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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Suicide bomber kills former Afghan president (AP)

Suicide bomber kills former Afghan president (AP)

Suicide bomber kills former Afghan president (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:58 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct.14, 2010, file photo, former Afghan President and chief of a new peace council Burhanuddin Rabbani holds a press conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two Afghan government sources said Tuesday Sept. 20, 2011 that Rabbani has been killed in the capital Kabul. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, file)AP - A suicide attacker with a bomb in his turban posed as a Taliban peace envoy and assassinated a former Afghan president who for the past year headed a government council seeking a political settlement with the insurgents.

IMF: World economy enters 'dangerous new phase' (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:31 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo taken Aug. 31, 2011, shows crowds of job-seekers waiting to enter a job fair at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. Most economists expect growth of between 1.5 percent and 2 percent in the final two quarters. Though an improvement, it wouldn’t be enough to lower the unemployment rate. The rate has been 9 percent or higher in all but two months since the recession officially ended more than two years ago. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - The world economy has entered a "dangerous new phase," according to the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. As a result, the international lending organization has sharply downgraded its economic outlook for the United States and Europe through the end of next year.

Palestinians press case for UN membership (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:45 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Millennium Hotel on 44th Street during the 66th session of the General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)AP - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pressed ahead with his campaign for statehood before the U.N. despite frantic U.S. efforts Tuesday to forge a diplomatic solution that would avoid a charged vote before the Security Council.

Troy Davis denied clemency 1 day before execution (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Georgia Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Troy Davis. Georgia's pardons board on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, rejected clemency for Davis despite high-profile support for his claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing MacPhail in 1989. Davis is set to die on Wednesday, Sept. 21. It is the fourth time in four years his execution has been scheduled by Georgia officials. (AP Photo/Georgia Department of Corrections, File)AP - Georgia's board of pardons rejected a last-ditch clemency bid from Troy Davis on Tuesday, one day before his scheduled execution, despite support from figures including an ex-president and a former FBI director for the claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989.

Mullen: Troop total in Iraq to drop sharply (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:40 PM PDT

Iraqi soldiers stand guard outside the scene of fire at a gas compression facility at Rumaila oil field in Basra Province, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad September 20, 2011. A fire at a state-run gas compression unit at Iraq's major southern oilfield Rumaila on Tuesday killed one person and hit oil production, police and oilfield developer BP said. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ - Tags: DISASTER)AP - The number of American troops in Iraq will fall to 30,000 by the end of this month as the U.S. winds down the war, the top U.S military officer said Tuesday.

Panetta: End of gay ban is historic for military (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Two men kiss shortly after midnight during a celebration for the end of the policy commonly known as 'don't ask, don't tell' in the military Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, in San Diego. After years of debate and months of final preparations, the military can no longer prevent gays from serving openly in its ranks. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says repealing the ban on openly gay service makes this an historic day for the military and the nation.

GOP candidates assail Obama on Israel (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, center is surrounded by security, right, and supporters after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry on Tuesday criticized the Palestinian Authority's effort to seek formal recognition by the U.N. General Assembly and assailed the Obama administration's broader policies in the Middle East.

NWS: Many in Joplin ignored 1st tornado warnings (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 30, 2011, file photo damage is seen in a devastated Joplin, Mo. neighborhood. A federal agency was set to release a report Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, detailing communication efforts ahead of the massive twister that hit Joplin, killing more than 160 people. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)AP - Many Joplin, Mo., residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a massive and deadly tornado this spring, partially because of years of false alarms, the government said Tuesday.

Earth to satellite: When will you hit — and where? (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:37 PM PDT

This screen grab image provided by NASA shows UARS attached to the robotic arm of the space shuttle Discovery during mission STS-48 in 1991, when UARS was deployed. NASA scientists are doing their best to tell us where a plummeting 6-ton satellite will fall later this week. It's just that if they're off a little bit, it could mean the difference between hitting Florida or New York. Or, say, Iran or India. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - NASA scientists are doing their best to tell us where a plummeting six-ton satellite will fall later this week. It's just that if they're off a little bit, it could mean the difference between hitting Florida or landing on New York. Or, say, Iran or India.

AP-MTV Poll: Young people jaded by slurs online (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT

AP - Young people immersed in the online world are encountering racist and sexist slurs and other name-calling that probably would appall their parents and teachers. And most consider it no big deal, a new poll says.

Italy downgraded, IMF says Europe behind the curve (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Reuters - Standard & Poor's cut Italy's credit rating on Tuesday in a surprise move that increased strains on the debt-stressed euro zone, and the International Monetary Fund said Europe's leaders were failing to act decisively enough to resolve the crisis.

Housing starts drop underscores economic woes (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:59 AM PDT

Reuters - New construction of homes fell more than expected in August, dragging on economic growth and keeping pressure on President Barack Obama to do more to help the sputtering economy.

Exclusive: Facebook seeks exec to build Hollywood, media ties (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:30 AM PDT

The Facebook logo is shown at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithReuters - Facebook is looking to hire a big-name executive to cultivate relationships and strike deals with the film and music industries to bolster its media offerings.

IMF calls on Europe to get "act together" on debt (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Europe needs to "get its act together" and deal with its worsening sovereign debt crisis, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, warning of the risk of severe repercussions for global growth.

Poll woes don't slow Obama's campaign money train (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:13 AM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama is raising millions of dollars for his re-election campaign, keeping the support of big and small donors despite the sputtering economy and slumping opinion poll numbers.

Europe faces heat at G20 for euro crisis response (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Europe will come under heavy pressure from other economic powers this week to stem its deepening debt crisis but talks among the self-proclaimed guardians of global finance are unlikely to make much headway.

U.S. calls online poker site a "global Ponzi scheme" (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:52 AM PDT

Reuters - U.S. prosecutors accused poker website Full Tilt Poker on Tuesday of running a Ponzi scheme in which the company's owners and board members paid themselves nearly half a billion dollars while defrauding players.

Solyndra execs will decline to testify at hearing (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Solyndra LLC's chief executive and chief financial officer will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and decline to answer any questions put to them at a Congressional hearing on Friday, according to letters from their attorneys obtained by Reuters.

Reno air crash: Will tragedy at air race sour public on air shows? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 07:22 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The crash of a World War II-era plane last Friday that killed 10 people and injured dozens more at the Reno Air Races in Nevada will undoubtedly lead to a review of safety regulations and may give longstanding critics of the Reno event the ammunition they need to press for its cancellation.

Obama deficit plan: Is there ever a good time for a tax increase? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 04:44 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Would President Obama's tax-the-rich proposal, part of a plan to raise some revenue for deficit reduction, actually harm the economy?
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