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Meet a group behind GOP's shutdown strategy

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Meet a group behind GOP's shutdown strategy

Meet a group behind GOP's shutdown strategy

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:47 AM PDT

Government shutdown impasse continuesIt's unapologetic leader believes if it goes on long enough, Obamacare will choke.

Hagel attends ceremony for four soldiers at Dover Air Force Base

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Army Secretary John McHugh, right, watch an Army carry team move a transfer case containing the remains of Pfc. Cody J. Patterson Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Patterson, 24, of Philomath, Ore., died Oct. 6, 2013 in Zhari district, Afghanistan of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)DOVER, Del. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel traveled to Dover Air Force Base on Wednesday for the arrival of the remains of four U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

12 tweetable revelations from new book about Twitter

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:17 AM PDT

Dorsey, chairman of Twitter and CEO of Square, listens to a fellow panelist during a Techonomy Detroit panel discussion held at Wayne State University in DetroitNick Bilton's upcoming book, "Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal," recounts the Silicon Valley startup's sometimes contentious and surprisingly turbulent beginnings.

Cats in horror movies: A supercut

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 06:26 AM PDT

Feral Cats 11pm VolkUsing scenes from such horror classics as "Friday the 13th," "Halloween" and "Pet Sematary," Alex Moschina created a fantastic supercut that includes no less than 25 cats.

IRS official says she never consorted with devil

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT

IRS Sarah Hall Ingram testifies before Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Capitol Hill in WashingtonWASHINGTON (AP) — For the record, the Internal Revenue Service official in charge of implementing a big part of the new health care law tells Congress she has never knowingly consorted with the devil.

Rockwell painting goes missing from N.Y. storage unit

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:28 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by Sotheby's in New York shows a Norman Rockwell painting, "Sport," that was discovered missing from a Queens storage facility, according to the New York Police Department. The oil painting was sold from a private collector in Birmingham, Ala., at a Sotheby's auction in New York on May 22. Police didn't identify the owner. (AP Photo/Sotheby's)NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department is investigating after a Norman Rockwell painting was discovered missing from a Queens storage facility.

Five things to know about Obama's Fed pick

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Janet Yellen is a millionaire and she's uncanny at predicting the market.

Disease outbreaks prompt recall of furloughed workers

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Trial date for Morsi stokes Egypt political drama

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:45 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, then Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, speaks with Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, at a military base in Ismailia, Egypt. An Egyptian court has set Nov. 4, 2013, as the start date for the trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges of incitement to murder for the killings of opponents who were rallying outside his palace while he was in office. Morsi, ousted in a popularly-backed military coup in July, has been held incommunicado since. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)CAIRO (AP) — The trial of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi will begin on Nov. 4, authorities announced Wednesday, launching a politically charged prosecution of the country's first democratically elected leader on charges he incited the killing of opponents while in office — and taking the crackdown against the Islamist leader and his Muslim Brotherhood to a new level.

AP Interview: Iran speaker touts surplus uranium

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 11:16 AM PDT

Iran's Parliament speaker Ali Larijani answers a question during a press conference on the sidelines of the 129th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)GENEVA (AP) — Iran has more enriched uranium than it needs for its research and would be willing to discuss the "surplus" with Western powers during nuclear talks next week, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said Wednesday.

Top Iran diplomat lashes out at hard-line critics

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2013 file photo, seated at the table from left, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton attend a meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council plus Germany during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. Iran's foreign minister fired back on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 against hard-line critics of Tehran's groundbreaking outreach to the United States, accusing opponents of using fabricated news leaks and other tactics in attempts to undermine the effort. Zarif said on his Facebook page Tuesday, that the political battles had become so tense that it brought on back pain and spasms, causing him to cancel appointments and go to hospital for a check-up. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's foreign minister fired back against hard-line critics of Tehran's groundbreaking outreach to the United States, accusing opponents on Wednesday of using fabricated news leaks and other tactics to undermine the effort — and even checking himself into the hospital out of the stress it caused.

Shutdown means no new beer from craft brewers

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:38 AM PDT

In this Oct. 3, 2013 photo, Mike Brenner, owner of Brenner Brewing in Milwaukee, stands in front of an empty beer barrel. The federal government shutdown could leave America's craft brewers with a serious hangover. Stores will still offer plenty of suds. But the shutdown has closed an obscure agency that quietly approves new breweries, recipes and labels, which could create huge delays throughout the rapidly growing craft industry, whose customers expect a constant supply of inventive and seasonal beers. Brenner is trying to open a craft brewery in Milwaukee by December. His application to include a tasting room is now on hold, as are his plans to file paperwork for four labels over the next few weeks. He expects to lose about $8,000 for every month his opening is delayed. (AP Photo/Carrie Antlfinger)MILWAUKEE (AP) — The federal government shutdown could leave America's craft brewers with a serious hangover.

NASA spacecraft zips by Earth en route to Jupiter

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:35 AM PDT

FILE - This 2010 artist's rendering depicts NASA's Juno spacecraft with Jupiter in the background. NASA's Jupiter-bound spacecraft will swing by Earth for one last visit Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 before speeding to the outer solar system. Wednesday's flyby allows the Juno spacecraft to gather the momentum it needs to arrive at Jupiter in 2016. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter will swing by Earth on Wednesday to get the boost it needs to arrive at the giant gas planet in 2016.

Passenger lands small plane after pilot falls ill

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:19 AM PDT

Passenger John Wildy, right, walks in the grounds at Sandtoft Airfield, Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 after he landed a plane safely at Humberside Airport, near Grimsby, England, the previous night, following the pilot being taken ill. Wildy landed the plane in the dark without lights, despite having no flying experience, guided only by ground instructors. The pilot was later pronounced dead.(AP Photo/ Anna Gowthorpe/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVELONDON (AP) — A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a small airplane at a British airport after the pilot became incapacitated, officials said Wednesday.

Disney stock certificates off to Never Never Land

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this file product image provided by OneShare, a single share of stock from The Walt Disney Company is shown. The Walt Disney Company has announced that on Oct. 16, 2013, it will stop issuing paper stock certificates. The stock, which features images of Dumbo, Bambi, Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and other Disney animated characters, have long been a collector's item and have been pitched by numerous online vendors as a way to teach children about investing. (AP Photo/OneShare, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Stock certificates issued by The Walt Disney Company are heading off to Never Never Land.

Officials: Syria inspectors must seek cease-fires

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 11:09 AM PDT

Director General Ahmet Uzumcu of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, OPCW, gives an update on the the chemical watchdog's verification and destruction mission in Syria during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International inspection teams overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons will have to negotiate cease-fires between government and rebel forces to gain access to some sites, officials closely involved with the mission said Wednesday.

US expected to slash aid to Egyptian government

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:55 AM PDT

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday that the Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt. The announcement is expected this week, once official notifications have been made to all interested parties.

Obama plans to talk to GOP again on shutdown, debt

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:12 AM PDT

In this Oct. 8, 2013, photo, President Barack Obama pauses as he talks about the the budget and the partial government shutdown in the Brady Press Room of the White House in Washington. A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds plenty of disdain to go around as people size up the federal impasse. Most now disapprove of the way Obama is handling his job. And Congress' approval rating is a perilous 5 percent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown.

Poll: No heroes in shutdown, GOP gets most blame

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:19 AM PDT

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. stands on the Senate steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, during a news conference on the ongoing budget battle. President Barack Obama was making plans to talk with Republican lawmakers at the White House in the coming days as pressure builds on both sides to resolve their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and lawmakers must rise above their incessant bickering and do more to end the partial government shutdown, according to a poll Wednesday that places the brunt of the blame on Republicans but finds no one standing tall in Washington.

Nobel Prize in literature: What to look out for

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:17 AM PDT

STOCKHOLM (AP) — After three days of science awards the Nobel spotlight turns to the art of writing Thursday when the Swedish Academy will announce the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature.

Record-breaker Nyad in midst of 48-hour NYC swim

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 06:10 AM PDT

Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, who recently completed a record-breaking swim from Cuba to Florida, completes a lap during a continuous 48-hour marathon swim event in New York's Herald Square called "Swim for Relief," which aims to raise funds and awareness for Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)NEW YORK (AP) — The 64-year-old woman who swam from Havana to Key West has passed the halfway mark in her marathon Manhattan swim to benefit victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Artifacts in Brazil older than thought possible

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 01:24 AM PDT

Image provided by the Museum of the American Man Foundation shows cave art in a cavern at Serra da Capivara National Park in BrazilCave art suggests people were in the Americas 30,000 years ago.

Russia says drugs found on Greenpeace ship, plans new charges

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 08:29 AM PDT

A Greenpeace activist dressed as a polar bear holds a banner in front of the Arctic Sunrise protest ship in Kola Bay, Murmansk, on September 24, 2013By Gabriela Baczynska and Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian investigators said on Wednesday they had found drugs aboard a Greenpeace ship used in a protest against offshore Arctic drilling and would press new charges against some of the 30 people being held for alleged piracy. Greenpeace Russia mocked the accusation. "The Investigative Committee 'found' narcotics. We are waiting for it to find an atomic bomb and a striped elephant," it said on Twitter. "This is possible in Russia these days and can hardly surprise anybody. ...

'The Daily Show’ tries to end shutdown using hostage negotiator

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 05:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013, photo Rick Hohensee of Washington holds a "Fire Congress" sign near the House steps on Capitol Hill in Washington. A new poll says Americans are holding Republicans primarily responsible for the partial government shutdown. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds plenty of disdain to go around as people size up the federal impasse. Most now disapprove of the way President Barack Obama is handling his job. And Congress' approval rating is a perilous 5 percent. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)With Democrats accusing Republicans of holding the federal government hostage over Obamacare, "The Daily Show" took a crack at ending the shutdown with the help of a former FBI hostage negotiator.

Anti-abortion activists target Texas fillibuster star Wendy Davis

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 02:54 AM PDT

Texas state Senator Wendy Davis speaks to supporters in Haltom City"We will spend as much as we can raise," the president of Texas Right to Life says.

Trio win Nobel for taking chemistry to cyberspace

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 10:46 AM PDT

This Wednesday Oct. 9, 2013 photo shows a webpage showing the laureates Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel as winners of the 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry, announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm. The prize was awarded for laying the foundation for the computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. (AP Photo/Claudio Bresciani) SWEDEN OUTStockholm (AFP) - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry on Wednesday for developing computer models to simulate chemical processes, providing a revolutionary tool for drug designers and engineers.

Defying shutdown, national park visitors play ‘catch me if you can’

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:35 PM PDT

A US Park Ranger law enforcement officer speaks with visitors from Switzerland, at a road closed sign leading to the Everglades National Park in Florida, on October 7, 2013Growing numbers of Americans are gleefully engaging in what they call "civil disobedience."

Yellen is Obama choice to succeed Bernanke at Fed

Posted: 09 Oct 2013 09:07 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping a lengthy and politically charged search, President Barack Obama will nominate Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's vice chair, to be chairman of the nation's powerful central bank, succeeding Ben Bernanke at a pivotal time for the economy and the Fed's monetary policies.

Military death benefits delayed by shutdown

Posted: 08 Oct 2013 02:05 PM PDT

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking outside his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013. President Barack Obama stepped up pressure Tuesday on the Boehner to hold votes to reopen the federal government and prevent a potentially disastrous U.S. government default. Obama spoke to reporters at the White House a few hours after calling Boehner and urging him to drop demands that the votes be tied to Republican demands for dismantling Obama's health care law and cutting federal spending. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)Lawmakers voice anger and point fingers over the denial of benefits to soldiers' families.

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