2011年5月11日星期三

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New York union rejects Governor's offer (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 04:14 PM PDT

Reuters - The rank-and-file members of a New York law enforcement union have overwhelmingly rejected a deal that Governor Andrew Cuomo hoped would serve as a model for negotiations with larger unions to achieve cost savings.

Americans back tax increases in debt fix: Reuters poll (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Reuters - More than half of Americans say higher taxes should be part of a fix to tame the $14.3 trillion U.S. debt, a Reuters poll released on Wednesday found, signaling a disconnect with Republicans who reject any tax increases.

Melchert-Dinkel Case: Assisted Suicide Over the Internet (Time.com)

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Legal experts say the case of a Minnesota father and husband who claimed to be obsessed with stalking suicide chat rooms, in which he would encourage people to kill themselves, presents a unique test for the criminal-justice system

Newt Gingrich Is Poised to Enter the 2012 Race. Can the Professor Connect? (Time.com)

Posted: 11 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Now he wants to be President, with plans to announce his candidacy on Wednesday via Facebook and Twitter. But it is not yet clear if his professorial approach to politics will spark any excitement

Texas school cameras will watch kids' calorie counts (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Reuters - The next time kids in five San Antonio elementary schools try to sneak those extra french fries onto their tray in the cafeteria line, the eye in the sky will be watching them.

Wiretaps key in conviction of ex-hedge fund giant (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 05:12 PM PDT

Raj Rajaratnam, billionaire co- founder of Galleon Group, is surrounded by photographers as he leaves Manhattan federal court, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in New York. The former Wall Street titan was convicted Wednesday of making a fortune by coaxing a crew of corporate tipsters to give him an illegal edge on blockbuster trades in technology and other stocks, in what prosecutors called the largest insider trading case ever involving hedge funds. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Former hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam was convicted in an insider-trading case Wednesday thanks largely to weapons prosecutors have using against mobsters and drug lords for years: wiretaps. What that means for his former peers depends on whether it's true, as his lead attorney asserts, that what he did "happens every day on Wall Street."

Norma Zimmer, TV's 'Champagne Lady,' dies at 87 (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 03:29 PM PDT

This undated image provided by The Lawrence Welk Show shows Lawrence Welk embracing Norma Zimmer, who was known as 'The Champagne Lady,' who died May 10, 2011 at her home in Brea, Calif. (AP Photo/The Lawrence Welk Show)AP - Norma Zimmer, the "Champagne Lady" of TV's "The Lawrence Welk Show" and a studio singer who worked with Frank Sinatra and other pop stars, has died. She was 87.

Scientists identify possible human lung stem cell (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 03:24 PM PDT

AP - Scientists believe they've discovered stem cells in the lung that can make a wide variety of the organ's tissues, a finding that might open new doors for treating emphysema and other diseases.

House GOP: $30B in further agency spending cuts (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 04:39 PM PDT

AP - Republicans controlling the House announced plans Wednesday to cut $30 billion from the day-to-day budgets of Cabinet agencies, doubling down on cuts to domestic programs just weeks after a split-the-differences bargain with President Barack Obama.

Floodwaters rise in the poverty-stricken Delta (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 05:20 PM PDT

Floodwaters invade downtown Vicksburg, Miss. on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Historic Vicksburg, the site of a pivotal Civil War battle, has been one of the hardest hit cities. All along the river's path, residents are worried about the flood's impact on homes and farmland. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)AP - Floodwaters from the bloated Mississippi River and its tributaries spilled across farm fields, cut off churches, washed over roads and forced people from their homes Wednesday in the Mississippi Delta, a poverty-stricken region only a generation or two removed from sharecropping days.

Hill panel seeking documents on Libya operations (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

AP - Lawmakers who believe President Barack Obama didn't properly consult with Congress before launching air strikes on Libya are pressing the Pentagon for documents and material on all communications.

DC mom laments stunted search for missing daughter (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 02:29 PM PDT

Barry Campbell, father of murdered teen Latisha Frazier, holds a picture of his daughter, Thursday, April 28, 2011, in Washington. Caroline Frazier has spent months dreading that her 18-year-old daughter may be buried 70 feet deep in a mammoth landfill. Making matters worse, she says, is that no one is searching for her there. One of the five people charged with murder in Latisha Frazier's presumed death told investigators the teen's body was left in a Washington garbage bin that gets emptied into a landfill outside Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Caroline Frazier has spent months dreading that her 18-year-old daughter may be buried 70 feet deep in a mammoth landfill. Making matters worse, she says, is that no one is searching for her there.

In Texas schools, a picture's worth 1,000 calories (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 03:39 PM PDT

AP - Smile, schoolchildren. You're on calorie camera.

Evangelist Graham, 92, hospitalized with pneumonia (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT

FILE- In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, evangelist Billy Graham, 92, is interviewed at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. Graham was admitted to an Asheville, N.C. hospital on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 for treatment for pneumonia. Doctors say the 92-year-old Graham came to Mission Hospital Wednesday morning after suffering a health episode overnight. Initial testing suggest pneumonia, and diagnostic studies show his heart is normal. Graham spokesman Larry Ross says the evangelist is feeling better since he arrived at the hospital. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)AP - Evangelist Billy Graham was alert and resting comfortably Wednesday evening after being admitted to an Asheville, N.C. hospital for the treatment of pneumonia, doctors said.

Lindsay Lohan says she's glad theft case resolved (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 02:16 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2011 file photo, actress Lindsay Lohan poses during a news conference for the film 'Gotti: Three Generations', based on the life of John Gotti, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - A lawyer entered a no contest plea Wednesday for Lindsay Lohan in the theft of a necklace, setting the stage for a summer of confinement, counseling and community service.

White House defends invite to rapper Common (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 03:26 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama arrives in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 11, 2011, to speak about arts education as she held a poetry workshop for students. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Michelle Obama's evening of poetry at the White House set off Republican critics before the artists had uttered a word.

Volunteers: Peace Corps insensitive to rapes (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 03:13 PM PDT

This 2008 image, provided by the Puzey family shows Catherine 'Kate' Puzey with a neighbor's child in a sling on her back in Benin, in a November 2008. The head of the Peace Corps is apologizing for a lack of compassion in how the agency responded after a volunteer was murdered and others were raped while serving overseas in recent years. Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams expressed his regrets at a dramatic congressional hearing that also saw three volunteers who were raped, plus the mother of murdered volunteer Catherine 'Kate' Puzey of Cumming, Ga., complain about how poorly the agency responded to the crimes. (AP Photo/courtesy of the Puzey family) ** NO SALES **AP - It was an extraordinarily dramatic scene, even for Congress: three Peace Corps volunteers raped while serving overseas, along with the mother of a fourth who was murdered in Benin, complaining to lawmakers about one of the government's most revered agencies.

Diary: Bin Laden eyed new targets, big body count (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 04:30 PM PDT

A Pakistan army soldier and a police officer stand guard in a street near the house of former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Osama bin Laden was killed by a helicopter-borne U.S. military force on last week, in a fortress-like compound on the outskirts of Pakistani city of Abbottabad. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Deep in hiding, his terror organization becoming battered and fragmented, Osama bin Laden kept pressing followers to find new ways to hit the U.S., officials say, citing his private journal and other documents recovered in last week's raid.

NH authorities: Mom killed during drug robbery (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Anthony Papile, 28, center, of Ossipee, talks with his attorneys at the Ossippee District Court in Ossippee, N.H., Wednesday May 11, 2011. Papile has been charged with second degree murder in the death of 20-year-old Krista Dittmeyer, whose body was found in a Conway, N.H. pond on April 27. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)AP - A Maine woman whose body was discovered in a New Hampshire pond had been lured to a friend's apartment, ambushed and clubbed by two men who plotted to steal drugs and money from her, authorities said Wednesday.

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