2009年10月11日星期日

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Gay rights advocates march on DC, divided on Obama (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:24 PM PDT

Blake Jelley, 19, of Cincinnati, center, and A.J. Weilmoth, 22, of Knoxville, Tenn., chant with thousands of gay rights advocates at the start of the National Equality March in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against gays.

California leaders try again for water deal (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2009 file photo, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks before a crowd of farm workers and members of a Hispanic water coalition outside the Capitol in Sacramento., Calif. Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders were trying to work out a water deal Sunday Oct. 11, 2009 as a midnight deadline neared for the governor to act on more than 700 bills. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)AP - Legislative leaders said they were making progress Sunday as they struggled to work out a water deal, but couldn't predict if they would reach agreement.

Prison time, felony charges rare for relic looters (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:49 PM PDT

AP - Stepping into the afternoon sun last month, Jeanne Redd and her daughter Jericca walked away from a federal courthouse with probation papers — not prison time — for their role in the theft and illegal trafficking of Indian artifacts.

Smart grid gets island test in Maui resort area (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:53 PM PDT

AP - A 4-square-mile patch of Maui in the nation's most fossil-fuel dependent state soon will be home to a new kind of power grid, one that saves energy by turning off household appliances when electricity is expensive and makes better use of wind and solar power.

Vt. health reform: manage chronically ill patients (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 06:26 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, Nurse Pam Farnham, left, talks with Del Carpenter and his wife, Sandy, from Colchester, Vt., in South Burlington, Vt. The Blueprint for Health uses so-called Community Care Teams to complement the work of primary-care physicians by offering follow-up services from nurses, nutritionists, dieticians, trainers and social workers. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - What could play a central role reforming the nation's health care system happens in a small conference room of the Aesculapius Medical Center — two patients learning the basics of managing their diabetes.

Government casts Gotti as evil killer in new trial (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:07 AM PDT

AP - As his sister Victoria Gotti began a book tour like a celebrity author, John "Junior" Gotti sat in court, portrayed as a merciless killer by federal prosecutors who want to show he was far different from his entrepreneurial sister.

Rusting relic faces a tight river voyage in Ohio (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:13 AM PDT

AP - Steam-driven paddle wheel towboats once plied Midwestern rivers by the hundreds, pushing barges to feed the nation's industrial appetite for coal and steel.

Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:45 PM PDT

A building stands on the shores of Diamond Lake, Ore., on Sept. 8, 2009, where dense forests and a growing beetle infestation have raised fears of wildfire. The U.S. Forest Service plans to thin around the cabins as well as in back country regions known as roadless areas. Conservation groups hope to hold President Obama to a promise to respect a rule restricting logging in roadless areas. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)AP - When Sharon Karr's cabin was built on the shores of this high mountain lake in 1928, there were few neighbors and little thought given to the prospects of wildfire.

Phase 1 of PCB removal on Hudson wrapping up (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT

In this photo made Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, crews dredge a stretch of the Hudson River in Fort Edward, N.Y. Dredging began in May after decades of argument over how to deal with tons of PCBs that flowed down the river after a dam here was removed. General Electric plants in Fort Edward and neighboring Hudson Falls discharged wastewater containing PCBs for decades before the popular lubricant was banned in 1977. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)AP - Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress.

A darker side of Columbus emerges in US classrooms (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:43 AM PDT

In this Oct. 9, 2009 photo, Kindergarten students Kaileen Barreto, left, and Shayonna Bridgeman load supplies into a paper replicas of the ships Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria during a lesson about the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World at Philip Shore School of the Arts in Tampa, Fla. Kolowith's students learn about the explorer's significance — though they also come away with a more nuanced picture of Columbus than the noble discoverer often portrayed in pop culture and legend. Columbus' stature in U.S. classrooms has declined somewhat through the years, and many districts do not observe his namesake holiday. Although lessons vary, many teachers are trying to present a more balanced perspective of what happened after Columbus reached the Caribbean and the suffering of indigenous populations. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)AP - Jeffrey Kolowith's kindergarten students read a poem about Christopher Columbus, take a journey to the New World on three paper ships and place the explorer's picture on a timeline through history.

Ariz. undertaker seeks to revive dying Kan. town (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:45 AM PDT

AP - Like hundreds of small towns across rural America, Preston has boarded-up storefronts lining its Main Street. The roof has fallen in at the long-abandoned high school, while peeling paint and broken windows disfigure once stately, now vacant homes. This central Kansas farming town of 170 people is dying — and an Arizona undertaker has a plan to bring it back to life.

UCLA prof.: Suspect's mental health was a concern (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:45 AM PDT

Los Angeles Police are seen at UCLA's Young Hall building in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. A female UCLA student was hospitalized Thursday after a fellow student slashed her throat in a chemistry lab on campus, authorities said. A man was arrested after UCLA police got a call about the stabbing Thursday afternoon in Young Hall. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - A UCLA professor said he told a university administrator 10 months ago of his concerns about the mental health of a student now accused of stabbing a fellow student in the throat in a chemistry lab.

1 adult killed, students hurt in Idaho bus crash (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT

AP - A bus carrying a celebrated Utah high school band swerved off an Idaho interstate and crashed on its side, killing an instructor and injuring multiple students.

5 gunmen sought in Ohio bar shootout; no one hurt (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:32 PM PDT

AP - A wild shootout involving at least five gunmen sent patrons fleeing from a northwestern Ohio bar near the University of Toledo campus. No injuries were reported.

Fans check in for 'Couples Retreat' with $35.3M (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Vince Vaughn, left, and Faizon Love, cast members in 'Couples Retreat,' pose together at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - "Swingers" co-stars Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau buddied up for the weekend's top movie as "Couples Retreat" debuted with $35.3 million, while the micro-budgeted fright flick "Paranormal Activity" leaped into the top 10.

Groups help imperiled Iraqis come to US (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:20 AM PDT

AP - When many Americans who served or worked in Iraq came home, they left behind Iraqi friends whose lives were at risk because of their U.S. connections. Some soldiers and others, frustrated with the government efforts to help the Iraqis, embarked on their own rescue missions. Here are two of their stories:

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