Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Obama faults himself for not selling health law (AP)

Obama faults himself for not selling health law (AP)

Obama faults himself for not selling health law (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

President Barack Obama greets Gail O'Brien, from Keene, N.H., in the backyard of a private residence in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010, to discuss the Patient's Bill of Rights and health care reform. Earlier this year, O'Brien was diagnosed with high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and had no health insurance. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Blaming himself for coolness to his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is seeking to reintroduce the law to voters who don't much like or understand it six months after he signed it.

Violence in east Jerusalem clouds peace efforts (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

A masked Palestinian youth uses a slingshot to hurl stones at Israeli police officers during clashes at the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Violence erupted after a 32-year-old Palestinian laborer was killed by a private security guard watching over Jewish families in the Silwan neighborhood in east Jerusalem. During the man's funeral, a mob of protesters set tires on fire, smashed the windows of several buses and called for revenge. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Crowds of Palestinian youths violently rampaged in east Jerusalem Wednesday following the shooting death of a local man, clouding fragile peace efforts even as the Palestinian president signaled he may back away from threats to quit negotiations if Israel resumes West Bank settlement construction.

Audit finds Bell misused millions in city funds (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:09 PM PDT

Council member Teresa Jacobo stands in the dock among eight current and former Bell, Calif., city officials arrested on corruption charges, as they appear in court at the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Al Seib, Pool)AP - The scandal-plagued city of Bell mismanaged more than $50 million in bond money, levied illegal taxes and paid exorbitant salaries to its leaders, according to a state audit released Wednesday.

Bomb attack kills 12 people in western Iran (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:03 PM PDT

A wounded Iranian woman speaks to a TV journalist after a bomb blast in Mahabad Iran in this image taken from TV Wednesday Sept 22, 2010. A bomb exploded at a military parade in Mahabad northwestern Iran, killing spectators in an attack that one official blamed on Kurdish separatists who have fought Iranian forces in the area for decades. (AP Photo/IRIB via APTN) ** IRAN OUT TV OUT **AP - A bomb exploded at a military parade in northwestern Iran on Wednesday, killing 12 spectators in an attack that one official blamed on Kurdish separatists who have fought Iranian forces in the area for decades.

3 govt officials: Homegrown terrorists troubling (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:50 PM PDT

AP - Efforts by terrorists abroad to radicalize and recruit U.S. residents present new security threats, three top Obama administration officials told Congress on Wednesday.

Book unearths divisions over Obama war plan (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama's early attempts to seize control of a neglected Afghanistan war yielded a strategy that pleased almost no one and hasn't turned the tide of a conflict near its 10th year.

Atlanta megachurch head denies sex with young men (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18 2007 file photo, Bishop Eddie Long, of the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, in Lithonia, Ga. gestures during an interview in Lithonia. Two men on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010 filed a lawsuit accusing Long of exploiting his role as pastor of an Atlanta-area megachurch to coerce them into sexual relationships when they were members of his congregation. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe, File)AP - The prominent pastor of a 25,000-member megachurch near Atlanta denies allegations in a lawsuit that he coerced three young men from the congregation into a sexual relationship, his attorney said.

North Dakota lake swallows land and buildings (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:49 PM PDT

In this Aug. 24, 2010, photo is a house on the southeast side of Devils Lake in North Dakota, threatened by high waters and erosion. The house is expected to be bought out by the federal government in the next month. About 400 homes around Devils Lake have been relocated or destroyed flood waters. (AP Photo/Dave Kolpack)AP - It's been called a slow-growing monster: a huge lake that has steadily expanded over the last 20 years, swallowing up thousands of acres, hundreds of buildings and at least two towns in its rising waters.

2 new dinosaur species discovered in southern Utah (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:45 PM PDT

This image provided by the Utah Museum of Natural History shows an artist's reconstruction of the Kosmoceratops. Scientists said Wednesday, Sept 22, 2010 they've discovered fossils in the southern Utah desert of two new dinosaur species closely related to the Triceratops, including one with 15 horns on its large head. (AP Photo/Lukas Panzarin, Utah Museum of Natural History) NO SALESAP - Scientists said Wednesday they've discovered fossils in the southern Utah desert of two new dinosaur species closely related to the Triceratops, including one with 15 horns on its large head.

K-Rod released on bail over text-message counts (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:42 PM PDT

AP - Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was charged Wednesday with seven counts of criminal contempt for sending his girlfriend dozens of text messages begging for forgiveness, violating a restraining order issued after he was accused of attacking her father at Citi Field.

White House tries to give healthcare a human face (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:57 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama makes remarks during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner in Washington, September 18, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - U.S. President Barack Obama launched a new attempt to convince Americans of the advantages of his healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, just six weeks before an election in which the plan has proved more of a liability than a benefit for his fellow Democrats.

White House adviser Summers stepping down (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Sep 2010 06:05 PM PDT

Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council makes a point on Reuters - Brilliant but blunt-spoken White House economic adviser Larry Summers said on Tuesday he will leave his job, marking a major staff shake-up for President Barack Obama as he faces growing pressure to revive the sluggish economy.

Geithner: Banks can meet capital rules with profits (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:03 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on The Treasury Department's Report on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policies on Capitol Hill in Washington September 16, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday U.S. banks can meet new higher capital rules through future profits without crimping lending and harming economic recovery.

Volcker says mortgage market reform crucial (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:09 AM PDT

President Barack Obama (L) greets Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board Paul Volcker after signing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act in Washington, July 21, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Paul Volcker, special adviser to President Barack Obama, said on Wednesday that reforming the U.S. mortgage market is the biggest single element missing from financial regulatory reform.

Blast in Iranian city kills 12, injures dozens (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 10:44 AM PDT

A video frame grab shows an injured woman being interviewed after a bombing September 22, 2010 that killed 12 people attending a military parade in the northwestern Iranian city of Mahabad. The attack was the work of militants, a local official said. REUTERS/Iranian tv via Reuters TVReuters - Twelve people were killed and more than 70 injured on Wednesday when a bomb exploded among a crowd watching a military parade in northwestern Iran.

Emanuel still mulling whether to leave -Obama aide (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:14 PM PDT

Reuters - White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has yet to decide whether he will leave to run for mayor of Chicago, a senior administration official said on Wednesday, despite mounting speculation he could step down as early as October.

House panel votes Friday on China currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:57 PM PDT

An employee counts Yuan banknotes at a branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Huaibei, Anhui August 3, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A key panel in the House of Representatives has scheduled a business meeting on Friday to vote on legislation pressuring China to revalue its currency, according to a committee notice.

Wealthy benefit most from tax subsidies: study (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Billions of dollars in U.S. tax breaks to encourage home ownership, retirement savings, business start-ups and education mostly benefit top income earners and do little to help low- and middle-income people build wealth, a report released on Wednesday said.

Clashes in Jerusalem after settler guard kills Palestinian (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Israeli mounted riot police ride near smoke from burning cars below the ramparts of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city. Clashes erupted in Jerusalem on Wednesday after a Jewish settlement guard shot dead a Palestinian during a confrontation in a tense neighbourhood in the annexed Arab eastern part of the city.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - Clashes erupted in Jerusalem on Wednesday after a Jewish settlement guard shot dead a Palestinian, who police say was part of a crowd who ambushed him in the annexed Arab eastern part of the city.

India battles deepening Commonwealth Games crisis (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:55 PM PDT

The Commonwealth Games athlete's village in New Delhi. India struggled to keep its Commonwealth Games on track Wednesday, with England warning the event was on a AFP - India has insisted its Commonwealth Games will be "one of the most successful" in the event's history after England warned the showpiece was on a "knife edge" over complaints of filthy housing and growing structural and security fears.
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