2013年2月17日星期日

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Republican Sen. McCain claims ‘massive cover-up’ on Benghazi

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:34 AM PST

Senate Armed Services Committee members, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. confer on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at the start of the committee's hearing on the appointments of military leaders. The two Republicans have been vocal in their opposition to the nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the next secretary of defense. While Democrats hold a 55-45 edge in the Senate and have the numbers to confirm Hagel on a majority vote, they need the support of five Republicans to clear the way for an up-or-down vote on him. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)While discussing the contentious confirmation hearings for defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel, things got a bit heated on Sunday's "Meet The Press" when Sen. John McCain referred to the lack of information from the White House surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi as a "massive cover-up." "There are so many answers we don't [...]

Michael Jordan at 50: Still the greatest

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 10:28 AM PST

Michael Jordan at 50: Still the GreatestMaybe it's fitting that Michael Jordan's 50th birthday happens to fall on the NBA's All-Star Sunday, because he is still the ultimate measure of basketball  greatness. Unlike the great stars playing in today's game – likely future hall of famers Kobe...

Pope blesses huge crowd in St. Peter's Square

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 02:52 PM PST

A priest displays a placard in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican as he follows Pope Benedict XVI reciting the Angelus prayer from the window of his apartments, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square for the first time since announcing his resignation, cheered by an emotional crowd of tens of thousands of well-wishers from around the world. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people on Sunday in one of his last appearances as pontiff from his window overlooking St. Peter's Square.

Ryan: 'No leadership' from Dems on avoiding automatic budget cuts

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 09:35 AM PST

Paul Ryan: 'No Leadership' from Democrats on Avoiding Automatic Budget CutsHouse Budget Committee Chair Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., blamed the White House and Senate Democrats for failing to avert automatic spending cuts scheduled to take place next month, saying, "there's no leadership on the other side of the aisle and therefore no agreement." "The Senate...

Hutchinson exits race for Jackson's U.S. House seat

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 02:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2012 file photo, Illinois state Sen. Toi Hutchinson speaks during a candidate presentation at the 2nd Congressional District slating meeting in South Holland, Ill. Hutchinson dropped her bid Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr., narrowing the field and consolidating key support behind another Democrat in a race where gun control has emerged as a central issue. (AP Photo/John Smierciak, File)A well-known Illinois state senator dropped her bid Sunday for the U.S. House seat vacated by Jesse Jackson Jr., narrowing the field and consolidating key support behind another Democrat in a race where gun control has emerged as a central issue.

Lawmakers chide Obama for not protecting Iranian dissidents

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 02:11 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers complained on Sunday that President Barack Obama had failed to protect Iranian dissidents from persecution by Tehran following a deadly attack on their camp near Baghdad, and urged they be allowed back to their long-time base in Iraq. A congressional delegation led by Dana Rohrabacher, chairman of the Republican-controlled House subcommittee on Europe, said that the Obama administration should not have backed the movement of members of Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e-Khalq, or MEK, to a place where they would not be safe. ...

Police: Man arrested at N.J. airport with loaded gun

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 02:19 PM PST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Officials say a Pennsylvania man was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport after screeners noticed a loaded gun in his carry-on bag.

Runoff called in Cyprus' presidential election

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 01:35 PM PST

A woman, right, leaves a polling booth as a mother with her child votes in an other booth in the Presidential election in southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Cypriots are voting Sunday for a new president who must tackle a financial crisis that has forced the country to seek international rescue money to stay solvent. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)Cyprus heads into a runoff presidential election next weekend, with voters called on to select who will lead the country through a severe financial crisis after no candidate won an outright majority in Sunday's vote.

Video blog: ‘SNL’ skewers cruise ship, Rubio’s dry mouth

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 09:48 AM PST

'SNL' Mocks Carnival Cruise in Cold OpenBetween Triumph--the Carnival cruise ship that lost power for four days in the Gulf of Mexico and had to be tugged to shore--and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's dry-mouthed rebuttal to President Barack Obama's "State of the Union" address, "Saturday Night Live" was handed a pair of news events perfect for skewering this week. "SNL" dedicated [...]

2 Texas firefighters stable after deadly blaze

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 01:16 PM PST

This photo provided by the City of Bryan shows Lt. Eric Wallace, who died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, during a lodge hall fire that killed him and another colleague. Two other firefighters are recovering at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. (AP Photo/City of Bryan)BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Doctors are optimistic that two Texas firefighters hospitalized Sunday will recover from serious burns suffered in a blaze that killed two colleagues, their chief said.

Pistorius' agent cancels all future races

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 12:41 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts in the men's 400-meter semifinal during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs. Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the home, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' agent has canceled all future races the athlete was contracted to take part in and says his "key focus" is now defending himself against the murder charge.

GOP foe of Hagel's nomination says let vote go on

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 08:40 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2013, file photo, Republican Chuck Hagel, President Obama's choice for Defense Secretary, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Republicans on Feb. 14, 2013, temporarily blocked a full Senate vote on Hagel's nomination as defense secretary.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's pick to be defense secretary is unsuited to head the Pentagon, but Republican senators should stop stalling the nomination and allow a vote on Chuck Hagel, a leading opponent said Sunday.

Police: 7 foreigners kidnapped in north Nigeria

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:50 AM PST

Map locates kidnapping, NigeriaBAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy, Lebanon and the Philippines, authorities said Sunday, in the biggest kidnapping yet in a region under attack by Islamic extremists.

Mortgage bill faces tough road in Congress

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 06:12 AM PST

In this Feb. 13, 2013, photo House Speaker John Boehner speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his Capitol office, in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial government services are about to go away _ including many threats that could eventually prove true. President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans made no progress last week in heading off $85 billion in budget-wide cuts that automatically start taking effect March 1. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Congress isn't likely to jump at President Barack Obama's challenge for quick passage of a mortgage refinancing bill that supporters say could help millions of homeowners save big each year and boost the economy.

Siblings discover dad's Scout abuse, remember own

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 07:31 AM PST

This Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 photo shows Sister Carol Gray at her home in Tuscaloosa, Ala. On opposite sides of the world, the brother and sister sat transfixed, reading a stranger's account of long-ago secrets and deeply buried sins. While shocking in its way, the document didn't surprise these siblings, for the sins it described were the sins of their father. And they, too, had fallen victim to his abuse. The story of Brandon Gray is the story of the inaction of the Boy Scouts of America. For his children, it is the story of what happens when secrecy reigns and what might have been if not for the Boy Scouts' silence. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)On opposite sides of the world, the brother and sister sat transfixed before their computers, reading a stranger's account of long-ago secrets and deeply buried sins.

Students urged to finish GED; changes due in 2014

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 11:52 AM PST

Student Deloris Rainey, left, works with teacher Erin Pustulka, right, in a GED preparation class in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Adults who've begun working toward their GED are being urged to finish up this year, before the test for a high school equivalency diploma changes and they have to start all over. (AP Photo/David Duprey)BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Adults who've begun working toward their GED are being urged to finish up this year, before the test for a high school equivalency diploma changes and they have to start all over.

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