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U.S. intelligence takes blame for mixed Libya attack messages
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:39 PM PDT
 Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's office on Friday tried to explain the shifting public explanations for who was behind the deadly Sept. 11 attack on the American compound in Benghazi, Libya. DNI public affairs director Shawn Turner said U.S. intelligence concluded "in the immediate aftermath" of the assault that it had begun "spontaneously" in the [...]
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Where did the mammoth U.S. budget deficits come from?
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:19 PM PDT
Christian Science Monitor -  What's the cause of the federal government's huge budget deficits? That's a question that is harder to answer in the particular than you might think. The general problem is obvious: Uncle Sam has been spending more money than he takes in. The specific reasons as to why this state of affairs exists are a mix of human decisions, economic circumstance, and the cumulative effect of time.
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Romney talks about Netanyahu, jokes about bomb graphic
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:49 PM PDT
 Flying from Philadelphia to Boston, Mitt Romney gave reporters in the press cabin some quality candidate time. After joking with a reporter who had been accidentally left behind by the press bus and later passing out beef jerky, the GOP candidate was back again—this time to give reporters a read-out about [...]
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Anti-Islam filmmaker held at Los Angeles federal jail
Fri,28 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  The California man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked violent protests across the Muslim world was being held at a federal high-rise jail in downtown Los Angeles on Friday over possible probation violations, a prison official said. Federal officials, citing safety concerns, were tight-lipped about the conditions of Nakoula Basseley Nakoula's confinement, including whether he was being held with the general population or was isolated from other inmates. ...
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California creates state-run private retirement plan
Fri,28 Sep 2012 07:01 PM PDT
Associated Press -  California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Friday that will create the nation's first state-run retirement savings program for private-sector workers, over the objection of critics who said it creates a new liability for taxpayers.
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Burnt money, campus ban: Tidbits on Colo. shooter
Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:29 PM PDT
Associated Press -  The suspect in the Aurora movie shooting case mailed "burnt currency," along with a notebook, to his psychiatrist before the attack. He threatened a professor and was banned from a university campus before withdrawing from its neuroscience graduate program. His defense team has added a psychiatrist.
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Slideshow: The best snapshots of the week
Wed,26 Sep 2012 08:00 AM PDT
 South Korean special army soldiers demonstrate their martial arts skills during the 64th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at the Gyeryong military headquarters in Gyeryong, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. South Korea will celebrate its 64th Armed Forces Day on Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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China takes islands dispute to pages of U.S. newspapers
Fri,28 Sep 2012 05:47 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - With world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, China has taken its dispute with Japan over the ownership of a chain of islands to the ad pages of major American newspapers. China Daily, an organ of the Communist Party and the country's official English-language daily newspaper, took out full-page-spread advertisements on Friday in the New York Times and the Washington Post. The ad's headline asserts "Diaoyu Islands Belong to China" over a colour picture of the string of islands in the East China Sea. ... Full Story | Top |
Trial of Pope Benedict's former butler to start on Saturday
Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  Pope Benedict's former butler, Paolo Gabriele, goes on trial on Saturday in one of the most embarrassing episodes in recent Vatican history. The trial of the 46-year-old man who served the pope his meals and helped him dress is due to start at 9:30 a.m. (4.30 p.m. EDT) in the Vatican's little-used tribunal, a small room with rich paneled wood and a papal emblem on its ceiling. ...
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Video: Rare albino whale spotted off coast of Australia
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:48 PM PDT
A rare albino humpback whale has been spotted off the coast of Australia. And unlike the terrifying creature in "Moby Dick," this white whale has been drawing the enthusiastic attention of maritime tourists. CNN reports that the whale, nicknamed "Migaloo" by researchers, is the only known all-white humpback adult in the world today. Whale watchers [...] Full Story | Top |
Photos: Voters' signs do the talking for them
Fri,28 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT
 By Phillip Jackson, Phoenix Every American knows the economy tanked before President Obama took office. When he took office, I had already explored refinancing my home mortgage that was about $60,000 under water, but I could not since no government programs existed. Obama came to Phoenix and introduced the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 in February. I looked into the act to see if I could refinance and regain some of the lost funds. However, because I was current on my mortgage note, I could not apply, and ended up selling my home for $110,000 less than I bought it. Is this fair to the hard working people of America that don't ask for government hand-outs or use their union power to ask for a 4 percent raise when the rest of us are struggling? I didn't think so. It's time for a change this November.
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