Thursday, April 7, 2011

White House meeting fails to bring budget agreement

White House meeting fails to bring budget agreement


White House meeting fails to bring budget agreement

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:45 PM PDT

A fourth White House meeting in 48 hours between President Obama and top lawmakers failed to bring agreement on a spending plan for the rest of the fiscal year.

Strong aftershock kills 2 in Japan

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 07:28 PM PDT

A strong quake hit off Miyagi, Japan, today, but there are no reports of damage. The quake was centered 41 miles from Sendai, an area hard hit by last month's 9.0 quake.

General: Rebels unlikely to oust Gadhafi

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:18 AM PDT

A top U.S. general said Thursday he doubts that Libyan rebels could push into the nation's capital and topple Moammar Gadhafi, even with the NATO air cover.

11 Brazil students shot to death

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:54 PM PDT

Brazil's minister of health says 10 students were shot to death at a school today. The suspected gunman also was killed.

Pedophilia book's author enters plea

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:19 PM PDT

The man extradited to Florida for writing, publishing and selling a controversial book considered a "how-to" for pedophiles pleaded no contest to criminal charges in exchange for two years' probation, authorities said Thursday.

Iverson to cops: Do you know who I am?

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:26 PM PDT

Former NBA star Allen Iverson launched an expletive-ridden tirade against police when a car belonging to him was pulled over for a traffic violation last week, at one point telling the officer, "Take the vehicle, I have 10 more," according to a police report.

U.S. expels Ecuadorian ambassador

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 06:14 PM PDT

In a diplomatic tit for tat, the U.S. State Department said Thursday it has ordered the Ecuadorian ambassador expelled from the United States.

LinkedIn's new Facebook-like tentacles

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 05:12 AM PDT

LinkedIn announced a new platform Wednesday for its business-focused social networking site -- offering websites and developers easy tools to embed "recommend" buttons, company-profile boxes and contact widgets on third-party websites -- as well as a way to log in to other sites using LinkedIn.

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