Sunday, November 7, 2010

Obama: US elections force 'midcourse corrections' (AP)

Obama: US elections force 'midcourse corrections' (AP)

Obama: US elections force 'midcourse corrections' (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:12 AM PST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama visit Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Hampered by heavy election losses at home, President Barack Obama promised from India on Sunday to make "midcourse corrections" to reinvigorate his embattled domestic agenda in the face of a testier American public and more combative Congress.

Republicans in charge take aim at health overhaul (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:19 AM PST

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., delivers his remarks on the elections and policy agenda for moving forward, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - Resurgent Republicans rallied Sunday behind an agenda based on unwavering opposition to the Obama White House and federal spending, laying the groundwork for gridlock until their 2012 goal: a new president, a "better Senate" and ridding the country of that demonized health care law.

2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:20 AM PST

In this Nov. 2, 2010 picture, Rehmat Khan and a child wait with their family enroute to Mingora from Kalam in Pakistan's Swat Valley ahead of the upcoming winter. The floods that hit Pakistan in the summer of 2010 took 2,000 lives and affected 20 million people, of whom 7 million remain homeless. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - A pair of American drone strikes killed 14 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, local intelligence officials said, in the latest attacks against al-Qaida and Taliban militants seeking sanctuary in the region.

Gates urges Congress to repeal gay ban now (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 07:45 AM PST

FILE - Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a joint new conference with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, not seen, in this Oct. 14, 2010 file photo, at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Gates said Saturday Nov. 6, 2010, as he traveled to defense and diplomatic meetings in Australia, 'I would like to see the repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell' but I'm not sure what the prospects for that are.' (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Congress should act quickly, before new members take their seats, to repeal the military's ban on gays serving openly in the military.

Slim hope for change in 1st Myanmar vote since '90 (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:16 AM PST

A Myanmar woman prays at a temple in Bago, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Yangon, Myanmar Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. Twenty years after the last elections here, when a landslide opposition victory was annulled by the military-run government, Myanmar is holding a nationwide vote Sunday that its secretive generals tout as 'discipline flourishing democracy. (AP Photo)AP - Voters in the secretive military-ruled nation of Myanmar cast their first ballots in two decades on Sunday, as slim hopes for democratic reform faced an electoral system engineered to ensure that most power will remain in the hands of the junta and its political proxies.

US worries that terrorism on upswing in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:21 AM PST

AP - The discovery of a militant training camp in Indonesia, along with persistent terrorist attacks there, have increased U.S. concerns that extremists are regrouping and eyeing Western targets in a country long viewed as a counterterrorism success story.

20 killed over weekend in Mexican border city (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:33 AM PST

** ADDS PHOTOGRAPHER'S BYLINE ** A forensic expert examines the body of a man that was killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Gunmen opened fire on 4 young men who were out on the street, killing two and leaving the other two injured. (AP Photo/Raymundo Ruiz)AP - At least 20 people were killed in drug-gang violence over the weekend in this northern Mexican border city, including seven found dead outside one house.

Homeowners say loan mods led them to foreclosure (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 12:08 PM PST

In this Oct. 26, 2010 photo, Jiovana Coliz joins families and members of Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment ACCE, as they march in downtown Los Angeles' financial district. Across the country people claim — some in lawsuits — that banks didn't live up to their end of the deal when they agreed to trial mortgage modifications. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Grocery store owners William and Esperanza Casco were making enough money to stay current on their mortgage, but when JPMorgan Chase & Co. offered a plan that reduced their payments, they figured they could use the extra cash and signed up.

Ferrell's `Megamind' makes mega debut with $47.7M (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:51 AM PST

From left, actor Brad Pitt, actress Tina Fey and executive producer Ben Stller pose with Metro Man and Megamind characters at the 'Megamind' film premiere at on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)AP - Will Ferrell's plot to take over the weekend box office has succeeded.

TCU moves to No. 3, Auburn No. 2 in AP poll (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:28 AM PST

TCU tight end Corey Fuller (86) and TCU running back Waymon James (32) celebrate after James scored a touchdown after recovering a fumble during the second half of their NCAA college football game against Utah, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010, in Salt Lake City. TCU won 47-7. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart)AP - TCU's impressive victory over the weekend not only lifted the Horned Frogs to No. 3 in The Associated Press poll, it caused Auburn to move up behind top-ranked Oregon and Boise State to fall two spots to No. 4.

Republicans plan assault on healthcare law (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:22 AM PST

Reuters - Congressional Republicans said on Sunday they plan a full-scale assault against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul next year but acknowledged it could take until after the 2012 presidential election to repeal it.

Apathy and fraud charges mar rare Myanmar election (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:29 AM PST

Buddhist monks walk past Sule pagoda in downtown Yangon November 5, 2010. REUTERS/stringerReuters - Myanmar held its first election in 20 years on Sunday under tight security, a scripted vote that assures army-backed parties an easy win but brings a hint of parliamentary politics to one of Asia's most oppressed states.

Obama pushes India to talk to Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 03:23 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) sits next to Ajay Piramal (L) and Anand Mahindra during a meeting with entrepreneurs in Mumbai, India, November 6, 2010. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - President Barack Obama called on India on Sunday to bolster peace efforts with Pakistan that have floundered since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, relations seen as crucial to his troubled efforts to win the war in Afghanistan.

Swedish police hold man in possible race shootings (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:41 AM PST

Reuters - A 38-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of being behind a series of possibly racially motivated shootings in southern Sweden, police said on Sunday.

Libya orders U.S. diplomat to leave: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PST

Reuters - Libya has ordered a diplomat at the United States embassy in Tripoli to leave the country within 24 hours for breaching diplomatic rules, two Libyan newspapers reported on Sunday.

Obama would be responsible for shutdown: Cantor (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:49 AM PST

House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) presents U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio (R-FL) during Rubio's campaign event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida July 31, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - A top Republican refused on Sunday to rule out the possibility of a government shutdown next year over growing federal deficits but said if there were one, President Barack Obama would bear responsibility.

Netanyahu to press U.S. for military threat on Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:50 AM PST

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an award ceremony for new immigrant scientists in Tel Aviv October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Baz RatnerReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will tell U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday that only a credible military threat can deter Iran from building a nuclear weapon, Israeli political sources said.

Greeks vote in high-stakes local elections (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:06 AM PST

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou waves to supporters during a pre-election rally in Athens November 5, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - A candidate for Greece's ruling party was seen ahead in voting on Sunday in the wider Athens region, an opinion poll showed, in a positive sign for the prime minister as he seeks support for severe austerity measures.

Myanmar votes in rare election marred by fraud fears (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PST

A Myanmar voter has her documents checked by officials before casting her vote. Myanmar voted in its first election in 20 years as complaints of intimidation added to fears the poll was a sham to create a facade of democracy after decades of iron-fisted military rule.(AFP/Hla Hla Htay)AFP - Myanmar voted Sunday in its first election in 20 years as complaints of intimidation reinforced fears the poll was a sham to create a facade of democracy after decades of iron-fisted military rule.

Guinea votes in historic presidential run-off (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2010 11:49 AM PST

Guinea's presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo (C) is escorted by soldiers after casting his vote at a polling station in Conakry. Coup-weary Guineans voted Sunday for the country's first freely elected leader in a run-off presidential poll which ran peacefully despite a campaign marred by ethnic violence between rival camps.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)AFP - Coup-weary Guineans voted Sunday for the country's first freely elected leader in a run-off presidential poll which ran peacefully despite a campaign marred by ethnic violence between rival camps.
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