Sunday, October 24, 2010

Obama likely to focus on deficit in next 2 years (AP)

Obama likely to focus on deficit in next 2 years (AP)

Obama likely to focus on deficit in next 2 years (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:49 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama makes addresses reporters in the White House Cabinet Room in Washington after meeting with Congressional leaders, from left, Republican House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president, Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. With Republicans poised to win big in the Nov. 2, 2010, election Obama is already giving clues about how he will govern in the last two years of his term. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Preparing for political life after a bruising election, President Barack Obama will put greater emphasis on fiscal discipline, a nod to a nation sick of spending and to a Congress poised to become more Republican, conservative and determined to stop him.

British deputy PM: Investigate Iraq leak claims (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:08 AM PDT

AP - Allegations of prisoner abuse and civilian killings in Iraq from a cache of leaked U.S. secret military documents are extremely serious and must be investigated, a top British official said Sunday.

Governors' races offer some of sharpest skirmishes (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2010 file photo. Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White speaks in Dallas. Despite keen national attention to the fight for control of Congress, some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes of this midterm election season have been for governor's mansions — especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases. White has accused appointees of Republican Gov. Rick Perry of pressuring Texas teacher retirement system managers to make potentially risky investments that gave state business to politically connected companies. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)AP - Some of the sharpest bare-knuckle skirmishes this election season are the races for governor, especially in states shouldering the highest unemployment rates and largest tax increases.

In Haiti, cholera could heighten earthquake misery (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:51 PM PDT

Victims and families wait at a medical facility in St. Marc, northern Haiti. Health Minister Alex Larsen has warned that the cholera outbreak blamed for 135 deaths is the most lethal strain of the disease.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AP - Health authorities and aid workers in Haiti are scrambling to keep a cholera outbreak out of the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live.

Gay voters angry at Democrats could sway election (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:38 AM PDT

AP - Kate Coatar is seriously considering voting for Green Party candidates instead of Democrats, whom she normally supports. James Wyatt won't cast a ballot at all because he no longer trusts anyone to fight for causes important to him.

Pakistan resists US push to expand terror fight (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:34 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Pakistan's foreign minister said Sunday that his country will deal with a key Taliban sanctuary along the Afghan border on its own timeline despite increasing U.S. pressure to move swiftly to help turn around the war in Afghanistan.

Employers looking at health insurance options (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2010, file photo Democratic Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen speaks in Nashville, Tenn. The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations. But said Bredesen, 'The economics of dropping existing coverage is about to become very attractive to many employers, both public and private.' (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)AP - The new health care law wasn't supposed to undercut employer plans that have provided most people in the U.S. with coverage for generations.

Iran restricts social sciences seen as 'Western' (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:02 AM PDT

AP - Iran has imposed new restrictions on 12 university social sciences deemed to be based on Western schools of thought and therefore incompatible with Islamic teachings, state radio reported Sunday.

Lung taste receptors may improve asthma treatment (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT

AP - The ability to taste isn't limited to the mouth, and researchers say that discovery might one day lead to better treatments for diseases such as asthma.

Report: Favre admits leaving voicemails (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:58 PM PDT

FILE - At left, in a Sept. 2, 2010, file photo, is Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, in Minneapolis. At right, in a Sept. 14, 2008, file photo, is Jenn Sterger on the sideline before an NFL football game between the New York Jets and New England Patriots, in East Rutherford, N.J. The ex-New York Jets employee involved in the allegation against Favre has hired a lawyer. Sterger's manager Phil Reese says Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, the decision was made 'after much deliberation.' (AP Photo/File)AP - Brett Favre reportedly admitted leaving voicemails for the former New York Jets game hostess to whom a website says he also sent lewd photos.

Senate unlikely to follow House on yuan (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Reuters - The Senate is unlikely to take up pending China currency legislation following a weekend promise by the Group of 20 economic powers to shun currency devaluations for trade advantage, analysts said on Sunday.

Haiti cholera toll tops 250, but seen stabilizing (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:49 AM PDT

Hospital workers carry the body of a resident who died of cholera at a local hospital in the town of Saint Marc, October 22, 2010. REUTERS/ St-Felix EvensReuters - A cholera epidemic in Haiti has killed more than 250 people, the government said on Sunday, but it added the outbreak which has sickened more than 3,000 may be stabilizing with fewer deaths and new cases reported over the last 24 hours.

Democrat fights for political life in Bush country (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX) waves on stage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 27, 2008. REUTERS/Chris WattieReuters - Deep in the red heart of Texas, a Democrat is fighting for his political life.

Iran says some academic courses too "Western" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:55 AM PDT

A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard prays during Friday prayers at the University of Tehran mosque July 16, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - Iran will not allow its universities to begin teaching certain disciplines it deems too "Western," and existing courses will be revised, a senior Education Ministry was quoted as saying Sunday.

Canadian at Guantanamo to announce plea decision (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Reuters - Canadian captive Omar Khadr strolled across the sun-baked yard in one of the communal camps at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention center in Cuba, clearly aware that journalists were staring at him through the fence.

U.N. will help, but not discuss, Afghan peace talks (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Reuters - The United Nations' top diplomat in Afghanistan said on Sunday he will help with efforts to find a negotiated end to a war he believes has no military solution, but he will not discuss progress.

China breaks up anti-Japan protests (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese police on Sunday broke up protests against Japan in the northwestern city of Lanzhou over a territorial dispute that has stoked tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.

Netanyahu warns Palestinians against unilateral acts (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:34 AM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem October 24, 2010. Netanyahu urged the Palestinians on Sunday not to take unilateral steps towards statehood, saying Israel was working closely with Washington on ways to restart peace talks. REUTERS/Sebastian Scheiner/PoolReuters - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Palestinians on Sunday not to take unilateral steps toward statehood, saying Israel was working closely with Washington on ways to restart peace talks.

Epidemic fears grow as cholera hits Haiti capital (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:26 AM PDT

A cholera victim is brought for treatment to St Marc hospital, north of Port-au-Prince, on October 22. Haiti's cholera crisis deepened Sunday as the first cases in the capital raised fears the epidemic could infiltrate Port-au-Prince's squalid tent cities and spawn a major health disaster.(AFP/File/Thony Belizaire)AFP - Haiti's cholera crisis deepened Sunday as the first cases in the capital raised fears the epidemic could infiltrate Port-au-Prince's squalid tent cities and spawn a major health disaster.

US under pressure on WikiLeaks allegations (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2010 09:06 AM PDT

A news ticker flashes a headline on the release of 400,000 secret US documents about the war in Iraq on the WikiLeaks website in New York's Times Square. Washington on Sunday came under increasing pressure to investigate the allegations in the leaked Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks, which Britain's deputy premier called AFP - Washington on Sunday came under increasing pressure to investigate allegations in the leaked Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks, which Britain's deputy premier called "shocking".
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