Thursday, June 9, 2011

Gingrich aides resign, leave campaign in tatters (AP)

Gingrich aides resign, leave campaign in tatters (AP)

Gingrich aides resign, leave campaign in tatters (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 8, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista Gingrich, speaks in Hudson, N.H. Gingrich's campaign manager and numerous other key aides have resigned together, a strong blow to his hopes for the Republican presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File)AP - The entire top echelon of Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign resigned on Thursday, a stunning mass exodus that left his bid for the Republican nomination in tatters. Gingrich publicly shrugged off the defections, vowing defiantly to remain a candidate.

Top Democratic women dodge tough call on Weiner (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2011, file photo, Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., and his wife, Huma Abedin, aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, are pictured after a ceremonial swearing in of the 112th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Saddened by the disclosure of her husband’s online sexual antics, Abedin, is on a weeklong overseas trip with her boss, as another disclosure puts her even more in the unwelcome public eye: She is pregnant. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Pursed lips. Frosty glares. Polite demurrals. Icy silence. Women in politics are grappling with the distinctly unfunny choice of restraining themselves or letting rip what they really think about Rep. Anthony Weiner's X-rated online conduct and whether he belongs in Congress.

Heat grips half the nation, schools close early (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Ronnie Drayton wears a damp cloth on his head to keep cool in New York, Thursday, June 9, 2011. Sweltering temperatures across half the country had people doing what they could to stay cool Thursday. While relief was in sight after one more day of misery in the Northeast, the South was forecast to stay hotter than usual at least through the end of the week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Sweltering temperatures across half the country had people doing what they could to stay cool Thursday. While relief was in sight after one more day of misery in the Northeast, the South was forecast to stay hotter than usual at least through the end of the week.

Ala. governor signs tough illegal immigration law (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley sAlabama Gov. Robert Bentley is flanked by Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, left, and Micky Hammon, R-Decatur, right, as he speaks before signing into law what critics and supporters are calling the strongest bill in the nation cracking down on illegal immigration, on Thursday June 9, 2011 at the state Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. The bill allows police to arrest anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant if they're stopped for any other reason. It also requires public schools to determine students' immigration status and makes it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh)AP - Alabama's governor on Thursday signed a tough new illegal immigration law that requires public schools to determine students' immigration status and makes it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride.

Fleeing Syrians tell of revolt, mutiny and mayhem (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Syrian refugees seen in a camp set up by the Turkish Red Crescent in Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province, Turkey, Thursday, June 9, 2011. The region borders Turkey, which said Wednesday it would open the border to Syrians fleeing violence.(AP Photo)AP - Syrian policemen turned their guns on each other, soldiers shed their uniforms rather than obey orders to fire on protesters, and three young men who tried to escape were beheaded by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad.

Scalia rips lawmakers as being as sleepy and lazy (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2010 file photo, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks in Milwaukee. Scalia is not the sort who leaves readers wondering what he really thinks, especially when it comes to members of Congress. In two opinions Thursday, Scalia disparaged lawmakers by suggesting they're sleepy and lazy. He said members of Congress are happy to take credit for addressing problems in the form of fuzzy laws that leave too many details to the courts. To be sure, the 75-year-old justice will just as eagerly take a shot — or two or three — at colleagues on the court who come out on the other side of cases. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)AP - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is not the sort who leaves readers wondering what he really thinks, especially when it comes to members of Congress. In two opinions Thursday, Scalia disparaged lawmakers, not for the first time, as sleepy and lazy.

Romney defends himself in Mich. over auto bailout (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Republican presidential hopeful, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney meets with entrepreneurs at Bizdom U in Detroit, Thursday, June 9, 2011. Bizdom U is a business development center to help entrepreneurs start up businesses in the state. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney didn't back down Thursday from his opposition to a multibillion-dollar federal bailout for General Motors and Chrysler, even as Michigan autoworkers protesting his campaign appearances pointed to the companies' resurgence as a sign Romney was wrong.

Crews protect resort town from massive Ariz. fire (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT

An emergency vehicle is seen as smoke from the Wallow Fire covers highway 60 in Springerville, Ariz., Thursday, June 9, 2011. Several mountain communities have emptied in advance of the fire, and a utility that supplies power to customers in southern New Mexico and west Texas issued warnings of possible power interruptions. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)AP - Fire crews working feverishly overnight managed to protect most of a mountain resort town threatened by a massive wildfire in eastern Arizona, but some homes were lost, officials said Thursday.

Anthony takes ill, judge recesses trial for day (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:57 PM PDT

Casey Anthony weeps as evidence photos showing the skeletal remains of her daughter Caylee Anthony are shown during her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse on Thursday, June 9, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony is charged with killing her 2-year old daughter in 2008.(AP Photo/Joe Burbank,Pool)AP - Casey Anthony's trial in the death of her daughter has ended early for the day in Florida because the judge says she is ill.

Preschool benefits last into adulthood, study says (AP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:30 PM PDT

AP - Preschool has surprisingly enduring benefits lasting well into adulthood, according to one of the biggest, longest follow-up studies of its kind.

Regulators pressure banks after Citi data breach (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Major U.S. banks came under growing pressure from banking regulators to improve the security of customer accounts after Citigroup Inc became the latest high-profile victim of a cyber attack.

Newt Gingrich's campaign team resigns en masse (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:13 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich speaks at the 51st Washington Conference with Laffer Associates in Washington May 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Key members of Republican Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign team resigned in protest on Thursday in a devastating blow to his 2012 hopes.

Record exports temper slowdown fears (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Record exports in April tempered fears that the economic recovery was running off the rails, even though first-time claims for jobless benefits edged higher last week.

Debt talks to speed up, taxes still a hurdle (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:18 PM PDT

Capitol Dome is pictured behind a cherry blossom tree in Washington, March 24, 2011. REUTERS/Hyungwon KangReuters - Top lawmakers aiming to reach a deficit-reduction deal agreed on Thursday to step up the pace of their talks with a series of meetings next week but said they still disagreed over the need to raise taxes.

Goldman fined $10 million, agrees to stop trading "huddles" (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:02 PM PDT

People walk past the entrance to the Goldman Sachs building at 200 West Street, New York June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc agreed on Thursday to pay a $10 million fine and stop giving favored clients trading ideas developed at internal gatherings known as "trading huddles."

Microsoft loses Supreme Court case on Canadian patent (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT

A worker adjusts a logo on the Microsoft stand at the CeBIT computer fair in Hanover February 27, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - Microsoft Corp suffered a defeat on Thursday when the Supreme Court upheld a record $290 million jury verdict against the software giant for infringing a small Canadian company's patent.

Weiner vows not to resign over online sex scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:12 PM PDT

Congressman Anthony Weiner reacts as he speaks to the press in New York, June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Representative Anthony Weiner vowed to remain in office on Thursday despite increasing pressure for him to resign for sending lewd pictures of himself to women over the Internet and then lying about it.

ECB takes hard line on Greece in rebuff to Berlin (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Reuters - The European Central Bank said on Thursday it opposed forcing private creditors to take part in debt relief for Greece, pushing back against Germany, which has demanded a bond swap to lengthen Greek debt maturities.

Powers plot 'post-Kadhafi' as rebels eye cash (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference at the end of the third meeting of the International contact group on Libya in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi. Key powers met Thursday to map out what Washington calls an inevitable AFP - Key powers met Thursday to map out what Washington calls an inevitable "post-Kadhafi Libya" as more signs emerged the strongman wants out and more than one billion dollars flowed toward the rebels.

Yemen braces for rival demos, Saleh out of IC (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Armed Yemeni dissident tribesmen patrol a damaged neighbourhood in Sanaa. Yemen prepared for rival demonstrations on Friday after state media said embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh was out of intensive care in Saudi Arabia where he is being treated for bomb blast wounds.(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)AFP - Yemen prepared for rival demonstrations on Friday after state media said embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh was out of intensive care in Saudi Arabia where he is being treated for bomb blast wounds.
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