Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Senate votes to let Fed trim debit card swipe fees (AP)

Senate votes to let Fed trim debit card swipe fees (AP)

Senate votes to let Fed trim debit card swipe fees (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2009 file photo, a customer swipes a MasterCard debit card through a machine while checking-out at a shop in Seattle. Consumers are wedged in the middle of a fight between bankers and merchants as the Senate plans a showdown vote Wednesday June 8, 2011 over whether to limit fees that stores pay financial institutions every time a debit card is swiped. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to let the Federal Reserve slice the fees that stores must pay banks each time a customer swipes a debit card, handing merchants a victory over banks in a lobbying battle over billions in revenue.

First Democrat in Congress demands Weiner resign (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:55 PM PDT

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., 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 - Rep. Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania is the first Democratic member of Congress to call on Anthony Weiner to resign for sending a lewd photo of himself to a woman via Twitter.

US judges seem receptive to health care challenge (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:47 PM PDT

Betsy Burgess, of Flowery Branch, Ga., holds a sign during a protest against President Barack Obama's health care reform plan outside the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals was hearing arguments on whether to reverse a Florida judge's ruling that struck down the law. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - Judges on a federal appeals court panel on Wednesday repeatedly raised questions about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, expressing unease with the requirement that virtually all Americans carry health insurance or face penalties.

Raging Ariz. fire now larger than size of Phoenix (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Fire crew members from Redding, Calif., prepare for a back burn operation during the Wallow fire in Eagar, Ariz., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona has scorched an area the size of Phoenix, threatening thousands of residents and emptying towns as the flames raced toward New Mexico. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona that has forced thousands from their homes headed Wednesday for a pair of transmission lines that supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of people as far east as Texas.

Soaring temps wilt East Coast, shorten school days (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Randy Lovesky cools off in the water park on a hot sunny day at Darien Lake Theme Park Resort in Darien Center, N.Y., Wednesday, June 8, 2011. The National Weather Service says temperatures will reach the low and mid-90s Wednesday, with uncomfortable humidity, in much of upstate as some East Coast metropolitan areas are expected to see temperatures approaching 100 degrees. (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - The official start of summer is still two weeks away, but much of the nation is sweating through near-record temperatures, with heat advisories and warnings issued across the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and upper Midwest on Wednesday.

Gadhafi strikes Libya rebels, NATO pounds Tripoli (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:24 PM PDT

In this photo taken on a organized government tour smoke rises from debris as foreign journalists take photographs next to a damaged truck at the Hadba agricultural area, outside Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, June 8, 2011, which Libyan officials claim was a target of a NATO air strike last night. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, increasingly cornered under a stunning upturn in NATO airstrikes, lashed back with renewed shelling of the western city of Misrata Wednesday, killing 10 rebel fighters.

Delta charges returning soldiers for extra bags (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2010 file photo, passengers walk past a Delta Airlines 747 aircraft in McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Mich. Reacting to public outcry, Delta said Wednesday, June 8, 2011, it will allow members of the military to check four bags for free. The news came after two Army soldiers returning from Afghanistan complained in an online video that Delta charged their unit a total of $2,800 when some of them checked a fourth bag.(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, file)AP - U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan posted a YouTube video complaining that they had to pay Delta Air Lines $2,800 out of pocket to check extra bags, prompting an onslaught of online comments critical of Delta and at least one boycott effort

Computer expert testifies in Casey Anthony trial (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Casey Anthony enters the courtroom for the start of the 13th day of her murder trial at the Orange County Courthouse, Wednesday, June 8, 2011, in Orlando, Fla. Anthony, 25, is charged with killing her daughter Caylee in the summer of 2008. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)AP - A police computer forensics expert testified Wednesday in the trial of Casey Anthony, the Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter.

FDA: Some chicken may have small amount of arsenic (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT

AP - The Food and Drug Administration says some chicken meat may contain small amounts of arsenic, though the agency is stressing that the amount is too tiny to be dangerous to people who eat it.

APNewsBreak: Gibson's ex files appeal over lawyer (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:53 AM PDT

FILE In this April 19, 2010 photo, Russian-born singer, songwriter Oksana Grigorieva, poses for photographers during a news conference in Moscow. Grigorieva is contesting a judge's ruling last month that she waited too long to allege that Mel Gibson's attorneys should be blocked from handling the case because she had consulted with one of their law partners. Grigorieva's appeal states she met with the firm in 2008 while dealing with custody issues with actor Timothy Dalton. The former James Bond actor and the Russian musician have a son together. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend has asked an appeals court to disqualify the Oscar winner's attorneys handling a bitter custody dispute because she consulted with one of their partners in a paternity dispute with another actor.

Obama holds big 2012 lead over Republicans (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT

President Barack Obama (R) and first lady Michelle Obama (L) walk out to greet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her husband, Dr. Joachim Sauer, on the North Portico before an official State Dinner at the White House in Washington, June 7, 2011. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama retains a big lead over possible Republican rivals in the 2012 election despite anxiety about the economy and the country's future, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday.

China warns U.S. debt-default idea is "playing with fire" (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:55 AM PDT

Reuters - Republican lawmakers are "playing with fire" by contemplating even a brief debt default as a means to force deeper government spending cuts, an adviser to China's central bank said on Wednesday.

Fed: U.S. default a huge risk; Fitch may slash rating (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT

The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York May 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - A U.S. default is the biggest risk facing the global economy, a top Federal Reserve official said just hours after Fitch Ratings warned it could slash U.S. credit ratings if the government delays bond payments.

Bin Laden will "haunt" America: al Qaeda deputy (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:46 AM PDT

Osama bin Laden (L) sits with his adviser and purported successor Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by the respected Dawn newspaper November 10, 2001. REUTERS/Hamid Mir/Editor/Ausaf Newspaper for Daily DawnReuters - Osama bin Laden's longtime lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, said the United States faces rebellion throughout the Muslim world after killing the al Qaeda leader, according to a YouTube recording posted on Wednesday.

Healthcare battle unfolds in Atlanta court (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Devices used to take blood pressure, temperature, and examine eyes and ears rest on a wall inside of a doctor's office in New York in this March 22, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Lawyers for President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to stave off the biggest legal challenge yet to healthcare reform, his signature domestic policy achievement.

OPEC talks collapse, pushing oil prices higher (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi refuses to answer questions from journalists at the beginning of an OPEC meeting in Vienna, June 8, 2011. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter BaderReuters - OPEC talks broke down in acrimony on Wednesday without an agreement to raise output after Saudi Arabia failed to convince the oil cartel to lift production.

Turkey offers Syrians refuge as West pushes U.N. vote (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT

A man wearing a mask of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad demonstrates against Assad in front of the International Criminal Court offices in The Hague, June 7, 2011. REUTERS/Michael KoorenReuters - Turkey threw open its borders to anxious Syrian refugees on Wednesday and urged their government to curb violence against civilians after thousands abandoned a town near the Turkish frontier in fear of a military assault.

Pressure mounts on Weiner to quit (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT

U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) speaks to the media in New York, June 6, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Representative Anthony Weiner withstood calls from fellow Democrats and Republicans to resign on Wednesday as questions mounted if the fiery liberal can politically survive his online sex scandal.

Kadhafi forces attack Misrata as NATO vows no let-up (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:30 PM PDT

A picture shows a damaged conference hall often used by the Libyan government to host high-ranking visitors in Tripoli. Moamer Kadhafi's forces attacked Libya's third-largest city Misrata on Wednesday drawing no response from NATO despite a pledge by the alliance to press its air war, a rebel spokesman said.(AFP)AFP - Moamer Kadhafi's forces attacked Libya's third-largest city Misrata on Wednesday drawing no response from NATO despite a pledge by the alliance to press its air war, a rebel spokesman said.

US backs Syria resolution as people flee protest hub (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:46 AM PDT

Young Syrian refugees who fled from Syria to Turkey leave the Yayladagi Turkish Red Crescent refugee camp by bus, near the Turkish city of Hatay. The US on Wednesday threw its weight behind a UN resolution condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime over a bloody crackdown on demonstrations, as refugees fled a protest hub fearing reprisals.(AFP/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - The US on Wednesday threw its weight behind a UN resolution condemning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime over a bloody crackdown on demonstrations, as refugees fled a protest hub fearing reprisals.
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