Monday, April 4, 2011

Holder: 9/11 suspects to face military tribunals (AP)

Holder: 9/11 suspects to face military tribunals (AP)

Holder: 9/11 suspects to face military tribunals (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:09 PM PDT

This photo obtained in 2003 shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The United States has decided to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed by a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay rather than in the United States, a US official said Monday.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Yielding to political opposition, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged henchmen will be referred to the system of military commissions for trial rather than to a civilian federal court in New York.

Obama re-election launches with email, website (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:09 PM PDT

President Barack Obama smiles during an event to promote clean energy vehicles, Friday, April 1, 2011, at a UPS facility in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama formally launched his re-election campaign Monday, urging grass-roots supporters central to his first White House run to mobilize again to protect the change he's brought over the past two years.

NTSB: Cracks found in 3 grounded Southwest planes (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT

In this photo provided by passenger Christine Ziegler, shows an apparent hole in the cabin on a Southwest Airlines aircraft Friday, April 1, 2011 in Yuma, Ariz. Authorities say the flight from Phoenix to Sacramento, Calif., was diverted to Yuma due to rapid decompression in the plane. FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the cause of the decompression isn't immediately known. But passengers aboard the plane say there was a hole in the cabin and that forced an emergency landing. (AP photo/Christine Ziegler) NO SALESAP - Three more Southwest Airlines jetliners have small, subsurface cracks that are similar to the ones suspected in the fuselage tear on another of its planes. Federal aviation officials are considering an order for other airlines to inspect their aircraft.

Obama invites lawmakers to budget session (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama is summoning key lawmakers from both parties to the White House to help speed up budget negotiations and avoid a looming government shutdown at week's end. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - President Barack Obama on Monday summoned key lawmakers from both parties to the White House for budget talks in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown this weekend.

Japan nuke plant dumps radioactive water into sea (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano from Japan speaks during a news conference of the IAEA's Parties to Nuclear Safety Convention Hold Review at the International Center in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, April 4, 2011. Amano said the Japanese nuclear crisis presents a major challenge and has enormous implications for nuclear power. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Workers began pumping more than 3 million gallons of contaminated water from Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, freeing storage space for even more highly radioactive water that has hampered efforts to stabilize the reactors.

UN helicopter fires at Gbagbo Ivory Coast forces (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Explosions are seen during an attack by U.N. and French armed forces in Abidjan April 4, 2011. French helicopters opened fire on a military camp in Abidjan on Monday, French armed forces spokesman Thierry Burkhard said. Earlier, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he had authorised France's military to join a U.N. operation against forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo. REUTERS/Stringer (IVORY COAST - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - A United Nations helicopter fired at strongman Laurent Gbagbo's forces on Monday as France authorized its military to take out his heavy weapons, an unprecedented escalation in the international community's efforts to oust the entrenched leader.

Libya rebels push into town they lost twice before (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:04 PM PDT

Rebel fighters take positions on the top of sand dunes near the front line in Brega, Libya Monday, April 4, 2011. Libyan rebels on Monday took back much of the strategic oil town of Brega that has repeatedly changed hands in weeks of battles with Moammar Gadhafi's forces along the nation's northern coast, and women and children were seen fleeing Brega as the battle raged. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - Rebel fighters pushed back into this hard-fought oil town on Monday, seizing half of Brega and pledging to drive out Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces in hours in an advance that would open a vital conduit for oil sales by the oppostion.

Banks, credit-card issuers warn of email breach (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Computer hackers gained access to the email addresses of customers of several large US banks and other companies in a potentially huge data breach at US online marketing firm Epsilon.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AP - With the possible theft of millions of email addresses from an advertising company, several large companies have started warning customers to expect fraudulent emails that try to coax account login information from them.

Dog gets hugs from owner after tsunami rescue (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:26 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 1, 2011 file photo released by the Japan Coast Guard, members of the Japan Coast Guard rescue a dog after it was found drifting on the roof of a house floating 1.8 kilometers (1.1 miles) off Kesennuma, northeastern Japan. The rescued dog named Ban immediately jumped to her owner and wagged her tail at their reunion Monday, April 4, 2011, more than three weeks after Japan's deadly tsunami. (AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A dog rescued from drifting ocean debris immediately jumped to her owner and wagged her tail at their reunion more than three weeks after Japan's tsunami.

Rodman, Mullin lead 2011 Hall of Fame class (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT

AP - Dennis Rodman earned plenty of labels during his sometimes turbulent NBA career.

Obama declares himself candidate for re-election (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama declared himself a candidate for re-election in 2012 on Monday, jumping ahead of a slow-starting Republican field and hoping an economic recovery will boost his case for a new term.

Sept. 11 suspects to be tried at Guantanamo Bay (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Reuters - In a political setback for President Barack Obama, the United States said on Monday it would try self-professed September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-conspirators in a military commission at Guantanamo Bay and not in a U.S. civil court as Obama hoped.

More customers exposed as big data breach grows (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:51 AM PDT

Reuters - The names and e-mails of customers of Citigroup Inc and other large U.S. companies, as well as College Board students, were exposed in a massive and growing data breach after a computer hacker penetrated online marketer Epsilon.

Libyan wounded describe "hell" of Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., moves his chair on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2011, after speaking about military operations in Libya. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Reuters - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre" in the besieged city of Misrata, evacuees said on Monday, as Turkey said it was trying to broker a ceasefire to halt the bloodshed.

Stumbling blocks remain in budget fight (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:02 PM PDT

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) pauses during remarks about sweeping gains in mid-term elections, at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, November 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - Republican and Democratic lawmakers clashed over military spending Monday as they struggled to complete a record spending-cut package that would keep the federal government operating beyond Friday.

Ouattara's forces begin Abidjan assault (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Pro-Gbagbo soldiers conduct a check on a man in a street around the presidential palace, which is under their control, in Abidjan April 3, 2011. REUTERS/Luc GnagoReuters - Fighters backing Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara streamed into the main city Abidjan on Monday in what they called a "final assault" to remove Laurent Gbagbo from his stronghold.

Southwest cancels more flights amid inspections (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:24 AM PDT

Reuters - Southwest Airlines Co canceled 70 flights on Monday as it continued to inspect Boeing 737 planes following the emergency landing on Friday of a jet with a hole in its fuselage.

Yemen toll rises as U.S. seen pressing Saleh to go (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Protesters receive aid while suffering from tear gas inhalation following clashes with police in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz April 3, 2011. Two Yemenis died and hundreds were hurt on Sunday when police used live rounds, tear gas and batons to try to break up protests against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who called for an end to weeks of unrest. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Police and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the Yemeni cities of Taiz and Hudaida on Monday, witnesses said, as a drive to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh gathered pace.

UN, French forces attack Gbagbo bases in Ivory Coast (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:19 PM PDT

Fire and smoke billows from the Akouedo military camp in Abidjan. French and UN helicopters opened fire on the Ivory Coast presidential palace and bases of strongman Laurent Gbagbo Monday amid an all-out offensive to make him quit the presidency.(AFP)AFP - French and UN helicopters opened fire on the Ivory Coast presidential palace and bases of strongman Laurent Gbagbo Monday amid an all-out offensive to make him quit the presidency.

Obama takes aim at 2012 in 'final campaign' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama dance during the Youth Inaugural Ball at the Hilton Washington in Washington, DC, in 2009. Obama Monday opened his quest for a second White House term, calling on supporters to rebuild his grass roots powerbase and gird for a fight to protect his crusade of change.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama Monday opened his quest for a second White House term, calling on supporters to rebuild his grass roots powerbase and gird for a fight to protect his crusade of change.
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