Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Obama: No fears of double-dip recession (AP)

Obama: No fears of double-dip recession (AP)

Obama: No fears of double-dip recession (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:49 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in a joint news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama insisted Tuesday that the country is not at risk of slipping into a double-dip recession, but he conceded he does not know whether a sudden slowdown in job growth is a blip or an indication of a longer, more worrisome trend. The president said the nation is on a solid but uneven path to recovery and the key is to "not panic."

GOP chairman demands that Weiner resign (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:37 PM PDT

U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, D-NY, addresses a news conference in New York, Monday, June 6, 2011. After days of denials, a choked-up New York Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner confessed Monday that he tweeted a bulging-underpants photo of himself to a young woman and admitted to 'inappropriate' exchanges with six women before and after getting married. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The Republican Party chairman said Tuesday that Rep. Anthony Weiner should resign after admitting to sexually charged online relationships with several women and lying about his misdeeds.

GOP leader 'cautiously optimistic' on debt talks (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., center, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, right, and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 3, 2011, to respond to the May unemployment report. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The No. 2 Republican in the House says he's "cautiously optimistic" that ongoing budget talks led by Vice President Joe Biden will produce an agreement on budget cuts at least as large as the accompanying increase in the government's ability to borrow.

Wildfire becomes 2nd largest in Ariz. history (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT

73-year-old Jerry Kinney, reflected in the mirror, lights a cigarette as smoke plumes from the Wallow fire fill the sky in Luna, N.M., Monday, June 6, 2011. Firefighters worked furiously Monday to save a line of mountain communities in eastern Arizona from a gigantic blaze that has forced thousands of people from their homes and cast a smoky haze over states as far away as Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - A ferocious wildfire that has driven thousands from their homes in eastern Arizona grew to 486 square miles Tuesday and set its sights on the biggest target yet — two of the most populous towns in the fire-scarred mountains.

Syrian mutiny, loss of town shows cracks in regime (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

RECROP OF CAI101 In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA and according to them, Syrian policemen carry the coffins of their comrades who were killed in recent violence in the country, during their funeral procession at the Police Hospital in Damascus, Syria on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Residents fled the northern region of Jisr al-Shughour on Tuesday where authorities said weekend clashes between armed men and government troops killed 120 security forces, fearing retaliation from a regime known for ruthlessly crushing dissent. (AP Photo/SANA) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A deadly mutiny of Syrian soldiers and loss of control over a tense northern town appeared to show extraordinary cracks in an autocratic regime that has long prided itself on its iron control.

AP sources: Okla. Rep. Boren won't seek new term (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2009 file photo, Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla. speaks in Muskogee, Okla. Three Democrats close to Dan Boren say the 37-year-old congressman won't seek re-election to a fourth term next year. (AP Photo, File)AP - Rep. Dan Boren, the lone Democrat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation and the scion of one of the state's most powerful men, will not seek re-election to a fourth term next year, three Democrats close to the congressman said Tuesday.

Pawlenty: Obama satisfied with 2nd-rate US economy (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 25, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential hopeful, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty waits to speak in Washington. A gathering of religious conservatives drew nearly all the GOP presidential hopefuls to a single stage, a claim that a South Carolina debate and a well-publicized forum in New Hampshire couldn't make about their recent events. The Faith and Freedom Coalition's two-day conference proved that the religious right still plays a major role in the nominating process, even if it's less organized than during the Christian Coalition's heyday and economic issues are dominating the early campaign. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Republican Tim Pawlenty says President Barack Obama is satisfied with a second-rate American economy "produced by his third-rate policies."

Testimony in Anthony trial focuses on trash bag (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Casey Anthony smiles at one of her attorneys before the start of her murder trial Tuesday, June 7, 2011,at the Orange County Courthouse in Orlando, Fla. Anthony is charged with killing her 2-year old daughter in 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank,Pool)AP - An attorney for a mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter suggested Tuesday that a crime scene investigator altered crucial evidence.

Experts: Time running out to solve E. coli mystery (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT

A farm worker empties cucumbers into a container after failing to sell them due an ongoing food crisis in Europe, in Carquefou, western France, Monday, June 6, 2011. The current crisis is the deadliest E. coli outbreak in modern history, and the outbreak is being blamed on a highly aggressive, 'super-toxic' strain of E. coli. (AP Photo/Jacques brinon)AP - Health experts say time is running out for German investigators to find the source of the world's deadliest E. coli outbreak, and some have been surprised — even shocked — at lapses in the German investigation.

Bruins' Horton, Canucks' Rome both done for Cup (AP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Boston Bruins right wing Nathan Horton (18) is tended to by a trainer after a blind side hit by Vancouver Canucks' Aaron Rome in the first period during Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals,Monday, June 6, 2011, in Boston. Horton was carried out on a stretcher. Rome was called for a 5 minute interference major and a game misconduct. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)AP - Nathan Horton will miss the rest of the Stanley Cup finals with a severe concussion, and Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome also is finished after the NHL suspended him for four games Tuesday for his late hit on the Bruins forward during Game 3.

Obama pledges cooperation in euro debt crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:30 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens to U.S. President Barack Obama as he speaks during an official State Arrival ceremony for Merkel on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington June 7, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States would cooperate with Europe as it deals with Greece's debt woes and said a potential default there would be disastrous.

GM CEO warns on playing games with national debt (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:21 AM PDT

GM Chief Executive Daniel Akerson answers a question at a news conference in Beijing February 15, 2011. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - Politicians should not "play chicken" with the country's credit rating, but need to focus urgently on finding ways to reduce the rising budget deficit, according to the head of General Motors Co.

Gaddafi vows to fight on as NATO jets pound Tripoli (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Members of the foreign media film smoke rising after coalition air strikes in Tripoli June 7, 2011. A huge explosion shook the area around Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in central Tripoli on Tuesday, sending a column of grey smoke into the sky. REUTERS/Ahmed JadallahReuters - Waves of NATO aircraft hit Tripoli on Tuesday in the most sustained bombardment of the Libyan capital since Western forces began air strikes in March.

U.S. and Pakistan authorities dispute militant's death (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:04 AM PDT

Supporters of the religious and political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, shout slogans as hundreds gather to protest against drone attacks, price hike and power outages in Karachi June 5, 2011. A U.S. drone has killed senior al Qaeda figure Ilyas Kashmiri in Pakistan after a tip off from local intelligence, a Pakistani intelligence official said on Saturday. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - U.S. and Pakistani officials disagree sharply over claims that senior al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri was killed in a recent missile strike, suggesting strains persist between the often uneasy allies.

Obama's rating on economy hits new low: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office upon his return to the White House in Washington June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Americans' disapproval of how President Barack Obama is handling the economy and its growing budget deficit has reached new highs amid broad frustration over the slow pace of economic recovery, according to a Washington Post-ABC New poll released on Tuesday.

China official says U.S. could pursue weak dollar policy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:37 AM PDT

Reuters - China should guard against risks from "excessive" holdings of U.S. assets as Washington could pursue a policy to weaken the dollar, a senior currency regulator said in comments published on a website that briefly pushed the dollar lower.

EU must make tough decisions on Greek rescue: IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:51 AM PDT

Protesters raise arms in front of the Greek parliament during a rally against austerity economic measures and corruption in Athens' Constitution (Syntagma) square June 5, 2011. REUTERS/Pascal RossignolReuters - Europe must take tough decisions before the IMF can release its next block of aid for Greece, the Fund warned on Tuesday, while ratings agencies and German banks cast doubt on whether private investors can be expected to help.

Syrian town awaits attack as pressure piles on Assad (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT

A protester wearing a mask of Syrian leader Bashar al Assad sits on the ground inside a cage outside the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. Syrian dissidents warned Tuesday of a harsh backlash as troop reinforcements headed to northwestern Syrian after the authorities said 120 policemen were massacred in the town of Jisr al-Shughur.(AFP/ANP/Robin Utrecht)AFP - A Syrian town braced for a military assault Tuesday as international pressure piled on President Bashar al-Assad's regime amid reports his envoy to France had quit in solidarity with protesters.

Yemen protesters demand interim council (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:09 AM PDT

Armed Yemeni tribesmen loyal to dissident tribal leader Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar inspect damage at his house in Sanaa. Yemeni protesters pushed Tuesday for an interim presidential council to prevent the embattled president from returning to power, as dissident gunmen controlled parts of the city of Taez and loyal troops retreated to their bases.(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)AFP - Yemeni protesters pushed Tuesday for an interim presidential council to prevent the embattled president from returning to power, as dissident gunmen controlled parts of the city of Taez and loyal troops retreated to their bases.
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