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Friday, February 10, 2012

Obama adjusts birth control policy after protests (AP)

Obama adjusts birth control policy after protests (AP)

Obama adjusts birth control policy after protests (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

President Barack Obama concludes his remarks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, where he announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama, struggling with a political storm that threatened to keep building, announced a birth control compromise Friday that he said would both protect religious liberties and ensure that the nation's women have access to free contraception.

Syria says suicide bombers kill 28 in Aleppo (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:55 PM PST

ADDS DETAIL ABOUT LOCATION - In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces walk on the wreckage of a damaged Syrian military intelligence building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)AP - Two suicide car bombers struck security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, Syrian officials said, bringing significant violence for the first time to an industrial center that has largely stood by President Bashar Assad during the 11-month uprising against his rule.

Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos" (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 11:05 AM PST

A protester throws a stone toward riot police during clashes in Athens, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Thousands took to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures on Friday, a day after Greece's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greece's future in the eurozone grew increasingly precarious Friday as violence erupted on the streets of Athens and dissent grew among its lawmakers after European leaders demanded deeper spending cuts.

Budget deficit drops to $27 billion in January (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:02 PM PST

AP - The federal budget deficit fell sharply in January compared to a year earlier, as an improving economy lifts income tax revenue.

Judge sets May trial date for Sandusky abuse case (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 01:07 PM PST

Jerry Sandusky, left, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, departs with his attorney Joe Amendola, from the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - A judge said Friday he would decide soon whether to grant former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky greater freedom — and visits from his young grandchildren — while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges, but prosecutors countered that Sandusky's home is not a safe place for children.

NH 14-year-old shoots self in face in cafeteria (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 01:17 PM PST

An unidentified parent of a Walpole Elementary School student speaks to a police officer outside the school where a 14 year old male student shot himself in front of many classmates in the school's cafeteria in Walpole, NH Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Police are investigating the shooting, which they say was self-inflicted. (AP Photo/Matthew Cavanaugh)AP - A 14-year-old shot himself in the face in a New Hampshire elementary school cafeteria filled with dozens of students eating lunch, officials said Friday.

Report: Teacher in LA molest case paid to resign (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:54 AM PST

Nine-year-old Ruby Garduno, right, holds a sign as students enter Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Children are returning to the school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The former third-grade teacher charged with committing lewd acts on students was paid $40,000 to drop an appeal of his firing, a newspaper reported Friday.

They're back: Social issues overtake US politics (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:43 AM PST

In this Feb. 7, 2012, photo, Karen Handel speaks during an interview in Atlanta. All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background. Social issues don’t usually dominate the discussion in shaky economies. But they do raise emotions important to factors like voter turnout. Then, as the GOP nomination fight churned with no resolution in sight, the economy began to grow. Unemployment rates dipped. And a cascade of cultural political developments inspired a new set of talking points for the year’s crop of political hopefuls such as supporters of Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion services, helped force the resignation of Susan G. Komen For the Cure executive Handel after the breast cancer research group cut grants to the organization, then reversed course. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)AP - All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background.

Police capture escapee who stalked Madonna (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, shows Robert Dewey Hoskins who was convicted a year ago on charges of threatening to kill singer Madonna. Dewey walked away from a Los Angeles-area state mental hospital last week. Los Angeles police say Robert Dewey Hoskins left the state hospital Friday. He had been committed there last year. Hoskins served a 10-year prison sentence for stalking and threatening Madonna after being convicted by a jury in 1996. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Police Department)AP - An inmate convicted of stalking Madonna and threatening to slash her throat was captured Friday, a week after police said the "highly psychotic" man walked away from a mental hospital.

Wagging tails replace sad eyes in Westminster ads (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:46 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2011, file photo, Scottish deerhound Hickory poses for photographers with her handler Angela Lloyd, right, and judge Paolo Dondina after Hickory won best in show during the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York. More than 2,000 of dogdom's finest will come in 185 breeds and varieties, coming from as far as Russia and China, for the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 13-14, 2012. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)AP - Pet lovers won't have to look away anymore when those heart-wrenching TV ads appear during the Westminster dog show — the ones with the pitiful little faces peering out from behind those rusted bars of a cage and wondering "how I ended up in here."

Greece must back bailout or face catastrophe: Papademos (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 11:36 AM PST

Reuters - Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos told his turbulent coalition government on Friday to accept a harsh international bailout deal or condemn the nation to catastrophe.

Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:31 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put on insurers.

Obama budget to forecast $901 billion deficit in 2013 (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 11:54 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will project a $901 billion deficit for fiscal 2013 in his upcoming budget proposal, a sharp drop from the funding gap this year, a White House official said on Friday.

Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 10:11 AM PST

Reuters - At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs, opposition neighborhoods endured another day of bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's troops.

Anxiety over incomes hits consumer morale (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST

Reuters - Americans felt worse about their personal finances in early February, but rising confidence in the labor market's prospects should help to support spending and the broader economy.

Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST

Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery.

U.S. banks agree to $25 billion in homeowner help (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:30 AM PST

A view of a house for sale is seen in Los Angeles in this February 24, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/FilesReuters - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet for the ailing housing market.

Asia giants join Iran diplomacy as sanctions hurt trade (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 06:43 AM PST

A technician is seen at the uranium conversion facility in Isfahan, 450 kilometers south of Tehran, February 3, 2007. REUTERS/Caren FirouzReuters - China said on Friday it would send a senior official to Tehran to discuss Iran's nuclear standoff with the West, and India indicated it would also weigh in, as Asia's two giants seek to head off new sanctions already playing havoc with trade.

Rick Santorum asks CPAC conservatives to 'honor' their true values (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 09:13 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Rick Santorum didn’t ask a packed ballroom at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) for their vote, exactly. He called for their honor.

Steve Jobs FBI file: four humanizing revelations (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 08:48 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Steve Jobs’ just-released FBI file depicts a computer executive motivated by power and the desire to achieve great things. It also reveals him to be a demanding boss who sometimes slashed at underlings’ egos and was, in the view of some people, willing to engage in dishonesty and deceit to reach his goals.
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