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26 May 2011

AP sources: Army chief picked to head Joint Chiefs (AP)

AP sources: Army chief picked to head Joint Chiefs (AP)


AP sources: Army chief picked to head Joint Chiefs (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:14 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 12, 2007 file photo, Army Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Dempsey, a general who just last month was installed as the Army's top officer has emerged as a surprise front runner in President Barack Obama's search for his next top military adviser, the final move in Obama's drive to reshuffle the upper tier of his national security team.    (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - A general installed just last month as the Army's top officer is President Barack Obama's surprise choice to become the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.


Former street preacher gets life in Smart case (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:10 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2010 file photo shows Elizabeth Smart speaking to the media following the guilty verdict in the Brian David Mitchell trial outside federal court in Salt Lake City. Nearly nine years after she was taken at knifepoint, raped and held captive, Smart is set to publicly confront her kidnapper, Mitchell, for the first time Wednesday, May 25, 2011, when he is scheduled to be sentenced. (AP Photo/Colin E Braley, File)AP - Nearly nine years after she was abducted at knifepoint from her bed, Elizabeth Smart watched Wednesday without showing any emotion as a federal judge ordered a street preacher to spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping and raping her while holding her captive for months.


Dems rejoice over NY; will Medicare redo 2012? (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:07 PM PDT

Congresswoman-elect Kathy Hochul, D-NY, pounds her fist while talking with supporters at a restaurant in Depew, N.Y., Wednesday, May 25, 2011.  Hochul  defeated Republican state Assemblywoman Jane Corwin on Tuesday night, capturing 47 percent of the vote to 43 percent for Corwin, to win the seat vacated by Republican Chris Lee. A wealthy tea party candidate, Jack Davis, took 9 percent.  (AP Photo/David Duprey)AP - Jubilant Democrats demanded Republicans abandon their sweeping plans to remake Medicare on Wednesday after casting a House race in upstate New York as a referendum on the politically charged program and emerging victorious.


Whoops: NFC Partner Spoils Google’s Surprise Tomorrow. ViVOtech One Partner. Citibank Too?

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT

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Egypt to open Rafah crossing permanently (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2011 file photo, Palestinians carry their belongings after coming back from Egypt at the Rafah border crossing, southern Gaza Strip. Egypt's official news agency said on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 that the Rafah border crossing with Gaza will be permanently opened for Palestinians on Saturday, a move that will significantly ease a blockade of the impoverished territory. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba, File)AP - Egypt's decision Wednesday to end its blockade of Gaza by opening the only crossing to the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory this weekend could ease the isolation of 1.4 million Palestinians there. It also puts the new Egyptian regime at odds with Israel, which insists on careful monitoring of people and goods entering Gaza for security reasons.


The TV Watch: Showbiz Diva Gives Thanks and Signs Off

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:59 PM PDT

In a valedictory monologue that was something between a graduation address and a Sunday homily, Oprah Winfrey signed off from her 25-year show.

Alleged Tucson shooter ruled incompetent for trial (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Eric Fuller, a gun shot victim during the January mass shooting in Tucson, leaves the federal courthouse after a competency hearing for Jared Loughner Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz.  Loughner is charged with shooting U.S. Rep. Garbrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., Fuller, and 17 others and was deemed by a federal judge today to be incompetent to stand trial at this time.  (AP Photo/Chris Morrison)Reuters - Shooting rampage suspect Jared Loughner was dragged shouting from a courtroom on Wednesday before he was found mentally incompetent to stand trial on charges he killed six people and wounded Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.


AP source: Edwards could be indicted within days (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2010 file photo, Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is seen in Raleigh, N.C. A person familiar with a federal investigation into Edwards' political dealings says prosecutors have completed their probe of the two-time presidential candidate and could indict him within days.  (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds, File)AP - An attorney for former presidential candidate John Edwards says he did not break the law.


Getaround Signed Up 1,600 Cars In A Day; That’s 20 Percent Of Zipcar’s Fleet

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:54 PM PDT

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Obama Says World Needs U.S.-British Leadership

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:53 PM PDT

President Obama told the Parliament that Britain and America were the "greatest catalysts for global action."

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