Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery (Reuters)

Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery (Reuters)

Giffords quits Congress to focus on recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST

Reuters - Amid tears, salutes and standing ovations, Representative Gabrielle Giffords submitted her resignation from Congress on Wednesday to focus on her recovery from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona, last year.

Joe Paterno buried after thousands pay vigil (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:35 PM PST

Reuters - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was buried in a private ceremony on Wednesday after tens of thousands of mourners paid vigil in frigid weather as his hearse was carried from a closed funeral.

U.S. commandos free two hostages in daring Somalia raid (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:54 PM PST

American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen in a combination image. REUTERS/Danish Demining GroupReuters - Elite U.S. Navy SEALs swooped into Somalia on Wednesday and rescued two hostage aid workers after killing their nine kidnappers, a rare and daring raid in the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives.

What You Missed While Not Watching the Florida GOP Debate (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:25 AM PST

Time.com - The NFL plays a 16-game regular season. There are nine circles of hell. God got it done in six days. Welcome to the 18th Republican debate

Newt Gingrich vs.the Establishment: South Carolina Sets Up Intra-GOP Conflict (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:25 AM PST

Time.com - The Republican Establishment, such as it can be defined, is uncomfortable, alright

Muslims urge resignation of NY police chief over video (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. Muslim civil rights groups demanded the resignation of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on Wednesday amid a controversy over the repeated screening of an offensive video.

Plea deal for 1 in massive contracting fraud case (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:19 PM PST

AP - A former Army Corps of Engineers employee has agreed to plead guilty for his role in what prosecutors say may be one of the largest and most brazen frauds involving U.S. government contracts, court papers show.

Rescued aid worker is recalled as devout, driven (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST

This undated photo taken at an unknown location and released by the Danish Refugee Council on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 shows American Jessica Buchanan from the Danish Refugee Council's de-mining unit. U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages, American Jessica Buchanan, 32, and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, 60, while killing nine pirates, officials and a pirate source said. (AP Photo/Danish Refugee Council)AP - An American aid worker rescued by Navy SEALs in Somalia was a student leader at her Christian grade school, attended a religious college in suburban Philadelphia and "fell in love with Africa" while doing student teaching in Nairobi.

Labor board chief to press for new union rules (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:35 PM PST

AP - The chairman of the National Labor Relations Board hopes to have another round of regulations in place by the end of the year that would make it easier for unions to establish and win representation elections in workplaces.

Ind. House deals blow to labor in Rust Belt (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:53 PM PST

House Minority Leader B. Patrick Bauer, D-South Bend, and Rep. Vanessa Summers, D-Indianapolis, read the vote totals for the right to work bill at the Statehouse Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)AP - In another blow to organized labor in the traditionally union heavy Midwest, Indiana is poised to become the first right-to-work state in more than a decade after Republican lawmakers cleared the way on Wednesday to ban unions from collecting mandatory fees from workers.

Conn. mayor blasted for 'taco' quip about Latinos (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010 file photo, East Haven police vehicles are seen outside the police department in East Haven, Conn. The FBI on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, arrested four East Haven police officers on conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges following an investigation into possible civil rights violations. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)AP - The mayor of a working-class city roiled by allegations of police discrimination against Hispanics faced scathing criticism Wednesday from officials including the governor for saying he "might have tacos" as a way to do something for the community.

AP Enterprise: NM license data points to fraud (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:36 PM PST

This house, photographed Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Albuquerque, N.M., was reportedly used by 66 foreign nationals as their residential address to obtain a New Mexico driver's license from 2004 to 2009. An Albuquerque woman who lived here is in prison after pleading guilty in 2010 to felonies for providing fraudulent residency documents to illegal immigrants to obtain driver licenses. An Associated Press investigation has found that addresses of dozens of businesses and homes across New Mexico were used over and over again by people to get driverís licenses in a pattern that suggests potential fraud by immigrants trying to game the system. (AP Photo/J.R. Oppenheim)AP - Dozens of the same business and residential addresses were used repeatedly by people to obtain driver's licenses in New Mexico in a pattern that suggests fraud by immigrants trying to game the system, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Upbeat and on a roll, Obama showing some swagger (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:45 PM PST

President Barack Obama signs autographs after arriving at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - If President Barack Obama is showing some swagger, it shouldn't be a surprise.

Obama pays tribute to Giffords (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:13 PM PST

This video image provided by House Television shows Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz. and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012. Giffords resigned from the House on Wednesday amid tears, tributes and standing ovations, more than a year after she was gravely wounded by a would-be assassin. (AP Photo/House Television)AP - President Barack Obama is paying tribute to Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who resigned from the House Wednesday more than a year after she suffered a gunshot wound to the head by a would-be assassin.

APNewsBreak: Army to cut combat brigades (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST

FILE In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is sen on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32, and broadly restructure its fighting force to save money and cut the size of the service by about 80,000 soldiers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the plans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - The U.S. Army plans to slash the number of combat brigades from 45 to as low as 32 in a broad restructuring of its fighting force aimed at cutting costs and reducing the service by about 80,000 soldiers, according to U.S. officials familiar with the plans.

Arizona Gov. Brewer gets book critique from Obama (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:24 PM PST

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer points at President Barack Obama after he arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. Brewer greeted Obama and what she got was a book critique. Of her book. The two leaders engaged in an intense conversation at the base of Air Force One’s steps. Both could be seen smiling, but speaking at the same time. Asked moments later what the conversation was about, Brewer, a Republican, said: 'He was a little disturbed about my book.' Brewer recently published a book, 'Scorpions for Breakfast,' something of a memoir that describes her years growing up and defends her signing of Arizona’s controversial law cracking down on illegal immigrants, which Obama opposes. Brewer also handed Obama an envelope with a handwritten invitation for Obama to return to Arizona to meet her for lunch and to join her for a visit to the border. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer came to greet President Barack Obama upon his arrival outside Phoenix Wednesday. What she got was a critique. Of her book.

Study of freakish mystery illness finds no cause (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:18 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2006 file photo, Verna Gallagher, who claims to be suffering from a rare infliction called, Morgellons, points to a sore on her skin that she believes bugs related to the condition emerged from, at her Roseville, Calif., home. Like others with the condition, Gallagher, 48, said she has a crawling sensation on her skin, that is caused by bugs that emerge from the skin but do not act like they are alive. Results of Centers for Disease Control study released Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 conclude that Morgellons exists only in the patients' minds. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - Imagine having the feeling that tiny bugs are crawling on your body, that you have oozing sores and mysterious fibers sprouting from your skin. Sound like a horror movie? Well, at one point several years ago, government doctors were getting up to 20 calls a day from people saying they had such symptoms.

Studies: Avastin may fight early breast cancers (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:06 PM PST

This undated photo provided by Genentech Inc. on Jan. 31, 2011 shows a vial of the drug Avastin. Surprising results from two new studies may reopen the debate about the value of Avastin for breast cancer. The drug helped make tumors disappear when given with chemotherapy before surgery to certain women with early-stage disease, doctors found. The FDA recently revoked Avastin's approval for advanced breast cancer, but the studies suggest it might help others whose cancer has not widely spread. (AP Photo/Genentech Inc., File)AP - Surprising results from two new studies may reopen debate about the value of Avastin for breast cancer. The drug helped make tumors disappear in certain women with early-stage disease, researchers found.

Senate Democrats promise to push Obama tax agenda (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:27 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate promised Wednesday to press ahead this year with legislation drawn from his plans to require millionaires to pay at least 30 percent in taxes and curb tax preferences for companies that ship jobs overseas.

Safety regulator: `We pulled no punches' on Volt (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2012 02:02 PM PST

General Motors CEO Dan Akerson listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, during the House Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending subcommittee hearing about the safety of the all-electric car, the Chevy Volt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The government "pulled no punches" in investigating battery fires in the Volt, General Motors' prized electric car, the head of the federal auto safety agency told Congress on Wednesday.
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