furniture, junked TV sets. Flies swarmed and the summer sun baked up a powerful stench.

Florida teen gets her chance to play quarterback

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:18 AM PDT

The third-string quarterback for South Plantation High School wears No. 13 as a tribute to Dan Marino, and her parents met at a Miami Dolphins game. She has been known to play football in parking lots.

Angola: Ruling party wins election

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

Preliminary results show that Angola's ruling party has won 75 percent of the national vote, assuring President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, in power for 33 years, another five years in office.

Scientology-inspired 'The Master' casts spell at Venice fest

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 11:07 AM PDT

The film "The Master" cast a spell on viewers at the Venice festival on Saturday with Philip Seymour Hoffman playing a charismatic leader loosely based on Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.

U.S. must show tougher stance against Iran: Netanyahu confidant

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:56 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A confidant of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that U.S. President Barack Obama had yet to present a credible military threat that could deter Iran from seeking nuclear weapons. The latest criticism was voiced by Tzachi Hanegbi, an influential former legislator who quit the opposition Kadima party in July to join up with Likud and Netanyahu, with whom he has always maintained a close relationship. "I don't see that there is a credible threat for American action, the rhetoric of the U.S. president is too vague, very amorphous ... ...

Verdict in: Peterson jury united on clothes

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 31, 2012 file courtroom sketch, Drew Peterson, foreground, looks on, as Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow gives his opening statement before Judge Edward Burmila and jurors, in Joliet, Ill., in Peterson's murder trial. Peterson is charged in the 2004 death of his third wife, Kathleen Savio. Jurors at the trial have been showing up wearing matching clothes. (AP Photo/Tom Gianni, File)One expects coordinated outfits from cheerleaders, fast-food workers, military units — clowns even. It fosters unity of purpose, team spirit. But color-coordinated jurors? And at a murder trial, no less?

NFL, officials' union meet again

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT

The NFL and its on-field officials' union failed to reach an agreement when they met Saturday morning, making it more likely replacement officials will work the league's first week of regular-season games.

Gunmen kill seven Shiites in Pakistan: police

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Pakistani Shiite Muslims protest against recent killings of Shiite Muslims in QuettaGunmen shot dead seven Shiite Muslims in two separate incidents in Pakistan's troubled southwestern province of Baluchistan on Saturday, police said.

In Missouri Senate race, GOP engages in a standoff

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:51 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012 file photo, U.S. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., addresses members of the media in Chesterfield, Mo., where he confirmed his plans to remain in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite a political uproar over remarks he made about rape and pregnancy. Republican leaders insist Akin should quit the race because of his inflammatory remarks, but Akin insists he is in it to win it and says the Republican establishment should support him if they want to gain control of the Senate from Democrats. (AP Photo/Sid Hastings, File)A game of political chicken is playing out among the nation's top Republicans and Missouri's embattled GOP nominee for the Senate.

Fed's Williams backs open-ended QE3, eyes $600 billion

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:46 AM PDT

(Reuters) - More easing from the Federal Reserve would help boost the U.S. economic recovery and keep the labor market from stalling out, a top central bank policymaker said as he called for a round of bond purchases that could eventually top $600 billion. San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams said on CNBC television the Fed's two quantitative easing programs have had benefits and argued the central bank should be moving toward an "open-ended" QE3 that would not be limited by a dollar value. ...

Isaac's remnants bring rain to drought-hit Midwest

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:45 AM PDT

A truck is submerged in flood waters after a Hurricane Isaac levee breach in Braithwaite(Reuters) - The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower U.S. Midwest on Saturday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said. Rainfall between 3 to 5 inches, and up to 8 inches in some areas, was expected to hit much of the middle Mississippi River Valley and Ohio River Valley on Saturday and Sunday, U.S. forecasters said. ...

AP analysis: Iran nuclear denial has Japanese ring

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT

FILE- In this April, 9, 2007, file photo Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran. Iran's denials that it is trying to develop nuclear weapons carry a distinctly hollow ring among its foes as the U.N. nuclear watchdog piles on worries: Complaining about limits on inspection access and reporting that Tehran is expanding its nuclear fuel labs. But, as Israel increasingly weighs the option of a military strike, Western leaders wary of another Middle East conflict may have to pay closer attention to the claims. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)A "big and unforgivable" sin. A Western falsehood. An attempt to deprive developing nations of peaceful nuclear technology.

Bernanke says Fed ready to act but short on specifics

Posted: 01 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Ben Bernanke reacts as he testifies before the House Committee on the Financial Services semi-annual monetary policy report on Capitol Hill in WashingtonJACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday left the door wide open to a further easing of monetary policy, saying the stagnation in the U.S. labor market was a "grave concern," but he stopped short of providing a clear signal of imminent action. His stark language gave a temporary lift to U.S. stocks, but economists walked away from the Fed chairman's remarks still divided over whether the central bank would launch a fresh round of bond purchases at its upcoming meeting in September. ...
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