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

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:01 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 from the White House to the Capitol Sunday, demanding that President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military and work to end discrimination against them.

Schwarzenegger sets session to discuss water deal (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:52 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 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger late Sunday summoned lawmakers for a special session on the state's water problems, even as legislative negotiators ended nearly 12 hours of talks without reaching an 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.

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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Obama to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:36 AM PDT


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Obama to End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Wall Street Journal
US President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at the 13th Annual National Dinner of the Human Right Campaign. Mr. Obama's comments could spark criticism from conservatives and some supporters who say the administration must set ...
Gay rights advocates march on DC, divided on ObamaThe Associated Press
Demanding rights, gays march in WashingtonChicago Tribune
Obama renews vow to end ban on gay people openly serving in the militaryguardian.co.uk
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Troop Levels Are Still Focus of Debate - New York Times

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:23 AM PDT


Troop Levels Are Still Focus of Debate
New York Times
Divisions over how to respond to the upsurge in violence in Afghanistan and Pakistan were reflected Sunday in a spectrum of voices heard on the morning talk shows, including more emphatic arguments that a failure in Afghanistan would ...
Afghan outlook bleak as Taliban grabs territoryThe Associated Press
Taliban growth weighs on Obama strategy reviewReuters
McCain warns against 'historic' error in AfghanistanCNN
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Bombings in Iraq Aim at Reconciliation Meeting - New York Times

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:30 AM PDT


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Bombings in Iraq Aim at Reconciliation Meeting
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BAGHDAD — A series of apparently coordinated bombings aimed at a meeting for national reconciliation killed 23 people and wounded 65 others in western Iraq on Sunday, but they did not injure the officials who were at the gathering, ...
Deadly Blasts Target Police, Government Buildings in IraqWashington Post
Three blasts kill at least 9 in western IraqReuters
Car Bombs Kill at Least 15 in IraqWall Street Journal
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Clinton downplays threat to Pakistan nuke arsenal - The Associated Press

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 11:00 AM PDT


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Clinton downplays threat to Pakistan nuke arsenal
The Associated Press
DUBLIN — US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday the Taliban siege of Pakistan's army headquarters showed extremists are a growing threat in the nuclear-armed American ally, but she contended they don't pose a risk to the country's ...
Clinton: US Confident in Pakistan's Control Over Nuclear WeaponsWashington Post
Clinton insists US-Britain ties strongAFP
Hillary Clinton hails special relationshipTimes Online
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Republican Sen. Graham backs US climate bill - Washington Post

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 09:20 AM PDT


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Republican Sen. Graham backs US climate bill
Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prospects for climate-change legislation in Congress improved on Sunday when a Republican senator broke ranks with his party to outline a compromise with a leading Democrat on the issue. ...
Graham Backs Push for Climate Change LegislationFOXNews
Op-Ed Contributors Yes We Can (Pass Climate Change Legislation)New York Times
US Senate panel votes to extend security lawReuters
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US upholds contiguous Palestinian state - Xinhua

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:11 AM PDT


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US upholds contiguous Palestinian state
Xinhua
JERUSALEM, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell told reporters after meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday that Washington supports the creation of a Palestinian state with ...
No sign of breakthrough in US Mideast peace missionWashington Post
US envoy leaves Mideast without peace talks dealThe Associated Press
No Breakthrough as US Envoy Ends Mideast Peace MissionVoice of America
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US troops help Philippines as storm toll tops 600 (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:22 AM PDT

A woman crosses a landslide site on barefoot in Tuba town, Benguet province, northern Philippines on Sunday Oct. 11, 2009. Driving rain on the heels of back-to-back storms triggered dozens of landslides across the northern Philippines, burying more hundreds of people, washing away villages and leaving almost an entire province under water. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - American military helicopters started ferrying tons of aid Sunday to a northern Philippine mountain region facing shortages of food, gasoline and coffins after back-to-back typhoons killed more than 600 in the country.

Bloody siege at Pakistan army HQ ends with 19 dead (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:38 AM PDT

Pakistani army troops return back to base camp after conducting an operation their own army's headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009. Pakistani commandos raided their own army's headquarters Sunday to free 30 people held hostage by Islamist fighters who staged a brazen attack on the compound while wearing military uniforms. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Pakistani commandos freed dozens of hostages held by militants at the army's own headquarters Sunday, ending a bloody, 22-hour drama that embarrassed the nation's military as it plans a new offensive against al-Qaida and the Taliban.

US, Afghan forces attack al-Qaida compound (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:19 AM PDT

The wreckage of a vehicle used in a bombing attack is being towed away at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The powerful car bomb exploded outside the Indian Embassy in the busy center of Afghanistan's capital, killing scores, destroying vehicles and blowing off the walls of shops, officials said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - American and Afghan forces stormed a mountainside compound in eastern Afghanistan that had been used by an al-Qaida commander, killing more than a dozen militants in a gunbattle, the U.S. military said Sunday.

Next apocalypse? Mayan year 2012 stirs doomsayers (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:00 PM PDT

In this photo taken Oct. 3, 2009, Guatemalan Mayan Indian elder Apolinario Chile Pixtun poses for a portrait at the Iximche ceremonial site in Tecpan, Guatemala. Archaeologists, astronomers and modern-day Mayas shrug off the popular frenzy over the date of 2012, predicting it will bring nothing more than a meteor shower of new-age 'consciousness,' pseudo-science and alarmist television specials. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP - Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.

1 adult killed, several students hurt in ID crash (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:09 PM PDT

AP - A bus carrying a celebrated Utah high school band swerved off an Idaho interstate and crashed on its side Saturday night, killing an instructor and injuring some students, police and a school official said.

Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely (AP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT

The first clown in space, Canadian circus tycoon Guy Laliberte, pictured September 30, arrived safely back on earth Sunday touching down in a Russian Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan, the Russian mission control centre said.(AFP/File/Alexander Nemenov)AP - The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.

Israel: Turkey calls off joint air force drill (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:40 PM PDT

AP - Turkey has canceled an annual joint air force drill that was to have taken place this week because it opposed Israeli participation, the Israeli military said, in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two countries.

Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 06:52 PM PDT

Armenian foreign minister, Edouard Nalbandian, front left, and Turkish foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, front right, shake hands while Swiss foreign minister, Micheline Calmy-Rey, French foreign minister, Bernard Kouchner, and US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, back from left, applaude during the signing ceremony of the protocols and statements between Armenia and Turkey, at the University of Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009. Turkey and Armenia are poised to normalise relations as part of a landmark agreement brokered by Switzerland and strongly backed by the United States. (AP Photo/KeystonePartick B. Kraemer,Pool)AP - Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their sealed border after a century of enmity, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag.

Sweat lodge victim's family says she was in shape (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 06:45 PM PDT

This April 2008 photo provided by the family of Kirby Brown shows the 38-year-old woman from Westtown, N.Y. Brown was one of two people who died after being overcome in a sauna-like sweat lodge during a retreat just outside of Sedona, Ariz. (AP Photo/Family of Kirby Brown)AP - A 38-year-old New York woman who died after sitting in a sauna-like sweat lodge at a scenic Arizona resort was an avid surfer and hiker who was "in top shape," took self-improvement seriously and had a passion for art, a family spokesman said.

Solar power outshining Colorado's gas industry (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:08 PM PDT

A methane gas well works next to a house in La Plata County southeast of Durango Colo., Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. A recent greenhouse-gas inventory of La Plata County found that the thousands of natural gas pumps and processing plants dotting the landscape are the single largest source of heat-trapping pollution locally. That has the industry bracing for a hit on two fronts if federal climate legislation passes Congress. (AP Photo/Jerry McBride)AP - The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

Pakistan commandos rescue 39 hostages, three killed (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:02 PM PDT

Soldiers secure the perimeter around Pakistan's army headquarters after an attack by armed men in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of Islamabad, October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Adrees LatifReuters - Pakistani commandos stormed an office building on Sunday and rescued 39 people whom suspected Taliban militants took hostage after a brazen attack on the army's headquarters.

Obama vows to end restrictions on gays in military (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:53 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama, speaking on the eve of a major gay-rights march, told gay supporters on Saturday he would fight for their causes and renewed a pledge to end restrictions on their service in the U.S. military.

Armenia-Turkey sign peace deal, pitfalls ahead (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT

The documents are seen before the signing ceremony of Turkey and Armenia peace deal in Zurich October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Patrick Kraemer/PoolReuters - Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark peace accord on Saturday to restore ties and open their shared border after a century of hostility stemming from the World War One mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces.

Red-nosed circus billionaire returns to Earth (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:37 AM PDT

Reuters - Canadian circus billionaire Guy Laliberte returned to Earth on Sunday wearing his trademark clown's red nose, landing as planned in Kazakhstan after a landmark space performance to highlight water scarcity.

Rescuers search for more bodies in the Philippines (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:50 PM PDT

Filipino police rescuers carry a body during the third day of search and retrieval operations at the site of the mountain slide in Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, north of Manila, October 10, 2009, after it swept away dozens of houses at the height of Typhoon Parma. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Rescue teams, using shovels and bare hands, searched on Sunday for more bodies under tonnes of mud and debris in the northern Philippines as officials counted the cost on crops and property from two typhoons this month.

Fidel Castro lauds Nobel prize for Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:45 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama smiles after making remarks on regulatory reform in the East Room at the White House in Washington October 9, 2009. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro lauded the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Barack Obama, saying on Saturday it was "a positive measure" that was more a criticism of past U.S. policies than a recognition of Obama's accomplishments.

Netanyahu sets second meeting with U.S. peace envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:17 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) meets U.S. envoy George Mitchell in Jerusalem October 9, 2009, in this picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO). U.S. President Barack Obama's peace envoy sought Thursday an Reuters - President Barack Obama's Middle East peace envoy will wrap up his current shuttle talks on Sunday with a second meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an Israeli official said on Saturday.

Pressure on Czechs after Poland signs EU treaty (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:43 AM PDT

Poland's President Lech Kaczynski (R) welcomes European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso before the EU's Lisbon Treaty signing ceremony by Kaczynski at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Peter AndrewsReuters - Polish President Lech Kaczynski signed the European Union's reform treaty into law on Saturday, leaving the Czech Republic as the only country still to ratify the document.

Pakistani troops storm army HQ to end hostage drama (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:35 PM PDT

Pakistani police commandos take position in front of Pakistan's army headquarters during an operation in Rawalpindi. The audacious attack exposed Pakistan's vulnerability in the face of the Taliban militia(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Troops stormed Pakistan's army headquarters Sunday to end a day-long hostage drama, freeing 39 people held by militants who brazenly struck at the heart of the military establishment.

Coup amnesty off the table as Honduras talks pause (AFP)

Posted: 11 Oct 2009 12:14 AM PDT

A supporter of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya holds a portrait of Zelaya during a protest in Tegucigalpa. Zelaya and the interim government agreed to create a joint cabinet and ditch amnesty for coup leaders, one of the ousted leader's negotiators said.(AFP/Jose Cabezas)AFP - Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and the interim government have agreed to create a joint cabinet and ditch an amnesty for coup leaders, one of the negotiators announced.
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