2012年9月4日星期二

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Reid slams Romney as most secretive presidential nominee in history

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:31 PM PDT

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid addresses delegates during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid jabs at the GOP nominee over his refusal to release several years of tax returns, suggesting no other presidential candidate in history has been as secretive. "Never in modern American history has a presidential candidate tried so hard to hide himself," Reid said in his speech at the Democratic National Convention. The Nevada [...]


Passionate Cory Booker slams GOP's 'class warfare' line

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Newark Mayor Cory Booker addresses delegates during the first session of the Democratic National Convention in CharlotteNewark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker delivered a passionate defense of Democratic efforts to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, insisting it's about love of country not a war on the rich. "Being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare. It's patriotism," Booker said, disputing an attack line often mentioned by Mitt Romney and [...]


First lady Michelle Obama, from lightning rod to mom-in-chief

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:55 AM PDT

First Lady Michelle Obama waves from the podium during a sound check at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)As Michelle Obama chisels out a new model for the office of first lady, she has become a key campaign asset.


Boehner: Obama lacks ‘courage’ to work with foes as debt passes $16T

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:57 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)As the national debt swelled past $16 trillion, Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of lacking the "courage" to work with his political foes to rein in entitlement spending and overhaul the tax code. Boehner also called passage of that symbolic threshold "another sad reminder of President Obama's broken promise [...]


CNN Poll: Obama, Romney tied heading into DNC

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 01:54 PM PDT

CNN Poll: Obama, Romney In Dead Heat Among Likely VotersPresident Obama and Mitt Romney are locked in a dead heat, according to a new national poll. Both are locked at 48 percent, according to a CNN poll released Tuesday. That gives Romney a 1-percent bump from a little more than a week ago, when Obama led 49 percent to 47 percent. "The Republican convention had at best a mild effect on the presidential race, and from a statistical viewpoint, no effect at all," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland told CNN.com. ...


Obama campaign declares 'the country is better off' now

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT

NewsmakersIn a live Yahoo! News/ABC "Newsmakers" event, Pres. Obama's campaign declared "the country is better off" than it was four years ago.


Photos: In Isaac's aftermath, thousands still in the dark, underwater

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Photos: In Isaac's aftermath, thousands still in the dark, underwaterMelanie Martinez holds the family cat, which they have renamed Isaac, after salvaging items from their flooded home in Plaquemines Parish on September 3, 2012 in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Martinez, along with her husband and her mother, was forced to ride out the storm in the home when their car broke down. The house quickly flooded and they were rescued by a neighbor who was able to break into their attic to save them. They only were able to rescue Isaac today who survived six days without food at the flooded home. This is the fifth home Martinez has had destroyed due to hurricanes in Louisiana. Damage totals from the hurricane could top $2 billion more than 125,000 customers are still without power six days after the storm made landfall. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

'Hacktivists' at AntiSec leak 1 million Apple user IDs

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2012 file photo, a new Apple iPad is on display during an Apple event in San Francisco. A report issued Monday, March 19, 2012 found that mobile technology is increasing the public appetite for news. Tablets are growing in popularity and there's evidence that people spend more time with news on tablets than they do on smartphones or desktops. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)Is your data safe anywhere? Just months after a half-million Yahoo! passwords, 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords, and 55,000 Twitter passwords were leaked, the hacktivists at AntiSec have found their next data goldmine: a stash of 12.4 million Apple Unique Device Identifiers.


Paul Haggis supports Vanity Fair story on Tom Cruise girlfriend audition

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:56 AM PDT

Paul Haggis Supports Vanity Fair Story on Tom Cruise Girlfriend AuditionOscar-winning director and former Scientologist Paul Haggis supports Vanity Fair's story that actress Nazanin Boniadi was auditioned by the Church of Scientology to be Tom Cruise's real-life girlfriend.


Photos: Wounded vet works as U.S. Open ballperson

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Photos: Wounded vet works as U.S. Open ballpersonRyan McIntosh, right, takes the extra balls from Albert Montanes of Spain while working a match in the second round of play at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Hank Williams Jr.: ‘We’ve got a Muslim for a president who hates cowboys’

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:01 AM PDT

Hank Williams Jr., whose "Monday Night Football" theme song was pulled by ESPN last year after he compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler, lashed out at the president during a Labor Day weekend concert. "We've got a Muslim for a president who hates cowboys, hates cowgirls, hates fishing, hates farming, loves gays, and we [...]

Man fakes own death, then proposes

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:32 PM PDT

You love your girlfriend. You want to propose. But how can you be sure that she really loves you? One extreme way to find out (that we don't recommend): Fake your own death in front of the girlfriend and then see if she is suitably devastated by your demise. Bold? Yes. Illegal? Maybe. Did it [...]

400 trees to be removed along shuttle Endeavour’s path in South L.A.

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:12 PM PDT

After 25 missions to space, the shuttle Endeavor has an issue with trees for its final trek. About 400 trees will be removed to get the retired space vehicle from Los Angeles International Airport to it's final home at the California Science Center, where it will be on display, the Los Angeles Times reports. The [...]

The triumph of @InvisibleObama over @FadedObama: a lesson in spoof Twitter accounts

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT

From the "Timing Is Everything" desk, here's a reminder of how quickly Twitter moves: Two spoof Twitter accounts for President Barack Obama emerged from speeches at the Republican convention last week. The first, @FadedObama, was inspired by this line from Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan: "College graduates should not have to live out their [...]

Mass murderer Charles Manson releases album

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:58 AM PDT

Mass Murderer Charles Manson Has New Music ReleaseA vinyl album with a "raw country" sound and spoken-word poetry has been flying off the shelves at a Hollywood, Calif., boutique, never mind that the artist is  convicted  mass murderer Charles Manson. Manuel Vasquez, 26, co-owner of the Beauty Is Pain boutique,  told ABCNews.com  he has so far sold...


Photos: The weirdest world records

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 04:37 PM PDT

Photos: The weirdest world recordsIn this Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 photo provided by by Black Bear Casino Resort, people examine a bacon cheeseburger measuring 10 feet in diameter and weighing more than a ton at Black Bear Casino Resort near Carlton, Minn. The behemoth burger, served up Sunday at the Black Bear Casino Resort tipped the scales at 2,014 pounds. (AP Photo/

Margaret Thatcher power suit sells for $39,670

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:09 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 file photo of the business suits of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher seen on display at Christie's auction house in London. The turquoise wool suit, nearest the camera, that Margaret Thatcher wore on the day she was confirmed as Conservative Party leader has sold at auction for 25,000 pounds (US$39,670) on Monday Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)A turquoise wool suit that Margaret Thatcher wore on the day she was confirmed as Conservative Party leader has sold at auction for 25,000 pounds ($39,670).


3 ways to keep control of what your kids are doing online

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Is it impossible to keep tech-savvy teens safe online? A glance at several news headlines lately sure makes it look that way. One in particular caught my eye, a report that says kids are lying about what they're doing online in … Continue reading →

Apple invites media to event, hints at iPhone 5

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Apple is inviting reporters to a news conference next week in San Francisco with a message that suggests that it will reveal the iPhone 5, as expected.

Red Bull heir suspected in fatal hit-and-run

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

An heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune was arrested after he fatally hit a policeman with his Ferrari, dragging the officer's body down a Bangkok street early this morning, police said.
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