Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Nearly 4,500 stranded on cruise ship off Mexico (AP)

Nearly 4,500 stranded on cruise ship off Mexico (AP)

Nearly 4,500 stranded on cruise ship off Mexico (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PST

FILE - In this July 10, 2008 file photo released by Carnival Cruise Lines, Carnival Splendor arrives in Dover, England. Tugboats are headed out to sea Tuesday Nov. 9, 2010 to tow in the 952-foot cruise ship Carnival Splendor that lost power off California after an engine room fire. The ship, with 4,500 passengers and crew members on a seven-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera, is about 55 miles off the northern Baja coast and tugboats will take it to the Mexican port of Ensenada. The fire started Monday while the ship was about 150 miles south of San Diego. (AP Photo/Carnival Cruise Lines, Andy Newman, File) NO SALESAP - Navy helicopters shuttled in supplies Tuesday to 4,500 passengers and crew members expected to remain stranded on a disabled cruise ship off the coast of Mexico at least through Wednesday night.

At home in Indonesia, Obama reaches out to Muslims (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk an honor guard cordon as they disembark Air Force One upon arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - From the most Muslim nation on earth, President Barack Obama is reaching out to the Islamic world, declaring that efforts to build trust and peace are showing promise but are still clearly "incomplete."

No charges for destroying CIA interrogation videos (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the CIA shows Jose Rodriguez. Rodriguez, the CIA's former top clandestine officer and others won't be charged in the destruction of CIA videotapes of interrogations of suspected terrorists, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/CIA)AP - A special prosecutor cleared the CIA's former top clandestine officer and others Tuesday of any charges for destroying agency videotapes showing waterboarding of terror suspects, but he continued an investigation into whether the harsh questioning went beyond legal boundaries.

GOP investigators take aim at health care overhaul (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:59 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2010 file photo, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. Republicans plan to use the investigative powers of Congress to go afte President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and they're focusing on questions uppermost in the minds of consumers: What's it going to cost me? Can I keep the coverage I have if I like it? (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Republicans plan to use the investigative powers of Congress to go after President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, and they're focusing on questions uppermost in the minds of consumers:

Bad news Democrats — 2012 could be worse than 2010 (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:48 PM PST

FILE - In this April 28, 2010 file photo, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb. meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Last week's election was bad for Democrats, but 2012 could be worse. Senate Democrats must defend 23 seats to just 10 for Republicans, and several are in big states where the GOP scored major victories. Add to that the Republican edge as states embark on once-a-decade House redistricting, and the headaches multiply for President Barack Obama and his party. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Last week's election was bad for Democrats. The next one could be worse. Senate Democrats running in 2012 will be trying to hold their jobs in states where Republicans just scored major congressional and gubernatorial victories — Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Mexico and Virginia.

Fate of Alaska race hinges on write-in count (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:47 PM PST

Republican candidate Joe Miller, center, looks down at his phone after arriving at Juneau International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, in Juneau, Alaska. Election workers will begin tallying more than 30,000 absentee and early-cast ballots in the still-undecided Alaska Senate race. Tuesday's count comes a week after the election and marks the first wave of absentee ballots to be calculated; those from overseas and military addresses aren't due until Nov. 17. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)AP - Election workers will begin scrutinizing tens of thousands of ballots in the Alaska Senate race on Wednesday in a scene reminiscent of the 2000 Florida recount. There will be no hanging chads this time around — just lots of scribbled names.

Elizabeth Smart tells of close call with detective (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:50 PM PST

Elizabeth Smart, center, arrives at the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse with her sister, Mary Katherine Smart, right, Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, in Salt Lake City. Opening arguments in the Brian David Mitchell trial relating to the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart in 2002 resumed in Salt Lake City's U.S. District Court Monday after a three-judge panel of the Federal Appeals Court stopped the trial last Thursday in a motion to have it moved out of Utah. (AP Photo/Steve C. Wilson)AP - Elizabeth Smart told jurors Tuesday how a Salt Lake City police detective tried to see behind her veil but backed down when the man accused of kidnapping her said her face was hidden for religious reasons.

Minister admits reluctant Michelle Obama handshake (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:54 PM PST

In this frame grab image made from video, first lady Michelle Obama shakes hands with Indonesian Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring, as the Obama's arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. Sembiring, who flaunts his conservatism, admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn't his choice. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - A conservative Muslim government minister admits he shook hands with first lady Michelle Obama in welcoming her to Indonesia but says it wasn't his choice.

Bush recounts Katrina, WMD mistakes on Winfrey (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:45 PM PST

This photo taken Oct. 28, 2010 and provided by Harpo Productions Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing former President George W. Bush during taping of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' at Harpo Studios in Chicago. The show will air nationally on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Harpo Productions Inc., George Burns) NO SALESAP - George W. Bush recounted the mistakes of his presidency on Oprah Winfrey's talk show as he launched a book tour to promote his just-released memoir "Decision Points."

Florida Police: Teen burglar logs into MySpace (AP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:44 PM PST

AP - Investigators say it wasn't difficult to find a teenager who broke into a Florida Keys home because he left a computer in the home logged onto his MySpace account. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported that 18-year-old was charged with burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools after Sunday night's break-in.

Company errors and complacency preceded Gulf oil spill: panel (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:59 AM PST

A large area of oil is seen visible on the water near the source of Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Lee CelanoReuters - A co-chair of the White House Oil Spill Commission took square aim at mistakes by BP and its partners that led to the Gulf oil spill, saying on Tuesday that they illustrate the need for a better safety culture in the oil drilling sector.

Obama says G20 needs system for balanced growth (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:51 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave before their departure from New Delhi November 9, 2010. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - President Barack Obama said the Group of 20 nations still had a lot of work to do on the world economy and had not yet achieved a framework for balanced growth.

Special report: For U.S. veterans, the war after the wars (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 06:01 AM PST

U.S. army veteran Lori Goodwin is shown in the home of Nadia McCaffrey in Tracy, California October 25, 2010. Goodwin, 28, joined the military in 2000 out of high school with the aim of eventually going to college and served in Iraq from July 2007 to October 2008. Beyond the additional nearly $1 trillion two prominent economists estimate it will cost just to treat veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq for the next 40 years, the potential human cost is huge. Since the war began in October 2001, there have been periodic reports about substance abuse, depression, domestic violence, suicide, homelessness and violent crime among traumatized veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Deep in America's heartland, this small town is a world away from the heat of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan.

No charges for CIA tape destruction: Justice Dept (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 12:51 PM PST

Reuters - No CIA personnel will face criminal charges for destroying videotapes of harsh interrogations of terrorism suspects, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Guantanamo suspect duped by al Qaeda: defense (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:02 AM PST

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. Standing next to Ghailani is Assistant U.S. Attorney David Raskin, the prosecutor for the case. REUTERS/Christine CornellReuters - The first suspect transferred from the Guantanamo military prison to face U.S. civilian trial was a naive boy tricked by al Qaeda three years before the September 11 attacks, his defense attorney told a New York court on Tuesday.

Myanmar army-backed party sweeps election (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:36 AM PST

Election officials work at a vote counting centre in Yangon November 7, 2010. Myanmar's main pro-democracy parties conceded defeat on Tuesday in the country's first election in 20 years after the biggest military-backed party said it had won up to 80 percent of seats that were up for grabs. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Myanmar's biggest military-backed party won the country's first election in 20 years by a landslide on Tuesday after a carefully choreographed vote denounced by pro-democracy parties as rigged to preserve authoritarian rule.

Obama says U.S. earnest, reaching out to Muslim world (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:10 AM PST

President Barack Obama and Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (centre R) participate in a joint news conference at the State Palace (Istana Merdeka) in Jakarta November 9, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Washington's effort to reach out to the Muslim world was earnest and would help improve U.S. security, although he acknowledged that there was still more work to do.

Pentagon working to solve mystery missile launch in Calif. (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:31 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. officials are scrambling to explain a possible missile launch off the coast of Los Angeles, but a day after a vapor trail was caught on tape the incident remains a mystery, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.

Obama returns to childhood home Indonesia (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:20 AM PST

US President Barack Obama (L) toasts with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a state dinner at the State Palace Complex Istana Merdeka in Jakarta. A AFP - A "deeply moved" Barack Obama dodged volcanic ash and made a whirlwind return to his boyhood home of Indonesia on Tuesday, saying he would never have believed he could come back as US president.

Gulf oil firms need 'top to bottom reforms': US panel (AFP)

Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:35 AM PST

A US Coast Guard handout image of fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. The three companies involved in the disaster lacked a safety culture and need a complete overhaul, the head of a US presidential probe said Tuesday.(AFP/USCG/File)AFP - The head of a US presidential panel probing the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster Tuesday slammed the three companies involved in the deadly accident on a rig as safety laggards who need a complete overhaul.
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