Sunday, August 29, 2010

Obama heralds New Orleans' revival after storm (AP)

Obama heralds New Orleans' revival after storm (AP)

Obama heralds New Orleans' revival after storm (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, with daughters Malia, second from left, Sasha and first lady Michelle Obama order lunch at Parkway Bakery and Tavern in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Five years after the ravaging storm, President Barack Obama celebrated New Orleans's revival from Hurricane Katrina on Sunday and pledged common purpose with residents in the continuing struggle to protect and rebuild the Gulf Coast. Obama declared to those who dedicated themselves to their city's recovery: "Because of you, New Orleans is coming back."

Wright: Obama Muslim myth believers 'psychopaths' (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT

FILE - In a March 5, 2009 file photo, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright leaves the Selma Performing Arts Center, in Selma, Ala. Wright, President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, referred to people who wrongly believe that Obama is Muslim as 'psychopaths' and criticized supporters of the war in Iraq during a sermon Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 in Arkansas. (AP Photo/Jamie Martin, File)AP - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, referred to people who wrongly believe Obama is Muslim as "psychopaths" during a fiery sermon Sunday in Arkansas.

AP IMPACT: US wasted billions in rebuilding Iraq (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

In this Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010 photo, a worker walks through the nearly-complete waste water treatment site in Fallujah, Iraq, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad. The system is almost finished — at a cost of more than three times the original estimate and four years past the initial deadline. This site is among hundreds of projects funded by U.S. taxpayers that remain abandoned or incomplete, wasting more than $5 billion, according to auditors. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, yet sewage still runs through the streets

7 US troops killed in latest Afghanistan fighting (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Abdul Manan, a candidate for the September Parliament elections is brought to a hospital, after being shot, in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010. On Saturday evening in Herat province, a candidate running for a seat in parliament was shot and killed as he was on his way to a mosque, said Lal Mohammad Omarzai, deputy governor of Shindand district. He said two men on a motorbike opened fire on the candidate, Abdul Manan, who died of his wounds. (AP Photo/ Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - Seven U.S. troops have died in weekend attacks in Afghanistan's embattled southern and eastern regions, while officials found the bodies Sunday of five kidnapped campaign aides working for a female candidate in the western province of Herat.

Abbas: No peace talks with settlement building (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Israeli children walk past Ariel's new Theater in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ariel , Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. Leading Israeli theater artists have pledged not to perform in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, stirring a heated debate in Israel on Sunday about the dozens of communities just as Israelis and Palestinians are to embark on a new round of peace talks.The settlements, deemed illegal by the international community and built on occupied land the Palestinians want for their state, could derail talks shortly after they are launched Thursday. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned Sunday that he will not back down from his threat to pull out of new peace talks with Israel if it resumes construction in West Bank settlements.

Lincoln turns re-election bid into earmark defense (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:05 PM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 18, 2010, U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is interviewed at her campaign headquarters in Little Rock, Ark. Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters — in dollars — of what's she's done for Arkansas during nearly 12 years in Washington. Defending projects typically derided as pork is a tricky stance for a vulnerable incumbent, but Lincoln has turned her re-election fight into an argument for pet projects.(AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Ignoring Republican complaints about wasteful federal spending, Democratic Sen. Blanche Lincoln is reminding voters — in dollars — of what's she's done for Arkansas during nearly 16 years in Washington.

Newborn Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows a swirl of clouds in the Atlantic Ocean associated with Hurricane Danielle. The storm will move northeastward for the next few days and is not expected to impact any major landmasses. Clouds associated with Tropical Storm Earl are a few hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles. This storm will move west northwestward over the next few days and poses a threat to some Caribbean Islands. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Islanders set up emergency shelters and canceled flights on Sunday as newly born Hurricane Earl churned toward the northern Caribbean. Cruise lines diverted ships to avoid the storm's path.

Internet may phase out printed Oxford Dictionary (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:02 PM PDT

An entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, defining a dictionary, pictured Sunday Aug. 29 2010. It's been in print for over a century, but in future the Oxford English Dictionary — the authoritative guide to the English language — may only be available to peruse online. Publisher Oxford University Press said Sunday that burgeoning demand for the dictionary's online version has far outpaced demand for the printed versions. By the time the lexicographers behind the dictionary finished revising and updating the latest edition — a gargantuan task that will take many more years — publishers are doubtful there will still be a market for the printed form. (AP Photo)AP - It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventually slim down to nothing. Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday so many people prefer to look up words using its online product that it's uncertain whether the dictionary's next edition will be printed on paper at all.

Newcomers 'Glee,' 'Modern Family' seek Emmy love (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:16 PM PDT

An Emmy statue is displayed inside the Governors Ball following Sunday's 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, during Emmy Awards Press Preview Day in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - "Glee" is about to learn if the Emmys care to sing its praises. The hit musical-comedy show about a high school glee club was a leading nominee at Sunday's Emmy Awards, including bids for best comedy series and cast members Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer.

Kangaroo testicle? Chefs in Serbia say, 'Yes!' (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:14 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, testicles are cooked in a pot during the so-called 7th annual World Testicle Cooking Championship in the village of Ozrem, some 150 kilometers (90 miles) south of Belgrade, Serbia. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch - and sometimes taste, as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)AP - In a remote Serbian mountain village, they're cooking up delicacies to make your mouth water — or your stomach churn. At the seventh annual World Testicle Cooking Championship, visitors watch — and sometimes taste — as teams of chefs cook up bull, boar, camel, ostrich and even kangaroo testicles.

Pakistan survivors stalked by disease as waters ebb (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 03:02 AM PDT

Flood victims use a part of a damaged railway track to cross the floodwaters toward a village in Sultan Kot, about 51 km (31 miles) from Sukkur in Pakistan's Sindh province August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Athar HussainReuters - A month after torrential monsoon rains triggered Pakistan's worst natural disaster on record, flood waters are starting to recede -- but there are countless survivors at risk of death from hunger and disease.

Thousands flee as long-sleepy Sumatra volcano erupts (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:41 AM PDT

A woman carrying her child walks on the street at the district of Tanah Karo outside the city of Medan, North Sumatra, as Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in the background August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Tarmizy HarvaReuters - Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, spewing out lava and sending smoke and dust 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) into the air.

Campaign workers killed as Afghan violence spreads (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:17 AM PDT

Afghan children walk past a wall painting of cartoon characters, Sylvester, right, and Tweetie Pie, outside a school in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/ Reza Shirmohammadi)Reuters - Gunmen shot dead five campaign workers for a candidate in Afghanistan's parliamentary election next month, officials said on Sunday, another sign of rising insecurity as Washington prepares to review its war strategy.

Iraqis say war "not ending" despite U.S. drawdown (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:31 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama's message this weekend that Iraq would "chart its own course" may have been welcome news for war-weary Americans, but it has fueled anxieties about the future among Iraqis.

North Korea's Kim not seen heading for retirement yet (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 01:05 AM PDT

A vehicle believed to be transporting North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the only vehicle in his convoy that is heavily tinted and armoured, travels towards Nanhu Hotel in Changchun city, where Kim is rumoured to be staying with his son, August 28, 2010. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - North Korea's ruling party holds its biggest meeting in 30 years early next month to pick a new leadership and likely anoint an heir to the dynasty as Kim Jong-il's health deteriorates.

Many clocks tick as Israel, Palestinians open talks (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) listen to President Barack Obama speak during a trilateral meeting with in New York in this September 22, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Many clocks will be ticking during the next year when Washington hopes an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal can be hammered out.

New Hurricane Earl joins Danielle (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Tropical Storm Earl bulked up to hurricane strength on a track toward islands in the eastern Caribbean on Sunday, while Hurricane Danielle weakened to a Category 1 storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

Belgian sex abuse tapes amplify Catholic scandals (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 06:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Leaked tapes of Belgium's Cardinal Godfried Danneels urging a victim not to reveal he was sexually abused by a bishop are some of the most damaging documents to emerge in the scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church.

Pakistan on 'war footing' to save city (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 10:16 AM PDT

Pakistani flood survivors sit on a boat as they return to their homes in Shah Jamal. Pakistani troops and workers were on a AFP - Pakistani troops and workers were on a "war footing" Sunday as they battled to save the southern city of Thatta after most of the population of 300,000 fled advancing flood waters.

Obama hails New Orleans 'resilience' five years post-Katrina (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2010 12:56 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at Xavier University to attend a ceremony on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Sunday, praised the city's resilience and pledged support for rebuilding AFP - President Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans Sunday, praised the city's resilience and pledged support for rebuilding "until the job is done."
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