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Thursday, January 12, 2012

US deplores video of Marines urinating on dead (AP)

US deplores video of Marines urinating on dead (AP)

US deplores video of Marines urinating on dead (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:46 PM PST

AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has promised Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai a full investigation of an Internet video that purports to depict four U.S. Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters — a video both men condemned Thursday as deplorable.

Romney tells SC voters he's 'pro-life' candidate (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:11 PM PST

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday insisted he is "pro-life" and said he's raising the issue on the campaign trail to counter his rivals' attacks.

APNewsBreak: UN visit to Tehran set for Jan 28 (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:22 PM PST

FILE - In this April 8, 2008 file photo provided by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran. Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday, Jan. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File) NO SALESAP - A senior U.N. nuclear agency team will visit Tehran on Jan. 28 with Iran saying it is ready to discuss allegations that it was involved in secret nuclear weapons work after years of refusing to do so, diplomats said Thursday.

Justice Dept says recent recess appointments legal (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:48 PM PST

President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign event Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - The Justice Department is publicly rebutting Republican criticism of the legality of President Barack Obama's recent recess appointments of a national consumer watchdog and other officials.

Young voters propelling Ron Paul's campaign (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:56 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2012 file photo, Ivy Littlejohn, 13, of Pacolet, S.C. watches as Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas speak in West Columbia, S.C. A 76-year-old great-grandfather who gives eye-glazing speeches on monetary policy, displays a crotchety streak and disappears from the Republican campaign trail for days at a time to rest up is captivating young voters. Texas Rep. Ron Paul's libertarian message clicks with young people, who are supplying zest to his stronger-than-expected presidential campaign. Why would young people gravitate to the oldest guy in the field? “Freedom is a young idea,” says one youthful voter. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)AP - A 76-year-old great-grandfather who gives eye-glazing speeches on monetary policy, displays a crotchety streak and disappears from the Republican campaign trail for days at a time to rest is captivating young voters.

Judge to declare Natalee Holloway legally dead (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

FILE - An undated file family photo released by Marcia Twitty shows Natalee Holloway of Mountain Brook, Ala. Alabama Judge Alan King signed a court order Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 declaring Natalee Holloway legally dead, more than six years after the teenager vanished in Aruba on a high school graduation trip. King took that step after a hearing Thursday requested by the teen's father, David Holloway. The father told the judge in September he believed his daughter had died and he wished to stop paying her medical insurance and use her college fund for her brother. (AP Photo/Family photo, File)AP - An Alabamba judge signed an order Thursday declaring Natalee Holloway dead, more than six years after the American teenager vanished on the Caribbean island of Aruba.

Ohio panel sticks to 'White Only' pool sign ruling (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 11:51 AM PST

Michael Gunn, left, of Cincinnati holds a picture of a sign that his landlord, Jamie Hein, posted on the entrance of the apartment swimming pool as Elizabeth Brown, executive director of Housing Opportunities Made Equal, looks on during a hearing by the Ohio Civil Right Commission in Columbus, Ohio, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. The commission upheld its finding that Gunn's African-American daughter's civil rights were violated when Hein banned her from swimming in the pool, citing that chemicals in the girl's hair would make the pool cloudy. Neither Hein nor her attorney appeared at the hearing. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)AP - A Cincinnati landlord who claimed a black girl's hair products clouded an apartment complex's swimming pool discriminated against the child by posting a poolside "White Only" sign, an Ohio civil rights panel said Thursday in upholding a previous finding.

Kerrey mulling comeback, revives Democratic hopes (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:42 PM PST

FILE - In this June 16, 2004 file photo, former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey speaks in Washington. More than a decade after he left Nebraska for New York City, Kerrey is considering an improbable comeback run for his old Senate seat. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - More than a decade after he left this heartland state for New York City, former Sen. Bob Kerrey is considering an improbable comeback run for his old Senate seat, a prospect even he rates as a longshot.

Judge sends Kentucky Amish men to jail over fines (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:13 PM PST

Graves County deputy Zach Dunigan stands outside the Graves County Jail with Jacob Gingerich and Ben Gingerich after their appearance in Graves County District Court in Mayfield, Ky., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. A group of Amish men were sent to jail by Judge Deborah Crooks for not paying fines for not displaying slow moving vehicle signs on their buggies.(AP Photo/Stephen Lance Dennee)AP - A group of Amish men were sent to jail in western Kentucky Thursday for refusing to pay fines for breaking a state highway law that requires their horse-drawn buggies to be marked with orange reflective triangles.

Classic playoff matchup: Saints vs. 49ers (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks Alex Smith (11) and Scott Tolzien (3) pass during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in preparation for the 49ers' playoff game against the New Orleans Saints on Saturday in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - As NFL matchups go, this one is a classic: unstoppable offense against impenetrable defense.

In South Carolina, Romney defends record at equity firm Bain (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:39 AM PST

A supporter of Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney holds up a sign as he meets with supporters at the Hall at Senate's End in Columbia, South Carolina, January 11, 2012. REUTERS/Jason ReedReuters - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney defended his leadership on Thursday of a private equity firm at the center of a raging campaign battle in South Carolina over whether while its chief executive he was a job killer.

Retail sales weak, jobless claims up (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:50 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. retail sales rose at the weakest pace in seven months in December and first-time claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week, signs the economic recovery is shaky despite a recent pick-up in growth.

Taliban say Marine abuse tape won't hurt Afghanistan talks (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:17 AM PST

Reuters - A video showing what appear to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afghanistan and promises of a U.S. investigation on Thursday, but the insurgent group said it would not harm nascent efforts to broker peace talks.

Yields fall sharply at Spanish, Italian debt sales (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 06:45 AM PST

Reuters - Spain and Italy spread cheer through euro zone markets on Thursday with solid debt auctions at sharply lower borrowing costs in 2012's first real test of appetite for debt from the euro zone's bruised periphery.

Iran embargo gathers support in Asia, Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:26 AM PST

The car belonging to Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan is lifted at a blast site outside a university in northern Tehran January 11, 2012. REUTERS/IIPA/Sajad SafariReuters - U.S. allies in Asia and Europe voiced support on Thursday for Washington's drive to cut Iran's oil exports, though fear of self-inflicted economic pain is curbing enthusiasm for an embargo that a defiant Iran says will not halt its nuclear program.

Greece may clinch bond swap deal by next week: source (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST

Reuters - Greece could reach a bond swap deal with private creditors to reduce its debt load by the end of next week, with a formal offer possible by early February, a finance ministry source said on Thursday.

Republicans move to control Keystone approval (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:35 PM PST

Reuters - Congressional Republicans, who are urging President Barack Obama to give a permit to the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline project, are working on a plan to take the reins of approval from the president should the White House say no.

RBS ditches investment bank in fresh jobs cull (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 05:25 AM PST

Reuters - Royal Bank of Scotland abandoned ambitions to be a top global investment bank and said it would cut another 4,450 jobs as it bows to pressure from the UK government to shut down risky operations and prepare for tougher international regulations.

Supreme Court says no to new rule on eyewitness testimony (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 02:18 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to create a new constitutional rule that would have required judges to test the reliability of eyewitness testimony whenever the witness’s observations were made under suggestive circumstances.

US drone strikes again. Is Pakistan's military angling for a favor? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:49 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Does the resumption of US drone strikes inside Pakistan this week, after a hiatus of nearly two months, mean the two wary and fractious allies have mended fences?
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