Thursday, May 5, 2011

Obama pays somber respects at 9/11 ground zero (AP)

Obama pays somber respects at 9/11 ground zero (AP)

Obama pays somber respects at 9/11 ground zero (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama meets with Avery Wall, left, and Payton Wall, whose father died in the attacks at the World Trader Center, in New York, Thursday, May 5, 2011, during wreath laying ceremony. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Marking Osama bin Laden's death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York's ground zero and declared to the city and the world, "When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say."

Pakistan's army warns US not to stage more raids (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Pakistani army troops guard the perimeter of the walled compound of a house where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was caught and killed in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, May 5, 2011. The residents of Abbottabad, Pakistan, seem to be confused and suspicious about the killing of Osama bin Laden by a U.S. military force, which took place in their midst before dawn on Monday. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Pakistan's army broke its silence Thursday over the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, acknowledging its own "shortcomings" in efforts to find the al-Qaida leader but threatening to review cooperation with Washington if there is another similar violation of Pakistani sovereignty.

Libyan regime: Tribal meeting is sign of support (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:11 PM PDT

In this photo taken on a government organized tour, tribal leaders attend a convention in a tent in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, May 5, 2011. The Libyan government says a gathering of tribal chiefs in the capital of Tripoli is a sign of widespread support for Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - Several hundred tribal elders gathered Thursday in the Libyan capital in what a government official said was a show of widespread support for Moammar Gadhafi. Rebels dismissed the claim as bogus.

Residents: Syrian troops mass around coastal city (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:45 PM PDT

In this image made on a mobile phone from the window of a car, showing two Syrian soldiers at a checkpoint in a road tunnel in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Syrian authorities are thought to have detained more than 1,000 people in the latest sweep aimed at crushing the uprising against President Bashar Assad, a human rights group said Tuesday. (AP Photo)AP - The Syrian army said Thursday it has begun withdrawing from a city at the heart of the country's uprising, but the regime expanded its crackdown elsewhere by deploying soldiers and arresting hundreds ahead of a new wave of anti-government protests.

GOP concedes Medicare vouchers unlikely to advance (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden leaves Blair House in Washington, Thursday, May 5, 2011, following a meeting with congressional Republicans and Democrats in hopes of striking a deal on deficit reduction. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The GOP plan to replace Medicare with vouchers probably will have to wait, party leaders acknowledged Thursday as lawmakers and the White House bowed to political realities in pursuing a deal to allow more government borrowing in exchange for big spending cuts.

Slow-moving disaster rolls down Mississippi River (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Water covers the west-bound lane of Interstate 40 on the approach to the White River Bridge near Hazen, Ark., Thursday, May 5, 2011. Eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 remain open while 23 miles of westbound lanes from Brinkley to Hazen are closed because of flooding from the rain-swollen White River. Arkansas State Highway Transportation Department spokesman Glenn Bolick said Thursday morning that westbound drivers are being diverted off I-40 at Brinkley for a 120 mile detour to get to Little Rock. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)AP - Jail inmates filled sandbag after sandbag to protect one of the many Southern river cities threatened by the swelling Mississippi as it broke more 1930s flood records and crept higher Thursday.

APNewsBreak: study warns of mercury in Arctic (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 08:24 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday, July 10, 2008 file photo of a polar bear as it walks along the ice flow in Baffin Bay above the Arctic circle as seen from the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent. Global mercury emissions could grow by 25 percent by 2020, if no action is taken to control them, posing a threat to polar bears, whales and seals and the Arctic communities who hunt them for food, an authoritative international study says.(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward, File)AP - Global mercury emissions could grow by 25 percent by 2020 if no action is taken to control them, posing a threat to polar bears, whales and seals and the Arctic communities who hunt those animals for food, an authoritative international study says.

`Beverly Hillbillies' actress sues Barbie maker (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT

AP - The actress who played Elly May Clampett on the hit television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" is suing toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., claiming the company used her name and likeness for a Barbie doll without her authorization.

Players back on the field on their own (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:00 AM PDT

New York Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson catches a pass at a football training camp hosted by quarterback Mark Sanchez for Jets players at Sanchez' alma mater, Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, Calif., Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The camp gives the Jets an opportunity to practice together during the lockout. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Football is back. NFL players are on the field.

Trump won't drive Indy 500 pace car, after all (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Donald Trump waves his arms to the beat of music after speaking to a crowd of 600 people during a gathering of Republican women's groups, Thursday, April 28, 2011, in Las Vegas. Trump's flirtation with a White House bid continued Thursday night with a lavish reception at the Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas. During the 30-minute stump speech focused mostly on foreign affairs, Trump sprinkled in a number of insults directed toward the nation's leaders. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)AP - The Donald has dumped himself from the Indianapolis 500.

Biden optimistic after first deficit meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he makes a speech at Moscow State University in Moscow March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - Vice President Joe Biden voiced optimism on Thursday as he chaired negotiations on the U.S.deficit, after Republicans signaled willingness to seek a down payment on cuts but no "grand slam" to slash spending.

House's Cantor says tax hikes off the table (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:31 AM PDT

House Republican Leader Eric Cantor in Washington, November 16, 2010. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - House Republican Leader Eric Cantor said he told bipartisan talks on the U.S. deficit that tax hikes were off the table as far as the Republican-run House of Representatives was concerned.

Data hints at slowdown in job creation (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:14 AM PDT

People fill out job application forms at a job fair in Los Angeles, October 13, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonReuters - The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose to an eight-month high last week and productivity growth slowed in the first quarter, clouding the outlook for an economy that is struggling to gain speed.

After bin Laden death, Obama visits Ground Zero (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Reuters - Days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama met New York firefighters and police on Thursday and visited Ground Zero to offer comfort to a city still scarred by the September 11 attacks.

Pakistan threatens U.S. on cooperation if more raids (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a meeting with Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini (not in picture) wearing translation earphones in Rome, May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - Pakistan's army threatened on Thursday to reconsider its crucial cooperation with the United States if Washington carried out another unilateral attack like the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Oil crashes 10 percent in record rout (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Oil collapsed into free-fall on Thursday, diving more than 10 percent and sending U.S. crude back under $100 a barrel as investors staged an unprecedented stampede for the exits.

WFP sees viable role for strategic food stocks (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Strategic food stocks can play a role in protecting poor or import-dependent countries from sudden supply shocks in future, the head of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Thursday.

Anti-Gaddafi allies offer rebels cash lifeline (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Libyans watch as the remains of a car, which had exploded near a courthouse, is removed from the scene in Benghazi, May 4, 2011. The car blew up in the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi on Tuesday, residents said. REUTERS/Esam al-FetoriReuters - Libyan rebels won a financial lifeline potentially worth billions of dollars from a group of Western and Arab countries on Thursday, as NATO planes struck forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the west.

Obama on 9/11 trip: We will never forget (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama addresses firefighters at the Midtown Firehouse (Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9) in New York ahead of a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama paid solemn tribute at the site of the downed Twin Towers here Thursday, days after 9/11 architect Osama bin Laden was shot dead by American commandos in a Pakistani lair.

Hundreds of millions pledged for Libya rebels (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Libyan girl Lubna, 9, who lost her left eye in Misrata poses as she arrives with wounded Libyan rebels at the airport Tunis-Carthage from Benghazi for treatment. A ceasefire in the Libyan conflict could be reached within weeks, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said following a meeting of the international contact group on Libya.(AFP/Fethi Belaid)AFP - International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars for Libya's rebels on Thursday and promised to overcome legal problems to free up more aid using frozen regime assets worth tens of billions.
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