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Friday, October 14, 2011

Delay of NYC park cleanup heartens protesters (AP)

Delay of NYC park cleanup heartens protesters (AP)

Delay of NYC park cleanup heartens protesters (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Demonstrators affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests confront New York City police officers as they march on the street in the Wall Street area, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in New York. The cleanup of a plaza in lower Manhattan where protesters have been camped out for a month was postponed early Friday, sending cheers up from a crowd that had feared the effort was merely a pretext to evict them.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - The owners of a New York plaza where protesters have camped out for a month decided Friday to put off cleaning it, sending up cheers from demonstrators who feared the plan was merely a pretext to evict them and said the victory emboldened their movement.

Prosecutor recounts killing spree at Calif salon (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas becomes emotional as he speaks during a news conference in Santa Ana, Calif., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Southern California prosecutors said Friday they will seek the death penalty for the man they called a 'methodical and merciless killer' who stormed through a salon and killed eight people.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The gunman in the Southern California hair salon rampage wanted "to end any life in his path" during a two-minute killing spree in which he reloaded his weapons and shot some victims in the head in anger over a bitter custody case, a prosecutor said Friday.

Court blocks Ala. from checking student status (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:07 PM PDT

AP - A federal appeals court on Friday blocked a key part of Alabama's law that requires schools to check the immigration status of students, temporarily weakening what was considered the toughest immigration law in the nation.

Obama, Lee pitch trade deal in Michigan (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 01:06 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, listens as South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, wearing a Detroit Tigers baseball cap, speaks at the General Motors Orion assembly plant in Orion Township, Mich., Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The two presidents promoted a new trade deal between the two countries. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP - President Barack Obama cast himself as a savior of the U.S. auto industry Friday, standing in a once-shuttered Michigan assembly plant with the president of South Korea to boast of a new trade deal and the auto bailout he pushed through Congress. "The investment paid off," Obama declared.

New fighting breaks out in heart of Libyan capital (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:52 AM PDT

A Libyan revolutionary fighter fires with his machine gun while attacking pro-Gadhafi forces in downtown Sirte, Libya, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Revolutionary forces pounded Moammar Gadhafi's supporters holed up in two neighborhoods with rocket and machine-gun fire Friday in Sirte, but the loyalists showed no sign of giving up in the fugitive leader's hometown. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)AP - A gunbattle erupted Friday between hundreds of revolutionary forces and Moammar Gadhafi supporters in the capital for the first time in more than two months after loyalists tried to raise the green flag that symbolizes the ousted leader's regime.

UK defense minister quits after scandal (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:59 AM PDT

British Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, gets into his car as he leaves the Gare du Nord railway station prior to a meeting with his French counterpart, Gerard Longuet, in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. A close friend of Britain's defence minister was questioned by government officials Tuesday in an investigation into the extent of the politician's ties to the former industry consultant. Defence Secretary Liam Fox has acknowledged he acted inappropriately in allowing former roommate and best man Adam Werritty, who previously ran a now-defunct defense consultancy called Security Futures, to join him on numerous overseas trips and to arrange a meeting in Dubai with a potential supplier. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Britain's defense minister Liam Fox quit his post Friday after days of allegations about the influence-peddling of a close personal friend who joined key visits overseas and posed as an unofficial aide.

Retail sales rose strongly in September on autos (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Mannequins are fashionably dressed in a Bloomingdale's store window, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 in New York. U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy.

Italy's Berlusconi wins confidence vote (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi gestures in the Lower Chamber, in Rome, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Berlusconi faced a confidence vote in Parliament Friday that is seen as the most serious threat to his political survival since the billionaire media baron was swept into power nearly two decades ago. Berlusconi said he felt certain he would win the vote, which is expected at midday, as frantic counting of lawmakers was under way in Parliament. The vote was expected to go down to the wire. 'What matters is that we win,' Berlusconi told reporters. 'I'm serene.' (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse) ITALY OUTAP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi kept his job Friday after a crucial confidence vote in Parliament, but financial analysts and critics were skeptical that would resolve Italy's increasingly severe economic troubles.

Buyers camp out for iPhone, though crowds smaller (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Elliott Johns, of Boston, displays an iPhone 4S in front of an Apple Store location in Boston, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. The faster iPhone with better software and an improved camera went on sale in seven countries Friday as hundreds of buyers camped out for hours to be among the first to get one. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)AP - Apple's latest iPhone arrived to an enthusiastic response from buyers camped out at stores Friday, but many observers noted the crowds were smaller than those that had gathered for previous releases.

Low-lying Thai capital braces for weekend flooding (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:46 AM PDT

A worker sews a sand bag while making flood barriers in Pathum Thani province, central Thailand Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. Fear and confusion gripped Bangkok on Friday as residents grappled with mixed messages over whether Thailand's worst floods in decades would overwhelm the intricate defenses of the low-lying metropolis of 9 million people. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong))AP - Workers and volunteers piled sandbags outside buildings in central Bangkok and erected barriers in its subway to ward off possible weekend flooding as high water that devastated parts of central Thailand flowed toward the low-lying metropolis.

U.S. rejects plan to strengthen IMF in euro zone crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:02 AM PDT

A student from Thessaloniki sits opposite the Greek parliament in central Athens with a banner that reads Reuters - Proposals to double the size of the IMF as part of a broader international response to Europe's debt crisis ran into resistance from the United States and others on Friday, burying the idea for now and putting the onus firmly back on Europe.

Retail sales rise, economy seen accelerating (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:08 PM PDT

Job seekers line up at the Congressional Black Caucus For The People Jobs Initiative job fair in Los Angeles, August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan AlcornReuters - U.S. retail sales in September grew at the fastest pace in seven months as consumers shook off concerns about a weak stock market and political gridlock, giving a bit more momentum to the economic recovery.

"Mini-Madoff" gets 25 years for $400 million Ponzi fraud (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Reuters - A Long Island man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday after admitting to stealing more than $195 million from thousands of investors in the course of a five-year, $400-million Ponzi scheme.

House Democrats vow further push on China bill (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:16 PM PDT

President Barack Obama looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Democratic lawmakers vowed on Friday to keep pressing for a vote on a bill to punish China over its currency valuation, saying the legislation Republican leaders are blocking is vital for U.S. trade competitiveness.

Wall Street sit-in goes global Saturday (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 06:54 AM PDT

An Occupy LA protester named Nevada speaks into a loud hailer at a rally in front of the Bank of America building in downtown Los Angeles, California October 13, 2011. REUTERS/Gene BlevinsReuters - For an October revolution, dress warm. That's the word going out - politely - on the Web to rally street protests on Saturday around the globe from New Zealand to Alaska via London, Frankfurt, Washington and, of course, New York, where the past month's Occupy Wall Street movement has inspired a worldwide yell of anger at banks and financiers.

Appeals court blocks parts of Alabama immigration law (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked Alabama from enforcing part of its tough new immigration law but allowed some disputed portions to remain in effect.

U.S. budget gap widens, tops $1 trillion for third year (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 12:23 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. budget gap widened slightly in fiscal 2011, staying above $1 trillion for a third straight year and providing fodder for a political battle over taxes and spending ahead of next year's presidential election.

Emergency hearing set on Harrisburg filing (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 10:15 AM PDT

Reuters - An emergency hearing on the bankruptcy filing by the city of Harrisburg was set for Monday after the city's mayor late on Thursday submitted a petition to have the filing dismissed.

Assassination plot: US seeks to label Iran an international outlaw (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 04:42 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration is building support for its case against Iran over the alleged plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia’s ambassador in Washington, and appears to be laying the groundwork for pursuing Iran in either the UN Security Council or even the International Court of Justice.

Why China 'trade war' bill is tying House Republicans in knots (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Oct 2011 01:47 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The bill to punish China for manipulating its currency â€" and allegedly stealing American jobs â€" is setting off a clash within Republican ranks on Capitol Hill.
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