2012年8月13日星期一

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On his own: Paul Ryan’s first solo day on the campaign trail

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., accompanied by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, left, speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Conrad Schmidt)DES MOINES, Iowa—Paul Ryan emerged from the Secret Service SUV Monday at the Iowa State Fair in a red checkered shirt, jeans and cowboy boots. After a bro hug with Iowa Rep. Steve King and a hearty handshake to Sen. Chuck Grassley, the newly minted vice presidential candidate began a long march to the famous [...]


Three killed in shooting near Texas A&M

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Law enforcement officers congregate at the site of a shooting near Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. Police say at least one law enforcement officer and one civilian have been killed in a shooting near Texas A&M University's campus. Assistant Chief Scott McCollum says the gunman also was shot Monday before being taken into custody. (AP Photo/Bryan-College Station Eagle, Dave McDermand)Three people, including a police officer and the suspected gunman, are dead following a shooting near the Texas A&M campus in College Station on Monday, police and university officials say. Four others, including three police officers and a female civilian, were wounded. According to the College Station Police Department, the gunman was shot and taken [...]


Romney mum on where he and Ryan disagree on the budget

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:14 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign event in MiamiMIAMI—Mitt Romney rejected Democratic claims that Paul Ryan's congressional budget proposal is "radical and extreme," but declined to say exactly where he disagrees with his vice presidential running mate's fiscal policies, even as he suggested policy differences do exist. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac outside his campaign plane at the airport here, Romney repeatedly [...]


Obama's Iowa fair activities: Butter Cow, yes, bumper cars, no

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:21 PM PDT

President Barack Obama talks with Steven Holt owner of Tropical Sno, after he purchased a snow cone, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in Denison, Iowa, during a three day campaign bus tour through Iowa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)President Barack Obama's Iowa state fair to-do list: Check out Butter Cow, see if this chocolate moose thing is real, but stay away from the fried Twinkies and the bumper cars. Obama launched a three-day bus tour through this heartland state--the place that helped propel his unlikely bid for the White House in 2008--with a [...]


Military to test jet that can go from L.A. to NYC in under an hour

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 11:16 AM PDT

hypersonic jetA superfast jet that could fly from L.A. to New York City in less than an hour may be one step closer to reality after a key test this week. The  X-51A WaveRider, an unmanned aircraft that could reach speeds up to Mach 6 will be launched from the wing of a B-52 bomber high [...]


Panetta: Pakistan military plans to open new front

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:44 PM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Panetta attends a joint news conference with Japan's Defense Minister Morimoto after their meeting in WashingtonPakistan has told U.S. military officials that it plans to launch combat operations against Taliban militants soon in a tribal area near the Afghan border that also serves as a haven for leaders of the al-Qaida-affiliated Haqqani network, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday.


Romney: Gun laws are not the answer

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets highway patrol officers before boarding the campaign charter flight, Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, in St. Augustine, Fla. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Mitt Romney says gun laws are not the answer to the recent string of mass shootings.


F-bomb makes it into mainstream dictionary

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 03:08 PM PDT

The entry "f-bomb," photographed in New York, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, is one of the 15 new additions in the 11th edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)It's about freakin' time.


Mayo Clinic: Jackson has bipolar depression

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT

File photo of Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. waving on U.S. Capitol steps in WashingtoU.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday.


Meet Brig. Gen. Tammy Smith, the U.S.’s first openly gay general

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT

On August 10th, Brigadier General Tammy Smith became the first openly gay officer of flag rank in the United States army. She was promoted in a ceremony at Arlington at which Brig. Gen. Smith's wife, Tracey Hepner, pinned the star onto her uniform. "While the DoD position is that orientation is a private matter, participating with family [...]

With dozens of scenarios, control of the Senate is a toss-up

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:37 PM PDT

As political nail biters goes, the most interesting battle in the 2012 election does not involve anyone named Obama or Romney. While the Electoral College is going to be decided in six or seven swing states that have a reasonable likelihood of going for either presidential candidate, control of the Senate rests in a much [...]

Obama praises Curiosity team, says ‘Mohawk Guy’ inspired him

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 02:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama placed a congratulatory telephone call to the NASA team behind the Mars "Curiosity" rover, joking he might go for a Mohawk to emulate flight director Bobak Ferdowsi, and quipping that he needed to be told "right away" if the probe finds any little green men. "If, in fact, you do make contact [...]

What Web users want to know about Paul Ryan

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:45 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa -- It's little surprise that online searches for "Paul Ryan" have skyrocketed since Mitt Romney announced Ryan as his running mate Saturday. Information from Google and Yahoo! search engines reveal the kinds of things curious Web users want to know about the young Wisconsin congressman. According to inquiries on Yahoo! Search, searches [...]

Helen Gurley Brown, legendary Cosmo editor, dead at 90

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

Helen Gurley Brown, longtime editor of Cosmopolitan magazine and author of the empowered-woman classic "Sex and the Single Girl," has died at age 90, according to a statement by Hearst Magazines. Brown started as a copywriter on the West Coast before publishing "Sex and the Single Girl" in 1962. In it, she urged women to [...]

August 13 is International Left-Handers Day

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 01:12 PM PDT

Today is International Left-Handers Day, in which the world's lefties are encouraged to celebrate their minority status. An estimated 10 percent of the world's population is left-handed. And even with two of the last three U.S. presidents falling into that distinct minority, left-handed people have historically been subjected to discrimination and urban legends. Many of [...]

NASA identifies a caught-on-photo Mars mystery

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 10:54 AM PDT

NASA's newly landed Curiosity rover is busy taking pictures, roving, and just being awesome on another planet. A few of Curiosity's pictures revealed, for lack of a more appropriate word, some curiosities of their own, including a mysterious shape on … Continue reading →

Babies grow up healthier with dogs in the home: report

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 12:15 PM PDT

There is emerging science that children who grow up in households that have dogs as pets have fewer respiratory illnesses than those who grow up without dogs. The claim is made in a new study conducted by University Hospital in Finland and published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. "I think [...]

Iran government criticized over earthquake response

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 04:08 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's government faced criticism from lawmakers and the public on Monday over its handling of relief efforts after two large earthquakes killed 300 people and injured thousands in the northwest of the country. Members of parliament representing the affected areas complained about the shortage of tents for survivors, parliamentary news agency ICANA said on Monday, and Iran's top lawmaker Ali Larijani stepped into the debate. ...

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