2013年2月28日星期四

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What to expect in sequestration

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:39 PM PST

Votes on Sequester Bills Set Amid Gloom in SenateBarring a sudden agreement within the next few hours, deep cuts will begin.


Pope Emeritus' last day

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:24 AM PST

Pope Emeritus' last dayPope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the window of the Pope's summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where he will spend his first post-Vatican days and make his last public blessing as pope,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Obama administration urges court to overturn Calif. gay marriage ban

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:32 PM PST

Republicans Supporting Gay Marriage Write Supreme Court Amicus BriefThe brief argues that the state's voters didn't the right to decide gay couples can't wed.


Detroit, prepare to be taken over by the state

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:18 PM PST

Michigan Governor Snyder talks about the future of the city of Detroit during a news conference in DetroitThe governor of Michigan will officially declare a financial emergency for the city Friday.


Ousted Groupon CEO writes frank letter to employees

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 02:46 PM PST

Struggling Groupon ousts CEO Andrew Mason"I'm OK with having failed at this part of the journey," he said.


Clint Eastwood joins moderate GOP in supporting gay marriage

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 05:04 PM PST

Clint Eastwood Joins Republicans for Gay Marriage, Highlighting Growing GOP RiftHis support widens the divide in the Republican party over the issue.


Vegas shooting suspect arrested in Los Angeles

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:18 PM PST

This photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Ammar Harris in a booking photo from a 2012 arrest in Las Vegas. Las Vegas police Capt. Chris Jones says Ammar Harris was arrested Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 by a team of police and federal agents in North Hollywood, Calif. The 26-year-old is a self-described pimp who was the subject of a multi-state manhunt following the Feb. 21 gunfire and chain-reaction crash that killed three and injured at least five. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)Ammar Harris was arrested by a team of police and federal agents in North Hollywood.


Obama to name Edith Ramirez as FTC chief

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:35 PM PST

The Federal Trade Commission building is seen in WashingtonShe was once his colleague at the Harvard Law Review and a lawyer in Los Angeles.


22-year-old man charged after gay mayorial candidate found dead

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 03:00 PM PST

Campaign photograph of candidate for mayor of the Mississippi Delta city of Clarksdale Marco McMillianMarco McMillian, 34, was one of the first viable, openly gay candidates in Mississippi.


Pay attention: Youngster demands politicians' attention

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:11 PM PST

David WilliamsDavid Williams doesn't get the respect he deserves from city council members.


Millions of kids getting into rough-and-tumble MMA

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:39 PM PST

Mixed martial arts, the rough-and-tumble fighting form more commonly known as "MMA," has surged in popularity with children. An estimated 3 million children under the age of 13 are now taking MMA classes around the country, according to Orlando, Fla.'s WKMG. The sport, which has enjoyed massive mainstream popularity through leagues like the Ultimate Fighting [...]

Eerily practical? 65th reunion to be held at funeral home building

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 02:53 PM PST

Awkward or eerily practical? The 65th Lincoln (Wis.) High School reunion will be held at a funeral home's gathering center in Manitowoc, Wis. We first saw the news over at Jim Romenesko's media blog. Barbara Luhring, a daughter of a member of the class of 1948, wrote in and said that her first reaction was [...]

Massive ice boulders make waves on the Web

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 01:39 PM PST

You know it's cold when the snowballs are so big they look prehistoric. The rounded ice boulders on the shore of Lake Michigan caught the attention of the Web when North Michigan resident Leda Olmstead posted pictures of them on Facebook. They proceeded to go viral. Olmstead, who lives near Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, [...]

A plane may not be the place for the Harlem Shake

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:07 PM PST

Raw: 'Harlem Shake' at 30,000 FeetThe FAA is investigating a group of college kids' moves aboard a commercial flight.


Film director Spielberg expands Holocaust archives project

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:26 PM PST

Steven Spielberg launches project to teach empathy"We can use IWitness to show that the best way to teach empathy is with examples."


Rodman tells Kim Jong Un he has 'friend for life'

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 12:04 PM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman watch North Korean and U.S. players in an exhibition basketball game at an arena in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Rodman arrived in Pyongyang on Monday with three members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team to shoot an episode on North Korea for a new weekly HBO series. (AP Photo/VICE Media, Jason Mojica)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman hung out Thursday with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on the third day of his improbable journey with VICE to Pyongyang, watching the Harlem Globetrotters with the leader and later dining on sushi and drinking with him at his palace.


Jack Lew sworn in as Treasury secretary

Posted: 28 Feb 2013 09:58 AM PST

Jack Lew, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jack Lew was sworn in as Treasury secretary on Thursday, a White House official said, after winning bipartisan support in the Senate. Lew, a budget expert and former chief of staff for President Barack Obama, was confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday with 20 Republicans voting for him. He replaces Timothy Geithner, a former regulator with the New York Federal Reserve who left the Treasury last month. (Reporting by Anna Yukhananov and Mark Felsenthal; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)


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