Sunday, November 27, 2011

In unprecedented step, Arab League sanctions Syria (AP)

In unprecedented step, Arab League sanctions Syria (AP)

In unprecedented step, Arab League sanctions Syria (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:28 PM PST

A Syrian immigrant shows a V-sign decorated as the revolutionary Syrian flag during a rally against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Syrian embassy in Sofia, on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011. More than 3,500 people have died in months of anti-government protests in Syria, according to the UN. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)AP - In an unprecedented move against an Arab nation, the Arab League on Sunday approved economic sanctions on Syria to pressure Damascus to end its deadly suppression of an 8-month-old uprising against President Bashar Assad.

Gingrich wins NH backing as Romney plugs along (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:16 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011, file photo, Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich speaks during the Republican presidential debate in Washington. Newt Gingrich landed editorial endorsement of NH Union Leader Sunday Nov. 27, 2011, 45 days before GOP primary. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich landed the endorsement of New Hampshire's largest newspaper on Sunday while rival Mitt Romney earned a dismissive wave, potentially resetting the race in the state with the first-in-the-nation primary.

Afghan officials: Fire from Pakistan led to attack (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:51 AM PST

Afghanistan-bound trucks carrying supplies for NATO forces parked as authorities close border at Torkham border post in Pakistan on Sunday, Nov 27, 2011. Pakistan on Saturday accused NATO helicopters and fighter jets of firing on two army checkpoints in the country's northwest and killing 24 soldiers. Islamabad retaliated by closing the border crossings used by the international coalition to supply its troops in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Qazi Rauf)AP - Afghan troops and coalition forces came under fire from the direction of two Pakistan army border posts, prompting them to call in NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, Afghan officials said Sunday. The account challenges Islamabad's claims that the attacks, which have plunged U.S.-Pakistan ties to new lows, were unprovoked.

AP Newsbreak: Medicare's drug coverage gap shrinks (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:09 AM PST

FILE - In this June 8, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama listens as Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during a town hall meeting on the Affordable Care Act, at the Holiday Park Multipurpose Senior Center in Wheaton, Md. Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs. The 'doughnut hole'will shrink about 40 percent for those unlucky enough to land in it, according to new Medicare figures provided in response to a request from The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Medicare's prescription coverage gap is getting noticeably smaller and easier to manage this year for millions of older and disabled people with high drug costs.

Mo. student gives more details on arrest in Cairo (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:42 PM PST

Derrik Sweeney, 19, of Jefferson City, Mo., smiles as he walks with his mother, Joy Sweeney, center, and sister Ashley Sweeney after arriving at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in St. Louis. Derrik Sweeney and two other American students were arrested on the roof of a university building near Tahrir Square in Cairo last Sunday, accused of throwing firebombs at security forces fighting with protesters. On Thursday, a court ordered the three to be released. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)AP - An American student arrested during protests in Cairo says he feared for his life after he was taken into custody by four or five people in plain clothes.

SWAT team's shooting of Marine causes outrage (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:49 AM PST

In this photo taken June 9, 2011, a portrait of Marine Jose Guerena Ortiz sits on display in the window of his home in Tucson, Ariz. Guerena was shot and killed on May 5, 2011, by the Pima County Sheriff's Department. The Sheriff's Department said its SWAT team was at the home because they suspected Guerena of being involved in a drug-trafficking organization that specialized in ripping off smugglers. The SWAT team fired 71 times, riddling Guerena 22 times, while his wife and child cowered in a closet. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - Jose Guerena Ortiz was sleeping after an exhausting 12-hour night shift at a copper mine. His wife, Vanessa, had begun breakfast. Their 4-year-old son, Joel, asked to watch cartoons.

Wisconsin governor campaigning early to keep job (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. Walker may not face a recall vote until next summer, but he's already campaigning to keep his job in the face of a major challenge by organized labor and the Democratic Party. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)AP - Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may not face a recall vote until next summer, but he's already campaigning to keep his job in the face of a major challenge by organized labor and the Democratic Party.

New Mass translation launches in American parishes (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PST

Richard Fiore of Montgomery, Ala., his son Oscar, mom Vicki, and son Phipps, from left, participate in Mass at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Montgomery, Ala. Catholics nationwide began using a new translation of the Roman Missal on Nov. 27, 2011. (AP Photo, David Bundy)AP - English-speaking Roman Catholics who have regularly attended Mass for years found themselves in an unfamiliar position Sunday, needing printed cards or sheets of paper to follow along with a ritual many have known since childhood.

Morocco's Arab Spring election won by Islamists (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:57 AM PST

Abdelilah Benkirane, the secretary general of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party center, reacts after it became clear his party is on track to become the largest party in Morocco's new parliament at the Party headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday Nov. 27, 2011. Moroccans voted to elect a new parliament after the king brought forward elections in response to Arab Spring demonstrations over the past nine months. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)AP - The victory of an Islamist Party in Morocco's parliamentary elections appears to be one more sign that religious-based parties are benefiting the most from the new freedoms brought by the Arab Spring.

Illinois fires Zook after 0-6 collapse (AP)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:07 PM PST

Illinois head coach Ron Zook, right, leaves the field after losing to Minnesota 27-7 in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid)AP - Illinois coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday after the Illini followed a 6-0 start to this season with a six-game losing streak.

Rage grips Pakistan over NATO attack (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:54 AM PST

Student supporters of Islami Jamiat Talaba, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, hold a banner while protesting against NATO forces in front of a burning tire in Lahore November 26, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin RazaReuters - Fury spread in Pakistan on Sunday over a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers and could undermine the U.S. effort to wind up the war in Afghanistan.

Shoppers spent more cash over Thanksgiving weekend: NRF (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:38 AM PST

Reuters - More people headed to stores and websites over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and average spending per person rose 9.1 percent as bargain-hunting shoppers scooped up discounts on everything from gadgets to hoodies, a National Retail Federation survey on Sunday showed.

Arabs impose sanctions on Syria over crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:24 AM PST

Reuters - Arab states voted Sunday to impose economic sanctions on Syria immediately, in response to President Bashar al-Assad's failure to halt a violent crackdown on an eight-month uprising against his rule.

Yemen names opposition leader Basindwa as premier (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:42 AM PST

Reuters - Yemen's vice president named Sunday opposition leader Mohammed Basindwa as the country's new interim prime minister, the state news agency Saba reported, under a deal aimed at ending months of protests which have rocked the country.

Germany, France examine radical push for eurozone (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 12:07 PM PST

Reuters - Germany and France are exploring radical methods of securing deeper and more rapid fiscal integration among euro zone countries, aware that getting broad backing for the necessary treaty changes may not be possible, officials say.

Influential New Hampshire newspaper backs Gingrich (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:23 AM PST

Reuters - New Hampshire's largest newspaper endorsed Newt Gingrich in the Republican presidential race on Sunday, giving the former House speaker a boost in a state where Mitt Romney has been expected to excel.

Exclusive: Key figure in Olympus scandal found in Hong Kong (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 06:21 AM PST

Reuters - Reuters found a Japanese banker who is a key figure in the Olympus Corp accounting scandal at a luxury apartment block in Hong Kong on Sunday, where he exploded in anger at finally being tracked down.

Protests against military rule cloud Egypt election (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:59 AM PST

Reuters - Protesters rallied again in Cairo on Sunday to try to evict Egypt's ruling generals, in a trial of strength that has muddied the run-up to Egypt's first vote since a popular revolt deposed former leader Hosni Mubarak.

Newt Gingrich: Union Leader endorsement a big boost in New Hampshire (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:05 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign just got a big boost in New Hampshire â€" the state holding the first Republican primary election.

After extending olive branch, Los Angeles posts eviction notice on Occupy LA camp (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 12:32 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Arguably the most peaceful and orderly large Occupy Wall Street encampment â€" a nearly 500-tent occupation on two flanks of Los Angeles City Hall â€" is scheduled to be evicted at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
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