Friday, October 26, 2012

McGovern celebrated as 'conscience for our nation'

McGovern celebrated as 'conscience for our nation'

McGovern celebrated as 'conscience for our nation'

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:28 PM PDT

Will Mead holds a tri-folded flag as he watches with family members the casket of his great grandfather, former Democratic U.S. Senator and three-time presidential candidate George McGovern, being carried into the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science in Sioux Falls, S.D., for the funeral service, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. McGovern died Sunday in his native South Dakota at age 90. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Three former Democratic presidential candidates paid personal respects Friday to George McGovern, whose 1972 campaign for president galvanized the party's liberal wing and ushered in a new generation of political activism.

Citi fires analyst, pays fine over Facebook leak

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:25 PM PDT

The young Citigroup analyst was researching Facebook before it went public. He dropped an email to two of his buddies at a popular technology blog, leaking them information about Citigroup's research that was supposed to be private.

In veteran-heavy states, military issues magnified

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama poses for a picture after speaking at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention in Phoenix. The far-flung swing states that have the most sway in the presidential election have something else in common - a large share of military veterans who are getting special attention from the fiercely dueling campaigns. In a White House campaign this hard-fought, no interest group can be ignored. But veterans are an especially prized group since so many live in battlegrounds including Colorado, Florida, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina and Virginia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)The far-flung swing states that have the most sway in the presidential election have something else in common — a large share of military veterans who are getting special attention from the fiercely dueling campaigns.

Storm could upend campaign travel plans

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney's meticulously arranged travel schedules could be upended in the last full week before Election Day by a super storm barreling toward some battleground states.

Romney on economy: Obama 'made the problem worse'

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets supporters after he spoke about the economy at a campaign rally at Kinzler Construction Services in Ames, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Seizing on fresh evidence of economic sluggishness, Republican challenger Mitt Romney said Friday that President Barack Obama inherited a bad situation when he took office and then "made the problem worse." Obama campaigned from the White House 11 days before the election after a wearying, 40-hour circuit of battleground states.

Egypt activists try to stop holiday sex harassment

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Wearing vests painted with the slogan 'Anti-harassment', a group of volunteers confront a group of teasing young boys near Cairo's Tahrir Square. Instead of taking to the streets with air horns and toy guns and hissing at women like many of their peers, the small group of young Egyptian men tried to secure the streets of downtown Cairo during Eid al-adha, one of Islam's most important holidays, a time when fears of sexual harassment spike. Their effort largely failed, but it shows the extent of the sexual harassment scourge facing Egypt and the government's failures to address it. (AP Photo/ Maggie Fick)A group of Egyptian men had a mission for this year's Eid al-Adha, Islam's biggest holiday, which began Friday. They wanted to make some effort to stop sexual harassment of women, which in past years has spiked in Cairo during the holiday celebrations with the crowds of rowdy men in the streets.

Wealthy siblings become forces in Calif. politics

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:14 PM PDT

Charles Munger Sr. is best known as Warren Buffett's right-hand man, an investor who has turned his skill at picking winning companies into a billion-dollar fortune.

France: Lawmakers pass bill to pay for abortions

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

France's lower house voted Friday to fully reimburse all abortions and to make contraception free for minors.

Schwarzenegger to star in 'The Legend of Conan'

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Arnold Schwarzenegger is coming back — as Conan the Barbarian.

A weak finish for stocks as earnings news weighs

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT

Stocks are closing mostly lower after another batch of weak earnings reports weighs on the market.

Romney, Obama teams plan for who takes White House

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 23, 2012 file photo, former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt is seen at The Chateaux at Silver Lake at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. It's the defining ritual of our democracy: the peaceful transfer of power from one citizen to another, with Leavitt leading Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's "Readiness Project" transition team. And though the outcome of this year's presidential election is still far from certain, the transition is already well under way. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)It's the defining ritual of American democracy: the peaceful transfer of presidential power.

Sharapova beats Stosur at WTA Championships

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot to Sara Errani of Italy during their tennis match at the WTA championship in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. (AP Photo)Maria Sharapova swept past Sam Stosur 6-0, 6-3 at the WTA Championships on Friday to retain a small chance of finishing the year as the No. 1-ranked player.

Friend charged with murder in botched kidnapping

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office shows Saanvi Venna. Authorities are searching for the 10-month-old girl, who disappeared after her grandmother was fatally beaten inside a suburban Philadelphia apartment. Police issued an Amber Alert for the Venna on Monday Oct. 22, 2012 following the discovery of her grandmother's body at the Marquis Apartments in King of Prussia, Pa. (AP Photo/Montgomery County District Attorney's Office)A family friend charged with killing an infant and her grandmother told police he dropped the baby as the grandmother charged at him during a botched kidnapping.

Sandy pounds Bahamas after killing 40 in Caribbean

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Resident Antonio Garces tries to recover his belongings from his house destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in Aguacate, Cuba, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. Hurricane Sandy blasted across eastern Cuba on Thursday as a potent Category 2 storm and headed for the Bahamas after causing at least two deaths in the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)Hurricane Sandy rolled out of the Bahamas on Friday after causing 40 deaths across the Caribbean, churning toward the U.S. East Coast, where it threatens to join forces with winter weather fronts to create a devastating super storm.

Hurricane Sandy, day by day

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:03 PM PDT

A look at Hurricane Sandy, day by day, on its path across the Caribbean.

Earnhardt talks of anxiety caused by concussions

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Dale Earnhardt Jr., speaks during a news conference prior to his first practice since recovering from concussions at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)Dale Earnhardt Jr. disliked the attention caused by his concussions and nearly three-week departure from NASCAR, but said Friday he returns to racing glad he took steps to make sure he is OK.

Ravens fined $20K for not listing Reed's injury

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Houston Texans running back Arian Foster (23) is pulled down by Baltimore Ravens' Ed Reed (20) during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patric Schneider)The NFL has fined the Baltimore Ravens $20,000 for not listing safety Ed Reed on the team's injury report with a torn labrum in his right shoulder, a violation of the league's procedures for reporting injury information.

Muslim pilgrims stone devil in symbolic hajj rite

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Millions of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Friday furiously cast pebbles in a symbolic stoning of the devil, carrying out a final rite of hajj, as Muslims around the world celebrated the start of Islam's biggest holiday, the Feast of Sacrifice.

In speech, Romney promises to revitalize economy

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about the economy at a campaign rally at Kinzler Construction Services in Ames, Iowa, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)Mitt Romney is promising to revitalize the nation's economy with "bold ideas" and a senior aide said the Republican presidential candidate would not cut ties with an Indiana Senate candidate who said pregnancy resulting from rape is "something God intended."

FBI tip leads French police to wanted US mogul

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:57 PM PDT

A FBI tip helped French police track down and arrest an 87-year-old real-estate developer and his wife wanted by U.S. authorities — more than a year after the couple quietly settled near an Alpine lake, French officials said Friday.

Weak earnings reports weigh on stocks

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT

Trader Christopher Lotito works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)The stock market struggled to hang on to meager gains after investors found little to like in weak corporate earnings reports and news of only tepid growth in the U.S. economy in the third quarter.

Syrian toddler believed dead reunited with parents

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:53 PM PDT

Bushr Al Tawashi looks at the photographer as he is carried by his mother Arin Al Dakkar, outside of a private Sigma TV station, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012. Bushr Al Tawashi, a 2-year-old Syrian boy who was believed dead after his family inadvertently left him behind as they fled shelling in Damascus last summer has been reunited with his parents in Cyprus, a lawyer said. "You can imagine how they felt when they were told their son was alive after bearing all this guilt thinking that he was dead," lawyer Stella Constantinou told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)No one knows how long little Bushr Al Tawashi wandered alone in the rubble of his home in the Syrian capital before rebel fighters found the toddler and handed him over to another family to look after.

Witness: Day care owner calm about stove left on

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:52 PM PDT

Jessica Tata, accused in the deaths of four children at her west Houston daycare, stands at the conclusion of opening statements at the Harris County Criminal Courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; TV OUTA Texas woman accused of murdering four children who died last year at a fire in her home day care did not seem to be frantic or in a hurry after remembering while out shopping that she had left a stove burner on, a former store manager testified Friday.

U.S. Navy sends ships to sea ahead of "Frankenstorm"

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:51 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Friday ordered all ships in the Norfolk, Virginia, area - including the nuclear-powered USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier - out to sea beyond the reach of approaching Hurricane Sandy. It was just one of the storm precautions being announced by the Pentagon, which said around 61,000 members of the National Guard were ready to respond, if needed. Sandy, dubbed a "Frankenstorm" by one government forecaster, has begun merging with a polar air mass over the eastern United States, potentially spawning a hybrid super-storm that could wreak havoc along the U. ...

Silvio Berlusconi convicted in Italy of tax fraud

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, Italian former premier Silvio Berlusconi reacts during a press conference in Rome, Italy. A court in Italy has convicted, Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, former Premier Silvio Berlusconi of tax fraud and sentenced him to four years in prison. In Italy, cases must pass two levels of appeal before the verdicts are final. Berlusconi is expected to appeal. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)Just two days after announcing he won't run in spring elections, former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud and sentenced to four years in prison Friday in a verdict that could see him barred from public office for five years.

Oil rises as massive storm aims for East Coast

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:44 PM PDT

The price of oil rose slightly Friday as data showed the U.S. economy is muddling along and the East Coast prepares for a potentially damaging storm.

US appeals court rejects Argentine bond arguments

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Port workers walk past the three-masted ARA Libertad, a symbol of Argentina's navy, as it lies docked at the port in Tema, outside Accra, Ghana, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. Argentina has hired an Air France charter to fly nearly 300 navy cadets home from Ghana after failing to persuade the government there to reverse the seizure of its tall ship. Argentina said Monday that 281 crew members from Argentina and a half-dozen other countries will fly to Buenos Aires on Wednesday, leaving the captain with a skeleton crew to maintain the ship at port in Ghana.(AP Photo/Gabriela Barnuevo)Argentina lost its long battle against bond holdouts in the U.S. courts on Friday, as an appellate panel rejected every argument it made against paying $1.33 billion to investors who refused to accept as little as 25 cents on the dollar for the country's defaulted debt.

NHL cancels games through November

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 11, 2012, file photo, New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur skates towards center ice during a timeout in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings during Game 6 of NHL hockey's Stanley Cup finals in Los Angeles. The NHL announced Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, that it has canceled all its games through the end of November because of the labor dispute between owners and players. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)The NHL lockout has forced the cancellation of all games through the end of November.

Ex-LSU players Mathieu, Jefferson out of jail

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:41 PM PDT

In this photo provided by The Daily Reveille, former LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu is walked to a police car at Baton Rouge Police Department Second District Police Station bound for East Baton Rouge Parish prison after he and former LSU teammates Jordan Jefferson, Derrick Bryant and Karnell Hatcher were found in The Venue at Northgate, an apartment complex in Baton Rouge, with 18 grams of marijuana, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 (AP Photo/The Daily Reveille, Catherine Threlkeld)Former LSU football standouts Tyrann Mathieu and Jordan Jefferson were released from a Baton Rouge jail Friday after their arrests at Mathieu's apartment on marijuana charges.

Sarah Jessica Parker among stars honoring fashion

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker attends the 29th Annual "Night Of Stars" presented by The Fashion Group International at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday Oct. 25, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Fashion may have been the focus of the Night of Stars gala in New York, but actress Sarah Jessica Parker was more interested in talking politics.

Hurricane Sandy kills 41 in Caribbean, targets U.S.

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Storm clouds fill the sky over HavanaNASSAU (Reuters) - Hurricane Sandy, a late-season Atlantic storm unlike anything seen in more than two decades, slogged slowly toward the U.S. East Coast on Friday after killing at least 41 people as it cut across the Caribbean. Forecasters said Sandy, with an expanding wind field already 550 miles wide, had begun merging with a polar air mass over the eastern United States, potentially spawning a hybrid "super storm" that could wreak havoc along the East Coast. ...

China wants to stop profiteering at temple sites

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:33 PM PDT

In this photo taken June 18, 2006, worshippers attend a ceremony at the Jin Ding, or Golden Tip, on Emei Mountains in Emeishan city in southwest China's Sichuan province. Authorities announced Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, a ban on temples selling shares to investors after leaders of several temples planned to pursue stock market listings for them as commercial entities. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTChina is telling tourist-favored Buddhist temples: Don't let money be your mantra.

Former tech exec settles insider trading charges

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:32 PM PDT

A former executive at a technology firm in Silicon Valley is settling charges lodged by federal regulators that he provided insider information to convicted Galleon hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam.

Huckabee to aid Akin in Mo. Senate race with TV ad

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:25 PM PDT

Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is making another appearance on Missouri television screens in support of Republican Senate candidate Todd Akin.

Car bombs, violence mar Syria's shaky truce

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:21 PM PDT

In this image released by the Syrian official news agency SANA , a crowd gather beneath the shattered facade of a building damaged by a car bomb in Damasus, Syria Friday Oct 26 2012. The blast in a residential area of Damascus, near a housing complex for police, killed five people and wounded more than 30, state TV said. A shaky holiday truce was marred by sporadic fighting and two car bombs Friday but gave war-battered Syrians a brief respite, allowing thousands of protesters to pour out of mosques to demand President Bashar Assad's ouster.(AP Photo/ Sana)Two deadly car bombs and sporadic fighting marred a shaky holiday truce Friday in Syria, although thousands of protesters used the brief respite in the civil war to pour into the streets and demand President Bashar Assad's ouster.

No. 5 Irish, No. 8 Sooners add to rich history

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:20 PM PDT

In this photo taken Oct. 27, 1956 and provided by the University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications, Oklahoma running back Clendon Thomas runs the ball as Notre Dame's Paul Hornung chases during an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind. Oklahoma won 40-0. Notre Dame has had some great victories in its 125 years of playing college football, yet none was as improbable as the 7-0 victory at second-ranked Oklahoma in 1957. That victory ended the Sooners' NCAA-record winning streak at 47 games and came just a season after the Sooners beat the Irish 40-0 in South Bend, still the most lopsided home loss in Notre Dame history. (AP Photo/University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications)The words "Play Like a Champion Today" are plastered on the walls leading from the locker room to the field at both No. 5 Notre Dame and No. 8 Oklahoma, a rich piece of tradition the storied schools happen to share.

FDA: Mold, bacteria at pharmacy tied to outbreak

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Federal health inspectors say staffers at a pharmacy linked to the meningitis outbreak over the past year documented dozens of cases of mold and bacteria growing in rooms that were supposed to be sterile.

Toyota widens global sales lead over GM

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:15 PM PDT

Toyota has widened its global sales lead over General Motors after bouncing back from a series of natural disasters.

A circus comes to Gaza _ minus lions and ladies

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:15 PM PDT

The circus came to Gaza on Friday, but getting it there required its own high-wire act.

Airlines ask fliers to reschedule due to big storm

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Some U.S. airlines are giving travelers a way out if they want to scrap their plans due to Hurricane Sandy.
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