2010年9月19日星期日

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AP Interview: Ahmadinejad says future is Iran's (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 06:00 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is interviewed by journalists from The Associated Press, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that "the future belongs to Iran," and challenged the United States to accept that his country has a major role in the world.


The well is dead, but Gulf challenges live on (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 12:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2010 file photo, Frank Campo, owner of Campo Marina, pauses as he discusses the threats to the region and his livelihood from the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig at his Marina in Shell Beach, La. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government's point man on the disaster, said Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, BP's well 'is effectively dead.'  A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - The "nightmare well" is dead. But the Gulf coast's bad dream is far from over.


Blown-out BP well finally killed at bottom of Gulf (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 03:23 PM PDT

FILE - This April 21, 2010 file photo shows the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burning after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico, off the southeast tip of Louisiana. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal government's point man on the disaster, said Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, BP's well 'is effectively dead.'  A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - The well is dead. Finally.


US woman who was held in Iran says she's not a spy (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Sarah Shourd, center, and her mother, Nora, walk past photographers during a news conference Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, in New York. Shourd, who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of spying along with two others, was detained in July 2009 while hiking along the Iran-Iraq border. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - An American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months and accused of espionage said Sunday she and two men detained with her never spied or committed any crime, calling their arrest "a huge misunderstanding."


Leader of Calif. religious sect hospitalized (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 03:19 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Saturday Sept 18, 2010 shows Reyna Chicas, leader of the 'cult-like' group missing in Southern California. Los Angeles County Sheriff's captain Mike Parker says the group from the Palmdale area left behind evidence that they were awaiting the rapture or some catastrophic event. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)AP - The leader of a breakaway religious sect was hospitalized Sunday for a mental evaluation, after members of her group went missing and left behind evidence that they were awaiting the rapture or some catastrophic event.


3 children found shot dead in Texas apartment (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:59 PM PDT

Harris County Medical Examiner personnel remove one of three bodies from a the scene on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, Houston.  Three children were found shot dead Sunday at a suburban Houston apartment building, and their father was charged with their murders after surviving an apparent suicide attempt, authorities said. Muhammed Goher, 47, was charged with three counts of capital murder in the Sunday morning slayings, said Harris County Sheriff's Deputy Jamie Wagner.  (AP Photo/ Houston Chronicle, Melissa Phillip)AP - Three children were found shot dead in their beds Sunday at a suburban Houston apartment building, and their father was charged with their murders after surviving an apparent suicide attempt, authorities said.


NY church mourns loss of bishop, 5 others in wreck (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 01:52 PM PDT

Robert Reid mourns the loss of his mother, aunt and uncle, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010 at the Joy Fellowship Christian Assemblies, Inc., Church in the Bronx borough of New York. They were in a  passenger van carrying the leaders of the New York City church that blew a tire and flipped over on the New York State Thruway the day before, killing at least six people. Eight others were injured. The others in the photo are unidentified. (AP Photo/Swoan Parker)AP - Their small church had lost its leader and five other members in a van wreck, and eight others lay in hospitals. But members of the Joy Fellowship Christian Assemblies rejoiced in their faith even as they mourned their loss Sunday, a day after the crash on the way to an upstate church event.


Hawaii governor race to feature Abercrombie, Aiona (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 04:26 AM PDT

Suzanne Perea, left, an election official, looks on as Republican candidate Lt. Gov. James 'Duke' Aiona, right, signs in to vote in Hawaii's primary elections at the Kapolei Elementary School in Honolulu Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)AP - Former U.S. Rep Neil Abercrombie convincingly won the Democratic nomination for Hawaii governor and will face Republican Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona in an attempt to regain leadership of President Barack Obama's birth state.


Daley mentored others as he reshaped Chicago (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 11:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2007 file photo, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley smiles as he speaks with reporters after Chicago's presentation to the U.S. Olympic Committee, in Washington. Daley has been called the best mayor in America, even when criticized by constituents. When Daley steps aside as Chicago's leader after 22 years, he'll be remembered as a big dreamer and a bigger doer, someone who used equal parts muscle, finesse and charm to polish a once-gritty city and its image, even if he'll leave behind some big problems. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)AP - When Boeing Co. relocated its headquarters to Chicago from Seattle in 2001, delegations from Las Vegas to Boston came calling to ask how Mayor Richard M. Daley's city pulled it off. One former Miami mayor says adopting Daley's school reform ideas helped get him elected. A New Jersey mayor has sought Daley's advice on assisting ex-convicts.


O'Donnell makes light of witchcraft comment (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 17, 2010  file photo, Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell delivers remarks at Values Voter Summit in Washington. Comedian Bill Maher is digging up clips of Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell's past appearances on his shows, including one in which she says she 'dabbled in witchcraft.'  (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)AP - Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell is making light of comments she made more than a decade ago about having dabbled in witchcraft when she was in high school.


Texas man accused of shooting deputies in custody (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 07:35 AM PDT

** ADDS DATE OF PHOTO ** This Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 image provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety shows Victor White. White, suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies and another man, then taunting snipers to make him a martyr before barricading himself in a makeshift bunker, was arrested Saturday after a 22-hour standoff in western Texas, authorities said. (AP Photo/Texas Department of Public Safety)AP - A man suspected of shooting two sheriff's deputies and another man, then taunting snipers to make him a martyr before barricading himself in a makeshift bunker, was arrested Saturday after a 22-hour standoff in western Texas, authorities said.


Will edgier college marketing get a failing grade? (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2010 09:12 PM PDT

This picture provided by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 shows discontinued promotional materials. Drake University hoped a bold, blue 'D+' on a direct-mail piece and its admissions website would grab the attention of high school kids inundated with same-old, same-old college recruitment material. What looked like a pretty bad grade was supposed to entice teenagers to take a closer look at the pluses of attending the school in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake officials didn't anticipate their daring idea getting ridiculed on advertising blogs, angering alumni, or inspiring a local store to market 'D+ student' T-shirts to amused Drake students and underachievers alike. (AP Photo/Drake University) NO SALESAP - Drake University hoped a bold, blue "D+" on a direct-mail piece and its admissions website would grab the attention of high school kids inundated with same-old, same-old college recruitment material.


American woman released from in Iran arrives in US (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 05:48 AM PDT

American hiker Sarah Shourd, 32, waits at Mehrabad airport, prior to leaving Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. An American woman released by Iran on Tuesday after more than a year in prison flew out of the country to the nearby Gulf nation of Oman to be reunited with her mother after a $500,000 bail was paid to win her freedom. (AP Photo/Press TV)AP - A spokeswoman says an American woman who was held in Iran for more than 13 months has returned to the United States.


Group protests Iranian president's visit to NYC (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 04:42 PM PDT

Alireza Yagooby, from England, left, Sara Sutudumaram, second from left,  her sister Sana Sutudumaram, second from right, both from Sweden, and Shahla Ebrahimi, from England, participate in a demonstration opposing  Iran's president Ahmadinejad Sunday Sept. 19, 2010 in New York.  (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)AP - As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly dozens of protesters demonstrated Sunday against his regime.


Police seek help finding missing Vt. grandmother (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT

This undated identification photo released Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, by the Vermont State Police, shows Pat O'Hagan, 78, of Sheffield, Vt., last seen Friday evening, Sept. 10, 2010. Vermont state police probing the disappearance of the 78-year-old grandmother are appealing for help from anyone who took photographs or video at a Labor Day event in her town. (AP Photo/Vermont State Police)AP - State police probing the disappearance of a 78-year-old grandmother are appealing for help from anyone who took photographs or video at a Labor Day event her son says she attended in her tiny town.


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