2010年10月3日星期日

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Emanuel says he's preparing run for Chicago mayor (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:59 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hugs outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, during an announcement that Emanuel will be stepping down to run for Mayor of Chicago . Obama announced that Pete Rouse will be interim Chief of Staff. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that he's preparing to run for mayor of Chicago, a position he has said he long desired.

Verizon Wireless plans $30M-$90M customer refunds (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

AP - Verizon Wireless could pay out up to $90 million in refunds to cell phone customers who were improperly charged for inadvertent Web access or data usage over the past several years.

After 2 NY jumps, aiming to prevent public suicide (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:29 PM PDT

FILE- In this April 14, 2010, file photo, the George Washington Bridge in New York. So far, ten people have chosen the bridge as the spot to commit suicide in 2010. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)AP - Eighteen-year-old Tyler Clementi typed his intention to millions on the Internet: "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry." His body was found days later floating in the Hudson River beneath the George Washington Bridge.

Police: NYC mosque's imam, wife get death threats (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:10 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 24, 2010 file photo shows Daisy Khan at Gracie Mansion in New York. Khan and her husband Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who are planning an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero, has said she and her husband have received death threats, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, Pool, file)AP - The wife of an imam planning an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero said Sunday that she and her husband have received death threats.

Conn. prison inmates have choice of violent books (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 10:08 AM PDT

FILE - This undated file photo provided in February 2010 by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Steven Hayes, accused of severely beating Dr. William Petit, Jr., and killing his wife and two daughters during a home invasion in Cheshire, Conn., July 23, 2007. Defense and prosecution lawyers were scheduled to make closing arguments in Hayes' murder trial Friday, Oct. 1, 2010 in New Haven, Conn., Superior Court. (AP Photo/Connecticut Department of Correction, File)AP - Inmates in Connecticut prisons have access to true crime books and works of fiction that depict murder and graphic violence, with no apparent restrictions based on a reader's criminal history, according to a review of the prison library system by The Associated Press.

Western lawmakers turn sights on endangered wolves (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:52 PM PDT

In this Feb. 16, 2006 photo provided by Yellowstone National Park, a gray wolf is seen on the run near Blacktail Pond in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyo. Lawmakers are proposing a rewrite of the Endangered Species Act that would lift protections for wolves first enacted in 1974. Critics say the move would effectively gut one of the nation's premiere environmental laws and allow for the unchecked killing of wolves across the West. (AP Photo/Yellowstone National Park)AP - Two decades after the federal government spent a half-million dollars to study the reintroduction of gray wolves to the Northern Rockies, lawmakers say it's time for Congress to step in again â€" this time to clamp down on the endangered animals.

Pa. men face 2nd trial in immigrant beating death (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 11:19 AM PDT

AP - One night two summers ago, an illegal immigrant from Mexico brawled with a gang of white teens from Shenandoah, an old mining town in the coal fields of northeastern Pennsylvania.

Pastor says he won't be pulled into 'street fight' (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 08:48 AM PDT

In this Sept. 28, 2010 photo, traffic moves down a street as a billboard showing Bishop Eddie Long is seen above in Atlanta. The billboard near an Atlanta highway reads, 'Love Like Him, Live Like Him, Lead Like Him.' The motto refers to Jesus Christ, but the smiling face next to it is that of Bishop Eddie Long. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)AP - A megachurch pastor accused of luring four young men into sexual relationships said Sunday that he won't be pulled into a street fight over the allegations and vowed that his faith has been strengthened.

Missing pilots cast pall over balloon fiesta in US (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:48 AM PDT

Hot air balloons inflate during the mass ascension at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. About 500 balloons were registered for the annual event. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)AP - Hundreds of balloonists in New Mexico lifted off Saturday at dawn amid a somber mood, opening the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta while search crews on the other side of the globe scoured the seas for two of the sport's most acclaimed pilots.

NJ school holds vigil for student who killed self (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Rutgers University students sign condolence cards at Rutgers in New Brunswick, N.J., for the family of fellow student Tyler Clementi. Rutgers University has planned a silent vigil to remember Clementi, who committed suicide after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Rutgers University held a silent vigil Sunday night to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with a man in his dormitory room was secretly streamed online.

DC rally shows support for struggling Democrats (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 12:48 AM PDT

Activists gather near the Lincoln Memorial in the nation's capital to participate in the 'One Nation Working Together' rally to promote job creation, diversity and tolerance, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Tapping into anger as the tea party movement has done, a coalition of progressive and civil rights groups marched by the thousands Saturday on the Lincoln Memorial and pledged to support Democrats struggling to keep power on Capitol Hill.

Whitman, Brown tangle on immigration, illegal maid (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 06:19 AM PDT

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, left, shakes hands with her Democratic opponent, Jerry Brown, before the start of their second debate held at California State University, Fresno in Fresno, Calif., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - GOP gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman and Democratic rival Jerry Brown traded barbs over immigration policy and Whitman's illegal immigrant housekeeper during a heated debate that was aimed at California's growing Latino population.

Stop-sign cameras catch Calif. drivers off guard (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:49 PM PDT

This photo taken Sept. 28, 2010 shows a photo-enforced stop sign camera at the Top Of Topanga overlook in Topanga, Calif. Traffic cameras have increasingly stirred controversy as cash-strapped cities rely on them to enforce rules of the road. Proponents say the cameras are a valuable tool for protecting public safety at a time when police departments are stretched thin, though their effectiveness has been questioned. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP - Ashley Wilson's mission to drive to a park above Beverly Hills and hike every morning for a week came with a cost that eclipses the burg's famously pricey lifestyle.

US terror warning could hurt Europe's economy (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Police officers patrol through the crowd at the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. The Obama administration is warning Americans about potential terrorist threats in Europe and urging U.S. citizens to be extra vigilant when they're in public places such as tourist spots and transportation hubs. The State Department on Sunday came out with a travel alert for Europe that advises U.S. citizens living or traveling there to take more precautions about their personal security. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - A rare advisory for U.S. travelers to beware of potential terrorist threats in Europe drew American shrugs Sunday from Paris to Rome, but tourism officials worried that it could deter would-be visitors from moving ahead with plans to cross the Atlantic.

Chicago mayor's race may be battle of shoe leather (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 10:50 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hugs outgoing White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, during an announcement that Emanuel will be stepping down to run for Mayor of Chicago . Obama announced that Pete Rouse will be interim Chief of Staff. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - It used to be that getting elected in Chicago meant relying on the ward boss, the precinct captain and the small armies they deployed to fix potholes, hand out frozen turkeys and even drive people to the polls.

Comic book collector learns fine art of letting go (AP)

Posted: 03 Oct 2010 07:40 AM PDT

AP - Jose Alaniz spent about a week sorting and packing each comic book — carefully, lovingly. There were 12 boxes of them, comics he'd collected since his mother bought him his first one at age 6.

Depomed gets $500K milestone payment from Covidien (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT

AP - Depomed received a $500,000 payment from its partner Covidien PLC, which has started human testing of an extended-release painkiller using its technology.

Official known for criticizing BP, feds re-elected (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:24 PM PDT

Plaquemines Parish, La. President William Nungesser, right, with Richard Harrell of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, makes his remarks at a National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling meeting on response following the BP spill, impacts on the Gulf and approaches to long-term restoration in Washington, Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)AP - A local official who emerged as a leading critic of efforts to clean up the oil spilled from BP's well in the Gulf of Mexico has easily won re-election as president of his coastal Louisiana parish.

Details emerge on no-tax California budget pact (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2010 08:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2010 file photo, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is shown at a ceremonial bill signing in Los Angeles. Signaling an end to California's record-long budget stalemate, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say they've struck a comprehensive agreement after an intensive five-hour meeting. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - After a record-long impasse, California legislators are set to vote this week on a no-new-taxes budget that relies on a combination of spending cuts and optimistic financial projections to close a $19 billion deficit.

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