Thursday, June 23, 2011

Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves (AP)

Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves (AP)

Obama releasing 30M barrels from US oil reserves (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:35 PM PDT

President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, June 23, 2011, en route to New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)fAP - Wary of a new surge in gas prices, the Obama administration said Thursday it is selling off 30 million barrels of oil from the country's emergency reserves as part of a broader international response to lost oil supplies caused by turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly Libya.

Top Republican Cantor exits budget talks (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden returns to Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2011, for continuing negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress on how to solve America's debt crisis and budget problems. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor pulled out of talks with Vice President Joe Biden on a deficit reduction-debt ceiling deal, saying they had reached an impasse over Democratic demands for tax increases to be paired with spending cuts wanted by the GOP.

AP-GfK Poll: Bachmann, Pawlenty gain in GOP field (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Presidential hopeful, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., addresses a large crowd at the RightOnline Conference, Saturday, June 18, 2011 in Minneapolis. Days into her 2012 White House bid, Republican Michele Bachmann got a rousing homecoming reception from conservative bloggers who heard her blast President Barack Obama's 'morbid obesity' on federal spending. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Jim Gehrz) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUTAP - Republicans are starting to pay more attention to the candidates who hope to take on President Barack Obama next year, and so far that's been a good thing for Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty. For Newt Gingrich, not so much.

Mullen sees risk in Obama's Afghanistan withdrawal (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks to soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, many of whom have just returned from Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2011, in Fort Drum, N.Y. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The nation's top military officer and its top diplomat made clear Thursday that President Barack Obama rejected the advice of his generals in choosing a quicker path to winding down the war in Afghanistan.

Senators demand congressional probe on nuke safety (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT

This photo made available by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shows a 10-gallon-per-minute leak which sprung Oct. 19, 2007, in rusted piping that carried essential service water at the Byron nuclear plant in Illinois. The water is needed to cool the reactor in an emergency. The plant was immediately taken offline for repairs. Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation's aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. Time after time, officials at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have decided that original regulations were too strict, arguing that safety margins could be eased without peril, according to records and interviews. (AP Photo/Nuclear Regulatory Commission)AP - Three U.S. senators, alarmed by findings of an Associated Press investigation about aging-related problems at the nation's nuclear power plants, are asking for a congressional investigation of safety standards and federal oversight at the facilities.

APNewsBreak: Bulger lived in CA apartment 15 years (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:01 PM PDT

FILE - This is an undated handout file photo the FBI released in this Dec. 30, 1998 showing reputed Boston mobster and fugitive James J. 'Whitey' Bulger. Bulger, a notorious Boston gangster on the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted' list for his alleged role in 19 murders, has been captured near Los Angeles after living on the run for 16 years, authorities said Wednesday June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/FBI Handout, File)AP - Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger spent almost all of his 16 years on the lam in the same Santa Monica apartment complex, paying his rent in cash every month while he and his girlfriend hid from one of the biggest manhunts in U.S. history, the property managers said Thursday.

Pressure on Obama as NY considers gay marriage OK (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Doug Mackey, left, of the First United Methodist Church in Schenectady, N.Y., protests quietly infavor of the same-sex marriage bill at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)AP - President Barack Obama's "evolving" stance on gay marriage was headed for a high-profile test Thursday as he prepared for his first-ever fundraiser for gay donors just as New York lawmakers maneuvered toward a historic vote legalizing gay nuptials.

Image of ancient mammoth or mastodon found on bone (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:54 AM PDT

This undated handout photo provided by the Smithsonian Institution shows a carved image, at least 13,000 years old, found in Vero Beach, Fla. Some of the earliest Americans turned out to have been artists. The bone fragment with the carved image of a mammoth or mastodon, may be the first of its kind found in North America, a new study reports. (AP Photo/Smithsonian)AP - Some of the earliest Americans turn out to have been artists. A bone fragment at least 13,000 years old, with the carved image of a mammoth or mastodon, has been discovered in Florida, a new study reports.

Judge tells Lohan: No more parties at house (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2011 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan poses during a news conference for the film 'Gotti: Three Generations', based on the life of John Gotti, in New York. Prosecutors say Lohan will appear in court Thursday, June 23, so a judge can determine whether she violated her probation on a 2007 drunken driving case while serving house arrest on another violation.(AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - The house party is over for Lindsay Lohan, at least while she's on house arrest. Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner chided Lohan for having rooftop parties at her home while serving house arrest on a probation violation but said the actress hadn't violated any other rules.

Li Na upset in 2nd round at Wimbledon by Lisicki (AP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

Germany's Sabine Lisicki reacts after defeating China's Li Na at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Thursday, June 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - French Open champion Li Na squandered two match points and lost 3-6, 6-4, 8-6 Thursday to wild card Sabine Lisicki in the second round of Wimbledon, the biggest upset of the tournament so far.

Greece in deal with EU/IMF on austerity plan: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Greece won the consent of international lenders Thursday for a five-year austerity plan intended to avoid looming bankruptcy, sources familiar with the talks said, and its prime minister pledge to push radical economic reforms through parliament.

Oil dives to 4-month low as emergency stocks unleashed (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

An employee holds a gas pump to refill a car at a petrol station in central Seoul April 6, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - Oil prices tumbled 6 percent on Thursday after the world's biggest consumers released emergency oil reserves for the third time ever, a surprise intervention to aid the struggling global economy.

Afghan drawdown creates risk, U.S. military warns (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks about the war in Afghanistan during a televised address from the East Room of the White House in Washington June 22, 2011. REUTERS/Pablo Martinez Monsivais/PoolReuters - The U.S. military warned on Thursday that President Barack Obama's faster-than-expected drawdown in Afghanistan created new risks, even as commanders said they backed the strategy to start winding down the unpopular, nearly decade-old war.

Jobless claims data points to weak labor market (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:14 AM PDT

Reuters - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, suggesting little improvement in the labor market this month after employment stumbled badly in May.

Debt talks collapse, Republicans walk out over taxes (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) speaks at the Faith & Freedom Conference and Strategy Briefing in Washington, June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - U.S. budget talks collapsed on Thursday after Republican negotiators walked out, throwing doubt on Washington's ability to reach a deal that would allow the government to keep borrowing and avoid a debt default.

Hacker pleads guilty over AT&T-iPad breach (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:31 PM PDT

An Apple store employee gives a class on how to use the new iPad 2 during the China launch at an Apple Store in central Beijing May 6, 2011. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - A computer hacker pleaded guilty to helping write malicious code that let him breach AT&T Inc servers and steal personal data belonging to 120,000 Apple Inc iPad subscribers, U.S. prosecutors said.

Economy fears take shine off global stock outlook: Reuters poll (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Reuters - Clear signs the global economy is cooling prompted analysts to trim their outlook for most of the world's major stock markets compared with three months ago, according to a Reuters poll that still pointed to meaty gains from here.

IEA releases oil reserves to prop up economy (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 09:14 AM PDT

An oil rig is silhouetted against the sunset in St. Lawrence, Texas May 9, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Oil consumer nations on Thursday announced a surprise release from strategic government petroleum stockpiles in a bid to push down fuel prices and underpin the global economy.

Syrians pour into Turkey as tanks enter border zone (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Syrian refugees walk as they enter Turkey at the border zone between Syria and Turkey, near the Turkish village of Guvecci in Hatay. Syrian troops backed by tanks entered a border zone on Thursday, sending hundreds of people fleeing into Turkey as protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule hit the 100-day mark.(AFP/Adem Altan)AFP - Syrian troops backed by tanks entered a border zone on Thursday, sending hundreds of people fleeing into Turkey as protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule hit the 100-day mark.

Waning public support weighed on Afghan move: Gates (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 12:55 PM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks with an AFP reporter during an exclusive interview inside the Secretary's office at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Flagging American public support for the war was a key factor in deciding to bring all 33,000 US surge troops home from Afghanistan by next summer, Gates told AFP Thursday.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - Flagging American public support for the war was a key factor in deciding to bring all 33,000 US surge troops home from Afghanistan by the end of next summer, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told AFP Thursday.
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