Sunday, November 22, 2009

Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees, warns against air attack (AFP)

Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees, warns against air attack (AFP)


Iran wants nuclear fuel guarantees, warns against air attack (AFP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:51 AM PST

AFP - Iran's envoy to the UN atomic watchdog said on Sunday that Tehran wants a guaranteed supply of fuel for a research reactor as a military chief warned that any attack on its nuclear sites would be crushed.


Iraq's Oct. oil exports drop due to attacks (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 05:10 AM PST

An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices.


Linda Bergthold: Some Good News About Health Reform

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 08:42 PM PST

You may feel daunted by the number of pages in these health reform bills, not to mention the legislative language that is often impossible to decipher. But here are some important provisions in the new Senate Health Care bill that you should know about. The White House Blog has highlighted a few, and I have made some comments in "plain English" about what they might mean for you (my comments under the highlighted White House language). Before we get into these provisions, you should know that this is far from the final version, so don't get too excited about it. The bill will change as it


'New Moon' Breaks All-Time Record For Midnight Run

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 05:51 AM PST

New Moon celebrates yet another box office superlative. Not only did the Twilight Saga: New Moon break the record for highest advance ticket sales of all time, it also splashed out every other midnight release of all time at the box office Thursday night.


Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 11:10 AM PST

WASHINGTON – As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself.


Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:37 AM PST

AP - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.


NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 08:20 AM PST

AP - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending investigators to the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant after a small amount of radiation was detected there.


Warming's impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 10:01 AM PST

AP - Since the 1997 international accord to fight global warming, climate change has worsened and accelerated — beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then.


BCS: No. 5 Cincy inches closer to No. 4 TCU

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 03:24 PM PST

For the second week in a row, the top seven teams in the BCS remained the same, but No. 5 Cincinnati -- which had a bye week -- crept closer to No. 4 TCU.


Senate Democrats at odds over health care bill (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 12:10 PM PST

Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation's troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle legislation if their demands weren't met and the more liberal members warning their party leaders not to bend.


'Family Matter' Halts Filming of Courteney Cox's Cougar Town

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 06:06 AM PST

Us Magazine: Production on Courteney Cox's ABC series Cougar Town has been suspended while the star deals with a "family matter," Usmagazine.com has confirmed.


Lawyer: 9/11 defendants want platform for views (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 09:02 AM PST

AP - The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday.


Canadian woman loses benefits over Facebook photo (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 05:38 AM PST

AP - A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun.


Analysis: Fed Under Fire As Public Anger Mounts

Posted: 22 Nov 2009 06:43 AM PST

WASHINGTON — Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag. Strip the Fed of its bank regulation powers, some in Congress are demanding. Get probing audits of its behind-the-scenes operations, others say.


Op-Ed Columnist: The Pit Bull in the China Shop

Posted: 21 Nov 2009 08:19 PM PST

Sarah Palin is far and away the most important brand in American politics after Barack Obama. Her 15 minutes is far from up.


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