Thursday 30 June 2011

French arms to Libya rebels expose tensions over war

NEAR BIR AL-GHANAM, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan rebels gathered on a ridge overlooking a strategic town only 80 km (50 miles) from Tripoli on Thursday, preparing for a battle that could allow them to march directly to the seat of Muammar Gaddafi's power. About 50 rebel fighters spent Thursday at an ...


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Fed Scorecard: Five Ways QE2 Worked—And Where It Failed

Quantitative easing—which ends Thursday—effectively reached some of its goals and badly missed at others, but the unprecedented government intervention program’s final legacy is far from being written . Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke launched the program with hopes that it would create a “wealth ...


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Airstrike Kills Insurgent Suspected in Planning Kabul Attack

KABUL, Afghanistan — An airstrike in southeastern Afghanistan killed an insurgent leader who was involved in organizing the suicide assault on the Intercontinental Hotel here Tuesday, NATO officials said. The airstrike was carried out on Wednesday in the Gardez district of Paktia Province, and it ...


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China feeling like No. 1 with a bullet train

It's the fastest thing on land with a "Made in China " label — a bullet train that speeds past unfinished suburbs and broken farmhouses at nearly 200 mph between Beijing and Shanghai in a blur of national pride. Opened to the public Thursday, the landmark line connects China's two biggest cities ...


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Airplane deployed to monitor air over NM fire

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 125-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. Lab authorities described the monitoring as a ...


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Great Party, but Where's the Communism?

There is little question that the Chinese Communist Party has come a long way since it was founded 90 years ago by 12 delegates representing roughly 50 members. Yet however insignificant it may have seemed back then, there was no question about its ideology, identity and mission. Inspired by utopian ...


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Austin Hatch's Dog Survives Plane Crash

After a private plane crashed into a garage in Charlevoix, Mich., on Friday, an improbable story emerged: the lone human survivor, 16-year-old Austin Hatch , had lived through another fatal plane crash eight years earlier. On Saturday, a second story emerged that seemed almost as unbelievable. While ...


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Here's How General Maritime May Be Failing You

Unfortunately, that table doesn't tell us much about where General Maritime has been, or where it's going. A company with rising gross and operating margins often fuels its growth by increasing demand for its products. If it sells more units while keeping costs in check, its profitability increases ...


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Killer returned from Mexico begins Conn. sentence

HARTFORD, Conn. -- A man captured in Mexico after 22 years on the run from a Connecticut murder conviction was sent to prison Thursday, hours after he was flown back to the United States from Mexico City. Adam Zachs, whose legs and hands were shackled, did not say a word during a brief appearance in ...


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Obama awards Gates the Medal of Freedom

President Obama pulled another military surprise today during Defense Secretary Robert Gates' farewell ceremony. Obama awarded Gates the Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. A moved and surprised Gates told Obama: "You're getting pretty good at this covert opps stuff." We think ...


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NM fire poised to be largest in state history - AP

A wildfire that is threatening the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and a community in northern New Mexico is poised to become the largest fire in state history. The fire near Los Alamos has charred nearly 145 square miles, or 92,735 acres. The blaze has been growing by tens of thousands ...


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Greek parliament starts vote on second austerity law

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's parliament began voting on Thursday on an implementation law for a five year austerity plan needed to secure a vital 12-billion-euro tranche of EU/IMF financing. On Wednesday, lawmakers approved by 155 votes to 138 a framework law for the 28 billion euro program of tax ...


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Nadal's injury keeps Murray fans hopeful

WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal 's left foot is bothering him, and that alone is giving just about every tennis fan in Britain hope that Andy Murray can finally end the nation's Wimbledon drought. They will play each other in the semifinals on Friday. "I'm not worried about my foot," said Nadal ...


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Casey Anthony's defense expected to rest case - AP

Attorneys for Casey Anthony, who's accused of killing her toddler, are wrapping up their defense with their final witnesses. Anthony's defense team is expected to rest its case Thursday. It's still not known if the 25-year-old mother will take the stand to answer questions about whether she killed ...


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Pain Therapeutics and Neoprobe Present Promising Pipelines

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Cell Therapeutics and Oncothyreon Eager to Crush "Urban Legends"

Recent studies suggest that the FDA has begun approving cancer drugs at a faster rate. This is welcome news for early stage drug developers -- many of which struggle to secure the necessary capital to maintain operations. The Bedford Report examines the outlook for companies in the Healthcare Sector ...


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UN court issues indictment in Hariri assassination

BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's opposition says a U.N.-backed court has delivered indictments in the 2005 assassination of the country's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. The office of Saad Hariri, the former prime minister's son, says the indictments were handed over Thursday. The names of the accused ...


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BEIRUT (AP) -- Lebanon's opposition says a U.N.-backed court has delivered indictments in the 2005 assassination of the country's former prime minister Rafik Hariri. The office of Saad Hariri, the former prime minister's son, says the indictments were handed over Thursday. The names of the accused ...


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Skyrim: Fewer but 'more substantial' DLC updates planned

The days of £1.50 horse armour are long gone, and will never return we can safely assume. Todd Howard, director of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has said Bethesda wants to deliver fewer but more substantial download updates for the epic RPG. Discussing DLC packs, Howard said: "They've been really ...


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Judge: Prison can forcibly medicate Tucson suspect

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Tucson shooting rampage suspect can be forced to continue taking anti-psychotic drugs, rejecting a plea by defense attorneys that the decision by prison doctors merited more scrutiny. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns' decision came after ...


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Greece to vote on cuts after riots

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek lawmakers are set to pass a bill to implement more austerity measures demanded by creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured. The vote is expected around 3 p.m. (1200GMT) Thursday - on the day of a deadline set by European countries ...


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Greece to vote on cuts after riots

ATHENS, Greece -- Greek lawmakers are set to pass a bill to implement more austerity measures demanded by creditors, following two days of rioting in Athens that left some 200 people injured. The vote is expected around 3 p.m. (1200GMT) Thursday - on the day of a deadline set by European countries ...


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Wednesday 29 June 2011

Defense in Casey Anthony case ready to wrap up

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony's father broke into tears Wednesday when telling jurors about his suicide attempt some six weeks after his granddaughter's body was found, undercutting defense claims that the girl was not slain by her mother but accidentally drowned and that he helped cover it up ...


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Fire chief says Los Alamos lab is safe from wildfire

(CNN) -- The Los Alamos National Laboratory in the New Mexico town of the same name will be spared from a fire raging in the vicinity, the Los Alamos fire chief told CNN Wednesday. "We feel very comfortable that material is secure," Chief Doug Tucker said. Concerns were raised that the wildfire ...


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Feds examine trucker's phone after Amtrak crash

June 28, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- The cell phone of the truck driver involved in a deadly collision with an Amtrak train has been found at the crash site outside Reno, Nevada. Lawrence Valli's phone will be looked at by federal authorities to determine if it was a distraction that could have led to ...


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7 NJ couples file suit demanding gay marriage

TRENTON, N.J. - June 29, 2011 (WPVI) -- Seven gay couples and many of their children filed a lawsuit Wednesday to demand New Jersey recognize gay marriage, saying it's the only way to solve inequities created by the state's four-year-old civil union law. New Jersey lawmakers created that law to try ...


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Airplane deployed to monitor air over NM fire

LOS ALAMOS , N.M. (AP) — The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. Lab authorities described the monitoring as a ...


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Bachmann says she won't have "mud-wrestling fight" with Palin

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann said on Wednesday there would be no "mud-wrestling fight" between her and fellow staunch conservative Sarah Palin, with whom she is often compared. "They want to see two girls come together and have a mud ...


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