CHICAGO—Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun kicked off her campaign Saturday for Chicago mayor, joining a crowded field that already includes former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.
Nov 21, 2010
Sarah Palin’s Publisher Is Suing Gawker -- Daily Intel
Sarah Palin got all pissed off last week when excerpts from her upcoming memoir, America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag, were leaked by Gawker.com. The nuggets included her surprisingly laudatory thoughts on Juno:
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Rep. Maxine Waters’s Ethics Trial Is Postponed - NYTimes.com
WASHINGTON — A newly discovered exchange of e-mails led the House ethics committee on Friday to delay its trial of Representative Maxine Waters, a California Democrat accused of helping steer bailout money to a bank in which her husband owned shares.
Police say no specific attack threat in Germany | Reuters
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police on Saturday said there were no signs of an imminent attack by militants in Germany, after a news magazine reported that a plot existed to attack the Reichstag parliament building.
Newark's Booker Postpones Deadline for Firing Police Officers to Nov. 30 - Bloomberg
Newark Mayor Cory Booker will give police until Nov. 30 to vote on a plan that would avoid firing officers as part of steps to balance the city’s budget, according to his spokeswoman.
Police: 11-year-old killed in drug-related crash - WSJ.com
WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — Police say an 11-year-old girl was killed in a three-car crash involving a driver impaired by drugs.
State police said the driver sent her truck into the back of a van Friday afternoon in the town of Wellsville, about 10 miles from Pennsylvania's north border.
Terrorism Trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani Avoided Big Issues - NYTimes.com
One of the striking aspects of the case of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first former Guantánamo detainee tried in a civilian court, was how little the federal jury in New York City heard about the issues that had made his case so fiercely debated.
India Will Prosecute Any Wrongdoers in Telephone Licensing, Singh Pledges - Bloomberg
India’s prime minister rejected allegations that he had delayed responding to calls for prosecution of a minister that awarded phone licenses at below- market prices and pledged to punish wrongdoers in the case.
The Associated Press: Woman, 3 kids found dead in violent Fla. scene
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A woman and her three young children were found killed at a violent crime scene in a north Florida home on Saturday, and homicide detectives were out looking for whoever might have had a reason to harm them, police said.
7,000 Ways to Fix the Deficit - NYTimes.com
Reduce the size of the military rather than reduce pay for noncombat members of the military. Impose a millionaire’s tax rather than cut deductions for high-income households. Cap the growth of Medicare spending rather than raise the eligibility age.
Higher taxes is common theme in debt plans
WASHINGTON • Just in time to dash holiday cheer, recently unveiled debt-reduction plans underscore the huge fiscal challenges facing the U.S. They also make clear how tough the trade-offs must be to tame budget deficits and the national debt.
The Associated Press: NY judge orders Gawker to pull Palin book pages
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Saturday ordered Gawker Media to pull leaked pages of Sarah Palin's forthcoming book "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag" from its blog.
The injunction prohibits Gawker from "continuing to distribute, publish or otherwise transmit pages from the book" pending a hearing on Nov. 30.
The Press Association: Cargo bombs plot 'cost just £2,628'
Al Qaida of the Arabian Peninsula claims its attempts to blow up package bombs on two cargo flights headed to the US cost only 4,200 dollars (£2,628), terrorist monitoring groups said.
In an edition of the Yemen-based group's online Inspire magazine, it details how what it calls Operation Haemorrhage used common items such as Nokia mobile phones and two HP printers stuffed with an organic explosive.
U.S. alerts Asian capitals to possible North Korean uranium enrichment program
By John Pomfret
Washington Post Staff WriterSunday, November 21, 2010; 12:17 AM
The Obama administration has dispatched a team of experts to Asian capitals to report that North Korea appears to have started a program to enrich uranium, possibly to manufacture more nuclear weapons, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday.
CNN News - Obama stands by controversial air security screening methods, Nov 21, 2010
Lisbon, Portugal (CNN) -- President Barack Obama stood by new controversial screening measures Saturday, calling methods such as pat-downs and body scans necessary to assure airline safety. Speaking at a NATO press conference in Lisbon, Portugal, the president called the balance between protecting travelers' rights and their security a "tough situation."
Ireland's long painful slog must begin with slow, steady steps
In the official sector lane, representatives of Ireland, the ECB, the EU and the IMF are frantically working together to come up with a rescue financing package.
The other lane, that of the private sector, is dominated by increasingly nervous depositors worried about the safety of the money they have in Irish banks.
Nov 20, 2010
Direct flights from Haneda, Japan to Honolulu hoping to be compe
HANEDA, Japan (HawaiiNewsNow) - Flight 458 is about to arrive at Honolulu International after a 35 hundred mile journey but it all began much further back.
The maiden flight to Japan from Honolulu put us there at around midnight. The Boeing 767 pulled in to the new multi-billion dollar terminal at Haneda. Hawaiian Airlines took its place within Tokyo's new international hub. It's the only U.S. carrier with direct flights between Honolulu and Haneda.
The maiden flight to Japan from Honolulu put us there at around midnight. The Boeing 767 pulled in to the new multi-billion dollar terminal at Haneda. Hawaiian Airlines took its place within Tokyo's new international hub. It's the only U.S. carrier with direct flights between Honolulu and Haneda.
Abercrombie to miss new governors seminar in Colorado
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Governor-elect Neil Abercrombie will not be heading to Colorado to attend a seminar for new governors.
Abercrombie's mother-in-law is sick, so he decided to stay in the islands.
Abercrombie's chief of staff and his deputy chief of staff will travel to Colorado instead.
Abercrombie's mother-in-law is sick, so he decided to stay in the islands.
Actor Wesley Snipes ordered to jail over tax crime, Nov 20, 2010
Hollywood star Wesley Snipes has been ordered by a US judge to surrender to authorities to start serving a three-year jail term for tax-related crimes.
Florida Judge William Terrell Hodges rejected a request from Snipes' lawyers to review his sentence and grant a new trial.
Florida Judge William Terrell Hodges rejected a request from Snipes' lawyers to review his sentence and grant a new trial.
'Alien' planet detected circling dying star
Astronomers claim to have discovered the first planet originating from outside our galaxy.
The Jupiter-like planet, they say, is part of a solar system which once belonged to a dwarf galaxy.
India PM Manmohan Singh denies 'inaction' claims
Mr Singh has reputation unblemished by corruption
India's prime minister has rejected accusations that he acted too slowly over prosecuting a former minister.
India's Supreme Court wants Manmohan Singh to explain 16 months of "alleged inaction" over a scandal involving the sale of mobile phone licences.Telecoms Minister A Raja has resigned over allegations he sold mobile phone licences for billions of
E. coli O157 linked to heart risk
Catching the most dangerous strain of E. coli could increase the risk of high blood pressure and heart problems years later, say researchers.
A Canadian study of almost 2,000 who fell ill during an outbreak of E. coli O157 found heart attack risk doubled.
Indonesia maid 'killed in Saudi Arabia'
Indonesia has demanded an inquiry into reports that a maid working in Saudi Arabia was killed by her employers and her body dumped on a roadside.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said a team had been sent to the Saudi town of Abha to investigate reports of the murder of 36-year-old Kikim Komalasari.
Haiti cholera outbreak response 'inadequate', says MSF
The response to a cholera outbreak in Haiti that has killed nearly 1,200 people has been "inadequate", a major medical charity says.
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said despite the huge aid agency presence in Haiti, urgent needs were not being met.
New Zealand mine: Fears of second blast delays rescue
No rescue mission will be launched until at least Sunday morning at the New Zealand coal mine where 29 men are missing after a blast, officials say.
Police say they "remain positive" that the men will be found alive, but the fear of a second explosion is preventing rescuers from entering.
Soldiers end Madagascar officer 'mutiny'
Madagascan troops have stormed an army barracks occupied by rebel soldiers, ending a three-day mutiny.
Gunshots rang out shortly before reports emerged that the rebels had given themselves up for arrest.
David Cameron defends Afghan withdrawal deadline
David Cameron has insisted that UK combat troops will be out of Afghanistan by 2015.
The prime minister told the Nato summit in Lisbon, where the 28 leaders agreed a strategy to transfer military control to Afghanistan by 2014, that the UK deadline was "firm".
Russia 'to work with Nato on missile defence shield'
Russia has agreed to co-operate on Nato's programme to defend against ballistic missile attacks, Nato's chief has said.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a Nato summit in Lisbon that the two sides had agreed in writing that they no longer posed a threat to one another.
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