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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Police bust NY 'Occupy' protest in nighttime sweep (AP)

Police bust NY 'Occupy' protest in nighttime sweep (AP)

Police bust NY 'Occupy' protest in nighttime sweep (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:55 PM PST

An Occupy Wall Street protestor draws contact from a police officer near Zuccotti Park after being ordered to leave the longtime encampment in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, in New York, after police ordered demonstrators to leave their encampment in Zuccotti Park. At about 1 a.m. Tuesday, police handed out notices from the park's owner, Brookfield Office Properties, and the city saying that the park had to be cleared because it had become unsanitary and hazardous. Protesters were told they could return, but without sleeping bags, tarps or tents. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)AP - Hundreds of police officers in riot gear raided the Occupy Wall Street encampment in New York City in the pre-dawn darkness Tuesday, evicting hundreds of demonstrators and demolishing the tent city that was the epicenter of a movement protesting what participants call corporate greed and economic inequality.

Italy's premier-designate finalizing new govt (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:37 AM PST

Italy's premier-designate Mario Monti speaks to the media after finishing his meetings with Italian political leaders and civil society organizations' representatives at the Senate, in Rome, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. Monti will submit his list for a new government to the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti of Italy said Tuesday he is ready to present his new government to the president after winning wide backing — and important pledges of sacrifices — from political, business and union leaders during two days of intense consultations.

Boehner calls GOP deficit plan a 'fair offer' (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:21 AM PST

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., wait to speak to media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The top Republican in the House says a recent proposal by GOP members of a special deficit committee is a "fair offer" despite criticism from conservatives who say it breaks the party's pledge on taxes.

Syrian soldiers killed as crisis accelerates (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:18 PM PST

In this image from amateur video made available by the Ugarit News group on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011 shows a boy throwing an object at a vehicle as a Syrian tank burns in Daraa, Syria on Monday Nov. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Ugarit vai APTN) TV OUT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL. TV OUTAP - Army defectors ambushed dozens of Syrian troops and regime forces gunned down civilians during one of the bloodiest days of the 8-month-old uprising, which appeared Tuesday to be spiraling out of President Bashar Assad's control.

Post office near default? Losses mount to $5.1B (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:07 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2011 file photo, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Postal Service releases a financial update expected to show just under $10 billion in losses for the last year as a weak economy and increased use of the Internet drove down mail volume. Donahoe has warned that the postal service will default on payments owed to the federal government, including $5.5 billion due this Friday for retiree health benefits, and faces a shutdown next fall if Congress does not move swiftly and aggressively to fix the ailing agency’s long-term money problems. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - The U.S. Postal Service said Tuesday it has lost $5.1 billion in the past year, pushing it closer to imminent default on a multibillion-dollar payment and to future bankruptcy as the weak economy and increased Internet use drive down mail volume.

Sen. calls for federal hearing in Penn St. case (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:26 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2011 file photo, former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald 'Jerry' Sandusky sits in a car as he leaves the office of Centre County Magisterial District Judge Leslie A. Dutchcot in State College, Pa. Sandusky, who is charged with sexually abusing eight boys in a scandal that has rocked the university, said in an telephone interview with Bob Costas Monday night on NBC News' 'Rock Center' that there was no abuse and that any activities in a campus shower with a boy were just horseplay, not molestation. (AP Photo/The Patriot-News, Andy Colwell, File)AP - U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Tuesday asked for a hearing into how federal laws apply to the investigation of the child sex-abuse case that has enveloped Penn State University.

Consumers hit retail stores to give economy boost (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST

In this Nov. 9, 2011 photo, a shopper carries purchases while shopping at Dolphin Mall, in Miami. Americans spent more on autos, electronics and building supplies in October, pushing retail sales up for a fifth straight month. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)AP - Consumers are giving a modest lift to the economy.

Congress pushes back on healthier school lunches (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:51 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2011 file photo, fresh fries are scooped into containers during lunch at Gardiner High School in Gardiner, Maine. Congress wants to keep pizza and french fries on school lunch lines, fighting back against an Obama administration proposal to make school lunches healthier. The final version of a spending bill released late Monday would unravel school lunch standards the Agriculture Department proposed earlier this year, which included limiting the use of potatoes on the lunch line and delaying limits on sodium and delaying a requirement to boost whole grains. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - Who needs leafy greens and carrots when pizza and french fries will do?

AP Exclusive: Lost JFK assassination tapes on sale (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:37 PM PST

AP - A long-lost version of the Air Force One recordings made in the immediate aftermath of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, with more than 30 minutes of additional material not in the official version in the government's archives, has been found and is for sale.

Verlander wins AL Cy Young in unanimous vote (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

AP - Justin Verlander breezed to the AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday in a unanimous vote after the Detroit Tigers' ace won the pitching version of the Triple Crown.

New York police evict anti-Wall Street protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:06 PM PST

Reuters - Wearing helmets and wielding batons, New York police evicted Occupy Wall Street protesters from a park early on Tuesday, two months after they set up camp and sparked a national movement against economic inequality.

Reid, Boehner huddle on budget deal (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:41 AM PST

U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (L) (R-OH) speaks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) during a dinner with bipartisan committee chairmen and ranking members in the East Room of the White House in Washington May 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Congressional leaders huddled on Tuesday to see if a deficit-cutting deal is possible as negotiators sought a way to bridge a divide over tax increases and benefit cuts.

Candidate Cain struggles on personal, policy fronts (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:04 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at a Northern Virginia Technology Council breakfast meeting in McLean, Virginia, November 2, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - The air may finally be coming out of Herman Cain's 2012 balloon.

Iran ready to help Turkey with nuclear plant: aide (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:19 PM PST

A general view of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, some 1,200 km (746 miles) south of Tehran October 26, 2010. REUTERS/IRNA/Mohammad BabaieReuters - An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said on Tuesday that Tehran was willing to share its controversial nuclear technology with neighboring countries, suggesting it could help Turkey build an atomic power plant.

France draws fire after "alarm bells" warning (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:07 PM PST

Reuters - France came under heavy fire on global markets Tuesday, reflecting fears that the euro zone's second biggest economy is being sucked into a spiraling debt crisis after a warning that Paris's failure to adapt should be "ringing alarm bells."

Analysis: SEC targets low-level bankers, spares top execs (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:51 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. government is not taking advantage of an enforcement tool that could potentially hold top Wall Street figures accountable for their role in the recent financial crisis, despite its prior success.

Monti to form new Italy government (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:12 PM PST

Angelino Alfano (C), secretary of Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom (PDL) party, speaks to reporters following a meeting with Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti in Rome November 15, 2011. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - Prime Minister designate Mario Monti will meet Italy's president on Wednesday to present a new government to face a crisis that has brought Italy to the brink of economic disaster and endangered the entire euro zone.

Alleged Penn State victim disputes testimony: lawyer (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:06 PM PST

Reuters - The lawyer for former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said on Tuesday one of his alleged child rape victims will tell "a very different story" from grand jury testimony.

Is Congress picking stocks with insider information? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - "It’s not illegal, but I think it’s highly unethical, I think it’s highly offensive and wrong.”That’s Peter Schweizer, a researcher at the conservative Hoover Institution at Stanford University, talking about the ability of members of Congress to make trades in the stock market based on inside information they’ve gleaned from their positions on Capitol Hill.

Supreme Court agrees to settle fight over Obama health-care law (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 08:56 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care reform law, wading into a controversy that has divided political leaders, lawmakers, and much of the nation.
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