Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Obama sees 'make or break' time for middle class (AP)

Obama sees 'make or break' time for middle class (AP)

Obama sees 'make or break' time for middle class (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:21 PM PST

President Obama gestures while speaking about the economy, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, at Osawatomie High School in Osawatomie, Kansas. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP - President Barack Obama delivered a sweeping indictment of economic inequality in the U.S. on Tuesday as he summoned the memory of President Theodore Roosevelt and pledged to fight for fairness at a "make or break moment for the middle class."

Bachmann: Romney, Gingrich both have 'flaws' (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:26 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., expresses appreciation as she puts on a gift from a supporter during the book-signing event for her book 'Core of Conviction' Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Aiken, S.C. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)AP - Rep. Michele Bachmann said Tuesday she still thinks she has a good chance of winning the Iowa Republican caucuses, saying presidential campaign rivals Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney "have significant flaws."

Carnage in Kabul sparks fear of sectarian strife (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:42 PM PST

Afghan investigation members, right, take notes, as a man carries belongings at the scene of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. A suicide bombing tore through a crowd of Shiite worshippers marking a holy day Tuesday in the Afghan capital, the deadliest of twin attacks that killed scores of people in a rare burst of violence targeting the minority Islamic sect. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - In Afghanistan's first major sectarian assault since the fall of the Taliban regime a decade ago, a suicide bomber slaughtered 56 Shiite worshippers and wounded more than 160 others Tuesday outside a Shiite shrine in the capital.

Massachusetts opens long-hidden Romney archives (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:45 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks to supporters and volunteers during a rally Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - Massachusetts will make available to the public hundreds of boxes of documents from Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's term as governor that have long been locked away, the state said Tuesday. The same agency that is opening the files said it would not pursue an inquiry into the purge of electronic records at the end of Romney's term.

Feds: Couple claimed welfare, lived in $1.2M home (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:07 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by the King County Dept. of Assessments, the $1.2 million waterfront home where prosecutors say a Seattle chiropractor and his wife lived while claiming welfare assistance is seen. The U.S. attorney's office filed a civil lawsuit Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, accusing David Silverstein and Lyudmila Shimonova of filing false claims. Prosecutors are demanding they pay back more than $135,000 in federal housing assistance since 2003 and are seeking tens of thousands of dollars in fines. (AP Photo/King County Dept. of Assessments)AP - A Seattle chiropractor and his wife live in a $1.2 million waterfront home and have spent the past eight years flying to Moscow, Paris, Israel, Turkey, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Blago lawyer: Don't punish him for state history (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:59 PM PST

Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich heads to federal court for his sentencing hearing in Chicago, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. Blagojevich was convicted earlier this year on 18 corruption counts, including trying to auction off President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)AP - Rod Blagojevich was clearly the ringleader of the schemes for which he was convicted, and lied about his actions on the witness stand, a judge said Tuesday at the ousted Illinois governor's sentencing on charges that include trying to sell an appointment to President Barack Obama's former Senate seat.

Obama, Clinton to world: Stop gay discrimination (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:39 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, shakes hands after her speech on human rights issues at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec 6, 2011.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - The Obama administration bluntly warned the world against gay and lesbian discrimination Tuesday, declaring the U.S. will use foreign assistance as well as diplomacy to back its insistence that gay rights are fully equal to other basic human rights.

Fla. woman found slain under Christmas presents (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:03 PM PST

In this police arrest photo released Saturday Dec. 3, 2011, by the York County Sheriff's Office, SC., shows Patty Michelle White. White is a suspect in the murder of 67-year-old, Michele O'Dowd of Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/York County Sheriff's Office,HO)AP - After a 67-year-old Florida woman was found beaten, strangled and hidden beneath the Christmas presents in her home, authorities charged a younger woman who had been befriended by the victim.

Lincoln-signed copy of 13th Amendment restored (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:48 PM PST

In this photo taken Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011, in Chicago, is the signature of president Abraham Lincoln on a rare, restored copy of the 13th Amendment that ended slavery. The 147-year-old document, written on vellum “paper” an animal skin, was signed by President Lincoln and lawmakers who voted for it, was carefully treated to flatten and strengthen the remaining ink at the Graphic Conservation Co. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Time had taken its toll on the nearly 147-year-old document, its surface creased and buckled, its inscriptions faded and an edge yellowed by old adhesive.

Rev. Billy Graham released from NC hospital (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:25 PM PST

FILE- In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham, 92, is interviewed at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. The Rev. Billy Graham was admitted to a hospital Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 near his home in western North Carolina to be tested for pneumonia after suffering from congestion, a cough and a slight fever, his spokesman said. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)AP - The Rev. Billy Graham was released from hospital Tuesday after spending six days recovering from pneumonia, his second bout with the lung infection in the past seven months.

Geithner backs EU crisis plan, stresses ECB role (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:07 PM PST

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner threw his weight on Tuesday behind a Franco-German plan to tackle the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis and said the European Central Bank had to play a major role in any solution.

CFTC chief slammed for ties to MF Global's Corzine (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:55 AM PST

Reuters - Republican senators skewered the top U.S. futures regulator for his ties to former MF Global chief Jon Corzine and said he was "ducking" his responsibilities by stepping aside from a probe into now-bankrupt futures brokerage.

Court approves Lehman plan to exit bankruptcy (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:05 AM PST

A view of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy report prepared by court-appointed examiner Anton Valukas is seen in Washington April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters - Lehman Brothers Holdings Corp, now just the odds and ends of the global financial behemoth that collapsed in September 2008, received court approval on Tuesday to exit bankruptcy early next year.

Obama hits Republicans in starkly populist speech (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 01:21 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama turned up the heat on his Republican foes on Tuesday as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid.

Insight: Conflicting visions at core of euro zone crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:23 AM PST

A banner showing a Euro coin is seen on the facade of the European Commission headquarters ahead of a European Union heads of state summit in Brussels October 26, 2011. REUTERS/Francois LenoirReuters - Same bed, different dreams.

Panel urges legal action in damning Olympus report (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:19 AM PST

The Olympus logo on its camera is seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo November 24, 2011. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonReuters - An independent panel issued a damning report on a $1.7 billion accounting scandal at Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp on Tuesday, urging legal action against "rotten" executives responsible for the cover-up and the replacement of other board members.

Exclusive: Fiat-Chrysler CEO "guardedly optimistic" on euro (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 09:36 AM PST

Reuters - Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive of Chrysler Group LLC and Fiat SpA, is "guardedly optimistic" the European Union will take steps this week to help the euro regain its credibility.

Fed to hold off on easing, finalize policy framework (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 11:36 AM PST

Reuters - The Federal Reserve looks set to hold off on easing monetary policy for a second meeting in a row as it gauges the impact of Europe's crisis on the U.S. economy and ponders additional transparency steps.

Time for Mitt Romney to take on Newt Gingrich? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 12:06 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - To attack more forcefully or not? That’s the dilemma former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney faces as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich surges in polls and threatens Mr. Romney’s grasp on the Republican presidential nomination.

Cyber security: Power grid grows more vulnerable to attack, report finds (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Dec 2011 10:46 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - America's electricity grid is a big, juicy target for cyberattacks â€" and it's getting more vulnerable as interactive "smart grid" features and other Internet-based connections are grafted onto an old, insecure system, a major new study reports.
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