Saturday, January 7, 2012

Rivals try to knock Romney off stride in NH debate (AP)

Rivals try to knock Romney off stride in NH debate (AP)

Rivals try to knock Romney off stride in NH debate (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:10 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney's rivals hoped to seize on back-to-back debates this weekend to knock the front-runner off stride and gain momentum heading into Tuesday's New Hampshire primary and upcoming contests later this month in the South.

In elections, jobless trend matters more than rate (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST

FILE - In this May 7, 2004 file photo, George W. Bush speaks to supporters at a campaign rally, in Prairie Du Chien, Wi. Going back to 1956, no incumbent president has lost when unemployment fell over the two years leading up to the election. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck, File)AP - Unemployment is higher than it's been going into any election year since World War II.

Giffords will soon face decision about future (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:30 AM PST

FILE - In this undated photo provided by ABC, U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband Mark Kelly are interviewed by Diane Sawyer on ABC's 20/20. One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on a mission to return to the job she so clearly loved. Her husband and people near the three-term congresswoman say she is highly motivated to recover from her injuries and get back to work in Washington, potentially using her inspirational story as a way to mend political differences in the nation's capital. She faces a May deadline to get on the November ballot, meaning she has a few months to decide her next step. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)AP - The signals are strong. One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is on a mission to return to the job she so clearly loved.

Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:25 PM PST

Gul Rahman Qazi , center, head of an Afghan investigative commission speaks during a media conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Afghan President Karzai had charged the commission with investigating the detention of some hundreds of suspected militants and the investigative commission has accused the U.S. military of abusing detainees at its largest prison, and says those held without evidence should be freed.(AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghan investigators accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, bolstering calls by President Hamid Karzai for the U.S. to turn over control of the facility and complicating talks about America's future role in Afghanistan.

Romney campaign fears complacency in New Hampshire (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:02 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Pinkerton Academy in Derry, N.H., Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Mitt Romney's biggest fear heading into Tuesday's New Hampshire primary is voter complacency, not Republican rivals Newt Gingrich or Rick Santorum in a contest seen as his for the taking.

Education law's promise falls short after 10 years (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2002, file photo President George W. Bush, seated, signs into law a sweeping federal education bill, No Child Left Behind, at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio. Cast as a symbol of possibility, the law offered the promise of improved schools for the nation’s poor and minority children and better prepared students in a competitive world. Yet after a decade on the books, Bush’s most hyped domestic accomplishment has become a symbol to many of federal overreach and Congress’ inability to fix something that’s clearly flawed. In the image from left are Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., Education Secretary Rod Paige, Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, woman at right unidentified. Children with Bush are Tez Taylor, left, and Cecilia Pallcio, right. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)AP - The No Child Left Behind education law was cast as a symbol of possibility, offering the promise of improved schools for the nation's poor and minority children and better prepared students in a competitive world.

Hawaii hit by number of endangered seal killings (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:49 PM PST

In this Dec. 15, 2011 photo, a nearly blind, endangered Hawaiian monk seal swims at the Waikiki Aquarium in Honolulu. Hoailona, also known as KP2, has spent the past two years at a California research lab. He was first rescued when federal officials found him suckling on a rock three days after his mother abandoned him on Kauai. Hawaiian monk seals are so rare and under so many environmental threats that they're on a path to go extinct in 50 to 100 years. As if that wasn't enough, anonymous humans appear to have deliberately killed at least three and maybe four seals on two islands in the past two months. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)AP - Two Hawaiian monk seals were found bludgeoned to death on a remote coast of Molokai — one was killed in mid-November and the other shortly before Christmas. Earlier this month, a dead seal showed up on Kauai. A fourth possible killing on Molokai is also under investigation.

For some consumers, surveys breed feedback fatigue (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 10:30 AM PST

AP - We appreciate your decision to read this story. Would you take a short survey about your satisfaction with the reading experience? Could you review this article on a website? Rate it for other readers?

MSNBC chief: No decision on Pat Buchanan's return (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:47 PM PST

AP - MSNBC's top executive said Saturday that he hasn't decided whether conservative commentator and author Pat Buchanan will be allowed back on the network.

Bill O'Brien, 'the right guy,' takes Penn St reins (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 01:18 PM PST

Penn State's new football coach Bill O'Brien addresses the media after he was introduced during an NCAA college football news conference, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, in State College, Pa. O'Brien, who is currently the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots, replaces Hall of Famer Joe Paterno, fired Nov. 9 in the aftermath of child sex abuse charges against retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. (AP Photo/Andy Colwell)AP - Bill O'Brien took the podium, looked straight ahead and uttered the kind of words you would expect from someone who had just been introduced as Penn State's new head football coach.

Unemployment near three-year low (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 06:54 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic recovery is gaining steam.

Syria buries victims of contested bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 11:30 AM PST

People gather around damaged cars at the site of an explosion in the Maidan district of Damascus, January 6, 2012. REUTERS/SanaReuters - Crowds waving Syrian flags and pictures of President Bashar al-Assad gathered Saturday to bury 26 people who the authorities said were killed by a suicide bomber at a busy Damascus crossroads.

Yahoo searching for new board members: source (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 03:45 PM PST

A Yahoo billboard is seen in New York's Times Square October 19, 2010. Yahoo Inc will be reporting its quarterly earnings Tuesday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - Yahoo Inc is searching for new members for its board of directors, following its hiring of a new chief executive, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Penn State introduces O'Brien as football head coach (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 12:38 PM PST

Reuters - Penn State University introduced new football head coach Bill O'Brien on Saturday as the successor to Hall of Famer Joe Paterno, who was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal.

For many Americans, jobs crisis to last many years (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 04:21 PM PST

Reuters - Despite an upswing in hiring during 2011, the jobs crisis could last many more years as millions of Americans struggle to find work.

Obama to businesses: Bring jobs home (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 03:03 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage businesses to keep jobs at home instead of outsourcing them overseas, as he rolled out a new election-year theme on Saturday aimed at courting middle-class voters.

Iran holds military exercise near Afghan border (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2012 05:52 AM PST

A U.S. sailor from the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), part of the USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group, greets a crew member of the Iranian-flagged dhow Al Molai after rescuing the fishing vessel from pirates in the Arabian Sea in this January 6, 2012 handout photo. The U.S. aircraft carrier group that Iran warned not to return to the Gulf has rescued 13 Iranians held hostage for weeks by pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Pentagon said on Friday. The rescue operation took place on Thursday, when forces with the USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group received a distress call from the master of the Al Molai, who said he was being held captive by pirates. REUTERS/U.S. Navy photo/Handout (MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSReuters - Iran launched a military maneuver near its border with Afghanistan on Saturday, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, days after naval exercises in the Gulf increased tensions with the West and pushed up oil prices.

Obama, staying on attack, highlights consumer watchdog (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama, on the attack against Republicans, visited his new consumer financial protection agency chief on Friday to praise the agency's mission while urging Congress to extend a payroll tax cut through the end of the year.
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