Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Airport lines move smoothly despite warnings (AP)

Airport lines move smoothly despite warnings (AP)

Airport lines move smoothly despite warnings (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer pats down a traveler as he works his way through security at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Bloomington, Minn., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Craig Lassig)AP - The lines moved smoothly at airports around the country Wednesday afternoon despite an Internet campaign to get Thanksgiving travelers to gum up the works on one of the busiest days of the year by refusing full-body scans.

Powerful storm pummels the Rockies, closing roads (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

Hannah Philpott, of Citrus Heights, tubes down a hill while playing in the snow near Cisco Grove, Calif., Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. Storms sweeping through the Sierra Nevada has created hazardous driving conditions for motorists. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - A powerful snowstorm pummeled the Rockies on Wednesday, bringing whiteout conditions to parts of the region and closing roads on one of the busiest travel days of the year.

North Korean shelling killed 4, gutted homes (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:05 PM PST

A South Korean Marine stops a photographer in front of the destroyed Marine Corp's barracks on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. South Korea found the burned bodies Wednesday of two islanders killed in a North Korean artillery attack, marking the first civilian deaths in the incident and dramatically escalating the tensions in the region's latest crisis. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUTAP - As they left behind gutted homes, scorched trees and rubble-strewn streets, residents of the tiny South Korean island shelled by North Korea told harrowing tales Wednesday of fiery destruction and narrow escapes.

Pelosi's new mission: Limit Obama deals with GOP (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., greets President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill in Washington, prior to the president delivering his State of the Union address. Vice President Joe Biden is at left. Pelosi, chosen after a messy family feud among Democrats to remain as their leader in the new Congress, and President Barack Obama share a keen interest in repairing their injured party after this month's staggering losses. But Pelosi's mandate is diverging from the president's at a critical time, with potentially damaging consequences for Obama's ability to cut deals with Republicans in the new Congress. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Hers was the face on the grainy negative TV ads that helped defeat scores of Democrats. His agenda, re-election chances and legacy are on the line. Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, chosen after a messy family feud among Democrats to remain as their leader in the new Congress, and President Barack Obama share a keen interest in repairing their injured party after this month's staggering losses.

Color-coded terror warnings on track to disappear (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

FILE - In this March 12, 2002 file photo, the color-coded terrorism warning system is shown in Washington. The Homeland Security Department is proposing to discontinue the color-coded terror alert system that became a symbol of the country's post-9/11 jitters and the butt of late-night talk show jokes. The system's demise would not be the end of terror alerts; instead the alerts would become more descriptive and not as colorful. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette, File)AP - Goodbye danger defined as yellow, orange and red.

US warns of likely harm from WikiLeaks release (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

FILE- In this Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010 file picture founder of the WikiLeaks website, Julian Assange, speaks during a press conference in London. A Swedish prosecutor has asked for a court order to detain WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for questioning on suspicions of rape, sexual molestation and unlawful coercion.(AP Photo/Lennart Preiss/File)AP - The Obama administration said Wednesday it has alerted Congress and begun notifying foreign governments that the WikiLeaks website is preparing to release sensitive U.S. diplomatic files that could damage U.S. relations with friends and allies.

Gloom, anger spreads as European economies teeter (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:03 PM PST

Sinn Fein supporters protest outside Irish government buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. The Irish government has unveiled a range of tough austerity measures designed to help solve the country's debt crisis, among the spending cuts and tax rises are a reduction in the minimum wage, a new property tax and thousands of public sector job cuts. The four-year plan is designed to save the state 15 billion euro ($20bn; £13bn). The government is also negotiating a bail-out package with the EU and IMF, expected to be worth about 85 billion euro. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Anger and fear about Europe's seemingly unstoppable debt crisis coursed through the continent Wednesday. Striking workers shut down much of Portugal, Ireland proposed its deepest budget cuts in history and seething Italian and British students clashed with police over education cuts.

Obama says he doesn't think about race vs. Palin (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST

President Barack Obama greets well-wishers as he arrives at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., on the way to nearby Kokomo where they will tour Chrysler's Indiana Transmission Plant II, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama says he respects Sarah Palin's political skills but hasn't thought about the possibility of facing her in the 2012 presidential election.

NJ anti-Facebook pastor taking leave over affair (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST

AP - A pastor who barred church officials from using Facebook, saying it can lead to adultery, is temporarily stepping down from the pulpit following his admission that he engaged in a three-way sexual relationship a decade ago.

Comedian George Lopez's wife files for divorce (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST

FILE - In this May 6, 2010 file photo, TV personality George Lopez and his wife Ann arrive at the 10th Annual Lupus LA Orange Ball in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)AP - George Lopez and his wife of 17 years are making their breakup official with her filing for divorce. Ann Serrano Lopez filed her petition, citing irreconcilable difference, on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

U.S. aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 03:33 AM PST

People look as smoke rises from South Korean Yeonpyeong Island after being hit by dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea November 23, 2010 in this picture taken by a South Korean tourist. REUTERS/YonhapReuters - A U.S. aircraft carrier group set off for Korean waters on Wednesday, a day after North Korea rained artillery shells on a South Korean island, in a move likely to enrage Pyongyang and unsettle its ally, China.

Holiday travel smooth despite new security (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PST

A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker (R) rubs a passenger's leg as another TSA worker (L) looks on during a patdown search after having undergone through a scanner at Denver International Airport in Denver November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Millions of Americans took to the skies on Wednesday for the start of the Thanksgiving holiday but air travel flowed smoothly despite protests over new security procedures, including calls for passengers to boycott high-tech body scanners.

Crowded parking lots hint at Black Friday sales (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:07 PM PST

Reuters - More Americans will be out shopping this year on Black Friday -- or at least that's how it looks from outer space.

Portugal unions strike over austerity measures (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:57 AM PST

Reuters - Portuguese labor unions mounted a general strike on Wednesday, pressing the government to scrap austerity measures intended to ward off a debt crisis that is spreading through the euro zone.

Ireland austerity plan draws skepticism (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:35 PM PST

A man carrying his tools walks near a graffiti in South Dublin, November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Ireland revealed an austerity plan to tackle its debt crisis and secure an international bailout on Wednesday and drew accusations of overconfidence in assuming the crippled economy can grow.

Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:50 AM PST

A Haitian child with cholera rests while receiving treatment in a provisional clinic run by medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince November 23, 2010. REUTERS/ Eduardo MunozReuters - Haiti needs a surge of foreign nurses and doctors to stem deaths from a raging cholera epidemic that an international aid operation is struggling to control, the United Nations' top humanitarian official said.

After election stuffing, Obama pardons turkey (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:18 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) pardons the National Thanksgiving Turkey next to National Turkey Federation President Yubert Envia (L) in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - He couldn't preserve the political lives of fellow Democrats this month, but he can still save a turkey.

File BP oil spill claims early, administrator says (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:53 AM PST

A hard hat from an oil worker lies in oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on East Grand Terre Island, Louisiana June 8, 2010. REUTERS/Lee CelanoReuters - The administrator of BP Plc's $20-billion fund for victims of the worst U.S. offshore oil spill on Wednesday encouraged claimants to file early for final settlements to get the most generous terms.

Ireland unveils 15-bln-euro austerity plan to secure bailout (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 12:23 PM PST

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks during a press conference to announce the National Recovery Plan, in Dublin. Ireland unveiled a 15-billion euro austerity package Wednesday required to unlock an international bailout, slashing public sector pay and pensions but refusing to raise corporation tax.(AFP)AFP - Ireland unveiled a 15-billion-euro austerity package Wednesday required to unlock an international bailout, slashing public sector pay and pensions but refusing to raise corporation tax.

'National tragedy' as 29 perish in N.Z. mine disaster (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 09:49 AM PST

Pike River Coal chief executive Peter Whittall (R) speaks during a press conference on the rescue operations at the Pike River Coal mine near Greymouth in New Zealand. All 29 men missing in a New Zealand coal mine have died after a powerful second blast tore through the pit, authorities said Wednesday, plunging the country into mourning.(AFP/William West)AFP - All 29 men missing in a New Zealand coal mine have died after a powerful second blast tore through the pit, authorities said Wednesday, plunging the country into mourning.
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