2013年1月8日星期二

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What it takes to honor Richard Ben Cramer

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:25 PM PST

FILE - In an April 16, 1979 file photo, The Philadelphia Inquirer's Richard Ben Cramer celebrates with colleagues in the Inquirer city room after winning the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in the Middle East. Cramer, whose narrative non-fiction spanned presidential politics and the game of baseball, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore from complications of lung cancer, says his agent, Philippa Brophy. He was 62. (AP Photo/File)Our columnist Walter Shapiro pays tribute to the award winning journalist who wrote "What It Takes."

Venezuela postpones inauguration for cancer-stricken Chavez

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 03:16 PM PST

A Venezuelan embassy worker holds up a framed image of Venezuela's ailing President Hugo Chavez during the monthly Catholic service devoted to the sick at the Church of Our Lady of Regla, in Regla, across the bay from Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Venezuela's government said Monday, Chavez is in a "stable situation" in a Cuban hospital receiving treatment due to a severe respiratory infection. The update came as other government officials reiterated their stance that the president need not be sworn in for a new term as scheduled this Thursday and could instead have his inauguration at a later date. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Venezuela will postpone the inauguration of President Hugo Chavez for a new term due to health problems, the government said on Tuesday.

Audi unveiled at CES drives itself, turns on via phone

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 03:55 PM PST

CES in 60: Audi Piloted ParkingForget valet parking. The car of the future can find a spot for you and then pick you up. And the future has driven to CES 2013.

Judge: Manning was illegally punished in WikiLeaks scandal

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 03:18 PM PST

FILE - Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, right, is escorted out of a courthouse in Fort Meade, Md., Monday, June 25, 2012, after a pretrial hearing. The U.S. Army private charged with sending thousands of classified documents to the WikiLeaks secrets-sharing website faces a pretrial hearing Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013 about whether his motivation matters in the largest leak of classified material in the country's history. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)An Army private suspected of sending reams of classified documents to the secret-sharing WikiLeaks website was illegally punished at a Marine Corps brig and should get 112 days cut from any prison sentence he receives if convicted, a military judge ruled Tuesday.

Utah town makes arming households a top priority

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 04:39 PM PST

Spring City Councilman Neil Sorensen stands in front of the City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, in Spring City, Utah. Officials in a small Utah town are urging citizens and teachers to arm themselves for everyone's safety against any aggressor. One member of the Spring City council wants to make the edict mandatory, but police are urging restraint. Councilman Neil Sorensen says he's drafting a measure that will go before the full council in February. At first, Sorensen wanted to mandate a gun in every household in the town of 1,000. But the Sanpete County sheriff didn't think it was a good idea to force households to own guns, so Sorensen says he's inclined to make it a recommendation, not a law. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)Officials in a small Utah town want to make sure every head of household has a firearm and knows how to use it, and they want to give school teachers training with guns too.

10 arrested as federal agents search egg farm

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 04:29 PM PST

10 arrested as federal agents search Sparboe FarmsFederal agents arrest 10 at Sparboe egg farm on charge often used to detain illegal immigrants.

Wife says poisoned lottery winner had no enemies

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 03:55 PM PST

This undated photo provided by the Illinois Lottery shows Urooj Khan, 46, of Chicago's West Rogers Park neighborhood, posing with a winning lottery ticket. The Cook County medical examiner said Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, that Khan was fatally poisoned with cyanide July 20, 2012, a day after he collected nearly $425,000 in lottery winnings. (AP Photo/Illinois Lottery)The wife of a Chicago lottery winner who was poisoned with cyanide said Tuesday she was devastated by his death and cannot believe her husband could have had enemies.

W.H. open to full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan after 2014

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:50 PM PST

U.S. troops arrive at the site of suicide attack in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar"That would be an option that we would consider," deputy national security adviser Be Rhodes responded when asked if a full drawdown of troops after 2014 is possible.

Panasonic unveils new 20-inch tablet

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:11 PM PST

Panasonic North America CEO Taylor shows off the company's tablet computer during the Panasonic opening day keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las VegasFor most tablet users, smaller is better. Handheld devices like the iPad Mini and the Kindle Fire HD have taken the commercial market by storm with screens well under 10 inches.

Holmes' apartment rigged with explosives as decoy

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 02:40 PM PST

Aurora Police Officer Justin Grizzle leaves court after testifying at a preliminary hearing for James Holmes at the courthouse in Centennial, Colo., on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Investigators say Holmes opened fire during the midnight showing of the latest Batman movie on July 20, killing 12 people and wounding dozens. Grizzle fought to keep his composure during his testimony, in which he described people running from the theater, wounded people trying to crawl from the theater, and people uninjured helping those who had been injured. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)A federal agent testified today that suspected Aurora, Colo., theater gunman James Holmes had booby-trapped his apartment and intended it as a distraction while he went on a shooting rampage at the theater.

Gov. Christie vows to make Sandy recovery top priority

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:32 PM PST

In this photo provided by the Office of the Governor of New Jersey, Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a news conference at New Jersey's State House on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Christie blasted fellow Republican John Boehner for the House Speaker's decision Tuesday to delay a vote on Superstorm Sandy relief and says the inaction is "inexcusable." Republican Rep. Peter King of New York on Wednesday said Boehner has promised votes to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy by Jan. 15. (AP Photo/New Jersey Governor's Office, Tim Larsen)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, speaking in his annual State of the State address against the backdrop of a potentially divisive election year, vowed he will rise "above politics" and make storm recovery his biggest priority. The governor, who predicted it will take "years" to rebuild homes and infrastructure damaged by Superstorm Sandy, praised officials who [...]

Armstrong offered donation to anti-doping agency in 2004

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:38 PM PST

Lance Armstrong DopingDisgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong once offered to donate nearly $250,000 to anti-doping efforts, the head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency tells 60 Minutes Sports in an interview to be aired on Wednesday.

Secy. Clinton likely to testify on Benghazi Jan. 22

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 01:03 PM PST

Doctor answers questions about blood clotsClinton returned to work Monday following a brief hospital stay after falling ill, suffering a concussion and undergoing treatment for a blood clot in her head.

Wanted: Mars colonists to explore Red Planet

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 12:47 PM PST

Wanted: Mars Colonists to Explore Red PlanetIf you think you have the right stuff to help colonize Mars, you'll soon get your chance to prove it.

NRA to attend Biden’s gun meeting on Thursday

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST

U.S. Vice President Biden attends the announcement of Senator Kerry's nomination as Secretary of State at the White House in WashingtonVice President Joe Biden, set to unveil his post-Newtown recommendations on gun violence later this month, will host a meeting Thursday that will include a representative from the National Rifle Association, White House officials said Tuesday. The White House said that Biden will first meet Wednesday with groups that represent victims of gun violence, as [...]

U.S. believes Iran behind hostage photos of ex-FBI agent

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 11:40 AM PST

This undated handout photo provided by the family of Robert Levinson, shows retired-FBI agent Robert Levinson. Levinson, 64, went missing on the Iranian island of Kish in March 2007. Levinson's family received these photographs of him in April 2011. U.S officials suspect the Iranians or its proxies are holding Levinson hostage. (AP Photo/Levinson Family)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after a hostage video and photographs of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson raised the possibility that the missing American was being held by terrorists, U.S. officials now see the government of Iran behind the images, intelligence officials told The Associated Press.

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