2011年1月8日星期六

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Congresswoman wounded, six killed in shooting (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:01 PM PST

U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona addresses the United States Congress in this still image taken from video, on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 6, 2011. REUTERS/U.S. House of Representatives TV/HandoutReuters - A gunman shot a congresswoman in the head, seriously wounding her, and killed six other people in a shooting rampage at a public meeting in Tucson Saturday.


Internet manifesto may be linked to Arizona shooter (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:12 PM PST

Reuters - The FBI is investigating whether the suspect in Saturday's shooting rampage in which a congresswoman was critically wounded was the same person who posted a rambling Internet manifesto accusing the government of mind control and demanding a new currency.

Rep. Giffords a leading voice in immigration debate (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:35 PM PST

Reuters - Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot point blank in the head while meeting with constituents on Saturday, was expected to be a leading voice on immigration in the new Congress.

Obama's Jobs Czar: A Solution in Search of a Problem? (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 11:25 AM PST

Time.com - My boss thinks the White House needs to appoint a jobs czar to help with the recovery. But that's a solution in search of a problem

The New Republican Rules (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 09:10 AM PST

Time.com - After the ceremonies and standing ovations died down, the new Republican House majority did get around to some crucial business

AWOL soldier ordered to finish tour in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:18 PM PST

AP - A Kentucky soldier who went AWOL after he said the military wasn't treating his mental health issues has been ordered to deploy to finish his tour in Afghanistan.

Giffords: Dem who wins in conservative district (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:31 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Congressional officials say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., has been shot in her district. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File) NO SALESAP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, one of Arizona's most high-profile Democats, always has seemed an unlikely voter choice in the state's conservative-leaning 8th Congressional District.


Ex-Sen. Bob Dole returns to Army hospital (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:31 PM PST

AP - Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole has returned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.

Arizona's chief fed judge among shooting victims (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:58 PM PST

AP - U.S. District Judge John M. Roll, the chief federal judge for Arizona, died Saturday, a victim of a mass shooting. Roll was 63.

Arizona Rep. Giffords shot, at least 5 killed (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 04:33 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Congressional officials say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., has been shot in her district. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File) NO SALESAP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and four others in a rampage that rattled the country and left politicians fearful for their safety. "It is a tragedy for Arizona, and a tragedy for our entire country," President Barack Obama declared.


WikiLeaks subpoenas spill out into public realm (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 05:08 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 14, 2010 file photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. WikiLeaks said Saturday Jan. 8, 2011 that U.S. investigators have gone to San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of Julian Assange and three people associated with the secret-spilling website.  (AP Photo/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson, File) SWEDEN OUTAP - Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks probe spilled out into the public domain Saturday for the first time, pointing to the Obama administration's determination to assemble a criminal case no matter how long it takes and how far afield authorities have to go.


Portuguese TV star slain, castrated at NYC hotel (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 11:28 AM PST

In this Dec. 1, 2010 photo, Carlos Castro, right, presents an award during the 'Transvestites' Night' show at the Sao Luiz theater in Lisbon, Portugal. The 65-year-old Portuguese television journalist was found castrated and bludgeoned to death in a New York City hotel on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 and his companion, Renato Seabra, a male model who had recently been a contestant on a Portuguese reality TV show, was in police custody Saturday according to the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - A celebrity Portuguese television journalist was found castrated and bludgeoned to death in a New York City hotel, and his companion, a male model who had recently been a contestant on a Portuguese reality TV show, was in police custody Saturday.


Fiery package in DC triggers memories of anthrax (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:12 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2008 file photo, U.S. Postal employee Den Briscoe takes part in the questioning of officials from the Department of Justice, FBI and US Postal Service during a briefing involving the Washington post office anthrax attack at the Justice Department in Washington. After a package addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano burst into a flash of fire and smoke at a D.C. postal processing facility, Briscoe, now the president of the American Postal Workers Union local, told the Associated Press Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, that they want employees 'to feel safe and secure and be able to trust management to respond properly if this were to happen again.' (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson/File)AP - Postal workers who returned to work Saturday said a package that ignited at a government mail facility conjured painful memories of the anthrax attacks that killed two of their colleagues in 2001.


Funeral held for Nebraska school gunman (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:10 PM PST

Millard South High School students hold a candle light vigil in front of the school Thursday Jan 6, 2011 in Omaha, Neb. A student opened fire killing the assistant principal, and wounding the Principal on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver)AP - Friends of the 17-year-old who fatally shot an assistant principal and wounded the principal at a Nebraska high school before killing himself say that they are beginning to identify signs of unrest as they look back.


New rules may increase patients on home dialysis (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:21 PM PST

In this photo taken on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, Lois Lucci, 53, sits next to her dialysis machine at her home in Redondo Beach, Calif. Lucci likes the idea of dialysis while she sleeps, so she could have the day free when she's not working part-time as a nurse. Only about 8 percent of dialysis patients choose to do it in their own homes. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Rodney Sokoloski used to get up before dawn three times a week and drive two hours from his high desert home to the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance to get hooked up to a dialysis machine.


2 of 3 missing men found dead in Arizona (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 12:28 AM PST

AP - Authorities say they've found the bodies of two of the three men reported missing after test-driving a Jeep in the Salt River bottom in southwest Phoenix.

Has overfishing ended? Top US scientist says yes (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 02:53 PM PST

AP - For the first time in at least a century, U.S. fishermen won't take too much of any species from the sea, one of the nation's top fishery scientists says.

Divers: 1811 wreck of Perry ship discovered off RI (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2011 06:00 PM PST

This Nov. 10, 2006 photo provided on Jan. 6, 2011 by Charles Buffum, shows a submerged cannon that a team of divers say is one of the remains of the U.S.S. Revenge, a ship commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry. The ship was wrecked in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island on Jan. 9, 1811.  (AP Photo/Tom Packer)   NO SALESAP - A team of divers say they've discovered the remains of the USS Revenge, a ship commanded by U.S. Navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry and wrecked off Rhode Island in 1811.


SC mayor: Odor sickens basketball players, fans (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2011 09:11 AM PST

AP - Dozens of fans were being screened Friday night by emergency responders after odor from a ventilation unit sickened several players and spectators at a high school basketball game.
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