2009年6月5日星期五

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Couple accused of spying for Cuba for 30 years (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:54 PM PDT

The front of the US State Department in Washington, DC. The United States is speeding up visa applications for researchers and graduate students, an official said Thursday, hoping to ease a long backlog that raised fears that scientists would head elsewhere.(AFP/File/Mike Theiler)AP - A retired State Department worker and his wife have been arrested on charges of spying for Cuba for three decades, using grocery carts among their array of tools to pass U.S. secrets to the communist government in a security breach one official described as "incredibly serious."

Obama: Buchenwald "rebuke" to Holocaust denial (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 02:47 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama , left, Holocaust survivor Bertrand Herz, second left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel third left, eave the former Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp near the eastern German city of Weimar in Thuringia Friday June 5, 2009. Obama is on a two-day visit to Germany. (AP Photo/Ina Fassbender,Pool)AP - President Barack Obama absorbed the stark horrors memorialized at the Buchenwald concentration camp Friday and said the lesson for the modern world is vigilance against evil, against subjugation of the weak and against the "cruelty in ourselves."

2 former drug dealers tied to Murtha-backed firm (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:20 PM PDT

FILE -- In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., speaks during a morning meeting while attending the 'Showcase for Commerce' trade show in Johnstown, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)AP - Rep. John Murtha steered millions of dollars in defense work to a campaign donor and the Pentagon went along with it, even though two convicted drug dealers had been deeply involved with the company.

GOP leader doesn't rule out Sotomayor filibuster (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

This undated cartoon provided by Chip Bok and Creators Syndicate depicts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a strung-up pinata that President Barack Obama is inviting Republicans to whack. The cartoon by Chip Bok of Creators Syndicate ran in The Oklahoman on Tuesday. It shows Obama wearing a sombrero and saying 'Now, who wants to be first?' to a group of elephants in suits holding sticks. The underline says, 'Fiesta Time At The Confirmation Hearing.' (AP Photo/Chip Bok and Creators Syndicate)AP - The Senate's top Republican said Friday it's "way too early to know" whether his party will try to block a vote on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation, leaving open a possibility that a so-far mild debate on her confirmation could turn bitter.

Top Dems come to McAuliffe's aid (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 11:56 AM PDT

Politico - Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Terry McAuliffe on Friday rolled out the endorsements of Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, chairman of the nonpartisan National Governors Association.

Treasury, key lawmaker differ on risk overseer (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:37 PM PDT

AP - The Obama administration and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank are at odds over how the government can best spot potential institutional meltdowns that could spread and put the nation's financial system at risk.

Witness to challenge flight attendant's story (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:32 PM PDT

AP - Passengers on the plane that ditched into the Hudson River in January have told a federal safety panel that it was a flight attendant — not a panicked passenger — who opened a rear door on the aircraft, sending water rushing into the cabin.

Obama sees 'serious progress' for Mideast peace (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:08 PM PDT

Women watch the speech of U.S. President Barack Obama as they stand in a spice shop in the shouthern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, June 4, 2009. Obama called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims, during his speech delivered at Cairo University, Egypt, on Thursday, which is broadcast live on the internet and TV stations. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)AP - Trying to defy decades of disappointment in the Middle East, President Barack Obama raised hopes Friday for "serious progress this year" in the elusive search for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

SPIN METER: Obama's 2 pictures of Middle East (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 01:55 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Egyptian state news agency MENA, U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at Cairo airport, at the end of his day's visit to Egypt, Thursday, June 4, 2009. Earlier in the day President Obama delivered the speech that he'd been promising since last year's election campaign - aiming to set a new tone in America's often-strained dealings with the world's 1.5 billion Muslims. (AP Photo/MENA, Sameh Refaat) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Two high-stakes speeches exactly a year apart, both delivered by Barack Obama, both focused on the Middle East. Same message, same tone? Not really.

Analysis: Broader US Mideast peace effort likely (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:17 PM PDT

A Palestinian woman and her daughter check out head scarves at a shop near the Damascus Gate inside Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, June 5, 2009. Israel will not heed US President Barack Obama's powerful appeal to halt all settlement activity on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state, officials said Friday. The government plans to allow construction inside existing West Bank settlements to accommodate for growing families, said the officials, explaining a position that looks sure to cause a serious policy clash with the United States. (AP Photos/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - If "the moment is now" to push for Mideast peace, as President Barack Obama asserted in Germany, it may unfold with the administration looking to find a peacemaking role for Syria and exploring possibilities for dealing with Israel's longtime foe, Hamas.

Obama team skipping mayors' event over picket line (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the economy with reporters, Friday, June 5, 2009, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron EdmondsAP - Steering clear of a messy labor dispute, the White House on Friday said Vice President Joe Biden and other members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet have scrapped plans to attend a national mayors' conference in Rhode Island rather than cross a picket line of local firefighters.

Cartoon of Sotomayor as pinata draws criticism (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 04:31 PM PDT

This undated cartoon provided by Chip Bok and Creators Syndicate depicts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a strung-up pinata that President Barack Obama is inviting Republicans to whack. The cartoon by Chip Bok of Creators Syndicate ran in The Oklahoman on Tuesday. It shows Obama wearing a sombrero and saying 'Now, who wants to be first?' to a group of elephants in suits holding sticks. The underline says, 'Fiesta Time At The Confirmation Hearing.' (AP Photo/Chip Bok and Creators Syndicate)AP - Some Hispanics and advocates for women are criticizing an editorial cartoon that depicts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a strung-up pinata that President Barack Obama is inviting Republicans to whack.

Congress Sends Obama Bill To Tighten Credit Card Regulation (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:56 PM PDT

CQPolitics.com - Riding a wave of public anger, the House cleared legislation Wednesday that would curb a number of credit card practices that the White House and consumer advocates have denounced as abusive.

Palin takes low-key return to the road (Politico)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:46 PM PDT

Politico - SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Governor Sarah Palin paused Friday afternoon in front of a monument bearing the Declaration of Sentiments, an early feminist touchstone.

Black pastor: Southern Baptists should honor Obama (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT

AP - A black Southern Baptist pastor has asked his denomination to acknowledge the importance of President Barack Obama's election, despite the convention's opposition to many of his policies.

Feds launch probe into abortion doctor killing (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 03:05 PM PDT

AP - The Justice Department on Friday opened an investigation into the killing of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller to see whether the accused gunman had accomplices.

Intelligence pick bows out over CIA tactic ties (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 02:20 PM PDT

The CIA symbol is shown on the floor of its headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The CIA director strongly rejected accusations the agency had misled US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about alleged torture of detainees amid a political firestorm over the conduct of the AP - President Barack Obama's pick for intelligence chief at the Homeland Security Department withdrew from consideration Friday amid questions about his role in the CIA's interrogations of suspected terrorists.

US looking at its own sanctions against NKorea (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 02:12 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan, Friday, June 5, 2009, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The United States said Friday it is considering slapping its own financial sanctions on North Korea in addition to whatever punishment the United Nations takes against the North's recent nuclear test.

Can't refinance? Try your congressman (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 01:07 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2009 file photo, a sign lies on the ground in front of a foreclosed home in Homestead, Fla. In certain ZIP codes in places like Homestead, around 25 percent of the homes are in one stage of foreclosure or another. The federal government is exploring how to put Florida hurricane evacuees in foreclosed homes if a Katrina-like storm devastates the region and shelters, hotels and other housing options are full, The Associated Press has learned. No homes have been selected yet. If the idea works in Florida, it could serve as a model nationally. In April, there were 278,287 homes in some stage of foreclosure in Florida, according to RealtyTrac.(AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)AP - Can't afford your mortgage payment? If the bank won't take your call, your member of Congress just might.

Official: Mattel fined $2.3 million for toy hazard (AP)

Posted: 05 Jun 2009 01:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2007 file photo, Fisher- Price toys subject to recall including 'Go Diego Go Mountain Rescue,' and 'Birthday Dora,' right, are seen on a store shelf late in Alexandria, Va. Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price subsidiary have been hit with a $2.3 million civil penalty for producing toys with unsafe levels of lead paint. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, FILE)AP - Toy maker Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price subsidiary have agreed to pay a $2.3 million civil penalty for importing and selling toys with excessive levels of lead.

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