mardi 18 septembre 2012

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Alaskans to get $878 in yearly oil fund payout this year

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Sean Irvin browses phones at a Best Buy store Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska. It's one of the ways Irvin plans to spend his yearly Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, whose amount was being announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)Buy an iPhone 5 or replace the leaky rain gutters? Splurge or save? Ah, the tough choices that befall Alaskans every year, when they get their dividend checks from the state's oil savings account just for living here.

Watch the full secretly taped Romney fundraising video

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:17 PM PDT

Political fallout from secret recordings of Mitt RomneyThe liberal Mother Jones magazine has published the full 50-minute video of Mitt Romney addressing a group of donors in Boca Raton, Florida last May.

Composer releases parody ‘I’m Dreaming (of a white president)’

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:27 AM PDT

Randy Newman, the Oscar-winning composer best known for his work on the "Toy Story" films, released a new politically-charged tune this week. It's definitely not suitable for Pixar. Newman's new song, "I'm Dreaming (of a white President)" is clearly a parody meant to call attention to racism, but not everybody sees the humor. Since being [...]

Myanmar democracy icon meets with Hillary Clinton

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:11 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Clinton meets with Myanmar opposition leader Suu Kyi in WashingtonMyanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi opened a two-week tour of the United States on Tuesday with talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the latest step of a rapid normalization of U.S. ties with the former pariah state.

Obama leading in key battleground state of Virginia

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:37 AM PDT

This combination of Associated Press file photos shows from left, President Obama speaking at the TPI Composites Factory, a manufacturer of wind turbine blades on May 24, 2012, in Newton, Iowa, and Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaking at the Solyndra manufacturing facility on May 31, 2012, in Fremont, Calif. The weak May unemployment report released Friday, June 1, 2012, presents President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that his stewardship of a gradual recovery from the deepest recession since the Great Depression presents a tenuous argument for his re-election. However anemic job growth and an uptick in joblessness to 8.2 percent give new resonance to Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney's campaign. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, Mary Altaffer. File)President Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney among likely voters in Virginia by 8 percentage points, a new Washington Post poll shows.

Topless photos ruling: First battle in royal privacy war

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT

Copies of the Italian magazine Chi are displayed at a newstands in Rome, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. An Italian gossip magazine owned by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi published a 26-page spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate on Monday despite legal action in France against the French magazine that published them first. Chi hit newsstands on Monday, featuring a montage of photos taken while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on vacation at a relative's home in the south of France last month. They included the 14 pictures published by the popular French magazine Closer, which like Chi is owned by Berlusconi's Mondadori publishing house. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Prince William and Kate Middleton's aggressive legal strategy over topless photos of Britain's likely future queen is the first salvo in what could be a decades-long tug-of-war over their family's privacy.

Are 47% of Americans really gov't moochers?

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:15 AM PDT

A leaked video of remarks Republican nominee Mitt Romney made at a private fund-raising event set the Internet abuzz yesterday.

Tokyo running out of options as China protests heat up

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:59 AM PDT

Chinese protesters burn a Japanese flag near posters claiming Diaoyu islands, as known in China and Senkaku in Japan, belong to China and to fire upon Japan during a protest near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012. The 81st anniversary of a Japanese invasion brought a fresh wave of anti-Japan demonstrations in China on Tuesday, with thousands of protesters venting anger over the colonial past and a current dispute involving contested islands in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)In China, anti-Japanese demonstrations have now spread to as many as 100 cities as tensions mount over Japan's purchase of islands it calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu.

More than half of Americans may be obese by 2030

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:43 AM PDT

By 2030, more than half of Americans could be obese, resulting in millions of new cases of diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke -- a constellation of illness that could cost the United States up to $66 billion in treatment and over $500 billion in lost economic productivity.

New dark energy telescope snaps first cosmic photos

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:27 AM PDT

New Dark Energy Telescope Snaps First Cosmic PhotosA new telescope camera in Chile focused on mysterious dark energy has taken its first photos of extremely distant galaxies.

Romney video: Palestinians not interested in peace

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:15 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney told donors in a newly released video clip that Palestinians "have no interest" in peace with Israel and suggested that efforts at Mideast peace under his administration would languish.

Cartooning President Obama, Mitt Romney

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 05:58 AM PDT

The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists' convention just wrapped up here in Washington, D.C., and ABC's Jake Tapper -- a self-described "failed cartoonist" -- had the honor and privilege of being a keynote speaker.

French court backs UK royals on topless photos

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 05:42 AM PDT

Copies of the Italian magazine Chi are displayed at a newstands in Rome, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. An Italian gossip magazine owned by former Premier Silvio Berlusconi published a 26-page spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate on Monday despite legal action in France against the French magazine that published them first. Chi hit newsstands on Monday, featuring a montage of photos taken while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were on vacation at a relative's home in the south of France last month. They included the 14 pictures published by the popular French magazine Closer, which like Chi is owned by Berlusconi's Mondadori publishing house. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A French court ordered a magazine publisher to hand over all digital copies of topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge within 24 hours and blocked further publication of what it called a "brutal display" of William and Kate's private moments.

Trump video mocking Obama not shown at convention

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 05:25 AM PDT

Republicans, who heard criticism about actor-director Clint Eastwood's lecture to an empty chair at their recent convention, produced an "Apprentice"-style Donald Trump video that they never showed to delegates.

What if Al Gore won the election?

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2000 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. George W. Bush, left, speaks as Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Al Gore watches during their third and final debate at Washington University in St. Louis. Finally, the fall season delivers the matchup Americans have been waiting for, President Barack Obama goes one-on-one with Republican Mitt Romney in three prime-time debates. With the race a dead heat, the debates take on an oversized role in the few weeks between now and Election Day. One small mistake or impression _ a glance at a watch, repetitive sighing _ could roil the campaign for days and linger in voters' mind. This is especially true for two polished candidates who will have the soundbites and rhetoric down cool. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)Yahoo!'s Jeff Greenfield asks what the world would look like of George W. Bush lost in 2000.

Olympian Shaun White arrested, charged with vandalism

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Olympian Shaun White Arrested, Charged With VandalismShaun White, the two-time Olympic gold medalist and X-Games star snowboarder, faces charges of vandalism and public intoxication after his arrest at a hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Chicago teachers to consider offer, ending strike

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:08 AM PDT

Smaller, more subdued groups of teachers picket outside Morgan Park High School in Chicago, Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, as a strike by Chicago Teachers Union members heads into its second week. Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he will seek a court order to force the city's teachers back into the classroom. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)Teachers across the nation's third-largest city will be poring over the details of a contract settlement Tuesday as the clock ticks down to an afternoon meeting in which they are expected to vote whether to end a seven-day strike that has kept 350,000 students out of class.

Afghan militants say blast that killed 12 was revenge for film

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:51 AM PDT

Nato soldiers arrive at the site of a suicide bomb attack in KabulAfghan militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide bomb attack on a minivan carrying foreign workers that killed 12 people saying it was retaliation for a film mocking the Prophet Mohammad.

NATO halts work with Afghan allies to stem insider attacks

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 01:02 AM PDT

Nato soldiers arrive at the site of a suicide bomb attack in KabulNATO ordered a cutback on Tuesday on operations alongside Afghan forces in response to a surge of "insider attacks" on foreign servicemen, a move that could complicate plans to hand security over to Afghan forces ahead of a 2014 drawdown.

Trial ends for ex-police chief in China scandal

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:57 PM PDT

UPDATING THE CAPTION WHEN THE TRIAL STARTED - Chinese people play cards on the pavement near the Chengdu Intermediate People's Court in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan province Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. The trial of Wang Lijun, an ex-police chief at the center of China's worst political scandal in decades, started unexpectedly at the court Monday, a day earlier than the court had announced. At the height of his career, Wang led a police crackdown on the violent underworld in a sprawling metropolis, arresting hundreds of gangsters and government officials, some of whom were sentenced and executed in a matter of months. Now the former police chief is in the hands of the opaque Chinese justice he once brandished against others. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)A Chinese court has finished hearing the case of an ex-police chief who fled to a U.S. consulate and divulged a murder. The move triggered a messy public political scandal for China's leadership just as it prepared for a delicate transfer of power.

Lawyers: Obese Ohio inmate faces 'torturous' death

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:40 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections shows death row inmate Ronald Post. Post, 53, scheduled to die Jan. 16, 2013, for the 1983 shooting death of hotel desk clerk, wants his upcoming execution delayed. At 480 pounds, Post says he's too heavy for the state's lethal injection process. (AP Photo/Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections)Attorneys for a condemned inmate who weighs 480 pounds argue he faces a torturous and lingering death if his execution is carried out early next year.

Emanuel's court bid to end strike stalls, teachers call it 'vindictive'

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 11:07 PM PDT

Chicago Mayor Emanuel addresses first session of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteCHICAGO (Reuters) - A Chicago judge said he will not act until at least Wednesday on Mayor Rahm Emanuel's request to block a teacher's strike and the union accused the mayor of a "vindictive act" as the walkout moved into a second week. Emanuel's lawyers went to court on Monday seeking an injunction to have the strike declared illegal under state law. Circuit Court Judge Peter Flynn set a hearing on the request for Wednesday morning, according to Chicago Public Schools. ...

Freed American says more U.S. citizens remain in Nicaraguan jails

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:50 PM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When a guard at a Nicaraguan prison showed Jason Puracal the newspaper headline saying he would be freed, he tried to walk out of jail that instant, only to be sent back to his cell. A few days later, however, Puracal, the U.S. citizen who was jailed in Nicaragua two years ago after being wrongfully convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering, walked free. "The whole process has been very surreal," Puracal, 35, said in an interview with Reuters on Monday. He said he had faced hunger, squalid conditions and the constant threat of violence while in prison. ...

Jon Stewart to debate Bill O’Reilly in online pay-per-view event

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 10:02 PM PDT

O'Reilly to debate Jon StewartJon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly have had numerous memorable clashes on cable television. Now the ideological foes are taking their ongoing tête-à-tête to the Internet. The "Daily Show" host and Fox News star will take part in a 90-minute debate--"The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium"--on October 6 at the Lisner Auditorium on the Washington, D.C., [...]

Fanning furor, Justice Scalia says appeals court judge lied

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 09:45 PM PDT

Justice Scalia testifies on Capitol Hill in WashingtonNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday escalated a war of words with a prominent appeals court judge, saying the judge lied in a recent criticism of Scalia's judicial philosophy. Scalia, 76, the longest-serving justice and a leading conservative on the court, said Judge Richard Posner, of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, lied in a review in August of a book co-authored by Scalia. ...
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