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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

House GOP rejects 2-month payroll tax cut (AP)

House GOP rejects 2-month payroll tax cut (AP)

House GOP rejects 2-month payroll tax cut (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:30 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during the news briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, in Washington. In a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room on Tuesday, the president said a 'faction' of Republicans in the House is refusing to vote on a Senate bill that would extend a payroll tax cut for two months. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - The House Tuesday rejected legislation to extend a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for two months, drawing a swift rebuke from President Barack Obama that Republicans were threatening higher taxes on 160 million workers on Jan. 1.

Obama, Biden welcome home US commander in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:02 PM PST

From left, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey stand for the National Anthem during a ceremony marking the return of Gen. Lloyd Austin, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, right, his staff, and the U.S. Forces-Iraq command flag, signifying a formal end to the U.S. military mission in Iraq, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Blending solemn tradition with joyous reunion, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returned home to U.S. soil Tuesday, greeted by his wife and his president in an understated ceremony to mark the end of the nine-year conflict.

Son of late North Korean leader leads mourning (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST

In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, Kim Jong Un, third from left, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest known son and successor, bows with No. 2 man Kim Yong Nam, fourth from left, as he visits the body of the senior Kim with top military and Workers' Party officials in a memorial palace in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. Kim died on Saturday, Dec. 17, North Korean state media announced Monday. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONAP - North Korea's anointed heir Kim Jong Un led a solemn procession of mourners Tuesday to the glass coffin of his father and longtime ruler — a strong indication that a smooth leadership transition was under way in the country known for secrecy and unpredictability.

Egypt women march against army in fury over abuse (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:26 PM PST

An Egyptian woman raises a copy of Al Tahrir newspaper fronted by a picture showing half naked woman protester beaten by army soldiers as hundreds of Egyptian women march at Cairo streets angered by the recent violence used against them during clashes between police and protesters in Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. Egypt's ruling generals are coming under mounting criticism at home and abroad for the military's use of excessive force against unarmed protesters, including women, as they try to crush the pro-democracy movement calling for their ouster. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - Around 10,000 women marched through central Cairo demanding Egypt's ruling military step down Tuesday in an unprecedented show of outrage over soldiers who dragged women by the hair and stomped on them, and stripped one half-naked in the street during a fierce crackdown on activists the past week.

5 die when small plane crashes on major NJ highway (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:19 PM PST

A State Police helicopter lands on the southbound lanes of route 287 in Harding Township, N.J., where a small plane headed for Georgia crashed, raining debris down on the highway and local streets Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. The plane spiraled out of control and lost a section of the aircraft before hitting the wooded median strip, skidding into the roadway and exploding. All five people aboard were killed but no one on the ground was injured. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein)AP - A small plane heading for Georgia crashed Tuesday on a major New York-area highway, spiraling out of control, breaking up and hitting a wooded median and scattering wreckage across the road. All five people aboard were killed, but no one on the ground was injured.

Drifting snow makes travel tough in Great Plains (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:11 PM PST

Fog begins to lift from the Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, after a major winter storm moved through the state. New Mexico highway officials say they are mopping up and getting major thoroughfares reopened. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)AP - A deadly storm that halted travel throughout the Great Plains weakened Tuesday as it headed east into Missouri and toward the Great Lakes, and officials reopened interstates in areas where motorists had been forced to adjust holiday plans mid-trip.

Morgan rejects hacking claims, but stays evasive (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 11:41 AM PST

FILE - This Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011 file photo shows Piers Morgan, host of CNN's 'Piers Morgan Tonight,' posing for a portrait in Pasadena, Calif. Morgan will talk via video link Tuesday Dec 20 2011 about his former job as editor of one of Britain's troubled tabloids at a judge-led inquiry in London into the practices of Britain's scandal-tarred press. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - A tense and sometimes confrontational Piers Morgan stood his ground before a judge-led inquiry into media ethics Tuesday, denying any connection to illegal phone hacking which has resulted in the closure of the newspaper he once edited and the arrest of friends and former colleagues.

Competition forces Honda to revamp new Civic (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 11:44 AM PST

This product image provided by Honda Motor Co., shows the 2012 Civic Si Sedan. Competition for buyers of small cars has intensified so much that Honda will redo its compact Civic by late next year — even though a new version just hit the market at the end of the summer. (AP Photo/Honda Motor Co.)AP - Honda is scrambling to revamp its Civic just eight months after a new version hit showrooms, and critics say it's an admission that the compact car fell short in quality and handling.

Chaz Bono and longtime partner end relationship (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 11:43 AM PST

FILE - In a Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 file photo, Chaz Bono, left, subject of the Oprah Winfrey Network documentary film 'Becoming Chaz,' poses with his girlfriend Jennifer Elia at the premiere of the film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Howard Bragman, a publicist for Bono, says the relationship between Bono and and his longtime partner Jennifer Elia has ended. Bono, who recently appeared on “Dancing with the Stars,” and Elia have been dating and engaged for years. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)AP - A publicist for Chaz Bono says the relationship between the author and activist and his longtime partner has ended.

Ohio State gets bowl ban, other penalties (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:17 PM PST

FILE - In this April 23, 2011, file photo, Ohio State director of athletics Gene Smith, left, chats with then-head football coach Jim Tressel, right, before an NCAA college football Spring Game, in Columbus, Ohio. The NCAA on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, has hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and other penalties for a scandal that involved players taking cash and tattoos in exchange for jerseys, rings and other Buckeyes memorabilia. Tressel, forced out in the wake of the scandal, was hit with a five-year 'show-cause' order which all but prevents him from being a college coach during that time. (AP Photo/Terry Gilliam, File)AP - Urban Meyer's first Ohio State team won't be bowl-bound.

Obama says time running out for payroll tax cut deal (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:55 PM PST

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) calls on a reporter during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington December 15, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday demanded that Republicans in the House of Representatives quickly pass a short-term extension of a payroll tax cut, showing an unwillingness to back down in a fight that could result in higher taxes for 160 million American workers.

Jump in housing starts points to recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:16 PM PST

Reuters - Housing starts and building permits jumped to a 1-1/2 year high in November as demand for rental apartments rose, suggesting the housing market was entering a tentative recovery.

In mourning, hermit kingdom North Korea seals itself off (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 01:34 AM PST

Pyongyang residents react as they mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo on December 19, 2011. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - North Korea was in seclusion on Tuesday, a day after it announced the death of its leader Kim Jong-il, as concern mounted over what would happen next in the deeply secretive nation that is trying to build a nuclear arsenal.

Spain borrowing costs dive (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 05:47 AM PST

A euro sculpture is pictured in front of the headquarter of the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, January 15, 2009. REUTERS/Kai PfaffenbachReuters - Short-term financing costs for euro zone struggler Spain more than halved on Tuesday as banks lapped up debt at an auction, with much of the purchasing power said to come from cut-rate money to be lent by the European Central Bank.

U.S. general returns from Iraq with Baghdad flag (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 08:49 AM PST

Reuters - The last commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returns to the United States on Tuesday carrying the command flag that flew over Baghdad.

Iraqi Sunni leaders denounce PM Maliki (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:14 PM PST

Adrian Lamo, a former computer hacker who informed authorities about Army Private First Class Bradley Manning, departs from a military Magistrate Court facility where Manning's Article 32 hearing is being held at Fort Meade, Maryland December 20, 2011. Manning was a U.S. Army intelligence analyst in Iraq when he is alleged to have illegally downloaded massive data files from the military's classified network and became a source for anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CRIME LAW)Reuters - The Iraqi vice president accused of running death squads hit back at the prime minister on Tuesday in a sectarian feud that risks wrecking Iraq's fragile balance of power, just days after U.S. troops finally withdrew.

Awlaki video urges U.S. Muslims to join al Qaeda (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 12:50 PM PST

Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S.-born cleric linked to al Qaeda's Yemen-based wing, gives a religious lecture in an unknown location in this still image taken from video released by Intelwire.com on September 30, 2011. REUTERS/Intelwire.comReuters - U.S.-born al Qaeda militant Anwar al-Awlaki, killed in a CIA drone strike in September, posthumously called on U.S. Muslims to join the group in the Middle East in a video released on Tuesday.

Deutsche Telekom could be forced into arms of Sprint (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST

Reuters - Deutsche Telekom may be forced into a tie-up of its sub-scale U.S. wireless unit with Sprint Nextel after a $39 billion deal with AT&T collapsed.

On death row for 30 years, convicted Alabama cop-killer wins another appeal (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 05:21 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - A convicted cop-killer on Alabama’s death row has again won an appeal to have his death sentence overturned.

Kim Jong-il death sparks hopes of reunification for Korean-Americans (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 04:31 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The largest community of Koreans outside Asia is taking the news of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s death with equal parts elation and caution.
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