Thursday, October 6, 2011

Defiant Obama challenges GOP on jobs bill (AP)

Defiant Obama challenges GOP on jobs bill (AP)

Defiant Obama challenges GOP on jobs bill (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Defiant and frustrated, President Barack Obama aggressively challenged Republicans Thursday to get behind his jobs plan or explain why not, declaring that if Congress fails to act "the American people will run them out of town."

APNewsBreak: Feds target CA pot dispensaries (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:51 PM PDT

People chat near the parking lot of the Harborside Health Center, Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. The Oakland medical marijuana dispensary that bills itself as the world's largest is scheduled to announce the results of a year-long Internal Revenue Service audit. Harborside Health Center, which is on pace to do $28 million in annual sales this year, is defending its practice of deducting millions in business expenses such as salaries and overhead. The IRS is evaluating if the deductions were allowed under a tax code provision dealing with “expenditures in connection with the illegal sale of drugs.” (AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - Federal officials are warning California medical marijuana dispensaries they must shut down within 45 days or face criminal prosecution and having their property confiscated.

In high-tech tributes, Apple fans mourn Steve Jobs (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:36 AM PDT

A photo of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is displayed as a tribute, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 at Nasdaq in New York. Jobs died Wednesday at age 56 after a long battle with cancer. Apple shares are listed on Nasdaq. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Steve Jobs was mourned around the world Thursday through the very devices he conceived: People held up pictures of candles on their iPads, reviewed his life on Macintosh computers and tapped out tributes on iPhones.

A job is becoming a dim memory for many unemployed (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:30 AM PDT

AP - For more Americans, being out of work has become a semi-permanent condition.

For Obama, 10-year Afghan war mark to pass quietly (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama touches the names etched into the memorial wall during his visit to the North Memorial Pond at the National Sept. 11th Memorial in New York. Obama plans no public events on Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, to mark a moment the nation never really expected: 10 years of war in Afghanistan. The lack of attention to the 10-year milestone is driven in part by White House thinking that Obama has already helped lead a national reflection on a decade of costly sacrifice and battle. He did that on the recent anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, the day when many people feel the war unforgettably began. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - A decade of war will pass quietly at the White House this week.

Literature Nobel goes to Sweden's best-known poet (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

In this undated photo provided by Bloodaxe Books on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer poses for a photograph at an unknown location. The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011 to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him acclaim as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II. (AP Photo/Paula Transtromer, Bloodaxe Books) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to a psychologist who used his spare time to craft sparsely written poems about the mysteries of everyday life — commuting to work, watching the sun rise or waiting for nightfall.

Mo. parents describe panic after baby disappeared (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

The parents of missing 10-month old Lisa Irwin, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, speak during a news conference in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2011. The parents made a tearful plea for the child's safe return Wednesday, nearly two days after she disappeared, begging her abductor to drop her off someplace safe. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Mike Ransdell)AP - The parents of a 10-month-old girl who was apparently snatched from her crib said Thursday that they frantically searched their Kansas City home for any sign of her but found only an open window, an unlocked front door and house lights blazing.

Kids' ER concussion visits up 60 pct over decade (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:56 AM PDT

AP - The number of athletic children going to hospitals with concussions is up 60 percent in the past decade, a finding that is likely due to parents and coaches being more careful about getting head injuries treated, according to a new federal study.

Prince Harry due in US for military training (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:30 PM PDT

AP - Prince Harry will arrive in the United States next week to begin a two-month military helicopter training course to prepare him for combat.

Hank Williams Jr. out on 'Monday Night Football' (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 14, 2011, file photo, Hank Williams Jr. performs during the recording of a promo for ESPN's broadcasts of 'Monday Night Football,' in Winter Park, Fla. Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams Jr. isn't anymore. The country singer and ESPN each took credit for the decision Thursday morning, Oct. 6, 2011, to no longer use his classic intro to 'Monday Night Football.' The network had pulled the song from the game earlier this week after Williams made an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama on Fox News on Monday morning. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)AP - Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams Jr. isn't anymore.

World mourns Steve Jobs (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:41 AM PDT

Apple CEO Steve Jobs poses with the new iPhone 4 during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, in this June 7, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - Outpourings of public grief and appreciation swept the globe on Thursday after the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Obama hits China on trade; cautious on currency bill (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama accused China on Thursday of "gaming" international trade by keeping its currency weak, but was cautious about a bill before the U.S. Senate aimed at pressing Beijing to revalue the yuan.

EU works on banks, Obama urges swift action (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Reuters - European Union moves to shore up ailing banks moved into higher gear on Thursday as U.S. President Barack Obama urged European leaders to act faster to tackle a sovereign debt crisis that threatens global economic recovery.

Wall Street rises for third day but downtrend intact (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:09 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Stocks rose on Thursday after the European Central Bank launched fresh liquidity measures to help banks weather the euro zone's debt crisis, easing one of the major concerns overhanging markets.

Secret panel can put Americans on "kill list' (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 05:26 AM PDT

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, gives a religious lecture in an unknown location in this still image taken from video released by Intelwire.com on September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Intelwire.comReuters - American militants like Anwar al-Awlaki are placed on a kill or capture list by a secretive panel of senior government officials, which then informs the president of its decisions, according to officials.

Jobless claims hint at labor market improvement (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Reuters - New claims for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but hovered near levels normally associated with improving labor market conditions, a hopeful sign for the struggling economy.

Israel accuses deputy envoy to U.S. of security breach (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Israel's deputy ambassador to the United States was dismissed after admitting a serious security breach that required "blood, sweat and tears" to repair, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Thursday.

Walmart Moms: Not giving up on Obama yet (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Their views on the economy are relentlessly bleak, but America's so-called Walmart Moms -- the much-coveted working-class female voters whose support can swing an election -- do not blame President Barack Obama and have not given up on him.

Steve Jobs's 2005 Stanford commencement address (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

Stalled free trade deals now on a fast track, White House says (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:32 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - That’s the prediction of White House Chief of Staff William Daley, who confidently told a Washington audience of business leaders and diplomats Wednesday night that Congress will approve a package of three free-trade deals and domestic trade-impact legislation by the middle of next week.
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