2008年12月19日星期五

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Mark Felt, Watergate's `Deep Throat,' dies at 95 (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:59 AM CST

Joan Felt and and her father W. Mark Felt wave to the media gathered in front of their home in this Tuesday, May 31, 2005 file photo, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Felt, the former FBI second-in-command who revealed himself as 'Deep Throat' 30 years after he tipped off reporters to the Watergate scandal that toppled a president, died Thursday Dec. 18, 2008. He was 95. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, FILE)AP - W. Mark Felt, the former FBI second-in-command who revealed himself as "Deep Throat" 30 years after he tipped off reporters to the Watergate scandal that toppled a president, has died. He was 95.

Legal fight planned over Ill. governor wiretaps (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich waves through car exhaust as he departs his home in Chicago, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. A legislative panel considering impeachment in Springfield prepared to examine whether Blagojevich abused his power, despite challenges from the governor's lawyer. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorney is offering a glimpse of his client's unfolding legal strategy, saying he'll challenge the lawfulness of court-ordered wiretaps at the heart of federal corruption allegations against the Democrat. But the two-term governor may go public to defend himself first.

Case closed? Questions linger in Adam Walsh probe (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:27 AM CST

Adam Walsh is seen in an undated handout photo. The 6-year-old son of television crime show host John Walsh was kidnapped and killed 27 years ago by a drifter who later died in jail, police in Florida said on December 16, 2008 in closing the books on one of America's best-known unsolved crimes. REUTERS/America's Most Wanted/Handout. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.AP - A quarter-century ago, Adam Walsh's accused killer accompanied police to a bus bench outside a Sears where he claimed to have snatched the 6-year-old boy. Then, Ottis Toole went with authorities to a turnpike where he said Adam cried for his mother. Later, they stopped at a bridge where Toole said he hacked off the boy's head.

American Indian cremation pit found on Ga. island (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:37 AM CST

In an undated photo provided by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, DNR staff archaeologist Jenn Bedell, left, and Council on American Indian Concerns archaeologist Tom Gresham examine artifacts from the cremation excavation on Ossabaw Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Georgia Department of Natural Resources)AP - Exposed by erosion at the edge of a crumbling bluff, the pit discovered beneath 2 feet of sandy dirt at first appeared to be a grave just long and deep enough to bury a human body.

Informants scutinized in Fort Dix terror trial (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:06 AM CST

In a courtroom artist's sketch, Judge Robert Kugler, center rear, listens to closing arguments by attorney Michael Huff, right, in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in the case of five defendents charged with conspiracy to kill military personnel and attempted murder in a jihad-inspired attack on Fort Dix. The defendants, Shain Duka, bottom left, Eljvir Duka, Dritan Duka, Mohamad Shnewer, and Serdar Tatar listen. Jurors told Kugler they wanted to wait until Wednesday morning to begin deliberations in the case, which stretched for 29 days, much of it focused on hundreds of secret recordings and the credibility of the informants who made them. (AP Photo/Shirley Shepard)AP - Jurors deliberating in the trial of five Muslim men accused of plotting to kill soldiers at the Army's Fort Dix have more than the defendants' words and actions to scrutinize.

Police: Bomb material found in Ore. suspect's home (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 11:05 PM CST

This photo provided by the Marion County Sheriff's Office Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, shows Bruce Turnidge, 57, the father of Joshua Turnidge, a Salem man accused of killing two Oregon law enforcement officers in a bank bombing. Bruce Turnidge was arrested Tuesday at a Jefferson, Ore. farm on bomb-making conspiracy charges, authorities said. (AP Photo/Marion County Sheriff's Office)AP - Authorities found bomb-making material at the rural home of a man accused along with his son of killing two law enforcement officers in an explosion at a bank, according to a court document released Thursday.

Did Bernard Madoff act alone? Investors doubt it (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 06:33 PM CST

Bernard Madoff, chairman of Madoff Investment Securities, returns to his Manhattan apartment after making a court appearance Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 in New York. The judge in Madoff's fraud case has set new conditions for his bail, including a curfew and ankle-monitoring bracelet for the disgraced investor. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)AP - Bernard Madoff's contention that he pulled off one of the biggest financial frauds in history without any help is being met with disbelief by his investors and experts in the securities industry.

Schwarzenegger to veto Democrats' budget plan (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:12 AM CST

Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, left, and Assembly Speaker Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles, talk about their plan to resolve the state budget deficit at a news conference before the legislature votes at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)AP - Democratic lawmakers on Thursday pushed through an $18 billion package to reduce California's burgeoning budget deficit, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he would veto it because it didn't meet his demands for an economic recovery plan.

Las Vegas gets record Dec. snowfall, 3.6 inches (AP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:14 AM CST

In this photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau, snow covers the sides and sphinx of the Luxor Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. A rare winter storm in the desert left inches of snow on the palm trees and marquees of the Las Vegas Strip, as forecasters predicted up to 3 inches could accumulate overnight. (AP Photo/Las Vegas News Bureau, Darrin Bush)AP - Flights resumed in and out of Las Vegas, but schools and highways were closed Thursday after a record-setting snowfall coated marquees on the Strip, weighed down palm trees and blanketed surrounding mountain areas.

Surgeon not guilty in Calif. organ harvesting case (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:05 PM CST

AP - A San Francisco transplant surgeon accused of hastening the death of a man so his organs could be harvested was acquitted Thursday of dependent adult abuse in a case that led to national organ transplant reforms.

More bones found near missing Fla. toddler's home (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 04:34 PM CST

This undated photo released by the Orange County Sheriff's Office in Orlando, Fla. on Friday, July 18, 2008, shows Caylee Marie Anthony. A utility worker discovered a child's skull Thursday Dec. 11, 2008 less than a half-mile from 3-year-old Caylee Anthony's home in some woods that, until recently, had been flooded. There was nothing that immediately indicated the remains found Thursday were Caylee's. But Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary said his investigators and the FBI would work around the clock and through the weekend to identify the child. (AP Photo/Orange County Sheriff's Office, File)AP - Investigators probing the disappearance of a Florida toddler say they've found more bones that appear to be a child's near where a skull was found last week.

Arkansas family welcomes 18th child, a girl (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:46 PM CST

AP - An Arkansas woman has given birth to her 18th child. Michelle Duggar delivered the baby girl by Caesarean section Thursday at Mercy Medical Center in Rogers. The baby, named Jordyn-Grace Makiya Duggar, weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Egyptian student gets 15 years in Fla. terror case (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 05:10 PM CST

AP - An Egyptian student attending a Florida university was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday for making a YouTube video showing would-be terrorists how to turn a remote-control toy into a bomb detonator.

Ill. court revives suit over 'morning-after' pill (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:25 PM CST

AP - Illinois pharmacists who object to dispensing emergency contraception won another day in court to fight a rule they claim forces them to choose between their livelihood and conscience.

Bush considering 'orderly' auto bankruptcy (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 09:05 PM CST

President George W. Bush answers a question during a meeting of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. 'Under normal circumstances, no question bankruptcy court is the best way to work through credit and debt and restructuring,' Bush said of the U.S. auto industry at AEI. 'These aren't normal circumstances. That's the problem.' (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The Bush administration is looking at "orderly" bankruptcy as a possible way to deal with the desperately ailing U.S. auto industry, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Thursday as carmakers readied more plant closings and a half million new jobless claims underscored the deteriorating national economy.

Cop killer gets 1st NH death sentence in 49 years (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:07 PM CST

In a Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 file photo, defendant Michael Addison looks back at the gallery during his capital murder trial in Hillsborough County Superior Court in Manchester, N.H.. A jury on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, issued New Hampshire's first death sentence in nearly a half-century to a Addison, who fatally shot a Manchester police officer two years ago. (AP Photo/Bob LaPree, Pool, File)AP - A jury issued New Hampshire's first death sentence in a half century Thursday to a man who fatally shot a Manchester police officer to avoid arrest two years ago.

Coleman's lead down to 2 votes in Minn. canvass (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 10:58 PM CST

In this Nov. 5, 2008 file photo, Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., reacts to a question at a news conference where he claimed victory in his reelection bid in St. Paul, Minn., after the unofficial vote tally showed Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections. Those ballots by people who took creative liberties, as well as thousands of others being challenged, are critical in the tight battle between Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and his Democratic challenger, Al Franken. A state board begins meeting Tuesday Dec. 16, 2008 to decide their fate. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)AP - Sen. Norm Coleman saw his lead over Al Franken in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race dwindle to just two votes Thursday. Meanwhile, a key court ruling put hundreds of improperly rejected ballots in play and promised the recount would drag into the new year.

Chicago Archdiocese to pay $1.4M in sex-abuse case (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:12 PM CST

AP - The Archdiocese of Chicago said Thursday it has agreed to pay nearly $1.4 million to a man who claims he was sexually abused as a boy by a Catholic priest.

US balks at backing condemnation of anti-gay laws (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 04:58 PM CST

AP - Alone among major Western nations, the United States has refused to sign a declaration presented Thursday at the United Nations calling for worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality.

Civil rights group settles LA Skid Row lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:03 PM CST

AP - Police officers patrolling the city's Skid Row area must undergo special training and face new restrictions on how they can search people and run parole status checks, under a settlement with a civil rights group announced Thursday.

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