-->
search
Beranda › Tanpa Kategori › Obama backs repeal of law that OK'd Iraq War

Obama backs repeal of law that OK'd Iraq War

Artikel diedit dan dipublikasikan oleh pada tanggal Selasa, 07 Januari 2014 Edit

Obama backs repeal of law that OK'd Iraq War

Obama backs repeal of law that OK'd Iraq War

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:29 AM PST

FallujahLaw that green-lighted 2003 invasion is still on the books – but maybe not for much longer.

Ex-NBA star says he regrets North Korea trip with Rodman

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:52 AM PST

Dennis Rodman huddles with North Korean basketball players and fellow former NBA stars at a practice session in Pyongyang, North Korea on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Rodman came to the North Korean capital with a squad of U.S. basketball stars for an exhibition game on Jan. 8, the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Charles D. Smith says he feels remorse for coming to Pyongyang with Dennis Rodman for a game on the North Korean leader's birthday because the event has been dwarfed by politics and tainted by Rodman's own comments.

After 42 years, burglars of FBI 'Cointelpro' docs reveal themselves

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 08:56 AM PST

J Edgar HooverThree former political activists have revealed their part in a brazen 1971 burglary an FBI office outside of Philadelphia, where they stole up to 1,000 documents, enraging FBI director J. Edgar Hoover and exposing a domestic spying operation that predated the one leaked by Edward Snowden in 2013.

Unemployment benefits bill clears procedural hurdle

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:54 AM PST

Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, walks to the Senate through an underground tunnel on the way to a scheduled procedural vote in the Senate on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — White House-backed legislation to renew jobless benefits unexpectedly cleared an initial Senate hurdle on Tuesday, raising the prospect of a mid-winter compromise to ease the impact of the recession on the long-term unemployed.

U.S. skater Sugar Todd crowdfunds Sochi trip for mom and dad

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:47 AM PST

2014 U.S. Olympic Long Track Trials - Day 4The speedskater Sugar Todd sought help in raising money to make sure her parents could see her compete in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The goal: $5,000 for flights, hotels and visas.

'Blistering cold' temps hit U.S.

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:06 AM PST

Worker spreads sand near an exterior waterfall at the National Museum of the American Indian in WashingtonBone-chilling cold reaches lows not seen in two decades.

JPMorgan to pay over $2 billion in Madoff fraud

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:52 AM PST

FILE - In this May 11, 2012, file photo, people stand in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. JPMorgan Chase & Co., already beset by other costly legal woes, has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges accusing the bank of ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, federal authorities said Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co., already beset by other costly legal woes, will pay over $2 billion for ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, authorities said Tuesday.

UN: First chemicals have left Syrian port

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:46 AM PST

A crew member of the Danish warship Esbern Snare wears a protective mask which shows the reflection of the Danish cargo ship Ark Futura, during emergency drills on the sea between Cyprus and Syria, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. Two cargo ships and their warship escorts set sail at waters near Syria where they will wait for orders on when they can head to the Syrian port of Latakia to pick up more than 1,000 tons of chemical agents. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The first batch of Syrian poison gas precursor chemicals was loaded onto a Danish cargo ship and taken out of the war-torn country Tuesday — a week later than initially planned, the United Nations announced.

Sandusky awaits ruling on pension after hearing

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:45 AM PST

This video framegrab provided by the courthouse pool via Commonwealth Media Services shows Jerry Sandusky describing his career and retirement from Penn State by video link from Greene State Prison in southwestern Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, as testimony began in a hearing into whether he can get back the retirement benefits he lost after being convicted of child molestation. (AP Photo/Commonwealth Media Services)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky may have to wait months to find out if the state retirement system will reverse its decision to cancel his Penn State pension because of his child molestation conviction.

Britain still at war over legacy of World War I

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 09:37 AM PST

FILE - This is a Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007 file photo of British actor and TV Presenter Tony Robinson as he speaks to the media during the launch of the online facility for the British Army's WWI service records at the Cabinet War Room in London. Around the world, this year's centenary of the start of World War I is an occasion for commemoration. In Britain, where the trenches of Flanders remain an ideological battlefield, it has also sparked an argument _ about patrotism, memory and the place of humor in teaching history. Only in Britain would the spat pit the government's education minister against Tony Robinson, the comic actor who played dim-witted soldier Baldrick in "Blackadder Goes Forth," a satirical television show about the war.(AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)LONDON (AP) — Around the world, the 2014 centenary of the start of World War I is an occasion for commemoration.

Injured Lindsey Vonn skipping Sochi Olympics

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:42 AM PST

Lindsey Vonn is flanked by her boyfriend Tiger Woods as she leaves after an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Val D'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. Lindsey Vonn is confident that her latest knee trouble will not stop her from competing at the Sochi Games in February. With boyfriend Tiger Woods watching from the bottom of the slope, Vonn missed a gate in Saturday's World Cup downhill at Val d'Isere as her troublesome right knee buckled under her and gave way. The American was clearly distressed after skiing off course and looked close to tears. She didn't fall but grimaced as she pulled up, clutching her knee. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)Lindsey Vonn will miss the Sochi Olympics because of a right knee injury, leaving the Winter Games without one of its biggest stars.

Ireland impresses with 1st post-bailout bond sale

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:11 AM PST

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland made a triumphant return to debt markets Tuesday as it auctioned 10-year bonds to great demand for the first time following the country's successful escape from an international bailout.

Sandusky tries to get his Penn State pension back

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 10:13 AM PST

This video framegrab provided by the courthouse pool via Commonwealth Media Services shows Jerry Sandusky describing his career and retirement from Penn State by video link from Greene State Prison in southwestern Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, as testimony began in a hearing into whether he can get back the retirement benefits he lost after being convicted of child molestation. (AP Photo/Commonwealth Media Services)HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A handcuffed Jerry Sandusky testified by video link for nearly three hours Tuesday about his Penn State retirement deal and ties between the university and the youth charity he founded, as a hearing began to determine if he should get retirement benefits canceled over his child molestation conviction.

JPMorgan settles Madoff fraud claims for $1.7B

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 08:46 AM PST

FILE - In this May 11, 2012, file photo, people stand in the lobby of JPMorgan Chase headquarters in New York. JPMorgan Chase & Co., already beset by other costly legal woes, has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges accusing the bank of ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, federal authorities said Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. is agreeing to pay a record $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges in the Bernard Madoff scam, but it says it doesn't believe any employee knowingly assisted the massive fraud.

Indian political brawling shows rape a voter issue

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:29 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 3, 2014 file photo, activists of Indian National Congress with black bands around their mouths block traffic during a protest against a gang rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl at Madhyamgram, about 25 kilometers (16 miles) north of Kolkata in West Bengal, India. Her death on New Year's Eve came more than a year after a deadly gang rape in New Delhi raised awareness and outrage over chronic sexual violence in India and government failures to protect women. The New Delhi rape was considered a major reason for why voters ousted the capital's government last month, and the furious response to the West Bengal case suggests that with general elections just months away, politicians remain anxious to impress voters who are demanding that women's safety become a police priority. (AP Photo/Bikas Das, File)NEW DELHI (AP) — The 16-year-old reported that she had been gang raped, only to be raped again by the same men the next day and later threatened for going to the police in eastern India. By the time charges were filed more than two months later, she had been set on fire and died from her injuries.

Iraqi army clashes with militants near Fallujah

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 05:53 AM PST

In this Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014 picture, gunmen patrol during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, Iraq. Clashes continued late Sunday and early morning Monday between al-Qaida and Iraqi troops on the main highway that links the capital, Baghdad, to neighboring Syria and Jordan. Al-Qaida fighters and allied tribes are still controlling the center of the city where they are deployed in streets and around government buildings. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD (AP) — Fierce clashes erupted Tuesday between Iraqi special forces and al-Qaida-linked militants outside the city of Fallujah, a flare-up in a days-long standoff in the Sunni-dominated western province of Anbar, Iraqi officials said.

Yellen faces challenges as Fed trims bond buys

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 07:54 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Janet Yellen will take the helm of a Federal Reserve facing a significantly different economic landscape from the one that dominated Ben Bernanke's tenure as chairman, confronting her with different decisions as well.

Showdown set on unemployment bill in Senate

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 04:33 AM PST

Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, walks to the Senate through an underground tunnel on the way to a scheduled procedural vote in the Senate on a bill that would extend unemployment benefits, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The new year looks a lot like the old one in the Senate, with Democrats scratching for votes to pass an agenda they share with President Barack Obama, and Republicans decidedly unenthusiastic about supporting legislation without changes.

Sandusky tries to get his Penn St. pension back

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 06:08 AM PST

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky is participating by video link as he tries to get back the retirement benefits he lost after he was convicted of child molestation.

Iraq missile strikes 'kill 25 militants in Ramadi'

Posted: 07 Jan 2014 05:03 AM PST

Kirkuk (Iraq) (AFP) - Iraqi missile strikes on the city of Ramadi killed 25 militants Tuesday, the defence ministry spokesman said.

Florida State rallies past Auburn to win BCS title

Posted:

Trailing by four on a night where he struggled early and often, Jameis Winston, Florida State's Heisman winning quarterback, delivered when it mattered most.

What do you want to know about Guantanamo Bay?

Posted: 03 Jan 2014 12:53 PM PST

Uighur detainees talk to reporters at the Camp Iguana detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 1, 2009Our national affairs reporter Liz Goodwin is en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba this afternoon to visit the infamous detention center where 155 men are being held. What do you want to know about the base?

Amtrak passengers stranded in frigid cold

Posted:

Three trains with about 500 passengers got stuck overnight in Illinois because of snow.

White House balks at Iraq pullout allegations

Posted: 06 Jan 2014 11:39 AM PST

Iraqi men from local tribes brandish their weapons as they pose for a photograph in the city of Fallujah on January 5, 2014Congressional critics see 'strategic disaster' as Qaeda-linked extremists escalate attacks.

Recent Posts

Iklan Atas Artikel

Iklan Tengah Artikel 1

Iklan Tengah Artikel 2

Banner IDwebhost

Iklan Bawah Artikel

Iklan Bawah Artikel