Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption (AP)

Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption (AP)

Blagojevich gets 14 years in prison for corruption (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:11 PM PST

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, left, speaks to reporters as his wife Patti, right, listens at the federal building in Chicago, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, after being sentenced for 14 years on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's old Senate seat. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a history of crooked politics.

DA dropping death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:19 PM PST

FILE - In this July 12, 1995 file photo, Mumia Abu-Jamal leaves Philadelphia's City Hall after a hearing. District Attorney Seth Williams announced Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 that prosecutors will no longer pursue the death penalty against the former Black Panther, meaning he will spend the rest of his life in prison for gunning down a white police officer nearly 30 years ago. Abu-Jamal, who has been incarcerated in a western Pennsylvania prison, has garnered worldwide support from those who believe he was the victim of a biased justice system. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)AP - Prosecutors on Wednesday abandoned their 30-year push to execute convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther whose claim that he was the victim of a racist legal system made him an international cause celebre.

Sandusky jailed after he is unable to pay bail (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:46 PM PST

This Nov. 5, 2011 booking photo released Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald 'Jerry' Sandusky, who was arrested and arraigned Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, on new sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General)AP - Jerry Sandusky has been taken to a Pennsylvania county jail after being unable to post $250,000 bail in cash.

Germany, France scale back ambitions of summit (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 01:11 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts as she arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - German and French officials lowered expectations Wednesday for a deal to save the euro at this week's European summit, deflating investors' hopes for an imminent resolution to Europe's debt crisis.

Pearl Harbor survivors group says it will disband (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:51 PM PST

Pearl Harbor survivors stand at attention during the National Anthem during the Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Today marks the 70th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Base which pulled the US into a war with Japan. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - About 120 survivors of the Pearl Harbor bombing commemorated the Japanese attack and the thousands who lost their lives that day 70 years ago by observing a moment of silence on Wednesday.

Anti-vote fraud protests in Russia for 3rd night (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:54 AM PST

Police officers detain a protester during a rally at Triumphal Square in downtown Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. Russian authorities should annul the results of the parliamentary vote and hold a new one, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Wednesday as popular indignation grew over widespread allegations of election fraud.(AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Popular anger against Vladimir Putin's ruling party and alleged election fraud boiled over into a third straight night of protests Wednesday, and police in Russia's two largest cities arrested scores of demonstrators.

Syria's president denies ordering crackdown (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:58 AM PST

In this undated image provided by ABC, Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad poses with ABC News Anchor Barbara Walters for an interview airing Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, on ABC. Assad denied he ordered the deadly crackdown on a nearly 9-month-old uprising in his country, claiming he is not in charge of the troops behind the assault. Speaking to Walters in a rare interview that aired Wednesday, he maintained he did not give any commands 'to kill or be brutal.' (AP Photo/ABC, Rob Wallace)AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a rare interview broadcast Wednesday that he never ordered the brutal suppression of the uprising in his country and insisted only a "crazy person" would kill his own people.

Last full lunar eclipse for 3 years this weekend (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:38 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday June 16, 2011 file photo, the moon exhibits a deep orange glow as the Earth casts its shadow in a total lunar eclipse as seen in Manila, Philippines, before dawn. The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. And there won't be another one for three years. Viewers in the western half of the United States will have the best views Saturday well before dawn, Pacific and Mountain Standard Time. The farther west the better. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)AP - The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday. And there won't be another one for three years.

Billion-dollar weather disasters smash US record (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2011 file photo, hundreds of cars are seen stranded on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago after a winter blizzard of historic proportions wobbled an otherwise snow-tough Chicago. America's wild weather year has hit yet another new high: a devastating dozen billion-dollar catastrophes. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday that it has recalculated the number of weather disasters passing the billion dollar mark, with two new ones, pushing 2011's total to 12. The two costly additions are the Texas, New Mexico and Arizona wildfires and the mid June tornadoes and severe weather. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)AP - America smashed the record for billion-dollar weather disasters this year with a deadly dozen — and counting.

'M-A-S-H' star Harry Morgan dies at age 96 (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:53 AM PST

FILE - In this 1976 handout photo, Harry Morgan poses on the set of his television show 'MASH,' The Emmy-winning character actor whose portrayal of the fatherly Col. Potter on television's 'M*A*S*H' highlighted a show business career that included nine other TV series, 50 films and the Broadway stage, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011. He was 96. Morgan appeared in mostly supporting roles on the big screen, playing opposite such stars as Henry Fonda, John Wayne, James Garner, Elvis Presley and Dan Aykroyd. On television, he was more the comedic co-star, including roles on 'December Bride,' its spin-off 'Pete and Gladys,' as Sgt. Joe Friday's loyal partner in later 'Dragnet' episodes and on CBS-TV's long-running 'M-A-S-H' series, for which he earned an Emmy award in 1980. (AP Photo)AP - Harry Morgan never planned to be an actor, yet he spent 10 years on one of the top TV series of all time, made 50 films and appeared on Broadway. He became one of the best-known character actors in Hollywood.

BP faces more citations, Halliburton dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:32 AM PST

Reuters - BP was hit with five more safety citations from the U.S. government on Wednesday, while it also received the latest legal salvo from a major contractor, as it continues to deal with fallout from last year's massive oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.

Germany pours cold water on EU summit hopes (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:26 AM PST

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner addresses the media after talks with German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin December 6, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias SchwarzReuters - Pessimistic comments from EU paymaster Germany and new figures exposing deepening stress among Europe's banks dented financial market hopes of a turning point in the euro zone's debt crisis at a summit this week.

Republican candidates rattle sabers against Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2011 file photo, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder speaks before a Republican presidential debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich. The idea is extreme, even in a city accustomed to fighting for survival: should the state of Michigan step in to run Detroit? The governor has taken steps in that direction, proposing an unprecedented move that could give an appointed manager virtually unchecked power to gut union contracts, cut health insurance and slash services. But city leaders bristle at the notion. Said the mayor: 'This is our city. Detroit needs to be run by Detroiters.” (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)Reuters - Republican presidential candidates rattled sabers against Iran and skewered President Barack Obama for being soft in his support for Israel on Wednesday as they vied for the backing of Jewish Republicans.

Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years for corruption (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:14 AM PST

Reuters - Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for political corruption including attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by then president-elect Barack Obama.

Deutsche CEO target of suspected parcel bomb: source (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 12:29 PM PST

Reuters - A suspected parcel bomb addressed to Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann was intercepted at a Deutsche office in Frankfurt on Wednesday, a senior U.S. law enforcement official said.

Boeing union members line up to vote on contract (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:55 AM PST

A model of Boeing 747 passenger plane is displayed at the Asian Aerospace Expo in Hong Kong September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Members of Boeing Co's biggest labor union began voting on Wednesday on a four-year contract extension, which if ratified could end the planemaker's dispute with the National Labor Relations Board and ensure the upcoming version of the best-selling 737 narrowbody will be built in Washington state.

Assad says only "crazy" leaders kill own people (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:33 AM PST

Demonstrators protesting against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad display a 1961-63 Syrian flag during a march through the streets after Friday prayers in Adlb December 2, 2011. Picture taken December 2, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has denied ordering his troops to kill peaceful demonstrators, telling the U.S. television channel ABC that only a "crazy" leader kills his own people.

Olympus board signals it will quit (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 02:36 AM PST

Reuters - Olympus Corp's board signaled plans to quit over a $1.7 billion accounting fraud, but will likely pick a team of potential successors, triggering a battle for control of the Japanese firm with the former CEO who blew the whistle on the scandal.

Rod Blagojevich offers no apologies at sentencing hearing (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:34 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The federal judge conducting the sentencing hearing of Rod Blagojevich Tuesday heard from many people stumping on his behalf why the impeached Illinois governor should only receive the minimum prison time.

In Kansas, a combative Obama tries on his Teddy Roosevelt hat (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 04:15 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - When George W. Bush was president, he eschewed discussion of his place in history. President Obama seems to welcome it.
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