2009年1月7日星期三

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Democratic opposition to seating Burris cracks (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:56 AM CST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid(R), House Speaker Nancy Pelosi(L) addressing reporters on Capitol Hill on January 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. The new US Congress was convening Tuesday at the dawn of an era of dominance for Barack Obama's Democrats in Washington with lawmakers consumed by the worst economic crisis in generations.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AP - Senate Democrats are looking for ways to defuse the standoff that has denied Roland Burris the vacated Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama of Illinois, but maybe not much longer.

Engineer: Tenn. ash spill warning signs ignored (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:01 PM CST

AP - The nation's largest government-run utility ignored two small leaks that could have provided a warning years before a coal ash pond collapsed, flooding a neighborhood with a billion gallons of sludge, a former federal regulator contends.

Coleman sues over Minnesota Senate recount result (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:29 PM CST

Republican Norm Coleman, center, along with his attorney Tony Trimble,left, his wife Laurie and several supporters announces he is suing to challenge the results of the U.S. Senate recount during a press conference Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009 at the State Office Building in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Dawn Villella)AP - Republican Norm Coleman filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Democrat Al Franken's apparent recount victory in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race, delaying a resolution of the contest for weeks or months.

Ala. policeman feared missing arrested in Vegas (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:42 PM CST

This photograph released by police in Decatur, Ala., shows Sarah Richardson, who is accused of helping police Sgt. Faron White stage his disappearance in a bid to cover up an alleged theft. Police said Richardson, 29, of Decatur was arrested Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, on a charge of hindering prosecution. White was arrested in Las Vegas on a charge of stealing $2,500 from his department. (AP Photo/Decatur Police Department)AP - Sgt. Faron White's job running a squad that targeted drug dealers, gamblers and other organized crime in a northern Alabama city earned him accolades but was filled with pressure.

State unemployment claim systems overwhelmed (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST

In this Dec. 5, 2008 file photo, Diana Hay of Albany, N.Y., searches for a job at a New York State Department of Labor career center in Albany, N.Y. New York's unemployment claims systems crashed this week, overwhelmed by tens of thousands of jobless New Yorkers trying to call or log in at once ahead of this week's filing deadline. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next.

2 men, teen charged in gang rape of Calif. lesbian (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:29 AM CST

This undated image provided by the Richmond (Calif.) Police Department shows Humberto Hernandez Salvador. Officers arrested Salvador at his Richmond, Calif., home Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2009. The 31-year-old is being held without bail on gang rape, kidnapping and carjacking charges. (AP Photo/Richmond Police Department)AP - Two men and a teenager were charged Tuesday in the alleged gang rape of a lesbian in the San Francisco Bay area.

Experts: Crosswinds a factor in Denver air crash (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:17 AM CST

Workers move the wreckage of Continental Airlines flight 1404 to a site outside a Continental hangar at Denver International Airport in Denver on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 from the ravine where it crash landed on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. Aviation safety experts said Tuesday, Jan. 6, strong crosswinds likely were a factor in an accident last month that sent a Continental Airlines jet into a bone-jarring veer off a Denver runway and across open, snowy fields before it came to a halt and caught fire. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)AP - It was very windy when a Continental Airlines jet was destroyed while trying to take off in Denver last month, leading aviation safety experts to cite crosswinds as a likely factor in the accident.

AP Exclusive: Calendar shows key Ill. gov meetings (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:52 PM CST

AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's official calendar shows he met with a top union official in his Chicago office the day before Barack Obama was elected president — just as federal prosecutors say the governor was scheming to trade Obama's Senate seat, possibly for a cushy union job.

Blagojevich race card lands softly in Senate fight (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:03 PM CST

Illinois U.S. Senate appointee Roland Burris is welcomed by Senate Sergeant at Arms Terry Gainer as he arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The first race card of the Obama era is now in play. In an apparent bid to save his political life — or perhaps just irritate and confound his enemies — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is trying to wedge a black man into the all-white Senate. On Tuesday, Blagojevich's choice, Roland Burris, was turned away on Capitol Hill when he tried to take his seat.

Gov. Schwarzenegger rejects latest budget proposal (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 10:19 PM CST

AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed an $18 billion deficit-cutting package Tuesday that legislative Democrats characterized as the only "game in town."

Ex-eBay CEO largely unknown amid Calif. gov.'s bid (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 08:22 PM CST

In this Sept. 3, 2008 file photo, Meg Whitman, former president and CEO of eBay, speaks at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Whitman plans to run for governor of California, a person with knowledge of her political aspirations said Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, file)AP - Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California's beleaguered Republican Party.

Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:19 PM CST

In this image released by Rogers & Cowan public relations, actor John Travolta, second left, poses with his daughter Ella Bleu, left, wife Kelly Preston, right, and son Jett in an undated family photo. (AP Photo/Rogers & Cowan)AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.

Obama plays food critic on Chicago public TV (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:07 PM CST

AP - Barack and Michelle Obama are known for nights out on the town in Chicago, dining at some of its poshest restaurants with the smartest chefs. But who knew the president-elect was a food critic?

LA water cops hunt wasteful faucets, sprinklers (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:57 PM CST

AP - The green thumbs who keep lawns lush and flora flourishing in the city have found a new foe among the aphids, white flies and other yard pests — the water police.

Prosecutor: Ex-Calif. sheriff cheated to get job (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 07:39 PM CST

Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy, three counts of mail fraud and two counts of witness tampering, arrives at Federal Court in Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday and jurors could get the case by the end of the day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP - A former Orange County sheriff gave power to a millionaire businessman who laundered money to help him win his first election, then continued accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for the influence of his office, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday in closing arguments.

Police arrest parishioners at New Orleans church (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 05:15 PM CST

AP - Police on Tuesday cleared out two New Orleans Catholic churches occupied by former parishioners opposed to the archdiocese's decision to close them, breaking down a door at one.

Lawyer: Train engineer regularly used cell phone (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST

AP - Lawyers for more than a dozen victims in a deadly commuter rail crash accused the engineer's employer of ignoring complaints that he regularly used his cell phone while operating trains.

Ore. woman wakes up wounded by bullet through wall (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:26 PM CST

AP - It wasn't until the nurse in the emergency room lifted up a phone and said, "We've got a gunshot victim," that Sandra Howell understood why her arm hurt so much.

Ex-refugee now 1st Vietnamese-American congressman (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:11 PM CST

Rep.-elect Ahn 'Jospeh' Cao, R-La., poses for a photograph in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. Cao, who will be the first Vietnamese-American to serve in Congress, defeated William Jefferson for the second congressional district seat.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - When Anh "Joseph" Cao was 8 and Saigon was about to fall, his mother asked if he wanted to take a trip to the beach.

Former Okla. sheriff on trial in jail sex case (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 06:06 PM CST

AP - A former sheriff in western Oklahoma used his influence over female jail inmates and drug court defendants to demand sex with them, a prosecutor said Tuesday as the ex-lawman's trial began. The defense said he never forced anyone to have sex.

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