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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Economist Monti to quickly form new Italian govt (AP)

Economist Monti to quickly form new Italian govt (AP)

Economist Monti to quickly form new Italian govt (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST

Italian Economist Mario Monti and his wife Elsa leave St. Ivo church at the end of a mass in Rome, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. Monti won pledges of support Sunday to lead a new technocratic government to try to rescue Italy from financial disaster, including from Silvio Berlusconi's conservative party. But Berlusconi's ally, the Northern League, said it would become an opposition party rather than back Monti. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP - Economist Mario Monti accepted the monumental task Sunday of trying to form a new government that can rescue Italy from financial ruin, expressing confidence that the nation can beat the crisis if its people pull together.

For Penn St., a new week after the worst one ever (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2011 file photo, people gather in front of the Old Main building for a candlelight vigil on the Penn State campus in State College, Pa., in support of the alleged victims of a child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach. As Penn State leaves a harrowing week behind and takes tentative steps toward a new normal, students and alumni alike wonder what exactly that means. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)AP - For Penn State University, there was the past week — a week of unimaginable turmoil and sorrow, anger and disbelief and shame. And then there is tomorrow.

With Arab vote, pressure mounts on Syria (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:33 AM PST

Pro-Syrian regime protesters, shout slogans and carry a giant Syrian flag during a demonstration against the Arab League decision to suspend Syria, in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday Nov. 13, 2011. Tens of thousands of pro-regime demonstrators gathered in a Damascus square Sunday to protest the Arab League's vote to suspend Syria over its bloody crackdown on the country's eight-month-old uprising. Saturday's Arab League decision was a sharp rebuke to a regime that prides itself as a bastion of Arab nationalism, but it was unlikely to immediately end a wave of violence that the U.N. estimates has killed more than 3,500 people since mid-March. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - Syria's embattled regime called for an urgent Arab summit as it faced growing isolation Sunday, not only by the West but by its neighbors, over its bloody crackdown against an eight-month uprising.

Obama caps summit diplomacy in Hawaiian home state (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:06 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit leaders plenary session in Kapolei, Hawaii on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama on Sunday tied the hopes of a faster American economic recovery to the booming Pacific Rim region, saying "we're not going to be able to put our folks back to work" unless the Asia-Pacific region is successful as an engine for the world.

Police move in on Portland park, protesters remain (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 12:54 PM PST

AP - Police began moving in on a downtown park Sunday, where a few hundred Occupy Portland demonstrators have remained in defiance of an eviction order.

US companies are feeling impact of European crisis (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:06 AM PST

FILE - In this March 9, 2011 file photo, Whirlpool Corp. CEO Jeff Fettig speaks in Detroit. Fettig said in October that demand is tumbling in parts of Europe. Whirlpool cut its earnings estimates and said it would lay off 5,000 workers in North America and Europe. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)AP - The tremors from Europe's financial upheaval have reached U.S. shores, rattling consumers and companies.

Effort to recall Wis. governor kicks off Tuesday (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:09 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2011 file photo, Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis. The effort to recall the controversial Walker is expected to begin Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, although his opponents have yet to come up with a candidate to replace him. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)AP - The effort to recall Wisconsin's controversial Republican governor is expected to begin Tuesday, although his opponents have yet to come up with a candidate to replace him.

ANALYSIS: GOP searches for voice in foreign policy (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 06:41 AM PST

Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, right, speaks, as Herman Cain listens during the CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate at the Benjamin Johnson Arena, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Richard Shiro)AP - After years of Republicans dominating the politics of national security, this year's GOP presidential candidates are struggling to find a coherent national security argument against President Barack Obama.

Utah man receives war medals 66 years late (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 08:23 AM PST

RETRANSMITTING TO CORRECT TO SEVEN MEDALS NOT SIX - In this Nov. 10, 2011 photo, Tom Harrison, 93, displays his World War II medals at his home in Salt Lake City. Harrison spent several years in a Japanese prisoner of war camp after enduring the brutal Bataan Death March. He returned home to his family, and more than six decades later, just received seven medals honoring his service, including the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff)AP - More than six decades after being freed from a Japanese prisoner of war camp, a Utah veteran was compelled to relive the horrors and triumphs of his World War II experience this month when he received a mysterious package containing seven military medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.

New generation of music central to protest (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 10:07 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2011 file photo, singers David Crosby, left, and Graham Nash perform at the Occupy Wall Street encampment at Zuccotti Park in New York. Music is woven into the fabric of Occupy Wall Street, much like when civil rights protesters sang 'We Shall Overcome' or 1960s demonstrators heard 'Blowin' in the Wind' or 'Give Peace a Chance.' Crosby and Nash's manager sent an email to Occupy Wall Street's website asking if the musicians could perform. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)AP - The sound of insistent drumming bounces off the sides of nearby office towers announcing the location of the Occupy Wall Street home base long before its inhabitants are otherwise seen or heard.

Syria calls for Arab League meet to avert suspension (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 12:48 PM PST

Reuters - Syria called on Sunday for an emergency Arab summit in an apparent effort to prevent being suspended by the Arab League, but the organization said it would meet opposition figures this week who are calling for President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

Monti named to head new Italy government (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 11:57 AM PST

People celebrate in front of the Presidential palace in Rome, November 12, 2011. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi formally resigned on Saturday, ending one of the most scandal-plagued eras in recent Italian history amid the jeers of hundreds of protestors gathered in central Rome to celebrate his departure. REUTERS/Remo CasilliReuters - Italy's president appointed former European Commissioner Mario Monti on Sunday to head a new government charged with implementing urgent reforms to end a crisis that has endangered the whole euro zone.

Israel says Iran closer to atom bomb than thought (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 12:09 PM PST

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday the full extent of Iran's nuclear program was not reflected in a recent U.N. report, which said that Tehran appeared to have worked on designing an atomic bomb.

"Super committee" still hoping for debt deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST

Reuters - The congressional "super committee" is at a difficult point in negotiations on deficit-reduction, but lawmakers said on Sunday they had not given up on reaching an agreement by this month's deadline.

APEC leaders seek firewall against Europe crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 03:31 AM PST

Reuters - Asia-Pacific leaders will call on countries on Sunday to do what they can to prop up economic growth, rallying around the common threat from Europe's debt crisis despite divisions over trade and currency policies.

A decade on, terrorism tribunals are bogged down (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 12:46 PM PST

Reuters - The beige-carpeted room where an al Qaeda chief appeared last week charged with blowing a hole in the side of an American warship looks like any modern court, with pop-up computer screens at lawyers' tables and a judge in black robes presiding from the bench.

Romney has clear lead among Republicans: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 10:09 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney smiles during a South Carolina Republican party presidential debate in Spartanburg, South Carolina November 12, 2011. REUTERS/John AdkissonReuters - Mitt Romney has a growing lead in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, and almost half of the party's voters expect him to be the nominee, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Japanese watchdog may seek levy on Olympus: source (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2011 01:01 AM PST

Reuters - Japan's securities watchdog may recommend that a levy be imposed on Olympus Corp for false financial reports, a source familiar with the case said on Sunday, a move which could prevent a delisting of the company's shares over one of the country's biggest corporate scandals.

After its playoffs collapse, Red Sox losing free agents (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 02:27 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Ever notice the gestures, sweeping and not so much, your home-town baseball team's players perform? Often they are more noticeable by their absence once a player gets traded or dives into the free-agency pool

Herman Cain accusers and Anita Hill: how do they compare? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 01:13 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Herman Cain’s problems with alleged sexual harassment against women recall the episode 20 years ago when Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas, nominated to the United States Supreme Court, of the same offense. Ms. Hill was a young lawyer who had worked for Mr. Thomas at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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