Monday, February 13, 2012

Obama's new budget: Higher taxes for the wealthy (AP)

Obama's new budget: Higher taxes for the wealthy (AP)

Obama's new budget: Higher taxes for the wealthy (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

From left, Sen. David Vitter, R-La., Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., ranking Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., prepare for a news conference on Capitol Hill Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13,2012, to voice their opposition to President Barack Obama's fiscal 2013 federal budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.8 trillion spending plan on Monday that seeks to achieve $4 trillion in deficit reduction over the next decade but does little to restrain growth in the government's huge health benefit programs, a major cause of future deficits.

Bombers target Israeli diplomats in India, Georgia (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

ALTERNATE CROP TO DEL847- An injured person is carried from a burning car belonging to the Israeli Embassy as it is in flames after an explosion, in New Delhi, India, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. The wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured in the explosion, the same day as an Israeli Embassy staffer in Georgia found a bomb underneath his car, which was dismantled before exploding, according to Indian and Israeli media reports. (AP Photo/Joji Thomas, Economic Times) INDIA OUT- FULL CREDIT MANDATORYAP - Israel blamed Iran on Monday for bomb attacks on its diplomats' cars in India and Georgia, heightening concerns that the Jewish state was moving closer to striking its archenemy.

Police: Houston under water when found in bathtub (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

FILE -- In a March 28, 1998 file photo Whitney Houston and her husband Bobby Brown arrive for the Versace Fall 1998 fashion show in New York. Whitney Houston's life of glorious song ended Beverly Hilton Hotel Saturday Feb. 11, 2012, on Grammy weekend. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)AP - Whitney Houston was under water and apparently unconscious when she was found in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub, police said Monday, as the singer's family prepared to send her body to her native New Jersey for a funeral.

Activists: Syrian rebels repel attack on key town (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

This image from amateur video made available by Shaam News Network, purports to show a Syrian military tank in Daraa, Syria, Monday, Feb. 13, 2012. An activist group says Syrian rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into a key central town held by forces fighting against President Bashar Assad's regime. The Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria and urged Arab states to sever all diplomatic contact with Damascus. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTAP - Syrian rebels repelled a push Monday by government tanks into a central town held by forces fighting President Bashar Assad's regime in an 11-month conflict that looks increasingly like a civil war.

Greece surveys riot damage after austerity vote (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

A firefighter extinguishes one of the capital's oldest restored cinemas in central Athens on Monday Feb. 13, 2012. Firefighters are dousing smoldering buildings and cleanup crews are sweeping rubble following a night of rioting in central Athens after lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Firefighters doused smoldering buildings and cleanup crews swept rubble from the streets of central Athens on Monday following a night of rioting during which lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the nation from bankruptcy.

NJ Senate OKs gay marriage bill in milestone vote (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:18 PM PST

Members of Garden State Equality listen from the gallery as the New Jersey State Senate passes a bill legalizing gay marriage by a vote of 24-16 on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012 in Trenton, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie has vowed to veto the bill. Members of Garden State Equality listen to the debate on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/David Gard)AP - In a move that supporters called a civil rights milestone, New Jersey's state Senate on Monday passed a bill to recognize same-sex marriages, marking the first time state lawmakers officially endorsed the idea — despite the promise of a veto by Gov. Chris Christie.

Soldier's death sparks debate over arming medevacs (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:19 PM PST

In this Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 photo, a crew member of a U.S. medevac helicopter is hoisted into the aircraft during a demonstrate how they evacuate patients from the battlefield outside of the U.S. Bagram air field north of Kabul, Afghanistan. About 20 U.S. lawmakers have written to military officials inquiring about a Sept. 18, 2011 incident, when it took a medevac unit 59 minutes to get U.S. Army Spec. Chazray Clark, a 24-year-old combat engineer from Detroit, to a hospital in southern Afghanistan after receiving a call that a roadside bombing severed three of his limbs. Clark did not survive. The incident has revived a debate over whether medevac helicopters should have their own guns. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - It took a medevac unit 59 minutes to get U.S. Army Spec. Chazray Clark to a hospital in southern Afghanistan after receiving a call that a roadside bombing severed three of his limbs. Clark did not survive.

Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

This undated two-picture combo provided by Aline Michelle Grüneisen, Lab Manager, Center for Advanced Hindsight, Duke University shows the same meal, but the photo at left shows a full serving of rice and the other a half serving of rice. A creative new experiment suggests paring down the side dishes might help a nation of over-eaters shave some calories. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles — even when the smaller amount cost the same. (AP Photo/Aline Michelle Grüneisen, Center for Advanced Hindsight, Duke University)AP - Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice or noodles — even when the smaller amount cost the same.

Interview offers glimpse into killer's mind (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:56 PM PST

In this Jan. 17, 2012 photo made from video and provided by the Cherokee (Ga.) Sheriff Department, convicted child killer Ryan Brunn is interviewed by authorities after his arrest near Kennesaw, Ga. In a candid, three-hour interview, Brunn goes into detail about how and why he lured a girl to an empty apartment and when he made the decision to kill her. Brunn pleaded guilty to molesting the child and slitting her throat. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Two days after his detailed interview, he hung himself in his cell. (AP Photo/Cherokee (Ga.) Sheriff Department)AP - "I didn't have, like, the intention of killing a kid," Ryan Brunn told police after he pleaded guilty to molesting a girl, slashing her throat and dumping her body in a trash bin. In a candid, three-hour interview, Brunn went into detail about how and why he lured the girl to an empty apartment — and when he made the decision to kill her.

Grammy Awards hit high note with big audience (AP)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:31 PM PST

Adele poses backstage with her six awards at the 54th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. Adele won awards for best pop solo performance for 'Someone Like You,' song of the year, record of the year, and best short form music video for 'Rolling in the Deep,' and album of the year and best pop vocal album for '21.' (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast made sweet music in the ratings, delivering for CBS its largest audience since 1984 and beating last year's viewership by 50 percent.

Obama election-year budget aims to spur hiring (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:25 PM PST

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 24, 2012. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/PoolReuters - President Barack Obama called on Monday for new spending to boost growth and higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for America in a budget that drew heavy fire from Republicans for failing to curb huge deficits.

Greece still to convince Europe over rescue deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 07:36 AM PST

Reuters - Europe gave Greece until Wednesday to convince skeptical international creditors that it would stick to the punishing terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package, endorsed by parliament as rioters torched downtown Athens.

Keystone may be revived after U.S. election: Canada official (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:42 PM PST

Reuters - The finance minister for Canada's top oil producing province of Alberta said he expects the Canada-to-U.S. Keystone XL pipeline project to be "revived" following presidential elections this year.

Google wins EU okay for Motorola buy (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 11:22 AM PST

Reuters - Google Inc won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its planned $12.5 billion purchase of mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility.

Diplomatic inaction fuelling Syria crackdown: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST

A demonstrator waves a Syrian flag during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, upon the meeting of the Arab Foreign ministers in Cairo February 12, 2012. REUTER/Mohammed SalemReuters - The U.N. human rights chief blamed disagreement in the Security Council on Monday for encouraging the Syrian government to step up attacks on opposition strongholds in its campaign to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule.

Murdoch facing battle with staff in Sun showdown (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:46 AM PST

Reuters - Rupert Murdoch will face hostile and angry staff when he arrives in Britain this week seeking to face down a growing rebellion within his newspaper business and end the talk that his flagship Sun could close following a string of arrests.

Israel blames Iran after attacks on embassy staff (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 12:38 PM PST

Reuters - Israel accused arch-enemies Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of being behind twin bomb attacks that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia Monday, wounding four people.

Asia key as U.S., EU tighten sanctions against Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 10:17 AM PST

Reuters - Western states hope new oil sanctions will deter Tehran from pursuing its disputed nuclear program but ultimately it will be China, India and other Asian powers that determine their effectiveness impact on already volatile Iranian politics.

Santorum opens wide lead over Romney in latest poll (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 01:34 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Sunday’s headlines were all about Mitt Romney winning the Maine caucuses and the CPAC straw poll of conservative activists, both on Saturday. But the sounds coming out of the Romney camp more likely were sighs of relief than victory cheers. And the real political energy seemed to have shifted to his chief Republican rival Rick Santorum.

As birth control flap goes on, who benefits most? Santorum? Obama? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Feb 2012 10:29 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The controversy over President Obama’s order on contraception and religious institutions is not going away as a political issue.
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