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The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Oct 07, 2009 at 04:56:42 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread 34 Top Stories.  You know you want to. 1 Reality TV shifting focus to everyday life by Audrey Stuart, AFP Wed Oct 7, 2:09 am ET CANNES, France (AFP) - Train to dance like Michael Jackson, cook like a chef, or just learn to be happy! Reality TV is here to stay, according to the experts, but is shifting from glamour to tackle everyday life. Reality TV has steadily grown over the last decade, according to production companies and market watchers attending the MIPCOM entertainment industry fair taking place on the French Riviera this week. "We're really astounded by the extraordinary rises in audiences for our shows this year," Tony Cohen, CEO of leading reality and format production group, Freemantle Media, told a press conference. There's More... :: (9 Comments, 4474 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Sat Aug 29, 2009 at 03:46:27 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Afghan vote fraud claims gather momentum AFP Sat Aug 29, 1:28 am ET KABUL (AFP) - Allegations of vote-rigging in Afghanistan's elections gathered momentum on Saturday as the main challenger said he would not accept a compromised outcome and Western powers called for transparency. The French foreign ministry said Paris has called a meeting of senior Western envoys to Afghanistan to discuss their response to presidential elections that have been marred by fraud allegations. The White House, following on from revelations that its envoy to Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, had a testy meeting with President Hamid Karzai immediately after the August 20 vote, condemned any acts of fraud that might emerge. There's More... :: (8 Comments, 2830 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Fri Aug 28, 2009 at 04:11:40 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Democrats scramble on health reforms post-Kennedy By Svea Herbst-Bayliss and Donna Smith, Reuters Thu Aug 27, 8:03 pm ET BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats scrambled on Thursday to quickly fill the seat of Senator Edward Kennedy, to shore up President Barack Obama's faltering effort to rally Congress behind an overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system. Members of America's most storied political dynasty said a private farewell to the Kennedy patriarch at a Mass in their Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, compound before accompanying his body to Boston for public tributes on Friday at the John F. Kennedy presidential library and for the funeral on Saturday. Apart from depriving Congress of its most effective champion of healthcare reform, Kennedy's death on Tuesday cost his Democratic party its essential 60th vote in the Senate, the number needed to beat Republican tactical blocking maneuvers. There's More... :: (2 Comments, 3270 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Thu Aug 27, 2009 at 04:01:34 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Head of troubled Darfur peacekeeping force resigns By Louis Charbonneau, Reuters Tue Aug 25, 5:45 pm ET UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The head of the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, who some diplomats say has been ineffective, is stepping down, the U.N. said on Tuesday. The world body is working closely with the AU to find a replacement for Rodolphe Adada, a former foreign minister of the Republic of Congo, U.N. spokeswoman Marie Okabe said. Other U.N. officials told Reuters on condition of anonymity that the United Nations and AU were considering several candidates from different parts of Africa. There's More... :: (2 Comments, 3879 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Thu Jul 16, 2009 at 23:52:15 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Jakarta hotel bombs kill 9, wound 42: police By Telly Nathalia and Olivia Rondonuwu, Reuters 53 mins ago JAKARTA (Reuters) - Near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta's business district on Friday, killing nine people and wounding 42 others including foreign businessmen, police said. A car bomb had also exploded along a toll road in North Jakarta, police said. Indonesia's Metro TV said two people had been killed. No further details on that blast were available. The bomb attacks, the first in several years, could badly dent investor confidence in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. The Indonesian government has made considerable progress in tackling security threats from militant Islamic groups in recent years, bringing a sense of greater political stability to the country. There's More... :: (5 Comments, 3777 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Sat Apr 18, 2009 at 00:38:54 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 GM readies plans for bankruptcy it hopes to avoid By David Bailey and Kevin Krolicki, Reuters Fri Apr 17, 3:31 pm ET DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Corp Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said on Friday the automaker was readying detailed plans for a bankruptcy filing that now appears more likely even as it races to complete a business plan under federal oversight. Henderson said GM faced no pressure from the Obama administration's autos task force to make a decision on whether to file for bankruptcy before an established June 1 deadline and said it was "feasible" that the automaker could still avoid bankruptcy despite the short time frame remaining. But Henderson also said the automaker was drawing up a game plan that would let it emerge as quickly as possible from bankruptcy if it needed to take that route. There's More... :: (9 Comments, 4883 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Thu Apr 16, 2009 at 23:37:56 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 General Growth files largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy By Ilaina Jonas and Emily Chasan, Reuters Thu Apr 16, 7:23 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history. Ending months of speculation, General Growth, along with 158 of its 200-plus U.S. malls, filed Chapter 11 while it tries to refinance its debts. But the ongoing global financial crisis made it impossible for General Growth to restructure outside of bankruptcy and could signal further troubles for other financial institutions who are General Growth creditors. Mr. Bucksbaum's wife's company. There's More... :: (4 Comments, 2244 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 01:57:50 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Grand Canyon, Loch Ness compete as nature wonders By ELIANE ENGELER, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 49 mins ago GENEVA - The Grand Canyon, Mount Everest and Loch Ness will vie with more than 200 other spectacular places in the next phase of the global competition for the New 7 Wonders of Nature, organizers said Wednesday. The 261 nominees from 222 countries include some of the most famous mountain peaks, lakes, and other attractions, such as the Great Barrier Reef and Niagara Falls. Over a billion people are expected to join in Internet voting that will nominate 77 semifinalists for the top natural wonders, which will share in the glory already enjoyed by the seven man-made wonders chosen 18 months ago. "We are calling on people all over the world to actively show their appreciation for our ... natural world by joining together to celebrate the most extraordinary sites on our planet," said Tia Viering, spokeswoman of the New 7 Wonders campaign. There's More... :: (5 Comments, 6812 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Dec 31, 2008 at 01:00:16 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Warren's inauguration prayer could draw more ire By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer 26 mins ago President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation drew one kind of protest. Whether the evangelical pastor offers the prayer in the name of Jesus may draw another. At George W. Bush's 2001 swearing-in, the Revs. Franklin Graham and Kirbyjon Caldwell were criticized for invoking Christ. The distinctly Christian reference at a national civic event offended some, and even prompted a lawsuit. Warren did not answer directly when asked whether he would dedicate his prayer to Jesus. In a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press, Warren would say only that, "I'm a Christian pastor so I will pray the only kind of prayer I know how to pray." "Prayers are not to be sermons, speeches, position statements nor political posturing. They are humble, personal appeals to God," Warren wrote. His spokesman would not elaborate. There's More... :: (5 Comments, 7689 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Tue Dec 23, 2008 at 23:11:22 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Obama, 2 aides met with Blagojevich investigators By NEDRA PICKLER and BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE, Associated Press Writers 15 mins ago WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama and two of his top aides met last week with federal investigators building a corruption case against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, accused of trying to swap Obama's Senate seat for cash or a lucrative job. The interviews with Obama, along with incoming chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and adviser Valerie Jarrett, were disclosed Tuesday in an internal report produced for Obama on contacts with Blagojevich. The report supported Obama's insistence last week that there had been no inappropriate contact with the governor's office by Obama or his staff. Obama delayed releasing his report until U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's staff had completed the interviews with Obama and his two top aides, incoming White House attorney Greg Craig said in the review he wrote for Obama. There's More... :: (7 Comments, 5853 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Dec 10, 2008 at 01:09:57 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Workers win a big round in Chicago factory sit-in By MICHAEL TARM, Associated Press Writer 36 mins ago CHICAGO - The creditor of a Chicago plant where laid-off employees are conducting a sit-in to demand severance pay said Tuesday it would extend limited loans to the factory so it could resolve the dispute, but the workers declared their protest unfinished. The Republic Windows and Doors factory closed last week after Bank of America canceled its financing. About 200 laid-off workers responded by staging a sit-in at the plant, vowing to stay until getting assurances they would receive severance and accrued vacation pay. Their action garnered national attention, seen by some as a symbol of defiance for workers laid off nationwide. There's More... :: (5 Comments, 6482 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Dec 03, 2008 at 02:53:39 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Gates: Military looks to accelerate Iraq pullout By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer 1 hr 1 min ago WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert Gates signaled a willingness Tuesday to forge ahead with two key priorities for the incoming Obama administration: accelerating the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and shutting down the Guantanamo Bay detention center. As the only Republican Cabinet member asked to stay on by President-elect Barack Obama, Gates told reporters that military commanders are looking at ways to more quickly pull troops out of Iraq in light of the 16-month timetable that was a centerpiece of the Democrat's campaign. He also said it will be a high priority to work with the new Congress on legislation that will enable the U.S. to close the detention center at the U.S. naval base in Cuba, where about 250 terrorism suspects are still being held. There's More... :: (12 Comments, 6850 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Nov 26, 2008 at 01:42:02 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread 120 Stories.  Top, World, U.S., and Science From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Obama: Economic rescue will trump deficit fight By BETH FOUHY and DAVID ESPO, Associated Press Writers 11 mins ago CHICAGO - The economy growing weaker, President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that recovery efforts will trump deficit concerns when he takes office in January. Yet he pledged a "page-by-page, line-by-line" budget review to root out unneeded spending. The president-elect set no goals for reducing the federal deficit - now in record territory and headed ever higher - an obvious contrast to Monday's announcement that he hopes to create a recession-busting 2.5 million jobs by 2010. He spoke as he appointed Peter Orszag, currently head of the Congressional Budget Office, to be his own budget director. There's More... :: (13 Comments, 7718 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 02:17:39 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Big 3 carmakers beg for  5B, warn of catastrophe By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer 11 mins ago WASHINGTON - Detroit's Big Three automakers pleaded with a reluctant Congress Tuesday for a $25 billion lifeline to save the once-proud titans of U.S. industry, pointedly warning of a national economic catastrophe should they collapse. Millions of layoffs would follow their demise, they said, as damaging effects rippled across an already-faltering economy. But the new rescue plan appeared stalled on Capitol Hill, opposed by the Bush administration and Republicans in Congress who don't want to dip into the Treasury Department's $700 billion financial bailout program to come up with the $25 billion in loans. "Our industry ... needs a bridge to span the financial chasm that has opened up before us," General Motors Corp. CEO Rick Wagoner told the Senate Banking Committee. He blamed the industry's predicament not on management failures but on the deepening global financial crisis. There's More... :: (13 Comments, 7466 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Nov 12, 2008 at 00:27:32 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread Our Top Story Tonight- World marks 90th anniversary of Great War by Philippe Alfroy, AFP Tue Nov 11, 1:29 pm ET DOUAUMONT, France (AFP) - Europe on Tuesday marked the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I, with the handful of surviving veterans at the vanguard of commemorations for the fallen of "The War to End All Wars." Leaders from the powers that fought the war, now allies, gathered at the site of the 1916 Battle of Verdun, where 300,000 men were slaughtered over 11 months of bloody trench warfare. French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid homage to the sacrifice and suffering of the war's "eight and a half million dead, 21 million wounded, four million widows and eight million orphans." There's More... :: (8 Comments, 8035 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 04:06:17 PST The Morning News is an Open Thread McCain concedes presidency, congratulates Obama Associated Press 3 mins ago There's More... :: (14 Comments, 7838 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Oct 29, 2008 at 03:23:09 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread 132 Stories. From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 McCain says pundits being fooled, promises victory By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer 23 mins ago HERSHEY, Pa. - Republican John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin told a Pennsylvania audience Tuesday that "it's wonderful to fool the pundits" and vowed to pull out an upset win over Democratic rival Barack Obama. "I'm not afraid of the fight, I'm ready for it," said McCain, continuing his sharp assault on Obama at a noisy rally opening his campaign day. Palin defended the campaign's harsh attacks on Obama. "Our opponent is not being candid with you about his tax plans," said Palin. "It is not mean-spirited, and it is not negative campaigning to call out someone on their record." Obama backers waving signs briefly interrupted the rally, a move Palin dismissed. There's More... :: (8 Comments, 7597 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Oct 22, 2008 at 03:21:22 PDT Miskatonic University sends out Antarctic Expedition- 82 Huge Mountain Range Should Not Be There LiveScience Staff Tue Oct 21, 10:21 am ET An Antarctic mountain range that rivals the Alps in elevation will be probed this month by an expedition of scientists using airborne radar and other Information Age tools to virtually "peel away" more than 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) of ice covering the peaks. One of the mysteries of the mountain range is that current evidence suggests that it "shouldn't be there" at all. The researchers hope to find answers there to some basic questions about the nature of the southernmost continent, including the massive East Antarctic Ice Sheet. For instance, it is unclear how Antarctica came to be ice-covered in the first place and whether that process began millions of years ago in the enigmatic Gamburtsev Mountain range. At The Mountains of Madness There's More... :: (5 Comments, 6147 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 00:46:00 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 Bailout becomes buy-in as feds move into banking By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer 1 hour, 48 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Big banks started falling in line Tuesday behind a rejiggered bailout plan that will have the government forking over as much as $250 billion in exchange for partial ownership - putting the world's bastion of capitalism and free markets squarely in the banking business. Some early signs were hopeful for the latest in a flurry of radical efforts to save the nation's financial system: Credit was a bit easier to come by. And stocks were down but not alarmingly so after Monday's stratospheric leap. The new plan, President Bush declared, is "not intended to take over the free market but to preserve it." There's More... :: (6 Comments, 7536 words in story)

The Morning News by: ek hornbeck Wed Oct 08, 2008 at 00:20:24 PDT The Morning News is an Open Thread From Yahoo News Top Stories 1 AIG execs' retreat after bailout angers lawmakers By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago WASHINGTON - Less than a week after the federal government had to bail out American International Group Inc., the company sent executives on a $440,000 retreat to a posh California resort, lawmakers investigating the company's meltdown said Tuesday. The tab included $23,380 worth of spa treatments for AIG employees at the coastal St. Regis resort south of Los Angeles even as the company tapped into an $85 billion loan from the government it needed to stave off bankruptcy. The retreat didn't include anyone from the financial products division that nearly drove AIG under, but lawmakers were still enraged over thousands of dollars spent on catered banquets, golf outings and visits to the resort's spa and salon for executives of AIG's main U.S. life insurance subsidiary. 112 stories below. There's More... :: (6 Comments, 7352 words in story)

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