Sunday, February 19, 2012

Iran Oil Ministry: Exports cut to Britain, France (AP)

Iran Oil Ministry: Exports cut to Britain, France (AP)

Iran Oil Ministry: Exports cut to Britain, France (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:48 AM PST

In this Sept. 27, 2000 file photo, an Iranian oil worker repairs a pipe at an oil refinery in Tehran. Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran's crucial fuel exports. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran's crucial fuel exports.

Santorum questions Obama's 'world view,' not faith (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:18 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the Summit County Lincoln Dinner Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - Rick Santorum on Sunday condemned what he called President Barack Obama's world view that "elevates the Earth above man" and requires insurers to pay for prenatal tests that will encourage more abortions.

2 judicial officials slain in Syria (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:21 AM PST

In this citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria, anti-Syrian regime protesters, hold a banner against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a demonstration against Syrian President Bashar Assad, at Dael village in Daraa province, southern Syria, on Friday Feb. 17, 2012. Syrian troops intensively shelled rebel-held neighborhoods in the restive central city of Homs Friday and killed at least 13 people, activists said. Britain and France urged the opposition to unite and said it needs more international support to resist the deadly government crackdown. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Gunmen in Syria staged a guerrilla-style ambush that killed a senior state prosecutor and a judge Sunday in an attack that suggested armed factions are growing bolder and more coordinated in their uprising against President Bashar Assad's regime.

Romney faces questions about intensity of support (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:56 AM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks to a group of former Salt Lake City Olympics committee members, marking the tenth anniversary of the games, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - If Mitt Romney wins the Republican nomination for president, he'll face the urgent task of inspiring the party's conservative core and rallying them to beat President Barack Obama.

Whitney Houston laid to rest at private NJ burial (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST

A long line of limos follow the hearse carrying the body of Whitney Houston arrives at Fairview Cemetery for her burial in Westfield, N.J., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)AP - Whitney Houston was laid to rest Sunday at a brief private ceremony in New Jersey, the end of a weekend that saw the pop star's family and friends gather at a star-studded funeral to mourn her loss while celebrating her career.

Elizabeth Smart marries at Hawaii temple (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:54 AM PST

FILE - This May 25, 2011 file photo shows Elizabeth Smart talking to the media in front of the Frank E. Moss Federal Courthouse in Salt Lake City. A family spokesman says the Utah woman who was kidnapped at knifepoint at age 14 and held captive for nine months married Matthew Gilmour on Saturday Feb. 18, 2012 in Oahu. The 24-year-old Smart is a senior at Brigham Young University. She met Gilmour, of Aberdeen, Scotland, while serving a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission in France. (AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)AP - Elizabeth Smart married her fiance Saturday at a Mormon temple in Hawaii, several months ahead of scheduled plans for the nuptials after news of her engagement last month drew widespread media attention.

Official: 44 dead in Mexico prison riot (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:17 PM PST

AP - A fight among inmates led to a prison riot in northern Mexico that left 44 people dead on Sunday, according to a security official.

APNewsBreak: FDA to review inhalable caffeine (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:32 AM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 still file photo taken from video, students try free samples of AeroShot, an inhalable caffeine packed in a lipstick-sized canister, on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston. The Food and Drug Administration will investigate the safety and legality of the product created by Harvard biomedical engineering professor David Edwards. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi, File)AP - U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether inhalable caffeine sold in lipstick-sized canisters is safe for consumers and if its manufacturer was right to brand it as a dietary supplement.

ESPN fires employee for Lin headline seen online (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST

New York Knicks' Jeremy Lin (17) tries to move past Dallas Mavericks' Dominique Jones during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New York, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - ESPN says it fired an employee responsible for an offensive headline about Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin.

'Safe House,' 'The Vow' beat out new 'Ghost Rider' (AP)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:18 AM PST

In this film image released by Columbia Pictures, a scene is shown from 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,' in theaters Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Columbis Pictures-Sony)AP - The President's Day weekend box office was too close to call as the action tale "Safe House" and the love story "The Vow" competed for the No. 1 spot.

Greeks protest cuts on eve of bailout decision (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST

Reuters - Several thousand Greeks demonstrated on Sunday against punishing austerity measures to reduce the country's debt, on the eve of make-or-break talks in Brussels on a 130-billion-euro ($171 billion) bailout to avert bankruptcy.

Iran stops oil sales to British, French companies (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 05:40 AM PST

Reuters - Iran has stopped selling crude to British and French companies, the oil ministry said on Sunday, in a retaliatory measure against fresh EU sanctions on the Islamic state's lifeblood, oil.

Wynn Resorts buys out "unsuitable" board member (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:40 PM PST

Reuters - Wynn Resorts Ltd upped the ante in the fight between its billionaire founder Steve Wynn and his former business partner Kazuo Okada, accusing the Japanese gaming mogul of improper payments and forcibly buying back his 20 percent stake in Wynn's casino company at a discount.

Data collection arms race feeds privacy fears (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 11:14 AM PST

Reuters - This week's revelations that Google Inc, Twitter and other popular Internet companies have been taking liberties with customer data have prompted criticism from privacy advocates and lawmakers, along with apologies from the companies.

U.N. inspectors to press Iran over nuclear concerns (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 10:40 AM PST

Reuters - U.N. nuclear inspectors headed to Iran on Sunday for talks aimed at getting Tehran to start addressing their mounting concerns that it may be seeking to develop atomic bombs.

Arizona sheriff quits Romney campaign amid accusations (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:14 PM PST

Reuters - A local sheriff resigned as a co-chair of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign in Arizona on Saturday after he was accused of threatening a former male lover with deportation to Mexico if he talked about their relationship.

Senegal police clash with rioters as vote looms (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 12:54 PM PST

Anti-government protestors face off with a riot police during clashes in Senegal's capital Dakar, February 19, 2012. Senegal security forces fired teargas and rubber bullets at hundreds of rock-throwing protesters in the capital on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election. REUTERS/Joe PenneyReuters - Senegal security forces clashed with protesters in the capital and surrounding suburbs on Sunday in the fifth straight day of demonstrations against President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy in a February 26 election.

Syrian security forces clamp down on Damascus (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Feb 2012 09:31 AM PST

Reuters - Police and militia patrols fanned out in the Syrian capital's Mezze district on Sunday to prevent a repeat of protests against President Bashar al-Assad that have threatened his grip on Damascus, opposition activists said.

Romney vs. Santorum: Class warfare in the GOP (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 12:51 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - There are four candidates left standing in the GOP presidential nomination contest. But it’s really come down to a two-man race heading toward primary elections in Arizona and Michigan, then on to Super Tuesday with ten more contests and a lot more convention delegates than have been at stake so far.

US Capitol suicide bomb plot foiled: How to catch a 'lone wolf' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Long a mainstay of the drug war, undercover agents have found a new calling in netting so-called “lone wolf” terrorists, including playing a major role in the case of Amine Al Khalifi, the Moroccan man arrested on Friday after he allegedly set into motion a plot to blow himself up inside the US Capitol in hopes of killing at least 30 people.
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